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MS SB2412

Bill

Status

Failed

3/5/2024

Primary Sponsor

Scott DeLano

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Origin

Senate

2024 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 federal government/public-private venture off-base military housing as proof of residence.

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

  • School districts must accept electronic applications for enrollment, including specific school or program selection and course registration for military families.

Legislative Description

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

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/5/2024

Committee Referrals

Education2/16/2024

Full Bill Text

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