An Act To Establish A Mississippi Department Of Labor; To Set Forth And Prescribe The Functions Of Administrative Offices In The Department; To Provide For The Election Of The Commissioner Of Labor; To Amend Section 71-5-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Abolish The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security And Transfer The Duties, Powers And Funds Of The Department To The Office Of Employment Security In The Mississippi Department Of Labor; To Repeal Section 71-5-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Appointment Of The Executive Director Of The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security; To Empower The Department Of Labor To Administer And Coordinate Certain Federal And State-funded Job Training And Employment-related Education Programs; To Prescribe The Responsibilities Of The Office Of Industry Service And Industry Start-up Training, The Office Of Employee Relations And Job Discrimination And The Office Of Disabled Employee Assistance In The Department; To Amend Sections 7-1-351, 7-1-355, 7-1-357, 7-1-361, 7-1-363 And 7-1-365, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 25-3-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Set The Annual Salary Of The Commissioner Of Labor; To Amend Sections 23-15-193 And 23-15-297, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add The Commissioner Of Labor To The List Of Elected Officials; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Joint Legislative Study Committee On The Electrification Of Transportation, To Develop A Comprehensive And Strategic Statewide Plan That Sets Policy Objectives For Infrastructure, Economic Preparedness, Transportation Funding, Innovation, And The Development Of A Successful Electric Vehicle Market In The State Of Mississippi; To Provide For The Composition Of The Study Committee And Time By Which Appointments Must Be Made; To Stipulate That Members Of The Study Committee Shall Serve Without Compensation Except For Actual Expenses Incurred In The Performance Of Its Duties; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 59-21-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase From Twelve To Eighteen The Minimum Age For A Person Who Is Required To Wear A Coast Guard Approved Personal Flotation Device While On Board Certain Motorboats, Sailboats Or Vessels; To Amend Section 59-21-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase From $250.00 To $500.00 The Maximum Penalty For Violations Of The Mississippi Boating Law; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Special Needs Housing Steering Council; To Require The Council To Assist The Mississippi Home Corporation In The Creation And Administration Of A Special Needs Housing Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 77-5-221, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Election Procedures For The Board Of Directors For Electric Power Associations; To Bring Forward Sections 77-5-201 Through 77-5-259, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Comprise The Electric Power Association Law, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A Health Care And Education Shortage Assistance Program To Help Attract Physicians, Nurses, Emergency Medical Technicians And Other Health Care Workers, Social Workers And Teachers To Work In Rural Areas Of Counties That Had An Unemployment Rate Of More Than Ten Percent In The Previous Calendar Year And Currently Have A Shortage Of Any Of Those Professionals; To Provide That Funding For The Program Will Be Provided From The Mississippi Works Fund And Will Be Disbursed To The Counties By The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security Upon Appropriation By The Legislature For That Purpose; To Provide That The Amount Appropriated For The Program Shall Be Not Less Than Five Million Dollars For Each Fiscal Year; To Provide That Any Eligible County That Wishes To Receive Funds Under The Program Must Adopt A Resolution Requesting The Funds And Submit An Application To The Department Of Employment Security With A Detailed Plan Of How The Funds Will Be Used; To Provide That In Order To Receive Funds Under The Program, A County Must Provide Matching Funds Of Not Less Than Thirty Percent Of The Amount Of The Funds Provided To The County Under The Program; To Bring Forward Section 71-5-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Workforce Training Funds, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Any Person Executing A Warrant At A Residence, Home, Apartment, Room, Building Or Premises Or Any Other Dwelling Place Under The Laws Of This State To Give Appropriate Notice Of The Identity, Authority And Purpose Of The Officer To The Person To Be Searched Or Arrested Before Entering Such, Or To The Person In Apparent Control Of The Premises To Be Searched; To Require The Executing Officer To Read And Give A Copy Of The Warrant To The Person To Be Searched Or Arrested, Or To The Person In Apparent Control Of The Premises To Be Searched; To Require All Warrants To Be Executed Within The Period And At The Times Authorized By The Warrant; To Limit The Issuance Of No-knock Warrants To The County Court Or County Judge In Vacation, Chancery Court Or By The Chancellor In Vacation, By The Circuit Court Or Circuit Judge In Vacation, Or By A Justice Of The Mississippi Supreme Court; To Amend Section 41-29-157, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Repealed Provisions Regarding No-knock Warrants; To Amend Sections 99-3-1 And 99-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Govern Warrantless Arrests For Domestic Violence, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 7-1-21, 7-5-67 And 7-7-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate The Powers And Duties Of Investigators, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 9-9-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Powers Of The County Judge, To Conform To The Preceding; To Amend Section 21-23-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Operations Of The Municipal Court, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 27-69-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Department Of Revenue Commissioner To Request Issuance Of Warrants, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 41-29-153, 41-29-159 And 41-29-161, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Arrests Subject To Violations Of The Uniform Controlled Substances Provisions, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 43-13-221 And 