Public Records Act; exempt school district test security plans for administration of Statewide Student Assessment Program.
SB 2181 exempts school district test security plans used for administering Mississippi's statewide student assessments from public disclosure under the Mississippi Public Records Act. This means school districts will no longer be required to share detailed security procedures for these exams with the public or through public records requests. The bill specifically targets security plans (not the test questions themselves, which were already exempt), directly affecting school districts managing statewide assessments. The exemption takes effect July 1, 2025, aligning with existing exemptions for test questions and academic research materials under the same law.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 7, 2025
Signed Apr 10, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2025 · House Feb 27, 2025
How they voted
50–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Feb 6, 2025
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican35
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 10, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Report Adopted
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference Report Filed
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed As Amended
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Referred To Education
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Education
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dennis DeBar
RRepublican
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