MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION 2018

By: Representatives Read, Bennett, Arnold,
Banks, Barton, Beckett, Bounds, Boyd, Brown,
Busby, Clarke, Cockerham, Currie, DeLano,
Eure, Holland, Huddleston (30th), Ladner,
Massengill, Mettetal, Sullivan, Thomas,
Turner, Watson

To:

Appropriations

HOUSE BILL NO. 1592
(As Sent to Governor)
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AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING
K-12 AND OTHER RELATED EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING CERTAIN
AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS, IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR 2019.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

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SECTION 1.

The following sums, or so much of those sums as

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may be necessary, are appropriated out of any money in the State

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General Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of

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funding K-12 and other related educational activities, including

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certain agencies and programs, in the State of Mississippi, for

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the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019,

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as follows:

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(a)

To the State Board of Education for the purpose of

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defraying the expenses of the State Department of Education, and

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excluding the expenses of the Vocational and Technical Education

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Division....................................... $

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(b)

119,146,899.00.

To the State Board of Education for the purpose of

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defraying the expenses of the Vocational and Technical Education

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Division of the State Department of Education.....................
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.............................................. $
(c)

76,195,672.00.

To the State Board of Education for the purpose of

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paying annual compensation to the Chickasaw Cession counties for

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sixteenth section lands which they lost through sale by the state,

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as provided in Section 29-3-137 through 29-3-141, Mississippi Code

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of 1972....................................... $

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20,535,504.00.

(d) To the State Board of Education for defraying the

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expenses of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program............

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.............................................$

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(e)

1,990,058,574.00.

To the State Board of Education for the purpose of

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defraying the expenses of the Mississippi School for the Blind and

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the Mississippi School for the Deaf...........$

9,627,395.00.

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TOTAL AMOUNT OF STATE GENERAL FUNDS APPROPRIATED

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BY THIS SECTION BEING....................$

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SECTION 2.

2,215,564,044.00.

The following sums, or so much of those sums as

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may be necessary, are appropriated out of any money in any special

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fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the proper fund or

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funds of the agencies or programs specified in the following

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paragraphs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending

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June 30, 2019, as follows:

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(a)

To the State Board of Education for the purpose of

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defraying the expenses of the State Department of Education,

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excluding the expenses of the Vocational and Technical Education

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Division....................................... $

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(b)

To the State Board of Education for the purpose of

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defraying the expenses of the Vocational and Technical Education

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Division of the State Department of Education.....................

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.............................................. $

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20,963,680.00.

(c) To the State Board of Education for the purpose of

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defraying the expenses of the Mississippi Adequate Education

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Program....................................... $

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(d)

284,104,762.00.

To the State Board of Education for the purpose of

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defraying the expenses of the Mississippi School for the Blind and

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the Mississippi School for the Deaf........... $

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TOTAL AMOUNT OF SPECIAL FUNDS APPROPRIATED

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BY THIS SECTION BEING.................. $

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SECTION 3.

1,927,418.00.

1,213,886,224.00.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, One

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Hundred Twenty-six Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-two Dollars

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($126,472.00), or so much of that sum as may be necessary, is

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appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit

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of the Health Care Expendable Fund to the State Department of

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Education for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the

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department for the Mississippi Eye Screening Program for providing

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vision safety services.

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SECTION 4.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, the

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following sums, or so much of those sums as may be necessary, are

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derived out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of

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the Education Enhancement Fund pursuant to Sections 27-65-75 and

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27-67-31, Mississippi Code of 1972, as follows:
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(a)

To the State Department of Education, excluding the

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expenses of the Vocational and Technical Education Division, for

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the following purposes:

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Literacy Initiative and Assessment....... $

6,333,806.00.

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Educable Child........................... $

7,000,000.00.

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Grants to school districts for capital

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facilities and buses................ $

16,000,000.00.

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Instructional materials.................. $

12,000,000.00.

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Students with Special Needs............... $

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Implementing Performance Based Data

1,800,000.00.

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Collection and Accreditation

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Model............................... $

274,937.00.

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Testing.................................. $

6,125,670.00.

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Mississippi School for Math

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and Science......................... $

125,000.00.

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Mississippi School for Fine Arts......... $

125,000.00.

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TOTAL.................................... $

49,784,413.00.

