An Act To Enact The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Compassion Act; To Authorize Medical Cannabis Use By Certain Patients Who Have Debilitating Medical Conditions; To Provide For The Legislative Intent; To Provide Certain Protections For Qualified Patients, Designated Caregivers And Health Care Practitioners; To Require The Mississippi Department Of Health To License And Regulate Medical Cannabis Manufacturers; To Provide For The Licensing Process For Medical Cannabis Manufacturers And Specialty Pharmacies; To Require The Board Of Pharmacy To License Specialty Pharmacies; To Require Medical Cannabis Specialty Pharmacies And Qualified Health Care Practitioners To Comply With The Prescription Monitoring Program; To Provide For The Seed-to-sale Program; To Require The Department Of Health To Establish And Administer The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Patient Registry System; To Allow The Department Of Health To Set The Maximum Daily Dosage Of Medical Cannabis; To Set Certain Requirements For The Security And Operation Of Medical Cannabis Manufacturers And Specialty Pharmacies; To Allow State-funded Public Universities The First Right Of Refusal To Be Licensed As A Medical Cannabis Manufacturer; To Prohibit Any Company From Being Licensed As A Manufacturer Or Specialty Pharmacy If It Is Owned Wholly Or In Part By Any State Employee Or A Member Of A State Employee's Immediate Family; To Require All Employees Of Manufacturers And Specialty Pharmacies To Pass A Background Check; To Provide For Violations Of The Act; To Set Licensing Fees Of Manufacturers And Specialty Pharmacies; To Provide For Certain Limitations Of The Use Of Medical Cannabis; To Require The Board Of Pharmacy And The Department Of Health To Adopt Rules And Regulations Relating To Medical Cannabis; To Require That The Department Of Health Provide Certain Reports To The Legislature Regarding The Medical Cannabis Program; To Allow The Department Of Health And Board Of Pharmacy To Examine The Business Affairs And Conditions Of Medical Cannabis Manufacturers Or Specialty Pharmacies; To Prohibit The Department Of Health And Board Of Pharmacy From Licensing Specialty Pharmacies And Medical Cannabis Manufacturers In A County Or Municipality Unless The County Or Municipality Has Authorized The Operation Within Its Boundaries; To Provide That Specialty Pharmacies And Medical Cannabis Manufacturers Shall Collect And Remit The Sales Tax Levied In Section 27-65-17(1)(a) From The Gross Proceeds Derived From Each Sale Of Medical Cannabis; To Establish The Medical Cannabis Research And Opportunity Fund In The State Treasury; To Amend Sections 25-53-5, 27-104-203, 27-65-111, 33-13-520, 41-29-125, 41-29-127, 41-29-136, 41-29-137, 41-29-139, 41-29-141, 41-29-143, 59-23-7, 63-11-30, 71-3-7, 71-3-121, 73-21-127, 73-25-29 And 83-9-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Issuance Of A Health Care Certificate Of Need For The Construction Of A 60-bed Nursing Facility In Any Underserved Minority Zip Code Area In The State That Meets Certain Qualifications; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-7-307, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Not More Than One Leave Day Per Semester As An Educator Mental Health Day; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Be Known As The "american Rescue Plan Act (arpa) Nurse/health Science Workforce Development And Retention Act"; To State Legislative Findings And Intent; To Establish In The Office Of Workforce Development The Mississippi Healthcare Workforce Development Program; To Create In The State Treasury A Special Fund Known As The "mississippi Healthcare Workforce Development Program Fund"; To Establish In The Office Of Workforce Development The Mississippi Nursing Preceptor Grant Program; To Create In The State Treasury A Special Fund Known As The "mississippi Nursing Preceptor Grant Program Fund"; To Establish In The Office Of Workforce Development The Mississippi Health Science Training Infrastructure Grant Program; To Create In The State Treasury A Special Fund Known As The "mississippi Health Science Training Infrastructure Grant Program Fund"; To Provide That, Subject To Appropriation By The Legislature, Grants To Recipients Shall Be Awarded By The Office Through An Application Process; To Specify Requirements For Applicants; To Specify The Responsibilities Of The Office Of Workforce Development In Administering The Programs; To Require The Office Of Workforce Development To Submit An Annual Report For Each Program By October 1; To Direct The Office Of Workforce Development To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Necessary To Administer The Programs; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A "partnerships For Growth" Grant Program To Be Administered By The Mississippi Development Authority And To Create A Fund For That Purpose; To Prescribe The Purposes And Conditions For The Expenditure Of Funds; To Amend Section 57-1-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-101-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, As Amended By House Bill No. 475, 2022 Regular Session, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Provision Of Law Authorizing The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Administer Certain Construction And Maintenance Projects Of The Institutions Under Its Jurisdiction; To Establish The "mississippi Association Of Independent Colleges And Universities (maicu) Infrastructure Grant Program Act Of 2022" Administered By The Mississippi Department Of Finance And Administration Utilizing Funds Made Available Under The Federal Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds And The Federal American Rescue Plan Act (arpa); To Provide That Such Grants Shall Be Made Available; To Prescribe Eligible Projects Under The Grant Program; To Authorize The Department Of Finance And Administration To Promulgate Grant Application Regulations; To Authorize The Department Of Finance And Administration To Administer The Maicu Grant Program And Retain Administrative Costs; To Create In The State Treasury A Special Fund Designated As The "mississippi Association Of Independent Colleges And Universities (maicu) Infrastructure Grant Program Fund"; To Amend Section 27-104-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Students In High School To Earn The Civic Literacy Requirement Before Enrolling In A Public Community College Or University In This State; To Amend The Civic Literacy Requirement For Postsecondary Education To Include Both An Assessment And A Course Of Instruction; To Require The Character Development Curriculum For Public School Students In The 11th And 12th Grades To Include Instructions On Voting Using The Primary And General Election Ballot; To Amend Sections 37-13-181, 37-13-183 And 37-13-185, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-97-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Definitions Of Certain Terminology Related To Name, Image And Likeness Agreements For Student-athletes; To Amend Section 37-97-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Ability Of A Student-athlete To Earn Compensation For The Use Of His Or Her Publicity Rights; To Amend Section 37-97-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Authority Of Postsecondary Educational Institutions Regarding Restrictions On Compensation For The Use Of A Student-athlete's Publicity Rights; To Further Restrict Associations Or Organizations With Authority Over Intercollegiate Athletic Programs From Penalizing A Postsecondary Educational Institution Or Its Intercollegiate Athletic Program For Compliance With Provisions Of The Mississippi Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation Rights Act; To Permit Postsecondary Educational Institutions To Facilitate Opportunities For Student-athletes To Engage Third Parties Interested In Entering Into Name, Image And Likeness Agreements; To Remove The Prohibition On A Student-athlete Entering Into A Name, Image And Likeness Agreement Before Enrolling At A Postsecondary Educational Institution; To Amend Section 73-42-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Required Warning To Student-athletes In An Agency Contract To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Mississippi Grant Program For Community And Junior College Students In Mississippi; To Define Certain Terms Used In The Act; To Prescribe Eligibility Requirements For Students At Public Community And Junior Colleges In Mississippi To Receive Grants; To Specify That Such Grants May Be Applied Only To Tuition And Fees Not Covered By A Federal Grant; To Authorize The Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Governing The Grant Program; To Provide That The Program May Be Funded From The Amounts Allocated To Community And Junior College Athletic Programs; To Provide That The Grant Program Shall Be Administered By The Mississippi Community College Board And The Mississippi Association Of Community And Junior Colleges; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 45-9-181, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Mississippi School Protection Act; To Enact Definitions; To Provide Civil Immunity Under Certain Circumstances For School-protection Team Members Who Comply With The Act; To Exempt The Identity Of School-protection Team Members From Public Disclosure; To Provide A Training And Certification Process And To Enact Standards; To Authorize A Certification Fee Not To Exceed $350.00; To Amend Section 45-9-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Provisions Of Law Regarding Issuance Of Certain Concealed-carry Licenses And To Make Technical Amendments; To Amend Section 97-3-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Instances Of Justifiable Homicide; To Amend Section 97-37-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Defenses To A Charge Of Unlawfully Carrying Of A Concealed Weapon; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 83-9-351, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "telemedicine" As Used In The Statute Requiring Health Insurance Plans To Provide Coverage For Telemedicine Services; To Require Health Insurance And Employee Benefit Plans To Reimburse Providers For Telemedicine Services Using The Proper Medical Codes; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 37-106-80, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The State Resident Forgivable Student Loan Program; To Provide That In Lieu Of Loan Repayment, A Loan Recipient May Elect To Become A Resident Of The State For A Period Of Five Continuous Years After Graduation; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Snap Healthy Food Incentive Program Act Of 2022; To Require The Department Of Human Services, Subject To Appropriation, To Make An Annual Grant To Fund A Qualified Nonprofit Organization; To Require The Organization To Distribute To Participating Farmers Markets And Retailers For The Purpose Of Providing Matching Dollar Incentives For The Dollar Value Of Snap Benefits Spent On Eligible Fruits And Vegetables; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit State Institutions Of Higher Learning From Awarding Tenure Or Entering Employment Contracts Of More Than Four Years Duration With Employees Hired After December 31, 2022; To Terminate Existing Tenure Programs When No Covered Employees Remain Employed By The Institution; To Provide Beginning With The 2024-2025 School Year All Full-time Faculty And Tenured Faculty At Public Institutions Of Higher Learning Shall Teach At Least Two Undergraduate Classes In The Fall And Spring Semesters Each Year, And To Provide An Exception For Faculty Employed In Departments Or Schools Only Offering Graduate Degrees; And To Provide Certain Related Reporting Requirements For Public Institutions Of Higher Learning And The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning; To Amend Section 37-101-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-181-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Definitions Section Of The "equal Opportunity For Students With Special Needs Act," To Revise The Definitions For "eligible Student" And "eligible School" To Reflect The Inclusion Of Students Diagnosed With Dyslexia Who Do Not Receive The Assistance Of A Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship For Students With Dyslexia Program; And For Related Purposes.