An Act To Create New Sections 25-11-147 And 25-11-321, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Member Of The Public Employees' Retirement System Or A Member Of The Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan Is Convicted Of Or Enters A Plea Of Guilty Or Nolo Contendere In Any Court To A Felony In Which Public Funds Were Unlawfully Taken, Obtained Or Misappropriated In The Abuse Or Misuse Of The Person's Office Or Employment That Is Committed On Or After July 1, 2024, The Court Shall Conduct A Hearing In A Separate Civil Proceeding To Determine If All Of The Conditions Have Been Met; To Provide That If All Of The Conditions Have Been Met, The Court Shall Issue An Order That The Member's Retirement Benefits From The System Or Plan Be Suspended; To Provide That A Member Who Is Convicted Of Such A Felony Shall Not Have His Or Her Retirement Benefits From The System Or Plan Suspended Until All Appeals Of The Conviction Have Been Finally Concluded Or The Time For An Appeal From The Conviction Has Expired; To Provide That After Receiving The Suspension Order From The Court, The System Shall Request The Attorney General For A Determination Of Whether All Appeals Of The Conviction Have Been Finally Concluded Or The Time For An Appeal From The Conviction Has Expired; To Provide That After The Attorney General Notifies The System That All Appeals Of The Conviction Have Been Finally Concluded Or The Time For An Appeal From The Conviction Has Expired, The Member's Retirement Benefits From The System Or Plan Shall Be Suspended Until The Member Has Made Full Restitution Of The Public Funds That Were Unlawfully Taken, Obtained Or Misappropriated In The Abuse Or Misuse Of The Member's Office Or Employment, As Determined By The Attorney General; To Provide That If A Member Of The System Or Plan Is Also A Member Of Another Retirement System Administered By The Board Of Trustees Of The System, And The Felony For Which The Member Was Convicted Or Entered A Plea Of Guilty Or Nolo Contendere Was In Connection With The Member's Service That Is Covered By Only One Of The Retirement Systems, The Member's Retirement Benefits Will Be Suspended Only From The Retirement System In Which His Or Her Service Was Covered At The Time That He Or She Committed The Felony; To Provide That The System May Conclusively Rely On A Suspension Order From The Court And The Notice From The Attorney General That The Requirements Of This Act Have Been Met In Suspending A Member's Retirement Benefits From The System Or Plan; To Provide That The System Is Not Liable For Any Mistake In The Payment Of Retirement Benefits To A Member In Good Faith Reliance On A Suspension Order From The Court And The Notice From The Attorney General; To Provide That Any Ambiguity Or Uncertainty About Whether A Member's Retirement Benefits From The System Or Plan Should Be Suspended Shall Be Resolved In Favor Of The Member; To Amend Sections 25-11-111, 25-11-120, 25-11-129, 25-11-309 And 25-11-319, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 45-6-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Board On Law Enforcement Officers Standards And Training To Include At Least Two Hours Of Training Related To Crimes Of Hate And Those Committed For Discriminatory Reasons In The Required Minimum Educational And Training Standards For Any Law Enforcement Officer; To Amend Section 45-6-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Inclusion Of Training Related To Crimes Of Hate And Those Committed For Discriminatory Reasons As A Component Of The Required Annual Continuing Education Training For Police Officers; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 99-19-81 And 99-19-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Under The Habitual Offender Sentencing Law Any Conviction For A Drug Offense Or A Nonviolent Crime Shall Not Be Utilized In Computing Whether A Person Has Two Prior Convictions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The City Of Natchez, Mississippi, For The Purpose Of Providing Funding For The Concord Avenue Drainage Improvement Project For The Fiscal Year 2025.

