An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist South Central Regional Medical Center In Paying Costs Associated With Construction Of The Rural Health Institute On The South Central Regional Medical Center Campus In Laurel, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The "public Safety Recruitment And Retention Act," To Provide College Tuition Awards For Certain Public Safety Personnel And Their Legal Dependents; To Define Terminology Used In The Act; To Provide That Subject To Appropriation, Public Safety Personnel With At Least Six Years Of Service Shall Be Entitled To An Award Worth Up To 100% Of The Resident Tuition; To Provide That The Maximum Award To Attend An Approved Private Institution Shall Be Equal To The Total Cost Of Tuition And Mandatory Fees Charged To A Mississippi Resident At The Public Institution Of Higher Education That Has The Highest Combined Tuition And Mandatory Fee Cost In The State, As Determined By The Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board; To Prescribe The Necessary Criteria To Be Presented To The Board By The Public Safety Personnel When Applying For Tuition Awards; To Require Applicants To Meet All Admission Requirements Of The Institution Of Higher Learning Of Application For Enrollment And To Pursue A License Or Associate Or Baccalaureate Degree In A Specified Academic Subject Area; To Provide That Individuals Who Have Already Earned A Baccalaureate Degree Are Ineligible To Use The Tuition Award To Earn Another Degree, To Require Applicants Who Are Renewing Their Application For Tuition Award To Present Proof Of Employment And Proof Of Residence In The State Of Mississippi; To Provide That The Tuition Award Created Under This Act Shall Be A Last Dollar Scholarship And Require Applicants To First Apply For All Other Forms Of Federal And State Student Financial Aid; To Provide Eligibility For Tuition Awards To Legal Dependents Of Public Safety Personnel With At Least Ten Years Of Service Upon A Condition Of The Legal Dependent To Enter Into An Agreement To Remain In The State For A Minimum Of Five Years As Well As A Commitment To Provide A Copy Of His Or Her State Income Tax Return Annually To Board In Order To Prove Continued Residency In Mississippi Upon Completion Of Their Academic Degree; To Provide That The Death Of Public Safety Personnel In The Line Of Duty Shall Not Disqualify An Individual's Otherwise Eligible Legal Dependent From Receiving The Tuition Award; To Establish An Annual December 15 Deadline For Receipt Of Tuition Awards Applications And March 1 Deadline For The Board To Notify Applicants Of Approval Or Denial Of Application Request; To Establish The Public Safety Recruitment And Retention Fund In The State Treasury For Purposes Of Granting Tuition Awards As Provided In The Act; To Stipulate That If Funds Are Insufficient To Provide Tuition Awards For All Eligible Applicants, Public Safety Personnel Shall Be In The First Class Of Applicants To Receive The Awards, And Dependents Shall Be In The Second Class, In A Priority Order Specified In The Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Fetal And Infant Mortality Review Panel To Review Fetal Deaths And Deaths Of Infants Up To One Year Of Age And Establish Strategies To Prevent Infant Deaths; To Provide That The Review Panel Shall Be Multidisciplinary And Composed Of Such Members As Deemed Appropriate By The State Department Of Health; To Require The Review Panel To Submit A Report Annually To The House And Senate Public Health Committees That Include The Numbers, Causes And Relevant Demographic Information On Infant Mortality Deaths In Mississippi, And Appropriate Recommendations To The Legislature On How To Most Effectively Direct State Resources To Decrease Infant Mortality In The State; To Require That Data Shall Be Provided To The Review Panel By The State Medical Examiner's Office, State Department Of Health, Department Of Human Services, Medical Examiners, Coroners, Health Care Providers, Law Enforcement Agencies, And Any Other Agencies Or Officials Having Information That Is Necessary For The Review Panel To Carry Out Its Duties; To Require Physicians, Hospitals And Pharmacies To Provide Reasonable Access To The Review Panel To All Relevant Medical Records Associated With A Case Under Review By The Review Panel; To Provide That Information, Records And Proceedings Of The Review Panel Are Confidential And Not Subject To The Open Meetings Act, The Public Records Act Or Subpoena, Discovery Or Introduction Into Evidence; To Authorize The Review Panel To Initiate Enforcement Actions Against Agencies Or Officials That Do Not Provide Information To The Panel In A Complete And Timely Manner; To Amend Section 25-41-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Exempt Certain Quality Assurance, Quality Improvement, Performance Improvement, And Review Records Of The State Department Of Health From The Public Records Act; To Provide That Such Records Shall Be Confidential And Not Subject To Disclosure, Subpoena, Or Discovery; To Exempt Certain Radiological Health And Radioactive Material Licensing Information From The Public Records Act When Disclosure Would Pose A Risk To Public Health Or Security; To Amend Section 25-41-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Department Of Health And Certain Panels, Committees, Systems, Or Programs Established, Designated, Administered, Or Supported By The Department For Purposes Of Quality Assurance, Quality Improvement, Performance Improvement, Peer Review, Patient Safety, Morbidity Or Mortality Review, Or System Evaluation To Conduct Closed Meetings Or Executive Sessions For The Discussion Of Confidential Quality Assurance And Performance Improvement Matters; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Managed Care Organization Under Any Managed Care Program Implemented By The Division Of Medicaid From Transferring A Beneficiary Who Is Enrolled With The Managed Care Organization To Another Managed Care Organization Or To A Fee-for-service Medicaid Provider More Often Than One Time In A Period Of Twelve Months Unless There Is A Significant Medical Reason For Making Another Transfer Within The Twelve-month Period, As Determined By The Division; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Designate November 9th As Gold Star Father's Day; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Supervisors Of Jackson County For The Purpose Of Conducting A Needs Assessment On The Location Of A New Office For The County Sheriff At Any Suitable Location In The County, For The Fiscal Year 2027.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Governing Authorities Of The Town Of Glen To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Renovations And Upgrades To The City's Properties And Facilities For The Fiscal Year 2027.

