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MS SB2587

Bill

Status

Failed

1/31/2023

Primary Sponsor

Scott DeLano

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Origin

Senate

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows pupils whose parent is transferred or pending transfer to a military installation within Mississippi on active military duty to comply with school district residency requirements.

  • Requires parents to provide proof of residence in the school district within 10 days after the published arrival date on official military documentation.

  • Permits parents to use temporary on-base billeting, purchased/leased homes, or off-base military housing as valid addresses for residency purposes.

  • Requires school districts to accept electronic enrollment applications for military families, including school and program selection and course registration.

  • Amends Section 37-15-29 to authorize active duty military and civilian military personnel residing off-base to enroll children in schools of choice within their or adjacent school districts, subject to 30-mile transportation limits.

Legislative Description

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

Last Action

Died In Committee

1/31/2023

Committee Referrals

Education1/16/2023

Full Bill Text

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