Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Department of Human Services; funds apportioned equitably among county offices, and employees immune from liability.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/10 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary B | |
| 2 | 02/04 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2003 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Guice
Code Sections: A 043-0001-0005, A 011-0046-0009, A 097-0003-0007
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-1-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DIRECT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO DEVELOP FORMULAS BY WHICH ALL FUNDS RECEIVED FOR PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE APPORTIONED AMONG THE COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF HUMAN SERVICES ON AN EQUITABLE BASIS, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT WHO DIRECTLY PROVIDE CLIENT SERVICES WILL BE APPORTIONED AMONG THE COUNTY DEPARTMENTS ON AN EQUITABLE BASIS; TO AMEND SECTION 11-46-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE IMMUNITY TO EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF ANY ACT OR OMISSION OF THE EMPLOYEE IN THE COURSE OF PROVIDING SERVICES UNDER PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT, EXCEPT IN CERTAIN CASES; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO IS CONVICTED OF ASSAULT AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES WHO WAS PROVIDING SERVICES OF THE DEPARTMENT TO THE PERSON SHALL BE PUNISHED BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT LESS THAN TWO YEARS, WHICH MINIMUM PERIOD OF IMPRISONMENT SHALL NOT BE SUSPENDED OR REDUCED BY THE COURT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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