HB 1630 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

"Mississippi Student Funding Formula"; revise to clarify certain provisions related to.

The provided context does not include the actual text or substantive details of HB 1630. While the bill title references revising Mississippi's student funding formula, the description states only "revise to clarify certain provisions related to" without specifying what those provisions are or how they would change funding. No key mechanisms, affected groups, or policy changes are described in the available information. The bill's legislative history shows it died in conference on March 31, 2025, but this procedural status does not explain the bill's content. Without the full bill text or a substantive summary, a factual policy description cannot be provided.
Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2025 Last action Mar 31, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced Committee Substitute · 7 edits
MODERATE
This bill amends Mississippi's student funding formula to clarify provisions and remove references to the outdated Mississippi Adequate Education Program. The changes establish a new base funding amount of $6,695.34 per student for fiscal year 2025 and create a standardized inflation adjustment mechanism for subsequent years. The bill also updates definitions for key terms like 'low income student' and 'net enrollment' to align with current federal programs and data collection methods.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope by bringing forward related sections for possible amendment and clarifies that the Mississippi Student Funding Formula replaces all previous adequate education program references throughout state law.
FISCAL

Establishes a new student base amount of $6,695.34 for fiscal year 2025 with an automatic inflation adjustment mechanism for subsequent years

DEFINITION

Updates definition of 'low income student' to include students approved for free meals through SNAP, TANF, FDPIR, Medicaid, and specific vulnerable populations

REQUIREMENT

Requires school districts to submit accurate enrollment data with signed affidavits, authorizing the State Board of Education to withhold funding for inaccurate reporting

Requires agricultural high schools to receive local contributions based on an equitable per-pupil amount determined by the State Board of Education

SCOPE

Removes all references to the Mississippi Adequate Education Program and replaces them with references to the Mississippi Student Funding Formula throughout state statutes

TIMELINE

Sets specific deadlines for implementing the new funding formula, including a November 1, 2024 report requirement to the Legislative Budget Office

ELIGIBILITY

Clarifies special education weighting tiers and establishes that students with multiple diagnoses are counted under the highest applicable tier

Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2025 · House Feb 6, 2025

How they voted

481
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 51
Mar 10, 2025
D Democratic16
14 Yea 1 Nay 1
87% Yea
R Republican35
34 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed As Amended
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred To Education;Appropriations
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed As Amended
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed As Amended
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Committee
Referred To Education
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Rob Roberson
Rob Roberson
RRepublican
MS
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