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SB2681 - Certified Academic Language Therapists; allow to help instruct students with dyslexia in schools.
Jeremy England, Scott DeLano, Nicole Akins Boyd
Last updated 7 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 37-173-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship For Students With Dyslexia Program By Making Certified Academic Language Therapists (calt) Eligible To Be Employed By School Districts To Provide Dyslexia Services; To Require The Department Of Education To Issue Licenses To Individuals Through Reciprocity If The Individual Meets Certain Requirements; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR79 - Commend Florence High School Lady Eagles Soccer Team upon winning MHSAA Class 5A State Soccer Championship.
Brian Rhodes, Dean Kirby, Josh Harkins
Last updated 7 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The 2023-2024 Florence High School Lady Eagles Soccer Team And Head Coach Bill Hood Upon Winning The Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 5a Girls State Soccer Championship.
STATUS
Passed
SR32 - Commend Florence High School Varsity Dance Team upon winning 3A-5A State Championships in Hip Hop and Pom.
Brian Rhodes, Dean Kirby, Josh Harkins
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Florence High School Varsity Dance Team For Winning The Mississippi High School Activities Association 3a-5a State Championships In Hip Hop And In Pom.
STATUS
Passed
SB2786 - Lender-placed insurance on real property; provide framework for regulating.
Dean Kirby
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
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 Provide 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 On 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.
STATUS
Failed
SB2851 - Nonprofit agricultural membership organization; authorize to issue health insurance and exempt from insurance regulation.
Walter Michel, Derrick T. Simmons, Kevin Blackwell
Last updated 7 months ago
40 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create New Section 83-1-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Nonprofit Agricultural Membership Organizations From Insurance Regulation; To Provide That A Nonprofit Agricultural Membership Organization May Provide Coverage For Healthcare Benefits Or Services For Its Members And Their Families Pursuant To Contracts Between Members And The Organization Or Its Affiliates; To Provide That A Nonprofit Agricultural Membership Organization Or Its Affiliate Shall Have A Designated Individual Who, In Consultation With The State Insurance Department, Operates As An Ombudsman To Address Concerns From Insured Members Regarding The Namo Plan; To Provide That The State Insurance Department Shall Have The Authority To Review And Comment On The Complaint, Provided That All Complaints Shall Be Investigated And Resolved Solely By The Ombudsman And Namo Or Its Designee; To Provide Certain Requirements For Namo Plans; To Provide That Healthcare Benefits Or Services May Be Sold Or Solicited Only By An Insurance Producer Who Is Both Appointed By An Organization Meeting The Requirements Of This Act And Licensed As An Insurance Producer To Sell Or Solicit Accident And Health Insurance In This State; To Amend Section 83-1-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2759 - Transparency and Accountability of Patient Premiums Invested in Dental Care Act; create.
Walter Michel, Michael W. McLendon, Dean Kirby
Last updated 8 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The Transparency And Accountability Of Patient Premiums Invested In Dental Care Act; Define "medical Loss Ratio" As The Minimum Percentage Of All Premium Funds Collected By A Dental Insurance Plan Each Year That Must Be Spent On Actual Patient Care Rather Than Administrative And Overhead Costs; To Define "administrative And Overhead Costs"; To Provide That A Health Care Service Plan That Issues, Sells, Renews, Or Offers A Specialized Health Care Service Plan Contract Covering Dental Services Shall File A Mlr With The Department Of Insurance That Is Organized By Market And Product Type And Contains The Same Information Required In The 2013 Federal Medical Loss Ratio Annual Reporting Form; To Provide The Timeline For Submitting Information For Data Verification Of The Health Care Service Plan's Representations In The Medical Loss Ratio Annual Report; To Provide That The Medical Loss Ratio For Dental Insurance Plans Shall Be 83%; To Provide The Method For Calculating The Total Amount Of An Annual Rebate Required; To Provide The Time That A Carrier Offering Dental Benefit Plans Has To File Group Product Base Rates And Any Changes; To Authorize The Department Of Insurance To Disapprove Any Base Rate Changes That Are Excessive, Inadequate Or Unreasonable In Relation To Benefits Charged; To Provide When The Commissioner Of Insurance May Presumptively Disapprove As Excessive A Dental Benefit Plan Carrier's Rate; To Provide The Hearing Process For When A Proposed Rate Change Has Been Presumptively Disapproved; To Authorize The Department Of Insurance To Promulgate Rules And Regulations; To Provide The Applicability Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2893 - Bonds; authorize issuance for traffic signal at intersection of East Metro Parkway and El Dorado Road in Pearl.
Dean Kirby
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Mississippi Department Of Transportation In Paying Costs Associated With Construction And Installation Of A Traffic Signal At The Intersection Of East Metro Parkway And El Dorado Road In The City Of Pearl, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2894 - Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Pearl with improvements to city hall.
Dean Kirby
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Pearl, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Repair, Renovation And Upgrades Of And Improvements To Its City Hall Building And Related Facilities; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2881 - Department of Mental Health; require to certify certain privately-owned mental health providers.
Dean Kirby
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 41-4-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide An Additional Power And Duty For The Department Of Mental Health; To Require The Department To Certify Privately-owned Mental Health Providers That Are Not A Part Of The Community Or Regional Mental Health Service Providers And Do Not Receive State Funding; To Provide That The Department May Waive Any Additional Requirements That Are Suitable For Regional And Community Mental Health Providers But Not For Privately-owned Mental Health Providers; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2876 - Cosmetology and barbers; merge with changes requested from boards.
Kevin Blackwell, Chad Mcmahan, Lydia Graves Chassaniol
Last updated 8 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Sections 73-7-1, 73-7-2, 73-7-3, 73-7-7, 73-7-9, 73-7-11, 73-7-12, 73-7-13, 73-7-14, 73-7-15, 73-7-16, 73-7-17, 73-7-18, 73-7-19, 73-7-21, 73-7-23, 73-7-25, 73-7-27, 73-7-29, 73-7-31, 73-7-33, 73-7-35, 73-7-37, And Create New Sections 73-7-14.1, 73-7-14.2, 73-7-39 And 73-7-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Merge The State Board Of Cosmetology And The State Board Of Barbering Into The State Board Of Cosmetology And Barbering; To Provide For The Membership Of The Board; To Provide For The Appointment Of The Executive Director; To Revise The Licensing Requirements Of Barbers And Cosmetologists; To Require Certain Continuing Education; To Set Certain Prohibitions; To Provide That The Board May Charge A License Fee; To Set The Barbering And Cosmetology School Requirements; To Set Certain Violations, Penalties, And Fines; To Make Technical Amendments To Conform; To Repeal Sections 73-5-1 Through 73-5-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The State Board Of Barber Examiners; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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