Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Public defenders; create task force to study and report.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 02/21/00 | (S) | Referred To Judiciary;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 03/07/00 | (S) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2000 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
Senate Committees:
Principal Author: Farris
Title: AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC DEFENDERS SYSTEM TASK FORCE TO MAKE A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE EXISTING PUBLIC DEFENDER LAW IN MISSISSIPPI; TO EXAMINE AND STUDY APPROACHES TAKEN IN OTHER STATES REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION AND COST OF STATEWIDE PUBLIC DEFENDER SYSTEMS; TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTION BY THE LEGISLATURE TO STUDY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDERS AND CIRCUIT JUDGES; TO ANALYZE DISTRICT NEEDS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPENSATION OF THE TASK FORCE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TASK FORCE SHALL MAKE A REPORT OF ITS WORK; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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