Mississippi 2022 Regular Session All Bills
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2881
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act Relating To Parents' Bill Of Rights; Providing That The State, Its Political Subdivisions, Other Governmental Entities, Or Other Institutions May Not Infringe On Parental Rights Without Demonstrating Specified Information; Providing That A Parent Of A Minor Child Has Specified Rights Relating To His Or Her Minor Child; Prohibiting The State From Infringing Upon Specified Parental Rights; Providing That Certain Actions By Specified Individuals Are Grounds For Disciplinary Actions Against Such Individuals; Prohibiting Specified Parental Rights From Being Denied Or Abridged; Requiring Each District School Board To Develop And Adopt A Policy To Promote Parental Involvement In The Public School System; Providing Requirements For Such Policy; Defining The Term "instructional Materials"; Authorizing A District School Board To Provide Such Policy Electronically Or On Its Website; Authorizing A Parent To Request Certain Information In Writing; Providing A Procedure For The Denial Of Such Information; Prohibiting Certain Health Care Practitioners And Their Employees From Taking Specified Actions Without A Parent's Written Permission; Prohibiting A Health Care Facility From Allowing Certain Actions Without A Parent's Written Permission; Providing Exceptions; Providing For Disciplinary Actions And Criminal Penalties; Providing That Certain Violations Relating To Parental Consent Are Grounds For Administrative Fines For Health Care Facilities; Providing That Failure To Comply With Certain Parental Consent Requirements Is Grounds For Disciplinary Action For Health Care Practitioners; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2882
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 37-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Applicants For A Standard Teacher License Shall Submit To The Department Of Education An Official Transcript Of Completion Of A Teacher Education Program In Accordance With The Standards Set Forth By The National Accreditor For Educator Preparation Providers Approved By The State Board Of Education; To Require The Teach Mississippi Institute To Include A Two Semester Six-hour Supervised Internship; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2883
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 37-23-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Students With Significant Developmental Disabilities, Complex Communication Needs, Significant Language Or Learning Deficits, Who Are Unable To Sufficiently Have Their Educational Needs Met Within Their Public School's Regular Or Special Education Program, To Receive Educational Instruction, Training And Special Education Services From A State-supported University Or College Authorized By The State Department Of Education To Provide Such Instruction And Training; To Authorize Qualified Instructors Who Hold The Appropriate Licensure Endorsements To Serve As The Lead Teacher For Children Enrolled Within The University-based Program (ubp) Through The Idea-part C And Idea-part B Eligibility And Placement Process; To Allow Certain Speech-language Pathologists And Educational Audiologists To Serve As The Lead Instructor With An Educator Serving As A Related Service Provider As Necessary To Meet The Educational Needs Of The Child; To Provide That The Justification For The Placement Of Exceptional Students Ages 3 To 21 Is Determined In Conjunction With The Local School District Through The Student's Iep; To Amend Section 37-23-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Idea-part B And Preschool Allocations For The Educational Instruction For Public School Students Enrolled In A Ubp To Be Calculated By The State Department Of Education Based On The Number Of Students Placed In The Ubp By The Local Public School District; To Require The Department To Inform The Local School District Of The Amount Of Funds To Be Forwarded To The Ubp Providing The Educational Services On Instruction And Training; To Require A Collaborative Agreement Between The Local Public School District And The Ubp If The State-supported University Or College Charges The School District An Amount That Is In Excess Of The State And Federal Funds Allocated For Each Enrolled Special Education Student; To Require The Department To Distribute All Necessary State Funds Directly To The State-supported University Or College; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2884
