An Act To Amend Section 29-5-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Boundaries Of The Capitol Complex Improvement District; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-18-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Defender To Provide Legal Representation To Certain Persons Where A Constitutional Right To Counsel Exists; To Direct The State Defender To Promulgate, Implement And Enforce Standards For Such Counsel; To Provide That Such Standards Shall Be Subject To The Approval Of The Supreme Court; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 39-5-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Membership Of The Department Of Archives And History Board Of Trustees; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-7-173, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Minimum Dollar Amounts Of Capital Expenditures And Major Medical Equipment That Require The Issuance Of A Certificate Of Need; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Establish A Reentry Housing Program; To Provide That Such Program Shall Be For Qualified Individuals Who Are On Probation Or Parole And Do Not Have Adequate Housing Plans; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Mississippi Community Schools Grant Program For The Purpose Of Allowing Schools Or School Districts Established As A District Of Innovation To Create Community Schools; To Provide That The State Department Of Education Shall Administer The Program; To Provide That The Funds Shall Be Distributed To Each District Of Innovation Approved By The State Board Of Education; To Provide Certain Distribution Formulas For Allocating The Funds Appropriated For The Grant Program; To Amend Sections 37-179-1 And 37-179-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Board Of Education To Approve The Creation Of Districts Of Innovation; To Define Certain Terms Related To "districts Of Innovation"; To Limit The Initial Approval And Subsequent Renewals Of Districts Of Innovation To Five-year Periods; To Direct The Board To Promulgate Administrative Rules And Regulations To Prescribe The Conditions And Procedures To Be Used By Local School Boards To Be Approved As A District Of Innovation; To Specify The Criteria To Be Addressed By The Administrative Regulations; To Prescribe The Requirements For A District To Be A District Of Innovation Applicant; To Prescribe The Statutory Requirements With Which Schools Of Innovation Within Districts Of Innovation Must Comply; To Identify Areas In Which Districts Of Innovation May Request Approval Of Practices That Are Different Than Current Statutory Requirements; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-43-3.103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Notice Of An Agency's Proposed Rule Adoption Shall Include How Much The Proposed Rule Will Cost The State; To Require A Copy Of The Notice Of Proposed Rule Adoption To Be Provided To Each Member Of The Mississippi Legislature; To Amend Section 25-43-3.105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Copy Of The Economic Impact Statement Shall Be Forwarded To Each Member Of The Mississippi Legislature At No Cost To The Member; To Bring Forward Section 25-43-4.104, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-97-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A High School Student-athlete From Receiving Compensation For The Use Of The Athlete's Publicity Rights Before The Athlete Signs A Letter Of Intent Or Other Written Agreement To Enroll In A Postsecondary Educational Institution; To Amend Section 37-97-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Employees Of Postsecondary Educational Institutions To Assist, Without Compensation, With Negotiations Of Name, Image And Likeness Agreements On Behalf Of Student-athletes; To Exempt Name, Image And Likeness Agreements From The Public Records Act; To Create New Section 37-97-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Postsecondary Educational Institution To Develop A Process For Granting A License For The Use Of The Institution's Unique Identifiers In Connection With The Publicity Of A Student-athlete, And To Authorize The Institution To Charge A Fee For The License; To Create New Section 37-97-113, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Educational Institutions To Offer Workshops To Student-athletes On Financial Literacy And Life Skills; To Bring Forward Section 37-97-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Defines Certain Terms Used Under The Mississippi Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation Rights Act, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Water Quality Accountability Act; To Define Certain Terms Relating To Water And Wastewater Utilities; To Provide That A Water Or Wastewater Utility Is Subject To The Jurisdiction Of The Department Of Health With Respect To Rates, Charges, Certain Evidence Of Indebtedness, Rules And Annual Report Filings; To Provide Certain Requirements Regarding Water Or Wastewater Utilities That Request A Loan Or Financial Assistance; To Provide Certain Permit And Permit Application Requirements; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-37-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include A Firearm Enhancement Provision Specifically For Any Person Who Uses Or Displays A Firearm During The Commission Of Any Gang-related Activity; To Amend Section 97-44-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Enhance Penalties For Participating In And Furthering Gang Activity To Be Equal To The Penalty Of The Underlying Offense; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 97-37-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Criminalize The Manufacture, Possession And Use Of Machine Gun Conversion Devices; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 37-13-181 Through 37-13-185, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Mandate A Comprehensive K-12 Program For Character Education Effective With The 2024-2025 School Year And To Prescribe Character Traits To Be The Focus Of Student Development Under The Program; To Require The State Board Of Education To Review School Districts' Proposed Character Education Programs; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To End The Use Of Restitution Centers And Convert Restitution Centers To Prerelease Reentry Centers; To Bring Forward Section 25-3-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Outline The Duties And Compensation For Sheriffs, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 45-33-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Time Frame For Registration Of Offenders, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 45-33-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For A Central Registry Of Offenders, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-5-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Outlines Department Functions, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-5-26, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Outlines Subordinate Personnel, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-5-110, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Assigns The Prerelease Program, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-5-194, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes The Cashless System And Prohibits Financial Items, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-5-1207, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Construction Of Additional Public Or Private Correctional Facilities, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Probation Violations And Procedures For Bail, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Repeal Section 99-37-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Establishment Of Restitution Centers; To Repeal Section 99-37-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Cooperation Of The Department Of Public Welfare And The Department Of Corrections At Restitution Centers; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Relating To Alternative Incarceration Methodology ("aim"); To Bring Forward Sections 99-15-26, 99-15-19, 47-7-27, 47-7-33.1, 47-7-47, 47-5-931 Through 47-5-953 And 47-5-1003, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Relating To Alternative Sentencing Options For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 9-23-1 Through 9-23-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Provisions That Enact The Alyce Griffin Clarke Intervention Court Act; To Amend Section 9-23-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make A Nonsubstantive, Technical Revision; To Bring Forward Section 9-23-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Provision That Establishes The Drug Court Fund In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 9-25-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Provision That Creates The Veteran Treatment Courts For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 9-27-1 Through 9-27-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Provisions That Enact The Rivers Mcgraw Mental Health Treatment Court Act For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Mississippi Dyslexia Education Funding Act; To Define Terms; To Create The Mississippi Rural Schools Funding Grant Program To Be Administered By The Department Of Education For The Purpose Of Providing Dyslexia Therapy To Aid Students With Dyslexia As Well As To Fund Dyslexia Therapists Or Support Staff In Schools; To Provide That Each School District Shall Receive A Minimum Amount Under The Grant Program; To Provide That The Remaining Funds In The Grant Program Shall Be Distributed Upon Application; To Require The Department To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Administer The Grant Program; To Create The Dyslexia Education Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies Appropriated Out Of The Fund May Be Used To Reimburse Actual Oversight Costs Up To A Certain Amount; And For Related Purposes.