An Act To Amend Sections 37-16-3 And 37-16-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Provisions Of The Statewide Testing Program, To Require The Uniform Basic Skills Tests To Be Administered In The Primary Spoken Language Of Students Identified As English Language Learners; To Require The State Department Of Education To Translate And Print The Assessments In The Appropriate Language For The Appropriate Grade Levels; To Require The Department To Provide School Districts In Need With Testing Observers Or Proctors Capable Of Providing Translation Assistance To Students Identified As English Language Learners; To Require School Districts To Request The Need For Translation Assistance Within A Reasonable Period Before The Administration Of Applicable Assessments; To Require School Districts To Report To The Department The Number Of, Grades Of And Primary Spoken Languages Of All English Language Learners Enrolled In Its Schools; To Bring Forward Section 37-16-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Greenville, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Transportation Infrastructure Needs And Sanitary Sewer/water System Infrastructure Needs; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide A State Income Tax Credit For Taxpayers Claiming The Federal Earned Income Tax Credit; To Provide The Amount Of The Credit; To Provide That If The Amount Of Credit Claimed By A Taxpayer Exceeds The Amount Of Income Tax Imposed Upon The Taxpayer For The Taxable Year, Then The Taxpayer Shall Receive A Refund From The Department Of Revenue For The Amount Of Such Excess; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Calculation Of Medicaid Reimbursement For Durable Medical Equipment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Childcare Teachers Shortage Task Force; To Provide That The Task Force Is To Study The Mississippi Childcare Worker Shortage And How To Increase The Supply Of Affordable Childcare Seats While Also Recognizing Educators For Their Ongoing Efforts To Improve Mississippi's Early Education And Care System; To Provide The Members Of The Task Force; To Provide What The Task Force Shall Review; To Require The Task Force To Report To Certain Officials By December 1, 2026; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create "the Juvenile Offender Parole And Rehabilitation Act"; To Amend Section 47-7-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Terms "adult", "juvenile", "minor" And "youthful" Under The Probation And Parole Law; To Amend Section 47-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Person Was Under The Age Of Eighteen At The Time He Or She Committed An Offense And Such Person Is Not Otherwise Eligible For Parole At An Earlier Date, Then The Person Shall Be Eligible For Parole After Serving Twenty Years Of His Or Her Sentence, And To Extend The Date Of Repeal On This Section; To Amend Section 47-7-3.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize A Qualified Elector Who Wishes To Register To Vote To Register On The Day Of The Election And Then Proceed To Cast His Or Her Vote At The Proper Polling Place; To Provide The Location To Conduct The Registration On Election Day; To Provide The Identification Required To Be Presented In Order To Register To Vote On Election Day; To Provide The Procedures That Poll Managers Must Implement When A Person Registers To Vote On Election Day; To Provide That Election Day Registration Ballots Must Be Treated The Same As Absentee Ballots For Certain Purposes; To Require The Secretary Of State To Promulgate The Necessary Rules And Regulations To Effectuate Same Day Voter Registration; To Amend Sections 23-15-11, 23-15-13, 23-15-35, 23-15-37, 23-15-39, 23-15-41 And 23-15-125, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Telehealth Services Provided By Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics And Community Mental Health Centers Are Considered To Be Billable At The Same Face-to-face Encounter Rate Used For All Other Medicaid Reimbursements To Those Centers Under The Prospective Payment System; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Each State Agency To Provide Detailed Specifications On What Is Required To Participate In A Reverse Auction; To Require The State Agency To Publish The Specifications On The Agency's Website For Thirty Days Before The Date Of The Reverse Auction And Once Each Week For Three Consecutive Weeks In A Newspaper Having General Circulation In The County Or Municipality Where The Agency Is Located; And For Related Purposes.

