Mississippi Senate Bill 2161 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 4 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 21-19-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Municipalities, Municipal Police Departments And Sheriffs' Departments To Contract With Independent School Governing Authorities To Provide Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy-certified Police Protection To Said Independent School On Such Terms And For Such Reimbursement As The Independent School And The Entity May Agree In Their Discretion; To Amend Section 37-7-321, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Independent School Governing Authorities To Employ Security Personnel That Have The Power Of Peace Officers Upon Their Taking Such Oath And Making Such Bond As Required Of A Constable Of The County In Which The Independent School Is Situated; To Authorize Independent Schools, Subject To Federal Communications Commission Approval, To Install And Operate Noncommercial Radio Broadcasting And Transmission Stations For Educational And Vocational Educational Purposes; To Allow Independent School Governing Authorities To Enter Into Interlocal Agreements With Other Law Enforcement Entities For The Provision Of Equipment Or Traffic Control Duties; And For Related Purposes.

Independent schools; authorize to contract with certain law enforcement entities to provide officers on school property.

Sen. Jeff Tate [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-04	Senate	Died In Committee
2025-01-20	Senate	Referred To Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
21	19	49	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	7	321	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/SB/SB2161.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2161IN.htm