Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2295
Schools; enhance MDE and district efficiency, modify charter school board terms, and revise local contribution calculation.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND EXPENDITURE REVIEW (PEER) PREPARE A REPORT ON SCHOOL DISTRICT IMPLEMENTATION OF EFFICIENCY MEASURES RECOMMENDED BY PEER, TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE LEGISLATURE BY DECEMBER 31, 2026; TO AMEND SECTION 37-3-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROVIDE CONSULTING TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS REGARDING THE EFFICIENT USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND THE CREATION OF DISASTER RECOVERY PLANS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-137, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDE CONSULTING TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS REGARDING NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-37-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT THE DEPARTMENT ANNUALLY REVIEW ITS ACCOUNTING MANUALS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND MAKE PROPOSED CHANGES TO ENSURE MORE PRECISE REPORTING OF DISTRICT ACCOUNTING FOR FUNDS BUDGETED AND EXPENDED; TO AMEND SECTION 37-41-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDE CONSULTING TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS REGARDING STUDENT TRANSPORTATION ROUTE PLANNING; 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 ALLOW THE BOARD TO 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 37-151-211, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE ENROLLMENT FIGURES USED IN THE REQUIRED LOCAL CONTRIBUTION OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT OR CHARTER SCHOOL TOWARD THE COST OF LOCAL SCHOOL FUNDING; 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 Senate
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 SenateJan 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.