Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Bill 509

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Title

Description: Mississippi Department of Labor; establish and create elected position of commissioner of Labor.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/03 (H) Referred To Labor;Appropriations
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date** See Text
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committees:

Principal Author: Evans

Additional Author: Flaggs

Code Sections: A 071-0005-0101, RP 071-0005-0103, RP 071-0005-0105, RP 071-0005-0107, A 071-0001-0001, A 071-0001-0025, A 071-0001-0027, A 007-0001-0351, A 007-0001-0355, A 007-0001-0357, A 007-0001-0361, A 007-0001-0363, A 007-0001-0365, A 071-0003-0085, RP 071-0003-0087, RP 071-0003-0089, RP 071-0003-0091, RP 071-0003-0093, A 025-0003-0031, A 025-0003-0033, A 023-0015-0193

Title: AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; TO SET FORTH AND PRESCRIBE THE FUNCTIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE STATEWIDE ELECTION OF THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR; TO AMEND SECTION 71-5-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DUTIES, POWERS AND FUNDS OF THE MISSISSIPPI EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY IN THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 71-5-103, 71-5-105 AND 71-5-107, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR MEETINGS AND COMPENSATION OF THE MISSISSIPPI EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION; TO AMEND SECTION 71-1-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EMPOWER THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO REGULATE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS AND ENFORCE ALL LABOR LAWS IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO AMEND SECTIONS 71-1-25 AND 71-1-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EMPOWER THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO ENFORCE CHILD LABOR LAWS; TO EMPOWER THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO ADMINISTER AND COORDINATE CERTAIN FEDERAL AND STATE-FUNDED JOB TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT-RELATED EDUCATION PROGRAMS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 7-1-351, 7-1-355, 7-1-357, 7-1-361, 7-1-363 AND 7-1-365, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO PRESCRIBE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE OFFICE OF INDUSTRY SERVICE AND INDUSTRY START-UP TRAINING, THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONS AND JOB DISCRIMINATION AND THE OFFICE OF DISABLED EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 71-3-85, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE POWERS, DUTIES AND FUNDS OF THE MISSISSIPPI WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION IN THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 71-3-87, 71-3-89, 71-3-91 AND 71-3-93, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR THE BONDING, TRAVEL EXPENSES, EMPLOYEES AND SEAL OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION; TO AMEND SECTION 25-3-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO SET THE ANNUAL SALARY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR; TO AMEND SECTION 25-3-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE CERTAIN FIXED SALARIES; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-193, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE THE ELECTION OF THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR IN THE GENERAL ELECTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/01 at 18:18.

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