An Act To Amend Sections 37-151-207, 25-11-126, 37-61-33 And 37-159-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Obsolete References To The Mississippi Adequate Education Program, And Replace With Current Language To Reflect The Mississippi Student Funding Formula, More Specifically Referenced As Total Funding Formula Funds; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "mississippi Regional Early/middle College High School Act Of 2025"; To Declare The Legislative Purposes Of Regional Early/middle College High Schools; To Define Certain Terms And Phrases Used In The Act; To Initiate The Development Of Rules And Regulations For Regional Early/middle College High Schools; To Establish That The Location Of Early/middle College High Schools Shall Be On The Campuses Of Postsecondary Educational Institutions; To Provide Guidance On The Governing Board For Regional Early/middle College High Schools; To Prescribe A Funding Structure For Regional Early/middle College High Schools That Would Allow Per-pupil State And Federal Funding To Transfer From The State Department Of Education To The Postsecondary Educational Institutions For The Purposes Of Supporting Regional Early/middle College High School Students; To Prescribe Standards For The Establishment Of The Regional Early/middle College High Schools; To Allow Postsecondary Educational Institutions To Initiate And Govern Regional Early/middle College High Schools; To Establish Requirements Relating To The Enrollment Of Students In Regional Early/middle College High Schools Residing In The State Of Mississippi And A Lottery Process For Selecting Students When Capacity Is Insufficient To Enroll All Students Desiring To Attend An Early/middle College High School; To Establish Notification Expectations; To Require Regional Early/middle College High Schools To Demonstrate Adherence To The Statewide Accountability And Accreditation Standards; To Ensure Nondiscriminatory Practices; To Establish Eligibility Guidelines For Extracurricular Activities And Opportunities; To Ensure The Granting Of Certain Waivers That May Impede School Innovations; To Amend Sections 37-151-93, 37-151-103, 37-57-107, 37-15-31 And 37-15-38, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Bring Forward Sections 37-16-3, 37-16-4, 37-16-5, 37-17-6 And 37-17-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Define Terms; To Prohibit Public Land-grant Institutions Of Higher Learning From Expending Appropriated Funds To Establish, Sustain, Support, Or Staff A Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Office; To Prohibit Public Or Land-grant Institutions Of Higher Learning From Expending Funds To Contract, Employ, Engage, Or Hire An Individual To Serve As A Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Officer; To Establish Parameters For The Prohibitions On Offices And Officers Of Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion At Public Institutions Of Higher Learning; To Allow The Ihl Board To Reallocate Funds That Otherwise Would Have Been Expended On Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Offices Or Officers In Fiscal Year 2025 To Cover Certain Merit Scholarships And Tuition Costs; To Prohibit Public Or Land-grant Institutions Of Higher Learning From Requiring Diversity Training; To Prohibit Public Institutions Of Higher Learning From Requiring Or Soliciting Diversity Statements For Certain Purposes; To Prohibit Public Or Land-grant Institutions Of Higher Learning From Granting Preferential Consideration To Certain Individuals Based On Race, Sex, Color, Ethnicity, Gender, Or Sexual Orientation; To Require Each Public Institution Of Higher Learning To Produce A Report Confirming Compliance With This Act; To Establish A Process For Reporting Violations Of This Act; To Allow The Attorney General To File Suit To Compel Compliance; To Establish A Civil Cause Of Action For Violations Of This Act; To Establish Proper Jurisdiction; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 23-15-359, 23-15-511 And 23-15-833, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Special Election Candidates Shall Have Their Party Affiliation, If Any, Shown On The Official Ballot; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-361, 23-15-839, 23-15-843, 23-15-849, 23-15-851, 23-15-853, 23-15-855, 23-15-857, 23-15-859 And 37-5-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create "the Students Safe At School Act"; To Define Terms Under The Act; To Outline Standards; To Provide For Student Health And Wellness Protocols; To Set Forth Notice Requirements; To Address Student Participation In Shooter Drills; To Address Student Participation In Active Shooter Simulations; To Require Violence Prevention Training; To Provide For Student Participation In Safety Planning; To Provide For Publication Of Vendors; To Create Guidelines To Measure Effectiveness Of Drills; To Create The School Emergency Response Mapping Data Grant Program Within The Office Of The Attorney General; To Authorize Each School District, Charter School Governing Board And Private School Governing Board, In Consultation With Local Law Enforcement Agencies, To Provide School Mapping Data For Each School In The Area Of The Law Enforcement Agency's Jurisdiction; To Require The Entity Producing The Data To Be Responsible For Providing Data To The Schools And Local Law Enforcement And Public Safety Agencies For Use In Response To Emergencies; To Prescribe The Required Components Of What School Mapping Data Should Entail; To Require That Updates To The School Mapping Data Be Accessible In Software Platforms; To Establish The School Emergency Response Mapping Data Grant Program In The State Treasury; To Bring Forward Section 37-11-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-1-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Provisions Of The Former "highway Safety Patrol And Driver's License Act Of 1938," To Rename The Program As The "driver's License Act"; To Amend Section 