MS HB1456

School districts meeting the highest accreditation standards are exempt from reporting student grades, having annual legal audits of discipline plans, submitting work reports to superintendents, participating in state textbook selection, completing state surveys, and submitting reading sufficiency program reports.

Licensed teachers in highest-accreditation districts are exempt from continuing education unit requirements for license renewal.

The State Board of Education must develop a grant program exclusively for highest-accreditation school districts to fund innovative educational programs.

Highest-accreditation districts may optionally employ school attendance officers and may provide teacher incentives including student loan forgiveness, housing assistance, and moving expenses.

Principals and administrators with career-level certifications at highest-accreditation schools are exempt from certain state requirements, subject to local superintendent approval.