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MS SB2656

Bill

Status

Failed

2/2/2021

Primary Sponsor

Scott DeLano

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Origin

Senate

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Children of military parents who are transferred or pending transfer to a Mississippi military installation can meet school district residency requirements before physically relocating, based on official military orders

  • School districts must accept electronic enrollment applications, including for specific schools or programs, from children of military families with pending transfers

  • Parents must provide proof of residence within 10 days of their published arrival date, using addresses such as temporary on-base housing, purchased/leased homes, or off-base military housing

  • Active duty military members and civilian military personnel living off-base may enroll their children in schools of their choosing within their resident school district or an adjacent district

  • Effective date of July 1, 2021

Legislative Description

School enrollment; allow for children with documentation of a parent's pending military relocation to the state.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/2/2021

Committee Referrals

Education1/18/2021

Full Bill Text

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