2026 1st Extraordinary Session·5 bills
Track legislation moving through Mississippi. Browse 5 bills and resolutions during the 2026 1st Extraordinary Session, each with a plain-language summary, current status from introduction to enactment, sponsors, and voting history.
An Act Making An Additional Appropriation Of General Funds And Special Funds For Fiscal Year 2027 To Defray The Expenses Of The Department Of Human Services And The Department Of Public Safety.
An Act Making An Additional Appropriation Of General Funds And Special Funds For Fiscal Year 2027 To Defray The Expenses Of The Department Of Human Services And The Department Of Public Safety.
A Resolution Honoring The Unwavering Public Service Of Our Esteemed Colleague Representative James Price Wallace And Expressing Deepest Sympathy Upon His Passing.
A Resolution Honoring The Unwavering Public Service Of Our Esteemed Colleague Representative James Price Wallace And Expressing Deepest Sympathy Upon His Passing.
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Youth Court Reform Act Of 2026; To Amend Section 43-21-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Recognize The Uniform Rules Of Youth Court Practice; To Amend Section 43-21-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Terms "youth Court" And "judge"; To Delete The Term "designee"; To Define The Terms "intake Officer," "intake Unit," "pre-petition Guardian," "diversion," "data Management System," "youth Court Prosecutor," "child Welfare Matter," "delinquency Matter," And "youth Court Proceeding"; To Amend Section 43-21-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Creation Of Any County Youth Court After The Effective Date Of This Act; To Create A Youth Court Division As A Division Of The Chancery Court Of Each County In Which The Youth Court Division Of The County Court Has Been Abolished; To Delete The Authority For The Creation Of A Youth Court Division As A Division Of The Municipal Court In Any City; To Require From And After January 1, 2031, That Each Youth Court Division Of A County Court Has A County Court Judge That Exclusively Handles Youth Court Matters And Cases; To Abolish Each Youth Court Division Of A County Court Unless The County Opts Out Of The Provision And Notifies The Administrative Office Of Courts Before December 1, 2028, Of Its Intent To Continue To Maintain A Youth Court Division Of The County Court At Its Own Expense Other Than The Salary Supplement Received By The County Pursuant To Section 9-9-11; To Delete The Authority Of The Senior Chancellor To Appoint Another Judge In The Youth Court Division Of The Chancery Court; To Provide That Any Chancellor In The District Shall Be The Judge So That All Youth Court Matters Are Heard And Disposed Of By A Full-time Judge; To Create Chancellorships In Certain Chancery Districts; To Provide The Procedure For The Filling Of The Judicial Vacancy Created By This Act; To Repeal Section 43-21-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes Regular Or Special Youth Court Referees On July 1, 2027; To Repeal Section 43-21-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Appointment Of Certain Persons To Function As The Intake Unit For Youth Court On July 1, 2027; To Amend Section 43-21-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Youth Court Prosecutor Shall Represent The State In All Delinquency Proceedings; To Provide That The Child Welfare Agency Shall Represent The Petition In Child Welfare Matters; To Provide That The County Prosecuting Attorney In Delinquency Matters Shall Serve As The Youth Court Prosecutor; To Repeal Section 43-21-125, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Mississippi Council Of Youth Court Judges; To Create New Section 43-21-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Family Services Forum For Mississippi Children, Youth, And Families; To Set Forth The Membership, Duties, And Procedures Of The Forum; To Amend Section 43-21-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Language That Prohibits The General Public From Youth Court Hearings; To Provide That If An Oral Order Is Not Reduced To Writing Within The Required Time Period That The Order Is Null And Void; To Create New Section 43-21-204, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The General Public Shall Be Admitted To Any Hearing In A Youth Court Proceeding, Including, But Not Limited To, Any Adjudicatory Hearing Or Any Dispositional Hearing With Certain Exceptions; To Provide That The Court May Close A Youth Court Hearing In Any Welfare Matter After A Finding On The Record Stating The Reason Or Reasons For Closing All Or Part Of A Hearing In A Youth Court Proceeding; To Authorize The Youth Court To Close Any Hearing In Any Delinquency Matter Without A Finding On The Record; To Amend Section 43-21-257, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement Of The Office Of Youth Services Within The Department Of Human Services To Maintain A State Central Registry; To Delete Language To Conform To The Repeal Of Section 43-21-267; To Direct The Appropriate Entity To Seek A Court Order To Place A Perpetrator On The Registry In Every Case In Which The Agency Is Involved And In Which The Court Substantiates Abuse Or Neglect; To Reenact And Amend Section 43-21-261, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Disclosure Of Youth Court Records; To Delete Language Requiring A Court Order To Disclose Youth Court Records; To Extend The Date Of Repeal On This Section; To Create New Section 43-21-262, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Govern The Disclosure Of A Forensic Interview And Related Records; To Amend Section 43-21-263, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Expungement Of Records Involving Children Adjudicated Delinquent Or In Need Of Supervision; To Repeal Section 43-21-267, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates A Criminal Penalty For The Disclosure Of Certain Records; To Repeal Section 43-21-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes A Law Enforcement Officer To Stop And Question Certain Children In Public; To Reenact And Amend Section 43-21-351, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Delinquency Reports To Include Either A Law Enforcement Report Or A Sworn Affidavit; To Increase The Annual Required Hours Of Training For An Intake Officer; To Require The Training To Be Provided By The Administrative Office Of Courts; To Extend The Date Of Repeal On This Section; To Amend Section 43-21-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Final Dispositions Of Law Enforcement Investigations And Investigations By The Department Of Child Protection Services; To Amend Section 43-21-357, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Youth Court Intake Officer Upon Receiving A Neglect Or Abuse Report To File A Recommendation And Give Notice To The Appropriate Entity Within A Certain Timeframe; To Require The Youth Court Prosecutor, Within A Certain Timeframe, In Delinquency Matters To Take Certain Actions; To Require The Department Of Child Protection Services Or The Youth Court Prosecutor, Within A Certain