An Act To Amend Section 41-21-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Provisions Of The Newborn Screening Program To Provide That Other Conditions In The Program Shall Be Specified By The State Board Of Health And Outlined By The Recommended Uniform Screening Panel Of The Advisory Committee On Heritable Disorders In Newborns And Children; To Require The State Board Of Health To Ensure That Each Condition Listed On The Recommended Uniform Screening Panel Is Included In The Newborn Screening Program Within Two Years Of Being Added To The Panel; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-7-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The State Board Of Cosmetology And Barbering To License And Regulate The Practice Of Cosmetology And The Practice Of Barbering; To Amend Sections 73-5-1, 73-5-45, 73-7-3 And 73-7-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provision; To Amend Sections 73-7-13, 73-7-18 And 73-7-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Requirements For The Licensing Of Cosmetologists, Estheticians And Manicurists; To Reduce The Minimum Age And Education Requirements, Remove The Requirement For English Fluency, And Allow For Apprenticeship Hours In Lieu Of Schooling Hours; To Amend Section 73-5-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement That Cosmetologists Seeking A Barbering License Be Fluent In English; To Repeal Section 73-5-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Officers And Employees Of The State Board Of Barber Examiners; To Amend Section 25-3-92, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Personnel Board To Develop Recommended Standards For State Agencies To Use In Determining Whether Or Not An Agency’s Executive Director May Receive Compensatory Leave, And Provide That Agencies May Use Such Standards When Addressing The Conditions Under Which An Executive Director Should Receive Compensatory Leave; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide An Income Tax Credit For A Percentage Of The Cost Of Installing New Alternative Fueling Infrastructure For Certain Alternative Fuels; To Provide An Income Tax Credit For A Percentage Of The Cost Of Installing A Residential Compressed Natural Gas Fueling System; To Define Certain Terms Used In This Act; To Prescribe The Maximum Amount Of The One-time Credit, Based On The Type Of Qualified Clean-burning Motor Vehicle Fuel Property, Which May Be Claimed In A Taxable Year; To Provide That Any Unused Portion Of The Credit May Be Carried Forward For The Succeeding Five Tax Years; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning, Along With Each State-supported Institution Of Higher Learning And The University Of Mississippi Medical Center, To Develop A Mechanism To Compile Existing Data Sources On State-funded Institutions Of Higher Learning Projects, And Submit An Annual Report To The Legislature; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-7-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reconstitute The Membership Of The State Board Of Cosmetology To Expand The Board To Seven Members With Staggered Terms; To Provide That The Board Members Shall Be Persons Who Are In Occupations Regulated By The Board And One Member Of The Public; To Reduce The Members' Experience Requirement From Ten Years To Five Years; To Delete The Prohibition On Members Being Connected In Any Way With A Cosmetology School; To Amend Section 73-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Board Shall Appoint An Executive Director Of The Board, Who Will Be A Full-time Employee Of The Board; To Amend Sections 73-7-13, 73-7-18 And 73-7-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Requirements For The Licensing Of Cosmetologists, Estheticians And Manicurists; To Reduce The Minimum Age And Education Requirements, Remove The Requirement For English Fluency, And Allow For Apprenticeship Hours In Lieu Of Schooling Hours; To Amend Section 25-3-92, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Personnel Board To Develop Recommended Standards For State Agencies To Use In Determining Whether Or Not An Agency's Executive Director May Receive Compensatory Leave, And Provide That Agencies May Use Such Standards When Addressing The Conditions Under Which An Executive Director Should Receive Compensatory Leave; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize Persons To Execute A Written Declaration Assigning To A Representative The Right To Direct Disposition Of The Person's Remains After Death And Purchase Goods And Services Related To The Funeral; To Amend Section 73-11-58, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That When There Are Multiple Members Of The Same Class Having Priority As To The Disposition Of A Decedent's Body, A Funeral Director, Funeral Service Practitioner Or Funeral Establishment Shall Act In Accordance With The Directive Of A Majority Of The Members Of The Class Who Can Be Located With Reasonable Efforts; To Amend Section 73-11-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow A Crematory Or Funeral Establishment To Dispose Of Any Remains Unclaimed By The Family After One Hundred Twenty Days After Cremation By Scattering Or Burial; To Amend Section 75-63-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Insured Under A Preneed Contract To Modify The Contract To Change The Method Of Disposition Of The Insured's Body From Burial In A Casket To Cremation Of The Body, Or From Cremation To Burial In A Casket; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Allow Counties To Pay The Reasonable Hospital And Medical Expenses For Paid Or Volunteer Fire Department Members Incurred In The Line Of Duty; To Allow Counties To Provide Accident, Death Or Disability Policies To Paid Or Volunteer Fire Department Members; To Allow Counties To Purchase Insurance Coverage For The Medical Costs And Expenses Incurred In The Line Of Duty Of Paid Or Volunteer Fire Department Members; To Amend Section 21-25-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Municipalities To Pay The Premiums For Accident, Death And Disability Policies And/or Insurance Coverage For The Medical Costs And Expenses Incurred In The Line Of Duty For Paid Or Volunteer Fire Department Members; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "racial Profiling Prevention Act"; To Define Certain Terms; To Prohibit Law Enforcement Officers From Engaging In Racial Profiling; To Require Law Enforcement Agencies To Develop Policies Prohibiting Traffic Stops Motivated By A Motor Vehicle Operator's Personal Characteristics; To Require Law Enforcement Agencies To Collect Certain Information Relating To Traffic Stops And To Submit Copies Of Complaints Alleging Racial Profiling To The Local District Attorney; To Require The Information Regarding Traffic Stops And Complaints Alleging Racial Profiling To Be Compiled Into A Report For The Governor And Legislature By The Attorney General; To Require The Attorney General To Prepare Forms For The Submission Of These Reports From Law Enforcement Agencies; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-11-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Personal Care Homes Must Be Licensed And Regulated By The State Department Of Health If They Provide Individual Or Group Living Arrangements For One Or More Persons Who Are Unrelated To The Operator; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A New Code Section In Chapter 73, Title 75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Govern The Relationship Of Campground Owners And Guests Of A Campground; To Amend Section 89-8-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Exclusion Of Recreational Vehicles From The Residential Landlord And Tenant Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 75-67-309, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Records Of Certain Transactions Shall Include A Complete Record Of Certain Information; To Amend Section 75-67-303, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "bona Fide Proof Of Purchase" In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-3-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Elements Of The Crime Of Rape; To Amend Section 97-3-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of Sexual Battery; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Educator Preparation Program Standards For Educator Licensure For The Nontraditional Teaching Route Through The Teach Mississippi Institute; 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 37-28-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reconstitute The Charter School Authorizer Board To Establish Terms Of Office For Appointees; To Amend Section 37-28-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Legislature Shall Annually Appropriate Funds And Allocate Positions To The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board; To Amend Section 37-28-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Amount Of Funds Payable To Charter Schools Shall Be Calculated By Using A Formula Developed By The Charter School Authorizer Board And Approved By The State Department Of Education; To Require That The Formula Ensure That The Pro Rata Distribution Of Local Ad Valorem Funds Be Equitable Between The School Districts And The Charter Schools; To Require Local Ad Valorem Payments Be Reconciled Like Adequate Education Program Payments; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 9-13-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Court Reporter In Certain Circumstances To Provide A Transcript Of The Proceeding, Hearing Or Trial Upon The Request Of The Court Or Judicial Hearing Officer; And For Related Purposes.