2026
Regular Session
MS Future Innovators Act; enact to require high-school computer science or CTE with embedded computer science course.
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-13-215, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT, BEGINNING WITH THE ENTERING NINTH-GRADE CLASS OF 2029-2030, A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SHALL, BEFORE GRADUATION, BE REQUIRED TO EARN ONE UNIT OF CREDIT IN A HIGH-SCHOOL COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSE, OR ONE UNIT OF CREDIT IN AN INDUSTRY-ALIGNED CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) WITH EMBEDDED COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSE; TO PROVIDE THE STATE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS THAT MAY BE SATISFIED BY EITHER OF THESE COURSES; TO REQUIRE THAT SUCH COURSES INCLUDE INSTRUCTION ON THE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF EMERGING COMPUTER SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-205, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE "CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION WITH EMBEDDED COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSE" FOR PURPOSES OF THE MISSISSIPPI COMPUTER SCIENCE AND CYBER EDUCATION EQUALITY ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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2294
Senate Bill 2294
SB 2294
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Active
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
No
Majority
July 1, 2026
Education
F
../../House_cmtes/ED.xml
Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
F
../../House_cmtes/AC.xml
Education
F
../../Senate_cmtes/ED.xml
Johnson
../../Senate_authors/Johnson.xml
Simmons (13th)
../../Senate_authors/Simmons_(13th).xml
A
../../code_sections/037/00130205.xml
1
01/19 (S) Referred To Education
2
02/02 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
3
02/05 (S) Passed
../../../../2026/pdf/votes/senate/0310044.pdf
4
02/05 (S) Immediate Release
5
02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
6
02/06 (H) Referred To Education;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
7
02/18 (H) DR - TSDPAA: ED To AC
8
02/19 (H) DR - TSDPAA: AC To ED
9
02/19 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
10
02/19 (H) Amended
11
02/19 (H) Passed As Amended
../../../../2026/pdf/votes/house/0450055.pdf
12
02/23 (H) Returned For Concurrence
../../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2294PS.pdf
../../../../documents/2026/dt/SB/2200-2299/SB2294PS.pdf
../../../../documents/2026/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2294PS.htm
../../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2294IN.pdf
../../../../documents/2026/dt/SB/2200-2299/SB2294IN.pdf
../../../../documents/2026/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2294IN.htm
../../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2294PS.pdf
../../../../documents/2026/dt/SB/2200-2299/SB2294PS.pdf
../../../../documents/2026/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2294PS.htm
Amendment Report for Senate Bill No. 2294
../../../../documents/2026/pdf/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SB2294.pdf
../../../../documents/2026/dt/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SB2294.pdf
../../../../../documents/2026/html/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SB2294.htm
Committee Amendment No 1
Adopted
../../../../documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2294_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf
../../../../documents/2026/dt/ham/SB2294_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf
../../../../../documents/2026/html/ham/SB2294_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Voice Vote
Amendment No 1
Adopted
../../../../documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2294_H_Amend_01.pdf
../../../../documents/2026/dt/ham/SB2294_H_Amend_01.pdf
../../../../../documents/2026/html/ham/SB2294_H_Amend_01.htm
Voice Vote
Amendment No 1 to Amendment No 1
Pending
../../../../documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2294_H_Amend_01_to_Amend_01.pdf
../../../../../documents/2026/html/ham/SB2294_H_Amend_01_to_Amend_01.htm
N
../../../../documents/2026/pdf/fiscalnotes/SB2294.pdf