An Act To Enact The "safe Dormitories Act"; To Set The Legislative Findings And Definitions; To Provide That Any Public Building That Maintains Multiple-occupancy Dormitory Rooms Shall Provide Student Residents The Option To Be Housed Only In A Dormitory Room With Roommates Of The Same Sex; To Prohibit A Person From Entering Into A Dormitory Room Designated Exclusively For Use By Persons Of The Opposite Sex; To Set Certain Specific Exceptions Related To This Prohibition; To Require Any Applicable Governmental Entity To Establish Regulations And Disciplinary Procedures For Any Such Person; To Establish Certain Violations Of The Act; To Authorize Private Enforcement Of The Act And Causes Of Action; To Require The Attorney General To Bring An Action To Enforce Compliance With The Act; To Provide A Severability Clause To The Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 75-67-639, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Mississippi Credit Availability Act; To Amend Section 75-67-619, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Maximum Outstanding Principal Balance Of A Credit Availability Account From $2,500.00 To $3,250.00; To Direct The Department Of Banking And Consumer Finance To Issue A Memo Each Year Adjusting The Maximum Outstanding Principal Balance For Credit Availability Accounts And To Calculate Such Adjustment By Applying The United States Bureau Of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers (cpi-u) For The Previous Calendar Year To The Previous Maximum Outstanding Principal Balance And Rounding That Amount Upward To The Nearest $10.00 Increment; To Bring Forward Sections 75-67-601 Through 75-67-617, And 75-67-621 Through 75-67-637, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 11-46-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide An Exception From Immunity For Any Civil Claim Against An Employee Of A Governmental Entity Arising Out Of Any Act Or Omission Relating To Police Protection Where Violations Of State Constitutional Rights Are Alleged Against The Employee; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-11-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include A Mental Health Emergency Response Plan; To Amend Section 37-11-87, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Colleges And Universities To Create A Mental Health Emergency Response Plan; To Require Staff Training; To Require Colleges And Universities To Share Information About Mental Health Resources With Their Students At Certain Times And In Certain Manners; To Require The Department Of Mental Health, The Ihl Board, And The Mccb To Provide Guidance To Colleges And Universities In Complying With This Act; To Require Colleges And Universities To Partner With Certain Entities To Provide High Quality Mental Health Resources At The Lowest And Best Cost; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Mississippi Career Promise Grant Program, To Serve As A Last-dollar Grant Program For Eligible Students Enrolled In An Academic Credit Certificate Or Associate Degree-seeking Program At A Publicly Funded Community Or Junior College And Pursuing Credentials In Specified Employment Sectors; To Provide That The Program Shall Be Administered By The Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board; To Prescribe The Criteria To Determine A Student's Eligibility For Receipt Of A Mississippi Career Promise Grant Award; To Specify The Employment Sectors Identified By The Office Of Workforce Development (acceleratems) Which Qualify As Occupations For Which Grant Funds May Be Awarded; To Require Recipients To Be Enrolled On At Least A Half-time Basis; To Provide That Grant Funds Shall Only Be Applied Toward A Student's Cost Of Attendance After All Other Financial Assistance Has Been Applied To The Student's Cost Of Attendance Balance; To Prescribe Penalties For Falsification Of Information As A Means Of Procuring Mississippi Career Promises Grant Funds; To Prescribe Requirements For A Student's Continued Eligibility Under The Program; To Prescribe Requirements For An Institution To Remain Eligible For Its Students To Participate In The Mississippi Career Promise Grant Program; To Limit A Student's Ability To Receive A Mississippi Career Promise Grant That Exceeds The Equivalent Number Of Semesters Or Quarters Required To Complete One Certificate Or Associate Degree Program; To Require Program Participants And Grant Awardees To Commit To Two Years Of Employment Within The State Of Mississippi Employed In An Occupation Within The Employment Sector For Which His Or Her Certificate Or Degree Was Conferred; To Require The Repayment Of Grant Funds For Recipients Who Fails To Uphold The Employment Commitment; To Establish The "mississippi Career Promise Grant Fund," In The State Treasury As A Special Fund For The Deposit Of Funds Appropriated By The Legislature And Any Other Funds For The Purpose Of Implementing The Mississippi Career Promise Grant Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Develop Policies, Procedures And Recommended Legislative Changes For The Purpose Of Promoting And Completing Public-private Partnerships; To Amend Section 31-11-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of Available Bond Funds That Dfa Is Authorized To Transfer To Each Community College Requesting