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Senate approves education supplemental; lawmaker questions early-education and ARP cuts
Summary
The Mississippi Senate passed a supplemental appropriation for K–12 education after brief debate about program line items, teacher residency funding and a federal ARP ESSER liquidation that had hit local districts, while senators asked for follow-up on specific grants and programs.
The Mississippi Senate on the final day of a special session approved the supplementary education appropriation carried in House Bill 42, clearing a final Senate action for the department’s general education programs and related line items.
Senator Dennis DeBarre, chair of the appropriations discussion, told the chamber the Senate action for the general education budget is $2,114,281,503 and highlighted increases the Senate added, including $3.5 million for a teacher residency program, $2.1 million for a…
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