Senate Bill 2328

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 3-3-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT ALL STATE AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OFFER ALL SERVICES OR OTHER MATERIALS IN AN ENGLISH-ONLY FORMAT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. Section 3-3-31, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

3-3-31. (1) The English language is the official language of the State of Mississippi.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all state agencies and political subdivisions of the state shall offer all services, publications, printed, audio and video materials and tests in an English-only format unless otherwise required by federal law or regulations.

SECTION 2. Subject to appropriation, the Commissioner of Public Safety shall designate that some or all members of the Highway Safety Patrol be trained in accordance with a memorandum of understanding between the State of Mississippi and the United States Department of Homeland Security concerning the enforcement of federal immigration laws during the course of their normal duties in the State of Mississippi in accordance with 8 USC Section 1357(g). The Commissioner shall have authority to negotiate the terms of the memorandum which shall be signed by the chief officer of the Highway Safety Patrol, the Governor, and the Commissioner of Public Safety.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2011.