Timeframe, In Child Welfare Matters To Take Certain Actions; To Provide That A Case Closure Notice Shall Be Reviewable By The Youth Court For 30 Days After The Entry Of The Notice By The Court, The Youth Court Prosecutor, Or The Department Of Child Protection Services; To Prohibit Intake Officers, Youth Court Prosecutors, The Mississippi Department Of Child Protection Services, Or Personnel Or Contractors Of Any State Agency From Communicating With A Youth Court Concerning A Youth Court Case Or Matter Until Authorized By This Chapter; To Amend Section 43-21-401, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Youth Court Review From An Informal Adjustment; To Amend Section 43-21-405, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct That The Informal Adjustment Counselor Shall Be Assigned By The Division Of Youth Services Within The Department Of Human Services; To Create New Section 43-21-409, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Division Of Youth Services Of The Department Of Human Services To Establish And Administer A Youth Diversion Program That Seeks To Divert Youth From The Youth Justice System And Integrate Smart Practices; To Amend Section 43-21-451, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement Of Court Authorization To Draft And File A Petition; To Require The Same Timeframe For Filing A Petition For All Cases; To Amend Section 43-21-455, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Citation Of A Statute And A Statement Of Intent Under Certain Circumstances In Petitions Alleging Neglect Or Abuse; To Amend Section 43-21-501, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Child Protection Services To Be Summonsed Only In Child Welfare Matters; To Amend Section 43-21-505, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Service Of Summons Must Conform To The Uniform Rules Of Youth Court Practice Or The Rules Of Civil Procedure; To Amend Section 43-21-557, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Youth Court To Explain To The Parties The Full Range Of Possible Dispositional Alternatives At The Beginning Of Each Adjudicatory Hearing; To Amend Section 43-21-603, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Reasonable Efforts To Maintain A Child Within His Home Shall Not Be Bypassed Under Subsection (7)(c) Of This Section Unless The Parent Has Received The Required Notice Within The Petition; To Amend Section 43-21-609, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Alternatives Of The Disposition Order In Neglect And Abuse Cases; To Amend Section 43-21-613, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Court To Conduct A Shelter Review Hearing Within A Certain Period Of Days Of Removal If There Has Been No Adjudication And Within A Certain Period Of Days Thereafter Until Adjudication; To Amend Section 43-21-621, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove An Outdated Reporting Requirement Of The Administrative Office Of Courts Related To Juveniles Reported To Principals; To Amend Section 43-21-625, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement Of The Department Of Human Services To Develop And Implement A Wilderness Training Program For First Time Youth Offenders By Deleting The Word "shall" And Inserting The Word "may" In Lieu Thereof; To Repeal Section 43-21-701, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes The Mississippi Commission On A Uniform Youth Court Systems And Procedures; To Repeal Section 43-21-703, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Sets Forth The Duties Of The Mississippi Commission On A Uniform Youth Court Systems And Procedures; To Repeal Section 43-21-751, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Comprises The Teen Court Pilot Program Act; To Reenact And Amend Section 43-21-801, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Youth Court Support Program To Provide That, Subject To Appropriation By The Legislature, The Administrative Office Of Courts Shall Provide Youth Court Intake Officers And One Court Administrator To Each Youth Court In The State; To Extend The Date Of Repeal On This Section; To Amend Section 43-27-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties Of The Director Of The Office Of Community Services; To Revise The Duties Of The Division Of Youth Services; To Require The Office Of Community Services To Maintain Data Regarding The Division Of Youth Services; To Reenact And Amend Section 45-33-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Definition Of The Term "data Management System"; To Extend The Date Of Repeal On This Section; To Amend Section 9-5-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Chancery Clerk To Prepare And Forward Certain Information Related To Guardians Ad Litem For Every Case, Including Youth Court Cases, Where The Guardian Ad Litem Fee Exceeds $1,000.00; To Amend Section 9-21-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Administrative Office Of Courts To Designate And Implement A Uniform Youth Court Data Management System To Replace The Mississippi Youth Court Information Delivery System (mycids) In Accordance With The Recommendations From Its Completed Audit Of Mycids In A Manner That Results In A Fully Operational Uniform Youth Court Data Management System By July 1, 2029; To Require The Administrative Office Of Courts To File Annual Reports Until A Certain Date; To Authorize A Third-party Facilitator; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Youth Court Shall Be The Exclusive Venue For Enforcement Of The Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law For A Compulsory -school-age Child; To Direct The Transfer Of The Causes And Docket Of Each Regular Or Special Youth Court Referee No Later Than July 1, 2027; To Amend Sections 43-21-119, 43-21-121, 43-21-123, 43-21-159, 43-21-201, 43-21-251, 43-21-255, 43-21-259, 43-21-301, 43-21-303, 43-21-307, 43-21-311, 43-21-323, 43-21-407, 43-21-605, 43-21-607, 43-21-753, 9-5-165, And 19-9-96, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Repeal Sections 93-31-1, 93-31-5, And 93-31-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Remaining Provisions Of The Supporting And Strengthening Families Act To Conform To The Repeal Of Section 93-31-3; To Require The County To Pay A Certain Per Diem For Youth Housed In State-owned Youth Detention Facilities After A Shelter Or Detention Hearing; To Amend Section 9-5-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Nineteenth Chancery Court District May Be Divided Into Separate Divisions For The Efficient Handling Of Cases Based On Subject Matter, Judicial Economy, Or Other Factors By Entry Of An Order Upon The Minutes; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 22 Of Chapter 60, Laws Of 2026, To Revise The Purpose Of Certain Funds Appropriated To The Department Of Human Services For A Youth Diversion Program For Fiscal Year 2027; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 22 Of Chapter 60, Laws Of 2026, To Revise The Purpose Of Certain Funds Appropriated To The Department Of Human Services For A Youth Diversion Program For Fiscal Year 2027; And For Related Purposes.
