An Act To Clarify The Fiduciary Duty And Investment Policies Of The Public Employees' Retirement System; To Ensure That Fiduciaries Responsible For Investing Public Retirement Monies Do So Only In A Manner Prioritizing The Safety Of And Highest Return On Investment For Beneficiaries, Without Consideration Of Environmental, Social And Governance (esg) Factors Or Other Nonpecuniary Beliefs Or Political Factors; To Amend Sections 25-11-3 And 25-11-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Tim Tebow Act To Authorize Homeschooled Students To Participate In Interscholastic Extracurricular Activities Sponsored By Or Engaged In By The Public School To Which The Student Would Be Assigned According To District School Board Attendance Policies To Provide Certain Requirements For Such Students; To Provide That Transportation Of The Student To The Public School Shall Be The Responsibility Of The Parent, Guardian Or Student; To Prohibit A Public School From Discriminating Against Such Student In The Selection Of Interscholastic Extracurricular Team Members; To Provide That Such Participation Shall Be Considered A Privilege And Not A Right And That Nothing In The Act Shall Be Interpreted To Create A Cause Of Action; To Create The "homeschool Extracurricular Activity Fund" As A Special Fund Within The Department Of Education; To Provide That Districts May Receive $2,500.00 Per Homeschool Student That Participated In Extracurricular Activities In The Prior Year; To Require The Department To Report Disbursements To The Office Of The State Auditor; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 97-5-38, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Enact The Mississippi Free Range Parenting Act To Provide That It Shall Not Be Considered Neglect For A Parent To Permit A Child Who Is Of Sufficient Age And Maturity To Avoid Harm Or Unreasonable Risk Of Harm, To Engage In Independent Activities, Including Traveling To And From School, Including By Walking, Running Or Bicycling, Traveling To And From Nearby Commercial Or Recreational Facilities, And Engaging In Outdoor Play; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Allow Practitioners In Lee County, Mississippi, Who Possess A Doctor Of Chiropractic Degree And A Neurology Chiropractic Degree To Advertise As Chiropractic Neurologists; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 67-3-46, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The List Of Entities That May Not Have Interest In The License, Business, Assets Or Corporate Stock Of A Wholesaler Or Distributor; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize And Direct The Secretary Of State To Take Such Actions As May Be Necessary To Prohibit The Purchase Of Public Or Private Real Estate Located In The State Of Mississippi By Members Of The Chinese Communist Party; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-13-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Owner Of A Community Hospital To Remove A Member Of The Board Of Trustees After Appointment Upon A Majority Vote Of All Members Of The Governing Board Of The Owner That Appointed The Trustee Or Ratified Such Appointment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-21-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Minimum Salary Of Assistant Teachers; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-16-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Students With Certain Intellectual, Physical And Emotional Disabilities Shall Be Exempt From The Requirement Of Certain Standards For Graduation; To Authorize The State Board Of Education To Develop And Issue Criteria For A Mississippi Occupational Diploma For Certain Students Which Shall Be Effective Beginning With The 2023-2024 School Year; To Provide For The Issuance Of Any Available Funds To Eligible Students In The Form Of Grants To Assist In Meeting Those Requirements Established For Graduation With An Occupational Diploma; To Provide That Upon Meeting Applicable Requirements Established By The Local School Board Such Students Shall Be Awarded A Mississippi Occupational Diploma; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "mississippi Universal Prekindergarten Program Act Of 2023"; To Define Certain Terms; To Provide For The Public Funding Of The Program, Which Shall Be Available To Parents And Families On A Voluntary Participation Basis; To Prescribe The Minimum Standards Of Education Required To Be Offered To Children Enrolled In The Program; To Prescribe The Manner By Which Payments Will Be Made To Prekindergarten Programs, Whether Such Programs Are Offered Through The Public School District Of Residence, An Outside District Or Through A Prequalified Private Provider; To Establish The Minimum Standards Required For The Prequalification Of Private Providers; To Prescribe The Manner By Which Local School Districts Must Account For Students Enrolled In Prekindergarten Programs For Purposes Of Determining Average Daily Attendance; To Require The Program To Be Jointly Administered By The State Board Of Education And The Division Of Early Childhood Care And Development; To Provide For The Expansion Of School-based Prekindergarten Programs; To Require The Board And The Division To Establish A Process To Calculate The Annual Statewide