Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, Senate.
John A. Polk
Sponsored
Became law3
Memorial highway; designate segment of MS Highway 11 in Lamar County as Tyler R. Kilsby and Leon Sims Memorial Highway.
Mississippi Proprietary School and College Registration Law; revise.
University of Southern Mississippi property; authorize DFA to sell and convey.
Passed the Senate1
Community/junior boards; may waive out-of-state tuition for nonresident students employed by Mississippi-based companies.
Out of committee2
Student transfers between IHL and community colleges without loss of credit; provide for articulation agreements and policies.
University property; IHL Board may acquire/dispose of for university unless university so authorized by law.
In committee10
Mississippi Department of Human Services; abolish and transfer programs to federal government.
Funding formula for public universities and community colleges; provide phased-in performance-based formula.
Time to degree completion of degree, reverse credit transfer for associate degree and dropped courses; IHL set policies.
Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Law; repeal.
Loan forgiveness programs; charge interest when loan is issued, decrease partial service credit, add 5% abandoned service penalty.
Alcoholic beverages; revise definition of qualified resort for purpose of sale at certain clubhouses and associated golf courses.
Public university property; authorize MUW, USM, DSU, MSU, JSU and MVSU to acquire and dispose of.
Sex offenders; require lie detector test if victim under 16.
Reciprocity licensure of cosmetology instructors; provide standards for.
Forgivable loan programs; clarify repayment terms and expand governing board.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
Public Service Commission; remove authority to regulate rates of shared utilities in municipalities.
Literacy-Based Promotion Act; establish in public schools to achieve grade-level reading by end of 3rd Grade.
Murder; distinguish between first- and second-degree of.
Professional licenses; certain military-trained applicants and military spouses shall receive by reciprocity when in Mississippi.
"Mississippi Student Religious Liberties Act of 2013"; enact.
Licensed vessel pilots; limit liability of pilots and trainees.
Passed the Senate · 3
Education Achievement Council; make recommendations regarding college readiness, common core and performance budgeting.
Weapons; clarify definition of "concealed" and revise gun-carry permit.
Unemployment compensation; place funds under exclusive administrative control of MDES and provide additional funds for WET fund.
Out of committee · 1
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds to repair, renovate & refurbish Cotesworth Culture and Heritage Center.
In committee · 7
Public assistance benefits; require applicants to submit to random drug testing to qualify.
Public assistance benefits; require applicants to participate in mandatory community service programs to qualify.
Alienation of affection; abolish tort of.
Employment Security; revise the general experience rate for all employers; persons must be actively seeking work to receive benefits.
Health care CON; issue to hospital in Harrison County for adult psych beds for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Mississippi Firearms Freedom Act; create.
Bonds; authorize for the Tammy Wynette Legacy Park Center.