Senate Bill 2996

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING COSTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI DYSLEXIA THERAPY SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA PROGRAM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025.

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

SECTION 1. The following sum, or so much of it as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, to the Department of Education for the purpose of defraying costs of the Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program under Title 37, Chapter 173, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025 $ 5,000,000.00

SECTION 2. The money appropriated by this act shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his or her warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, officer or officers in the manner provided by law.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2024.