An Act To Amend Sections 23-15-35 And 23-15-171, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In The Event That The Municipal Executive Committee And The Election Integrity Assurance Committee Fail To Certify The Results Of A Municipal Primary Election, The Municipal Clerk Shall Certify The Election Results To The State Executive Committee And The Secretary Of State As Otherwise Provided By Law; To Amend Section 23-15-611, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If The Municipal Election Commission And The Election Integrity Assurance Committee Fail To Certify The Results Of The Municipal General Election, The Municipal Clerk Shall Certify The Election Results To The Secretary Of State As Otherwise Provided By Law; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-266, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Repeal Sections 27-101-1, 27-101-3 And 27-101-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Require State Agencies To Prepare And Publish Annual Reports; To Amend Sections 7-1-355, 7-1-601, 7-7-3, 7-17-5, 17-17-445, 23-15-211.1, 25-1-77, 25-1-81, 25-1-83, 25-9-147, 25-51-1, 25-53-5, 25-53-29, 27-104-7, 27-105-21, 31-1-19, 31-3-14, 31-17-41, 33-11-18, 33-15-309, 37-1-12, 37-4-11, 37-13-60.1, 37-21-51, 37-27-25, 37-28-31, 37-28-37, 37-33-161, 37-33-261, 37-35-11, 37-67-1, 37-101-15, 37-101-293, 37-106-11, 37-106-43, 37-106-55, 37-151-10, 37-151-97, 39-3-107, 39-5-113, 39-35-1, 41-3-15, 41-4-21, 41-35-7, 41-113-7, 41-123-1, 43-1-5, 43-7-57, 43-12-39, 43-13-107, 43-30-1, 43-33-747, 43-59-7, 45-12-5, 47-5-6, 47-5-28, 47-5-355, 47-7-15, 49-2-13, 49-4-13, 49-7-26, 49-17-44, 49-15-305, 57-1-18, 57-1-367, 57-1-701, 57-10-707, 57-13-47, 57-39-19, 57-55-15, 57-67-37, 57-69-5, 57-75-21, 59-7-7, 59-7-307, 59-7-413, 65-1-10, 65-1-85, 65-18-7, 65-29-7, 67-1-37, 69-1-105, 69-5-3, 69-7-263, 69-9-9, 69-10-9, 69-23-109, 69-44-9, 69-48-11, 71-5-115, 73-15-17, 73-29-9, 73-34-9, 73-36-19, 73-63-19, 77-3-42, 81-1-71, 83-9-213, 93-21-307 And 97-3-54.9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Repeal Sections 7-1-565, 17-18-43, 25-9-148, 27-7-22.9, 27-7-22.24, 27-7-22.26, 27-104-167, 31-7-311, 37-31-111, 41-73-71, 43-3-89, 43-5-11, 43-12-41, 43-13-127, 47-5-559, 57-10-39, 69-1-15, 69-27-111, 77-1-49 And 77-3-90, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Preparation And Publication Of Annual Reports By Various Public Entities; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-271, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Election Integrity Assurance Committee Shall Be Authorized To Conduct A Primary Election If The County Or Municipal Executive Committee Fail To Perform Its Duties; To Provide That No Member Of An Election Integrity Assurance Committee Shall Receive Any Compensation, In-kind Donations, Gifts Or Any Other Form Of Payment For Conducting Any Required Training Or For Conducting The Primary Election; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "comprehensive Career And Technical Education Reform (ccater) Act"; To Amend Section 37-15-38, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Dual Credit Career And Technical Education Instructors Shall Not Be Required To Hold An Associate Or Bachelor's Degree; 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 Track Programs Offered By Local School Boards; To Require All Students In The Career And Technical Education Track To Take The Act Workkeys Assessment; To Revise The Curriculum In The Career Track Program; 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 A One-year Expert Citizen-teacher License; 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.

