An Act To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A $2,000.00 Salary Supplement To Certain Special Education Teachers Who Provide Instruction To Special Needs Children In A Self-contained Classroom And Are Exposed To Those Children's Bodily Fluids; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-9-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Provision That Requires Professional School Counselors To Abide By The American School Counselor Association Code Of Ethics; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-7-1001, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Task The Standing Commission On School District Efficiency With Studying Need To Consolidate School Districts Throughout The State Of Mississippi; To Specify Certain Data On School Districts That Must Be Compiled In A Report On The Study To Be Submitted To The Legislature And The Governor By November 30, 2026, And On November 30 Of Every Year Thereafter; To Create New Section 37-7-1003, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Express The Intent Of The Legislature To Determine Through Legislation, In The 2027 Regular Session And Subsequent Regular Sessions, Which School Districts Shall Be Consolidated, And A Schedule For The Consolidation Of Each District; To Allow A District Subject To Consolidation To Propose Its Own Consolidation Plan; To Provide That, Should A District Not Propose A Plan, Or Should The Commission Reject A District's Plan, The Commission Shall Develop A Plan For The District's Consolidation; To Provide That The Commission Shall Appoint A Transitional Governing Board; To Provide That, During The Time In Which The Transitional Board Is Performing The Duties Of A School Board, Both Before And After Consolidation, Board Members Shall Be Entitled To Compensation As Provided In Section 37-6-13; To Create New Section 37-7-1005, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify Certain Data On Schools Within Each District Not Subject To Consolidation That Each Such District Shall Compile And Submit To The Commission By October 31, 2027; To Require The Commission To Submit A Report To The State Board Of Education And The State Department Of Education By November 30, 2027, With The Compiled Data And The Commission's Judgment As To Each District's Conclusions Regarding School Consolidation; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit Individuals, Corporations And Other Entities From Advertising And Marketing Medical Cannabis In Any Media Within The State Of Mississippi Or Advertising Medical Cannabis In Any Manner That Can Be Viewable Or Otherwise Perceived As A Public Space Within The State Of Mississippi; To Require The Attorney General To Receive And Investigate Complaints Of Violations Of This Provision, And Take Such Legal Actions As Necessary To Enforce Compliance With This Provision; To Amend Section 41-137-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Medical Cannabis Establishments And Persons Or Entities Acting On Their Behalf From Advertising And Marketing In Any Media Or Advertising In Any Manner That Can Be Viewable Or Otherwise Perceived As A Public Space; To Amend Section 41-137-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provision; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A Mentorship Program For School Business Officials In Mississippi To Facilitate Knowledge Exchange, Improve Problem-solving Skills, And Enhance The Efficiency And Effectiveness Of School Financial And Operational Management; To Provide For The Administration Of The Program By The Mississippi Department Of Education In Partnership With The Mississippi Association Of School Business Officials; To Set Eligibility Requirements And Guidelines For Mentors And Mentees; To Provide For Program Evaluation And Annual Reporting; To Require The Mississippi Association Of School Business Officials To Conduct Annual Workshops For All Mentors To Define The Objectives Of The Mentoring Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Pass Christian To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Constructing A New Fire Station For The Fiscal Year 2027.

An Act To Establish The Adolescent Literacy Initiative For Grades Four Through Eight To Improve Reading And Writing Proficiency Through Evidence-based And Scientifically Researched Instruction; To Define Key Terms Related To The Science Of Reading, Dyslexia, Assessments, Interventions And High-quality Instructional Materials; To Require Statewide Alignment Of Literacy Standards, Assessments And Curricula With The Science Of Reading And To Prohibit The Use Of Balanced Literacy And Three-cueing Systems; To Provide Comprehensive Professional Learning, Job-embedded Coaching And Educator Preparation Requirements For Content Area Teachers And School Personnel; To Require Universal Screening, Diagnostic Assessments, Targeted Interventions And Individual Reading Plans For Students With Reading Deficiencies; To Mandate Parental Notification, Ongoing Progress Monitoring, Annual Reporting And State Oversight; To Require The Employment And Training Of Reading Specialists And Dyslexia Therapists; To Authorize Enforcement And Funding By The State Board Of Education; And For Related Purpose

