AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-3-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, AS AMENDED BY HOUSE BILL NO. 1263, 2021 REGULAR SESSION, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL GRANT LICENSES WITHIN A PERIOD OF 21 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF A COMPLETED APPLICATION TO TEACHERS IF THEY POSSESS A VALID STANDARD LICENSE FROM ANOTHER STATE; TO PROVIDE THAT FOR ALL LICENSE TYPES WITH A CURRENT VALID EXPIRATION DATE OF JUNE 30, 2021, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL GRANT A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION TO JUNE 30, 2022; TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING JULY 1, 2022, AND THEREAFTER, APPLICANTS FOR LICENSURE RENEWAL SHALL MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS IN EFFECT ON THE DATE THAT THE COMPLETE APPLICATION IS RECEIVED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 37-3-2
Committee Substitute: 37-3-2
As Passed by the Senate: 37-3-2