An Act To Require The State Board Of Education, Acting Through The Commission On Teacher And Administrator Education, Certification And Licensure And Development, And In Conjunction With The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning, To Require Each Educator Preparation Program In The State To Include A Praxis Core Academic Skills For Educators Examination And A Praxis Ii Examination Preparatory Review Course, As Part Of Its Curriculum; To Amend Section 37-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Instructional Staff Employed By A Public School District Or Nonpublic School Accredited Or Approved By The State For A Minimum Of Five Years Shall Be Granted A Standard Teacher License; To Require Such Teachers To Comply With Any Additional Requirements For Existing Teachers, Including Professional Development Training And Completion Of The Required Continuing Education Units; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-23-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Terms "physical Therapy Aide" Or "physical Therapy Technician" For The Purposes Of The Physical Therapy Practice Law; To Amend Section 73-23-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Circumstances And Criteria Under Which A Physical Therapist May Implement Physical Therapy Treatment Without A Referral From Another Health Care Provider; To Amend Section 73-23-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The List Of Persons Who Are Permitted To Practice Physical Therapy In This State Without Obtaining A Mississippi License; To Amend Section 73-23-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Composition Of The State Board Of Physical Therapy; To Delete The Prohibition On Being Appointed For More Than Two Consecutive Terms On The Board; To Amend Section 73-23-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board To Determine And Collect, At The Time Of New Licensure And Licensure Renewal, A Core Set Of Data Elements Deemed Necessary For The Purpose Of Workforce Planning; To Amend Section 73-23-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Provisions Authorizing The Licensing Of Physical Therapists And Physical Therapist Assistants By Reciprocity; To Amend Section 73-23-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Authority Of The Board To Issue A Temporary License To Physical Therapists Or Physical Therapist Assistants Licensed In Other States During A Disaster Or Emergency; To Amend Section 73-23-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Grounds For Disciplinary Action Against A Physical Therapist For Implementing Physical Therapy Treatment Without A Referral To The Amendment To Section 73-23-35 In This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 9-1-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Justice And Municipal Courts To File All Legal Documents By Electronic Means In Conformity With The Mississippi Electronic Court System; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "comprehensive Career And Technical Education Reform (ccater) Act"; To Amend Section 37-16-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Board Of Education To Provide Notice To All Incoming Middle School And Junior High Students Of The Career And Technical Education Programs Offered By Local School Boards; To Require Certain Students To Take The Act Workkeys Assessment; To Provide That Each Individual School District Shall Determine Whether The Act Workkeys Assessment Is Administered In The Ninth, Tenth Or Eleventh Grade; To Provide The Curriculum That May Be Included In Career Technical Education Pathways; To Amend Section 37-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Local Business Or Other Professional Personnel Shall Not Be Required To Hold An Associate Or Bachelor's Degree In Order To Be Granted An Expert Citizen-teacher License; To Expand The Expert Citizen-teacher License From One Year To Five Years; To Amend Section 37-16-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 37-17-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Accreditation System Shall Include Student Performance On The Administration Of The Act Workkeys Assessment, Which Shall Be Weighted In The Same Percentage As The Standard Act Assessment; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution Recognizing And Commending The Jackson State University "tigers" Football Team And Head Coach Deion Sanders Upon Winning The 2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference (swac) Championship.

An Act To Amend Section 75-27-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Commissioner Of Agriculture And Commerce With Regulatory Authority To Grant Exception For The Use Of Certain Weighing Devices Which Dispense Agricultural Commodities, Whether Liquid Or Nonliquid, Within The State Of Mississippi; To Amend Section 75-27-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A Cause Of Action For Sexual Harassment In State Court; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation Sales Of Tangible Personal Property Or Services To Natchez Children's Services; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation Sales Of Tangible Personal Property Or Services To The Natchez Cemetery Association; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 5-1-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Sergeants At Arms Of The Senate And House Of Representatives To Carry A Firearm; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That The Gross Income Of Certain Mental Health Professionals Providing Mental Health Services In Critical Mental Health Services Shortage Areas Shall Not Include Income Derived From Providing Services In Such Areas To Low-income Individuals For Which Payment For Such Services Is Made Under The Provisions Of The Medicaid Program; To Amend Section 27-7-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The State Board Of Education To Conduct A Study On The Implementation Of Requiring Each Public School District To Maintain An Individual Career Plan Of Study For All Students In Grades 8 Through 12; To Provide For The January 1, 2023 Deadline For Reporting The Findings To The Legislature; To Require The State Board Of Education And The Mississippi Community College Board To Establish The Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program For The Purpose Of Providing Tuition-free Career And Technical Courses Available To Students In Secondary School; To Provide That School Districts Shall Be Awarded $1,000.00 For Each Student Who Graduates From A High School In The School District Having Obtained An Industry Certification In An Occupation That Has Been Identified By The State Workforce Investment Board; To Provide That The State Board Of Education Shall Administer The Program For Public School Students; To Provide That The Mississippi Community College Board Shall Administer The Program For Students Who Attend A Private School And Are Currently Or Were Previously Admitted To A Career Technical Education Course Or Program At A Community College, Technical College Or Proprietary School Or College; To Allow The Governing Board Of A Community College, Technical College Or Proprietary School Or College To Apply To The Mississippi Community College Board For Permission To Establish Such Career Technical Education Program In Service Areas Where No Such Programs Exists When Done In Coordination With One Or More School Districts Located Within Such Service Area; To Amend Section 37-153-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Bring Forward Section 37-29-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; To Amend Section 37-103-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Correct Grammatical Errors; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The State Department Of Education To Conduct An Informational Data Sampling Of The Questionnaire Material And Content Used On The United States History End-of-course Assessment For Scholastic Years Beginning With 2014-2015 Assessment And Ending With 2018-2019 Assessment; To Prescribe The Purpose Of Collecting The Sampling Data; To Require The Department To Submit A Report Of Its Findings And Recommendations To The State Board Of Education And To The Legislature; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-1037, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reapportion The Congressional Districts Of Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-7-50, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Commissioner Of Revenue Shall Automatically Recognize Extensions Of Time Authorized And Granted By The Internal Revenue Service For The Filing Of Income Tax Returns Where Such Extensions Are Authorized And Granted Due To An Emergency Or Major Disaster For Which A Presidential Declaration Of An Emergency Or Major Disaster Has Been Issued; And For Related Purposes.