An Act To Amend Section 27-31-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Ad Valorem Tax Exemption For Property Belonging To University, College, Community College And Junior College Foundations Applies To Property That Is Used Exclusively And Directly For Educational And Outreach Purposes And Is Not Leased Or Otherwise Used To Generate Revenue; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 29-1-145, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Reimburse Counties And Municipalities For The Cost Of Removing Trees Posing A Danger From Tax Forfeited Property That Has Been Certified To The State; To Prescribe The Manner In Which Funds Collected For The Maintenance Of Tax Forfeited Parcels Are To Be Allocated To Counties And Municipalities; To Bring Forward Section 29-1-95, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Land Records Maintenance Fund And Requires Unobligated Funds Remaining At The End Of A Fiscal Year To Lapse Into The General Fund, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-19-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Membership Of Certain Regional Mental Health Commissions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-1-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Mississippi Architect Licensing Laws To Authorize Multi-disciplinary Firms To Include Architects, Landscape Architects And Engineers As Long As One Active Member Or Stockholder Of The Firm Holds A Certificate To Practice Architecture In The State Of Mississippi; To Amend Section 73-2-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Provisions Relating To A Person Indicating He Or She Is Practicing Landscape Architecture Or Is A Landscape Architect; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Section 47-7-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Definitions Section Of The Probation And Parole Law, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Parole Eligibility For Inmates, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-3.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Case Plans For Inmates, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-3.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Minimum Time Offenders Must Serve, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To Conditional Medical Release, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Creation Of The State Parole Board, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Parole Board Collecting Certain Information, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Division Of Community Corrections, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To Certain Per Diem And Expenses, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Voting Requirements Of The Parole Board, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Official Seal Of The Parole Board; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Examination Of Inmates Records By The Parole Board, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Conditions For Parole-eligible Inmates Without A Hearing, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The State Parole Board Having Access To Offenders To Gather Information, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Privileged Information, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Certain Rules And Regulations, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Gratuities To Paroled Offenders, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Technical Violation Centers, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Effect Of A Felony Conviction While On Parole, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Department Of Corrections Role In Pardon And Commutation Requests, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Power Of The Court To Suspend Sentences And Place Defendants On Probation, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-33.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Regarding Department Discharge Plans For Released Inmates; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-34, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Post-release Supervision, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Terms And Conditions Of Probation, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Persons Who Supervise Those On Probation Or Parole, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Period Of Probation That Is Set By A Court, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-37.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Revocation Of Probation Or Post-release Supervision, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-38, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Certain Graduated Sections, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-38.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Technical Violation Centers, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Change Of Residence, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-40, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To The Earned-discharge Program; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Discharge From Probation, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Application Of Certain Provisions, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Provisions Inapplicable To Oakley Youth Development Center, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Earned Probation Program, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Community Service Revolving Fund, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Correctional Training Revolving Fund, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Authority Of The Department To Assume Certain Responsibilities, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Creation Of The Parole Commission, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-5-28, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Additional Powers And Duties Of The Commissioner Of Corrections, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-5-931, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes State Offenders To Be Housed In Regional Facilities, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-5-933, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Contracts For The Incarceration Of State Offenders In County Jails, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-5-938, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Offenders In Counties To Participate In Work Programs, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 45-1-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Rule Making Power Of The Commissioner Of Public Safety, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 9-23-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Uniform Certification Process For Intervention And Certain Other Courts, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 99-39-5 And 99-39-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Certain Post-conviction