Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on January 31, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
House Bill 301
School boards; authorize to establish specialized security and threat mitigation teams.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS TO DEVELOP A POLICY TO PROVIDE FOR THE SAFETY, PROTECTION AND WELL-BEING OF STUDENTS; TO REQUIRE THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD SUBMIT THE POLICY TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR APPROVAL BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE POLICY MAY AUTHORIZE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS TO ESTABLISH SPECIALIZED SECURITY AND THREAT MITIGATION TEAMS TO ALLOW SCHOOL EMPLOYEES TO POSSESS AND CARRY A CONCEALED FIREARM ON SCHOOL PREMISES TO COUNTERACT UNFORESEEN ATTEMPTS AND PERPETRATORS OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY ON SCHOOL PREMISES IN TIMES OF EXTREME SAFETY CRISIS; TO REQUIRE THE IDENTITY OF THOSE SCHOOL EMPLOYEES SELECTED TO SERVED ON THE SPECIALIZED SECURITY AND THREAT MITIGATION TEAM TO ONLY BE MADE KNOWN TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE PRINCIPAL AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS OF THE SCHOOL TO WHICH THE EMPLOYEE IS ASSIGNED AND CHIEF OR SHERIFF OF THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY HAVING ENFORCEMENT JURISDICTION OF THE SCHOOL'S LOCATION; TO PRESCRIBE THE STIPULATIONS FOR SUCH SCHOOL EMPLOYEES TO BE AUTHORIZED TO CARRY THE CONCEALED FIREARM; TO AUTHORIZE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO COMPENSATE EACH SCHOOL EMPLOYEE SERVING AS A MEMBER OF THE SPECIALIZED SECURITY AND THREAT MITIGATION TEAM A MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $200.00; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-11-29 AND 45-9-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 97-37-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-37-7 AND 97-37-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 37-3-82.1, 37-3-83, 37-7-301 AND 37-7-301.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE 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 9 to January 31, 2023, 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 9 to Jan 31 · stopped22 days
EducationJan 9 to Jan 31 · stopped22 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.