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 Create New Sections In Title 49, Chapter 19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Biomass And Other Relevant Terms; To Require That Energy Produced From Certain Sources Be Considered Carbon Neutral; To Require That Energy Produced From Certain Sources In Conjunction With Carbon Capture Technologies Be Considered Carbon Negative; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Statute Of Limitation For The Crime Of Sexual Battery; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Any Person Disqualified By Reason Of Criminal Conviction Upon Completion Of Sentence; To Amend Sections 23-15-11, 23-15-19, 23-15-47 And 23-15-213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Early Voting Act; To Provide Definitions; To Provide The Time For The Early Voting Period; To Provide That Early Voting Shall Be For Each Primary, General, Runoff, Special And Municipal Election For Public Office; To Provide The Hours For Early Voting In The Registrar's Office And At Additional Early Voting Polling Places; To Provide That Notice Of Early Voting Shall Be Provided In Three Public Places Fourteen Days Before The Voting Begins; To Provide The Procedures To Follow When Casting A Ballot During The Early Voting Period; To Provide The Manner For Challenging The Qualifications Of A Voter During The Early Voting Period; To Amend Sections 23-15-625, 23-15-627, 23-15-629, 23-15-631, 23-15-635, 23-15-637, 23-15-639, 23-15-641, 23-15-647, 23-15-649, 23-15-657, 23-15-713, 23-15-715, 23-15-719 And 23-15-735, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Voters Who Are Eligible To Vote By Absentee Ballot; To Prohibit A Voter From Casting An Absentee Ballot In Person At The Office Of The County Registrar; To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Sections 23-15-31, 23-15-37, 23-15-43, 23-15-47, 23-15-65, 23-15-127, 23-15-153, 23-15-171, 23-15-173, 23-15-191, 23-15-195, 23-15-197, 23-15-231, 23-15-233, 23-15-239, 23-15-241, 23-15-245, 23-15-247, 23-15-251, 23-15-255, 23-15-263, 23-15-265, 23-15-267, 23-15-309, 23-15-331, 23-15-333, 23-15-335, 23-15-353, 23-15-357, 23-15-359, 23-15-363, 23-15-367, 7-3-39, 23-15-511, 23-15-515, 23-15-531.6, 23-15-545, 23-15-573, 23-15-613, 23-15-781, 23-15-785, 23-15-807, 23-15-833, 23-15-843, 23-15-851, 23-15-853, 23-15-855, 23-15-857, 23-15-859, 23-15-895, 23-15-913, 23-15-963, 23-15-977, 23-15-1031, 23-15-1081, 23-15-1083, 23-15-1085, 23-15-1091, 21-3-3, 21-9-17, 37-5-9, 21-8-7 And 9-4-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "mississippi Minimum Wage Law"; To Establish The State Minimum Wage At $10.00 Per Hour; To Provide That Employers With Tipped Employees Are Exempt From The Requirement To Pay The State Minimum Wage; To Establish Guidelines For Employees Entitled To Overtime Pay; To Bring Forward Sections 7-7-204, 17-1-51, 23-15-239, 25-3-40, 37-7-307, 57-34-5, 85-3-4, 97-3-54.4 And 99-19-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Managed Care Organization Under Any Managed Care Program Implemented By The Division Of Medicaid From Transferring A Beneficiary Who Is Enrolled With The Managed Care Organization To Another Managed Care Organization Or To A Fee-for-service Medicaid Provider More Often Than One Time In A Period Of Twelve Months Unless There Is A Significant Medical Reason For Making Another Transfer Within The Twelve-month Period, As Determined By The Division; To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On That Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Act Workkeys National Career Readiness Certificate (ncrc) Scholarship Program; To Establish Community College Scholarships In Varying Amounts For High School Students Earning Platinum, Gold And Silver Workkeys Certificates; To Require The Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board To Administer The Program; To Prescribe Initial Eligibility And Renewal Requirements; To Authorize Scholarships For Both Full-time And Part-time Students; To Prohibit Students From Receiving Combined Financial Aid In An Amount Greater Than The Total Cost Of Attendance At The Community College; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Dissolve And Reconstitute The State Parole Board; To Provide That At Least Three Of The Five Members, Who Are Appointed By The Governor, Must Have Minimum Of Five Years Of Experience As A Law Enforcement Officer; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 29-1-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Authority Of The Secretary Of State With Regard To Reviewing The Terms And Conditions Of Certain Contracts And Agreements Entered