Mississippi
2026 Regular Session·4,004 bills·Adjourned April 5, 2026
Track legislation moving through Mississippi. Browse 4,004 bills and resolutions during the 2026 Regular Session, each with a plain-language summary, current status from introduction to enactment, sponsors, and voting history.
Bills
An Act To Create The Crime Of Unlawful Human Harboring; To Provide That A Person Who Harbors Or Hides Or Assists Another In Harboring Or Hiding Any Person Who Illegally Entered Or Illegally Remains In The United States Commits The Crime Of Unlawful Harboring; To Create The Crime Of Unlawful Human Smuggling; To Provide That A Person Who Transports Or Assists Another In Transporting Any Person Who Illegally Entered Or Illegally Remains In The United States Commits The Crime Of Unlawful Smuggling; To Amend Sections 97-3-54.1 And 97-3-54.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Certain Human Trafficking Provisions To This Act; To Bring Forward Section 97-3-54.4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates A Crime For Destruction And/or Concealment Of Passports Or Immigration Documents, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The Crime Of Unlawful Human Harboring; To Provide That A Person Who Harbors Or Hides Or Assists Another In Harboring Or Hiding Any Person Who Illegally Entered Or Illegally Remains In The United States Commits The Crime Of Unlawful Harboring; To Create The Crime Of Unlawful Human Smuggling; To Provide That A Person Who Transports Or Assists Another In Transporting Any Person Who Illegally Entered Or Illegally Remains In The United States Commits The Crime Of Unlawful Smuggling; To Amend Sections 97-3-54.1 And 97-3-54.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Certain Human Trafficking Provisions To This Act; To Bring Forward Section 97-3-54.4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates A Crime For Destruction And/or Concealment Of Passports Or Immigration Documents, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 27-19-56.535, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Authorization Period For The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of Wildlife Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of Alternative Distinctive Tags To Supporters Of Wildlife Mississippi; To Provide That Such Alternative Tags Shall Have A Black Background And A White Pinstripe Border, And Shall Have "mississippi" Printed At The Top, And "wildlife Mississippi" Printed At The Bottom; To Amend Section 27-19-44, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, Before Either Tag May Be Issued, Wildlife Mississippi Must Submit Proof Satisfactory To The Department Of Revenue That At Least 100 Of Such Tags Will Be Purchased And Must Deposit With The Department An Amount Necessary To Purchase 100 Of Such Tags; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 27-19-56.535, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Authorization Period For The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of Wildlife Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of Alternative Distinctive Tags To Supporters Of Wildlife Mississippi; To Provide That Such Alternative Tags Shall Have A Black Background And A White Pinstripe Border, And Shall Have "mississippi" Printed At The Top, And "wildlife Mississippi" Printed At The Bottom; To Amend Section 27-19-44, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, Before Either Tag May Be Issued, Wildlife Mississippi Must Submit Proof Satisfactory To The Department Of Revenue That At Least 100 Of Such Tags Will Be Purchased And Must Deposit With The Department An Amount Necessary To Purchase 100 Of Such Tags; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The "restoration Of Voting Rights Act"; To Provide That A Person Who Was Disqualified As An Elector For The Commission Of Nonviolent Felonious Crimes Shall Have The Right To Vote Restored Automatically Upon Completion Of The Sentence, Payment Of All Fines And Restitution And A Seven-year Nonoffending Period Following The Completion Of His Or Her Sentence; To Amend Sections 23-15-11 And 23-15-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The "restoration Of Voting Rights Act"; To Provide That A Person Who Was Disqualified As An Elector For The Commission Of Nonviolent Felonious Crimes Shall Have The Right To Vote Restored Automatically Upon Completion Of The Sentence, Payment Of All Fines And Restitution And A Seven-year Nonoffending Period Following The Completion Of His Or Her Sentence; To Amend Sections 23-15-11 And 23-15-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The College And Career Readiness Planning Program In Order To Lower Educational Costs, Shorten A Student's Time To Complete A Degree And Increase The Overall Success Rate Of Students By Reducing The Need For Remediation; To Require Public Schools To Administer Certain Assessments In Order To Ensure That Students Have The Career Readiness Skills Necessary To Compete In The Global Economy; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The College And Career Readiness Planning Program In Order To Lower Educational