Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Wardens; authorize as chief corrections officer for regional correctional facilities housing state inmates.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/17 (H) Referred To Penitentiary | |
| 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 Committee:
Principal Author: Stevens
Additional Authors: Bowles, Clarke, Frierson, Horne
Code Sections: A 047-0005-0935, A 047-0005-0937
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-935, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A WARDEN APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SHALL BE THE CHIEF CORRECTIONS OFFICER IN ANY COUNTY WITH A REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY THAT HOUSES STATE INMATES; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-937, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A WARDEN APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SHALL EMPLOY LEGAL SERVICES TO REPRESENT A REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY AND TO PROVIDE THAT CONTRACTS FOR LEGAL SERVICES MAY NOT EXCEED THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SITTING AT THE TIME THE CONTRACT IS ADOPTED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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