Mississippi education

Foreign-born residents include naturalized citizens and both lawfully and unlawfully present noncitizens. The reviewed immigration provisions address subsets of this population and do not change birthplace or determine any particular resident’s status. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Mississippi evidence context: Residents who are foreign-born. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

SECTION 1. Section 25-1-119, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 25-1-119. (1) No * * * agency * * * or department * * * of this state; county, municipality or any other political subdivision of this state * * *; university, college, community college or junior college * * *; or any agent, employee * * *, officer or law enforcement agency thereof shall adopt, * * * implement or have in effect a policy, order * * *, ordinance, practice or procedure, that (a) limits, restricts, bans or interferes with the enforcement of lawful federal immigration laws by any person; ( * * *b) limits or prohibits any person from communicating or cooperating with federal agencies or officials to verify or report the immigration status of any person; or ( * * *c) grants to any person the right to lawful presence or status within the state, or a county * * *, municipality or any other political subdivision of the state, or the campus of a university, college, community college or junior college in violation of state or federal law. (2) Any policy, order * * *, ordinance practice or procedure, adopted in violation of this section shall be invalid and void from the date of its adoption or enactment and shall have no force or effect. (3) All agencies and departments of this state; counties, municipalities and any other political subdivisions of this state; universities, colleges, community colleges and junior colleges; and all agents, employees, officers and law enforcement agencies thereof shall cooperate to the fullest extent possible with the federal government and other state and local governments in enforcing lawful federal immigration laws, complying with any immigration detainer request issued by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and providing information on all aliens within the state when requested by federal and other state and local government agencies, departments and law enforcement officials. (4) The Attorney General shall investigate any agency or department of this state; county, municipality or any other political subdivision of this state; university, college, community college or junior college; or any agent, employee, officer or law enforcement agency thereof alleged to be in violation of this section and upon finding a violation, the Attorney General shall: (i) Bring an action for declaratory or injunctive relief to compel compliance; (ii) Seek any other relief authorized by law to enforce this section; and (iii) Pursue enforcement against any state or local official or employee to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Foreign-born residents include naturalized citizens and both lawfully and unlawfully present noncitizens. The reviewed immigration provisions address subsets of this population and do not change birthplace or determine any particular resident’s status. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Mississippi evidence context: Residents who are foreign-born. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

SECTION 1. Section 25-1-119, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 25-1-119. (1) No * * * agency * * * or department * * * of this state; county, municipality or any other political subdivision of this state * * *; university, college, community college or junior college * * *; or any agent, employee * * *, officer or law enforcement agency thereof shall adopt, * * * implement or have in effect a policy, order * * *, ordinance, practice or procedure, that (a) limits, restricts, bans or interferes with the enforcement of lawful federal immigration laws by any person; ( * * *b) limits or prohibits any person from communicating or cooperating with federal agencies or officials to verify or report the immigration status of any person; or ( * * *c) grants to any person the right to lawful presence or status within the state, or a county * * *, municipality or any other political subdivision of the state, or the campus of a university, college, community college or junior college in violation of state or federal law. (2) Any policy, order * * *, ordinance practice or procedure, adopted in violation of this section shall be invalid and void from the date of its adoption or enactment and shall have no force or effect. (3) All agencies and departments of this state; counties, municipalities and any other political subdivisions of this state; universities, colleges, community colleges and junior colleges; and all agents, employees, officers and law enforcement agencies thereof shall cooperate to the fullest extent possible with the federal government and other state and local governments in enforcing lawful federal immigration laws, complying with any immigration detainer request issued by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and providing information on all aliens within the state when requested by federal and other state and local government agencies, departments and law enforcement officials. (4) The Attorney General shall investigate any agency or department of this state; county, municipality or any other political subdivision of this state; university, college, community college or junior college; or any agent, employee, officer or law enforcement agency thereof alleged to be in violation of this section and upon finding a violation, the Attorney General shall: (i) Bring an action for declaratory or injunctive relief to compel compliance; (ii) Seek any other relief authorized by law to enforce this section; and (iii) Pursue enforcement against any state or local official or employee to the fullest extent permitted by law.

The mortality series includes firearm deaths across intents, including suicide and homicide. Storage rules and firearm regulation concern possible components of injury prevention without proving an effect on deaths. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Mississippi evidence context: Firearm deaths. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

SECTION 1. As used in this act: (a) "Immediate control" means a firearm carried on a person or within such proximity that a person can prevent access by a minor. (b) "Securely stored firearm" means a firearm that is stored in a manner that a reasonable person would believe prevents unauthorized access by a minor, including, but not limited to, a locked container, gun safe, or mechanical locking device. SECTION 2. (1) Any person who owns, possesses, or controls a firearm shall exercise reasonable care to prevent access to the firearm by a minor when the firearm is not under the person's immediate control. (2) This section establishes a minimum standard of care and does not create a private cause of action. SECTION 3. (1) A person commits the offense of negligent storage of a firearm if: (a) The person knowingly or recklessly stores or leaves a firearm unsecured; and (b) A minor gains access to the firearm without lawful permission; and (c) The minor discharges the firearm, uses the firearm to threaten or injure any person, or transports the firearm onto school property or any other location where possession of a firearm is unlawful. (2) A person convicted under subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six (6) months, or by both fine and imprisonment. SECTION 4. There shall be no civil or criminal liability under Section 2 or 3 of this act where: (a) The firearm was secured but accessed through unlawful entry or theft; (b) The minor was using the firearm in lawful hunting, sporting or agricultural activity with parental permission and supervision; or (c) The minor was under immediate control of the owner at the time of the access. SECTION 5. Nothing in this act shall authorize the inspection of private residences, impose strict liability absent negligent conduct, or be construed to infringe upon the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution or Article 3, Section 12 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890.

The fact measures diploma-or-higher attainment among adults age 25 and older. Programs for younger students concern a possible future component of adult attainment rather than the previously measured population. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Mississippi evidence context: Adults with at least a high school diploma. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

SECTION 1. (1) There is established the Hope and Opportunity Pathways through Education (HOPE) Program. The State Department of Education shall implement and administer the HOPE Program. The goal of the HOPE Program is to develop a comprehensive system in this state to re—enroll significant numbers of high school dropouts in programs that will enable them to earn their high school diploma. (2) Through the HOPE Program, the State Department of Education shall award grants, subject to appropriation for this purpose, to school districts to assist in establishing instructional programs and other services designed to re—enroll high school dropouts. The HOPE Program may provide incentive grant funds for a school district to develop partnerships with other school districts, public community colleges and community groups to build comprehensive plans to re—enroll high school dropouts in their regions or districts. Programs funded through the HOPE Program must allow high school dropouts, up to and including persons twenty-one (21) years of age, to re-enroll in an educational program in conformance with rules adopted by the State Board of Education. Programs may include, without limitation, comprehensive year—round programming, evening school, summer school, community college courses, adult education, vocational training, work experience, programs to enhance self-concept and parenting courses. Any student in the HOPE Program who wishes to earn a high school diploma must meet the prerequisites to receiving a high school diploma and any other graduation requirements of the student's school district of residence. Any student who successfully completes the requirements for his or her graduation must be awarded a diploma identifying the student as graduating from his or her school district of residence.