MS SB2517

Effective July 1, 2026, all administrative, instructional, and noninstructional employees of the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) transfer from state service to direct MSMS employment, with administrative and instructional staff working under written contracts and noninstructional employees serving at the will of the Executive Director

Enrollment eligibility expands to include tenth-grade students when space allows, in addition to the current eleventh and twelfth grade residential program located at Mississippi University for Women

An 11-member advisory council will be established to assist the State Board of Education, including licensed educators, STEM professionals, business experts, a parent representative, and designees from the Mississippi Association for Gifted Students and state higher learning institutions

MSMS purchases of equipment and commodities become exempt from Public Procurement Review Board regulations, aligning the school with exemptions already granted to the Mississippi School of the Arts and Mississippi School for the Blind and Deaf

Administrative and instructional employees retain employment rights similar to school district employees, including contract renewal procedures, continued participation in the Public Employees' Retirement System, and transfer of accumulated leave