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Commission asks State Board to begin rulemaking to update Policy 2.9 on emergencies, transformation and statutory citations
Summary
The commission voted to request the State Board start APA rulemaking to revise Policy 2.9 to reflect 2024 statutory changes (including abolishing the Achievement School District) and to codify notification timelines and statute citations such as Mississippi Code 37-17-6.
The Commission on School Accreditation voted Oct. 14 to request that the State Board of Education begin the Administrative Procedures Act process to revise Policy 2.9 of the Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards 2025. The proposed changes update the policy to reflect 2024 changes in state law, clarify notification and board-approval steps when districts are placed into transformation, and correct statute citations.
"Policy 2.9 . . . addresses the process for a declaration of the state of an emergency and…
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