A Resolution Mourning The Loss And Commemorating The Life, Extraordinary Legacy Of Public Service, And Distinguished Legislative Career Of The Honorable William R. "bo" Brown, And Expressing Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Friends Upon His Passing.
A Resolution Mourning The Loss And Commemorating The Life, Extraordinary Legacy Of Public Service, And Distinguished Legislative Career Of The Honorable William R. "bo" Brown, And Expressing Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Friends Upon His Passing.
2026 1st Extraordinary Session·5 bills
Track legislation moving through Mississippi. Browse 5 bills and resolutions during the 2026 1st Extraordinary Session, each with a plain-language summary, current status from introduction to enactment, sponsors, and voting history.
An Act Making An Additional Appropriation Of General Funds And Special Funds For Fiscal Year 2027 To Defray The Expenses Of The Department Of Human Services And The Department Of Public Safety.
An Act Making An Additional Appropriation Of General Funds And Special Funds For Fiscal Year 2027 To Defray The Expenses Of The Department Of Human Services And The Department Of Public Safety.
A Resolution Honoring The Unwavering Public Service Of Our Esteemed Colleague Representative James Price Wallace And Expressing Deepest Sympathy Upon His Passing.
A Resolution Honoring The Unwavering Public Service Of Our Esteemed Colleague Representative James Price Wallace And Expressing Deepest Sympathy Upon His Passing.
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Youth Court Reform Act Of 2026; To Amend Section 43-21-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Recognize The Uniform Rules Of Youth Court Practice; To Amend Section 43-21-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Terms "youth Court" And "judge"; To Delete The Term "designee"; To Define The Terms "intake Officer," "intake Unit," "pre-petition Guardian," "diversion," "data Management System," "youth Court Prosecutor," "child Welfare Matter," "delinquency Matter," And "youth Court Proceeding"; To Amend Section 43-21-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Creation Of Any County Youth Court After The Effective Date Of This Act; To Create A Youth Court Division As A Division Of The Chancery Court Of Each County In Which The Youth Court Division Of The County Court Has Been Abolished; To Delete The Authority For The Creation Of A Youth Court Division As A Division Of The Municipal Court In Any City; To Require From And After January 1, 2031, That Each Youth Court Division Of A County Court Has A County Court Judge That Exclusively Handles Youth Court Matters And Cases; To Abolish Each Youth Court Division Of A County Court Unless The County Opts Out Of The Provision And Notifies The Administrative Office Of Courts Before December 1, 2028, Of Its Intent To Continue To Maintain A Youth Court Division Of The County Court At Its Own Expense Other Than The Salary Supplement Received By The County Pursuant To Section 9-9-11; To Delete The Authority Of The Senior Chancellor To Appoint Another Judge In The Youth Court Division Of The Chancery Court; To Provide That Any Chancellor In The District Shall Be The Judge So That All Youth Court Matters Are Heard And Disposed Of By A Full-time Judge; To Create Chancellorships In Certain Chancery Districts; To Provide The Procedure For The Filling Of The Judicial Vacancy Created By This Act; To Repeal Section 43-21-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes Regular Or Special Youth Court Referees On July 1, 2027; To Repeal Section 43-21-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Appointment Of Certain Persons To Function As The Intake Unit For Youth Court On July 1, 2027; To Amend Section 43-21-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Youth Court Prosecutor Shall Represent The State In All Delinquency Proceedings; To Provide That The Child Welfare Agency Shall Represent The Petition In Child Welfare Matters; To Provide That The County Prosecuting Attorney In Delinquency Matters Shall Serve As The Youth Court Prosecutor; To Repeal Section 43-21-125, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Mississippi Council Of Youth Court Judges; To Create New Section 43-21-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Family Services Forum For Mississippi Children, Youth, And Families; To Set Forth The Membership, Duties, And Procedures Of The Forum; To Amend Section 43-21-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Language That Prohibits The General Public From Youth Court Hearings; To Provide That If An Oral Order Is Not Reduced To Writing Within The Required Time Period That The Order Is Null And Void; To Create New Section 43-21-204, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The General Public Shall Be Admitted To Any Hearing In A Youth Court Proceeding, Including, But Not Limited To, Any Adjudicatory Hearing Or Any Dispositional Hearing With Certain Exceptions; To Provide That The Court May Close A Youth Court Hearing In Any Welfare Matter After A Finding On The Record Stating The Reason Or Reasons For Closing All Or Part Of A Hearing In A Youth Court Proceeding; To Authorize The Youth Court To Close Any Hearing In Any Delinquency Matter Without A Finding On The Record; To Amend Section 43-21-257, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement Of The Office Of Youth Services Within The Department Of Human Services To Maintain A State Central Registry; To Delete Language To Conform To The Repeal Of Section 43-21-267; To Direct The Appropriate Entity To Seek A Court Order To Place A Perpetrator On The Registry In Every Case In Which The Agency Is Involved And In Which The Court Substantiates Abuse Or Neglect; To Reenact And Amend Section 43-21-261, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Disclosure Of Youth Court Records; To Delete Language Requiring A Court Order To Disclose Youth Court Records; To Extend The Date Of Repeal On This Section; To Create New Section 43-21-262, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Govern The Disclosure Of A Forensic Interview And Related Records; To Amend Section 43-21-263, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Expungement Of Records Involving Children Adjudicated Delinquent Or In Need Of Supervision; To Repeal Section 43-21-267, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates A Criminal Penalty For The Disclosure Of Certain Records; To Repeal Section 43-21-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes A Law Enforcement Officer To Stop And Question Certain Children In Public; To Reenact And Amend Section 43-21-351, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Delinquency Reports To Include Either A Law Enforcement Report Or A Sworn Affidavit; To Increase The Annual Required Hours Of Training For An Intake Officer; To Require The Training To Be Provided By The Administrative Office Of Courts; To Extend The Date Of Repeal On This Section; To Amend Section 43-21-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Final Dispositions Of Law Enforcement Investigations And Investigations By The Department Of Child Protection Services; To Amend Section 43-21-357, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Youth Court Intake Officer Upon Receiving A Neglect Or Abuse Report To File A Recommendation And Give Notice To The