Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1254: Mississippi Math Act; require MDE to establish to enhance early numeracy.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI MATH ACT AND THE MOVING MATHEMATICS IN MISSISSIPPI (M3) PROGRAM TO STRENGTHEN EARLY NUMERACY, ALGEBRA READINESS AND MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION STATEWIDE; TO PROVIDE FOR MATHEMATICS COACHING, K–5 SCREENING, INDIVIDUALIZED MATH PLANS, AN ALGEBRA READINESS INDICATOR AND ALIGNED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; TO CREATE THE MOVING MATHEMATICS IN MISSISSIPPI FUND; TO PROVIDE FOR DATA PRIVACY, REPORTING, RULEMAKING, IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINES AND CONTINUED APPROPRIATIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to establish the mississippi math act and the moving mathematics in mississippi (m3) program to strengthen early numeracy, algebra readiness and mathematics instruction statewide; to provide for mathematics coaching, k-5 screening, individualized math plans, an algebra readiness indicator and aligned professional development; to create the moving mathematics in mississippi fund; to provide for data privacy, reporting, rulemaking, implementation timelines and continued appropriations; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI MATH ACT AND THE MOVING MATHEMATICS IN MISSISSIPPI (M3) PROGRAM TO STRENGTHEN EARLY NUMERACY, ALGEBRA READINESS AND MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION STATEWIDE; TO PROVIDE FOR MATHEMATICS COACHING, K-5 SCREENING, INDIVIDUALIZED MATH PLANS, AN ALGEBRA READINESS INDICATOR AND ALIGNED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; TO CREATE THE MOVING MATHEMATICS IN MISSISSIPPI FUND; TO PROVIDE FOR DATA PRIVACY, REPORTING, RULEMAKING, IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINES AND CONTINUED APPROPRIATIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Sections 1 through 13 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Math Act." SECTION 2. (1) The Legislature finds that: (a) Early numeracy and fluency with whole-number operations, decimals and fractions are foundational to secondary mathematics; (b) Sustained, job-embedded mathematics coaching improves teacher practice and student outcomes; (c) Systematic screening and targeted interventions in the elementary grades reduce later remediation; and *HR43/R2136* H. B. No. 1254 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR43/R2136 PAGE 1 (DJ\KP) (d) Ensuring Algebra readiness before middle school coursework strengthens the state's workforce pipeline. (2) It is the intent of this act to establish a statewide framework, Moving Mathematics in Mississippi (M3) (b) Implement kindergarten through Grade 5 mathematics screening with aligned interventions; (c) Establish an Algebra readiness indicator using the Grade 5 statewide mathematics assessment scale score; and (d) …