HB534: Drug Intervention Courts; standardize references.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Amend Sections 9-23-1 And 9-23-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Standardize References To Drug Intervention Courts; To Amend Section 9-23-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Definitions Relating To Various Types Of Intervention Courts; To Amend Section 9-23-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Intervention Courts Advisory Committee To Promulgate Rules And Regulations That Allow The Administrative Office Of Courts To Provide Additional Funding To Intervention Courts Based On The Financial Needs Of The Court; To Amend Section 9-23-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Collection Of Data By The Administrative Office Of Courts On Participants In Intervention Programs; To Revise The Minimum Certification Standards For Operation Of An Intervention Court Or Problem Solving Court By Requiring The Provision Of Mental Health Services; To Amend Sections 9-23-13 And 9-23-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Standardize References To Drug Intervention Courts; To Amend Section 9-23-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Evaluation Standards; To Amend Sections 9-23-19, 9-23-21, 9-23-23, 9-23-51, 9-25-1, 9-27-1, 9-27-3, 9-27-5, 9-27-7, 9-27-9 And 9-27-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Standardize References To Various Types Of Intervention Courts; To Amend Sections 9-27-15, 9-27-17 And 9-27-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Standardize References To Mental Health Intervention Courts; To Amend Section 41-113-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Drug Abuse In The Legislative Intent For The Tobacco Education, Prevention And Cessation Program; To Amend Section 41-113-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties Of The Office Of Tobacco Control By Adding Fentanyl And Drug Abuse Prevention Education; To Amend Section 41-113-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties Of The Director Of The Office Of Tobacco Control To Include Implementation Of A Fentanyl Drug Abuse Education, Prevention And Cessation Program; To Amend Section 41-113-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties Of The Office Of Tobacco Control By Adding Fentanyl And Drug Abuse Prevention Education; To Amend Section 41-114-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Vaporizing Devices In The Definition Of "smoke" Or "smoking" For The Provisions Of Law That Restrict Tobacco Use In Public Facilities; To Bring Forward Sections 41-113-9 And 41-113-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Mississippi Tobacco Control Advisory Council And The Tobacco Control Program Fund, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.