HB574: Community schools; authorize implementation under the administration of a district of innovation and to establish a grant fund.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Establish The Mississippi Community Schools Grant Program For The Purpose Of Allowing Schools Or School Districts Established As A District Of Innovation To Create Community Schools; To Provide That The State Department Of Education Shall Administer The Program; To Provide That The Funds Shall Be Distributed To Each District Of Innovation Approved By The State Board Of Education; To Provide Certain Distribution Formulas For Allocating The Funds Appropriated For The Grant Program; To Amend Sections 37-179-1 And 37-179-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Board Of Education To Approve The Creation Of Districts Of Innovation; To Define Certain Terms Related To "districts Of Innovation"; To Limit The Initial Approval And Subsequent Renewals Of Districts Of Innovation To Five-year Periods; To Direct The Board To Promulgate Administrative Rules And Regulations To Prescribe The Conditions And Procedures To Be Used By Local School Boards To Be Approved As A District Of Innovation; To Specify The Criteria To Be Addressed By The Administrative Regulations; To Prescribe The Requirements For A District To Be A District Of Innovation Applicant; To Prescribe The Statutory Requirements With Which Schools Of Innovation Within Districts Of Innovation Must Comply; To Identify Areas In Which Districts Of Innovation May Request Approval Of Practices That Are Different Than Current Statutory Requirements; And For Related Purposes.