Mississippi House Bill 770 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Provide That The Mississippi Law Enforcement Training Academy Shall Be The Only Approved Training School In The State; To Amend Section 45-5-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Cadets To Undergo A National Background Check And Provide That Jurisdiction Of Employment Shall Not Be A Factor In Determining Acceptance To The Academy; To Amend Section 45-6-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require All Law Enforcement Officers To Attend The Academy Prior To Certification; To Amend Section 45-6-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Board On Law Enforcement Officer Standards And Training From Approving Training Schools Other Than The Academy; And For Related Purposes.

Law Enforcement Training Academy; require all law enforcement officers to attend.

Rep. Deborah Butler Dixon [D]

Rep. Bryant Clark [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-23	House	Died In Committee
2016-02-08	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB0770.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0770IN.htm