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SB2742 - Child care services; provide eligibility for certain persons under the Child Care Payment Program (CCPP).
Derrick T. Simmons, Sollie B. Norwood
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Direct The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Submit An Amendment To The Mississippi Child Care Development Fund (ccdf) Plan To The Federal Government To Provide That Certain Parents Or Primary Caregivers Of Children Will Be Eligible For Child Care Services Under The Mississippi Child Care Payment Program (ccpp) And To Provide For An Appeal By A Child Care Provider Or The Child's Parent Or Primary Caregiver To The Attorney General Of The Denial Or Revocation Of Eligibility For A Child Care Certificate; To Direct The Department Of Human Services To Implement The Provisions Of The Plan Amendment In The Ccpp After The Amendment Is Approved; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2804 - Appropriation; FY2025 to IHL for STEM related programs at Alcorn State University.
Albert Butler, Willie Simmons, Joseph C. Thomas
Last updated 6 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning For The Purpose Of Supporting Alcorn State University For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB2746 - Seventh Circuit Court District; authorize additional judges and legal assistants for.
Sollie B. Norwood
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 9-7-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Four Additional Circuit Court Judgeships In The Seventh Circuit Court District; To Amend Section 25-31-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Additional Legal Assistants In The Seventh Circuit Court District; To Provide The Procedure To Fill The Circuit Judgeships Created In This 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 5 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
SB3195 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Boys and Girls Club for replacing roof.
Sollie B. Norwood, Rod Hickman, Hillman Terome Frazier
Last updated 6 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Boys And Girls Clubs Of Central Mississippi For The Purpose Of Defraying Costs Associated With Replacing A Roof On A Building For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB2806 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Claiborne County for renovation of county library.
Albert Butler, Kathy L. Chism, Robin Robinson
Last updated 6 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation Of State General Funds To Claiborne County To Defray Expenses For Renovations To The Claiborne County Library For Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB2244 - Foster care children; allow free access to museums and state parks, allow free transcripts from colleges and junior colleges.
Rod Hickman, Nicole Akins Boyd, Derrick T. Simmons
Last updated 5 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create New Section 37-99-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning And The Boards Of Trustees Of The Community And Junior Colleges To Adopt Policies Requiring Each Public Institution Of Higher Learning, Community Or Junior College To Provide Free Transcripts To Foster Care Children And Children Placed In The Legal Custody Of The Mississippi Department Of Child Protection Services; To Create New Section 55-3-87, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Foster Care Children And Children Who Were Previously Placed In The Legal Custody Of The Mississippi Department Of Child Protection Services And Their Family, Including Their Biological Parents And Siblings, Their Foster Parents And Siblings, Their Adopted Parents And Siblings, Their Guardians Or Any Other Member Of Their Direct Household, As Applicable, Shall Be Allowed Free Admission To Any State Park In This State; To Provide That Foster Care Children And Children Who Were Previously Placed In The Legal Custody Of The Mississippi Department Of Child Protection Services And Their Family, Including Their Biological Parents And Siblings, Their Foster Parents And Siblings, Their Adopted Parents And Siblings, Their Guardians Or Any Other Member Of Their Direct Household, As Applicable, Shall Be Allowed Free Admission To Any Publicly Funded Museum In This State; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2417 - Mississippi Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation Act and the Mississippi Uniform Agents Act; revise provisions of.
