An Act To Provide That A Health Insurer May Not Deny The Claim Of A Covered Person Solely Because The Covered Person Has Not Received A Vaccine That Is Recommended Or Required By The State Health Officer; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The "mississippi Safe Dorms Act"; To Declare Legislative Findings Regarding Student Safety At State Institutions Of Higher Learning; To Define Relevant Terms; To Prohibit Students Registered Under The Sex Offender Registration Laws From Residing In On-campus Housing; To Prohibit Employees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning From Entering Into Consensual Relationships With Students Over Whom They Have Authority; To Require State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Provide Single-sex Living Facilities And Require First-year Students To Reside In Such Facilities; To Establish Exceptions For Certain Persons Entering Single-sex Facilities; To Require Institutions To Develop Materials And Procedures To Educate Students And Staff About Policies To Reduce Sexual Assault Risks; To Authorize Students Aggrieved By Violations Of This Act To File Civil Actions For Relief And Damages; To Specify A One-year Limitation Period For Filing Such Suits; To Waive Immunity For State Institutions Of Higher Learning That Violate This Act; To Provide For The Severability Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-21-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, On July 1, 2026, The State-invested Pre-k (sip) Program Shall Be Terminated, All Monies Allocated Thereto Shall Be Reallocated To The Early Learning Collaborative Program, And All Sip Participants Shall Be Enrolled Automatically In The Early Learning Collaborative Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-17-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Motor Vehicle Dealers, Salesmen, Manufacturers And Franchisors From Sharing Customer Lists Or Personal Information Of Customers With Any Third Party; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 37-13-63 And 37-13-64, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide An Exception Of The Number Of Days School Districts Impacted By Winter Storm Fern, Which Warranted The Governor To Declare A State Of Emergency For Such Purposes, Shall Be Required To Conduct School Outside Of The Required 180 Days Of The Scholastic Years By Granting Such Districts Which Continue To Be Adversely Affected Beyond The Expiration Of The Declared State Of Emergency On January 27, 2026, Not To Exceed Fifteen Days For Purposes Of Those School Board's Ability To Receive Payment From The State Department Of Education For Per Pupil Expenditure For Pupils In Net Enrollment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Create A New Section Within Title 41, Chapter 61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Autopsy In The Case Of A Sudden And Unexpected Death Of An Infant Or Child, Including Cases Of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (sids), Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (suid) Or Sudden Death In The Young (sdy), Must Include Microscopic And Toxicology Studies And A Review Of The Child's Immunization And Medical Records; To Require That The Medical Examiner Document In The Autopsy Report Any Immunizations And Emergency Countermeasures Administered To The Infant Or Child Within 90 Days Before The Infant's Or Child's Death And Report The Case To The Suid And Sdy Case Registry; To Provide That The Autopsy In The Case Of A Sudden And Unexpected Death Suspected To Be Caused By Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (sads) In An Individual Of Any Age Must Include Microscopic And Toxicology Studies And A Review Of The Individual's Immunization And Medical Records; To Require That The Medical Examiner Document In The Autopsy Report Any Immunizations And Emergency Countermeasures Administered To The Individual Within 90 Days Before His Or Her Death And Report The Case To The Suid And Sdy Case Registry If The Individual Was Younger Than 20 Years Of Age At The Time Of Death; To Establish Administrative Penalties To Be Imposed Against A County Medical Examiner Who Fails To Report A Case Of Sids, Suid Or Sdy, Or Of Sads For Individuals Younger Than 20 Years Of Age, To The Suid And Sdy Case Registry Within 30 Days After Completing The Autopsy Report; To Designate Compliance With Such Reporting And Documentation Requirements As A Permissible Disclosure Under State And Federal Medical Privacy Laws; To Define Terms; To Bring Forward Sections 41-61-59, 41-61-63 And 41-61-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For A $4,000.00 Increase To The Minimum Teacher Salary Scale; To Require A $1,000.00 Annual Salary Supplement To Be Paid To Special Education Teachers; To Amend Section 37-21-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Salaries Of Assistant Teachers; And For Related Purposes.

An Act 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 Bring Forward Section 37-13-92, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Building Regional Infrastructure For Diverse Growth In Education (bridge) Act; To Establish A Unified Statutory Framework For The Development Of Regional Special Purpose Schools In Mississippi; To Create Two Distinct Programs Addressing Special-needs Students And Career And Technical Education And Workforce Training; To Direct The Mississippi Department Of Education To Conduct Statewide Studies, Issue Guidance, And Report To The Legislature; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "mississippi State Special Schools Partnership And Autonomy Act Of 2026"; To Create New Section 37-142-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Set Forth Legislative Findings Recognizing The Statewide Public Purpose And Mission-driven Autonomy Of Mississippi's State Special Schools, Including The Mississippi School For Mathematics And Science, The Mississippi School Of The Arts, And The Mississippi Schools For The Deaf And The Blind; To Declare That Any Collaborative Relationships With Public Universities Must Not Diminish Institutional, Administrative, Fiscal Or Operational Independence; To Create New Section 37-142-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "state Special School" And "university Partner"; To Authorize The State Board Of Education, Acting Through The Administration Of A State Special School, To Enter Into Memoranda Of Understanding, Cooperative Agreements And Contracts With A University Partner For Academic Enrichment, Instruction, Shared Facilities, Joint Research And Professional Development, Dual Enrollment Or Early College Programming And Related Activities That Advance Student Learning And Institutional Missions, Subject To Approval By The State Board Of Education; To Authorize State Special Schools, On A Voluntary And Renewable Basis, To Contract With University Partners For Noninstructional Shared Services, Including Information Technology, Safety And Security, Maintenance, Custodial Services, Transportation Support, Food Service And Other Operational Functions; To Prohibit Any Partnership Agreement From Conferring Administrative, Supervisory, Policy-setting, Personnel, Budgetary Or Decision-making Authority Over A State Special School To A University Partner Or To The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning; To Preserve Governance Exclusively In The State Board Of Education Unless Altered By Explicit Act Of The Legislature; To Require Public Posting Of All Agreements, Submission To The Senate And House Education Committees Within Thirty Days Of Execution, And Inclusion Of A Sunset, Termination, Or Mandatory Review Clause Not To Exceed Five Years; To Authorize Public Universities To Submit Proposals To The State Department Of Education For The Creation Of New State Special Schools Serving Grades 6 Through 12 Addressing Unmet Populations Or Specialty Areas, Subject To Approval By The State Board Of Education And Contingent Upon Subsequent Legislative Authorization Or Specific Appropriation; To Require That Any State Special School Established Thereafter Operate Under Exclusive State Board Of Education Governance, Function As Its Own Fiscal Agent, And Independently Manage Its Budget, Staffing, Contracts, Operations, Curriculum, Admissions, Instructional Methods And Student Supports, With University Involvement Limited To Advisory Roles Or Contractual Partnerships Expressly Permitted; To Require That Agreements Preserve The School's Fiscal And Operational Authorities And To Establish Facility And Service Expectations When A State Special School Operates On A University Campus, Including Responsibilities For Major Building Systems, Utilities, Maintenance Standards, Continuity Of Historically Provided Services, Access To Operational Records During Transition And Terms For Student Course Enrollment At The Partnering University; To Create New Section 37-142-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Beginning In Fiscal Year 2027 Each State Special School Shall Be Additionally Funded Through The Mississippi Student Funding Formula As An Independent Public School Under Exclusive State Board Of Education Governance; To Provide That Formula Funding Shall Be Generated Based On Enrollment, Programmatic Weights, And Categorical Allocations Without Local Contribution Requirements; To Require Direct Allocation Of Formula Funds To Each State Special School As Its Own Fiscal Agent Without Routing Through A School District, Public University, Or The Institutions Of Higher Learning; To Clarify That The Legislature May Provide Additional Appropriations Or Capital Support Outside The Formula; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Exempt Any Official, Agent Or Employee Of The State Or A Political Subdivision Thereof From Enforcing Or Being Ordered To Enforce Any Federal Directive That Allows Any Medical, Health Care, Behavioral, Or Mental Health Treatment, Service, Therapy Or Counseling To Provide Access To A Student With A Disability's Personally Identifiable Information, Public Benefits Information Or Make Any Modification To That Student's Iep Or Service Plans Without The Consent Of The Child's Parent Or Legal Guardian; To Provide A Cause Of Action By A Parent Or Legal Guardian Against Any Person, Corporation Or Other Entity, Who Violates The Medical And Mental Health Related Parental Notification And Consent Requirements; To Bring Forward Section 41-41-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; To Amend Section 37-23-137, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Written Prior Notice And Request For Consent Shall Be Provided To The Parents Of A Child With A Disability Each Time Certain Revisions Are Made To The Child's Iep, When The Child's Public Benefits Are Sought To Be Accessed And When The Child's Personal Identifiable Information Is Sought To Be Disclosed For Billing Purposes; To Provide For The Severability Of The Provisions Of This Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-159-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That Recipients Of The Mississippi Employer-assisted Housing Teacher Program Be Required To Purchase A Home And Reside In The County Where The School District Of Employment Is Located; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-11-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Board Of Health To Adopt Rules Requiring The State Department Of Health To Determine Compliance With Rules For Electricity And Emergency Power Sources Of Nursing Facilities And Assisted Living Facilities During Regular Unannounced Inspections Of Those Facilities; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The Department Of Mental Health To Establish A Program To Make Grants To Regional Commissions, Counties And Municipalities For The Purpose Of Assisting In Paying Costs Associated With Services Provided By Crisis Stabilization Units, Expenses Of Operating Crisis Stabilization Unit Facilities And Repairing, Renovating, Upgrading And Improving Crisis Stabilization Unit Facilities; To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Designated As The "crisis Stabilization Unit Facilities Fund"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 37-23-31, 37-23-33 And 37-23-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Funding Allocations Provided To University-based Programs Under The Mississippi Student Funding Formula; And For Related Purposes.