HB 1248: The Tim Tebow Act
House Bill 1248, sponsored by Rep. Dan Eubanks, would allow homeschool students to participate in public school extracurricular activities. Often dubbed the Tim Tebow Act after the Heisman quarterback who was homeschooled but able to play high school football for his local high school in Florida, similar legislation has been moving across the country to…
HB 524: The Tim Tebow Act
House Bill 524, authored by Rep. Becky Currie, would allow homeschool students to participate in public school extracurricular activities. Often referred to as the “Tim Tebow Act” after the Heisman quarterback who was homeschooled but able to play high school football for his local high school in Florida, similar legislation has been moving across the…
HB 1448: The Tim Tebow Act
House Bill 1448, sponsored by Rep. Rob Roberson, would allow homeschool students to participate in public school extracurricular activities. Often dubbed the Tim Tebow Act after the Heisman quarterback who was homeschooled but able to play high school football for his local high school in Florida, similar legislation has been moving across the country to…
SB 2562: The Tim Tebow Act
Senate Bill 2562, sponsored by Sen. Dennis DeBar, would allow homeschool students to participate in public school extracurricular activities. Often dubbed the Tim Tebow Act after the Heisman quarterback who was homeschooled but able to play high school football for his local high school in Florida, similar legislation has been moving across the country to…
HB 1449: The Mississippi Student Freedom Act
House Bill 1449, sponsored by Rep. Rob Roberson, would create the Mississippi Student Freedom Act to provide Magnolia Scholarship Accounts (MSA) to students. An MSA is a taxpayer-funded account that families can use for the educational expenses of their child. This allows families to customize an education based on their specific needs. Under the proposal,…
HB 1455: Expand Mississippi’s prison work initiative
House Bill 1455, sponsored by Rep. Jansen Owen, would expand the Central Mississippi Pilot Prison Industries program to all state, regional, and private correctional facilities in the state. The pilot program was started at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility (CMCF). Located in Rankin County, CMCF houses over 3,800 individuals – the largest population of any…
SB 2444: Expand Mississippi’s prison work initiative
Senate Bill 2444, sponsored by Sen. Juan Barnett, would expand the Central Mississippi Pilot Prison Industries program to all state, regional, and private correctional facilities in the state. Under this pilot program, employers near Central MS Correctional Facility (CMCF) employ prisoners who are near the end of their time in prison. The prisoners are paid…
SB 2291: Regulatory reduction pilot program
Senate Bill 2291, sponsored by Sen. Kevin Blackwell, would create a pilot program for five state agencies to reduce their regulations by 30 percent over the next three years. It begins by requiring each agency to count every rule and regulation under its jurisdiction, then eliminate ones that are outdated or unnecessary for public health…
SB 2066: Freedom to Shampoo Hair
Senate Bill 2066, authored by Sen. Angela Hill, would allow a person to shampoo other people’s hair without having to obtain a time-consuming and irrelevant cosmetology license, which requires 1,500 hours of training. Under the proposed legislation, a person could obtain a permit to shampoo hair after 40 hours of training. A permit would not…
HB 924: Authorize mobile barbershops
House Bill 924, sponsored by Rep. Tracey Rosebud, would authorize licensed barbers to operate mobile barbershops in the state. Barber regulations in Mississippi, among other things, prevent barbers from operating a mobile barbershop. Mobile barbershops are not a new idea. Over the past decade, entrepreneurial barbers around the country have come up with an idea…