MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2022 Regular Session

To: Banking and Financial Services

By: Representatives Turner, Aguirre, Brown (20th)

House Bill 1361

AN ACT TO CREATE A NEW SECTION OF LAW IN THE MOTOR VEHICLE SALES FINANCE LAW TO CLARIFY THAT EMPLOYEES OF A STATE LICENSEE MAY WORK FROM HOME OR OTHER REMOTE LOCATION SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

     SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to interfere with employees of a state licensee under this chapter working from home or another remote location selected by the employee, provide the licensee:

          (a)  Ensures all in-person customer interactions will not be conducted at home or other remote location, and will not designate the home or other remote location to consumers or customers as a business location;

          (b)  Maintains appropriate safeguards for licensee and consumer data, information and records, including the use of secure virtual private networks where appropriate;

          (c)  Employs appropriate risk-based monitoring and oversight processes of work performed from home or other remote location, and maintains records of the same;

          (d)  Ensures consumer information and records are not maintained at home or other remote location;

          (e)  Ensures consumer and licensee information and records remain accessible and available for regulatory oversight and exams; and

          (f)  Provides appropriate employee training to keep all conversations about, and with, consumers conducted from home or other remote location confidential, as if conducted from a commercial location, and to ensure remote employees work in an environment conducive and appropriate to that privacy.

     SECTION 2.  Section 1 of this act shall be codified in Chapter 19, Title 63, Mississippi Code of 1972.

     SECTION 3.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.