An Act To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation Sales Of Tangible Personal Property Or Services To A Church That Is Exempt From Federal Income Taxation Under The United States Internal Revenue Code For Use Solely In The Propagation Of Its Creed Or Carrying On Its Customary Nonprofit Religious Activities; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-1-77, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Finance And Administration To Identify Underutilized State Vehicles On Agency Inventories; To Require The Department Of Finance And Administration To Identify State Employees Who Use Privately Owned Vehicles In Their Official Capacity And Charge More Than $15,000.00 In Travel Mileage Reimbursement In The Most Recently Completed Fiscal Year; To Amend Section 25-53-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Grant The Mississippi Department Of Information Technology Services Certain Powers Related To The Oversight Of Agency Procurement Of Cellular Services And The Approval And Oversight Of Security Protocols For Electronic Payment Systems Used By State Agencies; To Create New Section 25-53-125.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Information Technology Services To Collect Certain Information On Cellular Communication Plans Used By State Agencies; To Amend Section 27-65-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Discounts Allowed To Vendors Who Pay Their Sales Taxes On Time; To Amend Sections 27-104-7 And 29-5-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Finance And Administration To Establish Shared Office Space And Shared Support Services For Certain Designated Agencies; To Amend Section 27-104-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Finance And Administration To Cooperate With The Department Of Information Technology Services For Data Security Concerns; To Amend Section 35-7-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Qualifications For The Appointment Of Members Of The Mississippi Veterans' Home Purchase Board And To Require Ethics Training For Confirmed Members Of The Board; To Amend Section 35-7-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That The Mississippi Veterans' Home Purchase Board Set Its Interest Rates Consistently Between One And Two Percent Below Market Rates; To Amend Section 35-7-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A 2% Administrative Expense Allowance For The Administration Of The Veterans' Home Purchase Board Revolving Fund In Conformity With Other Provisions Of Law; To Require The Peer Committee To Prepare A Report On Certain School District Implementation Of Efficiency Measures; To Amend Section 37-3-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Education To Aid School Districts In Creating Technology And Disaster Recovery Plans; To Require The Department To Develop A Plan Template And Provide Guidance Documents For Technology Staff Developing Such Plans; To Require The Department To Conduct Certain Surveys Related To Technology Programs At Least Every Two Years; To Amend Section 37-13-137, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department To Develop Guidance For School Districts To Increase Efficiency And Productivity In Nutrition Programs; To Amend Section 37-28-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Staggered Terms Of Office For The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board; To Amend Section 37-28-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board May 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; To Amend Section 37-37-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department To Annually Review Its Accounting Manual To Determine Whether Revisions Would Improve Detail, Clarity And Accuracy Of School District Revenues And Expenses; To Amend Section 37-41-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department To Develop Guidance For School Districts To Improve Transportation Services And Reduce Costs Related To Bus Routes; To Amend Section 37-151-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Enrollment Figures Used In The Pro Rata Local Ad Valorem Tax Calculation; To Amend Section 47-5-579, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Program Withholdings From Participants Of The Prison Industries Corporation's Work Initiative Program To 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; To Require That The Remaining Sentence Length Of Work Initiative Participants Be Collected, Maintained And Reported; To Require That A Financial Account Creation Date For Work Program Participants Be Collected And Maintained; To Amend Section 73-9-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Requirements For Dental Hygienists Practicing Under General Supervision; To Authorize General Supervision Practice For Non-invasive Routine Services In Licensed Nursing Homes, Institutions For The Aged Or Infirm, And Correctional Facilities; To Bring Forward Section 35-7-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Repeal Sections 57-89-1, 57-89-3, 57-89-7 And 57-89-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That Beginning With The 2027-2028 School Year, The Standards And Criteria For Educator Preparation Programs In The State Set By The Commission On Teacher And Administrator Education, Certification And Licensure And Development Must Include Not Less Than Three Credit Hours On Teaching Students With Dyslexia Within The Existing Credit Hour Requirements; To Amend Section 37-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provision; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Archives