An Act To Amend Section 77-13-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Terms "locate Request Ticket" And "trenchless Excavation"; To Amend Section 77-13-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Advance Written, Electronic Or Telephonic Notice Shall Not Be Required Where A Qualified Operator Using Reasonable Care Uses A Hand-powered Probe Rod To Locate That Operator's Underground Facilities For The Purpose Of Underground Facility Mapping; To Provide That The Notice Required For Excavation Shall Contain The Location Of The Proposed Excavation, Which Is Limited To An Area The Excavator Reasonably Believes May Be Completed Within Fourteen Calendar Days From The Date And Time The Locate Request Ticket Is Entered Into The Mississippi 811, Inc., System And Does Not Include Any Area In Which The Excavator Has Already Completed The Excavation Work; To Provide That Prior To Providing The Advance Notice To Mississippi 811, Inc., The Excavator Shall Pre-mark The Approximate Boundary Of The Proposed Excavation Area With White Paint, Flags, Or Stakes; To Provide That Pre-marking Of The Proposed Excavation Area Shall Not Be Required If The Area Can Be Defined In The Advance Written, Electronic Or Telephonic Notice By Certain Geographical Descriptions; To Provide That The Proposed Excavation Location On A Renewal Locate Request Ticket Shall Not Include Any Area In Which The Excavator Has Already Completed The Excavation Work; To Provide That The Excavator Shall Not Use Power-driven Equipment For Trenchless Excavation, Including Directional Boring, Across Or Within The Marked Approximate Location Of Underground Utility Lines Or Underground Facilities, With Certain Exceptions; To Provide That For Trenchless Excavations, Including Directional Boring, Parallel To The Marked Approximate Location Of Underground Utility Lines Or Underground Facilities, The Excavator Shall Use Certain Noninvasive Methods To Identify The Location Of The Underground Utility Facility At Careful And Prudent Intervals; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-106-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Provisions Related To The William F. Winter And Jack Reed, Sr., Teacher Loan Repayment Program; To Expand Eligibility To All Teachers; To Remove The Cap On The Number Of Initial Awards; To Delete The Date Of Repeal Thereon; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Designate A Segment Of Interstate 55 South In Hinds County, Mississippi, As The "rep. Alyce Clarke Highway" In Honor Of Former Mississippi House Representative Alyce Clarke; To Amend Section 65-3-38.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Highways, Roads, Streets Or Bridges In The Designated State Highway System To Be Named After Elected Officials; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Fund Rural Education Evenly Act Or Free Act; To Define Terms; To Create The Fund Rural Education Evenly Grant Program To Be Administered By The Department Of Education For The Purpose Of Ensuring Rural Schools Receive The Necessary Funds To Construct, Upgrade Or Renovate Campus Buildings; 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 Free Act 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.

An Act To Amend Section 71-11-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Penalties For Violations Of The Mississippi Employment Protection Act To Include Administrative Dissolution Or Revocation Of The Offending Entity; To Provide That The Department Of Employment Security, Department Of Revenue, Secretary Of State, Department Of Human Services And The Attorney General May Draft Regulations Implementing Enforcement; To Amend Sections 79-4-14.20, 79-4-15.30, 79-29-821 And 79-29-1021, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 43-15-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Qualified Residential Treatment Programs As Alternative Placements For Children And Youth In The Custody Of The Department Of Child Protection Services; To Set Certain Requirements Related Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The City Of Jackson For The Purpose Of Constructing A Parking Lot For The Jackson Convention Center For The Fiscal Year 2025.

