An Act To Create The Bulletproof Vests Revolving Fund To Be Administered By The Department Of Public Safety For Local Law Enforcement Agencies To Apply For Monies Necessary For The Match Requirement Of The Department Of Justice Vest Partnership Grant Act Of 1998; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Not Less Than Thirty Percent Of The Anticipated Annual Expenditures Of Any Agency Or Governing Authority For The Purchase Of Commodities Shall Be Purchased From Minority-owned Businesses, Woman-owned Businesses, Veteran-owned Businesses And Disadvantaged Businesses; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 29-5-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add 350 High Street, 401 North Lamar Street, And 455 North Lamar Street, To The List Of State Properties Located In The City Of Jackson That The Department Of Finance And Administration Is Required To Exercise General Supervision And Care Over And Keep In Good Condition; To Require The Department To Solicit And Approve Or Disapprove Any Lease, Use Or Rental Agreement For A Charge Or Other Consideration For Certain Space Not Exceeding Three Thousand Square Feet In Any Individual Building, With A Private Entry Who Will Provide Food And/or Catering Services For State Employees, Visitors And The General Public; To Require That The Department Select The Entity For Such Lease, Contract, Or Rental Agreement Using A Competitive Process That Is Publicly Advertised; To Require That The Department Demonstrate That Any Such Agreement Entered Into Will Neither Result In A Net Cost To The State, Nor Impair Or Impede The Function Of State Agencies At Such Location; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-45-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Upon The Payment Of The Purchase Price Of Land Sold For Taxes, The Chancery Clerk Shall Immediately Execute The Deed Of Conveyance To The Purchaser Of Land; To Bring Forward Section 27-45-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To Persons Who May Redeem Land, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 27-41-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To Interest On Taxes Due, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create "the Juvenile Offender Parole And Rehabilitation Act"; To Amend Section 47-7-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Terms "adult", "juvenile", "minor" And "youthful" Under The Probation And Parole Law; To Amend Section 47-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Person Was Under The Age Of Eighteen At The Time He Or She Committed An Offense And Such Person Is Not Otherwise Eligible For Parole At An Earlier Date, Then The Person Shall Be Eligible For Parole After Serving Twenty Years Of His Or Her Sentence; To Amend Section 47-7-3.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Designate The Intersection Of Mississippi Highway 18 And U.s. Highway 45 Located In Clarke County, Mississippi, As The "pfc Damian Laquasha Heidelberg Memorial Intersection"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The "regulatory Sandbox Agricultural Innovation Pilot Program Act"; To Create An Agricultural Regulatory Sandbox Program In The Mississippi Department Of Agriculture And Commerce, Which Allows A Participant To Temporarily Test Innovative Agricultural Products Or Services On A Limited Basis Without Otherwise Being Licensed Or Authorized To Act Under The Laws Of The State; To Prescribe The Duties Of The Department In Administering The Agricultural Regulatory Sandbox Pilot Program, To Prescribe The Procedures To Be Followed By Applicants Seeking Approval For Participation In The Agricultural Regulatory Sandbox Pilot Program, To Establish Timelines For Submission Of Application By Applicants And For The Department To Respond To Such Applications; To Provide An Appeals Process For Applicants Whose Application Are Denied By The Department; To Require Applicants Approved For Participation In The Program To Provide Certain Notice And Assurances To Consumer; To Establish The Maximum Duration Of An Agricultural Regulatory Sandbox Testing Period; To Require An Agricultural Sandbox Participant To Retain Records, Documents And Data Produced In The Ordinary Course Of Business Regarding An Innovative Agricultural Product Or Service Tested In The Agricultural Regulatory Sandbox; To Authorize The Department To Terminate An Applicant's Participation In The Agricultural Regulatory Sandbox At Any Time And For Any Reason; To Require The Department To Provide, By October 1, An Annual Report To Peer With Information Regarding Each Agricultural Sandbox Participant Recommendations On The Effectiveness Of The Agricultural Regulatory Sandbox Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 45-3-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Interoperability Between Radios Of The Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol And Counties And Municipalities; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-35-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Real