An Act To Be Known And Cited As The "mississippi Special-purpose Schools Oversight Act Of 2026"; To Declare The Legislative Purpose Of Improving Academic, Literacy, And Workforce Outcomes For Neurodivergent Students And Students With Specific Learning Differences Through Targeted Remediation And Early Intervention; To Recognize The Role Of Accredited Special-purpose Schools In Serving Students With Dyslexia, Adhd, Autism Spectrum Disorder, And Related Learning Disabilities; To Create The Mississippi Special-purpose Schools Oversight Board As An Independent Board Of Record Under The State Department Of Education For Administrative Purposes Only; To Prescribe The Board's Composition, Appointment Authority, Geographic Representation, Professional Qualifications, Terms Of Office, Organization, And Limitations On Consecutive Service; To Vest The Board With Final Authority Over The Authorization, Reauthorization, And Accreditation Of Special-purpose Schools, Subject Only To Judicial Review; To Enumerate The Powers And Duties Of The Board, Including Establishing Standards For Measurable Student Growth, Remediation Effectiveness, Progress Monitoring, Reintegration Into General Education, Data Collaboration With The Mississippi Student Information System, Advisory Responsibilities To The Legislature And State Department Of Education, And Annual Reporting Requirements; To Authorize The Board To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Pursuant To The Mississippi Administrative Procedures Act; To Require The State Department Of Education To Provide Administrative And Logistical Support While Preserving The Board's Independent Decision-making Authority; To Provide For Funding Through Legislative Appropriations And Other Lawful Sources, Including Grants And Federal Funds; To Authorize The Employment Of An Executive Director And Necessary Staff And To Provide For Compensation, Per Diem, And Travel Reimbursement Of Board Members; To Establish An Effective Date; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-7-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Optometrist Licensed To Practice Optometry In The State Of Mississippi To Provide Medical Documentation To Patients Who Would Be Allowed To Place A Film Over Their Windshield In Order To Safely Operate A Motor Vehicle Registered In His Or Her Name; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit A Person Sixteen Years Of Age Or Older From Intentionally Releasing Or Discarding, Or Causing To Be Released Or Discarded Outdoors, Any Balloon Made Of A Nonbiodegradable Or Nonphotodegradable Material Or Any Material That Requires More Than Five Minutes Contact With Air Or Water To Degrade; To Provide Penalties For A Violation Of This Section; To Provide Certain Exceptions For Balloons Released For Scientific Or Meteorological Purposes By Any State Or Federal Agency, Or As Part Of A Contract With The State Of Mississippi, The United States, Or Any Other State, Territory, Or Government, Or Hot Air Balloons That Are Recovered After Launch; To Define The Term "hot Air Balloon"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-6-155, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Public Conveyances And Businesses To Post Any Condition Or Restrictions For Animals In A Location That Can Be Seen Before Entering; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-231, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Appointment Of A Qualified Elector Of A County Residing Outside The Corporate Limits Of A Small Municipality Located In The County To Be Appointed A Poll Manager For Municipal Elections; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-235, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Appointment Of Additional Poll Managers In Certain Voting Precincts, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Each Community College District That Has An Affiliated District Workforce Development Council And Each Work Force Development Center To Provide Training With Its Mobile Training Units At Regional Correctional Facilities For Eligible Nonviolent Inmates; To Amend Sections 37-153-9 And 37-153-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Section 47-5-931, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Commending The Warren Central High School Vikings Football Team Upon Winning The 2025 Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 6a State Championship.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Farmington To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Upgrades And Renovations Of Farmington City Park For The Fiscal Year 2027.

