Students with disabilities; remove requirement for signing of a confidentiality pledge before mediation begins in alignment with federal law.

Summary

The bill would delete the rule that parents and schools must sign a confidentiality pledge before starting mediation over special‑education disputes. It also clarifies that mediation must be voluntary, cost‑free for the state, and conducted by qualified, impartial mediators. The change is meant to bring Mississippi’s process into line with federal IDEA mediation policy.

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