Mississippi Math Act and Financial Literacy Act - K-12 Education Initiatives

Mississippi Legislative Events

Published April 6th, 2026

Detected April 7th, 2026

Summary

Mississippi Governor signed SB2294 enacting the Mississippi Math Act (M3 Program) within the State Department of Education, establishing K-12 mathematics coaching, K-5 screening, and Algebra-readiness indicators. The bill also enacts the J.P. Wilemon, Jr., Financial Literacy Act requiring financial literacy curriculum in grades 6-8 starting 2027-2028, and the Mississippi Future Innovators Act requiring computer science credit for the 2029-2030 ninth-grade class.

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What changed

Mississippi enacted SB2294, establishing the Moving Mathematics In Mississippi (M3) Program with K-12 mathematics coaching, K-5 screening and interventions, and professional development. The bill creates Individual Reading Plans for students in grades 4-8 with reading deficiencies, requiring plans within 30 days of identification and parent notification within 10 business days. The J.P. Wilemon, Jr., Financial Literacy Act requires the State Board of Education to incorporate financial literacy in grades 6-8 curriculum beginning 2027-2028 and makes a personal finance course a graduation requirement. The Mississippi Future Innovators Act requires one credit in computer science or CTE with embedded computer science for the entering ninth-grade class of 2029-2030.

Schools and districts must ensure instructional leaders, teachers, literacy coaches, and interventionists have skills to support students with reading difficulties. Districts must participate in M3 program activities. The State Board of Education has authority to enforce provisions and promulgate rules. Schools should begin planning for 2027-2028 financial literacy curriculum integration and 2029-2030 computer science graduation requirements.

What to do next

Review current reading intervention programs and prepare to implement Individual Reading Plans for grades 4-8 students with deficiencies within 30 days of identification
Plan for financial literacy curriculum integration in grades 6-8 by the 2027-2028 school year
Prepare to offer computer science or CTE courses meeting new graduation requirements for entering ninth-graders in 2029-2030

Source document (simplified)

ChangeBridge / Mississippi / SB2294 Signed by Governor SB2294 Senate Bill Signed by Governor 2026-04-06

Education; institute initiatives to promote literacy in math, reading, finance, computer science, and civics.

An Act To Enact The "mississippi Math Act" Establishing The Moving Mathematics In Mississippi (m3) Program Within The State Department Of Education; To Set Forth Findings, Purposes, Definitions And Program Components; To Authorize K-12 Mathematics Coaching And Support, K-5 Mathematics Screening And Interventions, An Algebra-readiness Indicator Based On The Grade 5 Statewide Mathematics Assessment Scale Score, And Professional Development For Grades K-1, 2-6 And 7-12; To Provide For Administration, Rulemaking, Data Protections, Reporting, Evaluation And District Participation; To Create The Moving Mathematics In Mississippi Fund; To Require Annual Reporting To The Legislature; To Provide Certain Intervention And Implementation Strategies For Literacy Proficiency Among Students In Grades 4-8; To Define Terminology; To Require The State Department Of Education To Provide A System Of Support For School And District Instructional Leaders, Content-area Teachers, Literacy Coaches, Dyslexia Therapists, Interventionists, Tutors, And Other Identified Personnel To Ensure They Have The Knowledge And Skills To Support Students In Grades 4-8 With Reading Difficulties; To Prescribe What The System Of Support Shall Entail; To Require That Any Student In Grades 4-8 Exhibiting Deficiencies In Reading Shall Receive An Individual Reading Plan (irp) No Later Than 30 Days After The Identification Of The Reading Deficiency; To Specify That The Irp Shall Be Created By The Teacher, Interventionist, Principal, Other Pertinent School Personnel, And Parent And Shall Describe The Scientifically Researched And Evidenced-based Reading Intervention Services The Student Shall Receive To Remedy The Reading Deficit; To Require Written Notification Of The Parent Of Any Student In Grades 4-8 Within 10 Business Days Of The Identification Of A Reading Deficiency; To Require That Any Incoming Student In Grades 4-8 Identified With A Reading Deficiency Be Provided With Supplemental Or Intensive Interventions Dependent Upon The Severity Of The Deficit Skills To Address The Specific Deficiency; To Provide For Remediation For Students Whose Reading Deficiency Is Not Remedied Before The End Of Eighth Grade; To Set Out The Responsibilities Of School Districts, The State Department Of Education, And Educator Preparation Programs; To Provide That The State Board Of Education Shall Have The Authority To Enforce, And May Promulgate Rules And Regulations As Necessary To Implement, The Provisions Promoting Literacy Proficiency Among Students In Grades 4-8; To Enact The "j.p. Wilemon, Jr., Financial Literacy Act"; To Require The State Board Of Education To Incorporate Financial Literacy Components Within The Existing Curriculum To Be Taught In Grades 6-8 Beginning In The 2027-2028 School Year; To Require Successful Passage Of The Stand-alone One-half Carnegie Unit Personal Finance Course Or A Full Carnegie Unit Course Where At Least One-half Of The Course Standards Concern Financial Literacy As A Graduation Requirement; To Amend Sections 37-16-7, 37-7-301 And 37-28-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform, And To Set Certain Topics That Shall Be Required For The Financial Literacy Program; To Create The Mississippi Future Innovators 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; To Create New Section 37-13-56, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, Beginning In The 2027-2028 School Year, Every Public And Charter School Within The State Shall Teach Civics Courses Starting In The 8th Grade And Before The Completion Of 12th Grade; To Provide The Aim And Content Of Such Courses; To Provide That The State Department Of Education Shall Prescribe The Course Of Study And Shall Update Course Standards To Align With Current Civics Scholarship; And For Related Purposes.

