Current through the 2024 Regular Session
Section 37-173-13 - Maximum scholarship; report by nonpublic schools; disbursement of payments to nonpublic schools(1) The maximum scholarship granted per eligible student with dyslexia shall be an amount equivalent to the student base amount under the total funding formula provided in this act.(2)(a) The nonpublic school under this program shall report to the State Department of Education the number of students with dyslexia who are enrolled in nonpublic schools on the Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarships as of September 30 of each year in order to determine funding for the subsequent year. Funds may not be transferred from any funding provided to the Mississippi School for the Deaf and the Blind for program participants who are eligible under Section 37-173-5.(b) The State Department of Education will disburse payments to nonpublic schools under this program in twelve (12) substantially equal installments. The initial payment shall be made after department verification of admission acceptance, and subsequent payments shall be made upon verification of continued enrollment and attendance at the nonpublic school. Laws, 2012, ch. 560, § 7, eff. 7/1/2012.Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 107, eff. 7/1/2024.Reenacted by Laws, 2016, ch. 429, HB 37, 7, eff. 7/1/2016.