MS HB1303

Establishes state minimum wage of $15.00 per hour, with tipped employees exempt and paid minimum of $3.62 per hour.

Requires overtime compensation at 1.5 times regular rate for employees earning $455.00 or less per week and specifies categories of workers entitled to overtime regardless of salary.

Prohibits wage discrimination based on sex for equal work requiring equal skill, effort, and responsibility; employees may sue in circuit court for remedies including back pay, attorney's fees, and up to 300% damages for willful violations.

Creates two scholarship grant programs for single mothers: up to $7,500 at community colleges and up to $15,000 at state universities, covering tuition, fees, and child care services.

Amends sex education requirements to include medically accurate comprehensive instruction on decision-making, healthcare access, and legal resources for sexual assault victims, while maintaining abstinence-only as state standard.