MS HB863

Deletes provisions prohibiting the nonprofit corporation from operating prison agricultural enterprises or duplicating agricultural programs, allowing the corporation broader operational authority.

Reduces the board of directors from eleven members to five members, replacing industry-specific representatives and Mississippi Delta Community College with the Corrections Commissioner, faith-based representative, business representative, AccelerateMS Executive Director, and Mississippi Community College Board Executive Director.

Expands the corporation's authority to establish training programs with any community college or state institution of higher learning rather than exclusively with Mississippi Delta Community College.

Adds a July 1, 2024 repeal date for the Mississippi Prison Industries Act of 1990 and related provisions, sunsetting the prison industries program in two years.

Clarifies that offenders in the Prison Industry Enhancement Program must remain under department supervision at all times, except as provided in a separate Work Initiative program.