Appropriate Entity Within A Certain Timeframe; To Require The Youth Court Prosecutor, Within A Certain Timeframe, In Delinquency Matters To Take Certain Actions; To Require The Department Of Child Protection Services Or The Youth Court Prosecutor, Within A Certain Timeframe, In Child Welfare Matters To Take Certain Actions; To Provide That A Case Closure Notice Shall Be Reviewable By The Youth Court For 30 Days After The Entry Of The Notice By The Court, The Youth Court Prosecutor, Or The Department Of Child Protection Services; To Prohibit Intake Officers, Youth Court Prosecutors, The Mississippi Department Of Child Protection Services, Or Personnel Or Contractors Of Any State Agency From Communicating With A Youth Court Concerning A Youth Court Case Or Matter Until Authorized By This Chapter; To Amend Section 43-21-401, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Youth Court Review From An Informal Adjustment; To Amend Section 43-21-405, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct That The Informal Adjustment Counselor Shall Be Assigned By The Division Of Youth Services Within The Department Of Human Services; To Create New Section 43-21-409, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Division Of Youth Services Of The Department Of Human Services To Establish And Administer A Youth Diversion Program That Seeks To Divert Youth From The Youth Justice System And Integrate Smart Practices; To Amend Section 43-21-451, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement Of Court Authorization To Draft And File A Petition; To Require The Same Timeframe For Filing A Petition For All Cases; To Amend Section 43-21-455, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Citation Of A Statute And A Statement Of Intent Under Certain Circumstances In Petitions Alleging Neglect Or Abuse; To Amend Section 43-21-501, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Child Protection Services To Be Summonsed Only In Child Welfare Matters; To Amend Section 43-21-505, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Service Of Summons Must Conform To The Uniform Rules Of Youth Court Practice Or The Rules Of Civil Procedure; To Amend Section 43-21-557, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Youth Court To Explain To The Parties The Full Range Of Possible Dispositional Alternatives At The Beginning Of Each Adjudicatory Hearing; To Amend Section 43-21-603, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Reasonable Efforts To Maintain A Child Within His Home Shall Not Be Bypassed Under Subsection (7)(c) Of This Section Unless The Parent Has Received The Required Notice Within The Petition; To Amend Section 43-21-609, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Alternatives Of The Disposition Order In Neglect And Abuse Cases; To Amend Section 43-21-613, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Court To Conduct A Shelter Review Hearing Within A Certain Period Of Days Of Removal If There Has Been No Adjudication And Within A Certain Period Of Days Thereafter Until Adjudication; To Amend Section 43-21-621, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove An Outdated Reporting Requirement Of The Administrative Office Of Courts Related To Juveniles Reported To Principals; To Amend Section 43-21-625, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement Of The Department Of Human Services To Develop And Implement A Wilderness Training Program For First Time Youth Offenders By Deleting The Word "shall" And Inserting The Word "may" In Lieu Thereof; To Repeal Section 43-21-701, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes The Mississippi Commission On A Uniform Youth Court Systems And Procedures; To Repeal Section 43-21-703, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Sets Forth The Duties Of The Mississippi Commission On A Uniform Youth Court Systems And Procedures; To Repeal Section 43-21-751, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Comprises The Teen Court Pilot Program Act; To Reenact And Amend Section 43-21-801, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Youth Court Support Program To Provide That, Subject To Appropriation By The Legislature, The Administrative Office Of Courts Shall Provide Youth Court Intake Officers And One Court Administrator To Each Youth Court In The State; To Extend The Date Of Repeal On This Section; To Amend Section 43-27-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties Of The Director Of The Office Of Community Services; To Revise The Duties Of The Division Of Youth Services; To Require The Office Of Community Services To Maintain Data Regarding The Division Of Youth Services; To Reenact And Amend Section 45-33-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Definition Of The Term "data Management System"; To Extend The Date Of Repeal On This Section; To Amend Section 9-5-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Chancery Clerk To Prepare And Forward Certain Information Related To Guardians Ad Litem For Every Case, Including Youth Court Cases, Where The Guardian Ad Litem Fee Exceeds $1,000.00; To Amend Section 9-21-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Administrative Office Of Courts To Designate And Implement A Uniform Youth Court Data Management System To Replace The Mississippi Youth Court Information Delivery System (mycids) In Accordance With The Recommendations From Its Completed Audit Of Mycids In A Manner That Results In A Fully Operational Uniform Youth Court Data Management System By July 1, 2029; To Require The Administrative Office Of Courts To File Annual Reports Until A Certain Date; To Authorize A Third-party Facilitator; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Youth Court Shall Be The Exclusive Venue For Enforcement Of The Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law For A Compulsory -school-age Child; To Direct The Transfer Of The Causes And Docket Of Each Regular Or Special Youth Court Referee No Later Than July 1, 2027; To Amend Sections 43-21-119, 43-21-121, 43-21-123, 43-21-159, 43-21-201, 43-21-251, 43-21-255, 43-21-259, 43-21-301, 43-21-303, 43-21-307, 43-21-311, 43-21-323, 43-21-407, 43-21-605, 43-21-607, 43-21-753, 9-5-165, And 19-9-96, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Repeal Sections 93-31-1, 93-31-5, And 93-31-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Remaining Provisions Of The Supporting And Strengthening Families Act To Conform To The Repeal Of Section 93-31-3; To Require The County To Pay A Certain Per Diem For Youth Housed In State-owned Youth Detention Facilities After A Shelter Or Detention Hearing; To Amend Section 9-5-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Nineteenth Chancery Court District May Be Divided Into Separate Divisions For The Efficient Handling Of Cases Based On Subject Matter, Judicial Economy, Or Other Factors By Entry Of An Order Upon The Minutes; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 22 Of Chapter 60, Laws Of 2026, To Revise The Purpose Of Certain Funds Appropriated To The Department Of Human Services For A Youth Diversion Program For Fiscal Year 2027; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Amend Section 22 Of Chapter 60, Laws Of 2026, To Revise The Purpose Of Certain Funds Appropriated To The Department Of Human Services For A Youth Diversion Program For Fiscal Year 2027; And For Related Purposes.
