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, 73-7-31, 73-7-33, 73-7-35, 73-7-37 And 73-7-71, 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 License Fees; To Set The Barbering And Cosmetology School Requirements; To Set Certain Violations, Penalties And Fines; To Make Technical Amendments To Conform; To Bring Forward Section 73-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Create New Section 73-7-13.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Barber Licensing Requirements; To Repeal Sections 73-7-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides A Repealer On The State Board Of Cosmetology; To Repeal Section 73-5-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The State Board Of Barber Examiners; To Repeal Section 73-5-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Addresses The Staffing And Compensation Of The State Board Of Barber Examiners; To Repeal Section 73-5-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes A Special Fund For Deposits And Audits; To Repeal Section 73-5-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Gives The State Board Of Barber Examiners The Authority To Create And Enforce Rules And Regulations; To Repeal Section 73-5-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Addresses Certificate Qualifications For Barber Instructors; To Repeal Section 73-5-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Addresses The Requirement For Barbers To Be Registered With And Licensed By The State Board Of Barber Examiners; To Repeal Section 73-5-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Barbering School Eligibility; To Repeal Section 73-5-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Addresses Cosmetology, Barber Examination And Eligibility; To Repeal Section 73-5-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prescribes The Procedure For Applications For Barber Examinations; To Repeal Section 73-5-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes Certain Requirements For The Administration Of Barber Examinations; To Repeal Section 73-5-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Issuance Of Certificates Of Registration As A Barber; To Repeal Section 73-5-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The License Procedures For Persons Having Practiced Barbering In Another State Or Country Or In Military Service For The State Board Of Barber Examiners; To Repeal Section 73-5-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Addresses Conspicuous Display Of Registration Certificates And The Penalty For Violations; To Repeal Section 73-5-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Addresses Certificate Or License Denial, Suspension Or Revocation; To Repeal Section 73-5-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Hearing Procedures For The State Board Of Barber Examiners; To Repeal Section 73-5-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes Fees For The State Board Of Barber Examiners; To Repeal Section 73-5-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes Application For Nonresident License For The State Board Of Barber Examiners; To Repeal Section 73-5-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates Licensure Procedures And Fees For Barbershops, And The Enforcement Of Licensure Requirements For The State Board Of Barber Examiners; To Repeal Section 73-5-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates Licensure Procedures And Fees For Barber Schools For The State Board Of Barber Examiners; To Repeal Section 73-5-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Sets An Annual Cycle For Barber License Renewal For The State Board Of Barber Examiners; To Repeal Section 73-5-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Defines What Constitutes The Practice Of Barbering; To Repeal Section 73-5-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes Exemptions From Licensing Requirements For The State Board Of Barber Examiners; To Repeal Section 73-5-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes Offenses And Penalties For The State Board Of Barber Examiners; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize An Income Tax Credit For Voluntary Cash Contributions By Taxpayers To Rural Hospitals; To Limit The Amount Of The Credit; To Provide That Unused Portions Of A Credit May Be Carried Forward For Five Consecutive Years From The Close Of The Tax Year In Which The Credit Was Earned; To Provide That Contributions For Which Credits Are Claimed Under This Act May Not Be Used As Deductions For State Tax Purposes; To Provide The Criteria That A Hospital Must Meet In Order For A Contribution To The Hospital To Qualify For The Credit Authorized By This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-16-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require High School Graduates To Pass At Least 60% Of The Civics Portion Of The Naturalization Test Used By The Immigration Services; To Amend Section 37-35-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require High School Equivalency Diploma Applicants To Pass At Least 60% Of The Civics Portion Of The Naturalization Test Used By The Immigration Services; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Be Known As "vision 2030: An Education Blueprint For Two Thousand Thirty"; To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt A Rule That Includes Goals, Objectives, Strategies, Indicators And Benchmarks; To Establish Goals For Higher Education In The State Of Mississippi; To Create An Education Partnership To Achieve State Goals And Objectives; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of The Columbia Academy Cougars; To Prescribe An Additional Fee For The Issuance Of Such License Tags; To Provide For The Distribution Of The Additional Fee Collected From The Issuance Of Such License Tags; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Repeal Sections 41-7-171 Through 41-7-209, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Mississippi Health Care Certificate Of Need Law Of 1979; To Amend Sections 23-15-625, 25-41-7, 35-1-19, 41-3-15, 41-4-18, 41-9-11, 41-9-23, 41-9-68, 41-9-209, 41-9-210, 41-71-7, 41-71-19, 41-73-5, 41-75-1, 41-75-5, 41-75-9, 41-75-25, 41-77-1, 41-77-5, 41-77-21, 41-77-23, 41-77-25, 43-11-9, 43-11-19, 43-13-117.5 And 57-117-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, And To Repeal Section 41-9-311, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provision; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 61-3-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Airport Authority Shall Have The Power To Require Network Companies To Obtain A Pass Or Authorization From A Military Facility In Order To Transport Passengers From The Airport To Such Military Facility; To Amend Section 77-8-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Any Local Entity Operating An Airport Shall Have The Same Power; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution Commending And Congratulating Mr. Sam Mosley Of The Famed Blues Band, Mosley & Johnson, Upon His Legendary Musical Career And Lasting Legacy In The Music Industry.

A Resolution Recognizing The Month Of September 2024, As Sepsis Awareness Month, And Encouraging All Citizens Of The State To Acknowledge Its Observance.

An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Declare June 3 As Bobbie Gentry Day In The State Of Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 49-7-1.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Wildlife In Mississippi Belongs To The Citizens Of The State At Large; To Provide That The State Has A Duty To Protect And Sustain Its Wildlife For The Public's Benefit, As Well As The Duty And Authority To Defend The Public's Interest In The State's Wildlife, In Accordance With Sound Scientific Principles; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-227, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Mileage Reimbursement For Any Poll Manager Or Other Person Who Was Present At The Voting Precinct And Was Required To Return To The Registrar's Office After The Polls Close On The Day Of The Election; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require That Certain Insurance Policies And Contracts Shall Provide Coverage For Annual Pap Smears And Biennial Bone Density Tests; To Amend Section 25-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State And School Employees Health Insurance Plan To Include Coverage For Annual Pap Smears And Biennial Bone Density Tests; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-27-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Licensed Podiatrists To Perform Surgical And/or Medical Treatment Of The Ankle And Governing Structures And Tissue When The Podiatrist Has Met Certain Requirements; To Provide That A Licensed Podiatrist May Perform Ankle Surgery Only In An Accredited Hospital In Which The Podiatrist Has Received Surgical Privileges To Perform Ankle Surgery; To Provide That Surgical Treatment Of The Ankle Is Limited To Procedures Listed By The Council Of Podiatric Medical Education As Being Required For Graduation And Certification In Rearfoot And Ankle Surgery; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Medicaid Eligibility To Include Those Individuals Who Are Entitled To Benefits Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Of 2010 (aca), As Amended; To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Essential Health Benefits For Individuals Eligible For Medicaid Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Of 2010 (aca), As Amended; And For Related Purposes.