Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 1629
"Mississippi Regional Early/Middle College High School Act of 2025"; create to increase high school and college completion rate.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL EARLY/MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL ACT OF 2025"; TO DECLARE THE LEGISLATIVE PURPOSES OF REGIONAL EARLY/MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS AND PHRASES USED IN THE ACT; TO INITIATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR REGIONAL EARLY/MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS; TO ESTABLISH THAT THE LOCATION OF EARLY/MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS SHALL BE ON THE CAMPUSES OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR REGIONAL EARLY/MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS; TO PRESCRIBE A FUNDING STRUCTURE FOR REGIONAL EARLY/MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS THAT WOULD ALLOW PER-PUPIL STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING TO TRANSFER FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO THE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUPPORTING REGIONAL EARLY/MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; TO PRESCRIBE STANDARDS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REGIONAL EARLY/MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS; TO ALLOW POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO INITIATE AND GOVERN REGIONAL EARLY/MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS; TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE ENROLLMENT OF STUDENTS IN REGIONAL EARLY/MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS RESIDING IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND A LOTTERY PROCESS FOR SELECTING STUDENTS WHEN CAPACITY IS INSUFFICIENT TO ENROLL ALL STUDENTS DESIRING TO ATTEND AN EARLY/MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL; TO ESTABLISH NOTIFICATION EXPECTATIONS; TO REQUIRE REGIONAL EARLY/MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS TO DEMONSTRATE ADHERENCE TO THE STATEWIDE ACCOUNTABILITY AND ACCREDITATION STANDARDS; TO ENSURE NONDISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES; TO ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES; TO ENSURE THE GRANTING OF CERTAIN WAIVERS THAT MAY IMPEDE SCHOOL INNOVATIONS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-151-93, 37-151-103, 37-57-107, 37-15-31 AND 37-15-38, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 37-16-3, 37-16-4, 37-16-5, 37-17-6 AND 37-17-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 22 to February 4, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 22 to Feb 4 · stopped13 days
EducationJan 22 to Feb 4 · stopped13 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.