HB 810 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

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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What changed between versions

As Introduced Current version · 4 edits
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

1180
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 119
Jan 29, 2025
D Democratic39
38 Yea 1
97% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican78
78 Yea
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

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Party
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Kevin Felsher
RRepublican
MS
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