HB172

Elementary professional school counselors; allocate funds under the Mississippi Student Funding Formula for.

Failed·2/3/26
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Mississippi HB172 allocates funds to employ elementary professional school counselors in school districts with the highest need.

Mississippi HB172 amends the Mississippi Student Funding Formula to allocate funds for elementary professional school counselors. The bill mandates that funds be directed to school districts with the highest documented need, determined by factors such as crime, violence, and free lunch counts. It requires each school district to employ at least one elementary professional school counselor, with additional counselors funded per fiscal year until every elementary school has one.

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History

Feb 3

House

Died In Committee

Jan 7

House

Referred To Education;Appropriations A