An Act To Create A County Court In And For Every County; To Amend Section 9-9-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create County Court Districts; To Amend Section 9-9-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Set Forth The Qualifications Of Judges Of The County Courts; To Amend Section 9-9-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Set Forth The Salary Of The County Court Judges; To Amend Section 9-9-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Terms Of Court; To Amend Section 9-9-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Set Forth The Jurisdiction Of The County Court; To Amend Sections 9-9-23, 9-1-19, 9-1-23, 9-1-25 And 9-1-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 43-21-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Youth Court Jurisdiction; To Amend Section 43-21-123, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Funding For The County Courts; To Amend Sections 23-15-973 And 23-15-975, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 9-13-1, 9-13-17 And 9-13-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Court Reporter And Conform Provisions Concerning Court Reporters; To Designate The Clerk Of The County Court And The Clerk Of The Youth Court; To Amend Sections 43-21-111, 43-21-123, 43-21-125, 43-21-801 And 99-35-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 9-13-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Archaic Reference To Family Courts; To Repeal Section 9-9-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Allows For Establishment Of A County Court By Agreement Of Two Or More Counties; To Repeal Section 9-9-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Restricts The Practice Of Law By County Court Judges; To Repeal Section 9-9-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Allows Municipalities To Supplement County Court Judge Salaries; To Repeal Section 9-9-14, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Allows An Additional County Court Judge For Harrison County; To Repeal Section 9-9-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Allows Additional County Court Judges For Hinds County; To Repeal Section 9-9-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Allows An Additional County Court Judge For Washington County; To Repeal Section 9-9-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Allows An Additional Judge For Jackson County; To Repeal Section 9-9-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Allows An Additional County Court Judge For Rankin County; To Repeal Section 9-9-18.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Allows An Additional County Court Judge For Madison County; To Repeal Section 9-9-18.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Allows A County Court Judge For Pearl River County; To Repeal Section 9-9-18.3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Allows An Additional County Court Judge For Lauderdale County; To Repeal Section 9-9-18.5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Allows An Additional County Court Judge For Desoto County; To Repeal Section 9-9-18.6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Allows An Additional County Court Judge For Lee County; To Repeal Sections 9-9-37, 9-9-39, 9-9-41, 9-9-43 And 9-9-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Allow Counties To Establish Or Abolish A County Court; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Public School Districts And Postsecondary Educational Institutions To Install Video Surveillance Cameras Equipped With Audio Reception Technology In Certain Areas Of Schools For The Safety And Education Of Students; To Require Notice To Be Provided To Parents Before The Installation And Use Of The Cameras; To Prescribe The Minimum Specification For The Type Of Surveillance Cameras To Be Used; To Provide That Surveillance Footage Shall Be Maintained For 90 Days Unless An Exception Applies For Extended Retention; To Specify The Conditions For Which Extended Retention Of Surveillance Footage Is Required; To Require Classroom Video Surveillance Cameras To Only Be Used For Purposes Of Monitoring Classroom Instruction, Monitoring Classroom Interactions And Teacher Observation; To Prohibit The Use Of Surveillance Footage For Marketing Purposes; To Limit Viewing Access Of Recorded Surveillance To Certain Personnel Of The School District Or Postsecondary Educational Institution; To Require School Districts And Postsecondary Educational Institutions To Establish Procedures And Regulations Governing Access And Review Of Surveillance Footage; To Require The Protection Of The Privacy And Identity Of Students Captured In The Surveillance Who Are Not The Subject Of Incidents Giving Rise To A Parent's Request For Review, Or Any Investigation Or Litigation; To Authorize School District And Postsecondary Educational Institutions To Contract With Any Company Or Individual To Provide Surveillance Monitoring Service; To Bring Forward Section 37-3-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Creating A New Section 3-3-66, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Designating The Mississippi Opal As The State Gemstone; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-27-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of Podiatric Medicine To Include Treatment Of The Foot And Ankle And Their Governing And Related Structures; To Revise The Definition Of Podiatrist To Mean A Physician Who Engages In The Practice Of Podiatric Medicine; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Vedo Kyles Of Yazoo County, Mississippi.

