Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 1569
Efficiency and transparency; revise certain laws to increase in education programs.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE PEER COMMITTEE TO PREPARE A REPORT ON CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT IMPLEMENTATION OF EFFICIENCY MEASURES; TO AMEND SECTION 37-3-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO AID SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN CREATING TECHNOLOGY AND DISASTER RECOVERY PLANS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP A PLAN TEMPLATE AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS FOR TECHNOLOGY STAFF DEVELOPING SUCH PLANS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT CERTAIN SURVEYS RELATED TO TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS AT LEAST EVERY TWO YEARS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-137, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP GUIDANCE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY IN NUTRITION PROGRAMS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ESTABLISH STAGGERED TERMS OF OFFICE FOR THE MISSISSIPPI CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZER BOARD; TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZER BOARD MAY RECEIVE UP TO 3% OF ANNUAL PER-PUPIL ALLOCATIONS RECEIVED BY A CHARTER SCHOOL FROM STATE AND LOCAL FUNDS FOR EACH CHARTER SCHOOL IT AUTHORIZES; TO AMEND SECTION 37-37-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO ANNUALLY REVIEW ITS ACCOUNTING MANUAL TO DETERMINE WHETHER REVISIONS WOULD IMPROVE DETAIL, CLARITY AND ACCURACY OF SCHOOL DISTRICT REVENUES AND EXPENSES; TO AMEND SECTION 37-41-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP GUIDANCE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND REDUCE COSTS RELATED TO BUS ROUTES; TO AMEND SECTION 37-151-211, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE ENROLLMENT FIGURES USED IN THE PRO RATA LOCAL AD VALOREM TAX CALCULATION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 5-3-61, 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 19 to February 3, 2026, 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 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
EducationJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 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.