Nicole Akins Boyd, Daniel H. Sparks, Barbara Blackmon
Last updated 5 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 37-97-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Act May Be Cited As The "mississippi Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation And Publicity Rights Act"; To Amend Section 37-97-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "compensation", "intercollegiate Athletics Program", "publicity Rights", "student-athlete", And "third Party"; To Amend Section 37-97-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Certain Actions Taken By A Postsecondary Educational Institution Or An Officer Or Employee Thereof Related To Student-athletes And Their Publicity Rights; To Authorize A Third Party To Compensate A Student-athlete For The Use Of The Student-athlete's Publicity Rights; To Authorize Such Institution To Require Student-athletes To Disclose Publicity Rights Agreements; To Amend Section 37-97-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Various Provisions Thereof; To Provide That A Postsecondary Educational Institution May Impose Reasonable Limitations On The Dates And Time That A Student-athlete May Participate In Publicity Rights Activities; To Provide That Nothing In This Chapter Shall Restrict A Postsecondary Educational Institution From Exercising Its Sole Discretion To Control The Authorized Use Of Its Marks Or Logos Or To Determine A Student-athlete's Apparel, Gear Or Other Wearables While Participating In An Intercollegiate Athletics Program Activity; To Prohibit A Student-athlete From Using Registered Or Licensed Logos Or Marks Unless The Institution Has Provided Written Permission To Do So; To Provide That No Student-athlete Who Is Enrolled In A Postsecondary Educational Institution Shall Enter Into A Publicity Rights Agreement Or Receive Compensation From A Third Party For The Endorsement Or Promotion Of Brands, Products, Or Services Involving Gambling, Sports Betting, Controlled Substances, Marijuana, Tobacco, Alternative Or Electronic Nicotine Product Or Delivery System, Alcohol, Adult Entertainment Or Any Other Brand, To Provide That Nothing In This Chapter Shall Be Construed To Qualify A Student-athlete As An Employee Of A Postsecondary Educational Institution; To Amend Section 37-97-109, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Set Certain Prohibitions Against Actions Taken By A National Association, A Conference Or Any Other Group Or Organization With Authority Over The Sport That Promotes Or Regulates Collegiate Athletics At A Postsecondary Educational Institution; To Provide That A Person Or Entity, Regardless Of Residence, Shall Not Give Or Promise Compensation For The Use Of Publicity Rights Of A Student-athlete Who Is Currently Enrolled In Or Has Signed A National Letter Of Intent Or Other Written Agreement To Enroll In A Postsecondary Educational Institution Within The State Of Mississippi With The Purpose Of Recruiting Or Inducing The Student-athlete To Enroll At Another Postsecondary Educational Institution; To Amend Section 73-42-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Agency Contract Shall Not Provide For Athlete Agent Compensation That Exceeds 20% Of The Agency Contract; To Revise The Definition Of "agency Contract", "endorsement Contract" And "student-athlete" And To Define "intercollegiate Athletics Program"; To Amend Sections 73-42-5, 73-42-11, 73-42-13, 73-42-19, 73-42-21, 73-42-31, 73-42-34 And 93-19-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; To Bring Forward Sections 73-42-1, 73-42-7, 73-42-9, 73-42-15, 73-42-17, 73-42-23, 73-42-25, 73-42-27, 73-42-29, 73-42-33, 73-42-35, 73-42-37 And 73-42-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2690 - Charter schools; set certain school accreditation rating requirements for renewal of charter.
Dennis L. DeBar, Sollie B. Norwood
Last updated 6 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 37-28-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Provision That Allowed The Authorizer To Receive 3% Of Annual Per-pupil Allocations For Charter Schools; To Provide That The Legislature May Fund The Authorizer Through Specific Appropriation Thereof; To Amend Section 37-28-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Charter School Funding Formula To Ensure Such Calculation Is Based On Average Daily Attendance Instead Of Average Daily Membership; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SR84 - Remember educational legacy of Dr. Leslie Lee Daniels, first African-American Principal and Superintendent in McComb, MS.
Gary Brumfield, Angela Turner-Ford, Albert Butler
Last updated 5 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Remembering The Educational Legacy Of Dr. Leslie Lee Daniels, The First African-american Principal Of Mccomb High School, And The First African-american Superintendent Of The Mccomb And Greenwood School Districts And Commend His Contributions To Public Education.
STATUS
Passed
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Senator from Mississippi district SD-028
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Mississippi Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Sollie B. Norwood was born in 1947 and raised in Washington, D.C. He attended Howard University, graduating in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. After college, Norwood served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War era. After being honorably discharged from military service, Norwood worked for over 30 years as a human resources professional. He also owned several small businesses over the years. Norwood retired in 2011.read less
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