HB 1768 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

Appropriation; Education, Department of.

HB 1768 appropriates over $5.2 billion in state funds for Mississippi's K-12 education system and related programs for fiscal year 2026 (July 2025-June 2026). It allocates $2.95 billion from the State General Fund and $2.28 billion from special funds to cover operations of the State Department of Education, vocational and technical education, and the Mississippi Student Funding Formula. Key provisions include $16 million for school district capital facilities and buses, $25 million for instructional materials, and specific funding for literacy initiatives, special needs programs, and the Mississippi Eye Screening Program. The bill directly affects all public K-12 schools, students, and the State Department of Education, including payments to Chickasaw Cession counties for lost land compensation.

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 21, 2025 Last action Mar 29, 2025

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What changed between versions

As Introduced → Current version · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended from its original introduction to its current version as passed by the House, significantly reorganizing the structure and updating all funding amounts to reflect the final approved budget. The changes include consolidating sections, adding new performance measures and accountability targets, and clarifying fund sources for various educational programs.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on K-12 and related educational funding for Fiscal Year 2026, but the organizational structure was completely reorganized to improve clarity and add new accountability requirements.

FISCAL

All dollar amounts were updated to reflect the final approved budget, with State General Fund appropriations totaling $2.946 billion and Special Fund appropriations totaling $2.283 billion.

New funding allocations were added for specific programs including Dyslexia Program, Amplify Data Coaching, Magnolia Speech School, and various other educational initiatives.

REQUIREMENT

New performance measures and accountability targets were added, including specific goals for graduation rates, test scores, teacher diversity, and school ratings.

New sections were added to clarify fund transfers, reporting requirements, and specific allocations for programs like the Educable Child Program, ESA Program, and National Board Certification.

TECHNICAL

The bill structure was reorganized with new section numbering and formatting to improve readability and align with the final legislative process.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2025 · House Feb 20, 2025

How they voted

51–0

Passed

Total votes 51

Mar 12, 2025

D Democratic16

16 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican35

35 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed As Amended

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

upper

Feb 26, 2025

Committee

Referred To Appropriations

upper

Feb 21, 2025

Introduced

Transmitted To Senate

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Committee

Referred To Appropriations E;Appropriations A

lower

1 primary · 8 co-sponsors