LCSD Excellence March 2020 Special Edition LCSD Excellence March 2020 Issue VIII | Page 15

Lauderdale County School District
March 18, 2020
COVID-19 Response:
Legislature Approves Bill to Help Educators
Jackson, Miss. – The Mississippi Legislature has passed a bill that
authorizes school districts to continue paying all certified and
non-certified staff while their campuses are closed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation reads as follows:
HOUSE BILL NO. 1647
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND LOCAL
SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO GRANT ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE WITH PAY TO
THE EMPLOYEES OF THOSE LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE EVENT OF CERTAIN DISASTERS OR
EMERGENCIES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
COVD-19
Local Healthcare Contacts
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. From and after March 14, 2020, the board of
supervisors of any county, the governing authority of any
municipality and the local school board of any public school
district may grant administrative leave with pay during the
affected period within the affected county, municipality or school
district to the employees of such governmental entities on a local
or statewide basis in the event of extreme weather conditions or in
the event of a man-made, technological or natural disaster or
emergency, if such event has resulted in an emergency declaration
by the Governor. Any employee on a previously approved leave
during the affected period shall be eligible for such administrative
leave granted by the governing authority, and shall not be charged
for his or her previously approved leave during the affected period.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from after
after its passage.
www.lauderdale.k12.ms.us
Rush Foundation
Hospital:
Rushhealthsystems.org
Anderson Regional
Medical Ctr. Hotline:
[phone]
Miss. Dept. of Health
Hotline:
1-877-978-6453