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HB828 - Trust in Law Enforcement Act; require Department of Public Safety to create public database on officer misconduct.
Zakiya Summers, Kabir Karriem, Cheikh A. Taylor
Last updated 10 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Be Known As The "trust In Law Enforcement Act"; To Require The Office Of Standards And Training Within The Division Of Public Safety Planning In The Department Of Public Safety To Create A Searchable Database That Allows The Public To Access Information Regarding Law Enforcement Officers' Job Performance; To Require The Database To Be Published On The Website Of The Department Of Public Safety By January 1, 2025; To Specify Certain Information Relating To A Law Enforcement Officer's Conduct And Performance Which Must Be Included In The Database; To Authorize A Law Enforcement Officer To Request A Review Of Database Information Relating To The Officer; To Require Information In The Database To Be Accurate And Updated At Least Monthly; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB534 - African-American Studies and Racial Diversity; require SDE to develop curriculum for implementation in public high school.
Chris Brown, William R. Brown
Last updated 10 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Require The State Board Of Education To Fully Implement An Existing Comprehensive Curriculum And Implement Courses In African-american Studies And Racial Diversity To Be Included In The Public High School Education Curriculum As An Optional Elective; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB581 - PERS; conduct study on feasibility of allowing retired teachers to continue to work full-time and receive full retirement allowance.
Chris Brown, William R. Brown
Last updated 10 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Require The Public Employees' Retirement System To Conduct A Study To Determine The Feasibility Of Allowing Retired Public School Teachers Who Are Members Of The System To Continue To Work As A Full-time Teacher In The Public Schools After Retirement Under A Contract With A School District And Receive Their Full Retirement Allowance While Receiving The Compensation Provided For Under The Contract; To Require The System To Complete The Study And Make A Report To The Legislature On The Results Of The Study Not Later Than December 1, 2024; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB536 - Department of Mental Health and community health centers; expand outpatient services for certain formerly incarcerated state inmates.
Chris Brown, William R. Brown
Last updated 10 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Require The Department Of Mental Health And Community Mental Health Centers To Expand Outpatient Services And Community-based Services For Certain Formerly Incarcerated Inmates Of The Department Of Corrections; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB535 - Private prisons that house state offenders; provide moratorium on the expansion of.
Chris Brown, William R. Brown
Last updated 10 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Prohibit Any Privately Operated Correctional Facility From Increasing Its Housing Capacity If The Facility Is Utilized By The State To House State Offenders; To Prohibit The State From Entering Into Any New Contractual Agreement With Any Private Entity For The Housing Of State Offenders; To Amend Sections 47-4-1, 47-4-3, 47-4-5, 47-4-11, 47-5-1105, 47-5-1109, 47-5-1115, 47-5-1207, 47-5-1211, 47-5-1213 And 47-5-1219, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB306 - Minimum wage; establish at $8.50 and set requirements for exemptions and overtime.
Chris Brown, William R. Brown
Last updated 10 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The "mississippi Minimum Wage Law"; To Establish The State Minimum Wage At $8.50 Per Hour; To Provide That Employers With Tipped Employees Are Exempt From The Requirement To Pay The State Minimum Wage; To Establish Guidelines For Employees Entitled To Overtime Pay; To Bring Forward Sections 7-7-204, 17-1-51, 23-15-239, 25-3-40, 37-7-307, 57-34-5, 85-3-4, 97-3-54.4 And 99-19-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB533 - Vocational and home economics; require curriculum for all middle, high and alternative school students.
Chris Brown, William R. Brown
Last updated 10 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 37-1-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Board Of Education To Develop Curricula And Courses Of Study To Promote Vocational And Technical Education, Home Economics And Character Education Objectives For All Middle And High School Students And Students Assigned To An Alternative School Program; To Prescribe The Minimum Components To Be Included In The Curriculum; To Amend Sections 37-13-92, 37-13-151, 37-13-181 And 37-31-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 37-13-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That State Funding For Home Economics Be Included In The Adequate Education Program And Vocational Education Appropriation Bills For The Appropriate Fiscal Year; To Amend Section 37-31-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB537 - Civics; require State Board of Education to develop curriculum for public middle and high school students.
Chris Brown, William R. Brown
Last updated 10 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Require The State Board Of Education To Develop A Civics Curriculum To Be Taught In The Public Middle And High Schools; To Prescribe The Minimum Components Of The Curriculum; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB529 - Appropriation; City of Jackson for making repairs to the West Bank Interceptor of the city's sewer system.
Chris Brown, William R. Brown
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Jackson To Assist In Paying The Costs Associated With Making Repairs To The West Bank Interceptor Of The City's Sewer System, For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
HB527 - Appropriations; City of Jackson to assist with certain projects in Ward 4.
Chris Brown, William R. Brown
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Jackson To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Certain Projects In Ward 4 Of The City For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
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