63-1-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "system Of Record"; To Amend Section 63-1-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Jackson, Mississippi, As The Specific Location Of The Commissioner Of Public Safety's Place Of Administration; To Amend Section 63-1-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require License Examiners To Input All Applications Rejected Or Approved For Licensure Into The System Of Record; To Amend Section 63-1-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement For The Driver Safety Bureau's Website To Provide A Link To Access A "wait Anywhere Appointment" Option For Applicants; To Amend Section 63-1-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Commissioner To Keep A Record Of All Orders Mailed To Him By Trial Judges; To Amend Section 63-1-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require License Examiners To Keep A Record Of All Funds Received From Applicants In A Digital Record Or Accounting System Prescribed And Furnished By The Department Of Public Safety; To Amend Section 63-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That Copies Of The Abstract Of The Court Records For Convictions Of Individuals For Violations That Exceed Ten Dollars Be Sent Specifically To The Commissioner In Jackson, Mississippi; To Amend Section 63-1-52, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Additional Means Of Notifying Individuals' Whose Driver's Licenses Has Been Suspended, Revoked Or Cancelled, Including In Writing By United States First Class Mail Or Notification Made To The Person's Duly Issued Mobile Identification; To Bring Forward Sections 63-1-5, 63-1-6, 63-1-6.1, 63-1-7, 63-1-8, 63-1-9, 63-1-10, 63-1-10.1, 63-1-13, 63-1-19, 63-1-21, 63-1-23, 63-1-25, 63-1-27, 63-1-31, 63-1-33, 63-1-34.1, 63-1-35, 63-1-37, 63-1-39, 63-1-41, 63-1-43, 63-1-47, 63-1-49, 63-1-53, 63-1-55, 63-1-57, 63-1-58, 63-1-59, 63-1-60, 63-1-61, 63-1-63, 63-1-65, 63-1-67, 63-1-69, 63-1-71 And 45-9-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; To Repeal Section 63-1-34, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Mississippi Authority For Educational Television To Prepare Video Tapes Of Instructional Materials To Be Loaned By The Commissioner Of Public Safety To Assist Visually Impaired Applicants In Preparing For The Driver's License Examination; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-11-401, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Membership In The Optional Retirement Program For Employees Of The State Institutions Of Higher Learning Shall Apply Only To Those Employees Who Assumed Their Positions Before March 1, 2026; To Amend Section 25-11-409, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 25-11-411, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Each Participant In The Optional Retirement Program Shall Contribute Monthly To The Optional Retirement Program 9% Of The Participant's Total Earned Compensation; To Reallocate The Employer's Contribution To The Optional Retirement Program; To Provide That An Amount Equal To 9% Of The Participant's Total Earned Compensation Shall Be Applied To The Participant's Contracts Or Accounts; To Provide That Up To 0.2% Of The Participant's Total Earned Compensation Shall Be Applied To The Expense Fund Of The Public Employees' Retirement System To Defray The Cost Of Administering The Optional Retirement Program; To Provide That The Remainder Shall Be Remitted To The Public Employees' Retirement System For Application To The Accrued Liability Contribution Fund; To Repeal Section 25-11-415, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That The Public Employees' Retirement System May Deduct Not More Than 2% Of All Employers' Contributions And Transfer Such Deductions To The Expense Fund Of The System To Defray The Cost Of Administering The Optional Retirement Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit Any County, Municipality Or Other Political Subdivision From Adopting Any Ordinance Or Rule That Creates Requirements, Regulations Or Processes To Fund Or Administer A Guaranteed Income Program With Unconditional Cash Payments; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-15-26, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Nonadjudication For Felony Violations Of The Implied Consent Laws Under Certain Conditions; To Bring Forward Section 63-11-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Implied Consent Laws, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide For The Removal Of School Board Members For Malfeasance, Misfeasance Or Nonfeasance In Office Or For Other Just Cause, Including, Neglect To Perform Official Duties Associated With The Conduct Of Public Schools And Programs, Breach Of Public Trust Or Abuse Of Authority; To Require The Local School Board To Make An Official Recommendation For Removal To The Appropriate Local Governing Authority; To Prescribe The Manner For Notice And Administrative Proceedings Provided To The Accused School Board Member Recommended For Removal; To Provide That The Local Governing Authority Shall Act As The Reviewing Body Which Shall Vote Upon Its Findings Upon The Conclusion Of The Hearing; To Provide That The Removal Or Nonremoval Of An Accused School Board Member Shall Require A Majority Vote Of The Local Governing Authority; To Provide An Appeals Process For An Aggrieved Party; To Amend Section 37-6-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Chronic Absenteeism From Attending Meetings Of The School Board May Constitute Grounds For Removal For Neglect To Perform Official Duties Associated With The Conduct Of Public Schools; To Amend Sections 37-57-104, 37-57-105 And 37-57-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Authority Of School Boards To Increase Ad Valorem Taxes Levied For School District Purposes By More Than Two Percent Over The Amount Levied In The Preceding Year Absent Approval By A Majority Vote In A Referendum On The Proposed Tax Increase; To Amend Section 