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HB983 - Landscape architects; authorize to participate with multi-disciplinary engineer and architecture firms.
Sam J. Creekmore
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 73-1-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Mississippi Architect Licensing Laws To Authorize Multi-disciplinary Firms To Include Architects, Landscape Architects And Engineers As Long As One Active Member Or Stockholder Of The Firm Holds A Certificate To Practice Architecture In The State Of Mississippi; To Bring Forward Section 73-2-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Signage Requirements Of Landscape Architects, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB989 - State vegetable; designate sweet potato as.
Sam J. Creekmore, Beth Luther Waldo, Jon Lancaster
Last updated 10 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Designate The Sweet Potato As The State Vegetable Of Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB988 - Increasing Reading Efficiency and Accountability Development (iREAD) Pilot Program; establish to increase literacy achievement outcomes.
Sam J. Creekmore, Kent McCarty
Last updated 10 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The Increasing Reading Efficiency And Accountability Development (iread) Pilot Program Within The State Department Of Education For The Purpose Of Improving Early Childhood Literacy In Schools With Evidentiary Data Reports Of Chronic Reading Inefficiency And Underperforming Readers Beginning With The 2024-2025 School Year; To Provide That The Program Shall Focus On Enhancing The Outputs Of Literacy Proficiency Among Elementary Students; To Require The State Board Of Education To Develop And Implement Iread Pilot Program As An Educational Technology Platform To Assist Teachers, Literacy Coaches And Parents In Promoting Reading; To Require The Board To Adopt Policies Governing The Program And Establish Minimum Criteria; To Prescribe The Minimum Criteria For Services And Program Elements To Be Provided By The Selected Technology Vendor; To Require The Legislature To Appropriate $750,000.00 To The State Department Of Education For The Implementation, Support And Continuation Of The Iread Pilot Program; To Require The State Board Of Education To Submit A Report On The Iread Pilot Program To The Education And Appropriations Committees Of The House Of Representatives And Senate By January 1, 2026; To Provide That The Pilot Program Shall Be Made Available To A Minimum Of 10,000 Elementary Students In Kindergarten Through Grade 3 In Schools Selected By The State Board Of Education In Each Of The Four Congressional Districts; To Provide That Priority For Inclusion In The Pilot Program Shall Be Given To Schools Within Each Congressional District In Eligible Schools In "d" And "f" Rated School Districts Having Proportionally The Largest Population Of Underserved At-risk Four-year-old Children; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB990 - Tobacco tax; tax vapor products and use revenue for certain mental health purposes.
Sam J. Creekmore
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 27-69-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "tobacco" Under The Tobacco Tax Law; To Define The Term "vapor Product" Under The Tobacco Tax Law; To Amend Section 27-69-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Levy An Excise Tax On Vapor Products; To Amend Sections 27-69-15, 27-69-27, 27-69-33 And 27-69-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 27-69-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Revenue Derived From The Excise Tax On Vapor Products Shall Be Deposited Into The "mississippi Community Mental Health Centers Patient Housing Fund" And The "department Of Mental Health 9-8-8 Crisis Response System Fund" Created In This Act; To Bring Forward Section 27-69-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is A Section Of The Tobacco Tax Law, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Create The "mississippi Community Mental Health Centers Patient Housing Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies In The Fund Shall Be Used By The Department Of Mental Health, Upon Appropriation By The Legislature, For The Purpose Of Providing Grants To Community Mental Health Centers For The Purpose Of Increasing Housing For Patients; To Provide That The Department Of Mental Health Shall Establish A Program For Providing Such Grants To Community Mental Health Centers; To Create The "department Of Mental Health 9-8-8 Crisis Response System Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies In The Fund Shall Be Expended By The Department Of Mental Health, Upon Appropriation By The Legislature, For The Purpose Of Operating The Department's 9-8-8 Crisis Response System; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB982 - In-state tuition; provide that 12 months of residency in MS shall constitute eligibility for.
Sam J. Creekmore
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 37-103-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Residency Requirement For In-state Tuition Rates For The Purpose Of Attending A State-supported Institution Of Higher Learning Or Community Or Junior College Shall Be A Minimum Period Of Twelve Months; To Amend Section 37-103-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Student Who Has Resided In The State Of Mississippi For A Continuous Period Of Twelve Months, Or Who Has Received A High School Diploma From A Public Or Private Secondary School In The State Upon Evidencing That He Or She Completed The Final Scholastic Year Enrolled Therein In The Year Immediately Preceding His Or Her Enrollment In A State Institution Of Higher Learning Or Community Or Junior College Shall Be Considered A Resident For Purposes Of In-state Tuition; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB981 - Landscape architects; authorize to participate with multi-disciplinary architecture firms.
Sam J. Creekmore
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 73-1-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Mississippi Architect Licensing Laws To Authorize Multi-disciplinary Firms To Include Architects, Landscape Architects And/or Engineers As Long As One Active Member Or Stockholder Holds A Certificate To Practice Architecture In The State Of Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB991 - "Medal of Honor Trail"; designate portion of Interstate 22 and U.S. Highway 78 within the State of Mississippi as.
Sam J. Creekmore, Rodney Hall
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Designate The Entire Segment Of Interstate 22 That Lies Within The State Of Mississippi, Along With A Portion Of U.s. Highway 78 Located In Byhalia, Desoto County, Mississippi, That Extends Northwesterly To Its Point Of Beginning At The Mississippi-tennessee State Line, As The "medal Of Honor Trail"; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB973 - Mental Health Employee Retention Loan Repayment Program; create.
Sam J. Creekmore
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Create The Mental Health Employee Retention Loan Repayment Program For New Mental Health Employees To Be Administered By The Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board; To Provide Eligibility Requirements For Persons Seeking To Participate In The Program; To Set A Maximum Amount Of Loan Repayment Assistance Under The Program; To Require The Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board To Promulgate Regulations Necessary For The Proper Administration Of This Act, Including Setting A Fiscal Year Policy For The Program And Application Dates And Deadlines; To Amend Section 27-7-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "gross Income" Under The State Income Tax Law To Exclude Loan Repayment Assistance Provided Under The Mental Health Employee Retention Loan Repayment Program; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB974 - State Board of Mental Health; authorize DFA to sell and convey certain real property on behalf of to City of Water Valley, MS.
Sam J. Creekmore
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize The Department Of Finance And Administration, Acting On Behalf Of The State Board Of Mental Health To Sell And Convey, To The City Of Water Valley, Certain Real Property Located Within City Of Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, Which Is The Site Of The Former Water Valley High School; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1030 - DHS; authorize to enter into lease with counties having local offices to maximize federal funds.
Sam J. Creekmore
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 43-1-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Executive Director Of Human Services To Appoint A Nonresident Of The County To Serve As The County Director Of Human Services Under Certain Circumstances; To Authorize The Department Of Human Services To Enter Into A Lease With The Board Of Supervisors In Each County Where A Local Office Is Located To Allow The Department To Maximize The Availability Of Federal Funds; To Provide That Fair Market Value For The County-furnished Building Shall Be Established By Consultation Between The Department And Each County Board Of Supervisors, And The Department Shall Pay The Federal Share For The Rent To The County; To Provide That All Maintenance And Repairs Of The Local Office Required To Keep It In An Adequate And Habitable Condition For Use By The Department Shall Be The Responsibility Of The County; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
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