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Bring Forward Sections 37-68-1, 37-68-3 And 37-68-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Provisions Of The "equity In Digital Learning Act," For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; To Amend Section 37-68-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Department Of Education To Establish And Administer The Voluntary Equity In Distance Learning Grant Program For Schools Choosing To Participate For The Purpose Of Purchasing Technology Devices And Hardware To Aid In Facilitating Distance Learning And Safe Classroom Or Remote Instruction; To Require Participating Schools To Provide, As Matching Funds, A Pro Rata Share Of Its Total Equipment Cost, Calculated By Percentage, Based On The Total Equipment Purchase Cost For All Participating School Districts; To Amend Section 37-68-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department To Conduct A Statewide Technology Needs-assessment Survey Of School Districts To Determine The Need Or Desire To Update Devices And Hardware Used To Facilitate Distance Learning And Safe Classroom Or Remote Instruction; To Require The Department To Annually Revise The Adopted Epl Based Upon Purchasing Demands As Needed To Provide Schools With Choices In The Selection Of The Electronic Devices; To Amend Section 37-68-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Pro Rata Share Of The Monies Used By A School District For Purposes Of This Act Shall Be Allocated From Any Of The District's Available And Unobligated Esser Funds, Esser Ii Funds Or Esser Iii Funds; To Amend Section 37-68-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Legislature Shall Make An Initial Appropriation Of $10,000,000.00 To The Equity In Distance Learning Fund; To Amend Section 37-68-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department To Submit An Annual Comprehensive Report To The Legislation On The Use Of Funds Distributed Under The Grant Program By December 31; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2885
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Engrossed
2/3/22
Refer
2/8/22
Enrolled
3/21/22
Passed
3/26/22
An Act To Reenact Sections 37-69-1, 37-69-3, 37-69-5, 37-69-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Provisions That Authorize The Board Of Trustees Of The Vicksburg-warren School District And The Claiborne County Board Of Education To Establish With The Energy Industry Located Within The State Of Mississippi, Warren County And The Mississippi Development Authority For An Energy High School Academy And That Prescribe The Membership Of The Energy High School Academy Partnership Council To Administer The Academy; To Amend Section 5, Chapter 482, Laws Of 2019 To Extend The Date Of Repeal On Sections 37-69-1, 37-69-3, 37-69-5 And 37-69-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2886
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 37-173-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow The Parent Or Legal Guardian Of A Student To Choose To Enroll A Student In And Transport The Student To A Public School In An Adjacent School District Which Has Available Space And Has A Program With Services That Provide Daily Dyslexia Therapy Sessions Delivered By A Certified Academic Language Therapist; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2887
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Engrossed
2/3/22
Refer
2/8/22
Enrolled
4/5/22
Passed
4/18/22
An Act To Amend Section 37-41-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That School Boards May Purchase, Own And Operate Electric Vehicles For The Transportation Of Children To And From Public Schools; To Bring Forward Sections 37-41-83, 37-41-85 And 37-41-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Allow For The Purchase Of School Transportation Vehicles And Equipment, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2888
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 73-21-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend Certain Definitions Of The Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; To Delete Pharmacy Benefit Manager Affiliate From The Definitions; To Amend Section 73-21-155, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Pharmacy Benefit Manager Or Third-party Payer Shall Not Charge A Patient A Copayment In Excess Of The Amount Reimbursed To The Pharmacy For The Claim; To Set Certain Prohibitions On Pharmacy Benefit Managers; To Amend Section 73-21-156, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Board Of Pharmacy To Coordinate Audits Of Appeals To Pharmacy Benefit Managers Inclusive Of All Related Evidence; To Prohibit A Pharmacy Benefit Manager From Retaliating Against A Pharmacy Or Pharmacy Based On The Pharmacist's Or Pharmacy's Exercise Of Any Right Or Remedy Under The Chapter; To Include Certain Exemptions From What Is Considered As Retaliation; To Amend Section 73-21-161, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Pharmacy Or Pharmacy Benefit Manager Shall Be Prohibited From Interfering With The Patient's Right To Choose The Patient's Pharmacy Or Provider Of Choice; To Amend Section 73-21-163, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2889
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The State Department Of Health To Issue Multispecialty Certificates Of Need To An Existing Ambulatory Surgery Center; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2890