An Act To Amend Section 45-35-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Authority Of The Commissioner Of Public Safety To Create Rules And Regulations To Provide An Alternative State Identification Card To Homeless Persons; To Amend Sections 45-35-17, 45-35-7 And 45-35-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Telehealth Services Provided By Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics And Community Mental Health Centers Are Considered To Be Billable At The Same Face-to-face Encounter Rate Used For All Other Medicaid Reimbursements To Those Centers Under The Prospective Payment System; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 9-5-89 And 43-21-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Failure To Pay Guardian Ad Litem Fees Is Not Contempt Of Court But Shall Be Enforced As For Any Other Civil Debt; To Amend Sections 93-11-65, 93-15-107, 93-17-8 And 97-5-42, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 47-7-2, 47-7-3 And 47-7-3.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Alternative Sentencing And Parole Options For Juvenile Offenders In Compliance With The United States Supreme Court Holdings In The Cases Of Miller V. Alabama And Graham V. Florida; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A Corrections Inspection Council; To Provide The Membership Of The Council; To Provide That The Council Shall Serve In A Certain Advisory Capacity; To Require The Council To Inspect Each State, Private Or Regional Correctional Facility As Well As Technical Violation Centers, Restitution Centers Or Other Correctional Institutions; To Provide The Powers And Duties Of The Council; To Require The Council To Submit Certain Reports Regarding Such Inspections; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Uncrewed Aircraft Systems' Rights And Authorities Act; To Define Terms; To Provide That An Individual, In Compliance With Federal Law, May Operate An Uncrewed Aircraft System For Recreational Purposes Within This State; To Provide That An Individual Or Business Entity, Doing Business Lawfully Within This State And In Compliance With Federal Law, May Operate Or Use An Uncrewed Aircraft System For Commercial Purposes Within This State; To Provide That A Person May Be Guilty Of An Offense Committed With The Aid Of An Uncrewed Aircraft System If The Activity Performed With The Aid Of The Uncrewed Aircraft System Would Have Given Rise To Liability If It Was Performed Directly By The Person Without The Aid Of An Uncrewed Aircraft System; To Provide For The Regulatory Authority Of The State And Its Political Subdivisions; To Provide That Nothing In The Act Shall Preempt Federal Law; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-21-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Requirements For Transferring A Motor Vehicle To Be Scrapped, Dismantled Or Destroyed When The Owner Or Authorized Agent Of The Owner Does Not Have The Motor Vehicle Titled In His Or Her Name; 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 Amend Section 77-13-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If An Operator Brings A Lawsuit To Enforce The Provisions Of This Section, The Prevailing Party Shall Be Awarded Legal Costs, Expenses And Fees; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit Municipalities From Defunding Police Departments; To Provide Certain Definitions; To Provide That If A Policy Is Implemented Or Adopted By A Municipality To Defund Its Police Department, Then The Department Of Revenue Shall Withhold Ten Percent Of The Sales Tax Revenue That Would Otherwise Be Payable To The Municipality Until Such Time The Department Receives Certain Notice That The Municipality No Longer Implements Such Policy; To Amend Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Mississippi Parole Board To Review And Approve The Release Of An Offender Under The Earned-time Allowance Program; To Establish The Procedure To Be Followed By The Parole Board In Reviewing The Mississippi Department Of Corrections' Recommendation To Place An Offender Under Earned-release Supervision; To Authorize A Hearing Be Held Regarding The Proposed Release Of An Offender And That Certain Notice Be Provided To Victims Regarding Such Release, Under Certain Circumstances; To Amend Sections 47-5-138 And 47-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 47-5-177, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Local Law Enforcement Officials Shall Be Notified 15 Days Before Offenders Are Placed Under Earned-release Supervision; And For Related Purposes.