An Act To Require The High School Curriculum In School Districts Assigned An Accountability Rating Of "c", "d" Or "f" To Include Courses In Vocational Education, Agriculture, Forestry And Home Economics; To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt Curriculum Standards And To Collaborate With Other Agencies In Developing Course Materials So That Those Courses Are Uniform In Districts Across The State; To Require Students Taking Such Courses To Be Awarded Elective Credits That May Be Counted Toward Graduation Requirements; To Amend Sections 37-13-151 And 37-13-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Section 37-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Department Of Education To Grant A Special Expert Citizen-teacher License To Persons Teaching Such Courses; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The College And Career Readiness Planning Program In Order To Lower Educational Costs, Shorten A Student's Time To Complete A Degree And Increase The Overall Success Rate Of Students By Reducing The Need For Remediation; To Require Public Schools To Administer Certain Assessments In Order To Ensure That Students Have The Career Readiness Skills Necessary To Compete In The Global Economy; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The College And Career Readiness Planning Program; To Establish A Precollege Readiness Assessment Program In Order To Lower Educational Costs, Shorten A Student's Time Required To Complete A Degree And Increase The Overall Success Rate Of College Students By Reducing The Need For Remediation; To Require All Eighth Grade Students To Take Explore And Tenth Grade Students To Take Plan Or Psat For The Purpose Of Ensuring That Students Have The Career Readiness Skills Necessary To Compete In The Global Economy; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize "d" And "f" Rated School Districts, In Collaboration With A Local Community Or Junior College, To Establish A Summer Youth Training Employment Program For Rising Sophomore Students; To Require A Youth Training Employment Program To Include Components On Soft Skills, Personal Living Skills, And Education And Academics; To Award Students Who Complete The Program With A Certificate Of Completion And A Stipend If Funding Is Made Available For Such Purposes; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 25-11-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Persons Who Are Receiving A Retirement Allowance From The Public Employees' Retirement System Who Are Elected As A Member Of The Legislature After Retirement, And Certain Members Of The Legislature Who Are Eligible To Receive A Retirement Allowance From The Public Employees' Retirement System While Serving As A Member Of The Legislature, May Receive A Retirement Allowance From The System While Serving As A Member Of The Legislature; To Provide That Those Persons Shall Receive 50% Of The Amount Of The Compensation Provided For Each Regular Session And Each Extraordinary Session, Provided That The Person Serves As A Member Of The Legislature For A Period Of Time Not To Exceed One-half Of The Normal Working Days For The Position In Any Fiscal Year, Or Shall Receive Compensation For Serving As A Member Of The Legislature In An Amount Not To Exceed 25% Of The Person's Average Compensation, Without Any Limitation On The Period Of Time That The Person Serves As A Member Of The Legislature In A Fiscal Year; To Provide That Those Persons Shall Not Be Active Members Of The Retirement System Or The Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan And Shall Not Receive Any Creditable Service For The Period During Which They Receive A Retirement Allowance While Serving As A Member Of The Legislature; To Amend Sections 25-11-105, 25-11-127, 25-11-305, 5-1-41 And 5-1-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The State Department Of Mental Health For The Purpose Of Increasing The Number Of Alcohol And Drug Rehabilitation Beds And The Number Of Crisis Intervention Teams In The State, For The Fiscal Year 2024.

An Act To Codify New Section 5-8-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit State Agencies And Community And Junior Colleges From Expending Public Funds To Pay Contract Lobbyists; To Amend Section 5-8-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Additional Terms Used Under The Lobbying Law Reform Act Of 1994; To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Contracts For Legislative Advocacy Services From The Various Types Of Contracts Subject To Oversight By The Public Procurement Review Board; To Bring Forward Section 5-8-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Exempts Certain Persons From The Lobbying Laws, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 5-8-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prohibits Lobbyists And Lobbyists' Clients From Participating In Certain Acts, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 37-101-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prohibits Employees Or Agents Representing The Separate State Institutions Of Higher Learning From Appearing Before The Legislature Except Upon Order Of The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning Or Upon The Request Of The Legislature, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 5-1-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Salary Of Each Senator And Representative, Beginning January 1, 2024, To An Amount Equal To Fifteen Percent Of The Salary Of The Governor Of The State Of Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "mississippi Pregnant Workers Fairness Act" To Prohibit Discrimination In Employment Based On Pregnancy, Childbirth Or A Related Condition; To Provide For The Definitions Of Certain Terms; To Provide That An Employer Shall Provide Written Notice Of The Right To Be Free From Discrimination In Relation To Pregnancy, Childbirth And Related Conditions; To Create An Actionable Right For Any Person Who Is An Employee And Who Believes His Or Her Rights Have Been Violated; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-21-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide An Increase To The Minimum Base Salary For Assistant Teachers In The Amount Of $3,000.00; To Prohibit Local School Districts From Using Any State-funded Increases To The Minimum Salary Of Assistant Teachers As A Substitute For The Local Contribution; To Require School Districts Determined To Have Violated The Purpose State-funded Salary Increases To Be Held Financially Liable For The Retroactive Payment Of The Local Contribution For Each Year The District Failed To Provide The Local Contribution To Teachers Employed By The District; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution Recognizing Attorney Jonathan C. Hamilton For His Outstanding Service And Contributions To The Practice Of Law.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of The Clinton Public School District; To Prescribe An Additional Fee For The Issuance Of Such License Tags; To Provide For The Distribution Of The Additional Fee Collected From The Issuance Of Such License Tags; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-7-40, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Offender Who Is On Probation And Parole May Be Awarded Earned-discharge Credit If He Or She Participates In Faith-based Activities; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of Desoto County, Mississippi, To Transfer A Parcel Of County-owned Property To The City Of Olive Branch, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That The Legislature Shall Include In The Appropriation Bill For The State Department Of Health Each Year A Separate Line Item That Provides Funds For The Children's Advocacy Centers Of Mississippi, Which Shall Distribute Those Funds To The Accredited Local Child Advocacy Centers; And For Related Purposes.