An Act To Amend Section 37-7-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Empower All School Boards Of All School Districts To Vote To Provide School Board Members And Their Eligible Dependents With Health Insurance Provided That Such Insurance Is Paid For With Local Funds And Not State Funds; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit Circuit Court Judges From Providing Any Political Candidate An Opportunity To Address The Public During Court Terms; To Amend Section 23-15-973, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Circuit Judges From Allowing Any Political Candidate To Address The Public During Court Terms; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Mississippi Safe Haven Law And Provide A Clear Path To Permanency For Children In The Custody Of The Department Of Child Protection Services; To Create New Section 43-15-200, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To State The Purpose Of The Article; To Create New Section 43-15-200.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Terms; To Amend Section 43-15-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize An Infant's Parent To Give Up Custody Of An Infant To An Emergency Medical Services Provider Due To Extenuating Circumstances By Dialing The 911 Emergency Call Number And Staying With The Infant Until An Emergency Medical Services Provider Arrives To Take Custody Of The Infant; To Require The Emergency Medical Services Provider To Attempt To Obtain Certain Information Concerning The Infant From The Parent Relinquishing The Infant; To Require An Infant To Be Transferred To A Hospital Immediately; To Require A Medical Screening Of The Infant; To Amend Section 43-15-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Department Of Child Protection Services Shall Have Legal Custody As Soon As The Department Receives Notice Of A Relinquishment; To Provide That The Department Shall Assume Physical Custody As Soon As Possible; To Require The Department, After Assuming Legal Custody, To Immediately Notify Law Enforcement Of A Potential Missing Child; To Require A Law Enforcement Agency Who Receives Notice Under This Section To Investigate Whether The Relinquished Infant Is A Missing Child; To Create New Section 43-15-204, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For A Court Hearing Within A Certain Timeframe For The Department To Obtain A Court Order Of Continued Custody Of The Infant In The Department Prior To Final Entry Of An Order Declaring Parental Rights Terminated; To Require The Department To Conduct A Reasonable Search For The Relatives Of The Child For Whom The Department Assumes Care, Control And Custody Within A Certain Timeframe; To Create New Section 43-15-204.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department To Publish Notice Of The Circumstances Of The Relinquishment Of The Infant In A Newspaper Of General Circulation And Send A News Release To Broadcast And Print Media; The News Release And Publication Must State That Any Person Wishing To Assert Parental Rights In Regard To The Infant Must Do So At The Hearing Described In This Section; To Require The Department To File A Petition Alleging That The Infant Has Been Relinquished And To Seek Approval Of A Plan To Terminate Parental Rights In Regard To The Infant; To Require The Court To Hold A Hearing Within A Certain Timeframe; To Provide That If The Court Approves The Plan To Terminate Any Parental Rights In Regard To The Infant, The Department Shall File A Petition To Do So; To Require The Court To Hold A Hearing In Regard To The Termination Of Parental Rights Within A Certain Timeframe; To Amend Section 43-21-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Child Alleged To Have Been Abused Or Neglected Shall Be A Party And Shall Be Represented By Counsel; To Provide That A Party's Right To Representation Shall Extend To Shelter Hearings; To Provide That The Department Of Child Protection Services Shall Be A Necessary Party At All Stages Of The Proceedings Involving A Child For Whom The Department Has Custody, Including, But Not Limited To, Shelter, Adjudicatory, Disposition And Permanency Hearings; To Amend Section 43-21-501, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Youth Court To Issue A Summons To The Department Of Child Protection Services If A Petition Is Filed That Involves A Child For Whom The Department Has Custody Of Or May Be Awarded Custody Of; To Amend Section 43-21-701, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Additional Members To The Mississippi Commission On A Uniform Youth Court System And Procedures; To Revise The Quorum Of The Commission; To Amend Section 43-21-703, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Commission Shall File A Report With The Legislature On Or Before A Certain Date; To Amend Section 93-15-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Clerk To Docket Termination-of-parental-rights Cases As Priority Cases On The Court's Docket; To Require Immediate Notification To The Assigned Judge Upon Filing; To Amend Section 93-17-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Court To Determine If A Home Study Is Necessary In An Adoption; To Provide That For Adoption Proceedings The Chancery Court Has Original Exclusive Jurisdiction Over All Adoption Proceedings Except When A County Court, Sitting As A Youth Court, Has Acquired Jurisdiction Of A Child In An Abuse Or Neglect Proceeding; To Provide That The County Court Shall Have Original Exclusive Jurisdiction To Hear A Petition For Adoption Of A Child In An Abuse Or Neglect Proceeding; To Require The Clerk To Docket Adoption Proceedings As Priority Cases On The Court's Docket; To Require Immediate Notification To The Assigned Judge Upon Filing; To Amend Section 93-17-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Court To Order A Home Study If Necessary In An Adoption; To Amend Section 93-17-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Certain Persons From Disclosing Information Received During Closed Adoption Hearings Or From Records Pertaining To Adoption Proceedings; To Repeal Section 43-15-207, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Defined The