An Act To Create The Office Of Independent State Hearing Officers To Provide Hearing Officers To Conduct Hearings, Compile Evidence And Render Decisions On Matters For Persons Or Entities That Have Issues Before State Agencies; To Provide That The Office Shall Be Headed By A Director Who Is Appointed By The Governor For A Term Of Four Years And Who May Be Removed From Office Only For Cause; To Provide That The Office Shall Be Housed At The Department Of Finance And Administration And Shall Be Funded From Funds That Are Specifically Appropriated To The Department For That Purpose; To Provide That The Director Shall Contract With At Least Five Persons To Serve As Hearing Officers; To Provide That When A Person Or Entity Has An Issue Before A State Agency And The State Agency Has Its Own Hearing Officer, The Person Or Entity May Elect At Its Option To Have A Hearing Officer From The Office Of Independent State Hearing Officers Hear And Decide The Matters At Issue, As An Alternative To Having A Hearing Officer Of The State Agency; To Provide That If A Person Or Entity Elects To Have A Hearing Officer From The Office, The Director Of The Office Shall Assign One Of The Hearing Officers On A Rotating Basis To Hear And Decide The Matters At Issue; To Provide That A Person Or Entity Or State Agency May Appeal The Decision Of A Hearing Officer To A Panel Of Three Hearing Officers Of The Office Who Were Not Involved In The Hearing And Decision; To Provide That Any Person Or Entity Or State Agency Aggrieved By A Final Decision Of The Appeals Panel Shall Be Entitled To Judicial Review Of The Decision; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-103-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Certain Amount Of The Interest Earned Each Fiscal Year On The Sums In The Working Cash-stabilization Reserve Fund Must Be Deposited Into The Ayers Settlement Fund For The Next Ten Fiscal Years; To Delete The Requirement To Make Annual Reductions In The Ayers Endowment Trust After A Certain Amount Has Been Deposited Into The Ayers Settlement Fund Under This Section; To Amend Section 37-101-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 75-31-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Construction Of The Provisions Of Law Regulating Milk And Milk Products Shall Not Be Deemed To Prohibit Any Independent Or Partial Owner Of Any Goat, Cow Or Sheep From Using The Milk From Such Animal For The Owner's Personal Consumption Or Other Personal Use; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-11-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Prohibition For Nonadjudication Of A Commercial Driver's License; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 73-15-5 And 73-15-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Certified Nurse Midwives To Practice As An Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Without Having A Written Collaborative/consultative Relationship Agreement With A Physician Or Having An Agreement With A Physician Regarding The Protocol Or Practice Guidelines Of The Certified Nurse Midwife; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Town Of Bude, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With The Relocation Of And Repair, Renovation, Restoration, Furnishing And Equipping Of The Bude Depot And Relocation Of And Repair, Renovation And Restoration Of The Depot Caboose; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-15-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Penalties For Illegally Dumping Solid Waste Material; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Purchases Which Do Not Involve An Expenditure Of More Than Fifteen Thousand Dollars, Exclusive Of Freight Or Shipping Charges, May Be Made Without Advertising Or Otherwise Requesting Competitive Bids; To Amend Sections 31-3-1, 31-5-37 And 31-5-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-15-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Compensation Paid To A Judge Appointed Counsel For Indigents; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize Homeschooled Students To Receive Certain Outpatient Therapy Services In Their Respective School Districts; To Require Those Students To Be Subject To The Same Eligibility Requirements And Rules And Regulations Governing Participation In Therapy Services By Students In The Local School District; To Prohibit A School Board From Imposing Any Requirement Upon A Homeschooled Student Seeking Therapy Services Which Is Not Imposed Upon Full-time Students Of The Local School District; To Authorize The State Board Of Education To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Relating To Policies Implemented By Local School Boards Governing The Delivery Of Outpatient Therapy Services To Homeschooled Students; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That Each Person Who Is Eighteen Years Of Age Or Older Has The Right To Determine, In That Person's Sole Discretion, Whether He Or She Will Receive Vaccinations Or Immunizations For Any Disease, Except When The Person Is Required To Be Vaccinated To Attend School; To Prohibit Any Person Or Entity From Requiring A Person To Receive A Vaccination Or Immunization For Any Disease As A Condition Of Employment Or A Condition Of Receiving A Benefit Or Service; To Prohibit A Person Or Entity From Using Any Means Of Intimidation Or Threat Of Termination Of Such Person's Employment, Or Denial Or Reduction Of A Benefit Or Service To Such Person, Or Disclosure Of Such Person's Medical History Or Records To Others, In Order To Cause The Person To Receive A Vaccination Or Immunization For Any Disease; To Amend Section 41-23-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 73-7-1, 73-7-2, 73-7-3, 73-7-7, 73-7-9, 73-7-11, 73-7-12, 73-7-13, 73-7-14, 73-7-15, 73-7-16, 73-7-17, 73-7-18, 73-7-19, 73-7-21, 73-7-23, 73-7-25, 73-7-27, 73-7-29, 73-7-33, 73-7-35, 73-7-37, 73-5-8, 73-5-11 And 73-5-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Merge The State Board Of Cosmetology And The State Board Of Barbering Into The State Board Of Cosmetology And Barbering; To Provide For The Membership Of The Board; To Provide For The Appointment Of The Executive Director; To Revise The Licensing Requirements Of Barbers And Cosmetologists; To Require Certain Continuing Education; To Set Certain Prohibitions; To Provide That The Board May Charge A License Fee; To Set The Barbering And Cosmetology School Requirements; To Set Certain Violations, Penalties And Fines; To Make Technical Amendments To Conform; To Repeal Sections 73-5-1 Through 73-5-7, 73-5-9 And 73-5-15 Through 73-5-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Create The State Board Of Barber Examiners And Provide For Its Powers And Duties Regarding The Licensing Of Barbers; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 25-53-1 And 25-53-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Exemption From The Bid And Contract Requirements Of The Mississippi Department Of Information Technology Services For The State Department Of Health And The Department Of Revenue For Purposes Related To The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Each Circuit, Chancery, Justice, Municipal, County And Youth Court To Establish Safety Guidelines For The Purpose Of Protecting Judges, Staff, And Any Member Of The Public Present In Court Buildings During Legal Proceedings; To Provide The Minimum Requirements For The Guidelines; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 57-105-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Terms "adjusted Purchase Price" And "qualified Equity Investment" For The Purposes Of The Program That Authorizes The Mississippi Development Authority To Allocate Income Tax Credits And Insurance Premium Tax Credits For Taxpayers Holding Certain Qualified Equity Investments; To Revise The Amount Of Tax Credits That The Mississippi Development Authority May Allocate Under The Program During The State Fiscal Year Commencing June 30, 2024, And Ending July 1, 2025; To Extend Until January 1, 2027, The Date After Which The Mississippi Development Authority Shall Not Allocate Tax Credits Under Such Program; And For Related Purposes.