An Act To Create The Mississippi Children's Assessment And Mental Health Evaluation Opportunity (camheo) Act Of 2022, For The Purpose Of Providing Mental Health Assessments And Screenings To Public School Students In Kindergarten Through Grade 12; To Provide Legislative Findings; To Require The State Board Of Education And The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health To Develop The Framework And Guidelines For Use By Public Schools In Providing Comprehensive, Coordinated Mental Health Prevention, Screenings And Assessments, Early Intervention And Treatment Services For Public School Students; To Prescribe The Minimum Requirements For The Framework And Guidelines; To Create The Children's Mental Health Partnership, Which Shall Be Responsible For Developing The Assessments And Screeners To Be Used By Certified School Employees To Detect Any Mental Health Deficiencies In Students; To Prescribe The Composition Of The Partnership; To Require The State Board Of Education, Before The Beginning Of The 2023-2024 School Year, To Develop And Implement A Policy Requiring All Public School Districts To Provide Mental Health Screenings And Assessments To Students In Kindergarten Through Grade 12, Who Exhibit Signs Of Mental Distress And Incapacity; To Prescribe The Minimum Requirements Of The Policy Content; To Require Every Public School District To Develop A Policy For Incorporating Social And Emotional Development Into The District's Educational Program Before The Beginning Of The 2023-2024 School Year; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 37-13-56, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Every Public And Charter School Within The State Shall Teach Civics And Government Courses Starting In The Eighth Grade And Before The Completion Of Twelfth Grade; To Provide That The Courses Shall Focus On Increasing Students' Knowledge Of The Organization Of The Government Of The United States And The State Of Mississippi; To Provide That The State Department Of Education Shall Prescribe The Course Of Study; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 37-13-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Public Institution Of Higher Learning, Community/junior College, School District Or Charter School Shall Direct Or Compel Students To Affirm That Any Sex, Race, Ethnicity, Religion Or National Origin Is Inherently Superior, Or That Individuals Should Be Adversely Treated Based On Such Characteristics; To Provide That No Distinction Or Classification Of Students Shall Be Made On Account Of Race Other Than The Required Collection Or Reporting Of Demographic Information; To Provide That No Course Of Instruction Shall Be Taught That Affirms Such Principles; To Provide That No Funds Shall Be Expended By The State Department Of Education, Any Entity Under The Department's Jurisdiction, School Districts, Charter Schools, Community/junior Colleges, The Mississippi Community College Board, The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning Or Public Institutions Of Higher Learning For Any Purpose That Would Violate This Act; To Provide For The Severability Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Certain Terms For The Purposes Of The Medicaid Fraud Control Act; To Amend Section 43-13-213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Making Of False Claims For Medicaid Payments As Well As For Medicaid Benefits; To Require The Division Of Medicaid To Initially Determine If A Credible Allegation Of Fraud Or Abuse Exists; To Provide That Allegations Of Waste Do Not Rise To The Level Of An Allegation Of Fraud Or Abuse; To Provide That Credible Allegations Of Fraud And Abuse Shall Be Referred To The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, And Allegations Of Waste Shall Be Investigated By The Division; To Provide That The Division Shall Determine Appropriate Measures To Address Allegations Of Waste; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 19-3-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Any County, Which Is Located United States Highway 84 And United States Highway 61 And The Natchez Trace Parkway, To Employ Annually An Attorney As A Full-time Employee Of The County Under Certain Conditions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-61-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If The Medical Examiner Determines The Direct Cause Of Death Was The Result Of Coronavirus 2 Or Any Virus Associated With Or Mutated From The Virus That Caused The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (covid-19), The Medical Examiner Shall Report That The Covid Disease Was The Cause Of Death On The Certificate Of Death; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact A Minimum Wage Law For The State Of Mississippi, With Annual Incremental Increases Over A Three-year Period; To Define Employers And Employees Subject To The Minimum Wage Law; To Empower The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security, Office Of The Governor, To Enforce And Administer The Provisions Of The Minimum Wage Law; To Provide Criminal Penalties And A Civil Cause Of Action Against Employers For Violations Of The Minimum Wage Law; To Amend Section 17-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Municipal And County Governing Authorities, In Their Discretion, To Mandate A Wage That Is More Than The State Minimum Wage; To Amend Section 25-3-40, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-6-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Compensation Of School Board Members Based On The School Districts' Enrollment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-15-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Nurse Practitioner To Dispense A Legend Drug Or Medication To Patients Of The Nurse Practitioner; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Transgender 21 Act; To Prohibit The State, Its Agents, And Political Subdivision From Infringing On A Parent's Right To Withhold Consent For Any Treatment, Activity Or Mental Health Care Services That Are Designed And Intended To Form Their Child's Conceptions Of Sex And Gender Or To Treat Gender Dysphoria Or Gender Nonconformity; To Prohibit Certain Medical Procedures From Being Performed Upon A Minor; To Provide A Penalty For Any Medical Profession Who Performs Certain Medical Procedures Upon A Minor; To Provide A Good-faith Exception For A Minor Born With A Medically Verifiable Genetic Disorder Of Sexual Development; To Prohibit Any State Agency, Political Subdivision Or Licensing Organization From Forbidding, Penalizing Or Taking Adverse Action Against An Individual Who Gives Or Receives Counsel, Advice, Guidance Or Other Speech Or Communication Consistent With Conscience Or Religious Belief; To Provide That No Individual Shall Be Discriminated Against For Providing Information About A Violation Of This Act To Certain Authorities; To Provide A Private Cause Of Action For Violations Of This Act; To Preempt Political Subdivisions From Promulgating Rules Or Regulations That Limits The Professional Conduct And Judgment Of A Mental Health Care Professional Or Counselor; To Provide That The Provisions Of This Act Are Severable; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require School Attendance Officers To Attend Training For The Individuals With Disabilities In Education Act (idea) And Other Federal Law Relating To Children With Disabilities; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Carbon Monoxide Detectors In All Public And Nonpublic Schools In Mississippi; To Authorize And Direct The State Fire Marshal To Provide Requirements For Testing And Inspecting Carbon Monoxide Detection And Warning Equipment Installed In Public Or Nonpublic School Buildings; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 41-71-1 And 41-71-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants And Clinical Nurse Specialists To Prescribe Or Order Home Health Services And Plans Of Care, Certify And Recertify Eligibility For Home Health Services And Conduct The Required Initial Face-to-face Visit With The Recipient Of The Services; To Provide That The Amendments In The Act Are Retroactive To May 8, 2020; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Teachers Who Possess A Teacher License From Another Country Or Political Subdivision Thereof Shall Be Granted A Standard Five-year License By The Department Of Education; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That All County Superintendents Of Education And Superintendents Of Municipal Separate School Districts Shall Not Allow The Teaching Or Instruction Of Students In Certain Divisive Concepts Regarding Race, Gender, Sex, Social Class Or Political Affiliation; To Require The State Department Of Education Reduce Funding To Elementary And Secondary Schools That Teach Divisive Concepts; And For Related Purposes.