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2011 Regular Session

House Bill 1179

Division of Youth Services; require to operate therapeutic group homes on the grounds of Oakley Training School.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee on February 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-27-201, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE ADOLESCENT OFFENDER PROGRAM TO THE ADOLESCENT OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH PROGRAMS MUST PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE STRENGTH-BASED NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLANS AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR CERTAIN YOUTH; TO REQUIRE THAT AT OAKLEY TRAINING SCHOOL, TWO THERAPEUTIC GROUP HOMES SHALL BE OPERATED BY THE DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES; TO REQUIRE SUCH HOMES TO BE SUBJECT TO LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; TO AMEND SECTION 43-27-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT MALE YOUTH BE HOUSED AT OAKLEY TRAINING SCHOOL; TO PROVIDE THAT ON THE GROUNDS OF OAKLEY, ONE OF THE TWO GROUP HOMES SHALL BE SPECIFICALLY FOR FEMALES WHO SHALL RECEIVE GENDER RESPONSIVE TREATMENT; TO PROVIDE THE MAXIMUM LENGTH OF STAY FOR YOUTH AT SUCH GROUP HOMES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 99-3-28 AND 97-44-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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 17 to February 1, 2011, 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days

Juvenile JusticeJan 17 to Jan 247 days

AppropriationsJan 24 to Feb 1 · stopped8 days

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 17 – Feb 1

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committees on Juvenile Justice and on Appropriations
  2. Jan 24Reported as a committee substitute from JJ to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Juvenile Justice;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 24DR - TSDPCS: JJ To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives