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SB3217 - Rankin County Stormwater Management Agency; authorize the establishment of.
Josh Harkins, Dean Kirby, Brian Rhodes
Last updated 4 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of Rankin County, Mississippi, On Their Own Or Together With One Or More Governing Authorities Of The Municipalities And Existing Drainage Districts Within The County, To Form The Rankin County Stormwater Management Agency; To Provide That The Purpose Of The Agency Is To Manage Stormwater And Drainage Within The County; To Provide That The Agency May Be Formed By The Passage Of An Ordinance Or Resolution That Is Duly Adopted By The Governing Authorities Of Each Participating Unit Of Local Government, After A Duly Held Election In Which A Majority Of The Qualified Electors In The County Vote In Favor Of The Creation Of The Agency; To Provide That The Powers Of The Agency Shall Be Vested In The Appointed Board Of Commissioners; To Require The Agency, Through Its Board, To Create A Complete Comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan Within 24 Months After The Creation Of The Agency; To Provide That The Agency Shall Annually Impose A Utility Charge Upon The Landowners Of Real Property Within The Territory Of The Agency; To Provide That Landowners May Object To The Amount Of The Utility Charge Imposed And That Such Objection Shall Be Heard By The Board Of Supervisors Of The County; To Require The Board To Take Certain Actions Concerning The Objection Of The Amount Of Such Utility Charge; To Require The Board Of Supervisors Of The County To Levy The Utility Charge Annually; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SC548 - Suspend rules for introduction; revisions to PERS and public education funding.
Josh Harkins
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
A Concurrent Resolution Suspending The Deadlines And Other Provisions Imposed By Joint Rule No. 40 For The Purpose Of The Drafting, Introduction, Consideration And Passage Of A Bill Entitled "an Act To Amend Section 25-11-123, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Increase In The Employer's Contribution Rate That Is Scheduled To Take Effect On July 1, 2024, Is Rescinded And Shall Not Take Effect; To Provide For A 1/2% Increase In The Employer's Contribution Rate On July 1 Of Each Year From 2024 Through 2028; To Require That Any Recommendation By The Board Of Trustees Of The Public Employees' Retirement System To Adjust Employer Contributions Be Accompanied By At Least Two Independent Actuarial Assessments; To Allow The Board To Make Recommendations Regarding Additional Funding Sources For The Retirement Plan, Including Employer Contribution Increases, Based On The Plan's Assets And Liabilities, And The Required Actuarial Assessments; To Reserve To The Legislature The Authority To Implement Such Recommendations; To Express The Intent Of The Legislature That, In The 2025 Regular Session, A Law Be Enacted To Create A New Tier For Future Members Of The System, In Furtherance Of The System's Continued Financial Stability And Sustainability; To Specify That The Section Shall Not Be Construed To Provide Authority To Reduce Or Eliminate Any Earned Benefits Provided By The State To Current Retirees Or Current Members Of The Retirement System; And For Related Purposes," And Of A Bill Entitled "an Act Relating To The Funding Of Public Education In The State Of Mississippi; To Create New Section 37-151-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Certain Terms, Including 'net Enrollment,' 'total Funding Formula' And 'weight'; To Create New Section 37-151-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Effective Fiscal Year 2026 And Every Year Thereafter, The State Board Of Education Shall Provide A Proposed Base-student Cost Sufficient To Provide Certain Cost Components Of Educating Pupils In School Districts; To Provide That The Instructional Cost Shall Be Calculated By Dividing The Average Teacher Salary By The Student-to-teacher Ratio; To Provide The Formula For Administrative Cost, Ancillary Personnel And Expenses, And Operation And Maintenance Of Plant; To Create New Section 37-151-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Various Weights To Be Applied To The Base Amount For Students Who Are Low-income Students, English Language Learners, Eligible For Special Education Services, Gifted, Enrolled In Career And Technical Education, And Residing In Sparsely Populated School Districts; To Create New Section 37-151-207, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Student Enrollment And Attendance Figures To Be Determined On The Basis Of Net Enrollment; To Create New Section 37-151-209, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That A School District Or Charter School Has Autonomy, Subject To Regulatory And Statutory Restrictions, In The Spending Of All Funds Allocated To That School District Or Charter School; To Create New Section 37-151-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Tax Assessors To File Certain Reports With The State Department Of Education And To Require The Department To Calculate The District's Required Minimum Millage And The Contribution To The Cost Of The Total Funding Formula Required Of Each School District And Charter School; To Create New Section 37-151-213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State's Share In Support Of The Funding Formula For A School District Or Charter School For Fiscal Years 2025, 2026, And 2027 May Not Be Less Than An Amount Equal To The Sum Of All State Funds Received By That School District Or Charter School For Fiscal Year 2024; To Amend Sections 37-57-1, 37-57-104, 37-57-105 And 37-57-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To School District Taxation, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 37-61-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement That A Portion Of Education Enhancement Funds Be Distributed To School Districts To Fund Capital Improvements Projects; To Amend Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Required Deposit Of Sales Tax Revenue Into The Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund; To Amend Sections 1-3-26, 7-7-211, 19-9-157, 19-9-171, 25-4-29, 27-25-706, 27-33-3, 27-39-317, 