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MS Code § 43-27-23 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 27 - Department of Youth Services|In General|§ 43-27-23. Board and lodging for superintendents

 The superintendents of the Mississippi training schools may each receive free lodging in his respective institution for himself and his family, but not free board nor free supplies from the institution. Upon each superintendent's election to receive board for himself and family from the institution, the Department of Human Services shall enter on the minutes in advance the names and ages of the members of the family and fix the charges for their board at the average cost of table board in that community, but in no event at an amount less than the cost of said board to said institution, and said board so fixed shall be paid by the superintendent into the State Treasury before his salary for the next succeeding month shall be paid. The department shall make a detailed and itemized statement thereof to the Legislature. The same restrictions shall apply to all members of the clerical force of the institutions.
MS Code § 43-27-25 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 27 - Department of Youth Services|In General|§ 43-27-25. Persons having mental illness or intellectual disability shall not be committed to institutions under control of department of youth services

 No person shall be committed to an institution under the control of the Department of Youth Services who is seriously handicapped by having mental illness or an intellectual disability. If after a person is referred to the training schools it is determined that he has mental illness or an intellectual disability to an extent that he could not be properly cared for in its custody, the director may institute necessary legal action to accomplish the transfer of such person to such other state institution as, in his judgment, is best qualified to care for him in accordance with the laws of this state. The department shall establish standards with regard to the physical and mental health of persons which it can accept for commitment.
MS Code § 43-27-27 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 27 - Department of Youth Services|In General|§ 43-27-27. Transfers of children

 Any child committed to an institution under the provisions of this chapter may be transferred by the director of the department of youth services, in his discretion, to any of the schools or other facilities under his jurisdiction.
MS Code § 43-27-29 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 27 - Department of Youth Services|In General|§ 43-27-29. Academic and vocational training

 Academic and vocational training at all institutions under the department of youth services shall meet standards prescribed by the state department of education based upon standards required for public schools. The department may prescribe such additional requirements as it may from time to time deem necessary. The state superintendent of education will administer the standards related to the high school and elementary school programs. Reports from the state department of education evaluating the educational program at all juvenile correctional institutions and indicating whether or not the program meets the standards as prescribed shall be made directly to the director of the division of juvenile correctional institutions at regularly scheduled meetings. Such state department of education supervisory personnel as deemed appropriate shall be utilized for evaluating the programs and for reporting to the director of said division.
MS Code § 43-27-33 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 27 - Department of Youth Services|In General|§ 43-27-33. Effect of chapter on other laws

 Nothing in this chapter is intended to limit or restrict the operation and effect of Title IV, federal Social Security Act (Subchapter IV, Sections 601-604, Chapter 7, Title 42, U.S. Code Annotated) and Sections 43-15-1 through 43-15-9, inclusive, 43-17-1 through 43-17-25, inclusive, 43-25-1 through 43-25-17, inclusive, and 93-11-1 through 93-11-63, inclusive, Mississippi Code of 1972, which authorize the Department of Human Services to expend appropriated state and available federal funds for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) child welfare services, and administer the interstate compact on juveniles under approved state-federal plans now in effect; this chapter being cumulative and supplementary. Nothing in this chapter is intended to limit or restrain the operation and effect of the Youth Court Law of 1946, as amended (Chapter 21 of this Title), or the Family Court Law of 1964, as amended (Chapter 23 of this Title), or the power granted to the youth courts or family courts therein outlined. The intent of this section is to insure that the final responsibility for a delinquent youth resides with the court that has jurisdiction and that the final responsibility for any and all services provided by any and all personnel assigned to a youth or family court resides with the responsible judge.
MS Code § 43-27-35 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 27 - Department of Youth Services|In General|§ 43-27-35. Contracting for acquisition of land, buildings or equipment suitable for housing and facilities for youth under jurisdiction of Department of Human Services; Newton County facility

