Mississippi HB977: School resource officers; authorize local law enforcement agencies to enter into agreement with independent nonpublic schools to provide.

What the bill says

An act to authorize local law enforcement agencies with primary law enforcement authority of all public and nonpublic schools within their jurisdiction to enter into memorandums of understanding with independent nonpublic schools to employ law enforcement officers as school resource officers (sros) at such schools; to specify the training requirements for individuals serving as sros at independent nonpublic schools and consequences for noncompliance with training requirements; to amend sections 21-19-49 and 17-25-11, mississippi code of 1972, in conformity thereto; and for related purposes.

From the introduced text:

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WITH PRIMARY LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF ALL PUBLIC AND NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTION TO ENTER INTO MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING WITH INDEPENDENT NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS TO EMPLOY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AS SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS (SROS) AT SUCH SCHOOLS; TO SPECIFY THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS SERVING AS SROS AT INDEPENDENT NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS AND CONSEQUENCES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH TRAINING REQUIREMENTS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 21-19-49 AND 17-25-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. (1) Local law enforcement agencies having primary law enforcement authority over all public and nonpublic schools within their jurisdiction, in conjunction with the governing boards of independent nonpublic schools within the State of Mississippi, through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed by the law enforcement executive and the appropriate school official(s), shall employ individuals to serve as school resource officers (SROs) at independent nonpublic schools, under the authority of Section 21-19-49(2), provided that the MOU shall require a minimum of one (1) school resource officer to be assigned to each independent nonpublic school campus operating *HR43/R528* H. B. No. 977 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR43/R528 PAGE 1 (DJ\KP) under the authority and control of the governing board of the independent nonpublic school. (2) Any …