Estate Commission To Establish A Program Allowing Administrative Hearings On Certain Licensing Matters Under Its Jurisdiction; To Provide That Administrative Hearing Officers Shall Be Staff Attorneys Employed By The Attorney General; To Prohibit Certain Communications By The Commission Prior To Delivery Of Notice To The Licensee's Responsible Broker; To Amend Section 73-35-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Appeal Taken By A Defendant From An Adverse Ruling Or Order Of The Mississippi Real Estate Commission Shall Act As An Automatic Supersedeas; To Amend Section 73-35-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That No Government Official Or Election Official Shall Solicit, Take Or Otherwise Accept From Any Person, Any Contribution, Donation Or Anything Else Of Value For Purposes Of Conducting State Or Local Elections In This State; To Provide That All Costs And Expenses Related To Conducting Elections Shall Be Paid For With Public Funds; To Provide Penalties; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Nonemergency Medical Transportation (nemt) Providers To Have A Permit From The State Department Of Health Before They May Provide Nemt Transportation Service In Mississippi; To Require The Department To Adopt Rules Providing For Applications For Permits, Issuance Of Permits, Renewal Of Permits And Revocation Of Permits, And Authorize The Department To Provide For The Payment Of Fees For The Issuance And Renewal Of Permits; To Require The Department To Adopt Standards For The Operation Of Vehicles Used To Provide Nemt Transportation Service, And Specify The Minimum Standards That Must Be Adopted; To Provide That Nemt Providers Must Meet All The Requirements And Standards Set By The Department For Providing Nemt Transportation Services; To Authorize The Department To Revoke The Permit Of Or Impose Fines On Any Nemt Provider That Is Found To Be Not In Compliance With The Requirements And Standards Set By The Department; To Authorize The Department To Bring Actions For Injunctions To Enjoin And Prohibit Any Person Or Entity From Providing Nemt Transportation Service In The State Without Having A Permit From The Department; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Qualifications For The Traditional And Alternate Route To Obtain Teacher Licensure; To Remove The Prescribed Minimum Act Score And Gpa On Coursework Required For Entry Into An Approved Educator Preparation Program; To Provide That From And After July 1, 2022, Applicants For Licensure Must Demonstrate Subject Matter Competency As Approved By The State Board Of Education; To Prescribe The Minimum Criteria Required To Evidence Such Competency; To Replace The Criteria Requirement For Ncate Accreditation With An Accreditor For Education Preparation Programs Approved By The State Board Of Education; To Require A Two Semester Six-hour Supervised Internship To Be Completed While The Teacher Is Employed As A Full-time Teacher Intern In A Local School District, To Permit The Teach Mississippi Institute To Offer At Any State Board Of Education-approved Epp With An Approved Tmi Program; To Require The Epp And School District Of Internship To Monitor The Performance Of Intern Teacher; To Require Applicants For A Standard License-nontraditional Route To Submit A Transcript Evidencing The Completion Of 15 Semester Hours In The Internship Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-19-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Number Of Members Appointed By The Board Of Supervisors To A Regional Mental Health Commission If Such Commission Is Comprised Of Only Two Counties That Border The State Of Alabama; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Healthy And Safe Families And Workplaces Act; To Require Employers With 18 Or More Employees To Provide Three Paid Sick And Safe Leave Days In 2022, Four Paid Sick And Safe Leave Days In 2023 And Five Paid Sick And Safe Leave Days Thereafter; To Enumerate Exemptions To This Requirement; To Specify The Purposes For Which Sick And Safe Leave Time May Be Used And Describe The Documentation An Employer May Require; To Preempt Municipalities From Imposing Requirements At Variance With Those In This Act; To Require The Attorney General To Promulgate Guidelines And Regulations For The Implementation And Enforcement Of This Act; To Fine Employers For Violations Of This Act; To Prohibit Employers From Disclosing Or Requiring The Disclosure Of Personal Details Related To The Employee's Need For Taking Sick And Safe Leave Time; To Provide For The Dissemination Of Information Regarding The Availability Of Paid Sick And Safe Leave Time; To Provide Acceptable Schedules Of Paid Sick And Safe Leave Time For Employers Not Wishing To Track Employees' Accrual Of Such Time; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 49-7-31.5 And 49-7-140, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Transportation, Importation And Release Of Wild Hogs, And Impose Penalties For Such Violations; And For Related Purposes.