An Act To Amend Section 37-151-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "at-risk Pupil" For Purposes Of The Mississippi Adequate Education Program And To Include A Child Diagnosed With An Autism Spectrum Disorder In The Definition; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-21-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Authority Of The Chancery Court To Hear Certain Abuse Allegations Regarding A Minor When Allegations Arise During A Custody Action Between Parents; To Amend Section 43-21-261, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Authority Of The Chancery Court Appointed Regarding Confidential Records Of Children; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Early Commitment To College Program; To Require A School Or School District With An "f" Accountability Rating, As Defined By The State Board Of Education, To Be Designated As A College Opportunity Zone; To Require The School Or School District To Provide All Students Enrolled In Sixth Through Ninth Grades An Opportunity To Sign A "save Me A Spot In College" Pledge; To Authorize Schools Or Districts Not Having The College Opportunity Zone Designation To Allow Certain Students To Participate In The Program; To Prescribe The Duties And Responsibilities Of The State Department Of Education With Respect To The Administration Of The Program; To Authorize A Fee Waiver For Students Completing The Program To Attend A Public Community Or Junior College Or State Institution Of Higher Learning; To Require The Department To Submit An Annual Report To The Legislature; To Authorize Certain Public And Private Entities To Collaborate And To Provide Support Services In Coordination With Local School Districts To Effectively Implement This Act; To Provide For The Repeal Of The Preceding Provisions Of This Act On July 1, 2033; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Establish A Secure Website To Enable Student Voters To Submit Electronic Absentee Ballot Applications; To Establish The Documents Which Must Be Submitted By The Student To Approve Such Applications; To Provide That Upon Approval, Student Absentee Voters May Be Automatically Mailed Absentee Ballots For All Elections That Occur For A Certain Period Of Time; To Amend Sections 23-15-627, 23-15-631, 23-15-715 And 23-15-721, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The High School Curriculum In School Districts Assigned An Accountability Rating Of "c", "d" Or "f" To Include Courses In Vocational Education, Agriculture, Forestry And Home Economics; To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt Curriculum Standards And To Collaborate With Other Agencies In Developing Course Materials So That Those Courses Are Uniform In Districts Across The State; To Require Students Taking Such Courses To Be Awarded Elective Credits That May Be Counted Toward Graduation Requirements; To Amend Sections 37-13-151 And 37-13-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Section 37-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Department Of Education To Grant A Special Expert Citizen-teacher License To Persons Teaching Such Courses; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit State Agencies, Departments, And Commissions From Providing Support Or Resources To The United States Department Of Homeland Security, Or Any Other Federal Department Or Agency, Federal Contractor, Or Nongovernmental Organization, In Transporting To The State Of Mississippi Any Illegal Aliens Apprehended At The Southwest Border Who Do Not Have Lawful Status Under The Immigration Laws Of The United States; To Define The Terms And Phrases "illegal Alien," "unaccompanied Alien Child" And "evidence Of Need" For Purposes Of This Act; To Require The Department Of Public Safety To Determine Certain Information Regarding Illegal Aliens Who Have Been Transported From The Southwest Border To The State Of Mississippi Since January 2024, And Are Believed To Remain In Mississippi; To Authorize The Department Of Public Safety To Detain Any Vehicle Within The State Of Mississippi, Reasonably Believed To Be Transporting Illegal Aliens To Mississippi From The Southwest Border, If There Is A Reasonable Suspicion That The Vehicle Is Being Used In The Commission Of A State Offense; To Require The Attorney General And The District Attorney's Office In Each Circuit Court District To Provide To The Governor And The Department Of Public Safety, On A Monthly Basis, Certain Information Regarding Illegal Aliens Or Persons Suspected To Be Illegal Aliens; To Require The Department Of Human Services, Department Of Child Protection Services, And The Department Of Health, To Determine The Amount Of State And Local Funds Expended On The Health Care For Illegal Aliens In The State Of Mississippi For Fiscal Year 2024, And For Each Fiscal Year Thereafter; To Require The Department Of Human Services To Determine Whether The Resettlement Of Unaccompanied Alien Children In Mississippi From Outside Of The State Constitutes "evidence Of Need," Sufficient To Justify The Award Of A License To Family Foster Homes, Residential Child-caring Agencies, Or Child-placing Agencies That Seek To Provide Services For Unaccompanied Alien Children; To Require The Residential Child-caring Agencies Or Child-placing Agencies To Conduct In-person Welfare Checks Of The Unaccompanied Alien Children That They Place With Sponsors, If It Is Determined That Such Checks Are Necessary, No Less Than Once Every Six Months; To Require The Department Of Public Safety To Conduct Regular Audits Of Companies Doing Business In The State Of Mississippi, To Ensure That Employers Are Verifying The Employment Eligibility Of Employees, And Providing For Enforcement Of Violations; To Require Any State Agency, Department Or Commission That Discovers Evidence Of A Crime Involving An Illegal Alien, To Report The Evidence To The Department Of Public Safety For Appropriate Action; To Require Any State Agency, Department Or Commission With Appropriate Jurisdiction That Discovers A Violation Of Law By A Private Contractor Or Nongovernmental Organization Involved In The Resettlement Of Illegal Aliens To Mississippi Or In The Placement Of Unaccompanied Alien Children With Sponsors In Mississippi To Take All Appropriate Action Permitted Under State Law; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require School Districts To Adopt A Dating Violence Policy And To Incorporate Instruction On The Policy And On Healthy Relationships In Mandatory Courses; To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt A Model Dating Violence Policy That May Be Used By The Various School Boards In Developing Their Policies; To Require Each School District To Include The Dating Violence Policy In The District's Code Of Student Conduct; To Amend Section 37-11-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 7-7-211, 29-9-13 And 29-9-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide An Exemption To Public Special Purpose Schools From Certain Audit Requirements Of The Office Of The State Auditor Regarding The Penalties Imposed For Failure Of State Agencies To Inventory And Protect The Wireless Communication Devices, Equipment And Technology Procured By Such Schools And Issued To Students, Faculty And Staff For The Implementation And Support The School Distance Learning Programs And 1:1 Instruction; To Bring Forward Section 37-68-1, 37-68-3, 37-68-5, 37-68-7, 37-68-9, 37-68-11, 37-68-13 And 37-68-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Provisions Establishing The "equity In Distance Learning Act," For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-299, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Candidate Qualifying Period And Date Of Primary Elections; To Amend Section 23-15-359, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 23-15-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Primary Election Day For Statewide, State District, Legislative, County And County District Offices; To Amend Section 23-15-653, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Time Which A Registrar Must Be Open On The Two Weeks Prior To Each Election; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-541, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-28-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Report Required By Peer On Assessing The Sufficiency Of Funding And Recommended Statutory Changes To Laws Relating To Charter Schools From Annually To Biennially; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That Any Elected Or Appointed Official That Participated In The Malicious Prosecution Of A Person Shall Be Held Personally Liable For All Costs Associated With The Prosecution; To Provide Other Penalties For Such Malicious Prosecution; To Require The Governing Authorities Or Agency That Employed The Official To Assess All Costs Of The Prosecution And Provide Such Information To The Judge Who Presided Over The Case In Which Malicious Prosecution Was Found; To Require The Judge To Issue An Order Requiring The Official Who Participated In The Prosecution To Pay All Costs; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Give The Judge Discretion In Assessing Fines For Simple Assault; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A School Attendance Officer To File A Petition With The Youth Court After A Child's Third Unlawful Absence During A School Year; To Provide That The Youth Court May Order Such Child To Complete 16 Hours Of Community Service, Which Must Be Completed Within 30 Days Of The Child Being Adjudicated; To Amend Section 43-21-621, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The State Board Of Education To Establish A Trimester School Year Pilot Program; To Require The Board To Select Up To Twelve School Districts For Participation In The Program; To Require The Board To Report To The Chairmen Of The Education Committees Before January 1, 2027, On The Results Of The Pilot Program And The Desirability Of Implementing A Trimester Calendar In All Mississippi School Districts; To Require The Board To Establish The Annual School Calendar, Which Must Be No Less Than 225 Days, For School Districts Participating In The Pilot Program; To Prescribe The Core Curriculum For Students In School Districts Participating In The Pilot Program; To Require The Board To Increase The Adequate Education Program Allotment To School Districts Participating In The Pilot Program; To Amend Sections 37-9-24, 37-13-63, 37-13-67, 37-13-91, 37-151-5 And 37-151-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 21-23-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Age Restriction For Expunction Of Misdemeanor Crimes; And For Related Purposes.