HB1229 - Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act; extend repealer on educational scholarship accounts (ESA).

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An Act To Amend Sections 37-181-5, 37-181-9, 37-181-13, 37-181-15, 37-181-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, And Section 37-181-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, As Amended By House Bill No. 4130, 2024 Regular Session, Which Provide For The Education Scholarship Account Program To Make Certain Technical Revisions Thereto; To Provide That In Order To Be Eligible For The Program, The Parent Or Guardian Of An Eligible Student Must Certify To The Department Of Education That They Have Been Accepted Into An Eligible School Qualified To Provide Services For The Participating Student's Disability Or Special Education Needs, Or Provide Services Addressing A Participating Student's Iep; To Set Certain Reporting Requirements Of Eligible Schools, Including Participants' Graduation Rates And Advance Placement Examination Performance; To Provide That Eligible Schools Shall Have The Option Of Selecting A Nationally Standardized Norm-referenced Achievement Test, Or A Current State Board-approved Screener For Participating Students To Take Each Year; To Provide That Failure To Comply With The Requirements Of The Chapter Shall Deem The Eligible School Ineligible To Participate In The Esa Program The Following Year; To Reenact Sections 37-181-1, 37-181-3, 37-181-11, 37-181-19 And 37-181-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Various Provisions Of The Equal Opportunity For Students With Special Needs Act; To Amend Reenacted Section 37-181-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of Repeal Of Such Act; And For Related Purposes.