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MS HB468

Bill

Status

Failed

2/23/2016

Primary Sponsor

John Moore

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires school districts receiving Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) funds to maintain a separate fund for each category of funding received.

  • Directs the State Department of Education to establish methods for school districts to account for expenditures and report spending and fund balances for each MAEP fund category to the department.

  • Authorizes the State Board of Education to determine how school districts are held accountable for spending categorical funds.

  • Maintains existing requirement that at-risk MAEP funds be targeted to effective programs serving at-risk students as determined by the State Department of Education.

  • Effective date: July 1, 2016.

Legislative Description

MAEP funds; require school districts to identify categories of funds by maintaining separate accounts for each.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/23/2016

Committee Referrals

Education2/8/2016

Full Bill Text

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