General Fund; FY2026 appropriation to the Excel by 5 of Mississippi for its mission and assessment of early learning collaboratives.

SB 3069 appropriates $300,000 from Mississippi's General Fund for the fiscal year 2026 to support Excel by 5 of Mississippi, a nonprofit organization focused on early childhood education. The funds cover costs for its birth-to-five early education programs and assessments of early learning collaboratives across the state. This is a straightforward funding bill with no policy changes, solely providing financial support for existing early childhood initiatives. The bill died in committee on February 26, 2025, and was never enacted.