An Act To Amend Section 37-151-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Adjustment To The Base Student Cost For At-risk Students Under The Mississippi Adequate Education Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "mississippi Dual Credit Scholarship Program Act Of 2023" To Be Administered By The Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board; To Define Terminology; To Require The Board To Set The Dates And Deadlines For Applying For Funding For Dual Credit Courses Of Eligible Mississippi High School Students; To Provide That Eligibility For Participation In The Program By Postsecondary Educational Institutions And Students All Are Required To Adhere To The Guidelines Prescribed In The Procedures Manual For The State Of Mississippi Dual Enrollment And Accelerated Programs; To Provide The Rate At Which Participating Institutions Will Be Reimbursed For Participating Students; To Provide Only The Courses On The "approved Academic Dual Credit Listing" Are Eligible For Funding In Order To Ensure Appropriate Articulation Of College Credits To Other Institutions; To Exclude The Participation Of Early College Students And Dual Enrolled Students From Participation In The Program; To Provide That Any Unexpended Balances Appropriated By The Legislature Remaining Available At The End Of The Fiscal Year Shall Not Lapse Into The State General Fund, But Shall Carry Over And Be Available For Expenditure In The Succeeding Fiscal Year; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 89-1-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Aliens And Governments Of Foreign Countries From Acquiring Title To, Taking Or Holding Any Land, Leasehold Interest, Or Real Estate In The State Of Mississippi By Descent, Devise, Purchase Or Otherwise; To Bring Forward Section 11-31-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Attachment In Chancery Against Nonresidents, Absent Or Absconding Debtors, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 11-39-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Method Of Proceedings, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 85-3-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Exempt Property And Homestead Allotment, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-4-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Time Period For Which A Public Servant Is Restricted To Contract With The State, County Or Local Government; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Jackson State University In The Administration And Operation Of A Science, Technology, Engineering And Mathematics (stem) Program; 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 Require Adult Applicants For Public Benefits In Mississippi To Comply With Mandatory Community Service Program Requirements In Order To Be Eligible; To Provide That Any Such Person Who Does Not Comply Shall Be Ineligible To Receive Public Assistance For A Period Of Time Based On The Services Of Noncompliance; To Provide Procedures And Exceptions For Such Mandatory Community Service Programs To Be Developed By The Mississippi Department Of Human Services; To Provide Criminal Penalties For Willful Violations Of Such Requirements; To Make It Unlawful For Any State Agency To Provide Any Public Benefit In Violation Of Such Requirements; To Amend Section 43-17-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specifically Require The Division Of Medicaid, The Department Of Human Services, The Office Of Employment Security And The Mississippi Housing Authorities To Require Applicants Of Public Assistance Programs To Comply With Mandatory Community Service As Required Under This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 21-33-63 And 27-41-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Foreign Persons And Foreign Entities May Not Bid For Or Purchase Property Sold At A Tax Sale; To Define The Terms "foreign Person" And "foreign Entity" For The Purposes Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.32, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes An Income Tax Credit For Expenses Incurred For The Adoption Of A Child, To Increase The Amount Of The Credit And To Extend The Date Of The Reverter On The Provision Of Law That Increases The Maximum Amount Of The Tax Credit And The Provision That Authorizes An Income Tax Credit For A Child Adopted Through The Mississippi Department Of Child Protection Services; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize Local School Boards To Employ Licensed Social Workers And Licensed Psychologists To Provide Services To Students In The Public Schools; To Provide That A School District That Employs At Least One Social Worker Or Psychologist For Every One Thousand Students Enrolled In The Schools Of The District Is Eligible For Reimbursement For