State JROTC Coordinator; exempt from qualification requirements of the State Personnel Board.
HB 810 exempts the statewide JROTC Coordinator position (within Mississippi's State Department of Education) from standard State Personnel Board qualification requirements. Instead, the role will be classified as equivalent to an Education Program Administrator/Supervisor. This change directly affects the coordinator, who oversees JROTC program coordination, instructor training, curriculum development, and community engagement across public high schools. The bill streamlines the position's structure without altering JROTC program operations or funding.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2025
Last action Mar 12, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill exempts the Statewide JROTC Coordinator from State Personnel Board qualification requirements and clarifies that the position is equivalent to an Education Program Administrator/Supervisor. This change allows the coordinator to be hired without meeting standard state personnel board qualifications, while maintaining the requirement that the individual be an active or retired military member.
Scope change
The bill applies specifically to the Statewide JROTC Coordinator position within the State Department of Education, exempting this role from standard personnel board qualification rules.
ELIGIBILITY
Added exemption from State Personnel Board qualification requirements for the JROTC statewide coordinator position
REQUIREMENT
Clarified that the JROTC coordinator must hold a position comparable to an Education Program Administrator/Supervisor
Added provision stating that if a new JROTC coordinator is employed within two years beginning July 1, 2014, the employment is not subject to State Personnel Board rules
Added requirement that the State Superintendent of Public Education may establish additional qualifications for the position
Floor votes · House Jan 29, 2025
How they voted
118–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 119
Jan 29, 2025
D
Democratic39
97% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
R
Republican78
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Referred To Education
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Referred To Education
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kevin Felsher
RRepublican
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