Costs, Shorten A Student's Time To Complete A Degree And Increase The Overall Success Rate Of Students By Reducing The Need For Remediation; To Require Public Schools To Administer Certain Assessments In Order To Ensure That Students Have The Career Readiness Skills Necessary To Compete In The Global Economy; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 25-11-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Retired Members Of The Public Employees' Retirement System To Be Employed As A Law Enforcement Officer With An Employer Other Than The Employer For Which The Retiree Was Working At The Time Of Retirement And Draw The Full Amount Of The Retirement Allowance, During Which Time The Retiree May Work The Full Number Of Normal Working Days For The Position And Receive The Full Amount Of The Salary In Effect For The Position At The Time Of Employment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 25-11-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Retired Members Of The Public Employees' Retirement System To Be Employed As A Law Enforcement Officer With An Employer Other Than The Employer For Which The Retiree Was Working At The Time Of Retirement And Draw The Full Amount Of The Retirement Allowance, During Which Time The Retiree May Work The Full Number Of Normal Working Days For The Position And Receive The Full Amount Of The Salary In Effect For The Position At The Time Of Employment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 41-29-147, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise How A Second Or Subsequent Offense Is Calculated; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 41-29-147, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise How A Second Or Subsequent Offense Is Calculated; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Establish The Hospice And Palliative Care Study And Advisory Committee; To Provide For The Members Of The Committee; To Prescribe The Duties Of The Committee; To Require The Committee To Submit A Comprehensive Report To The Governor, The Lieutenant Governor, The Speaker Of The House, And Relevant Legislative Committees No Later Than December 1, 2026; To Provide That Committee Shall Be Dissolved On July 1, 2027, Unless Reauthorized By The Legislature; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Establish The Hospice And Palliative Care Study And Advisory Committee; To Provide For The Members Of The Committee; To Prescribe The Duties Of The Committee; To Require The Committee To Submit A Comprehensive Report To The Governor, The Lieutenant Governor, The Speaker Of The House, And Relevant Legislative Committees No Later Than December 1, 2026; To Provide That Committee Shall Be Dissolved On July 1, 2027, Unless Reauthorized By The Legislature; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 41-14-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Covid-19 Hospital Expanded Capacity Program Administered By The State Department Of Health; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 41-14-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Covid-19 Hospital Expanded Capacity Program Administered By The State Department Of Health; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 21-35-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Municipality With A Population Of 3,000 Or Less May Employ A Competent Accountant Or Auditor To Prepare An Annual Compilation Report And Compliance Letter In Lieu Of An Annual Audit When Such Audit Will Be A Financial Hardship On The Municipality; To Provide The Preparation Of Such Report And Letter Shall Be Paid For By The State; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 21-35-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Municipality With A Population Of 3,000 Or Less May Employ A Competent Accountant Or Auditor To Prepare An Annual Compilation Report And Compliance Letter In Lieu Of An Annual Audit When Such Audit Will Be A Financial Hardship On The Municipality; To Provide The Preparation Of Such Report And Letter Shall Be Paid For By The State; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 63-3-519, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Sheriffs And Their Deputies To Use Radar Speed Detection Devices On The Public Roads, Streets And Highways For The Sole Purpose Of Enforcing Speed Limits Within The Special Zones Designated In The Vicinity Of Schools; To Amend Section 63-3-515, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That Funds From Violations Of The Special Zones Designated In The Vicinity Of A School Shall Be Used By Counties For School Safety By Funding School Resource Officers Or Law Enforcement Officers Assigned To Schools Or By Funding Safety Training Of School Faculty And Staff; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 63-3-519, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Sheriffs And Their Deputies To Use Radar Speed Detection Devices On The Public Roads, Streets And Highways For The Sole Purpose Of Enforcing Speed Limits Within The Special Zones Designated In The Vicinity Of Schools; To Amend Section 63-3-515, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That