Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

House Bill 973

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Title

Description: Child care facility licensing agency; transfer from Department of Health to Department of Human Services.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/17 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations
2 02/01 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2005
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committees:

Principal Author: Wells-Smith

Code Sections: A 043-0020-0005, A 043-0020-0008, A 043-0020-0011, A 043-0020-0012, A 043-0020-0014, A 043-0020-0053, A 043-0020-0057, A 043-0020-0059, RP 043-0020-0007, RP 043-0020-0055

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-20-5, 43-20-8, 43-20-11, 43-20-12, 43-20-14, 43-20-53, 43-20-57 AND 43-20-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO TRANSFER THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RELATING TO THE LICENSURE OF CHILD CARE FACILITIES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SHALL PERFORM ALL OF THE DUTIES RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE OPERATION OF LICENSED CHILD CARE FACILITIES THAT WERE FORMERLY PERFORMED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 43-20-7 AND 43-20-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATE AN ADVISORY COUNCIL TO ASSIST THE LICENSING AGENCY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILD CARE FACILITY STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/01/05 at 18:17.

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