HB1244: "Child Safety Alarm Act"; enact to implement safeguards for children left unattended in vehicles.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Create The "child Safety Alarm Act," To Implement Safeguards For Children Left Unattended In Vehicles; To Require School Superintendents, Charter School Governing Boards And Private School Operators To Prepare A Transportation Safety Plan For The Safe Transport Of Students In Prekindergarten Through Grade 8; To Prohibit Parents, Legal Guardians Or Other Persons Responsible From Leaving Children Six Years Of Age Or Younger Inside A Motor Vehicle Without The Supervision Of A Person Twelve (12) Years Of Age Or Older; To Provide For A $100.00 Fine For Violations; To Require The Department Of Public Safety To Include Information Concerning The Dangers Of Leaving Children Unattended In Motor Vehicles In Certain Written And Published Materials; To Amend Section 43-20-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "reasonable Time," As It Relates To The Amount Of Time Elapsed When A Child Care Facility Shall Contact The Parent Or Legal Guardian Of The Child When The Child Is Confirmed Absent; To Require Child Care Facilities To Develop Standard And Implement Practices To Ensure That No Child Is Inadvertently Left On A Transport Vehicle; To Require All Vehicles Used By Child Care Facilities And Large Family Child Care Homes To Be Equipped With Operational Child Safety Alarm Systems That Prompt The Driver To Inspect The Vehicle For Children Before Exiting The Vehicle; And For Related Purposes.