Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1255: Teachers; provide $2,000 annual salary supplement to those employed in designated geographically critical teacher shortage area.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-19-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT EFFECTIVE WITH THE 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR, ANY LICENSED TEACHER EMPLOYED IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IN AN AREA DESIGNATED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AS A GEOGRAPHICALLY CRITICAL TEACHER SHORTAGE AREA SHALL RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SALARY SUPPLEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,000.00, TO PROVIDE THAT TEACHERS CURRENTLY RECEIVING AN ANNUAL SALARY SUPPLEMENT FOR NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION SHALL NOT BE DISQUALIFIED FROM RECEIVING THE NEW $2,000.00 ANNUAL SALARY SUPPLEMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 37-19-7, mississippi code of 1972, to provide that effective with the 2026-2027 school year, any licensed teacher employed in a public school district in an area designated by the state board of education as a geographically critical teacher shortage area shall receive an annual salary supplement in the amount of $2,000.00, to provide that teachers currently receiving an annual salary supplement for national board certification shall not be disqualified from receiving the new $2,000.00 annual salary supplement; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-19-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT EFFECTIVE WITH THE 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR, ANY LICENSED TEACHER EMPLOYED IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IN AN AREA DESIGNATED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AS A GEOGRAPHICALLY CRITICAL TEACHER SHORTAGE AREA SHALL RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SALARY SUPPLEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,000.00, TO PROVIDE THAT TEACHERS CURRENTLY RECEIVING AN ANNUAL SALARY SUPPLEMENT FOR NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION SHALL NOT BE DISQUALIFIED FROM RECEIVING THE NEW $2,000.00 ANNUAL SALARY SUPPLEMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 37-19-7. (1) Teachers' salaries in each public school district shall be determined and paid in accordance with the scale for teachers' salaries as provided in this subsection. For teachers holding the following types of licenses or the equivalent as determined by the State Board of Education, and the following number of years of teaching experience, the scale shall be as follows: 2022-2023 AND SUBSEQUENT SCHOOL YEARS MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE Exp. AAAA AAA AA A *HR26/R2133* H. B. No. 1255 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR26/R2133 PAGE 1 (DJ\KW) 0 45,500.00 44,000.00 43,000.00 41,500.00 1 46,100.00 44,550.00 43,525.00 41,900.00 2 46,700.00 45,100.00 44,050.00 42,300.00 3 47,300.00 45,650.00 44,575.00 42,700.00 4 47,900.00 46,200.00 45,100.00 …