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(b)

To the State Department of Education to defray the

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expenses of the Vocational and Technical Education Division.......

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.............................................. $

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4,937,258.00.

(c) To the State Department of Education to provide

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funding for the Mississippi Adequate Education Program............

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..............................................$

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(d)

To the State Board of Education for the purpose of

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defraying the expenses of the Mississippi School for the Blind and

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the Mississippi School for the Deaf...........$

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SECTION 5.

1,207,037.00.

Of the funds appropriated in this act, the

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following positions are authorized for the State Department of

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Education, excluding the expenses of the Vocational and Technical

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Education Division:

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AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent:

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Time-Limited:

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Full Time.............

392

Part Time.............

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Full Time.............

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Part Time.............

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With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency's

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responsibility to make certain that funds required to be

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appropriated for "Personal Services" for Fiscal Year 2020 do not

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exceed Fiscal Year 2019 funds appropriated for that purpose,

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unless programs or positions are added to the agency's Fiscal Year

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2019 budget by the Mississippi Legislature.

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provided by the Legislative Budget Office, the State Personnel

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Board shall determine and publish the projected annual cost to

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fully fund all appropriated positions in compliance with the

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provisions of this act.

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agency head to ensure that no single personnel action increases

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this projected annual cost and/or the Fiscal Year 2019

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appropriations for "Personal Services" when annualized, with the
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Based on data

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exception of escalated funds and the award of benchmarks.

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the time the agency takes any action to change "Personal

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Services," the State Personnel Board determines that the agency

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has taken an action which would cause the agency to exceed this

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projected annual cost or the Fiscal Year 2019 "Personal Services"

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appropriated level, when annualized, then only those actions which

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reduce the projected annual cost and/or the appropriation

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requirement will be processed by the State Personnel Board until

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such time as the requirements of this provision are met.

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If, at

Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with

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the terms, conditions and procedures established by law or

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allowable under the terms set forth within this act.

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Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written

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approval from the Department of Finance and Administration.

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Department of Finance and Administration shall not provide written

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approval to escalate any funds for salaries and/or positions

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without proof of availability of new or additional funds above the

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appropriated level.

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The State

The

No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be

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used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds which are

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being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this

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act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.

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None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in
violation of Internal Revenue Service's Publication 15-A relating

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to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as

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interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor.

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SECTION 6.

In compliance with the "Mississippi Performance

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Budget and Strategic Planning Act of 1994," it is the intent of

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the Legislature that the funds provided in this act shall be

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utilized in the most efficient and effective manner possible to

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achieve the intended mission of the State Department of Education,

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excluding the expenses of the Vocational and Technical Education

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Division.

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every effort to attain the targeted performance measures provided

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below:

Based on the funding authorized, this agency shall make

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FY2019

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Performance Measures

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Special Education

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Target

Special Education Teachers (FTE)
(Number of)

5,183

IEP Students not Participating in Math
Assessments (Number of)

1,184

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Percentage of IEP Students not Participating

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in Statewide Math Assessment (%)

5.00

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IEP Students not Participating in Statewide

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Reading Assessments (Number of)

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1,163

Percentage of IEP Students not Participating
in Statewide Reading Assessments (%)
Students with an IEP Graduating
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with a Standard Diploma (Number of)
Child Nutrition
Sites Compliant with Fresh Fruit &
Vegetable Program Standards (%)

School Lunch Program (%)

97.00

Sites Compliant with the School
Breakfast Program (Number of)

861

Compulsory School Attendance
Statewide Cohort 4-Year Dropout Rate (%)

Total Dollars Spent on General
Administration ($)

26,873,165.00

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General Administration (%)

18.83

Turnover Rate at Central Office (%)

5.14

Graduation & Career Readiness

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Public High School 4-Year Graduation

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Rate for Cohort (Number of)

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Public High School 4-Year Graduation

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10.80

General Administration

Percentage of Total Dollars Spent on

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97.00

Sites Compliant with the National

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1,269

28,500

Rate for Cohort (%)

84.00

Special Schools
Students Enrolled Annually at MSMS
(Number of)

225

Amount of Scholarship Offerings for MSMS
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Students Attending College ($)

22,000,000.00

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Percentage of MSMS Graduating Seniors

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Who Earn National Merit or

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National Achievement Semifinalist

