2025 Regular SessionMississippi Legislature

HB799: School resource officers; authorize to search a student's person and possession upon reasonable suspicion of unlawful activity.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Amend Sections 37-3-82 And 37-11-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize School Resource Officers Acting Within The Scope Of Their Employment With A School District To Detain And Conduct A Reasonable Search Of The Person And Possessions Of Any Student That The School Resource Officer Has Reasonable Suspicion To Believe Is Engaged In Unlawful Activity, So As To Establish Probable Cause To Conduct The Search; And For Related Purposes.

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Bill History

1/16/2025
Referred To Judiciary A
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Died In Committee
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(2/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/16/202518.7 KB