Mississippi House Bill 301 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

School boards; authorize to establish specialized security and threat mitigation teams.

Rep. Randal Rushing [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2023-01-09	House	Referred To Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	11	29	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	3	82	New Code	See Bill Text
37	3	83	New Code	See Bill Text
37	7	301	New Code	See Bill Text
45	9	101	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	37	1	New Code	See Bill Text
97	37	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	37	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0301.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0301IN.htm