Charter schools; grant a two-year start up delay or reapplication process and provide salary supplement to National Board Certified Professionals.

HB 1525 proposed two main changes for Mississippi charter schools. First, it would allow new charter schools a two-year delay before starting student instruction, requiring them to reapply to the authorizer board if they needed more than two years to open. Second, it would mandate a $6,000 annual salary supplement for National Board Certified teachers, school nurses, counselors, and speech pathologists working in charter schools, with documentation required by October 15 or February 15 each year. The bill directly affected charter schools preparing to open and certified staff employed in those schools. The legislation died in committee in February 2025 and never became law.