Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

House Bill 1003

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Title

Description: Juvenile correctional facilities; transfer administration of from Department of Human Services to new department and commissioner.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 02/16 (H) Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
2 03/09 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2004
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committees:

Principal Author: Flaggs

Additional Author: Hines

Code Sections: A 031-0011-0003, A 037-0031-0065, A 037-0113-0021, A 037-0143-0015, A 043-0021-0159, A 043-0021-0605, A 043-0027-0008, A 043-0027-0020, A 043-0027-0201, A 043-0027-0401, A 047-0005-0151, A 047-0007-0045, A 065-0001-0037, A 099-0043-0003, RP 043-0027-0010, RP 043-0027-0011, RP 043-0027-0012, RP 043-0027-0022, RP 043-0027-0023, RP 043-0027-0025, RP 043-0027-0027, RP 043-0027-0029, RP 043-0027-0035

Title: AN ACT TO CREATE THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, WHICH SHALL BE VESTED WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF ALL JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORIZED BY LAW; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE HEADED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, WHO SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL RECORDS, PROPERTY, FUNDS, OTHER ASSETS AND PERSONNEL OF THE JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE OFFICE OF YOUTH SERVICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES; TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE OAKLEY TRAINING SCHOOL TO THE BOYS JUVENILE TRAINING SCHOOL, AND CHANGE THE NAME OF THE COLUMBIA TRAINING SCHOOL TO THE GIRLS JUVENILE TRAINING SCHOOL; TO AMEND SECTIONS 31-11-3, 37-31-65, 37-113-21, 37-143-15, 43-21-159, 43-21-605, 43-27-8, 43-27-20, 43-27-201, 43-27-401, 47-5-151, 47-7-45, 65-1-37 AND 99-43-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 43-27-10, 43-27-11, 43-27-12, 43-27-22, 43-27-23, 43-27-25, 43-27-27, 43-27-29 AND 43-27-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES HAS JURISDICTION OVER THE JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/09/04 at 18:00.

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