Mississippi SB2065 authorizes school districts to hire social workers and psychologists and receive state reimbursement for their salaries.
Mississippi SB2065 allows local school boards to employ licensed social workers and psychologists to provide services to students. A school district that employs at least one social worker or psychologist for every one thousand students is eligible for reimbursement of fifty percent of the cost of the salary of each social worker or psychologist from the State Department of Education. The reimbursement process involves the superintendent applying to the State Department of Education, which then pays the school district. This act is set to take effect from July 1, 2026.
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