MS HC123

Suspends Joint Rules deadlines, including Joint Rule No. 40, to allow drafting, introduction, consideration and passage of a comprehensive employment and workforce bill.

Brings forward sections 37-153-1 through 37-153-13 (Mississippi Comprehensive Workforce Training and Education Consolidation Act of 2004) for amendment.

Brings forward multiple sections of Mississippi Code relating to employment security law (sections 71-5-5, 71-5-11, 71-5-19, and others) and unemployment compensation benefits (sections 71-5-503, 71-5-511, 71-5-513, 71-5-517, 71-5-519, 71-5-523, 71-5-525, 71-5-529, 71-5-531, and 71-5-541) for amendment.

Brings forward sections relating to the Mississippi Employment Security Commission's powers and responsibilities, the State Employment Service, and regulations governing nonprofit organizations and state agencies under employment security law for amendment.

Brings forward sections relating to TANF benefits, child support services, new hire reporting requirements, and various economic development acts (Mississippi Advantage Jobs Act, Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act, Growth and Prosperity Act) for amendment.