An Act To Establish A Mississippi Usa Semiquincentennial Commission To Develop Programs For Observing The 250th Anniversary Of The United States Of America; To Authorize Cooperation With The United States Semiquincentennial Commission And The America250 Foundation And Other Public And Private Organizations; To Designate Specific Objectives Of The Commission; To Provide For The Membership And Organization Of The Commission; To Provide For Reimbursement Of Expenses; To Prohibit Solicitation Of Funds By Members Who Are Elected Officials Or Public Employees; To Provide For The Appointment Of An Executive Officer And Secretary To The Commission; To Provide For Advisory Committees; To Encourage The Cooperation Of State Agencies And Political Subdivisions; To Empower The Commission To Accept And Expend Funds From Private And Public Sources For This Celebration; To Create The Mississippi Semiquincentennial Celebration Fund In The State Treasury; To Require An Annual Report Of The Commission To The Governor And Legislature; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-3-519, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Sheriff And His Deputies In Any County To Use Radar Speed Detection Equipment Upon The Public Streets, Roads And Highways Of The County Lying Outside Of The Limits Of Any Incorporated Municipality; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 63-11-21, 63-11-23 And 63-11-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Tolling Of The Suspension Period During Appeal For Refusal To Submit To A Chemical Test; To Bring Forward Section 63-11-26, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 19-5-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Chancery Clerk Of The County To Maintain A Hard Copy Book Format Or Digital Format Of Any Lien That Arises Against Real Property As A Result Of A County's Assessment Of Unpaid Fees For Garbage Or Rubbish Collection; To Remove The Provision Of Law That Provides Proof Of Payment Of Garbage Liens May Be Filed With The Circuit Clerk Of The County; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-5-26, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Duty Of The Deputy Commissioner For Programs, Education And Reentry To Adequately Prepare Attendees For Employment Upon Their Release; To Require The Commissioner Of The Department Of Corrections To Designate A Deputy Commissioner For Workforce Development; To Provide That The Deputy Commissioner For Workforce Development Shall Serve As The Chief Executive Officer Of Prison Industries And Director Of Prison Agricultural Enterprises; To Provide Eligibility Qualifications For The Deputy Commissioner For Workforce Development; To Require The Deputy Commissioner For Workforce Development To Perform Certain Duties; To Amend Section 47-5-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Division Of Workforce Development Within The Department Of Corrections; To Amend Section 47-5-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Department Of Corrections Is Established As A Local Educational Agency And An Educational Service Agency For Certain Purposes; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-34-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Promulgate Rules Regarding When A Notary Is Permitted To Charge A Fee For Services Rendered; To Amend Section 25-34-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Notary Public Shall Not Be Required To Be A Resident Of Mississippi If He Or She Is An Employee In, Or Has A Practice In, Mississippi; To Amend Section 25-34-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 97-17-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The "mississippi Scrap Metal Act" As A Recodification, With Revisions, Of Existing Statutes; To Create New Section 97-17-303, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Certain Terms; To Create New Section 97-17-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Scrap Metal Dealers To Keep Records Of Transactions; To Create New Section 97-17-307, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Scrap Metal Purchasers To Photograph Metal Property As It Is When Acquired; To Create New Section 97-17-309, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Law Enforcement Officers And Secretary Of State Examiners To Inspect Metal Property Purchased And Related Records; To Create New Section 97-17-311, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Law Enforcement Officers To Deliver A Hold Notice To A Scrap Metal Dealer Whenever The Officer Has Reasonable Cause To Believe The Metal Property May Have Been Stolen; To Create New Section 97-17-313, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Certain Records To Be Kept For Dealer To Dealer Transactions; To Create New Section 97-17-315, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That It Is Unlawful To Give A False Statement Of Ownership Or Altered Identification Or Vehicle Tag Number; To Create New Section 97-17-317, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Certain Scrap Metal Dealers From Entering Into Cash Transactions; To Create New Section 97-17-319, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Failure To Keep Records Is Prima Facie Evidence That A Person Receiving Stolen Metal Property Knew It Was Stolen; To Create New Section 97-17-321, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Scrap Metal Dealer To Purchase Beer Kegs Or Metal Syrup Tanks; To Create New Section 97-17-323, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Scrap Metal Dealers To Sell Bronze Vases And Cemetery Markers; To Create New Section 97-17-325, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Scrap Metal Dealers To Purchase Manhole Covers; To Create New Section 97-17-327, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Scrap Metal Dealer To Purchase From A Person Younger Than 18 Years Of Age; To Create New Section 97-17-329, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Penalties For Violations Of This Act Involving Property Less Than $5,000.00 In Repair And Replacement Losses; To Create New Section 97-17-331, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Penalties For Violations Of This Act Involving More Than $5,000.00 In Repair And Replacement Losses; To Create New Section 97-17-333, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Penalties For Violations Of This Act Involving More Than $5,000.00 In Repair And Replacement Losses; To Create New