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Create The No Patient Left Alone Act; To Provide That Minor And Adult Patients Shall Have The Right To Designate A Visitor With Visitation Rights; To Authorize Hospitals To Establish Certain Visitation Policies; To Allow Hospital To Mandate Certain Safety Protocols And The Ability To Revoke Visitation Rights For Failure To Comply; To Prohibit The Termination, Suspension Or Waiver Of Visitation Rights By Certain Parties; To Provide Certain Limitations To These Rights; To Prohibit Hospitals From Requiring Patients Waiver Of Certain Rights; To Require The Department Of Health To Develop Certain Informational Materials; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2891
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 73-25-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Purpose Of The Chapter, The Practice Of Medicine Shall Mean The Practice Of Allopathic And Osteopathic Medicine And That Physician Shall Mean A Medical Doctor Or A Doctor Of Osteopathic Medicine; To Amend Section 73-25-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Every Person Who Desires To Obtain A License To Practice Medicine Must Apply To The Mississippi State Board Of Medical Licensure; To Provide That The Board Shall Require A Form Signed By The Applicant Consenting To The Use Of Identification Methods; To Amend Section 73-25-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require An Applicant For A License To Include Their Active And Valid Social Security Number When Filing An Application; To Amend Section 73-25-14, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The License Renewal Fee That The Board May Charge; To Provide For Certain Procedures For Renewal When A License Has Lapsed And The Physician Failed To Meet The Deadline Due To Extraordinary Or Other Legitimate Reasons; To Allow Physicians Who Wish To Retain Their License But Not Actively Practice Medicine To Request Retired Status For Their License; To Delete Certain Provisions Relating To Licensure And The Renewal Of A License; To Amend Section 73-25-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow The Executive Director Of The Board To Issue A Temporary License To Practice Medicine; To Delete Provisions Relating To The Issuance Of A Temporary License; To Amend Section 73-25-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Nonresident Physicians Who Do Not Hold A License From The State Shall Not Be Permitted To Practice Medicine Under Any Circumstances Unless They Possess An Applicable Temporary License; To Amend Section 73-25-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Act And To Delete The Provisions Relating To The Licensing Of Out-of-state Physicians And Physicians Who Graduated From Certain Canadian Medical Schools; To Amend Section 73-25-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Provisions Relating To The Granting Of Limited Institutional Licenses To Graduates From A Foreign Medical School; To Amend Section 73-25-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow The Board To Send Certain Notices Electronically; To Allow The Board To Seek The Issuance Of Administrative Inspection Warrants; To Amend Section 73-25-28, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement That A Board Member Accompany The Board During An Investigation Into Disciplinary Action Against A Licensee; To Provide That Reasonable Cause For An Investigation Shall Be Demonstrated By Allegations Of One Or More Violations Of State Statute Or The Administrative Code; To Amend Section 73-25-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Grounds For Nonissuance, Suspension, Revocation Or Restriction Of A License Or The Denial Of Reinstatement Or Renewal Of A License; To Amend Section 73-25-30, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Certain Provisions Relating To The Discipline Of Licensees; To Provide For The Maximum Assessment That The Board May Assess A Licensee For Reasonable Costs Expended By The Board In The Investigation Of A Disciplinary Action; To Amend Section 73-25-32, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement That A Petition To Reinstate A License Be Accompanied By Letters Of Recommendations; To Set The Time Period To Reinstate A License For A Person Who Has Had Their License Revoked; To Provide That The Board May Require An Applicant To Submit To A Professional Competency Evaluation To Have Their License Reinstated; To Amend Section 73-25-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Practice Of Medicine; To Allow The Board To Charge And Fine Individuals Engaged In The Unlawful Practice Of Medicine; To Set The Fines For Violations Of The Act; To Amend Section 73-25-34, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Certain Provisions Relating To The Unlicensed Practice Of Medicine; To Amend Section 73-25-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Person Holding A Professional License From The Board Shall Be Subject To Restriction, Suspension Or Revocation In Case Of Inability Of The Licensee To Practice Medicine With Reasonable Skill Or Safety To Patients By Reasons Of Behavioral Conduct; To Amend Sections 73-25-55, 73-25-57, 73-25-59, 73-25-61, 73-25-63, 73-25-65 And 73-25-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Internal References From Physician To Licensee To Conform To The Act; To Amend Section 73-25-87, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow The Board To Impose A Fine Against A Person Found To Be Unqualified Because Of Any Of The Grounds As Set Forth By The Provisions Of This Act, To Amend Section 73-25-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Hearing Timeline For Certain Board Investigations; To Amend Section 73-25-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Provisions Relating To The Special Volunteer Medical Licensure; To Repeal Sections 73-25-7, 73-25-9, 73-25-15, 73-25-25, 73-25-39 And 73-25-81, Mississippi Code Of 1982, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2892