A Resolution Mourning The Loss And Commemorating The Life, Extraordinary Legacy Of Public Service, And Distinguished Legislative Career Of The Honorable William R. "bo" Brown, And Expressing Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Friends Upon His Passing.
A Resolution Mourning The Loss And Commemorating The Life, Extraordinary Legacy Of Public Service, And Distinguished Legislative Career Of The Honorable William R. "bo" Brown, And Expressing Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Friends Upon His Passing.
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Youth Court Reform Act Of 2026; To Amend Section 43-21-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Recognize The Uniform Rules Of Youth Court Practice; To Amend Section 43-21-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Terms "youth Court" And "judge"; To Delete The Term "designee"; To Define The Terms "intake Officer," "intake Unit," "pre-petition Guardian," "diversion," "data Management System," "youth Court Prosecutor," "child Welfare Matter," "delinquency Matter," And "youth Court Proceeding"; To Amend Section 43-21-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Creation Of Any County Youth Court After The Effective Date Of This Act; To Create A Youth Court Division As A Division Of The Chancery Court Of Each County In Which The Youth Court Division Of The County Court Has Been Abolished; To Delete The Authority For The Creation Of A Youth Court Division As A Division Of The Municipal Court In Any City; To Require From And After January 1, 2031, That Each Youth Court Division Of A County Court Has A County Court Judge That Exclusively Handles Youth Court Matters And Cases; To Abolish Each Youth Court Division Of A County Court Unless The County Opts Out Of The Provision And Notifies The Administrative Office Of Courts Before December 1, 2028, Of Its Intent To Continue To Maintain A Youth Court Division Of The County Court At Its Own Expense Other Than The Salary Supplement Received By The County Pursuant To Section 9-9-11; To Delete The Authority Of The Senior Chancellor To Appoint Another Judge In The Youth Court Division Of The Chancery Court; To Provide That Any Chancellor In The District Shall Be The Judge So That All Youth Court Matters Are Heard And Disposed Of By A Full-time Judge; To Create Chancellorships In Certain Chancery Districts; To Provide The Procedure For The Filling Of The Judicial Vacancy Created By This Act; To Repeal Section 43-21-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes Regular Or Special Youth Court Referees On July 1, 2027; To Repeal Section 43-21-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Appointment Of Certain Persons To Function As The Intake Unit For Youth Court On July 1, 2027; To Amend Section 43-21-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Youth Court Prosecutor Shall Represent The State In All Delinquency Proceedings; To Provide That The Child Welfare Agency Shall Represent The Petition In Child Welfare Matters; To Provide That The County Prosecuting Attorney In Delinquency Matters Shall Serve As The Youth Court Prosecutor; To Repeal Section 43-21-125, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Mississippi Council Of Youth Court Judges; To Create New Section 43-21-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Family Services Forum For Mississippi Children, Youth, And Families; To Set Forth The Membership, Duties, And Procedures Of The Forum; To Amend Section 43-21-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Language That Prohibits The General Public From Youth Court Hearings; To Provide That If An Oral Order Is Not Reduced To Writing Within The Required Time Period That The Order Is Null And Void; To Create New Section 43-21-204, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The General Public Shall Be Admitted To Any Hearing In A Youth Court Proceeding, Including, But Not Limited To, Any Adjudicatory Hearing Or Any Dispositional Hearing With Certain Exceptions; To Provide That The Court May Close A Youth Court Hearing In Any Welfare Matter After A Finding On The Record Stating The Reason Or Reasons For Closing All Or Part Of A Hearing In A Youth Court Proceeding; To Authorize The Youth Court To Close Any Hearing In Any Delinquency Matter Without A Finding On The Record; To Amend Section 43-21-257, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement Of The Office Of Youth Services Within The Department Of Human Services To Maintain A State Central Registry; To Delete Language To Conform To The Repeal Of Section 43-21-267; To Direct The Appropriate Entity To Seek A Court Order To Place A Perpetrator On The Registry In Every Case In Which The Agency Is Involved And In Which The Court Substantiates Abuse Or Neglect; To Reenact And Amend Section 43-21-261, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Disclosure Of Youth Court Records; To Delete Language Requiring A Court Order To Disclose Youth Court Records; To Extend The Date Of Repeal On This Section; To Create New Section 43-21-262, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Govern The Disclosure Of A Forensic Interview And Related Records; To Amend Section 43-21-263, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Expungement Of Records Involving Children Adjudicated Delinquent Or In Need Of Supervision; To Repeal Section 43-21-267, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates A Criminal Penalty For The Disclosure Of Certain Records; To Repeal Section 43-21-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes A Law Enforcement Officer To Stop And Question Certain Children In Public; To Reenact And Amend Section 43-21-351, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Delinquency Reports To Include Either A Law Enforcement Report Or A Sworn Affidavit; To Increase The Annual Required Hours Of Training For An Intake Officer; To Require The Training To Be Provided By The Administrative Office Of Courts; To Extend The Date Of Repeal On This Section; To Amend Section 43-21-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Final Dispositions Of Law Enforcement Investigations And Investigations By The Department Of Child Protection Services; To Amend Section 43-21-357, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Youth Court Intake Officer Upon Receiving A Neglect Or Abuse Report To File A Recommendation And Give Notice To The Appropriate Entity Within A Certain Timeframe; To Require The Youth Court Prosecutor, Within A Certain Timeframe, In Delinquency Matters To Take Certain Actions; To Require The Department Of Child Protection Services Or The Youth Court Prosecutor, Within A Certain