29-3-47, 29-3-49, 29-3-113, 29-3-137, 31-7-9, 31-7-10, 37-1-3, 37-3-11, 37-3-83, 37-7-208, 37-7-301, 37-7-302, 37-7-303, 37-7-307, 37-7-319, 37-7-333, 37-7-339, 37-7-419, 37-9-17, 37-9-18, 37-9-23, 37-9-25, 37-9-33, 37-9-35, 37-9-37, 37-9-77, 37-11-11, 37-13-63, 37-13-64, 37-13-69, 37-15-38, 37-16-3, 37-19-7, 37-21-6, 37-21-7, 37-22-5, 37-23-1, 37-23-15, 37-23-69, 37-23-109, 37-23-179, 37-27-55, 37-27-57, 37-28-5, 37-28-53, 37-28-55, 37-29-1, 37-29-272, 37-29-303, 37-31-13, 37-31-75, 37-35-3, 37-37-3, 37-41-7, 37-45-49, 37-47-9, 37-47-24, 37-47-25, 37-47-33, 37-61-3, 37-61-5, 37-61-7, 37-61-19, 37-61-29, 37-61-35, 37-61-37, 37-68-7, 37-131-7, 37-131-9, 37-131-11, 37-151-9, 37-151-81, 37-151-85, 37-151-87, 37-151-89, 37-151-91, 37-151-93, 37-151-95, 37-151-97, 37-151-99, 37-151-101, 37-151-103, 37-151-105, 37-151-107, 37-173-9, 37-173-13, 37-175-13, 37-179-3, 37-181-7, 41-79-5, 43-17-5, 65-26-9, And 27-104-351, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 37-17-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, As Amended By Senate Bill No. 2689, 2024 Regular Session, And House Bill No. 1696, 2024 Regular Session, To Conform And To Revise Certain Provisions Related To The State's Permanent Performance-based Accreditation Systems; To Provide The Procedure By Which The State Board Of Education May Place A Failing School Or School District Into A District Of Transformation; To Establish Relevant Criteria For Schools Or School Districts To Be Placed Into Such Districts; To Delete Certain Provisions Related To Mississippi Recovery School Districts, School Boards Of Failing Schools And Elections Of Members Of Failing School Boards; To Provide That Districts That Are Placed Into District Transformation Shall Be Eligible To Return To Local Control When The District Has Attained A "c" Rating Or Higher For Three Consecutive Years; To Repeal Sections 37-13-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Required State Funding For Home Economics Teachers To Be Included As A Line Item In The Education Appropriations Bills For Certain Prior Fiscal Years; To Repeal Sections 37-151-1, 37-151-5, 37-151-6, 37-151-7, 37-151-7.1, 37-151-8, 37-151-10, 37-151-77, 37-151-79 And 37-151-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Define Certain Terms And Prescribe The Formula And Certain Requirements Under The Mississippi Adequate Education Program (maep); To Repeal Section 37-152-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Commission On Restructuring The Mississippi Adequate Education Program (maep); To Repeal Sections 27-65-75(5), 37-47-7 And 37-47-24, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund And Its Funding Mechanism; To Repeal Sections 37-109-1, 37-109-3, 37-109-5, 37-109-7, 37-109-9 And 37-109-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Constitute The Mississippi Dual Enrollment/dual Credit Scholarship Program Act Of 2023; And For Related Purposes."
STATUS
Passed
SR99 - Extend sincerest sympathy of the Mississippi Legislature to surviving family of former State Senator Gary Jackson.
Bart Williams, Juan Barnett, Jason Barrett
Last updated 5 months ago
52 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Extending The Sincerest Sympathy Of The Mississippi Legislature To The Surviving Family Of Former Mississippi Senator Gary Jackson On His Passing And Commending His Service To His Community And His State.
STATUS
Passed
SB2487 - The Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund; bring forward provision related to.
Scott DeLano, Jason Barrett, Andy Berry
Last updated 4 months ago
32 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 45-2-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of The Payment To Covered Individuals From The Law Enforcement Officers And Fire Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund; To Delete The Provision Of Law That Authorizes Payment To A Covered Individual's Estate Where A Beneficiary Is Not Designated And There Is No Surviving Child, Spouse Or Parent; To Authorize The Payment Of Funeral Expenses Of A Covered Individual Not To Exceed A Certain Amount; To Provide That A Minimum Balance Shall Be Maintained In The Law Enforcement Officers And Fire Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund; To Direct The State Treasurer To Transfer Funds In Excess Of This Minimum Balance From The Law Enforcement Officers And Fire Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund To The Law Enforcement Officers And Fire Fighters Training And Equipment Trust Fund; To Create The Law Enforcement Officers And Fire Fighters Training And Equipment Trust Fund In The State Treasury; To Establish The Law Enforcement Officers And Fire Fighters Training And Equipment Grant Program In The Department Of Public Safety; To Authorize The Commissioner Of The Department Of Public Safety And The State Fire Marshall, Upon Agreement, To Award Grants For Enhanced Training Or Safety Equipment For Covered Individuals; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR95 - Remember the legacy of WWII, D-Day +3 Normandy Veteran KT Robbins of Olive Branch, MS and thanking him for his service.
Jeff Tate, Juan Barnett, Jason Barrett
Last updated 5 months ago
52 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Remembering The Legacy Of Wwii, D-day+3 Normandy Veteran Kt Robbins Of Olive Branch, Mississippi, And Thanking Him For His Service.
STATUS
Passed
SR130 - Commend and congratulate South Panola High School Junior Varsity Cheerleaders on winning MHSAA Game Day State Championship.
Nicole Akins Boyd, Josh Harkins
Last updated 5 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The South Panola High School Junior Varsity Cheerleaders Upon Winning The Mississippi High School Activities Association Game Day Cheer Division State Championship Title.
STATUS
Passed
SC549 - Legislature; suspend deadlines for Senate Bill No. 2753, 2024 Regular Session.
Josh Harkins, Jeremy England, Tyler McCaughn
Last updated 5 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Suspending The Deadlines For The Purpose Of Permitting Further Consideration, Filing And Adoption Of Conference Reports On Senate Bill No. 2753, 2024 Regular Session; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
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