Bill Details

State Mississippi

Session 2026 Regular Session

Chamber Senate

Official Source billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history...

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Action History

2026-04-06 H Enrolled Bill Signed 2026-04-06 S Enrolled Bill Signed 2026-04-01 S Conference Report Adopted 2026-04-01 H Conference Report Adopted 2026-03-31 S Conference Report Filed 2026-03-31 H Conference Report Filed 2026-03-31 S Recommitted For Further Conf 2026-03-31 H Recommitted For Further Conf 2026-03-30 H Conference Report Filed 2026-03-30 S Conference Report Filed 2026-03-23 H Conferees Named Roberson,McCarty,Felsher 2026-03-17 S Conferees Named DeBar,Boyd,Hill 2026-03-12 S Decline to Concur/Invite Conf 2026-02-23 H Returned For Concurrence 2026-02-19 H Passed As Amended 2026-02-19 H Amended 2026-02-19 H Title Suff Do Pass As Amended 2026-02-19 H DR - TSDPAA: AC To ED 2026-02-18 H DR - TSDPAA: ED To AC 2026-02-06 H Referred To Education;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency 2026-02-06 S Transmitted To House 2026-02-05 S Immediate Release 2026-02-05 S Passed 2026-02-02 S Title Suff Do Pass 2026-01-19 S Referred To Education

Votes

2026-02-05 Senate Passed Yea: 52 Nay: 0 2026-02-19 House Passed As Amended Yea: 122 Nay: 0 2026-04-01 House Conference Report Adopted Yea: 121 Nay: 0 2026-04-01 Senate Conference Report Adopted Yea: 52 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-01-19 S Education 2026-02-06 H Education

Amendments

0000-00-00 House Committee Amendment No 1 0000-00-00 House Amendment No 1 Adopted 0000-00-00 House Amendment No 1 to Amendment No 1

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-19 Introduced 2026-02-06 Engrossed 2026-04-06 Enrolled Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)

Named provisions

Mississippi Math Act Moving Mathematics In Mississippi (M3) Program J.P. Wilemon, Jr., Financial Literacy Act Mississippi Future Innovators Act Individual Reading Plan (IRP) Financial Literacy Graduation Requirement Computer Science Graduation Requirement