l9n/ Mississippi

2015 Regular Session

House Bill 1354

Mandatory Risk Assessment Instrument; require AOC to develop and use in all youth courts.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-21-309 AND 37-13-92, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT PRIOR TO DISPOSING A YOUTH FOR A DELINQUENT OFFENSE, THE COURT SHALL BE PROVIDED THE RESULTS OF A VALIDATED JUVENILE RISK ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE RISK OF THE YOUTH TO REOFFEND; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY COMPULSORY-SCHOOL-AGE CHILD THAT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO YOUTH COURT BY A SCHOOL OFFICIAL SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A JUVENILE RISK ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT COMPLETED BY THE INTAKE UNIT PRIOR TO DETENTION; TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF COURTS TO DEVELOP THE FORM AND SCALE FOR THE STATEWIDE MANDATORY JUVENILE RISK ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT TO BE USED BY THE YOUTH COURT; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY COMPULSORY-SCHOOL-AGE CHILD THAT INDICATES A LOW RISK ON THE RISK ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT SHALL BE REFERRED TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL PROGRAM AND NOT TAKEN INTO THE CUSTODY OF A DETENTION CENTER; TO ESTABLISH THE JUVENILE RISK ASSESSMENT FUND; 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

2 co-sponsors

John G. Faulkner, John W. Hines, Sr.

Its course

January 19 to March 3, 2015, 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 action9 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 1224 days

Judiciary BJan 19 to Feb 214 days

In the SenateFeb 12 to Mar 3 · stopped19 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 19 to Mar 3 · stopped12 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 12

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

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 19 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Feb 2Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 11Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 12Committee substitute adopted in the House
  5. Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 18 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 18Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 19Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division A and on Appropriations
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 11Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 12Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 12AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 12Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 18Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 19Referred To Judiciary, Division A;AppropriationsSenate
  9. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate