Mississippi Senate Bill 2568 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 3 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 43-21-309 And 37-13-92, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Prior To Disposing A Youth For A Delinquent Offense The Court Shall Be Provided The Results Of A Validated Juvenile Delinquency Risk Assessment In Order To Determine The Risk Of The Youth To Reoffend; To Provide That Any Compulsory-school-age Child That Has Been Referred To Youth Court By A School Official Shall Be Subject To A Juvenile Delinquency Risk Assessment Completed By The Intake Unit Prior To Detention; To Authorize And Direct The Administrative Office Of Courts To Develop The Form And Scale For The Statewide Mandatory Juvenile Delinquency Risk Assessment To Be Used By The Youth Court; To Provide That Any Compulsory-school-age Child That Indicates A Low Risk On The Delinquency Risk Assessment Shall Be Referred To The School District Alternative School Program And Not Taken Into The Custody Of A Detention Center; To Establish The Juvenile Delinquency And Risk Assessment Fund; And For Related Purposes.

Juvenile delinquency risk assessment for youth court referrals from school officials; require prior to detention.

Sen. Terry Burton [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2015-01-19	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/SB/SB2568.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2568IN.htm