Student residency requirements; require State Board of Education to adopt uniform policy to be implemented by school boards.

HB 246 requires Mississippi's State Board of Education to create a uniform policy for student residency rules that all local school boards must follow when enrolling public school students. This policy would standardize existing rules about where students must live to attend a school district, while preserving current exceptions allowing transfers for military families, school employees' children, transportation issues, and siblings. The bill does not change the existing rights of parents to legally transfer children between districts under current law (like Section 37-15-31) but mandates all school boards adhere to the new statewide policy. The bill died in committee in 2026 and never became law.