To Be Exempt From Dfa Control And Supervision For Repair, Renovation And Improvement Of Existing Facilities Owned By The Community Colleges Up To $3,000,000.00; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 49-7-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Amount Of Restitution Payable To A Landowner By A Person Convicted Of Fishing On Another's Land And To Require The Payment Of An Assessment For The Taking Of Wild Animals And Birds On Another's Land; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-19-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If The Court Orders The Noncustodial Parent To Obtain Health Insurance Coverage For The Child Or Children Then The Court Shall Take Into Account The Cost Of The Coverage In Establishing The Child Support Award; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize Property Owners In A Residential Subdivision That Is Not Governed By A Homeowners Association To Establish Or Amend Covenants, Conditions, And Restrictions, Including Those That Run With The Land; To Authorize Property Owners In A Residential Subdivision That Is Governed By A Homeowners Association, To Establish And Amend Covenants, Conditions, And Restrictions, Including Those That Run With The Land; To Require Such Property Owners To File A Petition That Is Signed By A Majority Of The Property Owners To Establish And/or Amend Covenants, Conditions And Restrictions, If Necessary; To Require Notice Of The Hearing On Such Petition To Be Provided Through Publication; To Provide That If The Chancellor Finds That The Petition Is Well Taken Then He Or She Shall Enter A Decree Accordingly, Which Shall Be Filed With The Chancery Clerk; To Bring Forward Sections 17-1-23, 19-5-10, 21-19-63 And 89-1-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 9-1-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Public Defenders And County Prosecutors In Cases Related To The Mississippi Electronic Court System Shall Have Free Access To The System For Matters Involving Indigent Defendants; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-21-261, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Release Of Certain Children's Records To A Committee Or Member Of The Legislature Upon Prior Written Consent Of The Parent, Guardian Or Custodian Of The Child; To Set Forth Minimum Requirements For The Written Release; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Mississippi Consumer Data Protection Act; To Define Terms; To Provide The Scope Of Protection And Exemptions Of This Act; To Provide That This Act Applies To Certain Persons Conducting Business Within The State; To Exempt Certain Data From This Act; To Provide That A Consumer May Invoke The Consumer Rights Authorized Pursuant To This Act At Any Time By Submitting A Request To A Data Controller Through A Specified Procedure; To Require A Data Controller To Respond To A Consumer Without Undue Delay; To Require A Data Controller To Establish An Appeal Process For A Consumer To Appeal The Data Controller's Refusal To Take Action On A Request Within A Reasonable Period Of Time After The Consumer's Receipt Of The Decision; To Require A Data Controller To Adopt And Implement Reasonable Administrative, Technical, And Physical Data Security Practices To Protect The Confidentiality, Integrity, And Accessibility Of Personal Data; To Require The Data Controller To Provide Consumers With A Reasonably Accessible, Clear, And Meaningful Privacy Notice; To Provide That If A Controller Sells A Consumer's Personal Data To Third Parties Or Engages In Targeted Advertising, The Data Controller Must Provide Clear And Conspicuous Notice To A Consumer; To Require Data Processors To Assist Data Controllers In Duties Required By This Act; To Provide That The Obligations Imposed On A Data Controller Or Data Processor Under This Act Shall Not Restrict A Controller's Or Processor's Ability To Collect, Use, Or Retain Certain Data; To Provide That The Obligations Imposed On A Data Controller Or Data Processor Under This Act Shall Not Apply Where Compliance By The Data Controller Or Data Processor Would Violate An Evidentiary Privilege Under The Laws Of The State; To Provide That This Act Shall Not Require A Data Controller, Data Processor, Third Party, Or Consumer To Disclose Trade Secrets; To Provide That The Attorney General Shall Have Exclusive Authority To Enforce This Act; To Provide Civil Penalties For Violation Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-103-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Nonresident Students To Fully Participate In The Yellow Ribbon Program And Receive Funds; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-109-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of Repeal On The Mississippi Dual Enrollment/dual Credit Scholarship Program Act Of 2023; To Bring Forward Sections 37-109-1, 37-109-3, 37-109-5, 37-109-7, And 37-109-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-21-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Any Report Of An Intake Unit Alleging Facts Sufficient To Establish The Jurisdiction Of The Youth Court To Include The Name Of The Person Or Persons Making The Report; To Provide That The Name Of A Reporter Shall Not Be Confidential; To Amend Section 43-21-261 To Conform; And For Related Purposes.