2026 Regular Session ETV; require Legislature to reduce general fund appropriations to by 20% and eliminate funding over five years. AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-63-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE LEGISLATURE TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION BY TWENTY PERCENT FOR EACH OF THE NEXT FIVE FISCAL YEARS; TO PROVIDE THAT FROM AND AFTER FISCAL YEAR 2032, THE LEGISLATURE SHALL NOT APPROPRIATE ANY GENERAL FUNDS TO THE AUTHORITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 02/03/26 at 19:06 H B 1297 House Bill 1297 HB 1297 H Dead General Bill/Constitutional Amendment No Majority July 1, 2026 Appropriations A T ../../House_cmtes/AP.xml Owen ../../House_authors/Owen.xml A

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