An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Declare The Second Monday Of Each October As A Day Of Observance In The State Of Mississippi To Be Proclaimed "indigenous Peoples' Day"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize Pharmacists To Provide Ivermectin To Patients Who Are Eighteen Years Of Age Or Older Pursuant To A Valid Collaborative Pharmacy Practice Agreement Containing A Non-patient-specific Prescriptive Order And Standardized Procedures Developed And Executed By One Or More Authorized Practitioners; To Direct The Board Of Pharmacy To Adopt Rules To Establish Standard Procedures For The Provision Of Ivermectin By Pharmacists, Including Providing The Patient With A Screening Risk Assessment Tool, Providing The Patient With A Standardized Factsheet, And Either Dispensing The Ivermectin Or Referring The Patient To A Pharmacy That May Dispense The Medication As Soon As Practical; To Authorize The Charging Of An Administrative Fee For Services Provided Pursuant To This Act In Addition To Costs Associated With The Dispensing Of Ivermectin And Paid By The Pharmacy Benefit; To Provide That A Pharmacist Or Practitioner Acting In Good Faith And With Reasonable Care Involved In The Provision Of Ivermectin Pursuant To This Act Is Immune From Disciplinary Or Adverse Administrative Actions For Acts Or Omissions During The Provision Of Ivermectin; To Provide That A Pharmacist Or Practitioner Involved In The Provision Of Ivermectin Pursuant To This Act Is Immune From Civil Liability In The Absence Of Gross Negligence Or Willful Misconduct For Actions Authorized By This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Charlie Kirk Campus Free Speech And Safety Act; To Define Certain Terms Relating To This Act; To Provide That The Outdoor Areas Of Campuses Of Public Institutions Of Higher Education In This State Shall Be Deemed Public Forums For The Campus Community; To Prohibit Public Institutions Of Higher Education From Creating Free Speech Zones Or Other Designated Areas Of Campus Outside Of Which Expressive Activities Are Prohibited; To Provide That Any Person Who Wishes To Engage In Noncommercial Expressive Activity On Campus Shall Be Permitted To Do So Freely, As Long As The Person's Conduct Is Not Unlawful And Does Not Materially And Substantially Disrupt The Functioning Of The Public Institution Of Higher Education; To Prohibit Public Institutions Of Higher Education From Denying A Religious, Political Or Ideological Student Organization Any Benefit Or Privilege Available To Any Other Student Organization; To Require Public Institutions Of Higher Education To Make Public In Their Handbooks, On Their Websites, And Through Their Orientation Programs For Students The Policies, Regulations, And Expectations Of Students Regarding Free Expression On Campus; To Require Each Public Institution Of Higher Education To Publicly Post On Their Website, As Well As Submit To Both The Governor And Legislature Thirty Days Prior To The Beginning Of The Regular Legislative Session, A Report Which Will Detail The Course Of Action Implemented To Be In Compliance With The Requirements Of This Act; To Authorize Any Person Or Student Association Aggrieved By A Violation Of This Act To Bring An Action Against The Public Institution Of Higher Education And Its Employees Acting In Their Official Capacities, Responsible For The Violation And Seek Appropriate Relief; To Provide That A Person Is Required To Bring Suit For Violation Of This Act Not Later Than One Year After The Day The Cause Of Action Accrues; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 39-5-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Membership Of The Department Of Archives And History Board Of Trustees; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-21-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Limit The Exemption Of Charter School Teachers From The Section's Educational Qualification Requirements To Those Teachers Employed In Programs Not Receiving Grant Funding From The State Department Of Education; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-11-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require School Districts That Practice Corporal Punishment To Adopt A Policy Allowing Parents Or Legal Guardians Of Students To Request That Their Child Be Included In The District Corporal Punishment Program; To Require Parents Or Legal Guardians To Submit Their Request For Inclusion In The Program In Writing; To Provide That Withdrawal From The Program Must Be In Writing Also; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-61-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Person's Family To Be Notified Of An Opinion By A Healthcare Provider Or Medical Examiner That The Death Of The Person May Have Been Caused By Or Related To The Administration Of A Vaccine For Covid-19 To The Deceased; To Amend Section 41-37-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize An Autopsy To Be Performed Without A Court Order When Requested By A Family Member Of A Person Whose Death May Have Been Caused By Or Related To The Covid-19 Vaccine; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 73-29-1, 73-29-3, 73-29-5, 73-29-7, 73-29-11, 73-29-13, 73-29-19, 73-29-21, 73-29-23, 73-29-25, 73-29-27, 73-29-29, 73-29-31, 73-29-33, 73-29-35, 73-29-37, 73-29-45 And 73-29-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Provisions Of The Polygraph Examiners Law, To Rename The Law As "the Polygraph And Computer Voice Stress Analyzer Examiners Law"; To Authorize The Use Of Polygraph Examinations Or Computer Voice Stress Analyzer (cvsa) Examinations To Verify Truth In Statements Or Detecting Deceptions Made By Individuals Subject To Such Examinations; To Conform Provisions Related To The Examiner's Board, Qualifications Of Individuals To Be Licensed As Polygraph Or Cvsa Examiners, Licensure Reciprocity, Scheduling Of Fees, Terms Of License And Disciplinary Actions Against Examiners Leading To The Denial Suspension Or Revocation Of The License, And Illegal Activities Of Examiners; To Amend Sections 45-1-21, 45-3-47 And 99-1-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 73-29-9, 73-29-15, 73-29-17, 73-29-39, 73-29-41 And 73-29-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.