Mississippi HB576 transfers school attendance officers' employment from the State Department of Education to local school districts, effective July.
Mississippi HB576 amends the Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law to transfer the responsibility of employing school attendance officers from the State Department of Education to local school districts, effective July 1, 2026. The bill sets a minimum salary of $30,000 for newly hired school attendance officers, with local school boards allowed to pay additional compensation. It also mandates that local school districts conduct criminal records background checks and current child abuse registry checks on all applicants.
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