Funds From Violations Of The Special Zones Designated In The Vicinity Of A School Shall Be Used By Counties For School Safety By Funding School Resource Officers Or Law Enforcement Officers Assigned To Schools Or By Funding Safety Training Of School Faculty And Staff; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Sections 19-9-11, 19-9-13 And 21-33-307, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Mandate The Holding Of An Election On The Question Of Issuing County Or Municipal Bonds; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Sections 19-9-11, 19-9-13 And 21-33-307, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Mandate The Holding Of An Election On The Question Of Issuing County Or Municipal Bonds; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Sections 9-23-23, 9-27-19, 21-23-7, 45-33-55, 99-19-71, 99-15-26, 99-15-57 And 63-11-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Relating To Expungement Of Conviction, To Provide That A Judge Shall Expunge The Record Of Any Case In Which An Arrest Was Made And The Person Was Released And The Case Was Dismissed, Or The Charges Were Dropped, There Was No Disposition Of The Case, Or The Person Was Found Not Guilty At Trial; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Sections 9-23-23, 9-27-19, 21-23-7, 45-33-55, 99-19-71, 99-15-26, 99-15-57 And 63-11-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Relating To Expungement Of Conviction, To Provide That A Judge Shall Expunge The Record Of Any Case In Which An Arrest Was Made And The Person Was Released And The Case Was Dismissed, Or The Charges Were Dropped, There Was No Disposition Of The Case, Or The Person Was Found Not Guilty At Trial; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Require Health Care Providers And Medical Facilities To Return Overpayments To Patients Within A Specified Timeframe; To Define "overpayment" To Mean Any Payment Received By A Health Care Provider Or Medical Facility From Or On Behalf Of A Patient That Exceeds The Total Amount Owed By The Patient For Services Rendered, After Final Adjudication By All Applicable Payers; To Provide That The Failure Of A Health Care Provider Or Medical Facility To Refund An Overpayment Within The Required Timeframe Required May Be Subject To Enforcement By The Mississippi Attorney General Under The Mississippi Consumer Protection Act; To Authorize The State Department Of Health To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Necessary To Implement The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 75-24-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Require Health Care Providers And Medical Facilities To Return Overpayments To Patients Within A Specified Timeframe; To Define "overpayment" To Mean Any Payment Received By A Health Care Provider Or Medical Facility From Or On Behalf Of A Patient That Exceeds The Total Amount Owed By The Patient For Services Rendered, After Final Adjudication By All Applicable Payers; To Provide That The Failure Of A Health Care Provider Or Medical Facility To Refund An Overpayment Within The Required Timeframe Required May Be Subject To Enforcement By The Mississippi Attorney General Under The Mississippi Consumer Protection Act; To Authorize The State Department Of Health To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Necessary To Implement The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 75-24-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create A Section To Prohibit The Commissioner Of The Department Of Corrections From Housing Offenders In Private Correctional Facilities Unless The Commissioner Allows A Certain Number Of Inmates To Participate In Joint State-county Work Programs; To Amend Sections 47-4-1, 47-4-11, 47-5-471, 47-5-941, 47-5-943, 47-5-1211 And 47-5-1213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform With The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create A Section To Prohibit The Commissioner Of The Department Of Corrections From Housing Offenders In Private Correctional Facilities Unless The Commissioner Allows A Certain Number Of Inmates To Participate In Joint State-county Work Programs; To Amend Sections 47-4-1, 47-4-11, 47-5-471, 47-5-941, 47-5-943, 47-5-1211 And 47-5-1213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform With The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Allow School Districts And Charter Schools To Employ Or Accept As A Volunteer, A Chaplain To Provide Support, Services And Programs With The School District Or Charter School; To Require Each School District Or Charter Employing Or Allowing A Chaplain To Provide Services To Its Students To Undergo A Criminal Background Check Before Entering The Schools To Carry Out Their Obligations; To Prohibit School Districts And Charter Schools From Employing Or Allowing Individuals Who Are Required To Register As Sex Offenders From Providing Services Within Its Schools; To Amend Section 37-3-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Quick Response Team Of Personnel Trained In School Safety And Crisis Management By The State Department Of Education To Include