SB2244 • 2026

Student transfers; provide funding to district for receiving student from district rated "F" last 2 consecutive school years.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT ACCEPTING A TRANSFER STUDENT UNDER SECTION 37-15-31 FROM A DISTRICT RATED IN THE LAST TWO CONSECUTIVE SCHOOL YEARS AS AN "F" UNDER THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S ACCOUNTABILITY MODEL SHALL RECEIVE FROM THE DEPARTMENT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TOTAL FUNDING FORMULA AMOUNT FOR EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT AND THE AVERAGE PER-PUPIL COST OF THE RECEIVING DISTRICT FOR A COMPARABLE STUDENT; TO DIRECT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Education

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: DeBar
Last action: 2026-02-03
Official status: Dead
Effective date: July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass, so it has no effective date or further implementation details.

Funding for Schools Accepting Students from 'F'-Rated Districts

This bill would give extra money to school districts that accept students who transfer from other districts rated as 'F' in the last two years.

What This Bill Does

Provides funding to a receiving district when it accepts a student transferring from an 'F'-rated district for the past two years.
Requires the State Department of Education to create rules and regulations for implementing this act, including documentation requirements for calculating per-pupil cost.

Who It Names or Affects

School districts accepting students from 'F'-rated districts
Students transferring from 'F'-rated districts

Terms To Know

'F' rating: A grade given by the State Department of Education to a school district that is performing poorly.
Per-pupil cost: The average amount of money spent on each student in a school district.

Limits and Unknowns

This bill did not pass and was not signed into law.
It is unclear how much extra funding would be provided to receiving districts.

Bill History

2026-02-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/03 (S) Died In Committee
2026-01-14 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
01/14 (S) Referred To Education

Official Summary Text

Student transfers; provide funding to district for receiving student from district rated "F" last 2 consecutive school years.

Current Bill Text

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S. B. No. 2244 *SS08/R459* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
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To: Education
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Senator(s) DeBar

SENATE BILL NO. 2244

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT ACCEPTING A TRANSFER 1
STUDENT UNDER SECTION 37-15-31 FROM A DISTRICT RATED IN THE LAST 2
TWO CONSECUTIVE SCHOOL YEARS AS AN "F" UNDER THE STATE DEPARTMENT 3
OF EDUCATION'S ACCOUNTABILITY MODEL SHALL RECEIVE FROM THE 4
DEPARTMENT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TOTAL FUNDING FORMULA AMOUNT 5
FOR EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT AND THE AVERAGE PER-PUPIL COST OF 6
THE RECEIVING DISTRICT FOR A COMPARABLE STUDENT; TO DIRECT THE 7
STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS 8
FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 9
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 10
SECTION 1. (1) Any public school district which accepts a 11
transfer student under Section 37-15-31 from a district rated in 12
the last two (2) consecutive school years as an "F" under the 13
State Department of Education's accountability model shall receive 14
from the department the difference between the total funding 15
formula amount for each public school student and the average 16
per-pupil cost of the receiving district for a comparable student. 17
The receiving district shall submit such request to the department 18
upon admission and enrollment of the student. 19
S. B. No. 2244 *SS08/R459* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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ST: Student transfers; provide funding to
district for receiving student from district
rated "F" last 2 consecutive school years.
(2) The State Department of Education shall promulgate rules 20
and regulations, including documentation requirements for the 21
calculation of per-pupil cost, for implementing this section. 22
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 23
and after July 1, 2026. 24