An Act To Create The "legislative Oversight Act"; To Regulate The Authority Of Public Officials To Settle Actions That Conflict With The Mississippi Constitution Or State Law; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Waive Tuition And Mandatory Student Fees For Any Undergraduate Or Graduate Program Of Any Mississippi Public Postsecondary Institution For A Mississippi Foster Or Adopted Child; To Prescribe The Requirements For Eligibility To Receive A Waiver; To Require The Department Of Child Protection Services To Confirm The Applying Students' Eligibility Status Upon Request Of The Postsecondary Institution; To Require The Student To Complete The Free Application For Federal Student Aid To Determine The Level Of Need And Eligibility For State And Federal Financial Aid Programs; To Provide That A Student's Waiver Shall Be Reduced By The Amount Exceeding The Total Cost Of Attendance When Combined With Other Student Financial Assistance; To Stipulate Requirements For Continued Eligibility; To Require The Mississippi Postsecondary Student Financial Assistance Board To Report Data On Graduation Rates Of Students Participating In The Tuition Waiver Program By November 30 Each Year To Peer; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit Peace Officers From Using Maximal, Prone Restraint Techniques, Including Hogtying; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-5-177, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce From At Least 15 Days To At Least 48 Hours The Notice Of Release That The Department Of Corrections Must Give To Local Law Enforcement When An Offender Is Being Released From Custody; To Amend Section 47-7-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce From At Least 15 Days To At Least 48 Hours The Time Period That A Victim Of An Offender, Or The Victim's Family, Must Be Notified By The Parole Board When The Offender Is To Be Released By The Board; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Taxation Of Remote And Internet-based Computer Software Products And Services Study Committee To Examine And Develop Recommendations Regarding The Taxation Of Remote And Internet-based Computer Software Products And Services Under The Mississippi Sales Tax Law And The Mississippi Use Tax Law; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 57-1-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Development Authority To File With The Secretary Of The Senate And The Clerk Of The House Of Representatives A Copy Of Its Study To Determine If There Is A Significant Statistical Disparity In The Total Number Of Qualified Minority Contractors Of Goods And Services Doing Business In The State Of Mississippi And The Actual Number Of Such Minority Contractors With Whom The State Of Mississippi, Or With Whom A Prime Contractor With The State Of Mississippi, Has Contracted To Provide Goods And Services; 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 Amend Section 39-25-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Discretionary, Rather Than Mandatory, That The Lease Or Contract For The Operation Of The Mississippi Arts And Entertainment Center Require A Nonprofit Corporation To Pay Utility Costs; And For Related Purposes;

An Act To Amend Sections 25-11-103, 25-11-105, 25-11-109, 25-11-111, 25-11-113, 25-11-114, 25-11-117, 25-11-311 And 25-11-315, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Number Of Years Of Membership Service Required To Vest In The Public Employees' Retirement System For All Members Regardless Of The Date Upon Which They Became A Member Shall Be Four Years; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Hotel And Lodging Review Board As Part Of The Mississippi Hotel And Lodging Association For The Purpose Of Upholding Industry Standards Of Cleanliness, Safety And Security; To Establish The Membership Of The Board And The Terms Of Board Members; To Set Out The Board's Powers And Duties; To Exempt From This Act Any Property Owned And Managed By A Gaming Casino And Regulated By The Mississippi Gaming Commission; To Provide That The Board Shall Be Constituted No Later Than December 31, 2022, And Shall Adopt Rules And Standards No Later Than June 30, 2023; To Provide That This Act Shall Stand Repealed On June 30, 2026; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 25-15-405 And 25-25-409, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Mississippi First Responders Health And Safety Act To Provide That The Cancer Benefits Under The Act Will Not Be Paid From Insurance Policies But Shall Be Paid By The Attorney General's Office From Funds Appropriated By The Legislature; To Repeal Section 25-15-407, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That The Cost Of Purchasing Insurance Policies That Provide For Cancer Coverage Must Be Borne By The First Responders' Employers; To Amend Section 7, Chapter 467, Laws Of 2019, As Last Amended By Section 2, Chapter 364, Laws Of 2021, To Revise The Effective Date Of The Mississippi First Responders Health And Safety Act To Conform With This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The American Rescue Plan Act (arpa) Workforce Development And Retention Act; To State Legislative Findings And Intent; To Establish The Accelerate Mississippi Workforce Development Program; To Outline Requirements For The Application And For The Grant Awards; To Establish The Mississippi Health Sciences Training Infrastructure Grant Program; To Provide Reporting Requirements To The Governor And The Legislature By October 1 Of Each Year; To Require The Office Of Workforce Development To Certify To The Department Of Finance And Administration That Each Expenditure Appropriated To The Office Is In Compliance With United States Department Of The Treasury Criteria Regarding The Use Of Monies From The State Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-29-231, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board Of Trustees Of Each Community Or Junior College, In Its Discretion, To Enter Into An Interlocal Agreement With The County Or Municipal Local Governing Authority Of The Town, City Or Municipality Where The Community Or Junior College Is Located, To Provide Fire Protection Services; To Provide That The Interlocal Agreement Shall Allow The Community College To Allocate Up To 50% Of The Total Purchase Cost Of Newly Acquired Fire Protection Service Equipment Used To Provide To Fire Protection Services To The Main Campus Of The Community Or Junior College; To Authorize The Board Of Trustees Of The Community Or Junior College To Assess A Student Fee Up To $10.00 Per Semester For Each Student Enrolled To Offset The Cost Of The College's Commitment To Pay A Percentage Of The Purchase Price For The Fire Service Equipment; To Provide That The Board Of Trustees Shall Discontinue The Levy And Collection Of The Assessment Once The Requisite Amount Of Funds Have Been Collected; To Prohibit Any Retroactive Payments By The Board Of Trustees To The Local Governing Authority For The Purchase Of Equipment Made Prior To The Execution Of The Interlocal Agreement; To Require The Board Of Trustees And The Local Governing Authority To Duly Adopt A Synonymous Policy Determining The Time And Manner Of Payment Of The Fee; To Amend Section 37-29-141, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Bring Forward Section 37-101-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Direct The State Fiscal Officer To Transfer Funds Out Of The Budget Contingency Fund To The Special Fund Created By This Act; To Create The "mississippi Tourism Recovery Fund - Round 2" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Administered By The Department Of Finance And Administration For The Purpose Of Providing Funds To Destination Marketing Organizations To Assist In Paying Costs Of Certain Marketing Activities; To Define The Terms "destination Marketing Organizations" And "marketing Activities" For The Purposes Of This Act; To Provide For The Manner In Which The Department Of Finance And Administration Shall Distribute Funds To Destination Marketing Organizations Under This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-104-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That The Mississippi Public Service Commission Be Funded By Appropriations From The General Fund; To Amend Sections 77-1-6, 77-1-15, 77-1-29, 77-1-53, 77-3-8, 77-3-87, 77-3-89, 77-3-503, 77-3-507, 77-3-509, 77-7-127, 77-7-333, 77-7-337, 77-7-339, 77-9-489 And 77-11-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Provisions Of Law Requiring Certain Expenses Of The Mississippi Public Service Commission To Be Defrayed By Appropriation From The State General Fund; To Amend Section 77-3-721, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Provision Requiring User Fees And Charges Collected Under The Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act To Be Deposited Into The State General Fund; And For Related Purposes.