Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2503
Public schools; revise accountability framework.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-17-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AMEND THE STATE'S ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK FOR SCHOOLS RECEIVING FEDERAL AND/OR STATE FUNDING; TO REQUIRE THAT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL ESTABLISH STATEWIDE EDUCATIONAL GOALS AND STANDARDS FOR ALL PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE STATE; TO REQUIRE THAT THE BOARD SHALL UPDATE STANDARDS TO ENSURE COMPETENCIES ARE REMAINING UP TO DATE AND PROVIDE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH A HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION; TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR COMPETENCY CERTIFICATIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATIONS, THE SCHOOL BOARD SHALL ESTABLISH GRANT PROGRAMS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROVIDING ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES AND STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITIES TO QUALIFY FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAM FEE WAIVERS; TO REQUIRE THAT THE BOARD SHALL PROVIDE ANNUAL EVALUATIONS FOR BOTH INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHOULD COLLECT THE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO ASSESS THE EFFICACY AND EQUITY OF STATE AND FEDERAL MANDATED PROGRAMS, AND THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH A SYSTEM TO COLLECT AND STORE THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO PERFORM SAID ASSESSMENT; TO REQUIRE THAT EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO FILE A THREE-YEAR IMPROVEMENT PLAN WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND AN ANNUAL ACTION PLAN; TO REQUIRE SCHOOL BOARDS TO ANNUALLY ADOPT ACTION PLANS THAT ALIGN WITH THE DISTRICTS STRATEGIC IMPROVEMENT PLAN; TO REQUIRE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO REPORT ON THE PROGRESS OF GENOCIDE EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO REQUIRE EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CHARTER SCHOOL TO ANNUALLY SUBMIT A REPORT PROVIDING DATA CONCERNING STUDENTS RECEIVING TIERED INTERVENTION SERVICES AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNER PROGRAMS; TO AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO DESIGNATE SCHOOLS AS UNDERPERFORMING OR CHRONICALLY UNDERPERFORMING BASED ON PERFORMANCE DATA COLLECTED FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO REQUIRE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO WORK WITH SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT TURNAROUND PLANS IN ORDER TO AID A SCHOOL IN IMPROVING AND NO LONGER QUALIFYING AS AN UNDERPERFORMING OR CHRONICALLY UNDERPERFORMING SCHOOL; TO OUTLINE REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED AND IMPLEMENTED WITHIN TURNAROUND PLANS FOR AN UNDERPERFORMING OR CHRONICALLY UNDERPERFORMING SCHOOL; 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.