Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2342

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Background

Title

Description: Interagency Coordinating Council for Children and Youth; establish and empower to provide coordinated services to SED children.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate]

History of Actions:

1 01/09 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
2 01/24 (S) DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
3 01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
4 02/05 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
5 02/05 (S) Passed
6 02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
7 02/07 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
8 02/27 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJune 30, 2001
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

Senate Committees:

House Committees:

Principal Author: Thames

Additional Authors: Smith, Huggins, Dawkins

Code Sections: A 043-0014-0001, A 043-0014-0003, A 043-0014-0005, A 043-0013-0117, RP 043-0014-0007

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-14-1, 43-14-3 and 43-14-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ESTABLISH AN INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH, TO EMPOWER THE INTERAGENCY COUNCIL TO IMPLEMENT A PLANNING PROCESS FOR EACH CHILD SERVICE AGENCY TO UTILIZE FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDS, TO DEFINE CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR SERVICES WHICH ARE TO BE COORDINATED UNDER THIS ACT, TO ESTABLISH AN INTERAGENCY SYSTEM OF CARE COUNCIL TO ADVISE THE INTERAGENCY COUNCIL IN ITS RESPONSIBILITIES, TO ESTABLISH AN INTERAGENCY SYSTEM OF CARE COUNCIL TO PERFORM CERTAIN FUNCTIONS AND ADVISE THE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL, TO AUTHORIZE THE INTERAGENCY COUNCIL TO DIRECT THE MEMBER AGENCIES TO SEEK NECESSARY FUNDS TO SERVE THIS POPULATION OF CHILDREN, TO EMPOWER THE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL TO COORDINATE A POOL OF FUNDS FROM THESE STATE AGENCIES TO SERVE THIS POPULATION OF CHILDREN THROUGH LOCAL COORDINATING CARE ENTITIES DESIGNATED BY THE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL, TO CHARGE THE LOCAL COORDINATING CARE ENTITIES WITH CERTAIN RESPONSIBILITIES, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN PENALTIES FOR STATE AGENCIES WHICH DO NOT CONTRIBUTE OR PARTICIPATE IN THIS COORDINATED PROGRAM, TO AUTHORIZE THE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL TO ASSUME THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JUVENILE HEALTH RECOVERY BOARD AND TO SPECIFY THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL; TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DIRECT THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO APPLY FOR FEDERAL WAIVERS TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES; TO REPEAL SECTION 43-14-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR SERVICES AND ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE BLENDED FUNDING PROGRAM FORMERLY ADMINISTERED BY THE CHILDREN'S ADVISORY COUNCIL AND TO REPEAL SECTION 43-14-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH IS THE AUTOMATIC REPEALER ON SECTIONS 43-14-1 THROUGH 43-14-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/27/01 at 01:02.

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