An Act To Create The Mississippi Savings Initiative; To Authorize The Creation Of Individual Development Accounts (idas) For Low-income Individuals That May Be Utilized By The Account Holder For Certain Purposes; To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Banking And Consumer Finance To Contract With Fiduciary Organizations To Serve As Intermediaries Between Individual Development Account (ida) Holders And Financial Institutions Holding Account Funds; To Provide That The Gross Household Income Of Ida Holders May Not Exceed 185% Of The Poverty Level And The Account Holder's Net Worth May Not Exceed $10,000.00; To Require Individuals Opening An Ida To Enter Into An Agreement With A Fiduciary Organization; To Provide That The Department Of Human Services Shall Provide Matching Funds For Amounts Contributed To The Ida By The Ida Holder; To Limit The Amount Of Matching Funds That May Be Provided For An Ida; To Provide The Purposes For Which Idas May Be Utilized; To Provide Civil Penalties For The Withdrawal Of Ida Funds For Purposes Other Than Those Authorized Under This Act; To Require Fiduciary Organizations To Make Quarterly Reports To The Mississippi Department Of Banking And Consumer Finance Containing Certain Information; To Provide That Funds Deposited In An Ida Shall Not Be Counted As Income, Assets Or Resources Of The Individual In Determining Financial Eligibility For Assistance Or Services Pursuant To Any Federal, Federally Assisted, State Or Municipal Program Based On Need; To Authorize The Use Of Temporary Assistance Of Needy Family Funds As Matching Funds; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 25-15-403, 25-15-405, 25-15-409 And 25-15-407, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi First Responders Health And Safety Act Shall Also Provide Coverage To Certain Retired First Responders; To Provide The Definition Of Retired First Responder; To Update The Reporting Requirements To The Commissioner Of Insurance Showing Proof Of Insurance Coverage For Retired First Responders; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A Credit Enhancement Program For Mississippi School District Bonds To Lower Borrowing Costs Through State Guarantees; To Define The Roles And Responsibilities Of School Districts, Tax Collectors, Paying Agents, And The State Treasurer In Administering The Program; To Outline Conditions For State Payments And District Reimbursements, Including Penalties And Legal Remedies; To Provide For The Appropriation Of Funds To Support The Program; To Authorize The State Bond Commission To Adopt Rules For Implementation; To Bring Forward Sections 37-59-101, 37-59-103, 37-59-105, 37-59-107, 37-59-109, 37-59-111, 37-59-113 And 37-59-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The Office Of The State Auditor To Perform A 50-year Comparative Review Of The Legislative Appropriations To The State's Two Land Grant Institutions; To Require The State Auditor To Submit A Report To The Legislature Detailing All Appropriations During The Review Period To Alcorn State University And Mississippi State University; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-11-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Board Of Health To Adopt Rules Requiring The State Department Of Health To Determine Compliance With Rules For Electricity And Emergency Power Sources Of Nursing Facilities And Assisted Living Facilities During Regular Unannounced Inspections Of Those Facilities; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Direct The State Personnel Board To Amend The Variable Compensation Plan As Necessary To Award A Salary Increase To Each State Employee Whose Salary Is Funded By The State General Fund In The Amount Of A 6% Across-the-board Increase Per Year Beginning July 1, 2025; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 9-11-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Jurisdiction Of Justice Courts; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Educational Facilities Construction, Infrastructure And Capital Improvements Grant Program For The Purpose Of Constructing New And Improving Existing Educational Facilities In The State Of Mississippi; To Provide That The State Department Of Education Shall Administer The Program And Promulgate The Necessary Rules And Regulations For Its Administration; To Create The "educational Facilities Construction, Infrastructure And Capital Improvements Grant Fund In The State Treasury; To Authorize Public School Districts To Submit Applications To The Department Of Education For Grants From The Fund; To Designate The Purposes For Which Grants May Be Used And The Percentage Of The Grant Fund To Be Made Available For Grants To Different Educational Institutions; To Establish The Maximum Grant Amounts Per District Allowable Over The Course Of A Five Fiscal Years; To Amend Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Allocation That Was Diverted To The Educational Enhancement Fund To Be Allocated To The Educational Facilities Construction, Infrastructure And Capital Improvements Grant Fund; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 77-3-11 And 11-27-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Electrical Utilities To Exercise The Right To Immediate Possession For The Purpose Of Acquiring Rights-of-way For Facilities To Provide Public Utility Service; To Bring Forward Section 11-27-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 83-11-501, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Most An Insurer Shall Be Required To Pay For The Repair Of A Vehicle Or Repair Or Replacement Of Glass Is The Prevailing Market Amount For Which Such Vehicle Or Glass Could Be Properly, Fully And Fairly Repaired Or Replaced By A Contractor Or Repair Shop Within A Reasonable Geographical Or Trade Area Of The Insured; To Require That Repairs Be Performed Pursuant To The Original Equipment Manufacturer's ("oem") Repair Procedures With Oem Parts; To Prohibit Insurers From Soliciting A Referral Fee In Exchange For Referring An Insured To A Repair Facility; To Prohibit An Insurer From Suggesting To An Insured That The Insured Must Use A Specific Repair Facility; To Set Certain Other Requirements; To Provide That, In The Case Of A Violation Of This Act, An Insurer May Be Penalized; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Sections 43-21-261, 43-21-351, 43-21-801, 45-33-61 And 93-31-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Youth Court Support Program