27-39-207, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "mississippi False Claims Act"; To Prohibit Any Person From Knowingly Presenting, Or Causing To Be Presented, A False Or Fraudulent Claim For Payment Or Approval To A State Agency Or Any Employee Or Agent Of A State Agency; To Require State Agencies To Diligently Investigate Suspected Violations Of The Act; To Authorize Civil Action By A Qui Tam Plaintiff; To Provide For A Monetary Award To The Qui Tam Plaintiff Out Of The Proceeds Of The Action Or Settlement, If Any; To Bar Certain Civil Actions; To Provide A Statute Of Limitations For Bringing A Civil Action Under The Act; To Prohibit Employer Interference With Employee Disclosure; To Provide That The Remedies Provided In The Act Are Not Exclusive And Shall Be In Addition To Any Other Remedies Provided By Law; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Sections 27-51-101, 27-51-103, 27-51-105 And 27-51-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Sections Of Law Authorizing A Motor Vehicle Ad Valorem Tax Credit, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 27-65-75, Which Provides For The Distribution Of State Sales Tax Revenue, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The "prohibition Of Exploitation By Deepfakes Act"; To Define Terms; To Prohibit The Use Of Interactive Computer Services To Knowingly Publish Intimate Visual Depictions Of Identifiable Individuals In Certain Circumstances; To Describe Certain Exceptions; To Prohibit Use Of An Interactive Computer Service To Publish A Morphed Image Of An Identifiable Individual In Certain Circumstances; To Provide Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Stipulate That Consent For The Creation Of An Intimate Visual Depiction Does Not Establish Consent For Publication Of Such Image; To Stipulate That Disclosure Of An Intimate Visual Depiction Does Not Establish Consent For Publication Of Such Image; To Establish That An Intentional Threat To Violate This Act For The Purpose Of Intimidation, Coercion, Extortion, Or Mental Distress Is Punishable; To Stipulate That Forfeiture Of Any Material Which Violates This Act Shall Be Included In Any Other Penalties Imposed Upon A Conviction; To Require Covered Platforms To Establish A Process For Notification Of Certain Intimate Visual Depictions Published On The Platform; To List Certain Requirements For The Notification; To Require Covered Platforms To Provide A Clear And Conspicuous Notice Of The Notification And Removal Process; To Require The Covered Platform To Remove Violative Material Upon Notification From An Identifiable Individual; To Limit A Covered Platform's Liability In Certain Circumstances; To Grant The Attorney General Authority To Enforce Certain Sections; To Provide That A Violation Of This Act Is An Unfair And Deceptive Trade Practice That Is Enforceable By The Office Of The Attorney General; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-81, 37-13-83, 37-13-85, 37-13-87 And 37-13-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Name Of The Office Of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement And Dropout Prevention Within The State Department Of Education; To Provide For The Appointment Of An Executive Director Of The Office By The State Superintendent Of Public Education; To Transfer The Responsibility For Employing And Establishing The Duties Of School Attendance Officers From The State Department Of Education To Local School Districts; To Abolish The Three Regional School Attendance Officer Positions; To Provide That Staff Employed By The State Superintendent Of Education To Enforce The Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law Shall Be Compensated At The Same Salary Received By Regional School Attendance Officers For Fiscal Year 2025 Rate Plus An Additional 25%; To Clarify The Minimum Qualifications Necessary For School Attendance Officers And Remove The Requirement Of The State Personnel Board To Establish Additional Qualifications For School Attendance Officers; To Provide That School Attendance Officers Employed By The State Department Of Education On July 1, 2025, Shall Be Transferred To Employment Status As Employees Of Their Respective School Districts With Work Locations Therein And Shall Enforce Attendance At Charter Schools Located Within The School District; To Provide For The Sharing Of Administrative And Costs Sharing Responsibilities Of Two Or More School Districts Which Were Simultaneously Served By The Same School Attendance Officer; To Provide For The Transfer Of Any Unused Accumulated Leave; To Require The State To Provide Funding For One School Attendance Officer For Every 3,000 Compulsory-school-age Children In Enrollment In The Public Schools Of A County; To Establish The Minimum Salary Of Newly Hired School Attendance Officers Beginning July 1, 2025, And Authorize Local School Boards To Pay Additional Compensation Above The Minimum Salary On A Scale Established By The Local School Board; To Provide That School Attendance Officers Transferred To The Local School District From The State Department Of Education Shall Be Compensated At The Same Salary Received Fiscal Year 2025 Rate Plus An Additional 25%; To Provide That School Attendance Officers Shall Not Experience Any Interruption Of Service With The Public Employees' Retirement System And The School Employees' Health Insurance Plan As A Result Of The Transfer Of Employment Responsibility; To Require The State Department Of Education And The Mississippi Association Of School Superintendents To Submit A Report To The Legislature On The Status And Progress Of School Attendance Officers As Employees Of The Lunch School District; To Amend Section 37-13-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Local School District To Report Any Unexcused Absence Of A Student To The School Attendance Officer Within 24 Hours Of The Absence; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Neonatal Circumcision Procedures Will Be Covered Under Medicaid; And For Related Purposes.