An Act To Provide That Before Issuing A Personal Lines Residential Property Insurance Policy, The Insurer Shall Offer A Policy That Provides A Coverage Limit On The Dwelling Equal To The Unpaid Principal Balance Of All Deeds Of Trust On The Collateral; To Exclude Condominiums From The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-139-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Relocate The Mississippi School For Mathematics And Science To The Campus Of Mississippi State University By The 2026-2027 School Year; To Provide That The State Board Of Education Shall Collaborate With The Board Of Trustees Of The Institutions Of Higher Learning To Facilitate The Relocation; To Require The Board To Present A Plan Related To The Relocation Of The School To The Legislature By The 2025 Legislative Session; To Require The Board To Ensure That The Mississippi School For Mathematics And Science Collaborates With The Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District, As Needed; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Sections 27-65-17, 27-65-18, 27-65-19, 27-65-20, 27-65-21, 27-65-22, 27-65-23, 27-65-24, 27-65-25, 27-65-26 And 27-65-201, Which Authorize Various Sales Taxes, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Distribution Of State Sales Tax Revenue, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 27-67-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Distribution Of State Use Tax Revenue, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 27-55-11, 27-55-519 And 27-55-521, Which Provide For Various Fuel Taxes, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 27-5-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Distribution Of Fuel Tax Revenue, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 75-76-177 And 75-76-129, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Imposition Of A Gaming License Gross Revenue Fee And The Distribution Of State Gaming Revenues Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act; To Bring Forward Section 27-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Imposition Of The State Income Tax, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Portion Of The State Sales Tax Revenue Collected On Business Activities Within The Chickasaw Trail Tax District In Marshall County, Mississippi, Shall Be Allocated For Distribution To And Paid To The County; To Amend Section 27-65-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "2024 Ihl Capital Improvements Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Providing Funds For A New, Multipurpose Stadium For Jackson State University; To Direct The State Treasurer, In Conjunction With The State Fiscal Officer, To Transfer Funds Out Of The Capital Expense Fund To The "2024 Ihl Capital Improvements Fund" Created In This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Exempt Any Official, Agent Or Employee Of The State Or A Political Subdivision Thereof From Enforcing Or Being Ordered To Enforce Any Federal Directive That Allows Any Medical, Health Care, Behavioral, Or Mental Health Treatment, Service, Therapy Or Counseling To Provide Access To A Student With A Disability's Personally Identifiable Information, Public Benefits Information Or Make Any Modification To That Students Iep Or Service Plans Without The Consent Of The Child's Parent Or Legal Guardian; To Provide A Cause Of Action By A Parent Or Legal Guardian Against Any Person, Corporation Or Other Entity, Who Violates The Medical And Mental Health Related Parental Notification And Consent Requirements; To Bring Forward Section 41-41-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; To Amend Section 37-23-137, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Written Prior Notice And Request For Consent Shall Be Provided To The Parents Of A Child With A Disability Each Time Certain Revisions Are Made To The Child's Iep, When The Child's Public Benefits Are Sought To Be Accessed And When The Child's Personal Identifiable Information Is Sought To Be Disclosed For Billing Purposes; To Provide For The Severability Of The Provisions Of This Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-771, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That One Presidential Elector Shall Be Chosen From Each Congressional District, And Two Presidential Electors Shall Be Chosen At Large; To Provide That The Presidential Electors Chosen From Each Congressional District Shall Be A Resident And Qualified Elector Of The Congressional District From Which They Are Chosen; To Amend Sections 23-15-781, 23-15-785, 23-15-789 And 23-15-1055, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 37-101-450, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning Shall Choose Three Of The State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Close By June 30, 2028; To Require The Board To Announce Its Decision By June 30, 2025; To Require The Board To Promulgate Factors To Be Considered In Its Decision, Including Enrollment Data, Degrees Offered, Economic Impact, And Any Additional Purposes That The Institution Currently Serves To The State And Its Citizens, Including Providing Medical Services, Agriculture Research Or Engineering Research Or Services; To Require The Board To Host One Listening Session At The Campus Of Each Institution Before Announcing Its Decision; To Provide That For Each State Institution That The Board Closes, Such Institution's Real Property, Together With The Buildings And Other Improvements Erected Thereon, Along With Its Assets And Funds May Be Transferred Or Conveyed To Another State Agency Or Political Subdivision Or Sold To A Nonprofit Entity; To Provide That Any University Research Institute Or Laboratory Established Within Titles 37, 49 Or 57 That Is Located At An Institution That Is Closed In Accordance With This Act May Be Reestablished Within Another Institution Of Higher Learning As Decided By The Board Of Trustees Of The Institution Of Higher Learning; To Provide The Applicable Code Sections That Will Be Repealed For Each Institution If The Institution Is Chosen By The Board To Be Closed; And For Related Purposes.