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MS SB2371
Bill
AI Summary
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Requires beginning with the 2018-2019 school year that at least 75% of school district funds be expended for direct classroom instructional costs as an accreditation requirement.
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Defines "direct classroom instructional costs" to include teacher salaries and benefits, teaching assistants, librarians, classroom computers, textbooks, and curriculum development, but excludes food service, athletics, transportation, and administrative overhead.
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Mandates school districts submit detailed budgets showing estimated amounts for instructional versus non-instructional expenditures, with State Auditor providing prescribed forms.
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Requires school districts spending less than 75% on instruction to increase that amount by at least 2% annually until the requirement is met, with the State Board of Education able to grant renewable one-year waivers for unusual circumstances.
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Makes school board members, superintendents, and other school officials personally liable for knowingly expending less than the required 75% threshold for instructional purposes or exceeding available resources.
Legislative Description
Local school district budgets; require at least 75% to be expended for instructional purposes.
Last Action
Died In Committee
1/30/2018