Chaplains; To Amend Section 37-7-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Local School Districts To Fund And Operate Improved School Safety And Security Measures, Including Costs Associated With Training And Planning And Programs Provided By Chaplains; To Amend Section 37-11-54, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Local School Boards To Incorporate Emergency And Threat Management Awareness And Positive Behavioral Intervention Supports Which Include Services Provided By Chaplains; To Provide For The Severability Of Provisions Of This Act Which May Be Deemed Unconstitutional; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Allow School Districts And Charter Schools To Employ Or Accept As A Volunteer, A Chaplain To Provide Support, Services And Programs With The School District Or Charter School; To Require Each School District Or Charter Employing Or Allowing A Chaplain To Provide Services To Its Students To Undergo A Criminal Background Check Before Entering The Schools To Carry Out Their Obligations; To Prohibit School Districts And Charter Schools From Employing Or Allowing Individuals Who Are Required To Register As Sex Offenders From Providing Services Within Its Schools; To Amend Section 37-3-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Quick Response Team Of Personnel Trained In School Safety And Crisis Management By The State Department Of Education To Include Chaplains; To Amend Section 37-7-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Local School Districts To Fund And Operate Improved School Safety And Security Measures, Including Costs Associated With Training And Planning And Programs Provided By Chaplains; To Amend Section 37-11-54, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Local School Boards To Incorporate Emergency And Threat Management Awareness And Positive Behavioral Intervention Supports Which Include Services Provided By Chaplains; To Provide For The Severability Of Provisions Of This Act Which May Be Deemed Unconstitutional; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The Mississippi Violent Crime Task Force To Examine Violent Crime Clearance Rates And Recommend Policies That Improve Public Safety And Justice Outcomes; To State Legislative Findings And Purpose; To Set Forth The Duties Of The Task Force, Its Membership, Organization And Administration; To Require The Task Force To Report To The Legislature; To Provide That The Task Force Shall Continue In Existence Until Otherwise Provided By Law; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The Mississippi Violent Crime Task Force To Examine Violent Crime Clearance Rates And Recommend Policies That Improve Public Safety And Justice Outcomes; To State Legislative Findings And Purpose; To Set Forth The Duties Of The Task Force, Its Membership, Organization And Administration; To Require The Task Force To Report To The Legislature; To Provide That The Task Force Shall Continue In Existence Until Otherwise Provided By Law; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-169.4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Secretary Of State To Create Rules And Regulations That Allow Uniformed Services Voters To Vote Early For Elections, Special Elections And Run-offs; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-677, 23-15-693, 23-15-699 And 23-15-701, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Election Procedures For Uniformed Services And Overseas Voters; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-169.4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Secretary Of State To Create Rules And Regulations That Allow Uniformed Services Voters To Vote Early For Elections, Special Elections And Run-offs; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-677, 23-15-693, 23-15-699 And 23-15-701, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Election Procedures For Uniformed Services And Overseas Voters; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create New Section 37-11-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Schools Shall Allow Each Teacher And One Guest To Attend Any School-sponsored Extracurricular Event For Free; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create New Section 37-11-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Schools Shall Allow Each Teacher And One Guest To Attend Any School-sponsored Extracurricular Event For Free; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The Strengthen Mississippi Homes Act; To Amend Section 83-1-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Rename The Comprehensive Hurricane Damage Program The "strengthen Mississippi Homes Program"; To Require The Program To Provide For Hurricane, Tornado And Other Catastrophic Windstorm Damage Mitigation; To Delete Requirements For A Cost-benefit Study On Wind Hazard Mitigation Construction Measures, Wind Certification And Hurricane Mitigation Inspections, And An Advisory Council; To Increase The Maximum Amount Of Financial Grants, Per Home, Offered By The Program; To Require The Commissioner Of Insurance To Promulgate Rules For Issuing Grants Under The Program; To Rename