An Act To Prescribe The Requirements For Any Apprenticeship Program Approved By The State Board Of Cosmetology And Barbering For Training In The Field Of Cosmetology, Barbering, Nail Technology Or Esthetics; To Amend Sections 73-7-13, 73-7-13.1, 73-7-18 And 73-7-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Section 73-7-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Instructors Licenses, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 13-5-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Definition Of A Juror To Those Citizens Who Have A Current And Valid Mississippi Driver's License And Who Have Filed State Income Taxes; To Amend Section 13-5-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require A Prosecutor To Give Notice To A Law Enforcement Officer Before Sending A Giglio Letter Or Placing The Officer's Name On A Giglio List; To Define The Terms "giglio Letter" And "giglio List"; To Require The Prosecutor To Give The Officer An Opportunity To Review Materials And Meet With The Prosecutor Before The Giglio Letter Is Sent; To Authorize An Officer To Appeal A Prosecutor's Decision To Send A Giglio Letter To The Chancery Court In Which The Officer Resides For A De Novo Review; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Department Of Finance And Administration To Sell And Convey Or Lease Certain Property Located At 1900 East Woodrow Wilson Avenue In Jackson, Mississippi, On Behalf Of The Department Of Public Safety; To Require Monies Derived From The Sale Or Lease Of That Property To Be Deposited Into The State General Fund; To Provide For The Highest And Best Use Of The Property; To Provide That The State Shall Retain The Right To Repurchase The Real Property Or Terminate The Lease If Certain Conditions Occur; To Provide That The State Shall Retain All Mineral Rights To The Real Property Sold Or Leased Under This Act; To Require The Department Of Finance And Administration To Review And Consider All Proposals For The Purchase Or Lease Of The Property Using Certain Reviewing Factors; To Allow The Department Of Finance And Administration To Correct Any Discrepancies In The Legal Description Of The Property; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-19-31 And To Codify Section 43-19-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize And Direct The Mississippi Gaming Commission And The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Providing For The Withholding Of Gaming Winnings Of Persons Who Have Outstanding Child Support Arrearages; To Authorize Gaming Licensees To Charge An Administrative Fee Upon The Winnings Of Persons Who Have Outstanding Child Support Arrearages; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Carthage To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Certain Programs And Projects For The Carthage Police Department For The Fiscal Year 2027.

An Act To Amend Section 11-46-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Tort Claims Board To Create A Publicly Accessible Online Registry Of All Governmental Entities And Their Chief Executive Officers By A Certain Date; To Amend Section 11-46-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Tolling Provisions Of Section 11-46-20; To Bring Forward Section 11-46-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Powers For The Tort Claims Board, For Purposes Of 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 41-29-139.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Who Delivers Or Causes The Delivery Of An Illicit Synthetic Substance With Knowledge Of The Illicit Synthetic Substance Commits A Felony; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A $5,000 Increase To The Teacher Salary Scale; To Provide An Additional $3,000 Annual Salary Supplement To Licensed Special Education Teachers Employed By A School District On A Full-time Basis To Provide Special Education Instruction; To Provide An $6,000.00 Annual Salary Supplement To Occupational Therapist And Licensed School Psychologist Employed By A Local School District, Who Have Received National Certification From Their Respective Certifying Entity, And Serving In The Capacity For Which The Certification Has Been Issued; To Establish A Cap On The Maximum Salary A School Superintendent May Earn Which Is Directly Correlated To His Or Her Years Of Experience, Educational Attainment, Credentials And Classification Of Licensure Endorsement In Relation To 250% Of The Salary Of Teacher With Equivalent Qualifications, Including The District Local Supplement Pay; To Amend Section 37-21-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A $5,000 Salary Increase For Assistant Teachers; To Amend Sections 25-11-103, 25-11-109, 25-11-111, 25-11-112, 25-11-114, 25-11-115, 25-11-117, 25-11-123 And 25-11-147, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters And Emergency Medical Services Providers Who Become Members Of The Public Employees' Retirement System On Or After March 1, 2026, Shall Be Entitled To Receive A Retirement Allowance After 25 Years Of Service Regardless Of Age; To Amend Section 25-11-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Criteria And Scale Of Compensation For Eligible Retired Teachers Who Return To The Teaching Profession As A Contributions But Nonbenefit Accruing Member Of Pers; To Amend Section 37-151-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of The Base Student Cost; To Bring Forward Sections 37-151-201, 37-151-203, 37-151-205, 37-151-207, 37-151-211, 37-151-213, 