Tuition Rate For Prekindergarten Education; To Provide For An Administrative Procedures Process For Entities Aggrieved By Actions Of The Board And Division; To Require Annual Reports On The Program And Any Recommendation For Improvement Or Discontinuation To The Legislature; To Bring Forward Section 37-21-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-23-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Exemptions From The Immunization Requirements Of Schools And Licensed Child Care Facilities When A Parent Or Legal Guardian Objects To Immunization Of The Child On The Grounds That The Immunization Conflicts With The Religious Beliefs Of The Parent Or Guardian; To Provide That A Parent Or Guardian Must First Furnish The Responsible Official Of The School Or Facility An Affidavit In Which The Parent Or Guardian Swears Or Affirms That The Immunization Required Conflicts With The Religious Beliefs Of The Parent Or Guardian Before A Child Is Exempted From Immunization On Religious Grounds; To Provide That During An Epidemic Or Threatened Epidemic Of Any Disease Preventable By An Immunization Required By The Department Of Health, Children Who Have Not Been Immunized May Be Excluded From School Until They Are Immunized Against The Disease Or The Epidemic Or The Threat No Longer Constitutes A Significant Public Health Danger; To Provide That, Subject To Appropriations, The Department Of Health Shall Engage In A Marketing Program To Provide Immunization Information, Including, But Not Limited To, Evidence-based Research, Resources And Information From Credible Scientific And Public Health Organizations And Peer-reviewed Studies Concerning The Benefits And Risks Of Immunizations And Evidence-based Practices; To Amend Section 43-20-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Entitled The "mississippi Families' Rights And Responsibilities Act"; To Provide Definitions; To Provide That All Parental Rights Are Exclusively Reserved To A Parent Of A Child Without Interference From The State Or Political Subdivision Of The State; To Provide That The Local School Board In Consultation With Parents And Teachers Shall Develop And Adopt A Policy To Promote The Involvement Of Parents Of Children Enrolled In The Public Schools; To Require Public Schools To Adopt Procedures To Ensure That A Parent Provides Written Permission Before Their Child Participates In Identity Curriculum Or Critical Theory Curriculum And Allow Parents To Exempt Their Child From Any Specific Lessons That Are Objectionable To The Family; To Require Parental Consent For Medical And Mental Health Care; To Provide A Cause Of Action For Violations Of This Act; To Provide Rules Of Construction; To Amend Section 37-13-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; To Bring Forward Sections 41-41-3, 41-41-7 And 41-41-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Relating To Implied Consent For Medical Procedures On Minors; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide For The Licensure And Regulation Of Professional Midwifery; To Provide Definitions For The Purpose Of The Act; To Provide Exceptions To The Applicability Of The Act; To Provide The Scope Of Practice For Licensed Midwives; To Provide Mandatory Procedures For Licensed Midwives; To Prohibit Licensed Midwives From Certain Actions; To Create The State Board Of Licensed Midwifery And Provide For Its Composition, Appointment And Powers And Duties; To Require The Board To Promulgate Rules Not Later Than July 1, 2025; To Require A License From The Board To Practice Professional Midwifery; To Provide For The Issuance Of Temporary Permits To Practice Pending Qualification For Licensure; To Provide Exemptions From Licensure For Certain Persons; To Provide For The Confidentiality Of Information Maintained By The Board; To Provide Immunity For Certain Actions; To Provide Criminal Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Prohibit Terminology In Any Health Coverage Plan, Policy Or Contract That Is Discriminatory Against Professional Midwifery; To Require Health Coverage Plans That Provide Maternity Benefits To Provide Coverage For Services Rendered By A Licensed Midwife; To Provide Whenever A Health Coverage Plan Provides For Reimbursement Of Any Services That Are Within The Lawful Scope Of Practice Of Licensed Midwives, The Person Entitled To Benefits Under The Plan Shall Be Entitled To Reimbursement For The Services, Whether The Services Are Performed By A Physician Or A Licensed Midwife; To Require The State Department Of Health To Develop And Institute A Safe Perinatal Transfer Certification For The Facilities That It Regulates; To Amend Section 73-25-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Reference To The Practice Of Midwifery In The Definition Of The Practice Of Medicine; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-3-16.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Certain Entities Are Eligible To Participate In The Arpa Rural Water Associations Infrastructure Grant Program; 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, 2023; To Terminate Existing Tenure Programs When No Covered Employees Remain Employed By The Institution; To Provide Beginning With The 2025-2026 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.