HB1453: "Investing in the Needs of Students to Prioritize, Impact and Reform Education (INSPIRE) Act of 2024"; create.

Legislative Summary

An Act Relating To The Funding Of Public Education In The State Of Mississippi; To Create New Section 37-151-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish A New Funding Formula To Be Known As The "investing In The Needs Of Students To Prioritize, Impact And Reform Education (inspire) Act Of 2024"; To Create New Section 37-151-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Certain Terms; To Create New Section 37-151-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Uniform Funding Formula To Be Used In Calculating School District And Charter School Funding Beginning With The 2024-2025 School Year And To Prescribe The Formula; To Create New Section 37-151-207, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe The Student Base Amount; To Create New Section 37-151-209, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Various Weights To Be Applied To The Base Amount For Students Who Are Low Income Students, English Language Learners, Eligible For Special Education Services, Gifted, Enrolled In Career And Technical Education, And Residing In Sparsely Populated School Districts; To Create New Section 37-151-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Student Enrollment And Attendance Figures To Be Determined On The Basis Of Average Daily Membership; To Create New Section 37-151-213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Department Of Education To Review The Special Education Disability Tiers And Make Recommendations Relating To The Use Of An Iep-based Funding Model For Special Education Services; To Require The Department To Report Data Regarding English Language Learners To Certain Legislative Committees; To Require The State Board Of Education To Make Periodic Recommendations To The Legislature Relating To The Student Base Amount And The Funding Formula; To Create New Section 37-151-215, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That A School District Or Charter School Has Autonomy, Subject To Regulatory And Statutory Restrictions, In The Spending Of All Funds Allocated To That School District Or Charter School Regardless Of The Count Of Students In Weighted Student Categories; To Create New Section 37-151-217, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Tax Assessors To File Certain Reports With The State Department Of Education And To Require The Department To Calculate Districts' Required Minimum Millage And The Contribution To The Cost Of The Funding Formula Required Of Each School District And Charter School; To Create New Section 37-151-219, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require School Districts To Adhere To Student-teacher Ratios Determined According To State Accreditation Standards; To Create New Section 37-151-221, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Department Of Education To Review Rules And Regulations Of The Department And State Board Of Education Which Indirectly Create A Fiscal Impact On School Districts And To Revise Such Rules And Regulations As Appropriate To Further District Autonomy; To Require The Department To Make Recommendations To The Legislature For Related Statutory Revisions; To Create New Section 37-151-223, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Limitations On State Funding Increases And Decreases For School Districts Under The Funding Formula During Each Of The Next Three Fiscal Years; To Create A Task Force To Examine Whether Districts Held Harmless And "f" Rated Districts Would Benefit From Consolidation; To Amend Sections 37-57-1, 37-57-104, 37-57-105 And 37-57-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To School District Taxation, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 37-61-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement That A Portion Of Education Enhancement Funds Be Distributed To School Districts To Fund Capital Improvements Projects; To Amend Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Required Deposit Of Sales Tax Revenue Into The Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund; To Bring Forward Section 27-67-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires A Portion Of The State Use Taxes To Be Deposited Into The School Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund And The Education Enhancement Fund, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 27-115-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires A Portion Of The Funds In The Lottery Proceeds Fund To Be Paid Into The Education Enhancement Fund, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Sections 1-3-26, 7-7-211, 19-9-157, 19-9-171, 25-4-29, 27-25-706, 27-33-3, 27-39-317, 29-3-47, 29-3-49, 29-3-113, 29-3-137, 31-7-9, 31-7-10, 37-1-3, 37-3-11, 37-3-83, 37-7-208, 37-7-301, 37-7-302, 37-7-303, 37-7-307, 37-7-319, 37-7-333, 37-7-339, 37-7-419, 37-9-17, 37-9-18, 37-9-23, 37-9-25, 37-9-33, 37-9-35, 37-9-37, 37-9-77, 37-11-11, 37-13-63, 37-13-64, 37-13-69, 37-15-38, 37-16-3, 37-17-6, 37-17-17, 37-19-7, 37-21-6, 37-21-7, 37-22-5, 37-23-1, 37-23-15, 37-23-69, 37-23-109, 37-23-179, 37-27-55, 37-27-57, 37-28-5, 37-28-53, 37-28,55, 37-29-1, 37-29-272, 37-29-303, 37-31-13, 37-31-75, 37-35-3, 37-37-3, 37-41-7, 37-45-49, 37-47-9, 37-47-24, 37-47-25, 37-47-33, 37-61-3, 37-61-5, 37-61-7, 37-61-19, 37-61-29, 37-61-35, 37-61-37, 37-68-7, 37-131-7, 37-131-9, 37-131-11, 37-151-9, 37-151-81, 37-151-85, 37-151-87, 37-151-89, 37-151-91, 37-151-93, 37-151-95, 37-151-97, 37-151-99, 37-151-101, 37-151-103, 37-151-105, 37-151-107, 37-173-9, 37-173-13, 37-175-13, 37-179-3, 37-181-7, 41-79-5, 43-17-5 And 65-26-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Repeal Section 37-13-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Required State Funding For Home Economics Teachers To Be Included As A Line Item In The Education Appropriations Bills For Certain Prior Fiscal Years; To Repeal Sections 37-151-1, 37-151-5, 37-151-6, 37-151-7, 37-151-7.1, 37-151-8, 37-151-10, 37-151-77, 37-151-79 And 37-151-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Define Certain Terms And Prescribe The Formula And Certain Requirements Under The Mississippi Adequate Education Program (maep); To Repeal Section 37-152-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Commission On Restructuring The Mississippi Adequate Education Program (maep); And For Related Purposes.