An Act To Allow State-funded Schools To Participate In Extracurricular Activities Against Schools That Do Not Receive State Funds, Schools That Are Not Accredited By The State Department Of Education, And Against Nonpublic Schools; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 29-5-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Definition Of "improvement Projects" To Allow For The Demolition Of Slum And Blighted State-owned Properties Located Within The Capitol Complex Improvement District; To Provide That The Department Of Finance And Administration Shall Establish A Program To Provide Grants To Assist Developers In Paying Costs Associated With Acquisition And Development Of Tax-forfeited Property Within The Capitol Complex Improvement District That Has Been Struck Off To The State For The Nonpayment Of Ad Valorem Taxes, And To Place Such Property Into Use After Development, Which Will Increase The Value Of The Property And Promote Economic Development And The Public Interest Within The District; To Provide An Application Process For Entities Who Desire To Participate In The Grant Program; To Create The "capitol Complex Improvement District Tax-forfeited Property Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury And To Provide That Monies In The Special Fund Shall Be Expended By The Department Of Finance And Administration, Upon Appropriation By The Legislature, To Provide Grants Authorized Under This Act; To Authorize The Department Of Finance And Administration To Contract With A Nonprofit Corporation For The Purpose Of Assisting The Department In Carrying Out The Provisions Of This Act; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds For The Purpose Of Providing Funds For The "capitol Complex Improvement District Tax-forfeited Property Fund"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-9-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Provision That Requires Professional School Counselors To Abide By The American School Counselor Association Code Of Ethics; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 73-7-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State Board Of Cosmetology Shall Issue A Special Permit Authorizing The Performance Of Shampooing To Any Person Who Successfully Completed At Least Forty (40) Hours Of Training In Shampooing, Draping And Rinsing At A Cosmetology School Approved By The Board; To Provide That This Special Permit Shall Authorize These Individuals To Work As A Shampooist; To Provide That No Person Holding A Current Cosmetology License Shall Be Required To Obtain A Special Permit As A Shampooist; To Amend Section 73-7-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide For Framework For The Department Of Insurance To Regulate Lender-placed Insurance On Real Property; To Provide Certain Exclusions To The Act; To Place Certain Requirements On Lender-placed Insurance Policies; To Require Certain Calculations To Be Followed For Determining The Replacement Cost Value Of Real Property That Are Subject To Such Policy; To Prohibit Insurance Producers Or Insurers From Issuing Lender-placed Insurance Or Mortgaged Property If The Insurer Or Insurance Producer Or Affiliate Of The Insurer Or Insurance Producer, Owns, Performs The Servicing For, Or Owns The Servicing Right To The Mortgaged Property; To Prohibit No Insurer Or Insurance Provider From Compensating A Lender, Insurer, Investor Or Servicer, Including Through The Payment Of Commissions, For Lender-placed Insurance Policies Issued By The Insurer; To Establish Certain Prohibitions; To Provide Certain Exceptions To The Application Of The Act; To Set Certain Required Elements Of Lender-placed Insurance Policies; To Authorize The Commissioner Of Insurance To Enforce The Provisions Of The Act; To Authorize The Department Of Insurance To Impose A Monetary Penalty For Violations Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Mourning The Loss And Commending The Life And Public Contributions Of Luster Bayless Of Ruleville, Mississippi, Legendary Costumer To John Wayne And Founder Of United American Costume Company, And Expressing The Sympathy Of The Legislature On His Passing.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, In Paying The Costs Associated With The Demolition And Cleanup Of Dilapidated Downtown Structures; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit Health Insurance Plans From Modifying, On Renewal, An Insured's Contracted Benefit Level For Any Prescription Drug That Was Approved Or Covered Under The Plan In The Immediately Preceding Plan Year And Prescribed During That Year For A Medical Condition Or Mental Illness; To List Modifications Prohibited; To Clarify What Is Not Prohibited; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Pay The Costs Associated With Repair And Renovation Of And Upgrades And Improvements To Campus Buildings, Facilities And Infrastructure At The Lorman, Vicksburg And Natchez Campuses Of Alcorn State University; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Pay The Costs Associated With Construction, Furnishing And Equipping Of A Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture And Math (steam) Outreach Center At Alcorn State University; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Pay The Costs Associated With Repair And Renovation Of And Upgrades And Improvements To Agricultural Facilities Envelope And Infrastructure At Alcorn State University; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Repeal Section 61-3-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Jackson Metropolitan Area Airport Authority; To Amend Sections 61-3-3 And 61-3-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-5-138.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Inmate In Trusty Status Is Ineligible For The Accumulation Of Trusty Time Allowance If The Inmate Has Been Convicted Of Felony Child Abuse; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclusively Recognize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday On The Third Monday Of January; To Remove Robert E. Lee's Birthday As A Legal State Holiday; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-19-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Certain Types Of Embezzlement From The List Of Excluded Expunction Crimes; And For Related Purposes.