An Act To Provide That Every Student-athlete In This State, Whether In Public Secondary School Or Any School That Is A Member Of The Mississippi High School Activities Association (mhsaa), Shall Be Allowed One Transfer To Another School Or School District During His Or Her Length Of Eligibility Without Loss Of Eligibility Or Any Other Penalty; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Sections 25-11-15, 25-11-101, 25-11-103, 25-11-105, 25-11-109, 25-11-111, 25-11-112, 25-11-113, 25-11-114, 25-11-115, 25-11-117, 25-11-117.1, 25-11-119, 25-11-120, 25-11-121, 25-11-123, 25-11-126, 25-11-127, 25-11-133 And 25-11-147, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Public Employees' Retirement System, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Certain Dwelling Units To Install Fuel Gas Sensor Devices; To Define Certain Terms; To Provide That The State Fire Marshall Shall Provide Enforcement Of The Act; To Provide Certain Penalties; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Revise The Campaign Finance Laws; To Amend Section 23-15-801, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Certain Definitions; To Revise The Definitions Of Certain Terms; To Amend Section 23-15-803, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Candidates To Create A Candidate Committee To Report Their Contributions And Expenditures; To Provide What Must Be Included In The Statement Of Organization Of A Candidate Committee; To Revise The Statement Of Organization For Political Committees; To Revise The Administrative Penalties For Candidate And Political Committees; To Amend Section 23-15-805, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Secretary Of State To Maintain A Central Site On The Internet To Make Accessible And Searchable To The Public All Public Available Election-related Reports And Information; To Provide That, Beginning On January 1, 2027, All Campaign Finance Reports Shall Be Filed On The Secretary Of State's Online Filing System; To Amend Section 23-15-807, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Campaign Finance Reports That Shall Be Filed By Candidate And Political Committees; To Provide That Candidate And Political Committees Shall Have Zero Cash On Hand Before Filing A Termination Report; To Provide That The Reports Shall Be Filed Based On The Election Cycle; To Prohibit Anonymous Contributions And Require That Any Received Shall Be Returned To The Donor Or Deposited Into The Elections Support Fund; To Provide That Certain Notifications Shall Be Made On The Secretary Of State's Online Filing System; To Amend Section 23-15-809, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Independent Expenditure Reports Must Be Filed By The Second Business Day After The Expenditure Is Made; To Amend Section 23-15-811, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase Certain Penalties; To Amend Section 23-15-813, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Secretary Of State, And Not The Ethics Commission, Shall Be Authorized To Assess Fines; To Decrease The Time That The Secretary Of State Has To Provide Notice Of A Failing To File; Provide Increases To Certain Fines; To Provide A Shorter Time For When Fines Begin To Accrue For Pre-election Reports; To Require The Failure To File Certain Reports To Be Reported To The Mississippi Press Association; To Provide That Fines Can Be Appealed To The Circuit Courts In Rankin And Madison Counties, As Well As Hinds County; To Amend Section 23-15-815, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Powers And Duties Of The Secretary Of State Regarding Campaign Finance Reports; To Require The Secretary Of State To Prepare Certain Forms And A Campaign Finance Manual; To Provide How Long Campaign Finance Reports Shall Be Made Available; To Require The Secretary Of State To Inspect Certain Reports And Statements Of Organization; To Require The Secretary Of State To Create Rules On A Written Complaint And Response Process; To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Confidentially Make Investigations Into Statements And Reports That Are Filed; To Provide The Same Authority To The Ethics Commission For Reports And Statements Filed By The Secretary Of State Or Any Person Running For That Office; To Amend Section 23-15-817, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add State District Officers To The List That Is Released To The Mississippi Press Association For Failure To File A Campaign Finance Disclosure Report; To Amend Section 23-15-819, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That It Shall Be Unlawful For A Foreign National, Directly Or Through Any Other Person, To Make Any Contribution Or Any Expenditure Of Money Or Other Thing Of Value, Or To Promise Expressly Or Impliedly To Make Any Such Contribution Or Expenditure, In Connection With An Election For Any Constitutional Amendment, Local Ballot Measure, Ballot Referendum, Or Other Similar Measures; To Provide Certain Penalties For Knowingly Violating This Section; To Amend Section 23-15-821, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Personal Use Of Campaign Contributions By A Political Committee Shall Be Prohibited; To Provide That Upon Filing A Termination Report, A Zero Cash On Hand Balance Shall Be Required And No Funds Shall Be Maintained In The Campaign Account; To Provide That If A Candidate With Exempt Campaign Finance Contributions No Longer Holds Office, He Or She Shall Dispense With The Contributions And Report That To The Secretary Of State Within One Year Of Leaving Office; To Create A New Section Of Law That Requires Candidates To Disclose The Identity Of Any Person Who Receives A Long Or Other Extension Of Credit From; To Create A New Section Of Law That Requires The Candidate Or Treasurer Of Each Candidate Committee Or Political Committee To Keep A Detailed Record Of All Contributions And Expenditures; To Authorize Certain Accounts To Be Inspected By The Secretary Of State; To Require The Preservation Of Certain Reports; To Create A New Section Of Law That Provides For Corporate Contribution Limits; To Provide That The Penalty Shall Be For The Receiving