Into By Boards Of Education For The Sale Of Timber, Timber Products Or Other Forest Products Produced And Harvested On Sixteenth Section School Lands; To Amend Section 29-3-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Local School Boards To Enter Into Long-term Contracts, Not To Exceed A Term Of 60 Years, For The Sale Of Timber Or Timber Products And Other Forest Products Produced And Harvested On Sixteenth Section School Lands; To Provide Discretionary Authority To Local Boards To Enter Into Cooperative Agreements With Other Boards Of Education And The State Forestry Commission For The Negotiation Of A Joint Supply Contract For The Benefit Of The School Districts That Are Parties To The Agreement; To Require The Secretary Of State To Revise The Terms And Conditions Of Cooperative Agreements Entered Into By Boards Of Education Before Any Long Term Contract Is Executed; To Amend Section 29-3-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Certain Terms; To Bring Forward Section 29-3-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 29-3-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Forestry Commission To Oversee The Approval Of Any Contracts For The Sale Of Timber, Timber Products Or Other Forest Products Produced And Harvested On Sixteenth Section School Lands For The Purpose Of Ensuring The Contract Is In The Best Interest Of The Local Board Of Education And That A Fair Price Is Received For The Sale; To Amend Section 37-7-301 And 37-39-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Hope And Opportunity Pathways Through Education (hope) Program, Which Shall Be Administered By The State Department Of Education; To Provide That The Goal Of The Hope Program Is To Develop A Comprehensive System To Re-enroll High School Dropouts In Programs That Will Enable Them To Earn Their High School Diploma; To Provide That The Hope Program Shall Award Grants To School Districts To Assist In Establishing Instructional Programs And Other Services Designed To Re-enroll High School Dropouts; To Require A Student In The Hope Program Who Wishes To Earn A High School Diploma To Meet The Graduation Requirements Of The Student's District Of Residence; To Provide That In Order To Be Eligible For Funding, A School District Must Develop A Hope Plan Approved By The State Board Of Education; To Provide That A School District May Operate Its Own Program Or Enter Into A Contract With Other Not-for-profit Entities To Operate A Program; To Provide That Hope Program Funding Must Be Distributed Based Upon The Proportion Of Dropouts In The School District To The Total Number Of Dropouts In This State; To Provide That A School District May Receive Adequate Education Program Funds For Students Enrolled In A Hope Program If Certain Criteria Are Met; To Specify Categories Of Programming In The Hope Program; To Specify The Minimum Components For Programs To Be Funded Through The Hope Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "mississippi High School Dropout Prevention Act Of 2024"; To Require The State Department Of Education To Work With School Districts That Have The Lowest High School Graduation Rates; To Require The Department To Develop Methods Of Targeted Intervention For Low Performing School Districts; To Provide That Children Of A Certain Age May Not Withdraw From School Unless Certain Conditions Are Met; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The "service Canine Protection Act Of 2024"; To Define Terms; To Require Each Canine Unit To Equip Its Canine Vehicles With A Heat Alarm System; To Require Each Canine Unit To Adopt A Written Protocol; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 37-6-11 And 37-6-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize School Board Members To Be Granted Excused Absences From Regular Board Meetings Due To Family Emergencies Resulting From The Illness Or Death Of An Immediate Family Member; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Who Is Otherwise A Qualified Elector And Has Been Convicted Of Vote Fraud, Of Any Crime Listed In Section 241, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, Or Of Any Crime Interpreted As Disenfranchising In Later Attorney General Opinions, Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Suspended Upon Conviction But Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Automatically Restored Once He Or She Has Satisfied All Of The Sentencing Requirements Of The Conviction; To Amend Sections 23-15-19, 23-15-125, 23-15-151, 23-15-153 And 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Sections 97-39-3 And 99-19-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.