Senate Bill NO. 2988

By Representative(s) Wallace

Amend on line 235 by striking the words "or youth court judge" and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"judge, county administrator in counties with a population of more than two hundred forty-five thousand (245,000) according to the 1990 decennial census or board of supervisors in counties with a population of more than two hundred forty-five thousand (245,000) according to the 1990 decennial census"

Amend further on line 235 by inserting the following after the word "persons": "under existing county personnel policies"

Amend further on line 236 by striking the following: "from time to time"

Amend further after line 245 by inserting the following as Section 6 and renumbering succeeding sections:

SECTION 6. Section 43-21-119, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

43-21-119. The judge or his designee shall appoint as provided in Section 43-21-123 sufficient personnel, responsible to and under the control of the youth court, to carry on the professional, clerical and other work of the youth court. In counties with a population of more than two hundred forty-five thousand (245,000) according to the 1990 decennial census the county administrator shall appoint as provided in Section 43-21-123 sufficient personnel, responsible to and under the control of the youth court, to carry on the professional, clerical and other work of the youth court. The cost of these persons so appointed by the youth court or the county administrator pursuant to this section shall be paid as provided in Section 43-21-123 out of any available funds budgeted for the youth court by the board of supervisors.

Amend further the title on line 12 by inserting the following after the semicolon:

"TO REVISE APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION OF YOUTH COURT SUPPORT STAFF; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-119, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY;