An Act To Amend Section 37-15-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Student To Transfer From The School District In Which The Student Resides To A Different School District Without Obtaining The Approval Of The Transferor School District; To Bring Forward Section 37-15-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize Local School Boards To Permit The Released-time Religious Instruction Of Pupils; To Require School Boards To Allow Those Students Desiring Released-time Religious Instruction To Participate In The Instruction Off-site For At Least One Hour, One Day Each Week; To Prohibit The School District From Providing Or Facilitating Released-time Religious Instruction On School Premises; To Permit Local School Boards To Make Arrangements With The Persons In Charge Of The Released-time Religious Instruction As The Board Deems Necessary And Advisable; To Provide That Students Shall Not Be Penalized Or Considered Absent From The School For Purposes Of Attending Released-time Religious Instruction; To Provide That Students Who Do Not Participate In Released-time Religious Instruction Shall Continue In The Regular Course Of Daily Instruction; To Provide That Released-time Religious Instruction Shall Be Given Without Expense To Any Local School Board; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 55-15-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Authority Of A Governing Body To Move A Historical Monument Or Memorial To A Different Location; To Grant Standing To A Person Who Feels That A Violation Of The Prohibition Against Moving Historical Monuments And Memorials Has Occurred To Bring A Legal Action Against The Alleged Offender In The County In Which The Violation Occurred; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-3-519, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Law Enforcement Officers Within Any Municipality With A Population Of Under 15,000, With The Exception Of Pass Christian, Mississippi, To Utilize Radar Speed Detection Equipment On Federally Designated Highways Lying Within The Corporate Limits Of The Municipality; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit Public Schools, Community And Junior Colleges And State Institutions Of Higher Learning From Requiring Students To Wear Face Masks; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Salary Supplements To Certain Special Education Teachers Who Provide Instruction To Special Needs Children In An Itinerate Setting Or In A Self-contained Classroom, In The Amounts Of $4,000.00 Or $8,000.00, Respectively; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-153-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Career And Technical Education Grant Funds May Be Used To Purchase Equipment Needed For Programs Implemented By School Districts That Lead To Qualifying Industry Certifications; To Remove The Prohibition On The Use Of Such Grant Funds To Supplant Funds For The Basic Operation Of Career And Technical Education Programs; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-11-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Members In The New Tier Who Have Completed At Least Eight Years Of Membership Service Shall Be Entitled To Receive A Retirement Allowance Upon Withdrawal From Service At The Age Of 60, And Members Who Have Completed At Least 30 Years Of Creditable Service Shall Be Entitled To Receive A Retirement Allowance Upon Withdrawal From Service Regardless Of Age; To Provide That Members In The New Tier Who Withdraw From Service Before Age 60 And Have Completed At Least Eight Years Of Membership Service And Have Not Received A Refund Of Their Contributions Shall Be Entitled To Receive A Retirement Allowance Upon Attaining The Age Of 60; To Provide That The Annual Retirement Allowance Of A Member Who Has Attained The Age Of 60 But Has Not Completed At Least 30 Years Of Creditable Service Shall Be Reduced By An Actuarial Equivalent Factor For Each Year Of Creditable Service Below 30 Years Or The Number Of Years In Age That The Member Is Below Age 65, Whichever Is Less; To Amend Section 25-11-114, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions With Respect To Retirement Allowances For Death Before Retirement Or Death Or Disability In The Line Of Duty; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide Certain Intervention And Implementation Strategies For Literacy Proficiency Among Students In Grades 4-8; To Define Terminology; To Require The State Department Of Education To Provide A System Of Support For School And District Instructional Leaders, Content-area Teachers, Literacy Coaches, Dyslexia Therapists, Interventionists, Tutors, And Other Identified Personnel To Ensure They Have The Knowledge And Skills To Support Students In Grades 4-8 With Reading Difficulties; To Prescribe What The System Of Supports Shall Entail; To Require That Any Student In Grades 4-8 Exhibiting Deficiencies In Reading Shall Receive An Individual Reading Plan (irp) No Later Than 30 Days After The Identification Of The Reading Deficiency; To Specify That The Irp Shall Be Created By The Teacher, Interventionist, Principal, Other Pertinent School Personnel, And Parent And Shall Describe The Scientifically Researched And Evidenced-based Reading Intervention Services The Student Shall Receive To Remedy The Reading Deficit; To Require Written Notification Of The Parent Of Any Student In Grades 4-8 Within 10 Business Days Of The Identification Of A Reading Deficiency; To Require That Any Incoming Student In Grades 4-8 Identified With A Reading Deficiency Be Provided With Supplemental Or Intensive Interventions Dependent Upon The Severity Of The Deficit Skills To Address The Specific Deficiency; To Prohibit The Promotion Of Students Whose Reading Deficiency Is Not Remedied Before The End Of Eighth Grade; To Set Out The Responsibilities Of School Districts, The State Department Of Education, And Educator Preparation Programs; To Provide That The State Board Of Education Shall Have The Authority To Enforce This Act And May Promulgate Rules And Regulations As Necessary For The Implementation Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A Credit Enhancement Program For Mississippi School District Bonds To Lower Borrowing Costs Through State Guarantees; To Define The Roles And Responsibilities Of School Districts, Tax Collectors, Paying Agents, And The State Treasurer In Administering The Program; To Outline Conditions For State Payments And District Reimbursements, Including Penalties And Legal Remedies; To Provide For The Appropriation Of Funds To Support The Program; To Authorize The State Bond Commission To Adopt Rules For Implementation; To Bring Forward Sections 37-59-101, 37-59-103, 37-59-105, 37-59-107, 37-59-109, 37-59-111, 37-59-113 And 37-59-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A $4,000.00 Annual Salary Supplement To National Board Certified Teachers Who Are Employed In Public School Districts In Areas Designated By The State Board Of Education As Geographically Critical Teacher Shortage Areas; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The "j.p. Wilemon, Jr., Financial Literacy Act"; To Require The State Board Of Education To Incorporate Financial Literacy Components Within The Existing Curriculum To Be Taught In Grades 6-8 Beginning In The 2027-2028 School Year; To Require Successful Passage Of The Stand-alone One-half Carnegie Unit Personal Finance Course Or A Full Carnegie Unit Course Where At Least One-half Of The Course Standards Concern Financial Literacy As A Graduation Requirement; To Amend Section 37-7-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform, And To Set Certain Topics That Shall Be Required For The Financial Literacy Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The Attorney General To Commence An Investigation Into The Activities Of Pharmaceutical Companies In Mississippi Relating To The Development, Promotion And Distribution Of Vaccines Purported To Prevent Covid-19 Infection, Symptoms And Transmission; To Declare Certain Findings; To Specify Certain Criminal Offenses That Must Be Included In The Scope Of The Investigation; To Require The Attorney General To Submit A Status Report To The Legislature Before January 1 Of Each Year That The Investigation Is Ongoing, Which Report May Not Include Information That Is Confidential Or Potentially Threatening To The Integrity Of The Investigation; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The Division Of Medicaid To Apply For A Federal Waiver To Allow Coverage For An Additional Pair Of Eyeglasses Within A Five-year Period For Beneficiaries Who Are Twenty-one Years Of Age Or Older Whose Refraction Has Changed Within The Five-year Period And A Physician Skilled In Diseases Of The Eye Or An Optometrist Has Determined That A New Pair Of Eyeglasses Is Needed To Correct The Change In Refraction; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The State Board Of Education With Full Authority To Procure Contracts For Student Assessments In Compliance With State Procurement Laws And Regulations; And For Related Purposes.