An Act To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Establish A Secure Website To Enable Student Voters To Submit Electronic Absentee Ballot Applications; To Establish The Documents Which Must Be Submitted By The Student To Approve Such Applications; To Provide That Upon Approval, Student Absentee Voters May Be Automatically Mailed Absentee Ballots For All Elections That Occur For A Certain Period Of Time; To Amend Sections 23-15-627, 23-15-631, 23-15-715 And 23-15-721, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "mississippi Frontline Nurses And Health Care Workers Retention Act"; To Provide The Legislative Findings And Determinations Regarding The Importance And Urgency Of The Act; To Establish The "mississippi Frontline Nurses And Health Care Workers Retention Grant Program" In The Mississippi Department Of Health And Prescribe Its Components; To Provide That A Portion Of The Funds Shall Be Expended By The Department For Providing Funds To Mississippi Licensed Hospitals To Provide Premium Pay To Their Mississippi Frontline Nurses And Licensed/certified Health Care Workers Providing Bedside Care Who Are Primarily Devoted To Mitigating Or Responding To The Current Covid-19 Public Health Emergency; To Provide That A Portion Of The Funds Shall Be Expended By The Department For Providing Funds To Mississippi Licensed Long-term Care Facilities To Provide Premium Pay To Their Mississippi Frontline Nurses And Licensed/certified Health Care Workers Providing Bedside Care Who Are Primarily Devoted To Mitigating Or Responding To The Current Covid-19 Public Health Emergency; To Provide That A Portion Of The Funds Shall Be Expended By The Department For Providing Funds To Mississippi Licensed Ambulance Services To Provide Premium Pay To Their Mississippi Frontline Nurses And Licensed/certified Health Care Workers Providing Bedside Care Who Are Primarily Devoted To Mitigating Or Responding To The Current Covid-19 Public Health Emergency; To Provide That A Portion Of The Funds Shall Be Expended By The State Department Of Health For Providing Funds To Eligible Entities Under This Act To Provide Premium Pay To Their Mississippi Frontline Nurses And Licensed/certified Health Care Workers Who Are Primarily Devoted To Mitigating Or Responding To The Current Covid-19 Public Health Emergency To Be Distributed In The Manner That The Department Determines Is The Most Equitable And Efficient To Supplement The Funds Otherwise Provided And To Effectuate The Purposes Of This Act; To Provide That Mississippi Frontline Nurses And Licensed/certified Health Care Workers That Qualify For Premium Pay Under This Section Shall Receive Premium Pay Not To Exceed A Certain Amount Within 60 Days Of The Effective Date Of This Act In Recognition Of The Recipient's Current And Future Work Primarily Devoted To Mitigating Or Responding To The Current Covid-19 Public Health Emergency And Subject To The Recipient's Written Agreement With The Department To Continue Employment With The Recipient's Primary Current Employer For Five Months Following The Receipt Of Such Premium Pay; To Further Provide That The Written Agreement Shall Be Developed By The Department And Include A Provision That The Mississippi Frontline Nurse Or Licensed/certified Health Care Worker May Be Required To Repay To The State Of Mississippi The Amount Of Their Premium Pay Funds If The Terms Of The Agreement Are Not Met; To Provide Certain Reporting And Approval Requirements Under This Act; To Provide That None Of The Funds Provided Under This Section May Be Used To Provide Premium Pay To Any Frontline Nurses Or Licensed/certified Health Care Workers Who Are Working Under A Contract With A Staffing Agency To Provide Services In The State Of Mississippi For A Limited Duration Of Less Than One Year, Such As Travel Nurses, As Determined By The Department; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Review Board For Officer-involved Deaths; To Require The Review Board To Make An Annual Report To The Legislature Regarding The Number And Location Of Officer-involved Deaths; To Require The Review Board To Make Recommendations To The Attorney General Regarding The Investigation Of Officer-involved Deaths; To Require Each Law Enforcement Agency To Have A Policy Regarding The Handling Of Officer-involved Deaths; To Provide The Minimum Requirements For Each Policy; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-23-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Terms "physical Therapy Aide" Or "physical Therapy Technician" For The Purposes Of The Physical Therapy Practice Law; To Amend Section 73-23-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Circumstances And Criteria Under Which A Physical Therapist May Implement Physical Therapy Treatment Without A Referral From Another Health Care Provider; To Amend Section 73-23-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The List Of Persons Who Are Permitted To Practice Physical Therapy In This State Without Obtaining A Mississippi License; To Amend Section 73-23-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Composition Of The State Board Of Physical Therapy; To Delete The Prohibition On Being Appointed For More Than Two Consecutive Terms On The Board; To Amend Section 73-23-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board To Determine And Collect, At The Time Of