An Act To Amend Section 43-35-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "urban Renewal Project Powers" By Providing That A Municipality May Retain Certain Powers, Instead Of An Urban Renewal Agency Or Nonprofit Or Housing Authority, When Operating Under The Urban Renewal Law; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-5-473, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Pilot Work Release Program Under Which The Sheriff In Participating Counties May Authorize Certain Offenders To Engage In Work, Educational And Rehabilitative Programs While Confined In Jail; To Increase The Number Of Participants For The Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.44, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Calendar Years For Which An Employer Taxpayer May Claim An Income Tax Credit For Blood Donations Made By Employees During A Blood Drive; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Task Force To Study Restoration Of Adequate Funding To Alcorn State University; To Prescribe The Membership And Specific Duties Of The Task Force; To Require The Task Force To Submit A Report Of Its Work And Recommendations To The Governor, Lieutenant Governor And House Speaker Before December 31, 2024; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Reenact Sections 37-159-1, 37-159-5, 37-159-7, 37-159-9, 37-159-11, 37-159-13 And 37-159-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Constitute The Mississippi Critical Teacher Shortage Act Of 1998 And Include The University Assisted Teacher Recruitment And Retention Grant Program, The Mississippi Employer-assisted Housing Teacher Program, And A Pilot Program To Provide For The Construction Of Rental Housing For Teachers In The West Tallahatchie School District; To Amend Section 37-159-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Mississippi Critical Teacher Shortage Act Of 1998; To Amend Section 37-106-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Award Criteria Of The William F. Winter And Jack Reed, Sr., Teacher Loan Repayment Program; To Provide That The State Financial Aid Board Shall Develop Rules For Ensuring That Expenses Of The Program In A Fiscal Year Do Not Exceed Funding For The Program In That Fiscal Year; To Provide That The State Financial Aid Board May Limit The Acceptance Of Applications And May Limit The Number Of Awards; To Create New Section 25-11-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Persons Who Have At Least 30 Years Of Creditable Service In The Public Employees' Retirement System, Who Were Employed As Public School Teachers At The Time Of Their Retirement And Who Have Been Retired At Least 90 Days And Receiving A Retirement Allowance, May Be Employed As Teachers In Certain Public School Districts After Their Retirement And Receive A Retirement Allowance From The Public Employees' Retirement System During Their Employment As Teachers In Addition To A Set Salary; To Provide That Such Retired Teachers Shall Be Eligible To Return To Teaching And Continue To Receive A Retirement Benefit For A Total Of Five Years; To Stipulate The Amount To Be Paid By School Districts, Which Avail Themselves Of Reemploying Retired Teachers To Pers; To Provide That Any Time Worked By A Retired Teacher In A School District That Is Less Than A Full Contractual Term Of Traditional Teachers Shall Constitute One Of The Five Years Of Post-retirement Teaching Eligibility And The Salary Authorized For Such Individual Shall Be Prorated For Any Time Worked Less Than A Full Academic Year; To Provide That A Retired Teacher Shall Not Be Restricted To Teaching In One School District For His Or Her Period Of Post-retirement Teaching Eligibility; To Provide That School Districts May Employ Retired Teachers Based On Certain Critical Teacher Shortage Criteria Developed By The Department Of Education; To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Minimum Salary For Retired Teachers Returning To The Classroom; To Allow Retired Teachers Who Had Received National Board Certification Prior To Retirement To Continue Receiving The Annual Supplement For Such Certification; To Amend Sections 25-11-123 And 25-11-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 37-41-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize School Boards To Allow Motor Vehicles Other Than School Buses To Be Used To Transport Small Groups Of Students For School-related Activities; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-106-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The William F. Winter And Jack Reed, Sr., Teacher Loan Repayment Program And To Revise Incorrect Agency Nomenclature; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Regulate The Operation Of Utility-type Vehicles (utvs) Or Side-by-sides On The Public County And Municipal Roads And Streets Within The State Of Mississippi; To Define Terms Used In This Act; To Require The Registration Of Utvs With The Department Of Revenue In The Same Manner As Passenger Motor Vehicles; To Authorize The Operation Of On County And Municipal Public Roads And Streets With Posted Speed Limit Of 55 Miles Per Hour Or Less; To Require Owners Of Utvs And Side-by-sides To Obtain A License Plate And Registration From The Department Of Revenue Upon Presenting Proof Of Ownership And Liability Insurance For The Utv And Payment Of An Annual Fifty-dollar Registration Fee; To Require The Department Of Revenue To Determine The Color And Design Of The License Tags; To Exempt Owners From The Payment Of Ad Valorem Property Taxes To The County Where The Vehicle Is Registered; To Provide For The Deposit And Distribution Of The Registration Fees By The Department Of Revenue And The State Treasurer; To Provide That The Funds Distributed To Counties Shall Be Used For The Maintenance Of Roads And Bridges Therein; To Require Operators Of Utvs And Side-by-sides To Be At Least Sixteen Years Old And Possess A Valid Driver's License; To Require Operators Of Utvs To Have Their Driver's License And Proof Of Financial Responsibility At All Times While Operating Utvs And Side-by-sides On The Public Roads Of The State; To Limit The Operation Of Utvs And