43-13-229, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 45-11-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates The State Chief Deputy Fire Marshal And Deputy State Fire Marshals, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 47-5-28, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Powers Of The Mississippi Department Of Corrections, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 49-1-43 And 49-15-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate The Authority Of Conservation Officers' Authority To Arrest, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 67-1-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Search And Arrest For Violation Of Alcohol Provisions, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 69-29-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes The Livestock Theft Bureau, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 93-29-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Arrests Due To Livestock Theft, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 97-3-54.7 And 97-17-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Arrests Related To Seizure Of Property, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 97-21-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Trademark Violations, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 97-37-23, 97-43-9 And 99-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Search And Seizure Provisions, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 99-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Certain Search Warrants, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 99-27-15 And 99-27-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate The Form Of Certain Warrants, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 11-43-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Unlawful Detainment, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 19-25-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates A Sheriff's Authority To Arrest, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 23-15-941, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Violations And Arrests Subject To The Election Provisions, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Sections 27-7-79, 27-13-65, 27-19-133, 27-19-135 And 27-19-136, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Arrests Related To Certain Liens, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 27-65-91, 33-13-21, 33-13-321, 33-13-615 And 33-13-623, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Arrests By Special Agents And Military Courts, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 33-15-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Certain Warrantless Arrests, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 41-21-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates The Arrests Of Certain Patients, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 43-21-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Child Custody Orders, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 45-3-21 And 45-27-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Certain Crimes Against Children, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 45-33-33 And 45-33-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Sex Offenders, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 47-7-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Procedures For Parole Revocation; To Amend Sections 49-5-47 And 49-5-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Corporate Crimes, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 49-15-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Oyster Law Enforcement, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 51-9-175, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates The Authority Of The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 59-21-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates The Boat And Water Safety Enforcement Officers, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 63-9-23, 63-17-5 And 65-1-131, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Certain Violations Of The Transportation Provisions, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 67-1-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Violations Of Alcoholic Beverages Provisions, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 77-7-335 And 77-9-505, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Enforcement By Public Utilities And Railroad Officers, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Section 93-9-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Paternity, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 97-19-75 And 97-19-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Restitution Centers, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 99-3-18, 99-3-19, 99-3-21 And 99-3-28, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Arrests Incident To Various Crimes, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Sections 99-20-17, 99-21-1, 99-33-3 And 99-37-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Arrest For Certain Defaults And Contempt, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 45-9-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Proof Of A Mental Health Examination To Prove Mental Health Before A Person May Be Approved For A License To Carry A Firearm; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Known As The "historic Courthouse Fund"; To Provide That The Fund Shall Be Administered By The Department Of Archives And History For The Purpose Of Making Grants To Counties For The Maintenance And/or Restoration Of Historic Courthouses In Mississippi; To Provide That In Order To Receive A Grant From The Fund, A County Must Provide Matching Funds In The Amount Of Twenty-five Percent Of The Grant; To Authorize The Department To Solicit Gifts And Accept Donations For The Fund, And To Sell Donated Property And Deposit The Proceeds In The Fund; To Authorize The Legislature To Appropriate, Transfer Or Otherwise Provide Additional Funds For The Fund; To Provide That All Funds Deposited In The Historic Courthouse Fund Shall Be Expended, Upon Appropriation By The Legislature, By The Department Of Archives And History As Provided In This Act; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To Section 273, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Conform The Signature Requirements From Each Congressional District For An Initiative Petition To The Number Of Current Congressional Districts.

