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2015 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2568

Juvenile delinquency risk assessment for youth court referrals from school officials; require prior to detention.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on February 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 DELINQUENCY RISK ASSESSMENT 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 DELINQUENCY RISK ASSESSMENT 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 DELINQUENCY RISK ASSESSMENT TO BE USED BY THE YOUTH COURT; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY COMPULSORY-SCHOOL-AGE CHILD THAT INDICATES A LOW RISK ON THE DELINQUENCY RISK ASSESSMENT SHALL BE REFERRED TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL PROGRAM AND NOT TAKEN INTO THE CUSTODY OF A DETENTION CENTER; TO ESTABLISH THE JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND 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 Senate

Its course

January 19 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 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 Senate Jan 19 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division A and on Appropriations
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Judiciary, Division A;AppropriationsSenate
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate