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2008 Regular Session

House Bill 244

Columbia Training School; discontinue operation as secure training school for juvenile delinquents.

Became law as Chapter 555, Laws of 2008, signed May 10, 2008, 106 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO DISCONTINUE THE USE OF COLUMBIA TRAINING SCHOOL AS A SECURE TRAINING SCHOOL FOR ALL JUVENILE DELINQUENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL YOUTH COMMITTED TO TRAINING SCHOOL SHALL BE HOUSED AT OAKLEY TRAINING SCHOOL; TO REQUIRE OAKLEY TRAINING SCHOOL TO PROVIDE GENDER SPECIFIC TREATMENT FOR YOUTH ADJUDICATED DELINQUENT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COLUMBIA TRAINING SCHOOL PROPERTY SHALL BE USED AS A SHORT-TERM PRERELEASE CENTER FOR CERTAIN NONVIOLENT MALE OFFENDERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT OTHER PARTS OF SUCH PROPERTY MAY BE LEASED OR TRANSFERRED TO ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-605, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, AS AMENDED BY HOUSE BILL NO. 348, 2008 REGULAR SESSION, TO REQUIRE THAT DISPOSITION ORDERS MEET A CERTAIN STANDARD REGARDLESS OF HOW LONG A CHILD IS COMMITTED TO A DETENTION CENTER; TO REQUIRE THAT OAKLEY TRAINING SCHOOL USE EVIDENCED-BASED PRACTICES AND GENDER SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 25 to May 10, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action24 actions on 15 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 25 to Feb 2733 days

Juvenile JusticeJan 25 to Feb 1420 days

AppropriationsFeb 14 to Feb 195 days

Juvenile JusticeFeb 19 to Feb 190 days

In the SenateFeb 27 to Mar 2426 days

CorrectionsMar 4 to Mar 1814 days

AppropriationsMar 18 to Mar 180 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 24 to Apr 2431 days

With the GovernorApr 24 to May 1016 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 25 – Feb 27

  1. Referred to the House committees on Juvenile Justice and on Appropriations
  2. Reported as a committee substitute from JJ to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Reported as a committee substitute from AP to JJ in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  5. Committee substitute adopted in the House
  6. Amended in the House
  7. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Mar 3 – Mar 24

  1. Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committees on Corrections and on Appropriations
  3. Reported as amended from CR to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  5. Amended in the Senate
  6. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 25 – Apr 24

  1. Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Conferees named in the House: Banks, Malone and Flaggs
  4. Conferees named in the Senate: Simmons, Hyde-Smith and Jackson (11th)
  5. Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  8. Conference report adopted in the House
  9. Enrolled bill signed in the House

To the Governor Apr 24 – May 10

  1. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  2. Approved by the Governor
All 24 actions, as published