37-57-104, 37-57-105, 37-57-107, 37-61-33, 7-7-211, 19-9-157, 19-9-171, 27-39-317, 37-3-83, 37-15-38, 37-16-3, 37-17-6, 37-22-5, 37-28-55, 37-61-3, 37-61-5, 37-61-7, 37-61-35, 37-61-37, 37-151-81, 37-151-85, 37-151-95, 37-151-97, 41-79-5, 43-17-5, 27-104-351, 37-159-7, 37-23-31, 37-23-33, 37-23-35, 37-151-209, 37-151-215, 37-57-1, 27-65-75, 1-3-26, 25-4-29, 27-25-706, 27-33-3, 29-3-47, 29-3-49, 29-3-113, 29-3-137, 31-7-9, 31-7-10, 37-1-3, 37-3-11, 37-7-208, 37-7-301, 37-7-302, 37-7-303, 37-7-307, 37-7-319, 37-7-333, 37-7-419, 37-9-17, 37-9-23, 37-9-25, 37-9-33, 37-9-35, 37-9-37, 37-9-77, 37-11-11, 37-13-63, 37-13-64, 37-13-69, 37-23-1, 37-23-15, 37-23-69, 37-23-109, 37-23-179, 37-27-55, 37-27-57, 37-28-5, 37-28-53, 37-29-1, 37-29-272, 37-29-303, 37-31-13, 37-31-75, 37-35-3, 37-37-3, 37-41-7, 37-45-49, 37-47-9, 37-47-25, 37-47-33, 37-61-19, 37-61-29, 37-68-7, 37-131-7, 37-131-9, 37-131-11, 37-151-9, 37-151-87, 37-151-89, 37-151-91, 37-151-93, 37-151-99, 37-151-101, 37-151-103, 37-151-105, 37-151-107, 37-173-9, 37-173-13, 37-175-13, 37-179-3, 37-181-7 And 65-26-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; To Amend Sections 37-13-80, 37-13-81, 37-13-83, 37-13-85, 37-13-87, 37-13-89, 37-13-91 And 37-13-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Names Of The Offices Of Dropout Prevention And Compulsory School Attendance To Reflect New Designations As The Office Of Student Success And Graduation And The Office Of Educational Participation, Respectively; To Assign The New Title To Individuals Who Served In The Role Of School Attendance Officers, To Now Being Referred To As Student Success And Graduation Coaches, And Their District Supervisors' Title Being Changed To Student Success And Graduation Regional Coordinators; To Revise The Minimum Salary Schedule For Student Success And Graduation Coaches Based On Education And Years Of Experience; To Revise Employment Qualifications For Student Success And Graduation Coaches; To Revise The Responsibilities And Duties Of Student Success And Graduation Coaches; To Amend Section 37-13-92, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement That A School District Superintendent Give Consent To A Student Being Placed In An Alternative School Program When Referred To The Program By A Dispositive Order Of A Chancellor Or Youth Court Judge; To Establish The District Improvement And Teacher Stabilization Supplement Program Within The State Department Of Education; To Provide Performance-based And Need-based Supplemental Funding To Certain Underperforming School Districts; To Prescribe Detailed Program Structure, Administration, Oversight And Enforcement Mechanisms; To Establish Clear Eligibility Standards, Measurable Benchmarks And Proportional Distribution Requirements; To Restrict And Govern The Use Of Funds; To Require Transparency, Reporting And Audit Controls; To Provide For A Sunset And Legislative Review; To Amend Section 37-9-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Time In December When School Districts Shall Process Payroll For All Employees From The Last Working Day To A Time Consistent With Other Monthly Installments As A Means Of Preventing The 45-day Gap Between Teacher Pay Periods From The December Pay Date To January Pay Date; 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 Bring Forward Sections 43-15-103, 43-15-105, 43-15-107, 43-15-109, 43-15-111, 43-15-113, 43-15-115, 43-15-117, 43-15-119, 43-15-123 And 43-15-125, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Provisions Of Law That Govern The Licensing Of Family Foster Homes, Child-caring Agencies And Child-placing Agencies, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 49-7-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Provision Of Law That Authorizes The Commission On Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks To Revoke Licenses, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 93-11-155, 93-11-157 And 93-11-163, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Provisions Of Law That Provide For The Suspension Of State-issued Licenses, Permits Or Registrations For Noncompliance With Child Support Order, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-60-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow The Department Of Archives And History To Expend Funds From The Local Government Records Management Fund To Support Its Services To Counties And Municipalities Related To Records Management, Historic Preservation And Museum Services; To Bring Forward Section 39-5-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-753, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase Punishment For The Crime Of Vote Fraud To A Fine Not Less Than $1,000.00 And A Term Of Imprisonment In The Penitentiary For Not Less Than One Year; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-21-97, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Board Of Pharmacy To Establish By Rule An Alternative To Discipline Program For Licensees Who Have An Impairment As A Result Of Substance Abuse Or A Mental Health Condition; To Provide That Participation In The Program Is Voluntary With The Licensee, And The Licensee Must Enter The Program Before The Board Holds A Disciplinary Action Hearing Regarding The Licensee; To Provide That The Licensee May Be Required To Contribute To The Cost Of Participation In The Program, Including The Cost Of Any Care, Counseling, Treatment And/or Education Received By The Licensee; And For Related Purposes.