Mississippi House Bill 207 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Provide That From And After October 1, 2020, The State Shall Not Provide Any Funding For The Existing Contract Between The Department Of Human Services And Any Private Entity For The Operation Of Child Support Collection And Enforcement Offices And/or Programs By The Private Entity For The Department; To Provide That After The Funding For The Contract Has Ended, The Department Shall Terminate The Contract And The Department Shall Perform All Of The Child Support And Enforcement Functions That Were Performed By The Private Entity For The Department Under The Contract; To Provide That The State Shall Not Be Subject To Any Monetary Penalties Or Be Liable For Any Monetary Payments To The Private Entity As A Result Of The Termination Of The Contract; To Amend Section 43-1-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Department From Entering Into Any Contract On Or After The Effective Date Of This Act With A Private Entity For The Operation Of Child Support Collection And Enforcement Offices And/or Programs By The Private Entity For The Department; To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On This Section; And For Related Purposes.

Child support enforcement and collection; terminate contract with private entity for and DHS shall perform.

Rep. John Hines [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	House	Died In Committee
2020-01-27	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB0207.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0207IN.htm