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 37-28-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reconstitute The Charter School Authorizer Board To Establish Terms Of Office For Appointees; To Amend Section 37-28-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Legislature Shall Annually Appropriate Funds And Allocate Positions To The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board; To Amend Section 37-28-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Amount Of Funds Payable To Charter Schools Shall Be Calculated By Using A Formula Developed By The Charter School Authorizer Board And Approved By The State Department Of Education; To Require That The Formula Ensure That The Pro Rata Distribution Of Local Ad Valorem Funds Be Equitable Between The School Districts And The Charter Schools; To Require Local Ad Valorem Payments Be Reconciled Like Adequate Education Program Payments; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2893
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Engrossed
2/8/22
Refer
2/10/22
Enrolled
4/5/22
Passed
4/18/22
An Act To Authorize Jackson State University To Enter Into A Ground Lease, Sale, Management Or Maintenance Agreements With A Private Entity Related To The Development Of Land Owned Or To Be Owned By The University; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2894
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 73-21-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define New Terms Under The Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; To Create New Section 73-21-154, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Health Insurance Issuers And Pharmacy Benefit Managers From Certain Discriminatory Practices Relating To Entities Participating In The Federal 340b Drug Discount Program; To Amend Section 73-21-155, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacy Benefit Managers From Reimbursing A Pharmacy Or Pharmacist For A Prescription Drug Or Pharmacist Service In A Net Amount Less Than The National Average Drug Acquisition Cost For The Prescription Drug Or Pharmacist Service In Effect At The Time The Drug Or Service Is Administered Or Dispensed, Plus A Professional Dispensing Fee; To Amend Section 73-21-156, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Pharmacy Benefit Managers To Provide A Reasonable Administrative Appeal Procedure To Allow Pharmacies To Challenge A Reimbursement For A Specific Drug Or Drugs As Being Below The Reimbursement Rate Required By The Preceding Provision; To Provide That If The Appeal Is Upheld, The Pharmacy Benefit Manager Shall Make The Change In The Payment To The Required Reimbursement Rate; To Amend Sections 73-21-157 And 73-21-159, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Licensing And Regulation Of Pharmacy Services Administrative Organizations By The State Board Of Pharmacy; To Amend Section 73-21-161, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacies, Pharmacy Benefit Managers And Pharmacy Benefit Manager Affiliates From Ordering A Patient To Use An Affiliate Pharmacy Of Another Pharmacy Benefit Manager, Or Offering Or Implementing Plan Designs That Penalize A Patient When A Patient Chooses Not To Use An Affiliate Pharmacy Or The Affiliate Pharmacy Of Another Pharmacy Benefit Manager, Or Interfering With The Patient's Right To Choose The Patient's Pharmacy Or Provider Of Choice; To Create New Section 73-21-162, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacy Benefit Managers And Pharmacy Benefit Manager Affiliates From Penalizing Or Retaliating Against A Pharmacist, Pharmacy Or Pharmacy Employee For Exercising Any Rights Under This Act, Initiating Any Judicial Or Regulatory Actions, Or Appearing Before Any Governmental Agency, Legislative Member Or Body Or Any Judicial Authority; To Amend Section 73-21-163, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board Of Pharmacy To Bring Injunctive Actions And Impose Monetary Penalties On Pharmacy Services Administrative Organizations For Noncompliance With The Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; To Amend Sections 73-21-83 And 73-21-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2895
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Create The South Mississippi Regional Health Care Authority Act Of 2022; To Declare The Legislative Purpose Of The Act; To Prescribe The Powers And Duties Of The Authority; To Grant The Authority Certain Powers; To Exempt The Authority From Certain Statutes Applicable To Community Hospitals And Other Governing Authorities; To Provide Immunity For Certain Acts; And For Related Purposes.