An Act To Amend Section 37-151-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "at-risk Pupil" For Purposes Of The Mississippi Adequate Education Program And To Include A Child Diagnosed With An Autism Spectrum Disorder In The Definition; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-11-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Use Of Corporal Punishment In Public And Charter Schools; To Provide That Any Employee Who Violates The Corporal Punishment Prohibition Shall Be Held Liable For Civil Damages Suffered By A Student As A Result Of The Administration Of Corporal Punishment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Local School Districts To Adopt Policies Allowing Instructors To Determine The Level Of Intensive Instruction And Intervention Needed By Students Using A Raw Grading Scale For Evaluating Student Performance; To Require Each Instructor To Maintain High Standards Of Instruction And Use His Or Her Evaluation Of Each Individual Student As The Final Basis For Assigning Grades In Regular Course Work And Daily Or Weekly Assessment; To Protect Students Against Prejudiced Or Capricious Academic Evaluation; To Prohibit The Rigid Application Of Arbitrary Percentages In The Assignment And Distribution Of Grades In Any Instance; To Require Grade Assignment To Be Based Solely On Achievement Of Course And Grade Level Standards Without Regard To Class Size Or The Quality Of The Class Group; To Amend Section 37-9-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Teachers To Determine A Student's Level Of Competence And Proficiency Through The Student's Performance On Regularly Assigned Coursework And Periodic Testing Assessments Before Promoting The Student To The Next Grade Level; To Require The Local School Board To Adopt A Raw Grading Scale For Evaluating Student Performance And The Adequacy Of Reading Skill Levels And Teachers' And Administrators' Ability To Meet Student Growth; To Require Teachers To Administer Incremental Weekly Or Biweekly Testing Assessments Subject To The Curriculum Adopted And The Instructional Modules Approved By The School Board; To Require Teachers To Conduct Scheduled Systematic Evaluations Of Pupils At Each Grade Level Using Regularly Assigned Coursework, Homework, Special Project Assignments, Periodic Testing Assessments And Any State Standardized Assessments Administered By The State Department Of Education; To Amend Section 37-9-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That The Employment Contract For Licensed Instructional Staff Provide For Weekly Or Bi-weekly Evaluation Periods By The School Administrator To Determine The Teacher Level Of Performance; To Provide That Failure Of A School To Meet Growth Results In Administrative Sanctions Imposed Upon Teachers And Administrators; To Amend Section 37-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe The Administrative Sanction To Be Imposed Upon Teachers And Administrators For Failure To Meet Growth Based On A Certain Percentage Of Students Failing A Set Of Periodic And Standardized Testing Assessments Within A Particular Academic Period; To Bring Forward Sections 37-177-1, 37-177-3, 37-177-5, 37-177-7, 37-177-9, 37-177-11, 37-177-13, 37-177-15, 37-177-17, 37-177-19 And 37-177-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Medicaid Coverage For Individuals Who Are Under 65 Years Of Age, Are Not Pregnant, Are Not Entitled To Or Enrolled For Medicare Benefits And Whose Income Is Not More Than 133% Of The Federal Poverty Level, As Authorized Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution Commending The Distinguished Career And Meritorious Leadership And Service Of Mr. Jim Waide.