Side-by-sides On Public Roads By A Sixteen-year Old With Only A Conditional Driver's License To Operating The Utv During Daylight Hours While Accompanied With A Licensed Adult Driver Over The Age Of Eighteen; To Prohibit The Operation Of Utvs And Side-by-sides On Public Roads By Anyone Holding Only A Learner's Permit; To Provide That No Child Under The Age Of Eight May Be A Passenger In A Utv Or Side-by-side While Operated On A Public Road; To Prescribe The Specific Safety Features A Utv Or Side-by-side Must Be Equipped With To Be Registered With The Department Of Revenue For Purposes Of Operating On Public Roads; To Amend Sections 63-2-1, 63-3-103, 63-15-3, 63-21-5, 63-21-9, 27-19-3, 27-19-31, 27-51-5 And 27-51-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Bring Forward Section 63-15-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Regulate The Operation Of Utility-type Vehicles (utvs) Or Side-by-sides On Public Nonstriped And Gravel Roads Within The State Of Mississippi; To Define Terms Used In This Act; To Require The Registration Of Utvs With The Department Of Revenue In The Same Manner As Passenger Motor Vehicles; To Require Owners Of Utvs And Side-by-sides To Obtain A License Plate And Registration From The Department Of Revenue Upon Presenting Proof Of Ownership And Liability Insurance For The Utv And Payment Of An Annual Fifty-dollar Registration Fee; To Require The Department Of Revenue To Determine The Color And Design Of The License Tags; To Exempt Owners From The Payment Of Ad Valorem Property Taxes To The County Where The Vehicle Is Registered; To Provide For The Deposit And Distribution Of The Registration Fees By The Department Of Revenue And The State Treasurer; To Provide That The Funds Distributed To Counties Shall Be Used For The Maintenance Of Roads And Bridges Therein; To Require Operators Of Utvs And Side-by-sides To Be At Least Sixteen Years Old And Possess A Valid Driver's License; To Require Operators Of Utvs To Have Their Driver's License And Proof Of Financial Responsibility At All Times While Operating Utvs And Side-by-sides On The Public Roads Of The State; To Limit The Operation Of Utvs And Side-by-sides On Public Nonstriped And Gravel Roads By A Sixteen-year Old With Only A Conditional Driver's License To Operating The Utv During Daylight Hours While Accompanied With A Licensed Adult Driver Over The Age Of Eighteen; To Prescribe The Specific Safety Features A Utv Or Side-by-side Must Be Equipped With To Be Registered With The Department Of Revenue For Purposes Of Operating On Public Roads; To Amend Sections 63-2-1, 63-3-103, 63-15-3, 63-21-5, 63-21-9, 27-19-3, 27-19-31, 27-51-5 And 27-51-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Bring Forward Section 63-15-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution Commending And Congratulating Miss Emma Cameron Upon Being Crowned Miss Rodeo America 2024 And Welcoming Her To The State Of Mississippi During The 2024 Dixie National Rodeo.

An Act To Bring Forward Sections 9-7-1, 9-7-3, 9-7-5, 9-7-9, 9-7-13, 9-7-15, 9-7-17, 9-7-19, 9-7-20, 9-7-21, 9-7-23, 9-7-25, 9-7-27, 9-7-29, 9-7-30, 9-7-31, 9-7-32, 9-7-33, 9-7-34, 9-7-41, 9-7-43, 9-7-45, 9-7-46, 9-7-47, 9-7-49, 9-7-53, 9-7-55, 9-7-57 And 9-7-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Circuit Court Judges, Districts And Terms Of Court For Districts One To Twenty-three, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Sections 9-7-7, 9-7-11, 9-7-14, 9-7-35, 9-7-37, 9-7-39, 9-7-42, 9-7-44, 9-7-51, 9-7-54 And 9-7-64, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Language In Provisions Of Law For Circuit Court Districts; To Bring Forward Sections 9-5-1, 9-5-3, 9-5-5, 9-5-9, 9-5-15, 9-5-17, 9-5-19, 9-5-21, 9-5-22, 9-5-23, 9-5-27, 9-5-31, 9-5-33, 9-5-35, 9-5-37, 9-5-39, 9-5-40, 9-5-41, 9-5-43, 9-5-45, 9-5-47, 9-5-49, 9-5-51, 9-5-53, 9-5-54, 9-5-55 And 9-5-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Chancery Court Judges, Districts And Terms Of Court For Districts One To Twenty; To Amend Sections 9-5-7, 9-5-11, 9-5-13, 9-5-25, 9-5-29, 9-5-36, 9-5-38, 9-5-50 And 9-5-58, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Language In Provisions Of Law For Chancery Court Districts; To Create New Sections 9-5-60 And 9-5-62, Which Create The Twenty-first Chancery Court District; To Bring Forward Sections 9-3-1 And 23-15-993, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide The Boundaries And Designated Positions For The Supreme Court; To Bring Forward Section 25-31-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 93-20-401, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Reasons The Court May Appoint A Conservator; To Amend Section 93-20-402, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The List Of Persons Who May File A Petition For Appointment Of A Conservator; To Amend Section 93-20-403, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The List Of Persons To Whom A Notice Of Petition For Conservatorship Is Required; To Amend Section 93-20-408, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Who May Participate In Conservatorship Hearings; To Amend Section 93-20-410, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Restrictions For Persons Who Can Be Appointed As A Conservator; To Amend Section 93-20-411, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise When Notice Of A Petition For Conservatorship Is Required; To Amend Section 93-20-413, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Time For An Extension Of An Emergency Conservatorship; To Amend Section 93-20-414, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The List Powers Of A Conservatorship That Require Court Approval; To Amend Section 93-20-418, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That A Conservator Shall Not Use His Or Her Position For Personal Financial Gain; To Amend Sections 93-20-419 And 93-20-420, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Waiver Of A Conservator's Plan And Inventory Requirement; To Amend Section 93-20-425, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Hearing When There Is A Conflict Of Interest For The Conservator; And For Related Purposes.