Mississippi lawmakers passed a law almost unanimously earlier this year to pay public schools to turn out more career and technical students with industry certifications.

Such a ban would follow India, the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Norway, and others around the world with aggressive targets to reduce emissions and curb climate change.

The proposal puts federal regulators in the driver’s seat and bars states from blocking autonomous vehicles. it would allow automakers to obtain exemptions to deploy up to 25,000 vehicles without meeting existing auto safety standards in the first year.

The bill by North Richland Hills Sen. Kelly Hancock would require the vehicles to meet all federal and state safety standards and carry the usual motorist liability insurance.