Adopted

AMENDMENT NO 1 TO COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

House Bill No. 1020

BY: Senator(s) Wiggins

     AMEND by deleting SECTION 3 in its entirety and insert in lieu thereof the following:

SECTION 3.  The public defender of the Seventh Circuit Court District may appoint three (3) full-time assistant public defenders in addition to those appointed under Section 25-32-3.  Said full-time assistant public defenders shall receive compensation in an amount equal to full-time assistant public defenders in the Seventh Circuit Court District subject to available funds specifically appropriated therefor by the Legislature.

     AMEND on lines 102-106 by deleting the new language and inserting the following:

(3)  By October 1, 2023, the clerk of the Seventh Circuit Court District in conjunction with the Administrative Office of Courts shall provide case disposition and caseload data in the district from January 1, 2017, to September 15, 2023, to the Chairs of the Senate Judiciary, Division A and the House Judiciary A Committees and the Chairs of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees for the purpose of assisting the Legislature in its consideration to authorize one (1) circuit judge for the Seventh Circuit Court District in addition to the judges authorized in subsection (1) of this section.  Any judge to be authorized under this subsection shall be elected from the subdistrict as provided by Section 9-7-23(2)(e).

     AMEND on lines 134-139 by deleting SECTION 7 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

SECTION 7.  (1)  Subject to the availability of funds specifically appropriated therefor, the Department of Public Safety shall:

          (a)  Issue all patrol law enforcement officers within the Office of Capitol Police body-worn cameras which shall be worn on the uniforms of the patrol officers; and

          (b)  Equip all patrol vehicles used by law enforcement officers within the Office of Capitol Police with vehicle cameras.

     (2)  Body-worn cameras and vehicle cameras required under this section shall be kept in good working condition and shall be operational while an officer or vehicle is on patrol.

     (3)  As used in this section the following words have the meaning herein ascribed unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

          (a)  "Body-worn camera" means a device that is worn by a law enforcement officer which has the capability of electronically recording audio and video of the activities of the officer.

          (b)  "Vehicle camera" means a device that is equipped to a law enforcement vehicle which has the capability of electronically recording audio and video of the activities of the vehicle's surroundings.

     AMEND by striking the new language on lines 215-224.

     AMEND on line 226 by adding the following before the comma:

within the Capitol Complex Improvement District

     AMEND by inserting the following new section after line 252 and renumber subsequent section(s) accordingly:

SECTION (*).  (1)  The Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, the City of Jackson and the Sheriff of Hinds County may enter into a Memorandum of Understanding detailing the expectations of the parties concerning the enforcement of all laws of the State of Mississippi within the boundaries of the City of Jackson, Mississippi.

     (2)  A copy of any said executed memorandum shall be provided to the Department of Finance and Administration, and the Chairs of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees.

     (3)  The execution of or failure to execute such a memorandum shall not affect any grant of jurisdiction under Section 45-1-19.

     FURTHER, AMEND the title to conform.