Section 97 17 335, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Whenever Other Laws Provide More Serious Penalties For Actions Proscribed Under The Scrap Metal Act, The More Serious Penalties Apply; To Create New Section 97-17-337, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That This Act Applies To All Businesses In Mississippi; To Create New Section 97-13-339, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That This Act Takes Precedence Over Local Ordinances; To Create New Section 97-17-341, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Scrap Metal Dealers To Register With The Secretary Of State Within 60 Days After Passage Of This Act; To Create New Section 97-17-343, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Persons Aggrieved By A Final Order Of The Secretary Of State To Seek Judicial Review; To Create New Section 97-17-345, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Scrap Metal Dealers To Pay Cash For Air Conditioner Coils And Condensers; To Create New Section 97-17-347, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Person Purchasing Catalytic Converters To Register As A Scrap Metal Dealer; To Repeal Section 97-17-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes The Crime Of Receiving Stolen Property As It Relates To Scrap Metal; To Repeal Section 97-17-71.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires Scrap Metal Dealers To Register With The Office Of The Secretary Of State; To Repeal Section 97-17-71.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prohibits Scrap Metal Dealers From Paying Cash Or Making Payment Of Any Kind At The Time Of Transaction For Air Conditioner Evaporator Coils Or Condensers; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-5-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Penalties For Certain Types Of Exploitation; To Amend Section 97-5-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Section 97-5-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Crime Of Computer Luring, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-21-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of Child Abuse To Include Gender Reassignment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-3-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Personnel Board To Exempt Certain Attorneys Employed By The Attorney General's Office From The Prohibition On Public Employees Being Paid Compensation That Exceeds The Salary Of The Executive Head Of The State Agency Or Department In Which They Are Employed If The Board Makes Certain Findings; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 25-11-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Persons Who Have At Least 25 Years Of Creditable Service In The Public Employees' Retirement System, Who Were Employed As Public Schoolteachers At The Time Of Their Retirement And Who Have Been Retired And Receiving A Retirement Allowance For At Least One Year, May Be Employed As Teachers By A Public School District After Their Retirement And Receive A Retirement Allowance From The Retirement System During Their Employment As Teachers In Addition To Receiving A Beginning Teacher's Salary; To Amend Sections 25-11-105, 25-11-123 And 25-11-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-21-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Child Protection Services To Maintain Records Related To Investigations Of Child Abuse For A Certain Time Period; To Amend Section 97-35-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That False Anonymous Reporting Of Child Abuse Is A Crime; To Amend Sections 97-9-113 And 97-9-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Amendments; To Bring Forward Section 43-21-261, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "sexual Assault Survivors' Dna Bill Of Rights"; To Provide Definitions For Such Act; To Regulate The Preparation And Production Of Sexual Assault Evidence; To Describe The Rights Of Sexual Assault Survivors; To Provide That Such Rights Are In Addition To Any Of The Rights Provided In The "mississippi Crime Survivors' Bill Of Rights"; To Amend Section 99-37-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Processing Of Rape Kits For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 99-41-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Crime Victims' Compensation Fund, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 99-47-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Victim Confidentiality, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Section 99-49-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Preservation Of Certain Biological Evidence, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-21-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Adult, Rather Than Any Person, Who Violates A Youth Court Order Shall Pay Fines And Such Fines Shall Be Paid Into The County General Fund; To Amend Section 43-21-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 43-21-605, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Authority Of The Youth Court To Order Payment Of Certain Civil Fines; To Amend Section 43-21-607, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Authority Of The Youth Court To Assess Certain Additional Fines For A Juvenile; To Remove The Requirement That A Juvenile Pay A Certain Cost Pertaining To The Administering Of Drug Tests; To Provide That Any Disposition Orders Or Disposition Alternatives In Youth Court Shall Be At No Cost To The Child, Parent Or Guardian Of The Child; To Amend Section 43-21-607, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 43-21-615, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Medical Treatment Costs Of A Delinquent Child Shall Be Paid By The County Under Certain Circumstances; To Amend Section 43-21-619, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Counseling Costs Of A Delinquent Child May Not Be Charged To The Child, Parent Or Guardian Of The Child; To Amend Section 43-21-753, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Authority Of The Youth Court To Have A Child Pay Certain Costs In Order To Participate In Teen Court; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 75-76-58, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Gaming Commission And The Department Of Human Services To Coordinate Efforts To Obtain Child Support Arrearages From Game Winnings; To Amend Section 75-76-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.