Mississippi House Bill 245 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require That Language And Sign Language Interpretation Services Be Provided For Certain Youth At Juvenile Detention Centers; To Provide Certain Definitions; To Require Juvenile Detention Centers To Adopt A Policy Providing For Interpretation Services For Certain Youth At Such Centers; To Provide That Interpreters Shall Be Made Available 24 Hours A Day To Assist The Centers; To Require The Centers To Post Notices Advertising The Interpretation Services Within The Detention Centers; To Provide Certain Funding For Such Services; To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Public Procurement Review Board To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Governing The Solicitation And Selection Of A Single Statewide Contract For The Interpretation Services At The Centers And To Extend The Date Of Repeal On The Section; To Amend Section 43-21-321, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Such Centers To Provide Interpretation Services; And For Related Purposes.

Interpretation language assistance services; provide for certain youth at juvenile detention centers.

Rep. John Hines [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	House	Died In Committee
2019-01-14	House	Referred To Youth and Family Affairs;Judiciary B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0245.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0245IN.htm