6 An Act To Require Public School Districts Assigned An Accountability Rating Of "c" To Provide Online Remedial Education Courses For Every Student Enrolled; To Specify The Minimum Subject Areas That Shall Be Included In Those Courses; To Require The Courses To Be Graded As Separate Class Grades; To Direct The State Department Of Education To Issue A Request For Proposals (rfp) For The Procurement Of A Reputable Virtual Instruction Entity To Provide And Operate The Required Online Remediation Courses; To Require The Selected Entity To Track Student Progress, Administer Diagnostic Evaluations, And Report Individual Student Weaknesses To School Counselors And Parents Or Legal Guardians; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Certain Persons Disqualified By Reason Of Conviction Of A Disenfranchising Crime; To Provide That Such Persons Shall Be Enfranchised After Completing The Term Of Incarceration And Parole Or Upon The Imposition Of A Probation-only Sentence For Such Crimes; To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 23-15-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Removal Of A Person's Name From The Statewide Elections Management System Unless The Person Is Serving A Term Of Incarceration Or Parole For A Disenfranchising Crime At The Time Of Removal; To Provide That A Court's Certification Of A Conviction For Purposes Of Removal From The Statewide Elections Management System Must Indicate The Type Of Sentence Imposed; To Amend Section 23-15-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Circuit Clerk's Enrollment Book Listing The Names Of Persons Convicted Of Disenfranchising Crimes Must Be Updated To Exclude The Names Of Those Persons Enfranchised Under This Act; To Amend Sections 23-15-125 And 23-15-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Voter Roll And Pollbooks Must Be Updated In A Manner Consistent With This Act; To Amend Section 23-15-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Secretary Of State To Adopt Voter Registration Applications That State That A Person Restored The Right Of Suffrage Under This Act Is Not Disqualified From Registering To Vote; To Amend Section 23-15-213, 23-15-223 And 23-15-239, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Secretary Of State To Develop And Implement Training For Election Commissioners, Registrars And Poll Managers That Instructs Them On Their Duties With Regard To Persons Restored The Right Of Suffrage Under This Act; To Amend Section 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Secretary Of State To Update The Statewide Elections Management System In A Manner That Allows Local Election Officials To Verify Whether A Person Has A Disqualifying Conviction; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "create A Respectful And Open Workplace For Natural (crown) Hair Act"; To Prohibit Creation Of Workplace And School Policies That Discriminate On The Basis Of Natural Hairstyles; To Prohibit Discrimination By An Employer, School, School District Or Administrator Engaged In Commerce On The Basis Of Hair Texture; To Prohibit Termination, Reduction Of Work Hours, Or Paying A Reduced Salary Or Wage Or Expulsion Or Dismissal Based On Hair Texture; To Provide The Remedies For Any Person Who Is Aggrieved By Violation Of This Act; To Amend Section 25-9-149, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The State Discrimination Policy To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 89-9-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Condominium Restrictions Shall Not Include Discriminatory Provisions In Conformity With This Act; To Amend Section 73-35-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Discriminatory Practices Are Grounds For Revocation Of Real Estate Sales And Broker Licenses; To Authorize Counties And Municipalities To Create Policies That Prohibit Discriminatory Practices In Conformity With This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 45-6-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Right To Follow-up Testing For A First Responder Who Tests Positive For Illegal Drug Use And To Provide For Terms Of Suspension Pending The Receipt Of Results From The Follow-up Test; To Amend Section 45-6-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The "robert G. Clark, Jr., Educational Scholarship Program At Alcorn State University, Jackson State University And Mississippi Valley State University" For The Purpose Of Providing Scholarships To Qualifying Students Pursuing A Degree In Education, Who Will Then Commit To The Practice Of Teaching In Public School Districts That Are Designated As Geographical Critical Teacher Shortage Areas By The State Board Of Education; To Provide That The Deans Of The Alcorn State University, Jackson State University And Mississippi Valley State University Colleges Of Education, Respectively, Shall Administer The Scholarship Program; To Cap The Number Of Scholarships Awarded Annually; To Limit To Four Years Duration For Which A Student May Receive Scholarship Funds; To Define Terminology Used In The Act; To Authorize The Deans Of The Colleges Of Education Of Each Respective Institution Of Higher Learning Designated Herein To Promulgate Rules And Regulations For The Administration Of The Program With The Advice And Consent Of The Respective Presidents Of Alcorn State University, Jackson State University, Mississippi Valley State University And The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning; To Prescribe The Minimum Criteria For Eligibility For Receipt Of Scholarship, Continued Maintenance Of The Scholarship And Post Program Completion Obligations And Penalties For Failure To Perform The Contractual Obligation Of The Scholarship Agreement; To Authorize The Alcorn State University, Jackson State University And Mississippi Valley State University Colleges Of Education To Accept Gifts, Donations, Bequests, Grants And Any Other Monies From Any Source Whatsoever To Be Used For The Purposes Of Administering The Program; To Require Each Dean To Submit An Annual Report To The Legislature With Information About Who Received Scholarships Under The Program And How Much Each Person Received, And The Amount Of Any Gifts, Donations And Other Funds Received And How Those Funds Were Used For The Purpose Of The Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-15-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Advanced Practice Registered Nurses In The Statement Of Purpose Of The Mississippi Nursing Practice Law; To Amend Section 73-15-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Certain Definitions And Revise Certain Definitions In The Nursing Practice Law Regarding Advanced Nursing Practice; To Amend Section 73-15-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Provisions Relating To The Practice Of Advanced Nursing Practice Nurses; To Provide That Certified Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives, And Clinical Nurse Specialists Shall Be Exempt From The Requirement Of Maintaining A Collaborative/consultative Relationship With A Licensed Physician Or Dentist After Completing 3,600 Practice Hours; To Provide That Certified Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives, And Clinical Nurse Specialists May Apply Hours Worked Before July 1, 2026, To Fulfill The Hour Requirement; To Amend Section 73-15-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Advanced Practice Registered Nurses In The Provisions Relating To Grounds For Disciplinary Actions Against Nurses; To Amend Section 41-21-131, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.