# Mississippi SB 2103: Education; provide pay increases, revise counseling ethical requirements, and reform school attendance law.

Mississippi SB 2103, Education; provide pay increases, revise counseling ethical requirements, and reform school attendance law., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Angela Burks Hill (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Approved by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

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- As of: 2026-10-27
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## Facts
- Bill: Mississippi SB 2103
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Education; provide pay increases, revise counseling ethical requirements, and reform school attendance law.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-04-08, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (330 yes, 17 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 9

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Qualified school staff get $2,000 supplements: benefit, medium. Eligible public school special education teachers, occupational therapists, and school psychologists can receive $2,000 a year, plus fringe benefits. Special education teachers must be licensed, work full-time for a district, and provide qualifying instruction. Occupational therapists and school ps…
- Schools must support chronically absent students: benefit, low. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of school days in a year. Excused and unexcused absences both count. Districts must track attendance, notify families when students are at risk, hold conferences, and connect students with support. Starting July 1, 2026, districts must use f…
- Families face tighter school absence rules: cost, medium. A child generally may have no more than five excused absences per semester under listed categories. Extra absences need specific approval for extenuating circumstances. Covered families must return annual enrollment certificates by August 15, rather than September 15. Medical notes are required for…
- Retired teachers face changed return-to-work rules: cost, low. Starting July 2, 2026, Mississippi repeals rules for retired teachers who return to work while receiving retirement benefits. The law does not explain the old rules or what replaces them, so the effect on an individual retiree’s work and benefits is unclear.
- School staff paid only for time worked: cost, low. Starting July 1, 2026, a Mississippi school employee whose job ends during a school term can be paid only for the part of the term worked. This applies regardless of why the employment ended.
- Assistant teachers get a $19,000 pay floor: mixed, medium. Starting in school year 2026–2027, Mississippi districts must pay assistant teachers at least $19,000 a year. A district cannot cut an assistant teacher’s local supplement below the prior year’s state minimum when the minimum rises. A district may make a pro rata daily reduction if its state formul…
- New school funding formula sets student amount: mixed, medium. The state sets the base school funding amount at $7,201.77 per student for fiscal year 2027, up from $6,695.34 in fiscal year 2025. An inflation adjustment applies in fiscal year 2028. Starting in fiscal year 2029, the State Board of Education proposes a new calculation every fourth year. District…
- Students get clearer attendance credit rules: mixed, low. A student who attends at least 66% of the school day counts as present for the full day. Missing more than 33% counts as a full-day absence for reporting, except for children in nonpublic schools. Absences for school-approved events, such as athletics, band, choir, and academic or club events, do n…
- New ethics rules for school counselors: mixed, low. The law removes the requirement that school counselors follow the American School Counselor Association’s ethics code. The state education department must set rules for counselor activities and create a model ethics code. Local school boards may adopt that model.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Angela Burks Hill (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-01 | House | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 121 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-01 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 52 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | House | Passed As Amended | pass | 122 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Passed | pass | 35 | 17 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2026-04-06: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2026-04-06: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Unanimous Consent Granted (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Conference Report Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Conference Report Adopted (House)
- 2026-04-01: Unanimous Consent Granted (House)
- 2026-03-31: Conference Report Filed (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Conference Report Filed (House)
- 2026-03-31: Recommitted For Further Conf (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Recommitted For Further Conf (House)
- 2026-03-30: Conference Report Filed (House)
- 2026-03-30: Conference Report Filed (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Conferees Named Roberson,McCarty,Owen (House)
- 2026-03-24: Conferees Named DeBar,Hopson,Boyd (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Decline to Concur/Invite Conf (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Returned For Concurrence (House)
- 2026-03-06: Immediate Release (House)
- 2026-03-06: Passed As Amended (House)
- 2026-03-06: Amended (House)
- 2026-02-18: Title Suff Do Pass As Amended (House)
- 2026-02-06: Referred To Education (House)
- 2026-02-05: Transmitted To House (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Title Suff Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: Referred To Education (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment No 2 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2103_H_Amend_02.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2103_H_Amend_02.pdf)
- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2103IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2103IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2103PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2103PS.pdf)
- Committee Amendment No 1 (Tabled): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2103_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2103_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2103SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2103SG.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certain projects funded with monies from. (signed)
- HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General. (signed)
- SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of. (signed)
- SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospitals. (signed)
- SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds. (signed)
- SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority. (signed)

## Sources
- [Amendment No 2 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2103_H_Amend_02.htm)
- [Amendment No 2 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2103_H_Amend_02.pdf)
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2103IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2103IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2103PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2103PS.pdf)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Tabled) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2103_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Tabled) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2103_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2103SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2103SG.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certa…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1653-2026)
- [HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1924-2026)
- [SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3051-2026)
- [SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospit…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3110-2026)
- [SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special fund…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2917-2026)
- [SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Auth…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3071-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2103-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).