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An Act To Amend Section 63-3-615, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Local Law Enforcement Agency To Mail Notice Of The Infraction To The Registered Owner Of The Vehicle Within Fifteen Days Of Receipt Of The Report Of Overtaking A Stopped School Bus; To Prescribe What Information Must Be Included In The Citation Mailed To The Registered Owner Of The Motor Vehicle; To Permit The Use Of Recorded Images As Evidence To Prove A Motor Vehicle Was Operated In Violation Of This Section; To Establish What Actions And Materials Shall Serve As Prima Facie Evidence And The Manner In Which Such Evidence May Be Rebutted; To Provide An Exemption From The Reporting Requirement To School Bus Drivers Operating School Buses Equipped With Automated School Bus Safety Cameras; To Amend Section 37-41-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize School Districts To Install And Operate Automated School Bus Safety Cameras On School Buses To Be Used For Detecting Violations Of Drivers Overtaking A Stopped School Bus, Provided The Use Of Such Cameras Is Approved By The Local School Board; To Provide That School Districts Are Not Required To Take School Buses Out Of Service For The Installation Of Cameras; To Provide That School Districts Shall Be Held Harmless From Any Criminal Or Civil Liability Arising Under The Use Of Cameras; To Stipulate That The Automated School Bus Safety Cameras May Only Take Pictures Of The Vehicle And Vehicle License Plate And Only While An Infraction Is Occurring; To Prescribe The Time For Which Notice Of Infraction Must Be Mailed To The Registered Owner Of Vehicle If The Infraction Is Recorded On An Automated School Bus Safety Camera; To Provide That The Recording Taken By An Automated School Bus Safety Camera Is Not A Public Record And May Not Be Used In Court In A Pending Action Or Proceeding Unless Such Court Action Relates To The Violation Of Overtaking A Stopped School Bus; To Require School Districts Which Install And Operate Automated School Bus Safety Cameras To Compensate The Manufacturer Or Vendor Of The Equipment Based Only On Value Of The Equipment And Services Provided In Support Of Operating And Maintaining The System; To Require Any Repair, Replacement Or Administrative Works Cost Associated With The Installation And Operation Of The Cameras To Be Paid For Solely By The Manufacturer Or Vendor; To Require School Districts To Adhere To Public Purchase Bid Law Requirements Before Contracting With A Manufacturer Or Vendor Of The Equipment; To Provide For The Distribution Of Funds Generated From The Collection Of Violation To Certain Entities; To Provide That Revenue Allocated To School Districts For Such Infractions May Be Used To Conduct A Study On The Feasibility And Necessity Of Installing Seatbelts On All School Buses In The District; To Prescribe The Manner In Which Citations For Violations Of This Act Are To Be Addressed When The Vehicle Is Determined To Be A Rental Vehicle; To Define The Term “an Automated School Bus Safety Camera”; To Require The State Superintendent Of Public Education, In Consultation With The Commissioner Of Transportation To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Require Local School Boards To Provide For The Installation And Use Of On-board School Bus Monitoring Systems On Every School Bus Used For The Transportation Of Pupils Enrolled In The School District; To Prescribe The Requirements Of The Policies And Procedures To Be Promulgated By School Boards For The Use Of On-board School Bus Monitoring Systems; To Require The School District To Notify School Bus Drivers, Pupils And Pupils’ Parents That They Are Subject To Being Videotaped On A School Bus At Any Time; To Prescribe The Manner In Which Notification Must Be Given And The Information Concerning Driver And Pupil Conduct To Be Included; To Provide That The Recordings Taken By An On-board School Bus Monitoring System Shall Be Confidential; To Require The Local School Board To Designate Administrative Personnel To Periodically Review Videotapes On A Random Basis To Ensure Proper Driver And Pupil Conduct; To Amend Section 37-15-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The University Of Mississippi Medical Center To Use Bid Practices That Follow The Procedures Provided In The Department Of Finance And Administration Bid Guidelines For Construction Projects That Are Privately Funded Or Funded By Self-generated Funds; To Bring Forward Section 31-7-38, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of Special Olympics Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of The Mississippi Music Educators Association; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of The Mississippi Corvette Club, Inc.; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of The Charleston Tigers Athletic Foundation; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of Baptist Medical And Dental Mission International Of Hattiesburg, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of Pascagoula High School; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of Simpson Academy; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; To Authorize The Issuance Of A Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tag For Supporters Of Filmmakers In Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of Presbyterian Christian School In Hattiesburg, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of Farm Families Of Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of Taylorsville High School; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of Raleigh High School; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of Mize Attendance Center; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of Crappie Fishing In The State Of Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of Tylertown High School; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of Mississippians For Better Mental Health; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of The Alzheimer’s Association, Mississippi Chapter; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of The Historical Nichols Tigers Of Biloxi, Mississippi; To Authorize The Issuance Of A Special License Tag For Trailers Primarily Designed For The Transport Of Horses To Supporters Of The Mississippi State Equine Association; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of St. Joseph High School; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of Magnolia High School Alumni Association, Inc.; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of Tunica Academy; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of Mcnair School Reunion, Inc.; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of Vicksburg High School; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of The Corinth High School Alumni Association; To Authorize The Issuance Of A Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tag To Supporters Of The Mississippi Veterinary Association; To Authorize The Issuance Of A Distinctive Dyslexia Awareness Motor