Timeframe, In Child Welfare Matters To Take Certain Actions; To Provide That A Case Closure Notice Shall Be Reviewable By The Youth Court For 30 Days After The Entry Of The Notice By The Court, The Youth Court Prosecutor, Or The Department Of Child Protection Services; To Prohibit Intake Officers, Youth Court Prosecutors, The Mississippi Department Of Child Protection Services, Or Personnel Or Contractors Of Any State Agency From Communicating With A Youth Court Concerning A Youth Court Case Or Matter Until Authorized By This Chapter; To Amend Section 43-21-401, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Youth Court Review From An Informal Adjustment; To Amend Section 43-21-405, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct That The Informal Adjustment Counselor Shall Be Assigned By The Division Of Youth Services Within The Department Of Human Services; To Create New Section 43-21-409, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Division Of Youth Services Of The Department Of Human Services To Establish And Administer A Youth Diversion Program That Seeks To Divert Youth From The Youth Justice System And Integrate Smart Practices; To Amend Section 43-21-451, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement Of Court Authorization To Draft And File A Petition; To Require The Same Timeframe For Filing A Petition For All Cases; To Amend Section 43-21-455, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Citation Of A Statute And A Statement Of Intent Under Certain Circumstances In Petitions Alleging Neglect Or Abuse; To Amend Section 43-21-501, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Child Protection Services To Be Summonsed Only In Child Welfare Matters; To Amend Section 43-21-505, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Service Of Summons Must Conform To The Uniform Rules Of Youth Court Practice Or The Rules Of Civil Procedure; To Amend Section 43-21-557, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Youth Court To Explain To The Parties The Full Range Of Possible Dispositional Alternatives At The Beginning Of Each Adjudicatory Hearing; To Amend Section 43-21-603, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Reasonable Efforts To Maintain A Child Within His Home Shall Not Be Bypassed Under Subsection (7)(c) Of This Section Unless The Parent Has Received The Required Notice Within The Petition; To Amend Section 43-21-609, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Alternatives Of The Disposition Order In Neglect And Abuse Cases; To Amend Section 43-21-613, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Court To Conduct A Shelter Review Hearing Within A Certain Period Of Days Of Removal If There Has Been No Adjudication And Within A Certain Period Of Days Thereafter Until Adjudication; To Amend Section 43-21-621, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove An Outdated Reporting Requirement Of The Administrative Office Of Courts Related To Juveniles Reported To Principals; To Amend Section 43-21-625, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement Of The Department Of Human Services To Develop And Implement A Wilderness Training Program For First Time Youth Offenders By Deleting The Word "shall" And Inserting The Word "may" In Lieu Thereof; To Repeal Section 43-21-701, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes The Mississippi Commission On A Uniform Youth Court Systems And Procedures; To Repeal Section 43-21-703, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Sets Forth The Duties Of The Mississippi Commission On A Uniform Youth Court Systems And Procedures; To Repeal Section 43-21-751, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Comprises The Teen Court Pilot Program Act; To Reenact And Amend Section 43-21-801, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Youth Court Support Program To Provide That, Subject To Appropriation By The Legislature, The Administrative Office Of Courts Shall Provide Youth Court Intake Officers And One Court Administrator To Each Youth Court In The State; To Extend The Date Of Repeal On This Section; To Amend Section 43-27-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties Of The Director Of The Office Of Community Services; To Revise The Duties Of The Division Of Youth Services; To Require The Office Of Community Services To Maintain Data Regarding The Division Of Youth Services; To Reenact And Amend Section 45-33-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Definition Of The Term "data Management System"; To Extend The Date Of Repeal On This Section; To Amend Section 9-5-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Chancery Clerk To Prepare And Forward Certain Information Related To Guardians Ad Litem For Every Case, Including Youth Court Cases, Where The Guardian Ad Litem Fee Exceeds $1,000.00; To Amend Section 9-21-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Administrative Office Of Courts To Designate And Implement A Uniform Youth Court Data Management System To Replace The Mississippi Youth Court Information Delivery System (mycids) In Accordance With The Recommendations From Its Completed Audit Of Mycids In A Manner That Results In A Fully Operational Uniform Youth Court Data Management System By July 1, 2029; To Require The Administrative Office Of Courts To File Annual Reports Until A Certain Date; To Authorize A Third-party Facilitator; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Youth Court Shall Be The Exclusive Venue For Enforcement Of The Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law For A Compulsory -school-age Child; To Direct The Transfer Of The Causes And Docket Of Each Regular Or Special Youth Court Referee No Later Than July 1, 2027; To Amend Sections 43-21-119, 43-21-121, 43-21-123, 43-21-159, 43-21-201, 43-21-251, 43-21-255, 43-21-259, 43-21-301, 43-21-303, 43-21-307, 43-21-311, 43-21-323, 43-21-407, 43-21-605, 43-21-607, 43-21-753, 9-5-165, And 19-9-96, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Repeal Sections 93-31-1, 93-31-5, And 93-31-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Remaining Provisions Of The Supporting And Strengthening Families Act To Conform To The Repeal Of Section 93-31-3; To Require The County To Pay A Certain Per Diem For Youth Housed In State-owned Youth Detention Facilities After A Shelter Or Detention Hearing; To Amend Section 9-5-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Nineteenth Chancery Court District May Be Divided Into Separate Divisions For The Efficient Handling Of Cases Based On Subject Matter, Judicial Economy, Or Other Factors By Entry Of An Order Upon The Minutes; And For Related Purposes.
