An Act To Amend Section 47-5-1211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Negotiated Private Prison Contract Rate For Correctional Services Shall Be Based Upon Inmate Classification And Not A Flat Rate; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Payment Of An Annual Salary Supplement To Licensed Occupational Therapists, Behavior Analysts And Certified School Psychologists As Part Of Their Compensation As School Employees; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-15-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow A Student Whose Parent Or Legal Guardian Is A Member Of The National Guard To Enroll In And Attend The School District And School Campus Of The Parent's Or Legal Guardian's Choosing, Regardless Of The Residence Of The Child; To Limit Such A Student To One Transfer Per Academic Year; To Provide That, Once A Child Has Transferred And Enrolled In Another School District, His Or Her Parent Or Legal Guardian Is Not Required To Reapply For Continued Admission In The School District Or School Campus Of Last Attendance; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 45-33-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Registered Sex Offenders From Living In Campus Student Housing Or In A Sorority Or Fraternity House At A Public University Or Community College In Mississippi; To Provide Civil Enforcement Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-16-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Students Having A Disability As Defined By The Federal Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (idea) To Obtain A Special Mississippi Occupational Diploma; To Delete Certain Prohibitions Related Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-11-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "high-needs School" For Purposes Of Prioritizing Funding For Implementing Cardiac Emergency Response Plans (cerps); To Amend Section 37-11-87, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Cerps Shall Encompass Athletic Venue Grounds, And That An Automated External Defibrillator (aed) Shall Be Placed Within Three Minutes Of Each School Athletic Venue; To Create New Section 37-11-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The State Department Of Education To Designate $2,499,000.00 To Aid In Implementing Cerps; To Specify That Funding Shall Be Used For Activities And Equipment Promoting Cerp Preparedness In Schools, And That High-needs Schools Shall Be Given Funding Priority; To Authorize The Department Of Education To Establish A Procedure For Monitoring School Compliance With Funding Requirements; To Authorize Schools To Accept Gifts, Grants And Donations For The Purchase Of Aeds That Meet The Standards Established By The United States Food And Drug Administration, And For The Costs Incurred In Inspecting And Maintaining, And Training Staff In The Use Of, Such Devices; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-5-579, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That All Mississippi Department Of Corrections Magcor Work Initiative Program Withholdings Will Be Calculated Based On Participant Wages After Mandatory Deductions; To Require Accounting Of Any Dependent Support Payments, Fines, Restitutions, Fees, Or Costs As Ordered By The Court Be Reported For Each Work Initiative Participant And To Require That The Remaining Sentence Length Of Work Initiative Participants Be Collected, Maintained And Reported To Reflect The Current Administrative Fee Deduction Of 15%; To Require That A Financial Account Creation Date Be Collected, Maintained And Reported For Each Participant In The Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-28-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Staggered Initial Terms Of Office For The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board; To Establish Three-year Terms Of Office After The Initial Terms; To Amend Section 37-28-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow For The Authorizer Board To Receive Up To 3% Of Annual Per-pupil Allocations Received By A Charter School From State And Local Funds For Each Charter School It Authorizes; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 77-13-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Stipulate That Compliance With The Notice Requirements Of This Section Shall Not Be Required Of Any Excavation Or Demolition That Occur As A Result Of Electric Power Generation Activities, Provided Certain Criteria Are Met; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-1-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Title Of The Highway Safety Patrol And Driver's License Law Of 1938; To Amend Section 63-1-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "system Of Record"; To Amend Section 63-1-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require License Examiners To Input Each Rejected And Accepted Application Into The System Of Record; To Amend Section 63-1-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement That The "wait Anywhere Appointment" Program Be Made Available On The Driver Service Bureau's Website; To Amend Section 63-1-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Update Certain Language Related To Recordkeeping; To Amend Section 63-1-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Mechanisms For Keeping Records Of All Funds Received From Applicants; To Require License Examiners To Retain A Record Of All Funds Received From Applicants Upon Digital Record Or Accounting Systems As Prescribed And Furnished By The Department; To Provide That Funds Received From An Application Shall Be Subject To Audit At Any Time By The Department; To Require That The Applications Be Digitized And Stored In The System Of Record; To Amend Section 63-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement That The Commissioner Of Public Safety Be Located In Jackson, Mississippi; To Amend Section 63-1-52, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Method Of Service For Notices Of Suspension, Cancellation Or Revocation; To Repeal Section 63-1-34, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Commissioner Of Public Safety To Prepare And Make Available Assistive Videotapes For Reading Impaired Applicants; To Amend Section 45-9-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Authority Of The Department Of Public Safety To Place Certain Endorsements On Driver's Licenses Or Identification Cards; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-51-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Comply With Requirements To Receive Federal Stop Grant Funds; To Provide That A Victim Of Sexual Assault Shall Have The Right To Be Informed In Writing Of Policies Governing The Collection And Preservation Of A Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit; To Provide That A Victim Of Sexual Assault Shall Have The Right To Be Informed Of The Rights Granted To The Victim Under Section 99-51-3(3); To Extend The Period Of Time For Written Notification To A Victim Of Sexual Assault Of A Law Enforcement Agency's Intent To Destroy Or Dispose Of The Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Or Any Other Crime Scene Evidence From An Unsolved Sexual Assault Case; To Require Licensed Hospitals That Operate An Emergency Department To Have At Least One Physician, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Physician Assistant Or Registered Nurse Who Is Available At All Times And Who Is Able To Conduct Forensic Examinations Of Victims Of Sexual Assault And Prepare Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits For Those Victims; To Require Licensed Hospitals To Screen, Treat Or Examine Victims Of Sexual Assault Who Present To A Hospital; To Require Licensed Hospitals To Maintain A Sufficient Supply Of Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits For Use When Conducting Forensic Examinations Of Victims Of Sexual Assault; To Authorize Licensed Hospitals To Contract With Forensic Nurses To Conduct Forensic Examinations Of Victims Of Sexual Assault And Prepare Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits For The Hospital; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To Sections 241 And 253 Of The Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Allow Individuals Convicted Of Felony Charges To Vote Upon Completion Of Their Sentence, Including Probation And Parole, And Discharge From The Department Of Corrections; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Describe Permissible Sources Of Clean Energy; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-5-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe Specific Data To Be Collected By The Mississippi Department Of Corrections Relative To Inmate Offense, Inmate Sentencing, Correctional Facility Inmate Population And Staffing, And Probation And Parolee Identification; To Direct The Department To Publish Datasets On A Confidential Basis; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct Each Local School Board To Adopt A Policy Excusing A Student From School To Attend A Released Time Course For No More Than Three Class Periods Per Week Or A Maximum Of 125 Class Periods Per School Year Under Certain Conditions; To Provide That The Student Shall Receive Elective Credit For Time Spend Attending Released Time Courses; To Provide Religiously Neutral Criteria For A School Board To Follow In Determining Whether Credit May Be Awarded For A Particular Released Time Course; To Exempt Charter Schools And Virtual Schools; And For Related Purposes.