HB747: Mississippi Scholarship Act; create to provide scholarships to K-12 public school students.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Create New Section 37-189-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The "mississippi Scholarship Act (msa)"; To Create New Section 37-189-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Certain Terms; To Create New Section 37-189-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Mississippi Scholarship Board And To Provide For Appointments To The Board; To Create New Section 37-189-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe The Board's Powers; To Create New Section 37-189-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Mississippi Scholarship Program To Provide Funds To Public School Parents For Selecting The Educational Option That Meets The Education Needs Of The Parent's Child; To Create New Section 37-189-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Mississippi Scholarship Program Fund And The Mississippi Scholarship Program Expense Fund In The State Treasury; To Create New Section 37-189-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe Qualifying Expenses For Which Funds Deposited Into A Mississippi Scholarship Account May Be Used; To Create New Section 37-189-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Parent To Annually Renew An Eligible Student's Mississippi Scholarship; To Create New Section 37-189-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe The Duties Of The Mississippi Scholarship Board Relating To The Administration Of Scholarship Accounts; To Create New Section 37-189-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board To Arrange For The Auditing Of Individual Scholarship Accounts And Education Service Providers; To Create New Section 37-189-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Requirements For Education Service Providers Accepting Payments From A Scholarship Account; To Create New Section 37-189-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A School District In Which A Scholarship Recipient Was Last Enrolled To Provide An Education Service Provider With A Copy Of The Student's Records; To Create New Section 37-189-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Absolve Public Entities From Any Liability Based On The Award Of A Mississippi Scholarship; To Create New Section 37-189-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Governor To Include Funding For The Scholarship Account Program In The Governor's Annual Budget Request For The State Department Of Education; And For Related Purposes.