MS HB1115

Directs the Mississippi State Department of Education to skip calculating average daily attendance (ADA) for the 2021-2022 school year and instead use each district's 2020-2021 ADA figures for determining Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) funding allocations

Protects school districts from potential funding losses that could result from reduced attendance during the COVID-19 pandemic by freezing ADA calculations at pre-pandemic levels

Maintains the existing MAEP funding formula structure, including base student cost calculations, at-risk pupil adjustments, and add-on programs for transportation, vocational education, special education, and gifted education

Preserves payment schedules requiring the State Department of Education to distribute one-twelfth of annual MAEP funds to each school district and charter school via electronic transfer two business days before each month's last working day

Effective date of July 1, 2021