Vehicle License Tag; To Authorize The Issuance Of A Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tag With The Word “don’t Tread On Me” Imprinted Thereon; To Authorize The Issuance Of A Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tag To Supporters Of Jackson Academy; To Provide For The Issuance Of A Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tag To Supporters Of Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of The Abbie Rogers Civitan Camp; To Authorize The Issuance Of A Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tag To Supporters Of The Animal Rescue League Of Laurel; To Authorize The Issuance Of A Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tag To Supporters Of Brookhaven Academy; To Authorize The Issuance Of A Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tag Honoring Ronald Reagan, Fortieth President Of The United States, And His Many Outstanding Accomplishments; To Authorize The Issuance Of A Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tag To Supporters Of Jackson Preparatory School; To Authorize The Issuance Of A Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tag With The Words “we Love Life” Imprinted Thereon; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of Connected Hearts Domestic Violence Organization, Inc.; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of Mississippi Teaparty, Inc.; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of The Louisiana-mississippi Hospice And Palliative Care Organization (lmhpco); To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of Lanier High School; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of The Hattiesburg Zoological Society; To Prescribe An Additional Fee For The Issuance Of Such Tags; To Provide For The Distribution Of Such Fees; To Amend Section 27-19-56.5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motorcycle License Plates Or Tags To Purple Heart Recipients And Unremarried Surviving Spouses Of Such Persons; To Amend Section 27-19-56.27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reauthorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags Supporting The Department Of Marine Resources For Supporters Of The Mississippi Seafood Industry And To Require Fees Collected From The Issuance Of The License Tags To Be Deposited Into The Mississippi Seafood Marketing Program Account Rather Than The Artificial Reef Program Account; To Amend Section 49-15-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Section And To Create The Mississippi Seafood Marketing Program Account In The Seafood Fund; To Amend Section 27-19-56.68, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reauthorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of The Girl Scouts Of The United States Of America; To Amend Section 27-19-56.108, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reauthorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of Rotary International; To Amend Section 27-19-56.125, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reauthorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motorcycle License Tags To Veterans Of The United States Armed Forces; To Amend Section 27-19-56.127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reauthorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of The Mississippi Wing Of The Civil Air Patrol; To Amend Section 27-19-56.135, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reauthorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Attorneys; To Amend Section 27-19-56.232, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Required Wording On The Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags Authorized For Issuance To Supporters Of The Biloxi Public School District From “biloxi Public Schools” To “biloxi Indians,” And To Revise The Distribution Of Fees Collected From The Issuance Of Such Distinctive License Tags So That The Fees Are Distributed To The Biloxi Big Red Athletic Foundation; To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive License Tags To Recipients Of The Silver Star And To The Unremarried Surviving Spouse Of Any Such Person Without The Payment Of An Additional Fee; To Provide That Such License Tags Shall Be Exempt From All Motor Vehicle Registration Fees And Privilege Taxes; To Amend Section 27-51-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Such License Tags From The Payment Of Motor Vehicle Ad Valorem Taxes; To Amend Section 27-19-56.62, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 27-19-44, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt The Distinctive Motorcycle License Tag For Veterans Of The United States Armed Forces, The Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tag For Supporters Of Mississippi Wing Of The Civil Air Patrol And The Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tag For Persons Who Served In The United States Armed Forces And Were Awarded Certain Medals For Service In, Or In Support Of Operations In, Afghanistan From The Requirement That The Amount Of Money Necessary To Purchase A Certain Number Of The Tags Be Deposited With The Department Of Revenue Before The Department Will Prepare And Issue The Tag; To Make It Clear That Distinctive License Tags Issued For School Districts Under Section 27-19-56.154 Are Exempt From The Time Limit For Submitting Proof That At Least 300 Of Such License Tags Or Plates Will Be Purchased And Deposit With The Department An Amount Necessary To Purchase 300 Of Such License Tags Or Plates; To Amend Section 27-19-56.154, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 27-19-56.133, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Issuance Of A Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tag To Supporters Of The Boys And Girls Clubs Rather Than Supporters Of The Mississippi Alliance For Boys And Girls Clubs And To Reauthorize The Issuance Of The Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tag Authorized By This Section; To Amend Section 27-19-56.216, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Distinctive Tag Authorized Under This Section Shall Be Issued To Supporters Of The Laurel School District; To Revise The Words Required To Be Displayed On The Tag; To Provide That The Additional Fee Collected On The Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tag Issued Under This Section Shall Be Distributed To The Laurel School District; To Amend Section 27-19-48, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Issuance Of Personalized License Tags For Noncommercial Trailers; To Authorize The Issuance Of A Special Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Distinctive License Tag; To Prescribe An Additional Fee For The Issuance Of Such Tag; To Provide For The Distribution Of Such Fees; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The University Of Mississippi Medical Center To Use Bid Practices That Follow The Procedures Provided In The Department Of Finance And Administration Bid Guidelines For Construction Projects That Are Privately Funded Or Funded By Self-generated Funds; And For Related Purposes.