MS HB315

Replaces outdated terminology "mentally retarded" with "intellectual disability" throughout Mississippi Code sections 25-15-13, 37-13-91, 37-23-63, 41-4-18, 41-7-173, 41-7-191, and 43-7-61.

Updates references in employee health plan coverage to describe dependent children with "physical or mental disabilities" instead of "physically or mentally handicapped."

Modernizes language in compulsory school attendance law to refer to children with "physical or mental disadvantages or disabilities" in special education contexts.

Changes terminology in intermediate care facility definitions and regulations to use "individuals with intellectual disabilities" instead of "the mentally retarded."

Effective upon passage, with changes applied across education, health care, mental health, and long-term care facility statutes.