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Status (%)

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10.00

Average ACT Composite Score for
MSMS Graduating Seniors

29.00

Average Cost per Student to
Attend MSMS ($)

21,000.00

Average ACT Composite Score for

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Graduating Seniors at MS School

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for the Arts

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21.80

Percentage of MS School for the

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Arts Graduating Seniors Receiving

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Scholarship Offers (%)

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78.00

Early Childhood Education
Early Learning Collarborative Mean

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Scaled Score on the Kindergarten

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Readiness Assessment

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435

Early Learning Collarborative Mean

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Scaled Score on the Kindergarten

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Readiness Assessment

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Teacher Tng & Professional Dev

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570

Statewide Percentage of Teachers with
Alternative Route License (%)
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Statewide Percentage of Teachers with Five

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or More Years of Experience (%)

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Statewide Percentage of Teachers with Ten

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or More Years of Experience (%)

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Statewide Average Years of Experience for

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Full-Time Teachers (Number of)

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70.90

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Statewide Percentage of Teachers with Less
than Three Years of Experience (%)

Previous Year (Number of)

29,947

Teachers Retained Statewide from
Previous Year (%)

73.50

Elementary Education
Students Taking the Third Grade Reading
Summative Assessment (Number of)

231

Percentage of All 3rd Graders Enrolled that

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took the Third Grade Reading Summative

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Assessment (%)

40,500

99.65

Statewide Mean Scaled Score on the Third

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Grade Reading Summative Assessment

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Mississippi Academic Assessment Program

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(MAAP) English Language Arts (ELA)

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20.00

Teachers Retained Statewide from

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48.40

Minimum Passing Score on the Third

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Grade Reading Summative Assessment

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(MAAP) English Language Arts (ELA)
Students Scoring At or Above Passing Score

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on the Third Grade Reading Summative

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Assessment (Number of)

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25,000

Percentage of Students Scoring At or

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Above Passing Score on the Third

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Grade Reading Summative Assessment (%)

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61.73

Secondary Education
Statewide Mean ACT Composite Score
for Juniors Testing in March

18.20

11th Graders Taking the ACT in May
(Number of)

33,000

Percentage of All 11th Graders Enrolled
that took the ACT (%)

96.00

Students Enrolled in One or more AP
Course Grades 9 - 12 (Number of)

16,318

Percentage of Students Enrolled in One
or More AP Course Grades 9 - 12 (%)

12.20

School Performance
Percent of Month 1 Net Membership in Schools
with an Accountability Rating of A (%)

18.00

Percent of Month 1 Net Membership in Schools
with an Accountability Rating of B (%)

32.00

Percent of Month 1 Net Membership in Schools
with an Accountability Rating of C (%)
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Percent of Month 1 Net Membership in Schools

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with an Accountability Rating of D (%)
Percent of Month 1 Net Membership in Schools

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with an Accountability Rating of F (%)

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Percent of Month 1 Net Membership in School

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with no Accountability Rating (%)

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17.00

8.00

1.00

A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets

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set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the

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agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget

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Committee for Fiscal Year 2020.

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SECTION 7.

In compliance with the "Mississippi Performance

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Budget and Strategic Planning Act of 1994," it is the intent of

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the Legislature that the funds provided in this act shall be

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utilized in the most efficient and effective manner possible to

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achieve the intended mission of the Mississippi Adequate Education

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Program.

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every effort to attain the targeted performance measures provided

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below:

Based on the funding authorized, this agency shall make

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FY2019

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Performance Measures

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Basic Program

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Target

Increase the number of schools receiving a

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performance classification of C or higher

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(2015-2016 Baseline: 327)

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Increase the number of schools receiving a
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performance classification of C or higher

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(2015-2016 Baseline: 89)

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Increase statewide mean ACT composite core

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for Juniors taking the test in March

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(2015-2016 Baseline: 18.3)

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Increase 4-year graduation rate (%)

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(2015-2016 Baseline: 82.3)

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18.50

84.80

A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets

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set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the

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agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget

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Committee for Fiscal Year 2020.

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SECTION 8.

In compliance with the "Mississippi Performance

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Budget and Strategic Planning Act of 1994," it is the intent of

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the Legislature that the funds provided in this act shall be

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utilized in the most efficient and effective manner possible to

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achieve the intended mission of the School for the Blind and Deaf

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of the State Department of Education.