And History To Donate And Transfer Title To The Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty Property To The Mississippi Band Of Choctaw Indians; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A New Section 41-80-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Knowing Sale Of Nitrous Oxide Products For The Purpose Of Intoxication, Particularly To Minors; To Preserve Legitimate Medical, Dental, Automotive, And Culinary Uses; To Provide Penalties; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-145, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Medicare-certified Long-term Acute Care Hospitals From The Hospital Assessment For The Medicaid Program, Subject To Approval By The Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 49-7-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Move Fish In The Catfish Family From Nongame Gross Fish Class To Game Fish Class; To Bring Forward Section 49-7-9.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Commercial Fishing Licenses, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The State Department Of Education To Approve Courses Made Available To Public School Students Through Online Classes Through The Mississippi Online Course Approval (moca) In The Office Of Curriculum And Instruction; To Prohibit The Use Of Public Funds To Defray The Cost Of Online Courses That Are Not Accredited; To Bring Forward Sections 37-67-1, 37-68-7 And 37-161-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Automatic Repealer On The Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act Of 2021; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit Professional Engineering Firms From Including Markups When Assessing Fees Or Costs For Work Performed For A Municipality; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-1-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Certain Education Requirements For A Person Seeking A Driver's License On Or After July 1, 2026; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Provisions Relating To Teacher And Administrator Licensure, To Coincide With Collegiate Educator Preparation Programs; To Revise The Qualifications For Entry Into Educator Preparation Programs By Removing The Minimum 21 Act Score Or Sat Equivalent, Praxis Passing Score And 3.0 Gpa Requirement Necessary Prior To Admission Into An Approved Educator Preparation Program For Traditional And Nontraditional Teaching Routes To Receive A Standard License; To Require Participants In The Teach Mississippi Institute To Complete Two Semester, Six-hour Internships, And An Allowance Of A Maximum Of 15 Credit Hours For Receipt Of A Provisional Teaching License; To Establish The Mississippi Medical Education Pipeline And Readiness Act; To State The Purpose Of The Act Is To Establish A Coordinated Medical Education Pipeline Beginning In High School And Continuing Through Undergraduate Study, Set Uniform Readiness Standards For Students Pursuing Medical Education, Increase The Number Of Mississippi Students Admitted To Medical School, Improve Diversity In The Medical Workforce, And Strengthen The State's Health Care Delivery Capacity; To Establish The Mississippi Medical Education Pipeline Program, A Statewide Initiative Jointly Administered By The Mississippi Department Of Education, The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning And The University Of Mississippi Medical Center, Which Shall Provide A Structured Pathway From High School Through College For Students Seeking Admission To Medical School; To Prescribe The Duties Of Mde, Ihl And Ummc; To Provide That Students May Apply To Enter The Pipeline Beginning In The 9th Grade; To Provide That Mde, Ihl And Ummc Shall Jointly Publish An Annual Report; To Require Mde, Ihl And Ummc To Jointly Promulgate Rules Necessary For The Program's Implementation; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 21-35-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Municipality With A Population Of 3,000 Or Less May Employ A Competent Accountant Or Auditor To Prepare An Annual Compilation Report And Compliance Letter In Lieu Of An Annual Audit When Such Audit Will Be A Financial Hardship On The Municipality; To Provide The Preparation Of Such Report And Letter Shall Be Paid For By The State; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-26-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State Board Of Health Shall Not Require Community Public Water Systems, Nontransient, Noncommunity Public Water Systems, Public Water Systems Or Semi-public Water Systems To Fluoridate Water Or To Acquire And Install Fluoridation Treatment Equipment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-19-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Expunction Of Criminal Record By Reducing The Waiting Period For Eligibility; To Prohibit The Expungement Of The Felony Crimes Of Promoting Or Procuring Prostitution; To Amend Section 97-3-54.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Minors Are Not Liable For Nonviolent Criminal Activity That Takes Place During Victimization; To Amend Section 97-3-54.6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Vacatur Of Prostitution Convictions Also Applies To Adjudication Of Delinquency; To Provide That Victims Of Human Trafficking May Request The Court To Expunge Misdemeanor And Nonviolent Convictions That Were A Direct Result Of Their Victimization; To Provide An Affirmative Defense To Certain Criminal Charges That Directly Result From Trafficking A Victim; And For Related Purposes.