  The Department of Finance and Administration, for and on behalf of the Department of Human Services and the State of Mississippi, may enter into a purchase contract, a lease-purchase agreement or other similar contract for the acquisition of land, buildings or equipment that would be suitable for use by the Department of Human Services in providing housing and facilities for youth under its jurisdiction regardless of the ages of such youths and that would assist the Department of Human Services in the performance of its duties under Chapter 27, Title 43, Mississippi Code of 1972. Before entering into any such contract or agreement, the Department of Finance and Administration must first demonstrate to the Public Procurement Review Board satisfactory evidence that the contract or agreement would be economically advantageous to the Department of Human Services.   Acquisition of the property described in subsection (1) of this section shall be made only as provided in subsection (3) and upon legislative approval or upon approval of the State Bond Commission in accordance with the manner and procedure prescribed in Section 27-104-107.   If Newton County is selected as a site to house a facility under this section, the governing authorities of any municipality in which all or part of the facility is to be located and the Board of Supervisors of Newton County shall adopt resolutions spread on their minutes requesting the location of the facility in such municipality and the county. If such resolutions are adopted, the qualified electors of the municipality, if all or part of the facility is to be located in a municipality, shall vote in an election to be set by the governing authorities to determine if a facility shall be sited. If a majority of the qualified electors voting in the election vote in favor of siting a facility, a second election set by the board of supervisors shall be held in the county. If a majority of the qualified electors of the county voting in the election vote in favor of siting a facility, a facility shall be sited. If a majority of the qualified electors of the municipality voting in the election vote against siting a facility, a second election shall not be held in the county and a facility shall not be sited.
MS Code § 43-27-37 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 27 - Department of Youth Services|In General|§ 43-27-37. Creation of Statewide Juvenile Work Program

 There is created in the Department of Human Services, Division of Youth Services, a Statewide Juvenile Work Program under the direction of a statewide coordinator. The statewide coordinator shall assist the youth court judges in implementing and administering the Juvenile Work Program as established under this section. The statewide coordinator shall establish standards and guidelines for juvenile work programs.
MS Code § 43-27-39 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 27 - Department of Youth Services|In General|§ 43-27-39. Use of Columbia Training School as secure training school for juvenile delinquents to be discontinued; all youth adjudicated to training school to be housed at Oakley Training School

  The purpose of this section is to ensure that Mississippi's juvenile justice system is cost-efficient and effective at reducing juvenile crime and to create a continuum of options for Mississippi's youth court judges so that they are better equipped to protect our communities and to care for our children.   The Columbia Training School shall no longer operate as a secure training school for juvenile delinquents. All youth, both male and female, committed to the custody of the Department of Human Services and adjudicated to training school shall be housed at the Oakley Youth Development Center. The Oakley Youth Development Center shall provide gender-specific treatment for youth who are adjudicated delinquent.   Any portion of Columbia Training School property and facilities described in Section 1 of Chapter 553, Laws of 2012, may be conveyed or transferred to the Board of Supervisors of Marion County, Mississippi.   Any portion of Columbia Training School property and facilities described in Section 2 of Chapter 386, Laws of 2017, may be conveyed or transferred to the Marion County Economic Development District for the purposes prescribed under that section.
MS Code § 43-27-101 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 27 - Department of Youth Services|Services and Care for Certain Children and Youth in Custody of or Under the Supervision of the Department of Human Services|§ 43-27-101. Definitions applicable to Sections 43-27-101 and 43-27-103

 For purposes of Sections 43-27-101 and 43-27-103, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed in this section, unless the context requires otherwise:   "Child or youth in the custody of the Department of Human Services" means an individual:   Who has not yet reached his eighteenth birthday;   Who has been legally placed in the custody of the Department of Human Services by the youth court and for whom custody with the Department of Human Services was not sought by the parents or legal custodians or guardians for the parents' or legal custodians' or guardians' legal responsibilities to relieve themselves of the responsibility for paying for treatment for a child or youth; and   Who is unable to be maintained with the family or legal guardians or custodians due to his or her need for specialized care.   "Child or youth under the supervision of the Department of Human Services" means an individual:   Who has not yet reached his eighteenth birthday; and   Who has been referred for abuse or neglect and for whom a case has been opened and is active in the Division of Family and Children's Services of the department.   "Plan of care" means a written plan of services needed to be provided for a child or youth and his or her family in order to provide the special care or services required.   "Special needs crisis" means conduct or behavioral problems of such a severe nature and level that family or parental violence, abuse, and/or neglect pose an imminent threat or are present.   "Specialized care" means:   "Self care," which means the ability to provide, sustain and protect himself or herself at a level appropriate to his or her age;   "Interpersonal relationships," which means the ability to build and maintain satisfactory relationships with peers and adults;   "Family life," which means the capacity to live in a family or family-type environment;   "Self direction," which means the child's ability to control his or her behavior and to make decisions in a manner appropriate to his or her age;   "Education," which means the ability to learn social and intellectual skill from teachers in an available educational setting.   "Special needs child" means a child with a variety of handicapping conditions or disabilities, including emotional or severely emotional disorders. These conditions or disabilities present the need for special medical attention, supervision and therapy on a very regimented basis.
MS Code § 43-27-105 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 27 - Department of Youth Services|Services and Care for Certain Children and Youth in Custody of or Under the Supervision of the Department of Human Services|§ 43-27-105. Funding for placement resources

