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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 422

Expert citizen teachers; provide rate of compensation for those employed in critical shortage areas.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations A Committee on February 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-3-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LICENSED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AS AN EXPERT CITIZEN AND EMPLOYED IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IS EXPERIENCING A CRITICAL TEACHER SHORTAGE MAY BE COMPENSATED BY THE EMPLOYING SCHOOL DISTRICT AT A RATE BY CREDITING SUCH INDIVIDUALS WITH 3/4 OF A YEAR OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE FOR EACH YEAR OF EXPERIENCE IN HIS OR HER FIELD OF PROFESSIONAL OR VOCATIONAL EXPERTISE AS SUCH YEARS ARE ALIGNED TO THE APPROPRIATE CORRESPONDING STEP AND EDUCATIONAL ENDORSEMENT CREDENTIALS ON THE REQUIRED SALARY LEVEL APPLICABLE TO PERMANENT TEACHERS; 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

1 co-sponsor

Stephanie Foster

Its course

January 12 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 12 to Feb 3 · stopped22 days

EducationJan 12 to Jan 2917 days

Appropriations AJan 29 to Feb 3 · stopped5 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.

In the House of Representatives Jan 12 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 12Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations A
  2. Jan 29Reported as a committee substitute from ED to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 12Referred To Education;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 29DR - TSDPCS: ED To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives