An Act To Create The Mississippi Year-round School Grant Program; To Provide The Legislative Intent Of The Program; To Provide Grant Awards To Public School Districts To Incentivize The Adoption Of A Modified School Calendar And To Offset Costs Associated With Adopting A Modified School Calendar; To Require The Schools To Use The Funds Provided In A Way That Best Facilitates Their Plan To Transition To A Modified School Calendar And Maximize Student Achievement; To Set Responsibilities Of The Department Of Education In Administering The Grant Program; To Set The Eligibility For Grant Funds To Be Based On School Districts' Average Daily Membership; To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Known As The Mississippi Year-round School Grant Program; To Require The Department To Provide A Comprehensive Report On The Use Of Funds Distributed And The Effectiveness Of Modified Calendar School Districts To The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker Of The House Of Representatives, And Chairs Of The Senate And House Appropriations And Education Committees By October 1, 2022; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-104-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt The Mississippi Adequate Education Program From Mid-year Budget Reductions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-17-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Department Of Human Services From Providing Any Assistance To Any Person Convicted Of More Than Two Felony Offenses; To Repeal Section 43-12-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Provision That Opts Mississippi Out Of 21 Usc Section 862a(a); And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Repeal Section 37-106-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Mississippi Resident Tuition Assistance Grant Program And To Repeal Section 37-106-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant Program; To Amend Section 37-106-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Student To Obtain A Minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average Of 3.0 Calculated On A 4.0 Scale To Be Eligible For Participation In The Program; To Increase The Income Threshold For Eligibility Of The Higher Education Legislative Plan Grant Program; To Provide That, Subject To Appropriation, The State Shall Pay 100% Of The Tuition Of Students Whose Family Has An Annual Adjusted Gross Income Of $30,000.00 Or Less; To Provide That, Subject To Appropriation, The State Shall Pay 50% Of The Tuition Of Students Whose Family Has An Annual Adjusted Gross Income Of More Than $30,000.00 But Less Than $45,000.00; To Provide That, Subject To Appropriation, The State Shall Pay 25% Of The Tuition Of Students Whose Family Has An Annual Adjusted Gross Income Of Less Than $55,000.00, And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Board Certified Occupational Therapist Who Are Employed By A Local School Board Or By A State Agency Under The State Personnel Board As Eligible Employees For Annual Salary Supplement; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 71-5-513, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Discharge From Employment For Failure To Comply With An Employer-required Vaccine Mandate Shall Be Good Cause For Purposes Of Determining Eligibility For Unemployment Compensation; To Amend Section 71-5-507, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Individual Who Was Discharged From Employment For Failure To Comply With An Employer-required Vaccine Mandate Shall Be Entitled During Any Benefit Year To The Entire Amount Of His Total Wages For Insured Work Paid During His Base Period; To Create A New Code Section To Provide That An Employer Shall Reimburse The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security For The Total Amount Of Claims Paid To Individuals Who Were Discharged From The Employer's Employment For Failure To Comply With An Employer-required Vaccine Mandate; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Mississippi Transit Corporation; To Provide That The Corporation Shall Provide Safe, Reliable And Cost-effective Bus, Rail And Light Rail Transit Services For The State; To Provide The Composition Of The Board Of Directors Of The Corporation; To Provide The Powers And Duties Of The Board Of Directors Of Such Corporation; To Create The Mississippi Transit Corporation Study Committee; To Provide That The Committee Shall Develop Recommendations To Provide Safe, Reliable And Cost-effective Bus, Rail And Light Rail Transit Services For The State Of Mississippi, And Report To The Legislature Such Findings; To Provide That The Committee Shall Identify And Examine All Federal Revenue Received By The State And All State Funds Spent On Federal Matching That Can Allowably Be Spent, Allocated, Transferred, Granted Or Expended Directly To The Mississippi Transit Corporation For Purposes Of Providing Bus, Rail And Light Rail Transit Services For The State Of Mississippi; To Amend Section 7-7-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To A Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-33-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Legalize Online Betting, Gaming And Wagering On Sporting Events, Athletic Events And Events Authorized By The Mississippi Gaming Commission Under Certain Conditions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Broadband Expansion Act; To Define Terms Used In The Act; To Create The Mississippi Broadband Expansion Commission For The Purpose Of Reviewing Applications For Funding Broadband Infrastructure Projects And Making Recommendations To The Legislature Of The Projects To Be Funded Using Federal And State Funds; To Provide For The Members Of The Commission And To Prescribe Powers And Duties; To Provide That The Commission