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Youth Court Reform Act Of 2026; To Amend Section 43-21-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Recognize The Uniform Rules Of Youth Court Practice; To Amend Section 43-21-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Terms "youth Court" And "judge"; To Delete The Term "designee"; To Define The Terms "intake Officer," "intake Unit," "pre-petition Guardian," "diversion," "data Management System," "youth Court Prosecutor," "child Welfare Matter," "delinquency Matter," And "youth Court Proceeding"; To Amend Section 43-21-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Creation Of Any County Youth Court After The Effective Date Of This Act; To Create A Youth Court Division As A Division Of The Chancery Court Of Each County In Which The Youth Court Division Of The County Court Has Been Abolished; To Delete The Authority For The Creation Of A Youth Court Division As A Division Of The Municipal Court In Any City; To Require From And After January 1, 2031, That Each Youth Court Division Of A County Court Has A County Court Judge That Exclusively Handles Youth Court Matters And Cases; To Abolish Each Youth Court Division Of A County Court Unless The County Opts Out Of The Provision And Notifies The Administrative Office Of Courts Before December 1, 2028, Of Its Intent To Continue To Maintain A Youth Court Division Of The County Court At Its Own Expense Other Than The Salary Supplement Received By The County Pursuant To Section 9-9-11; To Delete The Authority Of The Senior Chancellor To Appoint Another Judge In The Youth Court Division Of The Chancery Court; To Provide That Any Chancellor In The District Shall Be The Judge So That All Youth Court Matters Are Heard And Disposed Of By A Full-time Judge; To Create Chancellorships In Certain Chancery Districts; To Provide The Procedure For The Filling Of The Judicial Vacancy Created By This Act; To Repeal Section 43-21-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes Regular Or Special Youth Court Referees On July 1, 2027; To Repeal Section 43-21-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Appointment Of Certain Persons To Function As The Intake Unit For Youth Court On July 1, 2027; To Amend Section 43-21-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Youth Court Prosecutor Shall Represent The State In All Delinquency Proceedings; To Provide That The Child Welfare Agency Shall Represent The Petition In Child Welfare Matters; To Provide That The County Prosecuting Attorney In Delinquency Matters Shall Serve As The Youth Court Prosecutor; To Repeal Section 43-21-125, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Mississippi Council Of Youth Court Judges; To Create New Section 43-21-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Family Services Forum For Mississippi Children, Youth, And Families; To Set Forth The Membership, Duties, And Procedures Of The Forum; To Amend Section 43-21-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Language That Prohibits The General Public From Youth Court Hearings; To Provide That If An Oral Order Is Not Reduced To Writing Within The Required Time Period That The Order Is Null And Void; To Create New Section 43-21-204, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The General Public Shall Be Admitted To Any Hearing In A Youth Court Proceeding, Including, But Not Limited To, Any Adjudicatory Hearing Or Any Dispositional Hearing With Certain Exceptions; To Provide That The Court May Close A Youth Court Hearing In Any Welfare Matter After A Finding On The Record Stating The Reason Or Reasons For Closing All Or Part Of A Hearing In A Youth Court Proceeding; To Authorize The Youth Court To Close Any Hearing In Any Delinquency Matter Without A Finding On The Record; To Amend Section 43-21-257, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement Of The Office Of Youth Services Within The Department Of Human Services To Maintain A State Central Registry; To Delete Language To Conform To The Repeal Of Section 43-21-267; To Direct The Appropriate Entity To Seek A Court Order To Place A Perpetrator On The Registry In Every Case In Which The Agency Is Involved And In Which The Court Substantiates Abuse Or Neglect; To Reenact And Amend Section 43-21-261, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Disclosure Of Youth Court Records; To Delete Language Requiring A Court Order To Disclose Youth Court Records; To Extend The Date Of Repeal On This Section; To Create New Section 43-21-262, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Govern The Disclosure Of A Forensic Interview And Related Records; To Amend Section 43-21-263, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Expungement Of Records Involving Children Adjudicated Delinquent Or In Need Of Supervision; To Repeal Section 43-21-267, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates A Criminal Penalty For The Disclosure Of Certain Records; To Repeal Section 43-21-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes A Law Enforcement Officer To Stop And Question Certain Children In Public; To Reenact And Amend Section 43-21-351, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Delinquency Reports To Include Either A Law Enforcement Report Or A Sworn Affidavit; To Increase The Annual Required Hours Of Training For An Intake Officer; To Require The Training To Be Provided By The Administrative Office Of Courts; To Extend The Date Of Repeal On This Section; To Amend Section 43-21-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Final Dispositions Of Law Enforcement Investigations And Investigations By The Department Of Child Protection Services; To Amend Section 43-21-357, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Youth Court Intake Officer Upon Receiving A Neglect Or Abuse Report To File A Recommendation And Give Notice To The Appropriate Entity Within A Certain Timeframe; To Require The Youth Court Prosecutor, Within A Certain Timeframe, In Delinquency Matters To Take Certain Actions; To Require The Department Of Child Protection Services Or The Youth Court Prosecutor, Within A Certain Timeframe, In Child Welfare Matters To Take Certain Actions; To Provide That A Case Closure Notice Shall Be Reviewable By The Youth Court For 30 Days After The Entry Of The Notice By The Court, The Youth Court Prosecutor, Or The Department Of Child Protection Services; To