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authorized, this agency shall make every effort to attain the

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targeted performance measures provided below:

Based on the funding

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FY2019

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Performance Measures

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Instruction

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Target

Increase Graduation Rate for Visually

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Impaired Students (%).

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50.00%
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2011-2012 Baseline:
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Increase Number of Students Receiving

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Standard & Occupational Diplomas (%)

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2011-12 Baseline:

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75.00%

Student Services
Increase Eligible High School Students

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Working Part-Time (%).

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34.00%

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100.00

2011-2012 Baseline:
48.00

Operation & Maintenance
Persons Served Through Community Sign
Language Classes (Number of)

95

Parents Served Through Community Sign
Language Classes (Number of)

60

A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets

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set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the

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agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget

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Committee for Fiscal Year 2020.

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SECTION 9.

No school district shall expend any funds,

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received under the School Ad Valorem Reduction Grant, unless such

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school district has specifically identified the amount of the

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grant within the published budget as required by Section 37-61-9,

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Mississippi Code of 1972.

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following statement:

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a result of the Ad Valorem Reduction Grants enacted by the

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Mississippi Legislature in 1992."

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SECTION 10.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, Two

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Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,100,000.00) shall be

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derived from the Technology in Classroom Fund 3203 for the purpose

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of defraying the expenses of the State Department of Education,

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excluding the expenses of the Vocational and Technical Education

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Division.

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SECTION 11.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, funds in

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the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) shall come from

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income derived from the principal of the Education Improvement

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Trust Fund created by Section 206A, Mississippi Constitution of

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1890, and One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) shall be used for

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the School for Math and Science.

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SECTION 12.

Of the funds appropriated under the provisions

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of this act, the following positions are authorized for the

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Vocational and Technical Education Division of the State

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Department of Education:

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357

AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent:

358
359

Time-Limited:

360
361

Full Time.............

50

Part Time.............

0

Full Time.............

5

Part Time.............

0

With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency's

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responsibility to make certain that funds required to be

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appropriated for "Personal Services" for Fiscal Year 2020 do not

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exceed Fiscal Year 2019 funds appropriated for that purpose,
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unless programs or positions are added to the agency's Fiscal Year

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2019 budget by the Mississippi Legislature.

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provided by the Legislative Budget Office, the State Personnel

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Board shall determine and publish the projected annual cost to

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fully fund all appropriated positions in compliance with the

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provisions of this act.

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agency head to ensure that no single personnel action increases

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this projected annual cost and/or the Fiscal Year 2019

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appropriations for "Personal Services" when annualized, with the

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exception of escalated funds and the award of benchmarks.

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the time the agency takes any action to change "Personal

376

Services," the State Personnel Board determines that the agency

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has taken an action which would cause the agency to exceed this

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projected annual cost or the Fiscal Year 2019 "Personal Services"

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appropriated level, when annualized, then only those actions which

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reduce the projected annual cost and/or the appropriation

381

requirement will be processed by the State Personnel Board until

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such time as the requirements of this provision are met.

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Based on data

It shall be the responsibility of the

If, at

Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with

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the terms, conditions and procedures established by law or

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allowable under the terms set forth within this act.

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Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written

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approval from the Department of Finance and Administration.

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Department of Finance and Administration shall not provide written

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approval to escalate any funds for salaries and/or positions
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The

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without proof of availability of new or additional funds above the

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appropriated level.

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No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be

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used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds which are

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being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this

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act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.

396

None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in

397

violation of Internal Revenue Service’s Publication 15-A relating

398

to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as

399

interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor.

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SECTION 13.

In compliance with the "Mississippi Performance

401

Budget and Strategic Planning Act of 1994," it is the intent of

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the Legislature that the funds provided in this act shall be

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utilized in the most efficient and effective manner possible to

404

achieve the intended mission of the Vocational and Technical

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Education Division of the State Department of Education.

