Mississippi House Bill 564 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Mississippi Prison Education Reform Act Of 2022; To Require The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Establish And Maintain Educational Classes For Inmates; To Provide The Classes That Must Be Offered; To Create Within The Department Of Corrections The Correctional Education Advisory Committee; To Provide For The Membership Of The Committee; To Require The Commissioner Of The Department Of Corrections, The Executive Director Of The Department Of Employment Security, The Commissioner Of The State Institutions Of Higher Learning, The Executive Director Of The Community College Board, The Board Of Trustees Of Each Mississippi Community College And The Chairman Of The State Board Of Education To Enter Into Interagency Agreements In Order To Plan And Develop Prison-based Educational Programs; To Provide The Duties Of The Deputy Commissioner Of Education; To Provide The Duties Of The Correctional Education Advisory Committee; To Require The Committee To Submit A Report To The Legislature By January 1, 2024; To Amend Section 47-5-26, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Deputy Commissioner Of Education Position Within The Department Of Corrections; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Prison Education Reform Act of 2022; create.

Rep. Jeffery Harness [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-01	House	Died In Committee
2022-01-13	House	Referred To Corrections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
47	5	26	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/HB/HB0564.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0564IN.htm