Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2823
First Steps Early Intervention Program under Part C of Federal IDEA; State Department of Education meet state compliance under.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO DESIGNATE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AS THE LEAD AGENCY TO IMPLEMENT THE STATE'S EARLY INTERVENTION (EI) PROGRAM UNDER SECTION 618 OF THE FEDERAL IDEA PART C REQUIRING DATA ABOUT INFANTS AND TODDLERS, AGES BIRTH THROUGH TWO, WHO RECEIVE EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES; TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO MEET STATE COMPLIANCE STANDARDS WITH PART C REQUIREMENTS AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES; TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM AS REPORTED BY THE 2024 MISSISSIPPI IDEA C EARLY INTERVENTION TASK FORCE CREATED BY SENATE BILL NO. 2727, 2024 REGULAR SESSION; 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.
In the Senate Jan 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Appropriations
- Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Education;AppropriationsSenate
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate