MS SB2089

Establishes the Motivating Parents and Children (MPAC) pilot program within the State Department of Education to provide grants to six selected school districts (three urban, three rural) for parental involvement services targeting at-risk students and juvenile crime prevention.

Requires participating school districts to employ a program coordinator, licensed social workers, and guidance counselors; implement family support services based on the Communities In Schools (CIS) model; and offer parenting classes, after-school care, adult literacy programs, and peer mediation services.

Mandates parents in MPAC districts attend school conferences, parenting classes, and volunteer activities; allows requiring parents to spend a day in school with their child following major rule violations as an alternative to suspension or expulsion.

Authorizes suspension of driver's licenses for one year for minors under 18 in MPAC districts who are suspended from school or withdraw with more than ten consecutive unexcused absences, and exempts such minors from reinstatement fees.

Amends school discipline laws to require parents in MPAC districts to attend summoned conferences or parenting classes, with failure to comply resulting in misdemeanor charges after an opportunity to complete 20 hours of parenting instruction.