Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 1, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.
2022 Regular Session
House Bill 790
Video surveillance cameras; require to be installed in classrooms and certain other areas of public schools and postsecondary educational institutions.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO INSTALL VIDEO SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS EQUIPPED WITH AUDIO RECEPTION TECHNOLOGY IN CERTAIN AREAS OF SCHOOLS FOR THE SAFETY AND EDUCATION OF STUDENTS; TO REQUIRE NOTICE TO BE PROVIDED TO PARENTS BEFORE THE INSTALLATION AND USE OF THE CAMERAS; TO PRESCRIBE THE MINIMUM SPECIFICATION FOR THE TYPE OF SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS TO BE USED; TO PROVIDE THAT SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE SHALL BE MAINTAINED FOR 90 DAYS UNLESS AN EXCEPTION APPLIES FOR EXTENDED RETENTION; TO SPECIFY THE CONDITIONS FOR WHICH EXTENDED RETENTION OF SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE IS REQUIRED; TO REQUIRE CLASSROOM VIDEO SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS TO ONLY BE USED FOR PURPOSES OF MONITORING CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, MONITORING CLASSROOM INTERACTIONS AND TEACHER OBSERVATION; TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE FOR MARKETING PURPOSES; TO LIMIT VIEWING ACCESS OF RECORDED SURVEILLANCE TO CERTAIN PERSONNEL OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION; TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING ACCESS AND REVIEW OF SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE; TO REQUIRE THE PROTECTION OF THE PRIVACY AND IDENTITY OF STUDENTS CAPTURED IN THE SURVEILLANCE WHO ARE NOT THE SUBJECT OF INCIDENTS GIVING RISE TO A PARENT'S REQUEST FOR REVIEW, OR ANY INVESTIGATION OR LITIGATION; TO AUTHORIZE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO CONTRACT WITH ANY COMPANY OR INDIVIDUAL TO PROVIDE SURVEILLANCE MONITORING SERVICE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-3-83, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 17 to February 1, 2022, 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 House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days
EducationJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days
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.