MSMS; provide for hiring procedures and tenth-grade enrollment options.

SB 2517 would restructure employment at Mississippi's School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) by requiring all administrative and teaching staff to be hired under contracts (replacing state employee status), while non-teaching staff would serve at the director's discretion. It also creates an 11-member advisory council with teacher, STEM, business, parent, and higher education representatives to advise the State Board of Education on MSMS planning. The bill expands enrollment options to include 10th graders when space is available, alongside the existing 11th and 12th grade residential program. These changes, if enacted, would affect MSMS staff, students, and its governance structure. (Note: The bill died in committee on February 3, 2026.)