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HB751 - Commercial motor vehicles; extend repealer on authority of Commissioner of Public Safety to create voluntary inspection program.
Fred L. Shanks, Kimberly Remak
Last updated 5 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 77-7-345, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Statute Authorizing The Commissioner Of Public Safety To Create A Voluntary Program For Inspection Of Commercial Motor Vehicles; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB758 - Pilot Work Initiative at Central MS Correctional Facility; extend repealer on.
Fred L. Shanks
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 47-5-579, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Central Mississippi Correctional Facility Pilot Work Initiative Under Which Certain Inmates May Be Allowed To Participate In Work, Educational And Rehabilitative Programs While Serving Their Sentence; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1276 - Study committee on certain first responders receiving insurance upon retirements eligibility; create.
Fred L. Shanks
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Create A Study Committee For The Purpose Of Studying The Funding And Full Payment Of Health Insurance For All Certified Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters And Other First Responders Who Have Attained The Age Of Retirement Under The Rules And Regulations Of The Public Employees' Retirement System, And For Any Other Related Purpose; To Provide The Membership Of The Committee; To Provide For A Quorum; To Provide That The Peer Committee Shall Provide The Staff And Other Support Necessary For The Study Committee To Perform Its Duties; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB770 - MS Office of Workforce Development; extend exemption from Public Procurement Review Board rental agreement requirements.
Fred L. Shanks
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Sections 37-153-7 And 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Expiration Date On The Exemption For The Office Of Workforce Development From The Requirements Of The Public Procurement Review Board Which Relate To Rental Agreements And The Leasing Of Real Property For Purposes Of Conducting Agency Business; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB765 - MS Critical Teacher Shortage Act; extend repealer on.
Fred L. Shanks, Dana Underwood McLean
Last updated 5 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Reenact Sections 37-159-1, 37-159-5, 37-159-7, 37-159-9, 37-159-11, 37-159-13 And 37-159-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Constitute The Mississippi Critical Teacher Shortage Act Of 1998 And Include The University Assisted Teacher Recruitment And Retention Grant Program, The Mississippi Employer-assisted Housing Teacher Program, And A Pilot Program To Provide For The Construction Of Rental Housing For Teachers In The West Tallahatchie School District; To Amend Section 37-159-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Mississippi Critical Teacher Shortage Act Of 1998; To Amend Section 37-106-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Award Criteria Of The William F. Winter And Jack Reed, Sr., Teacher Loan Repayment Program; To Provide That The State Financial Aid Board Shall Develop Rules For Ensuring That Expenses Of The Program In A Fiscal Year Do Not Exceed Funding For The Program In That Fiscal Year; To Provide That The State Financial Aid Board May Limit The Acceptance Of Applications And May Limit The Number Of Awards; To Create New Section 25-11-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Persons Who Have At Least 30 Years Of Creditable Service In The Public Employees' Retirement System, Who Were Employed As Public School Teachers At The Time Of Their Retirement And Who Have Been Retired At Least 90 Days And Receiving A Retirement Allowance, May Be Employed As Teachers In Certain Public School Districts After Their Retirement And Receive A Retirement Allowance From The Public Employees' Retirement System During Their Employment As Teachers In Addition To A Set Salary; To Provide That Such Retired Teachers Shall Be Eligible To Return To Teaching And Continue To Receive A Retirement Benefit For A Total Of Five Years; To Stipulate The Amount To Be Paid By School Districts, Which Avail Themselves Of Reemploying Retired Teachers To Pers; To Provide That Any Time Worked By A Retired Teacher In A School District That Is Less Than A Full Contractual Term Of Traditional Teachers Shall Constitute One Of The Five Years Of Post-retirement Teaching Eligibility And The Salary Authorized For Such Individual Shall Be Prorated For Any Time Worked Less Than A Full Academic Year; To Provide That A Retired Teacher Shall Not Be Restricted To Teaching In One School District For His Or Her Period Of Post-retirement Teaching Eligibility; To Provide That School Districts May Employ Retired Teachers Based On Certain Critical Teacher Shortage Criteria Developed By The Department Of Education; To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Minimum Salary For Retired Teachers Returning To The Classroom; To Allow Retired Teachers Who Had Received National Board Certification Prior To Retirement To Continue Receiving The Annual Supplement For Such Certification; To Amend Sections 25-11-123 And 25-11-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 37-41-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize School Boards To Allow Motor Vehicles Other Than School Buses To Be Used To Transport Small Groups Of Students For School-related Activities; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB753 - State Board of Cosmetology; extend repealer on.
Fred L. Shanks
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Reenact Sections 73-7-1 Through 73-7-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Create The State Board Of Cosmetology And Prescribe Its Duties And Powers; To Amend Section 73-7-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On Those Reenacted Sections; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB764 - State Department of Health and State Board of Health; extend repealer on.
Fred L. Shanks
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Reenacted Section 41-3-1.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Provisions Related To The Membership Of The State Board Of Health; To Provide That From And After June 1, 2024, The Governor Shall Ensure That The Board Will Always Have Two Members From Each Of The State's Congressional Districts; To Reenact Sections 41-3-3, 41-3-4, 41-3-5.1, 41-3-6, 41-3-16, 41-3-17, 41-3-18 And 41-3-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Create The State Board Of Health, Establish The Position Of Executive Officer Of The State Department Of Health, And Establish And Prescribe The Powers And Duties Of The State Department Of Health; To Amend Reenacted Section 41-3-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Various Outdated Provisions And To Authorize The State Department Of Health To Develop A Study Of The Status Of Health Care In Mississippi; To Amend Section 41-3-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On Those Reenacted Statutes; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB761 - Harper Grace's Law; extend repealer on authority to research and dispense CBD oil for medical purposes.
Fred L. Shanks
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 41-29-136, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On Harper Grace's Law, Which Authorizes Research And The Dispensing, Possession And Use Of Cannabidiol (cbd Oil) For Medical Purposes; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB1304 - Grain graders; provide process for certification of.
Bill Pigott, Lester Carpenter, Kevin Ford
Last updated 5 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 69-1-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Commissioner Of Agriculture And Commerce To Adopt Rules And Regulations To Provide For The Grading, By An Official Inspector, Of Any Grain Submitted For Sale At Any Elevator Or Grain Dealer By A Grain Producer; To Require The Mississippi Department Of Agriculture And Commerce To Adopt Rules Governing The Standards For Sampling And Grading Grain That Are Consistent With The Standards For Sampling And Grading Grain Developed By The United States Department Of Agriculture; To Require The Department To Certify Grain Dealers And Courses Of Instruction In Sampling And Grading Grain; To Provide For The Issuance Of Certificate For Individuals Conducting Courses In Sampling And Grading Grain; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1333 - Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training; require K-9 teams and motorcycle officers to be certified.
Fred L. Shanks
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Sections 45-6-7 And 45-6-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Board On Law Enforcement Officer Standards And Training To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Require Certification Of K-9 Law Enforcement Teams In The State Of Mississippi And Motorcycle Law Enforcement Officers; To Require Such Officers To Complete Annual Continuing Education Course For The Requisite Number Of Hours, As Determined And Approved By The Board; To Bring Forward Section 45-6-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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Representative from Mississippi district HD-060
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