Shall Consider Certain Factors In Making Its Recommendations; To Require The Commission To Establish And Publish On Its Website Its Criteria For Competitively Scoring Applications; To Require An Applicant To Provide Certain Information At A Minimum On The Application; To Require The Commission To Make Preliminary Recommendations; To Require The Commission To Accept Comments And Objections Concerning Each Preliminary Recommendation; To Require The Commission To Make Its Final Recommendations To The Legislature After Considering All Comments And Objections And Investigating Them As Needed; To Authorize The Commission To Expend Funds From The Mississippi Broadband Expansion Fund In The Event Federal Rules Or Guidelines Require Funds To Be Expended Before The Legislature Convenes In January 2023, And To Require Notification Of Such Expenditures Prior To Their Distribution; To Amend Section 31-3-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Licensing Requirements Under The State Board Of Contractors Certain Undertakings By A Subcontractor Or Sub-subcontractor Involving The Construction In The Buildout And Expansion Of Broadband Infrastructure; To Create New Section 21-27-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Municipally-owned Electric Utilities Shall Have The Same Powers As Are Granted To An Electric Cooperative By The Mississippi Broadband Enabling Act; To Amend Sections 17-13-5 And 17-17-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Previous Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 21-27-77, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer Until July 1, 2025, On The Provision Of Law That Authorizes Municipalities Having A Population Of 150,000 Or More To Institute A Program To Address Disputed And Delinquent Water And Sewer Customer Accounts; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 79-11-751, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Board Approval For Transfers Of Funds Greater Than $10,000.00 Is Not Required To Be In Written Form; To Amend Section 79-11-753, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That At All Regularly Scheduled Meetings, The Board Of A Homeowners Association Is Only Required To Review The Latest Account Statements Prepared By The Financial Institutions Where The Association Has Its Operating And Reserve Accounts; To Remove The Definition For Remote Communication; To Amend Section 79-11-757, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Board Approval For Transfers Of Funds Greater Than $10,000.00 Is Not Required To Be In Written Form; To Amend Section 79-11-759, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Homeowners Associations May Maintain Comparable Insurance Coverage For Its Directors And Officers As An Alternative To Fidelity Bond Coverage; To Provide That The Managing Agent Is Solely Responsible For Ensuring Compliance With The Provisions Of This Act; To Provide That Any Bank Or Savings Association With Whom A Trust Fund Account Is Opened Shall Be Held Harmless From Any Liabilities, Costs, Expenses, Or Fees Incurred By Such Bank Or Savings Association As A Result Of Any Action Brought Under This Act; To Bring Forward Section 79-11-755, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require That Certain Insurance Policies And Contracts Shall Provide Coverage For All Colorectal Cancer Examinations And Laboratory Tests For Covered Persons Who Are 45 Years Of Age Or Older And Covered Persons At High Risk Of Colorectal Cancer; To Require The Policies To Provide Coverage For Yearly Colonoscopies For Covered Persons At High Risk Of Colorectal Cancer If The Colonoscopy Has Been Recommended By Their Treating Physician; To Provide Legislative Findings; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 31-7-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Procurement Card For Classroom Supplies Shall Be Received By Dfa By July 1 And Issued To Teachers On August 1 Before The Beginning Of The School Year, To Provide For The Issuance Of Such Procurement Cards To Teachers Employed At University-based Programs, Part-time Gifted And Special Education Teachers; To Amend Section 37-61-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Percentage Of Funds Deposited Into The Education Enhancement Fund For Appropriation To State Department Of Education To Be Used Toward The Cost Of Maep To 26.22%; To Provide For This Increase By Eradicating The 9.61% Of Education Enhancement Funds Appropriated To The Classroom Supply Fund; To Specify That $25,000,000.00 Deposited Into The Education Enhancement Fund Shall Be Appropriated For The Classroom Supply Fund; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Certain Appeal Rights To Licensed Educators And Administrators Who Have Had Their License Suspended Or Revoked; To Provide That Revocation, Suspension Or Surrender Of An Applicant's License By Another State Shall Result In Immediate Denial Of Licensure Until Such Time That The Records Predicating Such Act In The Prior State Have Been Cleared; To Provide That The Board Of Education May Revoke, Suspend Or Refuse To Renew Any Teacher Or Administrator License For A License Holder Knowingly Or Willfully Committing Any Acts Affecting Validity Of Accountability Results; To Delete Certain Outdated Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-7-104.4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Board Of Trustees Of The Winona-montgomery Consolidated School District Is Authorized And Empowered To Construct A High School For The Students Of Its District On Any Parcel Of Sixteenth Section Land Within Its Control And Jurisdiction; To Provide That The Board May Raise Funds To Build The High School From Private Donations, Bonds Or Any Other Allowable Method As Provided For In Law; And For Related Purposes.