An Act To Amend Section 25-43-3.103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Notice Of An Agency's Proposed Rule Adoption Shall Include How Much The Proposed Rule Will Cost The State; To Require A Copy Of The Notice Of Proposed Rule Adoption To Be Provided To Each Member Of The Mississippi Legislature; To Amend Section 25-43-3.105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Copy Of The Economic Impact Statement Shall Be Forwarded To Each Member Of The Mississippi Legislature At No Cost To The Member; To Amend Section 25-43-3.111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Rule Is Invalid Unless Adopted In Compliance With The Administrative Procedures Act As It Existed On The Date The Rule Was Adopted; To Bring Forward Section 25-43-4.104, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Reenact And Amend Section 43-13-405, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Was Repealed By Operation Of Law In 2017, To Establish The Health Care Trust Fund In The State Treasury, Into Which Shall Be Deposited All Tobacco Settlement Installment Payments Made To The State Except As Otherwise Provided In Section 41-113-11; To Provide That The Trust Fund Shall Remain Inviolate And Shall Never Be Expended, Except As Otherwise Provided By Law; To Amend Section 43-13-407, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Section 41-113-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Which Created The Tobacco Control Program Fund, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Direct The State Treasurer, In Conjunction With The State Fiscal Officer, To Transfer The Sum Of One Billion Dollars From The Capital Expense Fund To The Health Care Trust Fund; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Iuka To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Paving And Making Improvements To The Roads In The City For The Fiscal Year 2027.

An Act To Allow School Districts And Charter Schools To Employ Or Accept As A Volunteer, A Chaplain To Provide Support, Services And Programs With The School District Or Charter School; To Require Each School District Or Charter Employing Or Allowing A Chaplain To Provide Services To Its Students To Undergo A Criminal Background Check Before Entering The Schools To Carry Out Their Obligations; To Prohibit School Districts And Charter Schools From Employing Or Allowing Individuals Who Are Required To Register As Sex Offenders From Providing Services Within Its Schools; To Amend Section 37-3-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Quick Response Team Of Personnel Trained In School Safety And Crisis Management By The State Department Of Education To Include Chaplains; To Amend Section 37-7-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Local School Districts To Fund And Operate Improved School Safety And Security Measures, Including Costs Associated With Training And Planning And Programs Provided By Chaplains; To Amend Section 37-11-54, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Local School Boards To Incorporate Evidence-based Practices And Positive Behavioral Intervention Supports Which Include Services Provided By Chaplains; To Provide For The Severability Of Provisions Of This Act Which May Be Deemed Unconstitutional; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Be Known And Cited As The "mississippi Special-purpose Schools Oversight Act Of 2026"; To Declare The Legislative Purpose Of Improving Academic, Literacy, And Workforce Outcomes For Neurodivergent Students And Students With Specific Learning Differences Through Targeted Remediation And Early Intervention; To Recognize The Role Of Accredited Special-purpose Schools In Serving Students With Dyslexia, Adhd, Autism Spectrum Disorder, And Related Learning Disabilities; To Create The Mississippi Special-purpose Schools Oversight Board As An Independent Board Of Record Under The State Department Of Education For Administrative Purposes Only; To Prescribe The Board's Composition, Appointment Authority, Geographic Representation, Professional Qualifications, Terms Of Office, Organization, And Limitations On Consecutive Service; To Vest The Board With Final Authority Over The Authorization, Reauthorization, And Accreditation Of Special-purpose Schools, Subject Only To Judicial Review; To Enumerate The Powers And Duties Of The Board, Including Establishing Standards For Measurable Student Growth, Remediation Effectiveness, Progress Monitoring, Reintegration Into General Education, Data Collaboration With The Mississippi Student Information System, Advisory Responsibilities To The Legislature And State Department Of Education, And Annual Reporting Requirements; To Authorize The Board To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Pursuant To The Mississippi Administrative Procedures Act; To Require The State Department Of Education To Provide Administrative And Logistical Support While Preserving The Board's Independent Decision-making Authority; To Provide For Funding Through Legislative Appropriations And Other Lawful Sources, Including Grants And Federal Funds; To Authorize The Employment Of An Executive Director And Necessary Staff And To Provide For Compensation, Per Diem, And Travel Reimbursement Of Board Members; To Establish An Effective Date; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-7-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Optometrist Licensed To Practice Optometry In The State Of Mississippi To Provide Medical Documentation To Patients Who Would Be Allowed To Place A Film Over Their Windshield In Order To Safely Operate A Motor Vehicle Registered In His Or Her Name; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit A Person Sixteen Years Of Age Or Older From Intentionally Releasing Or Discarding, Or Causing To Be Released Or Discarded Outdoors, Any Balloon Made Of A Nonbiodegradable Or Nonphotodegradable Material Or Any Material That Requires More Than Five Minutes Contact With Air Or Water To Degrade; To Provide Penalties For A Violation Of This Section; To Provide Certain Exceptions For Balloons Released For Scientific Or Meteorological Purposes By Any State Or Federal Agency, Or As Part Of A Contract With The State Of Mississippi, The United States, Or Any Other State, Territory, Or Government, Or Hot Air Balloons That Are Recovered After Launch; To Define The Term "hot Air Balloon"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-6-155, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Public Conveyances And Businesses To Post Any Condition Or Restrictions For Animals In A Location That Can Be Seen Before Entering; And For Related Purposes.