Teacher licensure; revise provisions related to educator preparation programs and criteria for entry.

Summary

The bill eliminates SAT/ACT, Praxis and GPA minimums for entry into educator preparation programs and adds internship and credit‑hour rules for a provisional teaching license. It also creates the Mississippi Medical Education Pipeline to guide students from 9th grade through college toward medical school, with goals of increasing enrollment and diversity. The measure failed to pass and was dismissed in committee.

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