Prohibit Intake Officers, Youth Court Prosecutors, The Mississippi Department Of Child Protection Services, Or Personnel Or Contractors Of Any State Agency From Communicating With A Youth Court Concerning A Youth Court Case Or Matter Until Authorized By This Chapter; To Amend Section 43-21-401, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Youth Court Review From An Informal Adjustment; To Amend Section 43-21-405, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct That The Informal Adjustment Counselor Shall Be Assigned By The Division Of Youth Services Within The Department Of Human Services; To Create New Section 43-21-409, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Division Of Youth Services Of The Department Of Human Services To Establish And Administer A Youth Diversion Program That Seeks To Divert Youth From The Youth Justice System And Integrate Smart Practices; To Amend Section 43-21-451, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement Of Court Authorization To Draft And File A Petition; To Require The Same Timeframe For Filing A Petition For All Cases; To Amend Section 43-21-455, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Citation Of A Statute And A Statement Of Intent Under Certain Circumstances In Petitions Alleging Neglect Or Abuse; To Amend Section 43-21-501, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Child Protection Services To Be Summonsed Only In Child Welfare Matters; To Amend Section 43-21-505, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Service Of Summons Must Conform To The Uniform Rules Of Youth Court Practice Or The Rules Of Civil Procedure; To Amend Section 43-21-557, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Youth Court To Explain To The Parties The Full Range Of Possible Dispositional Alternatives At The Beginning Of Each Adjudicatory Hearing; To Amend Section 43-21-603, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Reasonable Efforts To Maintain A Child Within His Home Shall Not Be Bypassed Under Subsection (7)(c) Of This Section Unless The Parent Has Received The Required Notice Within The Petition; To Amend Section 43-21-609, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Alternatives Of The Disposition Order In Neglect And Abuse Cases; To Amend Section 43-21-613, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Court To Conduct A Shelter Review Hearing Within A Certain Period Of Days Of Removal If There Has Been No Adjudication And Within A Certain Period Of Days Thereafter Until Adjudication; To Amend Section 43-21-621, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove An Outdated Reporting Requirement Of The Administrative Office Of Courts Related To Juveniles Reported To Principals; To Amend Section 43-21-625, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement Of The Department Of Human Services To Develop And Implement A Wilderness Training Program For First Time Youth Offenders By Deleting The Word "shall" And Inserting The Word "may" In Lieu Thereof; To Repeal Section 43-21-701, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes The Mississippi Commission On A Uniform Youth Court Systems And Procedures; To Repeal Section 43-21-703, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Sets Forth The Duties Of The Mississippi Commission On A Uniform Youth Court Systems And Procedures; To Repeal Section 43-21-751, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Comprises The Teen Court Pilot Program Act; To Reenact And Amend Section 43-21-801, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Youth Court Support Program To Provide That, Subject To Appropriation By The Legislature, The Administrative Office Of Courts Shall Provide Youth Court Intake Officers And One Court Administrator To Each Youth Court In The State; To Extend The Date Of Repeal On This Section; To Amend Section 43-27-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties Of The Director Of The Office Of Community Services; To Revise The Duties Of The Division Of Youth Services; To Require The Office Of Community Services To Maintain Data Regarding The Division Of Youth Services; To Reenact And Amend Section 45-33-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Definition Of The Term "data Management System"; To Extend The Date Of Repeal On This Section; To Amend Section 9-5-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Chancery Clerk To Prepare And Forward Certain Information Related To Guardians Ad Litem For Every Case, Including Youth Court Cases, Where The Guardian Ad Litem Fee Exceeds $1,000.00; To Amend Section 9-21-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Administrative Office Of Courts To Designate And Implement A Uniform Youth Court Data Management System To Replace The Mississippi Youth Court Information Delivery System (mycids) In Accordance With The Recommendations From Its Completed Audit Of Mycids In A Manner That Results In A Fully Operational Uniform Youth Court Data Management System By July 1, 2029; To Require The Administrative Office Of Courts To File Annual Reports Until A Certain Date; To Authorize A Third-party Facilitator; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Youth Court Shall Be The Exclusive Venue For Enforcement Of The Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law For A Compulsory -school-age Child; To Direct The Transfer Of The Causes And Docket Of Each Regular Or Special Youth Court Referee No Later Than July 1, 2027; To Amend Sections 43-21-119, 43-21-121, 43-21-123, 43-21-159, 43-21-201, 43-21-251, 43-21-255, 43-21-259, 43-21-301, 43-21-303, 43-21-307, 43-21-311, 43-21-323, 43-21-407, 43-21-605, 43-21-607, 43-21-753, 9-5-165, And 19-9-96, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Repeal Sections 93-31-1, 93-31-5, And 93-31-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Remaining Provisions Of The Supporting And Strengthening Families Act To Conform To The Repeal Of Section 93-31-3; To Require The County To Pay A Certain Per Diem For Youth Housed In State-owned Youth Detention Facilities After A Shelter Or Detention Hearing; To Amend Section 9-5-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Nineteenth Chancery Court District May Be Divided Into Separate Divisions For The Efficient Handling Of Cases Based On Subject Matter, Judicial Economy, Or Other Factors By Entry Of An Order Upon The Minutes; And For Related Purposes.