Term "emergency Medical Services Provider" For Purposes Of The Baby Drop-off Law; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-36-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Board Of Registration For Foresters To Suspend The License Of A Licensee For Failure Of The Licensee To Satisfy A Judgement Against Such Licensee, And/or The Company Or Business For Which The Licensee Provided Services, Which Was Rendered In Connection To The Practice Of Forestry; To Bring Forward Sections 73-36-1, 73-36-3, 73-36-5, 73-36-7, 73-36-9, 73-36-11, 73-36-13, 73-36-15, 73-36-17, 73-36-19, 73-36-21, 73-36-23, 73-36-25, 73-36-27, 73-36-29, 73-36-31, 73-36-35 And 73-36-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Foresters Registration Law, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Designate The Wildlife Management Area Formerly Known As The Tuscumbia Wildlife Management Area, The Harvey Moss Wildlife Management Area At Tuscumbia; To Designate The Wildlife Management Area Formerly Known As The Caney Creek Wildlife Management Area, As The Representative Richard L. "dick" Livingston And Dale O. Windham Wildlife Management Area At Caney Creek; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-47-24, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Public School Facilities Grant Program To Replace The Education Facilities Revolving Loan Program; To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury Designated As The Public School Facilities Grant Fund; To Include An Additional Purpose For Which Funds May Be Used; To Set The Date By Which Applications Must Be Submitted To The Department Of Education; To Establish The Scoring Guide The Department Shall Use For Applications For Funds From The Program; To Provide That The Total Grant An Applicant May Receive In A Fiscal Year Shall Be Limited To Two Million Dollars; To Make Technical Changes To Conform To The Purpose Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 63-1-13 And 63-1-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Additional Training Of Driver's License Personnel; To Amend Section 63-1-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Requirement That An Applicant For A Driver's License Present Their Social Security Number To The Department Of Public Safety Shall Not Be Applicable To A Person Who Files An Affidavit With The Department Affirming That They Have Never Been Issued A Social Security Number; To Amend Section 63-1-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe The Types Of Documents That An Applicant For A Mississippi Driver's License May Provide To The Driver's License Examiner In Order To Show Proof Of Residence; To Create New Section 63-1-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Certificate For Driving; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 67-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "qualified Resort Area" Under The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 9-3-40, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Supreme Court To Promulgate Rules For The Courts Of This State Requiring The Disclosure Of Parties Who Or Which Are Financially Interested In The Outcome Of The Litigation For The Purposes Of Providing A Court With Additional Information Concerning Parties Whose Participation In A Case May Raise A Recusal Issue; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-7-3.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If An Inmate Is Ordered To Any Alcohol And/or Drug Treatment As Specified In His Or Her Case Plan, Then The Treatment Shall Commence Within The First 90 Days Of Admission; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Verona, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Site Development Work Related To The Old Town Crossing Project At Or Near The Southeast Corner Of Mississippi Highway 6 And U.s. Highway 45 In The City Of Verona; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-3-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create An Exception For Statutory Rape When Both Persons Are Dating Partners And Both Enrolled In Secondary School; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Provide Additional Funding To Mississippi State University - Cooperative Extension Service For The Purpose Of Assisting With Costs Associated With Administering The Mississippi Youth Preparedness Initiative For The Fiscal Year 2024.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Rare Disease Advisory Council At The University Of Mississippi Medical Center; To Declare Certain Legislative Findings Relating To Rare Diseases; To Prescribe The Membership And Duties Of The Council; To Require The Council To Submit An Annual Report To The Governor And Legislature; To Require The Governor To Appoint Members Of A Board Of Directors For The Governance Of The Council; To Require The Board Of Directors To Employ An Executive Director For The Council; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 1, Chapter 109, Laws Of 2022, To Revise The Recipient Of One Project Funded By The Mississippi Development Authority From The Gulf Coast Restoration Fund; To Revise The Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriation To The Mississippi Development Authority (mda) To Increase The Amount Of Funds Appropriated From The Gulf Coast Restoration Fund To Assist The Hancock County Port And Harbor Commission With The Technology Park At Stennis Airport By The Total Amount Of Funds Removed From Other Mda Appropriations As Provided In This Act; To Amend Section 2, Chapter 109, Laws Of 2022, To Revise The Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriation To The Mississippi Development Authority To Remove The Funds Reappropriated From The Gulf Coast Restoration Fund To Assist The Hancock County Port And Harbor Commission With The Assault Landing Strip; To Amend Section 3, Chapter 109, Laws Of 2022, To Revise The Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriation To The Mississippi Development Authority To Remove The Funds Reappropriated From The Gulf Coast Restoration Fund To Assist The Hancock County Port And Harbor Commission With The Multiuser Aero Strip At Stennis Airport; And For Related Purposes.