New Licensure And Licensure Renewal, A Core Set Of Data Elements Deemed Necessary For The Purpose Of Workforce Planning; To Amend Section 73-23-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Provisions Authorizing The Licensing Of Physical Therapists And Physical Therapist Assistants By Reciprocity; To Amend Section 73-23-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Authority Of The Board To Issue A Temporary License To Physical Therapists Or Physical Therapist Assistants Licensed In Other States During A Disaster Or Emergency; To Amend Section 73-23-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Grounds For Disciplinary Action Against A Physical Therapist For Implementing Physical Therapy Treatment Without A Referral To The Amendment To Section 73-23-35 In This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-7-197, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Party Requesting A Hearing On An Application For A Health Care Certificate Of Need Who Does Not Prevail At The Hearing Shall Pay Costs And Attorney Fees, And To Apply The Same Requirement To Any Party Who Appeals An Order Of The Hearing Officer To The Proper Court And Loses On Appeal; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Who Is Otherwise A Qualified Elector And Has Been Convicted Of Voter Fraud, Bribery, Theft, Arson, Obtaining Money Or Goods Under False Pretense, Perjury, Forgery, Embezzlement, Bigamy Or Any Crime Interpreted As Disenfranchising In Later Attorney General Opinions Except For Murder And Rape Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Suspended Upon Conviction And Shall Not Have His Or Her Right To Vote Restored Until He Or She Has Satisfied All Of The Sentencing Requirements Of The Conviction Including Parole But Not Probation; To Amend Sections 23-15-19, 23-15-125, 23-15-151, 23-15-153 And 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Sections 97-39-3 And 99-19-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-11-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Nursing Home Resident Or A Legal Representative To Have A Monitoring Device Installed In The Room Of The Resident; To Establish Conditions For The Installation And Use Of Monitoring Devices In Nursing Homes; To Provide For Consent Relative To The Installation And Use Of Such Devices; To Provide Limitations On The Use Of Such Devices; To Require Nursing Homes To Make Certain Accommodations Relative To Such Devices; To Limit Liability In Cases In Which A Monitoring Device Is Installed Without Proper Authorization Or Used Improperly; To Prohibit Certain Conduct By Nursing Homes; To Establish Administrative Penalties; To Provide For Administrative Rulemaking; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-75-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Definition For Pilot Freestanding Emergency Rooms For The Purpose Of Licensure; To Amend Section 41-75-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State Department Of Health Shall Not Issue Licenses For More Than Five Pilot Freestanding Emergency Rooms; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-33-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Use Of A Hand-held Mobile Telephone By The Operator Of A Moving Motor Vehicle In The Outermost Lane Of Traffic On A Multi-lane Roadway; To Provide That A Violation Of This Provision Is A Misdemeanor Punishable In The Same Way As Other Traffic Violations; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A New Section In Title 71, Chapter 5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Be Known As The "back To Work Mississippi Act"; To Set Limits On The Duration Of Unemployment Compensation Benefits Based On The State Average Unemployment Rate; To Direct The Department Of Employment Security To Establish A Process By Which Open Positions Submitted To Any State-administered Job Board By Employers Will Be Directly Shared With Unemployment Claimants By The Department And A Process By Which The Department Shall Refer Unemployment Claimants To Such Open Positions, Including Facilitating Contact Between Employers And Claimants And Monitoring Whether Claimants Are Sufficiently Responsive To A Referral; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Provisions Of The Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law Are Fully Applicable To Kindergarten-age Children; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-69-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Sale Of Single Or Loose Unpacked Cigarettes; To Provide That The Commissioner Of Revenue Shall Ban The Sale Of Tobacco From The Physical Premises In Which A Violation Of The Section Occurs; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-12-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Use A Combination Of Reporting Systems To Lower The Agency's Error Rate And Circumvent Federal Fines; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-16-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That End-of-course Assessments Required For High School Graduation Shall Include Only Those Required By Federal Law; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-25-32, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Certain Grounds For Reinstatement Of A Physicians License That Has Been Revoked By The Board Of Medical Licensure For Violation Of Statute; And For Related Purposes.