2016
Regular Session
Juvenile Detention Facilities Licensing Act; create and require interpretation services and certain girls' facility.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES LICENSING ACT; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS; TO PRESCRIBE CERTAIN DUTIES OF THE JUVENILE FACILITIES MONITORING UNIT IN ITS ROLE AS A LICENSING AGENCY; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROMULGATE CERTAIN RULES AS THEY PERTAIN TO THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN HOUSED IN JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES; TO PROVIDE THAT JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES MUST HAVE A LICENSE TO OPERATE AS OF OCTOBER OF 2017; TO REQUIRE THE LICENSING AGENCY TO MAKE INSPECTIONS; TO PROVIDE A HEARING AND APPEALS PROCESS IF A JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITY'S LICENSE IS SUSPENDED, REVOKED OR RESTRICTED; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-321, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE CERTAIN MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-323, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO PROVIDE THAT THE JUVENILE FACILITIES MONITORING UNIT SHALL TRAIN JUVENILE DETENTION OFFICERS; TO PROVIDE THAT NO STATEMENTS, ADMISSIONS OR CONFESSIONS OR INCRIMINATING INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM A YOUTH DURING A SCREENING OR ASSESSMENT SHALL BE ADMITTED INTO EVIDENCE AGAINST THE CHILD ON THE ISSUE OF WHETHER THE CHILD COMMITTED A DELINQUENT ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ADD THE TERMS "ASSESSMENT" AND "SCREENING" UNDER THE YOUTH COURT LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-559, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT STATEMENTS, ADMISSIONS OR CONFESSIONS FROM BEING ADMITTED INTO EVIDENCE TO DETERMINE DELINQUENCY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-21-561 AND 43-21-603, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO REQUIRE THAT LANGUAGE AND SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION SERVICES BE PROVIDED FOR CERTAIN YOUTH AT JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; TO REQUIRE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS TO ADOPT A POLICY PROVIDING FOR INTERPRETATION SERVICES FOR CERTAIN YOUTH AT THE CENTERS; TO PROVIDE THAT INTERPRETERS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY TO ASSIST THE CENTERS; TO REQUIRE THE CENTERS TO POST NOTICES ADVERTISING THE INTERPRETATION SERVICES WITHIN THE DETENTION CENTERS; TO REQUIRE FUNDING FOR SUCH SERVICES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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1481
House Bill 1481
HB 1481
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Dead
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
No
Majority
July 1, 2016
Education
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Youth and Family Affairs
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../../House_cmtes/YF.xml
Judiciary, Division A
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Appropriations
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../../Senate_cmtes/AP.xml
Coleman
../../House_authors/Coleman.xml
Henley
../../House_authors/Henley.xml
Dixon
../../House_authors/Dixon.xml
Hines
../../House_authors/Hines.xml
A
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../../code_sections/043/00210323.xml
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../../code_sections/043/00210105.xml
A
../../code_sections/043/00210559.xml
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../../code_sections/043/00210603.xml
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02/08 (H) Referred To Education;Youth and Family Affairs
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02/18 (H) DR - TSDPCS: ED To YF
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02/23 (H) DR - TSDPCS: YF To ED
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02/23 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
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02/25 (H) Read the Third Time
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03/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
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03/01 (H) Passed
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03/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
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03/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Appropriations
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03/22 (S) Died In Committee
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