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Neutral Bill Mar 16, 2026

The "Flexible and Rightful Education Enrollment (FREE) Act;" establish for students in "D" and "F" schools and districts.

An Act To Establish The "mississippi Quality Desert Educational Enrollment And Transfer Scholarship Act" (qdesa) For The Purpose Of Expanding Access To Higher Performing Schools And Accredited Nonpublic Schools For Students Enrolled In Certain Schools And Districts Rated As "d" Or "f" By The State Department Of Education; To Prescribe Terms And Definitions; To Prescribe The Qualifications Of Eligibility; To Provide That A Parent Or Legal Guardian Whose Child Has Been Enrolled In A "d" Or "f" Rated School Or District Within The Last Five Years, Beginning With The 2020 Academic Year, May Make Application To Enroll His Or Her Child In A Higher Performing Public School, School District Or Accredited Nonpublic School; To Provide That Funding For Transferred Students Shall Be Equivalent To The Full Base Per-pupil State Funding As Determined Under Mississippi Student Funding Formula; To Provide The Purposes For Which Qdesa Funds May Be Used; To Provide That If A Parent Or Legal Guardian Chooses To Enroll His Or Her Child In An Accredited Nonpublic School, Qdesa Funds Shall Be Paid As A Reimbursement For Certain Educational Related Expenses; To Provide That Reimbursement Payment Shall Be Made On A Monthly Basis Upon Approval Of Submitted Expenses; To Provide That The Siblings Of Eligible Students Who Qualify To Receive A Qdesa May Also Receive A Qdesa Upon The Submission Of An Application By The Parent Or Legal Guardian; To Provide That A Transferee District Or Nonpublic School May, But Is Not Required To, Provide Transportation For Transferring Students; To Require Applications To Be Submitted To The Transferee School, District Or Nonpublic School During An Annual Enrollment Period Established By The State Department Of Education; To Provide That A Transferee School District Or Nonpublic School May Accept Students Based On Capacity To Enroll The Child For Attendance; To Require Transferee Districts And Nonpublic Schools To Establish Publicly Accessible Transparent Capacity

https://legiscan.com/MS/bill/HB1433/2025
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