Entity And Not The Corporation; To Provide That The Corporate Contribution Limits Shall Not Apply To Independent Expenditures; To Provide Certain Penalties When Unlawful Contributions Are Not Returned; To Authorize The Attorney General To Bring Legal Action As Necessary For The Collection Of Levied Assessments; To Repeal Section 97-13-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prohibits Political Contributions By Corporations; To Repeal Section 97-13-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Penalizes Illegal Corporate Contributions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 17-25-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If The Governing Authority Of Any County Or Municipality Utilizes Manually Operated Automated Recording Equipment Or System, Then There Must Be Positive Verification Of The Driver To Enforce Compliance With Or To Impose Or Collect Any Fine, Fees Or Penalty For Violation Of Any Traffic Laws, Rules Or Regulations On Any Public Street, Road Or Highway Within This State; To Define The Term "manually Operated Automated Recording Equipment Or System"; To Amend Section 63-9-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "fair Payment Protection Act"; To Define Certain Terms Related To This Act; To Prohibit Businesses From Imposing Surcharges Or Service Charges On Consumers Who Choose To Pay With A Credit Or Debit Card; To Classify Such Practices As Unfair Or Deceptive Trade Practices; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 29, Chapter 102, Laws Of 2021, As Amended By Chapter 51, Laws Of 2022, To Revise The Purpose Of A Certain Project Funded From The Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriation To The Department Of Finance And Administration; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 37-13-91 And 37-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "school" And "compulsory-school-age Child"; To Provide That The Provisions Of The Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law Are Fully Applicable To Kindergarten-age Children; To Require Such Kindergarten-age Children To Attend Licensed Public, Parochial, Nonpublic Or Homeschool Kindergarten Programs; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create And Codify Sections 37-11-89 Through 37-11-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Be Known As The "mississippi Teachers' Bill Of Rights"; To Require Each Teacher To Develop An Annual Classroom Management Plan For Each Instructional Setting And To Require Each Principal To Establish Written Submission And Approval Timelines, Provide Reasons For Required Revisions And Provide For Deemed Approval Upon Nonaction; To Require Schools To Provide Parents Or Legal Guardians The Code Of Student Conduct And Notice Of Teacher Removal Authority; To Declare The Teacher The Primary Authority In Classroom Matters And To Authorize Teacher-directed Immediate Removal Of A Student For Specified Disruptive, Threatening, Dangerous Or Materially Interfering Conduct; To Require Prompt Administrative Control And Supervised Placement Of Removed Students And To Clarify That Removal Is Not A Suspension Or Expulsion; To Prohibit A Principal From Denying A Teacher's Removal And To Provide For An Appeal Process While Maintaining Administrative Placement Pending Satisfaction Of Readmission Requirements Unless The Teacher Consents; To Require Timely Incident Reporting By The Teacher, Documented Parental Notice By School Administration And Written Certification To The Teacher Identifying Administrative Actions Taken, Safety Or Behavioral Supports Implemented And Conditions For Continued Participation Before Readmission; To Require Conferences And Written Behavioral Support Plans After Repeated Removals And To Provide Procedures Applicable To Students With Disabilities Consistent With Federal Law; To Require Escalating Administrative Actions After Repeated Removals Within A Specified Period, Including In-school Suspension, Out-of-school Suspension, Alternative Placement Recommendations And Other Maximum Disciplinary Measures; To Require Each Local School Board And Public Charter School Governing Board To Adopt A Teacher Appeal Process, Including Written Submissions, Timely Determinations, Written Decisions And Continued Exclusion Pending Appeal Absent Teacher Consent; To Prohibit Retaliation Against Teachers For Good-faith Exercise Of Rights And To Require Prompt Complaint Investigation And Resolution; To Provide Presumptions And Limitations On Civil And Criminal Liability For Teachers And School Employees Acting In Good Faith And Within The Course And Scope Of Employment, To Authorize Reimbursement Of Reasonable Attorney's Fees And Court Costs In Specified Circumstances And To Clarify That No Private Right Of Action For Damages Is Created; To Require Local Policy Adoption, Annual Training, Recordkeeping And Aggregate Reporting To The Mississippi Department Of Education; To Amend Section 37-3-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Update Findings And Program Purposes To Address Classroom Misconduct And Disruptive Behavior; To Amend Sections 37-9-71, 37-11-1, 37-11-18.1, 37-11-55 And 37-11-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Disciplinary Authorities, Due Process Standards, Classroom Placement Safeguards, Behavior Modification And Evaluation Requirements, Student Conduct Code Provisions, Teacher Removal And Readmission Procedures And Educator Immunity And Limitations Related To Discipline And Corporal Punishment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-41-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A School Board May Provide Transportation For A Student Living Less Than One Mile From The School When A Demonstrable Danger Exists To The Safety Of The Child Walking To School; To Amend Section 37-41-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform, And To Provide That Temporary Or Emergency Transportation May Also Be Provided For Students Who Do Not Normally Qualify, When An Imminent Or Newly Identified Threat To Student Safety Is Documented; To Amend Section 37-41-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow That School Boards To Enter Into Agreements With Local Emergency Management Officials, Law Enforcement, Or Other Agencies To Make School Buses Available For Use In Declared Emergencies, Natural Disasters, Or Other Public Safety Needs, Provided That Such Use Does Not Interfere With The Transportation Of Students To And From School; To Provide That Vehicles Designed To Transport 10 To 15 Passengers Must, When Transporting Students, Meet Federal School Bus Safety Standards; To Specify That The Operation Of Such A Vehicle Does Not Require A Commercial Driver's License, Provided The Vehicle Is Not Designed Or Used To Transport 16 Or More Passengers, Including The Driver; To Amend Section 37-41-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That School Bus Drivers, When Transporting Students On Trips Other Than Regular Routes To And From School, Shall Not Drive At A Speed Greater Than The Posted Speed Limit, But In No Event Above 65 Miles Per Hour; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 75-29-951, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Cap On The Annual Gross Sales Of Cottage Foods To $200,000.00; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-28-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Definitions And Define "charter Management Organization" And "special Purpose Charter School"; To Amend Section 37-28-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Maximum Of Fifteen Qualified Charter Schools Per Fiscal Year; To Provide For Special Purpose Charter Schools; To Create New Section 37-28-7.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe Who May Authorize Special Purpose Charter Schools; To Amend Section 37-28-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Describe The Powers And Duties Of Authorizers Of Special Purpose Charter Schools; To Amend Section 37-28-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Funding Of Special Purpose Charter Schools; To Amend Section 37-28-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 37-28-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Provide For Expansion Of Charter Schools; To Bring Forward Section 37-28-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 37-28-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Applicants For Charters To Account For Unusual Circumstances, Such As A Global Pandemic Or Other Disaster; To Amend Section 37-28-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Charter School Contracts, Including Those Contracts That Include More Than One Charter School; To Amend Section 37-28-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Enrollment In Charter Schools And Special Purpose Charter Schools; To Allow Certain Enrollment Preferences; To Amend Sections 37-28-25, 37-28-27 And 37-28-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 37-28-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Authorizers To Issue Notices Of Concern Or Breach Of Contract To Individual Charter Schools Or Special Purpose Charter Schools Without Implicating Or Adversely Affecting All Schools Listed In That Contract; To Amend Section 37-28-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Renewal Or Nonrenewal Of Charters According To Letter Ratings Under The School Accreditation Rating System; To Amend Section 37-28-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Closure Of Charter Schools And Special Purpose Charter Schools; To Bring Forward Section 37-28-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 37-28-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Provide For Payment Of Services To Students With Disabilities Attending Charter Schools; To Amend Section 37-28-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Certain Contract Powers; To Bring Forward Section 37-28-43, 37-28-45, 37-28-47, 37-28-49, 37-28-51, 37-28-53, And 37-28-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 37-28-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Accounting And Financial Audit Reports; To Bring Forward Sections 37-28-59 And 37-28-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 37-179-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "special Purpose School" And Provide For Their Administration; To Amend Section 37-179-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create Additional Goals And Performance Targets For Proposals For Districts Of Innovation Or Special Purpose Schools; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Be Known As The Mississippi Lactation Consultant Practice Act; To Provide For The Licensure And Regulation Of Lactation Consultants By The State Board Of Health; To Provide That On And After July 1, 2029, No Person May Practice Lactation Counseling Or Use Certain Titles Without Having A License; To Prescribe The Qualifications For Licensure; To Provide For Continuing Education Requirements; To Provide Certain Exemptions From Licensure; To Establish The Council Of Advisors In Lactation Consulting To Advise The Board On Matters Relating To This Act; To Prescribe The Powers Of The Board Under This Act; To Provide Penalties For Violations Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit Health Care Professionals And Students From Performing Or Supervising The Performance Of Any Intimate Examination On A Patient Who Is Sedated, Anesthetized Or Unconscious Except Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide What A Health Care Professional Or Student Must Do To Obtain Specific Written Informed Consent To Perform An Intimate Examination On A Sedated, Anesthetized Or Unconscious Patient; To Provide That A Health Care Professional Or Student Who Violates This Act Or Retaliates Against An Individual Who Reports A Violation Of This Act Engages In Unprofessional Conduct, Commits An Act That Is Grounds For Discipline, And Is Subject To Discipline By The Appropriate Licensing Board Or Medical Education Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-173-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "dyslexia" For Purposes Of The Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship For Students With Dyslexia Program; And For Related Purposes.