MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

1998 Regular Session

To: Judiciary A; Appropriations

By: Representatives McBride, Morris

House Bill 1603

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 45-3-45, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DAYS OF TRAINING REQUIRED FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL RECRUITS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. Section 45-3-45, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

45-3-45. The commissioner is hereby authorized to set up a training school for patrolmen. He shall prescribe the rules and regulations for the operation of same and the period of training to be required of appointees to the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol. However, the period of training for recruits shall not be less than eighty (80) days. The expense of such training shall be paid in the same manner as other expenses of the patrol.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 1998.