An Act To Amend Section 37-9-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude Professional School Counselors Employed By Mississippi Public School Districts From Complying With The American School Counselors Association's Policies, Procedures And Code Of Ethics; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Monthly Benefit Amount For Temporary Assistance For Needy Families; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Direct The Department Of Human Services To Reinstate The Program Of Providing Nutritionally Balanced Meals To Older Individuals In Community Settings; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-106-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Scholarships To The Spouses And Children Of First Responders Killed In The Line Of Duty Or Who Become Permanently And Totally Disabled As The Result Of Injuries Or Wounds Which Occurred While In The Line Of Duty; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The State Department Of Education And The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Establish And Implement A Program Known As The "health Careers Academy" For Public School Students In Grades 9 Through 12; To Provide That The Purpose Of The Academy Will Be To Stimulate Interest In Science, Mathematics, Language Arts, Critical Thinking And Health Care Professions; To Require The Academy To Be Conducted As A Six-week Nonresidential Summer Program At The University Of Mississippi Medical Center; To Require The State Department Of Education And The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Jointly Develop The Criteria And Process To Be Used In A Random Selection Of Candidates; To Require That The Criteria And Process Used Be Nondiscriminatory In Nature; To Prescribe The Eligibility Requirements For Participation In The Academy; To Prescribe The Components To Be Included In The Academy; To Require The Academy To Provide Full-day Instruction During The Course Of The Program; To Require Participating Students To Complete Certain Tasks And Research Projects; To Limit Participation In The Academy To Mississippi Residents In Grades 9 Through 12 Who Attend A Public School; To Require Eligible Persons To Submit An Application For Participation To The State Department Of Education; To Require The Department To Make The Applications Available To All School Districts By A Certain Date And To Establish The Deadline For Acceptance Of Applications; To Require The Department To Forward The Completed Applications To The Vice Chancellor For Health Affairs At The University Of Mississippi Medical Center At The Closing Date For Acceptance Of Applications; To Provide An Incentive In The Form Of A Stipend For Students Participating In The Academy; To Establish The Health Careers Academy Trust Fund In The State Treasury To Provide Support To Local School Districts And The University Of Mississippi Medical Center For Start-up Costs And Costs Associated With Implementing And Operating The Academy; 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 2025.

An Act To Amend Section 37-17-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Mississippi Accountability Rating System For Schools And School Districts; To Abolish The "a," "b," "c," "d" And "f" System Of Ratings And Replacing It With A Simple Zero To One Thousand Points System Designation; To Amend Sections 37-19-10, 37-17-13, 37-17-15, 37-17-17, 37-7-315.1 And 37-9-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; 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.

An Act To Amend Sections 99-19-81, 99-19-83 And 47-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Habitual Offender May Be Eligible For Parole If The Offender Serves Ten Years Of A Sentence Of 40 Years Or More; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide A State Income Tax Credit For Taxpayers Claiming The Federal Earned Income Tax Credit; To Provide The Amount Of The Credit; To Provide That If The Amount Of Credit Claimed By A Taxpayer Exceeds The Amount Of Income Tax Imposed Upon The Taxpayer For The Taxable Year, Then The Taxpayer Shall Receive A Refund From The Department Of Revenue For The Amount Of Such Excess; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-51-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Ad Valorem Taxation One Motor Vehicle Owned By The Unremarried Surviving Spouse Of A Person Who Was A Law Enforcement Officer Or Other Law Enforcement Employee Who Died While Engaged In The Performance Of His Or Her Official Duties Or Was Wounded Or Otherwise Received Intentional Or Accidental Bodily Injury While Engaged In The Performance Of His Or Her Official Duties And Later Died As A Result Of Such Wounds Or Injury; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The Department Of Mental Health And Community Mental Health Centers To Expand Outpatient Services And Community-based Services For Certain Formerly Incarcerated Inmates Of The Department Of Corrections; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Repeal Sections 43-12-1 Through 43-12-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Medicaid And Human Services Transparency And Fraud Prevention Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Pay The Costs Associated Repairs And Renovations For Ada Compliance For Buildings And With Facilities At Alcorn State University; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 25-11-109.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Public School Bus Drivers Shall Receive Creditable Service For Services Performed On Or After July 1, 2024, Regardless Of The Number Of Hours Per Week Or Per Month For Which They Perform Those Services And Receive Compensation; To Provide That A Public School Bus Driver Is Considered To Be A Full-time Employee In Any Month In Which He Or She Works For At Least Half The Full-time Equivalent Workload For The Position And Earns At Least Half The Normal Compensation For The Position; To Provide That If A Public School Bus Driver Works As A Full-time Employee For A Number Of Months That Is At Least Equal To The Number Of Years Of Membership Service Required To Vest In The System, Then The School Bus Driver Shall Be Eligible To Receive A Retirement Allowance; To Provide That If A Public School Bus Driver Does Not Have Enough Months Working As A Full-time Employee To Be Equal To The Number Of Years Of Membership Service Required To Vest In The System, But Has Completed At Least Fifteen Years Of Service Working As A School Bus Driver After July 1, 2024, Then The School Bus Driver Shall Be Eligible To Receive A Retirement Allowance; To Amend Sections 25-11-103, 25-11-105, 25-11-109, 25-11-111, 25-11-113 And 25-11-114, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.