An Act To Require A Foreign Third-party Litigation Funder To Disclose Certain Information To The Attorney General; To Require Such Disclosure In Writing To The Attorney General; To Require The Disclosure No More Than 30 Days After Execution Of The Agreement; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 75-76-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Declare As Public Policy That Children Are Adversely Affected When A Parent Who Has An Outstanding Child Support Arrearage Diverts Child Support To Gaming; To Codify Section 75-76-58, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Procedures For The Mississippi Gaming Commission, The Department Of Human Services And Licensees Under Chapter 76 Of Title 75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Carry Out The Interception And Seizure Of Game Winnings Of Parents With A Child Support Arrearage; To Amend Section 75-76-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Gaming Commission To Prescribe The Manner And Procedure In Which Child Support Arrearages May Be Collected From Gaming Winnings And Slot Machine Annuities; To Amend Section 93-11-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Child Support May Be Collected From All Gaming Winnings; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Direct On-site Supervisor Of A Provider In A Managed Care Organization Under Any Managed Care Program Implemented By The Division Of Medicaid Who Has Begun The Process For Credentialing And Previously Has Not Been Denied Credentialing To Sign Off On The Work Of The Provider During The Time That The Provider Is Awaiting A Decision On His Or Her Credentialing, And To Allow The Provider To Receive Reimbursement From The Organization For The Work That Has Been Signed Off On By The Supervisor; To Amend Section 43-13-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Whenever The Division Determines After A Hearing That A Provider Has Violated Any Provision Of The Medicaid Law, The Division May Not Suspend Reimbursement Payments To The Provider During The Time That The Decision Of The Division Is On Appeal By The Provider, Unless The Provider Previously Has Been Convicted Of Fraud In Connection With The Medicaid Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-11-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "high-needs Schools" For The Purpose Of Cardiac Emergency Response Plans For Public And Charter Schools; To Amend Section 37-11-87, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Schools And School-sponsored Athletic Events To Adopt And Implement A Cardiac Emergency Response Plan That Integrates Evidence-based Core Elements In Accordance With The American Heart Association Guidelines Or Another Nationally Recognized, Evidence-based Standard; To Require All School-sponsored Athletics To Provide An Aed On Site At Or That Is Retrievable And Able To Be Placed On A Victim Within Three Minutes Of Each Athlete Venue For Practices, Games Or Other Athletic Events; To Bring Forward Sections 73-25-37 And 41-60-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Of Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-3-519, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Sheriff And His Or Her Deputies In Any County Having A Population Of 150,000 Or More To Use Radar Speed Detection Equipment Upon The Public Streets, Roads And Highways Of The County Lying Outside The Limits Of Any Incorporated Municipality And Excluding Any Interstate Highway; To Provide That Certain Measures May Be Taken By The Department Of Public Safety If Certain Abuse Is Reported Concerning The Use Of Such Equipment; To Provide That Funds Generated By The Use Of Radar Speed Detection Equipment Shall Be Used To Fund School Resource Officers Within A County; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-163, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Each Public School Board And Charter School Governing Board To Display The Ten Commandments In Each Classroom In Each School Or Charter School Under Its Jurisdiction By Not Later Than January 1, 2027; To Prescribe Additional Historical Documents And Texts That School Boards Governing Authority May Choose To Display In Their Classrooms; To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt Rules And Regulations In Accordance With The Administrative Procedure Act To Ensure The Proper Implementation Of This Act; To Require The State Department Of Education To Identify Appropriate Resources To Comply With The Provisions Of This Act That Are Free Of Charge, And Once Identified, To List The Free Resources On The Department's Website; To Amend Section 37-28-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That The Mississippi Department Of Transportation, A Political Subdivision Of The State Or A Municipality Of The State May Form A Public-private Partnership For A Highway, Road, Bridge Or Other Asset Improvement By Which The Department, Political Subdivision Or Municipality May Negotiate For Private Funding Assistance Toward A Highway, Road, Bridge Or Other Asset Improvement In Exchange For Naming Rights Of The Section Of Highway, Road, Bridge Or Other Asset For Which The Private Funding Assistance Was Provided; To Prohibit The Commission From Approving And The Department From Entering Into Any Agreement With An Entity Whose Products Are Illegal For Use By Minors; To Prescribe The Purposes For Which Funds Derived From Such Agreements For Naming Rights May Be Used; To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury For The Deposit Of Such Funds To Be Retained And Managed By The Department For The Purposes Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.