Fifty Percent Of The Cost Of The Salary Of Each Social Worker Or Psychologist From The State Department Of Education; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "helping Heroes Act" To Provide Support To Any Law Enforcement Officer, Firefighter Or Public Ems Personnel Who Is Diagnosed With Ptsd By A Mental Health Professional During His Or Her Normal Course Of Duty; To Provide Definitions; To Provide That As An Alternative To Pursuing Workers' Compensation Benefits, Upon A Diagnosis Of Ptsd, A First Responder Or Public Ems Personnel Shall Be Entitled To Reimbursement For Paid Mental Health Services And Up To Thirty (30) Days Of Paid Time Off; To Provide That The Treatment And Paid Time Off For Each Eligible First Responder Or Public Ems Personnel Shall Not Exceed Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) Per Person Annually; To Provide That The Treatment And Paid Time Off Shall Be Paid Through The Insurance Premium Tax Revenue Collected By The Department Of Revenue; To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Known As The "helping Heroes Act Fund"; To Provide The Reporting Requirements Of The Fund; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 77-13-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "impending Emergency"; To Amend Section 77-13-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Pre-excavation Advance Notification Period From Two Working Days To Three Working Days; To Require Excavators To Provide Advance Notice Of The Commencement, Extent, Location And Duration Of The Excavation Work To Mississippi 811, Incorporated For Excavations Required Due To An Impending Emergency, That Includes An Excavation Start Time At Least Twelve Hours Prior To Excavation; To Require Excavators To Provide Contact Information For A Person Readily Available To Discuss The Impending Emergency Excavation With Operators; To Increase The Days That The Person Responsible For The Excavation Project Is Required To Renew Notification With Mississippi 811, Incorporated, From At Least Two Days And Not More Than Three Days, To At Least Three Days And Not More Than Four Days Prior To The Notification Expiration Date; To Amend Section 77-13-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Days From Two Days To Three Days That A Person Owning Or Operating Underground Utility Lines Or Underground Facilities Shall Make An Investigation And Report Through The Use Of The Pris The Status Of The Work Performed From The Time Notice Is Provided To Mississippi 811; To Decrease The Hours From Four Hours To Two Hours That Operators Must Contact The Excavator To Inform Him Or Her Of Any Known Underground Facilities At The Site Of The Excavation; To Require That A Person Owning Or Operating Underground Utility Lines Or Underground Facilities Shall, Upon Receiving Advance Notice Of The Commencement Of Impending Emergency Excavation Make An Investigation And Report Through Pris The Status Of The Work Performed, Prior To The Noticed Time Of Excavation Provided To Mississippi 811, Incorporated, And Either Mark The Approximate Location Of Underground Utility Lines And Underground Facilities In Or Near The Area Of The Excavation, Or Advise Through Pris That It Has No Underground Utility Lines Or Underground Facilities In The Excavation Area; To Amend Section 77-13-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Misrepresentation Of An Emergency Excavation Or Of An Impending Emergency Constitutes A Violation Of This Act; To Bring Forward Section 77-13-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Damage To Underground Utility Lines, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase From Eighteen And One-half Percent To Twenty Percent The Amount Of State Sales Tax Revenue Collected In Municipalities That Is Diverted To Municipalities Within The State; To Provide That Twenty Percent Of The State Sales Tax Revenue Collected From Business Activities Outside The Municipalities In A County Shall Be Paid To The County; To Provide That Such Monies Paid To A County Shall Be Used For Repair, Maintenance And Reconstruction Of Roads, Streets And Bridges; To Amend Section 27-65-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 365 Located In Prentiss County, Mississippi, As The "leland L. Holland Memorial Highway"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The State Of Mississippi And Political Subdivisions Thereof To Compensate Law Enforcement Officers Who Are Nonexempt Employees Under The Fair Labor Standards Act (flsa) By Mandating At Least The Regular Hourly Rate Be Paid, Or Hour-for-hour Compensatory Time, For The First 43 Hours In A Week, 86 Hours In A Two-week Period Or 171 Hours In A 28-day Period; To Require Compliance With The Flsa For Hours Worked In Excess Of Those Stated Amounts; And For Related Purposes.