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An Act To Amend Section 73-11-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Licensing Requirements For Funeral Directors To Require Applicants To Have Served As A Resident Trainee For Not Less Than Twelve Months Under The Supervision Of A Licensed Funeral Director; To Amend Section 73-11-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Time Requirements Related To The Funeral Director Trainee And Apprenticeship Program; To Bring Forward Section 73-11-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Create New Section 73-11-57.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Person Or Entity Shall Engage In Any Activity For Which A License Is Required Under The Chapter Without Holding Such License In Good Standing; To Provide That A Person May Not Be, Act As, Or Advertise Or Hold Himself Or Herself Out To Be A Funeral Service, A Funeral Director, Or A Certified Crematory Operator Unless He Or She Is Currently Licensed By The Board; To Authorize The Board Of Funeral Service To Issue Administrative Complaints To Any Person Or Entity Who It Believes Has Violated Provisions Of The Law; To Allow The Board To Impose A Fine Of Up To $5,000.00 For Violations Of The Chapter; To Authorize The Board To Hold And Conduct Hearings On Subject Violations; To Authorize The Board To Issue An Emergency Order Upon An Unlicensed Person Or Entity; To Empower The Board To File For An Injunction Seeking Enforcement Of The Emergency Order; To Provide That An Aggrieved Party May Appeal From The Assessment And Levy Of A Monetary Penalty; To Amend Section 73-11-58, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Time Requirements Related To The Disposition Of Decedent's Bodies By Funeral Service Practitioners; To Preclude At-fault Parties From Deciding The Disposition Of A Decedent's Remains; To Amend Section 73-11-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Notice Requirement Before A Crematory Or Funeral Establishment May Dispose Of Unclaimed Remains; To Amend Section 73-11-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Written Acknowledgment Form That Is Obtained From The Person Entitled To Control The Disposition Of Cremated Remains; And For Related Purposes.

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Jeremy England (R)*, 

Approved by Governor (on 03/28/2023)

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