An Act To Create New Section 41-37-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That All Autopsies Conducted In This State Include An Inquiry To Determine Whether The Death Was A Direct Result Of A Seizure Or Epilepsy; To Provide That If The Findings In An Autopsy Are Consistent With Known Or Suspected Sudden Unexpected Death In Epilepsy (sudep), Then The Medical Examiner, Examining Physician, Or Coroner Shall Cause To Be Indicated On The Death Certificate That Sudep Is The Cause Or Suspected Cause Of Death, And Forward A Copy Of The Death Certificate To The North American Sudep Registry Within Thirty Days; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A Separate Retirement System For Law Enforcement Officers And Firefighters, Which Shall Be Administered By The Board Of Trustees Of The Public Employees' Retirement System; To Define Eligibility For Membership In The System; To Provide For Employee And Employer Contributions To Fund The System; To Establish Benefits For Disability And Superannuation Retirement And Establish Death Benefits; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require That Certain Insurance Policies And Contracts Shall Provide Coverage For Annual Pap Smears And Biennial Bone Density Tests; To Amend Section 25-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State And School Employees Health Insurance Plan To Include Coverage For Annual Pap Smears And Biennial Bone Density Tests; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require That Certain Insurance Policies And Contracts Shall Provide Coverage For Physician-prescribed Proton Beam Therapy For The Treatment Of Cancer As Recommended By The American Society For Radiation Oncology (astro); An Act To Amend Section 25-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State Employees Life And Health Insurance Plan Shall Provide Coverage For Proton Therapy For The Treatment Of Cancer And Certain Noncancerous Tumors; 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 Lincoln Civic Center Foundation; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "j.t. Williamson Act"; To Amend Section 63-33-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Penalty For Texting While Driving Without Using A Voice-operated Or Hands-free Device To Make It A Misdemeanor Punishable By A Fine Of Five Hundred Dollars And Prohibit Any Use Of A Hand-held Mobile Telephone While Driving; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Property And Casualty Insurers To Require Blighted Real Property To Be Cleaned Up Before Paying More Than One-fourth Of The Damages Owed; To Require The Commissioner Of Insurance To Enforce The Provisions Of This Act And Adopt Any Rules Or Regulations Necessary; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-15-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Advanced Practice Registered Nurses In The Statement Of Purpose Of The Mississippi Nursing Practice Law; To Amend Section 73-15-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Certain Definitions And Revise Certain Definitions In The Nursing Practice Law Regarding Advanced Nursing Practice; To Amend Section 73-15-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Provisions Relating To The Practice Of Advanced Nursing Practice Nurses; To Provide That The Collaborative/consultative Relationship Required For Advanced Practice Registered Nurses May Be With A Nurse Practitioner Who Has At Least Three Years' Experience; To Provide That An Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Shall Be Exempt From The Requirement Of Entering And Maintaining A Collaborative/consultative Relationship With A Licensed Physician, Dentist Or Nurse Practitioner After Completing 3,600 Transition To Practice Hours; To Amend Section 73-15-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Advanced Practice Registered Nurses In The Provisions Relating To Grounds For Disciplinary Actions Against Nurses; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Teaching Racial And Universal Equality (true) Act; To Define Terminology Used Herein; To Prohibit The State Board Of Education, Schools Or School Governing Authorities From Including Or Promoting Divisive Concepts As Part Of Its Curriculum Or Instructional Program, Or Allowing Teachers Or Other Employees Of The School To Use Supplemental Instructional Materials That Include Or Promote Divisive Concepts; To Provide For The Use Of Impartial Instruction And Discussion Of Historical Material And Historical Occurrences Through The Use Of Supplemental Historical Documents; To Prohibit The Content-based Censorship Of American Or Mississippi History Or Heritage Based On Any Religious References Contained In Such Documents, Writings Or Records; To Provide For The Withholding Of State Funds To Any School For Any Known Violation Of This Act; To Require School Governing Authorities To Ensure That The Training Provided At Each School Under Its Jurisdiction Fosters A Learning Environment And Workplace That Is Respectful Of All Students And Employees; To Provide That Diversity And Inclusion Programs Held At Or Sponsored By Schools Shall Prohibit Employees And Students From Discriminating Against Another Person Based On Any Characteristic Protected Under The Federal Civil Rights Act Of 1964; To Require School Governing Authorities To Adopt Policies And Procedures For The Investigation Of Any Complaints Relative To Noncompliance With This Act; To Provide For The Severability Of Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Rare Disease Advisory Council At The University Of Mississippi Medical Center; To Declare Certain Legislative Findings Relating To Rare Diseases; To Prescribe The Membership And Duties Of The Council; To Require The Council To Submit An Annual Report To The Governor And Legislature; To Require The Governor To Appoint Members Of A Board Of Directors For The Governance Of The Council; To Require The Board Of Directors To Employ An Executive Director For The Council; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 83-9-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Alternative Delivery Systems And Group Health Insurance Policies, Plans Or Programs Regulated By The State Of Mississippi Shall Not Deny Any Community Mental Health Center The Right To Participate As A Contract Provider If The Community Mental Health Center Agrees To Provide The Mental Health Services That Meet The Terms Of Requirements Set Forth By The Insurer Under The Policy Or Plan And Agrees To The Terms Of Reimbursement Set Forth By The Insurer; To Provide That Certification/licensure Of All Mental Health Providers By The Board Of Mental Health Shall Be Recognized By The Insurer And Shall Not Be Used As A Reason To Deny Any Mental Health Provider The Right To Participate As A Contract Provider; And For Related Purposes.