Mississippi Senate Bill 2708 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-11-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Reporting Of Child Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse, Child Neglect And Sex Crimes Against A Minor By Mandatory Reporters; To Specify That Except As Provided By Sections 43-21-353 And 97-5-51, School Employees Shall Report Unlawful Activity On Educational Property Or During A School Related Activity To The Superintendent Or His Designee Who Shall Notify Law Enforcement; To Clarify That A Public Or Private School Employee As A Mandatory Reporter Under Section 43-21-353, Shall Report Child Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse And Child Neglect As Specified Under The Youth Court Act; To Clarify That A Staff Member Of A Public Or Private School Shall Report Sex Crimes Against A Minor As Defined By And In Accordance With Section 97-5-51; To Provide That A Mandatory Reporter Shall Not Delegate To Any Person The Responsibility To Report, But Shall Make The Report Personally In All Cases Of Child Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse, Child Neglect Or A Sex Crime Against A Minor As Well As Report To The School; And For Related Purposes.

Children; clarify reporting of certain crimes against.

Sen. William Longwitz [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2013-01-21	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/history/SB/SB2708.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2708IN.htm