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the funding authorized, this agency shall make every effort to

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attain the targeted performance measures provided below:

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FY2019

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Performance Measures

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Secondary Programs

Target

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Increase students served in CTE (%)

412

2011-2012 Baseline: 2785

413
414

Based on

2.00

Increase the percentage of 11th grade
students who are college
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as measured by the ACT (%)

12.00

Increase the percentage of students who
graduated (%)

83.00

Increase CTE Student Completers' Placement
Rate. 2011-2012 Baseline: 89.00% (%)

1.00

Decrease the number of schools with
graduation rate less than 80% (Number of)

65

Post-secondary Programs

423

CTE student completers (Number of)

3,700

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Short term adult programs (Number of)

425

A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets

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set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the

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agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget

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Committee for Fiscal Year 2020.

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SECTION 14.

Of the funds appropriated in this act, an amount

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not to exceed Two Hundred Twenty-nine Thousand Six Hundred

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Eighty-four Dollars ($229,684.00) is authorized for the support of

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vocational and technical education programs as authorized in

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Section 37-31-13, Mississippi Code of 1972, for a period in excess

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of ten (10) months in a calendar year.

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SECTION 15.

It is the intention of the Legislature that the

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Vocational and Technical Education Division of the State

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Department of Education shall, with the funds appropriated in

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Section 1, transfer no more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars

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($100,000.00) to the Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation
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Commission for the purpose of providing matching funds to purchase

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soil conservation equipment.

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SECTION 16.

Of the funds appropriated in this act, no more

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than One Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($175,000.00) is

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provided for the purpose of supporting the Future Farmers of

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America Center.

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SECTION 17.

The State Department of Education shall transfer

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the designated amounts to the appropriate entities, which shall

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assume full responsibility for the expenditure of these funds in

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accordance with state laws and accept all responsibility for any

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improper expenditure, for the following:

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Detention Centers......................................... $900,000

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Dubard School............................................. $575,000

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Dyslexia Program.......................................... $225,000

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Jobs for MS Graduates, Inc................................ $800,000

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Stride.................................................... $600,000

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Life Tracks (SLDS)........................................ $400,000

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Amplify Data Coaching..................................... $800,000

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Magnolia Speech School.................................... $500,000

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Mississippi Arts Commission - Arts Institute............... $40,000

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Mississippi Autism........................................ $160,000

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MS Symphony................................................ $50,000

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New Learning Resource, Inc................................ $200,000

463

Principal Corp............................................ $400,000

464

Sight Savers.............................................. $341,178
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Teach for America....................................... $1,800,000

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Teacher Corp.............................................. $150,000

467

USM-Autism Program......................................... $40,000

468

Children's Center for Comm & Develop...................... $574,032

469

Very Special Arts Program.................................. $40,000

470

Vision Screening Research................................. $178,822

471

Univ of Miss - Willie Price Lab School.................... $200,000

472

Algebra Nation............................................ $500,000

473

Save the Children.......................................... $50,000

474

Mississippi Construction Education Program................ $112,500

475

Microsoft IT Academy...................................... $250,000

476

Jumpstart ACT............................................. $100,000

477

Total.............................................. $

478

SECTION 18.

9,986,532

The State Board of Education shall expend

479

one-half (.50) of any funds appropriated in Section 17 of this Act

480

from July 1, 2018 until January 1, 2019.

481

appropriation shall not be provided until the Joint Legislative

482

Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER)

483

has received a progress report on the effectiveness of these

484

programs, based on the standards for high-quality research set

485

forth in Sections 27-103-159(1)(a)(b), Mississippi Code of 1972,

486

from the entities receiving funds by December 15, 2018. PEER shall

487

provide written guidance to entities as to the format and contents

488

of the required progress reports. The following shall provide the

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reports:

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Jumpstart ACT.

491

Jobs for Mississippi Graduates, Stride, Algebra Nation,

SECTION 19.

Of the funds appropriated in this act, an amount

492

not to exceed One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars

493

($1,300,000.00) shall be used for technological methods for

494

agricultural programs, computer science, engineering or robotic

495

engineering programs and equipment upgrades and Mississippi

496

Elementary (ME) STEM and STEAM programs from the Career and

497

Technical Education Division of the State Department of Education.

498

All programs must meet Mississippi Science Standards and/or

499

College and Career Standards.

