§ 37-175-23. Criminal history record checks and fingerprinting of school personnel
Teachers and other school personnel shall be subject to criminal history record checks and fingerprinting requirements applicable to other public schools under Section 37-9-17(2) and (3).
§ 37-175-25. Equitable calculation and disbursement of state categorical aid program dollars; audit and budget submission requirements
Each school providing instruction to children with speech-language impairment shall certify to the State Department of Education its student enrollment in the same manner as local school districts. The state shall ensure that each school is treated equitably in the calculation and disbursement of all state categorical aid program dollars. Each school participating in the […]
§ 37-173-25. Payment of federal and state aid program monies to participating schools; audit and budget submission requirements
Each school providing instruction to children with dyslexia shall certify to the State Department of Education its student enrollment in the same manner as local school districts. The department shall direct the proportionate share of monies generated under federal and state categorical aid programs to the participating school for serving students eligible for the aid. […]
§ 37-173-27. Liability for award or use of Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship
No liability shall arise on the part of the state based on the award or use of a Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship.
§ 37-173-29. No expansion of regulatory authority of state over nonpublic schools beyond what is necessary to enforce this chapter
The inclusion of eligible nonpublic schools within options available to Mississippi public school students does not expand the regulatory authority of the state, its officers, or any school district to impose any additional regulation of nonpublic schools beyond those reasonably necessary to enforce requirements expressly set forth in this chapter.
§ 37-175-1. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: “Board” means the State Board of Education. “Department” means the State Department of Education. “Speech-language impairment,” as defined under IDEA, means a communication disorder, such as stuttering, impaired articulation, a language […]
§ 37-175-3. Mississippi Speech-Language Therapy Scholarship for Students with Speech-Language Impairments Program established
The Mississippi Speech-Language Therapy Scholarship for Students with Speech-Language Impairments Program, which may also be cited as the Nate Rogers Scholarship for Students with Disabilities Program, is established to provide a scholarship to a nonpublic school of choice, for students with an eligibility ruling of a speech-language impairment. Students in kindergarten through Grade 6 or […]
§ 37-175-5. Option to remove child from public school to enroll in nonpublic school with specific instruction for students with speech-language impairment
Parents or legal guardians may exercise the option to remove their child from a traditional public school setting to be enrolled in a nonpublic school which meets the standards for appropriate specific instruction designed to meet the unique learning needs of young students with a speech-language impairment. The objectives of such school shall be: To […]
§ 37-175-7. Eligibility for and duration of scholarship
A student is not eligible for a Mississippi Speech-Language Therapy Scholarship while he or she is: Enrolled in a school operating for the purpose of providing educational services to youth in Department of Juvenile Justice commitment programs; Participating in a home-school education program; Participating in a virtual school, correspondence school, or distance learning program that […]
§ 37-175-9. Initial determination of qualifying eligibility ruling of speech-language impairment; public, nonpublic school options
Each local school district shall make an initial determination of whether a student has an eligibility ruling of speech-language impairment that qualifies under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to receive services and funding under the provisions of the IDEA before proceeding to the development of a plan for each speech-language impaired student eligible […]