The Comprehensive Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program Fund The "strengthen Mississippi Homes Program Fund"; To Delete The Repealer On The Program; To Require The Commissioner Of Insurance To Submit An Annual Report To The Governor, Lieutenant Governor And Chairs Of The House And Senate Insurance Committees On The Program; To Amend Section 83-5-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Fee Charged By The Commissioner Of Insurance For Filing And Processing An Agent's Certificate Of Authority; To Require Half Of The Fee To Be Deposited Into The Strengthen Mississippi Homes Program Fund And Half Into The State General Fund; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Create The Strengthen Mississippi Homes Act; To Amend Section 83-1-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Rename The Comprehensive Hurricane Damage Program The "strengthen Mississippi Homes Program"; To Require The Program To Provide For Hurricane, Tornado And Other Catastrophic Windstorm Damage Mitigation; To Delete Requirements For A Cost-benefit Study On Wind Hazard Mitigation Construction Measures, Wind Certification And Hurricane Mitigation Inspections, And An Advisory Council; To Increase The Maximum Amount Of Financial Grants, Per Home, Offered By The Program; To Require The Commissioner Of Insurance To Promulgate Rules For Issuing Grants Under The Program; To Rename The Comprehensive Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program Fund The "strengthen Mississippi Homes Program Fund"; To Delete The Repealer On The Program; To Require The Commissioner Of Insurance To Submit An Annual Report To The Governor, Lieutenant Governor And Chairs Of The House And Senate Insurance Committees On The Program; To Amend Section 83-5-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Fee Charged By The Commissioner Of Insurance For Filing And Processing An Agent's Certificate Of Authority; To Require Half Of The Fee To Be Deposited Into The Strengthen Mississippi Homes Program Fund And Half Into The State General Fund; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Online Voter Registration For First-time Voters; To Provide The Time Required To Complete An Online Voter Registration Application; To Provide The Process For Submitting An Online Voter Application; To Provide That The County Registrar Shall Review The Online Voter Application To Determine If The Applicant Is Qualified To Vote And If The Application Is Complete; To Provide When An Online Voter Application May Be Rejected; To Amend Sections 23-15-13, 23-15-35, 23-15-37 And 23-15-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Online Voter Registration For First-time Voters; To Provide The Time Required To Complete An Online Voter Registration Application; To Provide The Process For Submitting An Online Voter Application; To Provide That The County Registrar Shall Review The Online Voter Application To Determine If The Applicant Is Qualified To Vote And If The Application Is Complete; To Provide When An Online Voter Application May Be Rejected; To Amend Sections 23-15-13, 23-15-35, 23-15-37 And 23-15-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Require A Person Making A Contribution To A Candidate, Political Committee, Political Party Or Conduit For A Candidate, Political Committee Or Political Party With A Credit Card Via The Internet To Provide The Credit Card Verification Value Or Code At The Time Of Making The Contribution; To Provide That The Credit Card Used To Make The Contribution Must Have A Billing Address Located In The United States; To Require Each Candidate, Political Committee, Political Party And Conduit To Maintain A Record Of The Names And Addresses Of Each Person Making A Contribution With A Credit Card; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-807 And 23-15-819, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Require A Person Making A Contribution To A Candidate, Political Committee, Political Party Or Conduit For A Candidate, Political Committee Or Political Party With A Credit Card Via The Internet To Provide The Credit Card Verification Value Or Code At The Time Of Making The Contribution; To Provide That The Credit Card Used To Make The Contribution Must Have A Billing Address Located In The United States; To Require Each Candidate, Political Committee, Political Party And Conduit To Maintain A Record Of The Names And Addresses Of Each Person Making A Contribution With A Credit Card; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-807 And 23-15-819, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 97-29-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Criminalize The Sale Of A Dead Body Of Any Human Being Or Any Part Of The Dead Body Of A Human Being; To Provide Criminal Penalties; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 97-29-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Criminalize The Sale Of A Dead Body Of Any Human Being Or Any Part Of The Dead Body Of A Human Being; To Provide Criminal Penalties; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Establish A Statewide Behavioral Threat Assessment