And Repeal On July 1, 2026, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 9-21-9, 9-17-1 And 9-1-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Duties Of The Administrative Office Of Courts, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Prohibit Any Court Or County Board Of Supervisors From Entering Into Any Multiyear Contract Or Service Agreement For The Purchase Of Any Web-based Application To Be Utilized With The Mississippi Youth Court Information Delivery System (mycids) Without Completing A Competitive Bidding Process For Those Services; To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Make Technical Revisions To The Court Interpreters Program Administered By The Administrative Office Of Courts; To Amend Section 9-21-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Definitions; To Amend Section 9-21-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That The Court Interpreter Program Is To Provide Language Access In All Mississippi Courts; To Amend Section 9-21-77, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Interpreter's Oath; To Amend Section 9-21-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Provisions Relating To The Determination Of Whether A Court Interpreter Is Needed And To Authorize A Limited English Proficient Individual To Waive The Services Of An Interpreter; To Amend Section 9-21-80, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Declare That All Court Interpreters Are Subject To The Ethical Requirements Of The Mississippi Court Interpreter Credentialing Program Regardless Of Whether Or Not They Are Listed On The Roster Of Credentialed Interpreters Maintained By The Administrative Office Of Courts; To Amend Section 9-21-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Expenses Of An Interpreter To Be Paid With Any Funds Available For Such Purpose For Any Limited English Proficient Party, Witness Or Participant; To Create New Section 9-21-82, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Each Court To Submit An Annual Report Containing Specified Information To The Administrative Office Of Courts; To Amend Section 99-17-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Expenses Of An Interpreter In A Criminal Proceeding To Be Paid With Any Funds Available For Such Purpose For Any Limited English Proficient Party, Witness Or Participant; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Any Agency, Board, Commission, Public Officer, Or Official Of The State Of Mississippi To Provide Prior Written Notification To The Governor And The Legislature, Before Entering Into Any Agreed Judgment, Consent Decree, Or Other Settlement Of Any Litigation Or Claim Against The State If The Settlement Is Over A Certain Amount; To Bring Forward Section 27-104-167, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Department Of Finance And Administration To Publish Certain Information On Its Website For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The "mathematics Proficiency And Intervention Act" To Improve Mathematics Skills For Students In Grade 3; To Prescribe The Legislative Findings And Intent; To Define Terminology; To Require The State Board Of Education To Promulgate Administrative Regulations To Define And Establish A Multitiered System Of Supports That Include Evidence-based Mathematics Instruction, Intervention And Instructional Strategies For Use By School Districts Or Students In Kindergarten Through Grade 3; To Require The State Department Of Education To Provide Technical Assistance To Local School Districts In The Identification Of High-quality Professional Development In Order To Provide A Multitiered System Of Support Mathematics Instruction; To Require The State Department Of Education To Establish The Use Of At Least One Appropriate Diagnostic Assessment And At Least One Universal Screener By July 1, 2026; To Require All Teachers Of Students In Kindergarten Through Grade 3, To Be Trained On Any Mathematics Universal Screener And Diagnostic Assessment Selected By The Superintendent Or Charter School Governing Board; To Require The Use Of Accelerated, Intensive And Direct Instruction That Addresses Students' Individual Differences And Enables Students To Achieve Proficiency In Mathematics; To Require The Universal Screener Be Administered Within The First 30 Days Of A School Year Beginning With The 2025-2026 School Year; To Promote That The Mathematics Improvement Plan Shall Be Developed And Implemented In The First Sixty Calendar Days Of The School Year By A Mathematics Improvement Team For Any Student In Kindergarten Through Grade 3 Identified As Needing Accelerated Interventions; To Require Written Quarterly Progress Reports Be Provided To A Parent Or Guardian Of Any Student Subject To A Mathematics Improvement Plan; To Require The Department To Develop And Maintain A Web-based Resource Database For Screening And Diagnostic Tools, Evidence-based Curricula And Other Instructional Resource; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The "mississippi Safe Dorms Act"; To Declare Legislative Findings Regarding Student Safety At State Institutions Of Higher Learning; To Define Relevant Terms; To Prohibit Students Registered Under The Sex Offender Registration Laws From Residing In On-campus Housing; To Prohibit Employees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning From Entering Into Consensual Relationships With Students Over Whom They Have Authority; To Require State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Provide Single-sex Living Facilities And Require First-year Students To Reside In Such Facilities; To Establish Exceptions For Certain Persons Entering Single-sex Facilities; To Require Institutions To Develop Materials And Procedures To Educate Students And Staff About Policies To Reduce Sexual Assault Risks; To Authorize Students Aggrieved By Violations Of This Act To File Civil Actions For Relief And Damages; To Specify A One-year Limitation Period For Filing Such Suits; To Waive Immunity For State Institutions Of Higher Learning That Violate This Act; To Provide For The Severability Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-577, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In An Nonpartisan Election, Any Political Party That Is Registered In The State Shall Have The Right To Be Represented At The Polling Place By Two Credentialed Poll Watchers; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-571, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.