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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 927

Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science; provide for administration and clarify employee hiring procedures and 10th grade enrollment option.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 12, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-139-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF THE MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE (MSMS); TO PROVIDE THAT ADMINISTRATIVE AND INSTRUCTIONAL EMPLOYEES AT THE MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE SHALL BE CONTRACT EMPLOYEES AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXECUTION OF SAID CONTRACTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE NONINSTRUCTIONAL EMPLOYEES AT SAID SCHOOL SHALL SERVE AT THE WILL AND PLEASURE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MSMS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PURCHASES OF EQUIPMENT AND COMMODITIES MADE BY THE MSMS ARE EXEMPT FROM THE REGULATIONS OF THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-139-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING AN ADVISORY COUNCIL AND PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF ITS MEMBERS AND ITS FUNCTION TO ASSIST THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN DEVELOPING PLANS RELATING TO THE MSMS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-139-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXPAND ENROLLMENT OPTIONS TO STUDENTS IN THE TENTH GRADE UPON THE AVAILABILITY OF SPACE TO DO SO; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-139-5, 37-139-9, 25-9-107, 31-7-1, 37-7-307, 37-9-17, 37-9-59 AND 37-9-103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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

2 co-sponsors

Dana McLean, Jeff Hale

Its course

January 16 to February 12, 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 action4 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 12 · stopped27 days

EducationJan 16 to Jan 215 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 16 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Jan 21Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 11Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 12Died on the calendar in the House
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 21Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 11Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 12Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives