Mississippi House Bill 154 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 43-1-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Mississippi Board Of Human Services To Provide The Policy Direction For The Mississippi Department Of Human Services; To Provide For The Membership And Appointment Of The Board; To Provide That The Executive Director Of Human Services Shall Be Appointed By The Board; To Authorize The Joint Oversight Committee Of The Department And Individual Members Of The Committee To Attend Any Meeting Of The Board And To Participate In Any Board Discussions; To Specify The Minimal Organizational Units Of The Department; To Provide That The Heads Of Bureaus And Divisions Of The Department Shall Be State Service Employees; To Extend The Repealer Dates On The Department Of Human Services; To Amend Section 43-1-4, To Provide Additional Duties Of The Board; To Amend Sections 43-1-1, 43-1-3, 43-1-5, 43-1-6, 43-1-9 And 25-9-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

MS Board of Human Services; create to provide policy direction for DHS.

Rep. Stephen Holland [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-06		Died In Committee
2012-02-07		Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/HB/HB0154.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0154IN.htm