Proceedings, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 41-29-153 Through 41-29-157, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Certain Forfeiture, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 99-15-103 Through 99-15-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Pretrial-intervention, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 9-23-5 Through 9-23-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Intervention Courts, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Revise The Administrative Hearing Procedure For The Mississippi Department Of Marine Resources; To Amend Section 49-15-401, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Designate A Compliance Officer Within The Department Of Marine Resources; To Amend Section 49-15-403, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Powers And Duties Of The Compliance Officer; To Amend Section 49-15-411, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That No Relief Shall Be Granted Based Upon The Court's Finding Of Harmless Error By The Department In Complying With Certain Procedural Requirements; To Amend Section 49-15-417, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Persons Come Before The Department, Not Commission; To Amend Sections 49-27-33 And 49-27-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Authority Of The Commission To Make Recommendations; To Amend Section 49-27-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Written Recommendations Of The Commission Incorporating Its Findings And Reasons; To Clarify The Executive Director Of The Department Of Marine Resources' Decision Making Authority; To Amend Section 49-27-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Executive Director Of The Department Of Marine Resources' Decision Making Authority; To Bring Forward Sections 49-15-405, 49-15-67 And 49-27-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-581, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Ballot Box Shall Be Opened And No Ballots Shall Be Counted Until All Of The Polling Places Are Closed; To Provide That The Poll Managers Shall Not Publicly Break The Seal And Open The Ballot Box To Count The Ballots Until The Registrar Has Notified The Poll Managers That All Of The Polling Places Are Closed; To Amend Section 23-15-591, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Poll Managers Shall Not Announce The Results Of The Election At Their Box Until They Have Been Notified By The Registrar That All Of The Polling Places Have Completely And Correctly Counted And Tallied Their Votes; To Provide That Once The Registrar Notifies All Of The Poll Managers, Then The Poll Managers Shall Announce The Results Of Their Votes Simultaneously; To Amend Sections 23-15-517, 23-15-595, 23-15-519, 23-15-247 And 23-15-639, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The State Board Of Education To Annually Determine The Amount Of State Funds Needed To Provide A Statewide School Breakfast And Lunch Programs For All Public School Students, Which Shall Be Offered At No Cost To Students Who Qualify For Reduced Price Meals Under Federal And State Guidelines; To Provide For The Source Of Funding To Ensure Students Eat Free Of Charge; To Require The State Board Of Education To Promulgate Rules And Regulations For The Administration Of School Breakfast And Lunch Programs; To Encourage The Use Of Mississippi Grown Products In School Breakfast And Lunch Programs; To Amend Sections 37-11-7 And 37-28-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Be Known As The "tim Tebow Act"; To Define Certain Terms; To Authorize Students Enrolled In A Homeschool To Participate In Public School Interscholastic Extracurricular Activities; To Prescribe The Requirements For A Student Enrolled In A Homeschool To Participate In Interscholastic Extracurricular Activities; To Prohibit Discrimination Against Homeschool Student Selection Or Participation In Such Activities; To Provide That Participation In An Extracurricular Activity Is A Privilege And Not A Right; To Authorize School Districts To Apply To The State Department Of Education For Additional Funding To Cover The Cost Of Homeschool Students Participating In Extracurricular Activities; To Require Homeschool Students To Pay The Same Participation Or Activity Fees As Public School Students; To Create The Homeschool Extracurricular Activity Fund Within The State Department Of Education For The Purpose Of Providing Funds To School Districts For Homeschool Students Participating In Extracurricular Activities; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit Displays, Symbols, Or The Practice Of Satanic Worship On Public Property, In Public Schools, On Property Owned By Public Schools, Or On Any Property Owned By The State Or Its Political Subdivisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 29-3-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Local School Board Of A Certain School District To Extend The Long-term Lease Of A Holder Of 16th Section Land, Which Is Free Of Any Outstanding Financial Obligation With Less Than 30 Years Remaining On The Original Term, For An Additional Period Not To Exceed 25 Years Upon Terms And Conditions Acceptable To The Board; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (jrotc) Promise Grant Program To Provide Last Dollar Scholarships To Mississippi Community Colleges For High School Graduates Who Have Completed At Least One Credit Of Jrotc Curriculum During High School; To Prescribe Initial And Renewal Eligibility Requirements; To Require The Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board To Administer The Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That The Department Of Finance And Administration Shall Develop The Hometown Heroes Home Loan Guaranty Program To Provide Loan Guaranties On Behalf Of Certain Firefighters, Law Enforcement Officers, Nurses And Teachers For The Purpose Of Assisting Such Individuals In Obtaining Conventional Financing For The Purchase Of Residential Property That Is To Be The Primary Home And Residence Of Such An Individual And For Which The Individual Certifies To The Department Of Finance And Administration That He Or She Intends To File An Application For Homestead Exemption Under The State Homestead Exemption Law; To Create The "hometown Heroes Home Loan Guaranty Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury Which Shall Be Administered By The Department Of Finance And Administration For The Purpose Of Providing Loan Guaranties Under This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-39-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Person Seeking To File A Motion For Post-conviction Collateral Relief To Obtain Permission From The Mississippi Supreme Court Before Filing The Motion In Trial Court If A Denial Of A Previous Post-conviction Motion Has Been Affirmed On Appeal Or More Than Three Years Have Elapsed After The Time For Taking An Appeal From A Judgment Or Conviction; 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.