Mississippi House Bill 1257 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 25-9-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Personnel Actions Of The Department Of Corrections, And The Commissioner Of The Department Of Corrections That Are Subject To The Rules And Regulations Of The State Personnel Board Shall Be Exempt From The State Personnel Board Rules, Regulations And Procedures Through July 1, 2022, And All Employees Of The Department Shall Be Classified As Nonstate Service During That Period In Order To Give The Commissioner Flexibility In Making An Orderly, Effective And Timely Realignment Of The Department; To Provide That Any Employee Hired After July 1, 2020, By The Department Shall Meet The Criteria Of The State Personnel Board As It Presently Exists For Employment; And For Related Purposes.

Department of Corrections; exempt personnel actions from State Personnel Board for purpose of realignment.

Rep. Kevin Horan [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	House	Died In Committee
2020-02-17	House	Referred To Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB1257.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1257IN.htm