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SB 2764

Mississippi Student Funding Formula; include grades 7-8 in career and technical education multiplier for grades 9-12.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Dennis DeBar

Summary — SB 2764 (Mississippi) Title: Mississippi Student Funding Formula; include grades 7–8 in career and technical education multiplier for grades 9–12 Classification: Bill

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Bill Summary · SB 2764

Summary — SB 2764 (Mississippi)

Title: Mississippi Student Funding Formula; include grades 7–8 in career and technical education multiplier for grades 9–12
Classification: Bill
Subject: Education
Introduced: March 14, 2025
Status: Died In Committee (documented) — see notes on timeline below

Purpose / Intent

SB 2764 would amend Mississippi’s student funding formula to apply the career and technical education (CTE) multiplier not only to grades 9–12 but also to students in grades 7–8. The intent is to direct additional weighted funding to middle-school students participating in CTE programs, effectively recognizing and funding earlier CTE instruction at the same weighted level used for high school CTE students.

Key provisions

  • Modify the state student funding formula language so the CTE multiplier (currently applied to grades 9–12) also applies to students in grades 7 and 8 who are enrolled in qualifying CTE courses/programs.
  • No text of the bill is provided here, so details such as eligibility criteria, multiplier amount, or implementation mechanics (how students are counted, reporting requirements, etc.) are not included in this summary.

Who would be affected

  • School districts and schools offering CTE to grades 7–8: would be eligible for additional weighted state funding for each qualifying middle-school CTE student.
  • Middle school students and families: could see expanded or better-resourced CTE offerings at earlier grades.
  • CTE teachers and program administrators: potential increases in staffing, materials, and program capacity.
  • State education finance: broader application of the multiplier would likely increase state aid obligations or shift local/state resource allocations.

Potential fiscal and policy impacts

  • Increased state and/or local education expenditures to cover the additional weighted students; the magnitude depends on the multiplier value and the number of 7th–8th graders counted.
  • Incentive to expand CTE offerings at middle schools, potentially affecting curriculum planning, staffing, and facilities.
  • Potential positive workforce-development outcomes from earlier CTE exposure, but also need for oversight to ensure program quality.

Legislative status and timeline (documented)

  • Received/filed: March 14, 2025.
  • Legislative actions recorded from March–May 2025 (committee hearings, committee substitute, readings, reports to calendars, and several passage/engrossment entries).
  • Separately, the bill status is shown as "Died In Committee" with a date of 2025-02-04. These entries are inconsistent: the header status indicates the bill died in committee, but the action log contains later committee reports and chamber readings.
  • Recommendation: verify the official final disposition with the Mississippi Legislature’s website or the Secretary of the Senate for the authoritative history.

Next steps / where to get more information

  • Review the bill text and any fiscal note to see the exact amendment language and estimated cost.
  • Confirm final status and official legislative history on the Mississippi legislative information portal or by contacting the Senate Clerk/Secretary.
  • If pursuing similar policy, consider examining multiplier value, counting/eligibility rules, phased implementation, and available fiscal offsets.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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