Legislation

Section Number:	Miss. Code Ann. § 37-3-83 (1999)
Title:	School Violence Prevention Grant Program
Summary:	Establishes the School Violence Prevention Grant Program. The program offers preventive services such as crisis management action teams, violence prevention training, and conflict resolution training.

Section Number:	Miss. Code Ann. § 37-3-81 (1999)
Title:	Center for Prevention of School Violence
Summary:	Authorizes the Department of Education to maintain a Center for Prevention of school Violence. The center will provide a toll-free phone service for the purpose of reporting suspected cases of school violence.

Bill Number:	2001 Mississippi Senate Bill No. 2390/ 2001 Regular Session
Title:	Conflict Resolution and Peer Mediation
Summary:	Directs the state board of education to develop conflict resolution and peer mediation models for public schools
Status:	Signed by Governor- 3/11/2001

Bill Number:	2001 Mississippi Senate Bill No. 2239/ 2001 Regular Session
Title:	School Safety Act
Summary:	Creates the School Safety Act of 2001. Act includes provisions for the establishment of a school safety center to provide technical and crisis assistance to school districts and requires the State Board of Education to develop conflict resolution and peer mediation models and curricula
Status:	Signed by Governor- 3/23/2001

Pending Legislation

Bill Number:	2000 Mississippi House Bill No. 911
Title:	Conflict Resolution for Public Schools
Summary:	Requires the State Board of Education to develop conflict resolution and peer mediation models and curricula for the public schools.
Status:	Session adjourned- no carryover- 6/26/2000

Bill Number:	2000 Mississippi Senate Bill No. 2352
Title:	Conflict Resolution/ Peer Mediation Models
Summary:	Directs the State Board of Education to develop conflict resolution and peer mediation models and curricula in the public school.
Status:	Session adjourned- no carryover- 6/26/2000

Bill Number:	2000 Mississippi House Bill No. 1491
Title:	Motivating Parents and Children (M.P.A.C.) Pilot Program
Summary:	Establishes the M.P.A.C. program for the purpose of making grants for programs that among other things provide alternate learning programs such as peer mediation and conflict resolution activities.
Status:	Session adjourned —no carryover- 6/26/2000

Bill Number:	2000 Mississippi House Bill No. 1167
Title:	School Resource Officer
Summary:	Summary: Creates the position of school resource officer. The school resource office is required to develop and implement in all schools a formal conflict resolution program designed to teach children to peacefully resolve conflicts and to effectively deal with their anger.
Status:	Session adjourned- no carryover- 6/26/2000