SB 2042

AN ACT TO TRANSFER THE ADMINISTRATION OF PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICERS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE DIVISION OF COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; TO DIRECT THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR THIS TRANSFER OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD; TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE POWERS, DUTIES AND QUALIFICATIONS OF PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICERS AS SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY PATROL; TO AMEND SECTIONS 45-1-2 AND 47-7-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO ADMINISTER AND SUPERVISE PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICTS AND TO ESTABLISH A DIVISION OF COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 45-1-3, 45-1-12, 47-7-17, 47-7-18, 47-7-19, 47-7-21, 47-7-23, 47-7-27, 47-7-31, 47-7-33, 47-7-33.1, 47-7-34, 47-7-35, 47-7-36, 47-7-36.1, 47-7-37, 47-7-38, 47-7-39, 47-7-40, 47-7-41, 47-7-47, 47-7-49 AND 47-7-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.