500

SECTION 20.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 1, the sum

501

of Sixty-two Thousand One Hundred Ninety-one Dollars ($62,191.00),

502

which is the aggregate sum that the school districts in the

503

Chickasaw Cession receive annually from interest payments from the

504

Chickasaw School Fund under Section 212, Mississippi Constitution

505

of 1890, shall be deducted from the allocations to the school

506

districts as provided in Section 29-3-137, Mississippi Code of

507

1972, and shall be distributed among the school districts in the

508

Chickasaw Cession by the State Department of Education in the

509

manner that those interest payments were distributed during Fiscal

510

Year 1985.

511

SECTION 21.

Of the funds provided in this act for the

512

purpose of funding the Mississippi Adequate Education Program as

513

determined under Section 37-151-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, the
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base student cost in Fiscal Year 2018 shall be Five Thousand Five

515

Hundred Twenty-two and Sixty-six Cents ($5,522.66).

516

SECTION 22. Of the funds appropriated in this act, an amount

517

not more than Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00) shall be

518

derived from the Interim School District Capital Expenditure Fund

519

for the benefit of the school districts as authorized in Section

520

37-151-7(5), Mississippi Code of 1972.

521

SECTION 23.

Of the funds appropriated under the provisions

522

of this act, the following positions are authorized for the

523

Mississippi School for the Blind and the Mississippi School for

524

the Deaf:

525
526

AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent:

527
528

Time-Limited:

529
530

Full Time.............

181

Part Time.............

18

Full Time.............

1

Part Time.............

0

With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency's

531

responsibility to make certain that funds required to be

532

appropriated for "Personal Services" for Fiscal Year 2020 do not

533

exceed Fiscal Year 2019 funds appropriated for that purpose,

534

unless programs or positions are added to the agency's Fiscal Year

535

2019 budget by the Mississippi Legislature.

536

provided by the Legislative Budget Office, the State Personnel

537

Board shall determine and publish the projected annual cost to

538

fully fund all appropriated positions in compliance with the
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provisions of this act.

540

agency head to ensure that no single personnel action increases

541

this projected annual cost and/or the Fiscal Year 2019

542

appropriations for "Personal Services" when annualized, with the

543

exception of escalated funds and the award of benchmarks.

544

the time the agency takes any action to change "Personal

545

Services," the State Personnel Board determines that the agency

546

has taken an action which would cause the agency to exceed this

547

projected annual cost or the Fiscal Year 2019 "Personal Services"

548

appropriated level, when annualized, then only those actions which

549

reduce the projected annual cost and/or the appropriation

550

requirement will be processed by the State Personnel Board until

551

such time as the requirements of this provision are met.

552

It shall be the responsibility of the

If, at

Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with

553

the terms, conditions and procedures established by law or

554

allowable under the terms set forth within this act.

555

Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written

556

approval from the Department of Finance and Administration.

557

Department of Finance and Administration shall not provide written

558

approval to escalate any funds for salaries and/or positions

559

without proof of availability of new or additional funds above the

560

appropriated level.

561
562

The State

The

No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be
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being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this

564

act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.

565

None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in

566

violation of Internal Revenue Service's Publication 15-A relating

567

to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as

568

interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor.

569

SECTION 24.

With the funds provided in this act, it is the

570

intention of the Legislature that School Attendance Officers and

571

academic teachers at the Mississippi School for the Deaf and the

572

Mississippi School for the Blind shall receive their annual

573

increment.

574

SECTION 25.

It is the intention of the Legislature that the

575

State Board of Education shall maintain complete accounting and

576

personnel records related to the expenditure of all funds

577

appropriated in this act and that those records shall be in the

578

same format and level of details as maintained for Fiscal Year

579

2018.

580

budget requests for Fiscal Year 2020 shall be submitted to the

581

Joint Legislative Budget Committee in a format and level of detail

582

comparable to the format and level of detail provided during the

583

Fiscal Year 2019 budget request process for each agency and

584

institution appropriated funds within the provisions of this act.

585

It is further the intention of the Legislature that the

SECTION 26.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 1(a) to the

586

State Board of Education, not less than Twenty-three Million

587

Eighty Thousand Dollars ($23,080,000.00) shall be used for
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National Board Certification.

589

Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) shall be used for the World Class

590

Teacher Program providing instruction and assistance to teachers

591

seeking National Board Certification.

592

SECTION 27.

Of this amount, Five Hundred

Of the funds appropriated in Section 1 and

593

Section 4(a) not less than Fifteen Million Fifty-eight Thousand

594

Dollars ($15,058,000.00) shall be used for the Educable Child

595

Program.

