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HB 1205

Mississippi House bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: March 3, 2026.

Students with disabilities; remove requirement for signing of a confidentiality pledge before mediation begins in alignment with federal law.

Bill ID MS-2026-HB-1205
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee Education
House failed 2026-03-03
Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-23-141, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALIGN STATE'S MEDIATION PROCESS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES UNDER IDEA WITH THE FEDERAL POLICY ON MEDIATION BY REMOVING THE REQUIREMENT FOR CONFIDENTIALITY PLEDGES TO BE SIGNED BEFORE MEDIATION BEGINS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsor
Kent McCarty
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-19 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-03-03 Status failed
2026-03-03 Latest Action (S) Died In Committee
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