An Act To Amend Section 99-5-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Judge Setting Bail For Certain Domestic Violence Offenses To Require A Holding Period From The Time Of The Initial Appearance Or Setting Of Bail; To Amend Section 99-5-38, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Court Shall Require As A Condition Of Release On Bond That A Defendant Charged With An Offense Involving Domestic Violence Refrain From Going To Or Near Certain Locations And Wear A Global Positioning Monitoring System Device; To Require The Entity That Operates The Global Positioning Monitoring System To Ensure That The Device Cannot Be Removed By The Defendant Without Court Approval; To Require The Entity That Operates The Global Positioning Monitoring System To Ensure Installation Of The Device Before The Defendant Is Released From Incarceration On Bond; To Bring Forward Section 97-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Offense Of Simple And Aggravated Domestic Violence, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Governing Body Of An Educational Entity To Establish A Police Department; To Authorize The Governing Body Of An Educational Entity To Appoint Qualified Individuals To Serve As Law Enforcement Officers Upon Any Premises Owned Or Leased By The Educational Entity And Under The Jurisdiction Of The Governing Body; To Authorize The Department Of Public Safety To Promulgate Restrictions And Conditions Upon The Exercise Of Authority Under This Section; To Require The Governing Board Of The Employing Educational Entity To Enter Into A Memorandum Of Understanding With A Local Law Enforcement Agency To Hold And Maintain The Certification Of An Educational Entity's Law Enforcement Officer; To Provide The Certification Standards And The Duties Of A Law Enforcement Officer Of An Educational Entity; To Provide That The Salary Of An Educational Entity Law Enforcement Officer Shall Be Paid By The Employing Educational Entity's Governing Body; To Provide That An Officer Shall Serve At The Will And Pleasure Of The Governing Body; To Provide For A Limitation Of Liability For A Law Enforcement Officer Of An Educational Entity; To Require The Department Of Public Safety To Train Law Enforcement Officers Of An Educational Entity In Crisis De-escalation Techniques At The Expense Of The Educational Entity; Amend Sections 45-5-5, 45-5-11 And 45-6-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-11-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Cardiac Emergency Response Plans To Include The Use Of Airway Clearance Devices In Public Schools And Charter Schools For Instances In Which An Individual's Airway Is Blocked Due To Choking; To Amend Section 37-11-87, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Integrate Certain Policies Related To Choking Emergencies; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Crime Of Loitering Where A Person Lingers, Remains, Or Prowls In Certain Places; To Enumerate Certain Circumstances That May Be Considered To Determine If That Person Is Loitering; To Require A Law Enforcement Officer To Afford The Actor An Opportunity To Dispel Any Alarm That Would Otherwise Be Warranted By Requesting The Actor To Identify Himself Or Herself And Explain His Or Her Presence And Conduct; To Provide Certain Defenses To Prosecution; To Provide Criminal Penalties For The Crime Of Loitering; To Create The Crime Of Aggressive Panhandling Where A Person Solicits A Donation Of Money Or Goods Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide Criminal Penalties For The Crime Of Aggressive Panhandling; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Second Offense Of Domestic Violence Shall Be A Felony; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-29-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Kratom To Schedule Iii Of The Uniform Controlled Substances Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Chapter 386, Laws Of 2017, As Last Amended By Section 1, Chapter 412, Laws Of 2022, To Authorize The Marion County Economic Development District To Sell Or Convey Certain Real Property Located At Columbia Training School In Marion County, Mississippi, For Such Consideration As Will Best Promote The Public Interest, Convenience And Necessity; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-21-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Limit The Exemption Of Charter School Teachers From The Section's Educational Qualification Requirements To Those Teachers Employed In Programs Not Receiving Grant Funding From The State Department Of Education; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit The Illegal Entry Into Or Illegal Presence In This State By A Person Who Is An Alien; To Provide For The Enforcement Of The Prohibitions And Certain Related Orders; To Provide Immunity From Liability And Indemnification For Enforcement Actions; To Authorize, Under Certain Circumstances, The Removal Of Persons Who Violate Those Prohibitions; To Create Criminal Offenses; To Amend Section 45-27-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The "period Of Quiet Reflection Act"; To Amend Section 37-13-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In Each Public School Classroom, The Local School Governing Board Shall Require A Brief Period Of Quiet Reflection For Not More Than 60 Seconds At The Opening Of Every School Day; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 37-61-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That Each School District Shall Provide Annually A Written Report To The Senate Appropriations Committee And House Appropriations Committee Responsible For The Budget Of The State Department Of Education, And To The Governor, Detailing The Federal Programs Through Which It Received Or Expects To Receive Federal Funds And The Amounts Received Or Expected To Be Received Thereunder In The Current School Year; To Require, Beginning With The 2026 Regular Session, The Senate And House Appropriations Committees To Review Each Federal Program Identified And To Introduce Legislation Declaring Their Approval Or Disapproval Of The School Districts' Use Of Such Federal Funds; To Provide That School Districts Shall Refuse Receipt Of Federal Funds For Any Federal Program Not Approved In Such Legislation; To Provide Exceptions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-3-95, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Statewide Coordinator For Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (jrotc) Programs In The Public Schools Shall Hold A Position Comparable To An Education Program Administrator Or Supervisor; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize And Direct The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Conduct A Comprehensive Study Of Inmates Under Its Jurisdiction To Determine The Prevalence Of Individuals With Dyslexia And Make A Report Thereon To The Legislature; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Mississippi Safe Dormitories Act; To Present Legislative Findings; To Define Terms; To Prohibit Certain Students From Residing In A Living Facility Owned, Managed By, Or Under The Authority Of A State Institution Of Higher Learning; To Prohibit Employees Of A State Institution From Entering Into Romantic, Sexual, Or Intimate Relationships With Certain Students; To Stipulate Certain Guidelines Concerning On-campus Living; To Require State Institutions To Provide Certain Information About Institutional Policies To Interested Parties; To Create A Civil Action And Monetary Penalty For Violations Of This Act; To Create A Statute Of Limitations For Violations Of This Act; To Provide That State Institutions Of Higher Learning Are Not Immune From Suit Or Liability Under This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-14-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The Office Of Healthy Schools Of The State Department Of Education To Develop A Salary Schedule For School Nurses Based On Their Education And Experience That All School Districts Shall Use When Employing School Nurses, Which Schedule Shall Be The Minimum Salary Amounts Paid To School Nurses; And For Related Purposes.