596

Board of Education shall allocate funding for the Educable Child

597

Program based upon a recalculated formula in a manner to include

598

only those billable days funded through appropriation of state

599

funds and not District funds. It is the intent of the Legislature

600

that the Educable Child funds shall be exempt from budget cuts

601

made to the Department of Education by the Legislature and/or the

602

Office of the Governor.

603

It is the intention of the Legislature that the State

SECTION 28.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 1(a) and

604

Section 4(a), not less than Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00)

605

shall be used for the Education Scholarship Account (ESA) Program.

606

It is the intent of the Legislature that the Education Scholarship

607

Account (ESA) funds shall not be reduced by the State Department

608

of Education and/or the Office of the Governor.

609

SECTION 29.

The public school districts of the state are

610

authorized at their discretion to pay with local funds one hundred

611

percent (100%) of the cost of the health insurance premiums of the

612

State and School Employees Health Insurance Plan for all retired
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members of the Public Employees' Retirement System who are

614

employed as school bus drivers by the school districts.

615

intention of the Legislature that no state funds shall be used for

616

this purpose.

617

SECTION 30.

It is the

It is the intention of the Legislature that

618

whenever two (2) or more bids are received by this agency for the

619

purchase of commodities or equipment, and whenever all things

620

stated in those received bids are equal with respect to price,

621

quality and service, the Mississippi Industries for the Blind

622

shall be given preference.

623

the Mississippi Industries for the Blind whenever purchases are

624

made without competitive bids.

625

SECTION 31.

A similar preference shall be given to

Of the funds appropriated in Section 1, not less

626

than Six Million Three Hundred Twenty-one Thousand Nine Hundred

627

Twenty-seven Dollars ($6,321,927.00) shall be used for the

628

Compulsory School Attendance Office and School Attendance

629

Officers.

630

SECTION 32.

Of the funds appropriated in this act, it is the

631

intention of the Legislature that Three Million Sixty Thousand

632

Dollars ($3,060,000.00) shall be used for the Mary

633

Kirkpatrick-Mary Sprayberry Public School Nurse Program.

634

amount of Three Million Sixty Thousand Dollars ($3,060,000.00) is

635

provided from the Department of Health.

636
637

SECTION 33.

The

The State Department of Education shall contract

with a Certified Public Accountant to calculate components of the
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Mississippi Adequate Education Program to include the base student

639

cost, school district allocations, total program cost, add-on

640

programs, and any other required components of Section 37-151-7,

641

Mississippi Code of 1972. The contractor shall be responsible for

642

calculating the estimates of these components due to the

643

Legislative Budget Office and the Governor by August 1 and the

644

final estimates due to the Legislative Budget Office and the

645

Governor no later than January 2. A report detailing the funding

646

of this contract shall be submitted by the State Department of

647

Education to the Legislature no later than January 30, 2019.

648

SECTION 34.

Of the funds appropriated in this act, it is the

649

intention of the Legislature that Twenty Million Dollars

650

($20,000,000.00) from the Public School Building Fund shall be

651

used for the Mississippi Adequate Education Program.

652

SECTION 35.

It is the intention of the Legislature that the

653

State Board of Education shall charge a fee for room and board for

654

students who enroll in the Mississippi School for Mathematics and

655

Science and the Mississippi School of Arts.

656

waived for any student enrolled in the State Children's Health

657

Insurance Program.

658

Dollars ($500.00) for each semester.

659

SECTION 36.

Such fees will be

The amount of such fees shall be Five Hundred

It is the intent of the Legislature that each

660

eligible employee who meets the National Board requirements under

661

Section 37-19-7(2), Mississippi Code of 1972, shall be paid the

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full supplement and that such supplement shall be included on a

663

prorated basis in the employee's monthly paycheck.

664

SECTION 37.

It is the intention of the Legislature that the

665

Mississippi Department of Education may loan any general or

666

special source fund amount, not to exceed Five Million Dollars

667

($5,000,000.00), to any school district for the purpose of

668

providing funds to school districts through the Emergency

669

Assistance Fund as outlined in Section 37-17-6, Mississippi Code

670

of 1972, during the period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending

671

June 30, 2019.

