Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, Senate.
Barbara Blackmon
Sponsored
In committee46
Bonds; authorize general obligation bonds to repair and renovate the Freedom House in Canton.
School district consolidation; require review after 3 years and allow reconstitution of old district if no improvement.
Recovery of Medicaid payments from third parties; clarify obligations of Division of Medicaid where claim is settled.
Hospital assessments for Medicaid and Disproportionate Share program; exempt community hospitals.
Prior authorization for emergency room services or hospital admission; prohibit Division of Medicaid from requiring.
Wards; court may waive annual accounting under certain circumstances.
Wards; court may order disbursement of funds under certain circumstances.
Mississippi Critical Access Hospital Grant Program; establish.
Driver's license examining station; open satellite office in Canton, MS.
Sentencing; court may consider mental health issues.
Referendum; authorize to determine voter preferences regarding tax increase for infrastructure improvements.
Task force to address the disparity of African-American males in the judicial system; create.
Nursing education; unspent TANF funds shall be spent to pay expenses of persons enrolled as part of workforce training.
Vision 2020: An Education Blueprint for Two Thousand Twenty; create.
Conviction; clarify subsequent for certain crimes and post-conviction relief.
Delinquency of a minor; provide that those who cause minors to sell drugs or join gangs contribute to.
Expunction; revise which offenses are eligible.
Lower-level offenders; encourage diversion of certain.
College and Career Readiness Planning Program; create.
School district accreditation rating model; direct MDE to implement differential ratings which emphasize local economy.
Mental Health Summit; establish.
Prekindergarten programs; commit funding for.
Mississippi Comprehensive Teen Pregnancy Prevention Act; create.
TANF and Medicaid; require teenage recipients to participate in programs about birth control.
Determination of cost of adequate education program; define student "average daily membership" (ADM) for purpose of formula.
Comprehensive School Health Education Program; include additional components in and require school nurse to teach.
Tuition and cost responsibility for dual credit programs; local school district may expend funds.
Socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns; establish program to encourage participation in state contracts.
Elections; authorize early voting.
Eleventh Grade students; require to take adult basic education High School Equivalency Diploma test.
General Education Development (GED) instruction program; student may request additional time to complete.
Expert citizen teacher certification; expand qualifications.
Appropriation FY2018; restoration of Freedom House Civil Rights Museum of Canton, Mississippi.
Department of Corrections; provide certain educational programs for adult offenders.
Sales tax; increase the diversion to cities.
Law enforcement officers; develop mental health training standards for.
"Mississippi Save Our Children Act"; create.
SNAP recipients; must take TABE exam and achieve certain scores before will be exempt from work requirements.
Writing curriculum; require SBE to establish.
School attendance; require for children who cannot score a 21 or higher on ACT.
Public assistance; require fathers of children receiving to participate in DHS Responsible Fatherhood Initiative Program.
First Grade; allow any child who turns six during calendar year to start at the beginning of school year.
Home economics; require to be taught in "D" and "F" rated school districts.
Child Care Payment Program (CCPP) TANF grants; require minimum spending levels.
Motion picture tax incentives; approve applications for certain rebates under the MS Motion Picture Incentive Act.
Bonds; authorize general obligation bonds to repair and renovate the Freedom House in Canton.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
Mammogram; require provider of to give certain information to patients when it shows dense breast tissue.
State buildings; rename the MDEQ Building on Amite Street as the "Patrick Alan Nunnelee Building."
Passed the Senate · 2
Memorial highways; designate certain segments of highways as.
Memorial highways; designate various segments of highways as memorial highways.
In committee · 3
Towing; limit charges.
Sales tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects.
Tax Payer Pay Raise Act; remove phase out of income & franchise tax & remove deduction of federal employment tax.