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Board staff reports legislative sweep; department watching portability, funding formula and assessments
Summary
MDE legislative liaison Holly Spivey told the board the number of education-related bills dropped from roughly 275 to about 61 after committee deadlines; items flagged include portability bills (HB 867 / SB 2691), the MAP funding formula (HB 1453 / SB 2332) and an end-of-course assessment bill (SB 2689).
Holly Spivey, the department's legislative analyst, updated the State Board of Education on education bills moving through the Mississippi Legislature, saying the department had tracked roughly 275 bills earlier in the session and had narrowed its watch list to about 61 after committee deadlines.
Spivey identified several measures the department is monitoring:…
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