Program Through Collaboration Between The State Department Of Education And The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health; To Provide For The Implementation Of Behavioral Threat Assessment Programs In Line With Evidence-based Models, Particularly The Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (cstag) And Recommendation Of The United States Department Of Homeland Security; To Provide Training For School Personnel Via The Mississippi Office Of Homeland Security; To Require School Boards To Provide For Threat Assessment Teams At Each School; To Require The Threat Assessment Teams To Identify Students Of Concern, Assessing Risks, And Implementing Interventions; To Require The Teams Be A Multidisciplinary Composition To Include Mental Health Professionals, Licensed Instructional Staff, Administrators, School Resource Officers And Designated School Safety Specialists; To Prescribe Procedures For Mental Health Services, Including The Use Of Mobile Crisis Teams And Law Enforcement Consultation When Needed; To Require School Districts To Collaborate With Local Law Enforcement Agencies For Reporting Threats And Defining The Role Of School Resource Officers In Handling Incidents; To Require School Districts To Adopt Parental Notification Policies That Also Ensure Compliance With The Family Educational Rights And Privacy Act; To Provide Protections For Employment And Confidentiality Of Threat Assessment Records; To Require The State Department Of Education To Develop Protocols For Documenting Threat Assessments And To Submit An Annual Legislative Report; To Amend Section 37-3-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Department Of Education To Partner With The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health And Mississippi Office Of Homeland Security To Provide Behavioral Threat Assessment Training; To Amend Section 37-3-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Establish A Statewide Behavioral Threat Assessment Program Through Collaboration Between The State Department Of Education And The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health; To Provide For The Implementation Of Behavioral Threat Assessment Programs In Line With Evidence-based Models, Particularly The Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (cstag) And Recommendation Of The United States Department Of Homeland Security; To Provide Training For School Personnel Via The Mississippi Office Of Homeland Security; To Require School Boards To Provide For Threat Assessment Teams At Each School; To Require The Threat Assessment Teams To Identify Students Of Concern, Assessing Risks, And Implementing Interventions; To Require The Teams Be A Multidisciplinary Composition To Include Mental Health Professionals, Licensed Instructional Staff, Administrators, School Resource Officers And Designated School Safety Specialists; To Prescribe Procedures For Mental Health Services, Including The Use Of Mobile Crisis Teams And Law Enforcement Consultation When Needed; To Require School Districts To Collaborate With Local Law Enforcement Agencies For Reporting Threats And Defining The Role Of School Resource Officers In Handling Incidents; To Require School Districts To Adopt Parental Notification Policies That Also Ensure Compliance With The Family Educational Rights And Privacy Act; To Provide Protections For Employment And Confidentiality Of Threat Assessment Records; To Require The State Department Of Education To Develop Protocols For Documenting Threat Assessments And To Submit An Annual Legislative Report; To Amend Section 37-3-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Department Of Education To Partner With The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health And Mississippi Office Of Homeland Security To Provide Behavioral Threat Assessment Training; To Amend Section 37-3-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Declare September 11 Of Each Year To Be Patriot's Day In Remembrance Of The Victims Of The September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Declare September 11 Of Each Year To Be Patriot's Day In Remembrance Of The Victims Of The September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 37-13-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe The Formula To Be Used For The Purpose Of Allocating State Funds For The Employment Of School Attendance Officers Based On The Assignment Of One School Attendance Officer For Every 2,000 Compulsory-school-age Children Or A Major Fraction Thereof Enrolled In The Public Schools Of The Entire County; To Increase The Minimum Base Salary For School Attendance Officers; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 37-13-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe The Formula To Be Used For The Purpose Of Allocating State Funds For The Employment Of School Attendance Officers Based On The Assignment Of One School Attendance Officer For Every 2,000 Compulsory-school-age Children Or A Major Fraction Thereof Enrolled In The Public Schools Of The Entire County; To Increase The Minimum Base Salary For School Attendance Officers; And For Related Purposes.