672

repay the Mississippi Department of Education the amount of the

673

loan on or before June 30, 2019.

674

SECTION 38.

The school districts receiving these loans shall

Of the funds appropriated in Section 1(a),

675

Twenty-five Million Two Hundred Fifty-one Thousand Four Hundred

676

Ninety-four Dollars ($25,251,494.00) shall be used for the School

677

Recognition Program authorized by Section 37-19-10, Mississippi

678

Code of 1972.

679

SECTION 39.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 1(a), Seven

680

Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000.00) shall be transferred to the

681

Board of Health no later than December 31, 2018.

682

SECTION 40.

Any school district receiving funds through Save

683

the Children and Stride may provide a ten percent (10%) match from

684

local funds for implementation of the program.

685
686

SECTION 41.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 1(a), Two

Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) is provided for the Mississippi
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Community Oriented Policing Services in Schools (MCOPS) grant

688

program. A portion of these funds not to exceed three percent (3%)

689

may be used for training and administrative costs related to

690

oversight and auditing of the program.

691

SECTION 42.

Of the funds appropriated herein, Six Million

692

Five Hundred Twenty-nine Thousand Six Hundred Thirty-four Dollars

693

($6,529,634.00) is provided for an Early Childhood Education

694

Initiative program. Of this amount, Four Million Dollars

695

($4,000,000.00) shall be derived from funds appropriated in

696

Section 1(a), and Two Million Five Hundred Twenty-nine Thousand

697

Six Hundred Thirty-four Dollars ($2,529,634.00) shall be derived

698

from funds received from the Office of the Attorney General which

699

are included in the amount appropriated in Section 2(a).

700

funds provided herein, it is the intention of the Legislature that

701

no new funds may be expended to defray the costs of any

702

pre-kindergarten program that has not been determined by the Joint

703

Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure

704

Review to be evidence-based or research-based programs as those

705

terms are defined by Section 27-103-159(1), Mississippi Code of

706

1972.

707

SECTION 43.

Of the

Of the funds appropriated in Section 1(a) and

708

Section 4(a), Fifteen Million Ninety-four Thousand Five Hundred

709

Dollars ($15,094,500.00) shall be used for the Literacy Initiative

710

and Assessment.

711

Ninety-four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($94,500.00) shall be
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used for the Mississippi Center for Excellence in Literacy

713

Instruction.

714

SECTION 44.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 1(b), One

715

Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($160,000.00) is provided for the

716

Smart Lab project.

717

SECTION 45.

Of the funds appropriated herein, funding is

718

provided for the ACT test, which is the college readiness portion

719

of the state accountability model.

720

SECTION 46.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 1(a),

721

Three-Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) shall be used for the

722

Mississippi School of the Arts and the Mississippi School for

723

Mathematics and Science.

724

Thousand Three Hundred Ten Dollars ($124,310.00) shall be used for

725

the Mississippi School of the Arts and One Hundred Seventy-five

726

Thousand Six Hundred Ninety Dollars ($175,690.00) shall be used

727

for the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science.

728

intention of the Legislature that the State Board of Education

729

shall not reduce the appropriated amounts provided in this Act for

730

the Mississippi School of the Arts and the Mississippi School for

731

Mathematics and Science.

732

SECTION 47.

Of this amount, One Hundred Twenty-four

It is the

The following sum, or so much thereof as may be

733

necessary, is hereby reappropriated out of any money in the State

734

General Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the State Department

735

of Education for the purpose of reauthorizing the expenditure of

736

State General Funds, as authorized in HB 1502, 2017 Regular
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Session to provide additional funding for general education

738

purposes for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 and ending

739

June 30, 2019................................... $

740

SECTION 48.

3,000,000.00.

The money appropriated in this act shall be paid

741

by the State Treasurer out of any money in the proper fund or

742

funds as set forth in this act, upon warrants issued by the State

743

Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his

744

warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, officer or

745

officers in the manner provided by law.

746

SECTION 49.

It is the intent of the Legislature that each

747

eligible professional school counselor employee who meets the year

748

of teaching experience requirements under Section 37-151-5(m),

749

Mississippi Code of 1972, shall be considered having a year of

750

experience for purposes of the annual experience salary increment.

751
752

SECTION 50.

This act shall take effect and be in force from

and after July 1, 2018.

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