Mississippi House Bill 97 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 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 Provide That Beginning With The 2023-2024 School Year, Walk-through Metal Detectors Must Be Installed And Operated At All Public Entrances Of Each Public Elementary School, Middle School, High School And Charter School In The State; To Provide That The Related Training In The Use Of These Metal Detectors Shall Be Performed By The State Department Of Education In Consultation With The Office Of The State Attorney General And The Mississippi Department Of Public Safety; To Provide For The Promulgation Of Related Regulations; To Make These Provisions Contingent Upon Appropriations By The General Assembly; And For Related Purposes.

Metal detectors; require in all public schools beginning with 2023-2024 school year.

Rep. Stephanie Foster [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2023-01-04	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0097.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0097IN.htm