 Funding for the placement resources authorized in Sections 43-27-101 and 43-27-103 shall be used to match appropriate federal funds.
MS Code § 43-27-107 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 27 - Department of Youth Services|Services and Care for Certain Children and Youth in Custody of or Under the Supervision of the Department of Human Services|§ 43-27-107. Qualifications of family protection specialists; status as state service employees; time-limited employee positions

 The Department of Human Services is authorized to set the qualifications necessary for all family protection specialists employed by the department, which shall at a minimum require that the applicant possess a baccalaureate degree in social work from a college or university accredited by the Council on Social Work Education or Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, unless the person was licensed as a social worker before September 1, 1994, pursuant to Section 73-53-7, Mississippi Code of 1972.   The qualifications for employment of a family protection specialist at the senior, advanced and supervisory grades shall require, in addition to those required of a family protection specialist, state licensure as a social worker.   The department shall not be required to go through the State Personnel Board or use the qualifications set by the Personnel Board in employing any family protection specialists for the department. All family protection specialists employed by the department shall be state service employees from the date of their employment with the department; however, to carry out its responsibilities, the department may use any available federal funds to employ such additional family protection specialists as it can employ in time-limited positions. All social worker positions existing before July 1, 1998, will remain state service.   This section shall stand repealed on July 1, 2019.
MS Code § 43-27-109 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 27 - Department of Youth Services|Services and Care for Certain Children and Youth in Custody of or Under the Supervision of the Department of Human Services|§ 43-27-109. Employment of additional family protection specialists, youth counselors and clerical staff

 The Department of Human Services may employ a sufficient number of new family protection specialists, youth counselors and clerical staff to reduce the caseload sizes for social workers and youth counselors of the department and to reduce the workload on clerical staff, if funds are appropriated to the department for that purpose.
MS Code § 43-27-111 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 27 - Department of Youth Services|Services and Care for Certain Children and Youth in Custody of or Under the Supervision of the Department of Human Services|§ 43-27-111. Supervision of county youth services workers by department; coordination with state workers

 The Department of Human Services shall exercise jurisdiction and supervision over youth services workers employed by the counties, if funds are appropriated to the department for that purpose, and the duties of those workers shall be coordinated with the duties of youth services workers employed by the department.
MS Code § 43-27-113 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 27 - Department of Youth Services|Services and Care for Certain Children and Youth in Custody of or Under the Supervision of the Department of Human Services|§ 43-27-113. Law enforcement assistance in department investigations of child abuse or neglect

 In any investigation by the Department of Human Services of a report made under Section 43-21-101 et seq. of the abuse or neglect of a child as defined in Section 43-21-105, the department may request the appropriate law enforcement officer with jurisdiction to accompany the department in its investigation, and in such cases the law enforcement officer shall comply with such request.
MS Code § 43-27-115 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 27 - Department of Youth Services|Services and Care for Certain Children and Youth in Custody of or Under the Supervision of the Department of Human Services|§ 43-27-115. Program managers for department regions; duties; department to develop agreements with other service entities

 The Department of Human Services is authorized to employ one (1) program manager for each department region, if funds are appropriated to the department for that purpose, whose duties shall be to develop an ongoing public education program to inform Mississippi citizens about the needs of the state's children, youth and families, the work of the department in addressing these needs and how citizens might become involved. The Department of Human Services shall develop formal agreements of cooperation and protocol between the department and other providers of services to children and families including school districts, hospitals, law enforcement agencies, mental health centers and others.
MS Code § 43-27-117 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 27 - Department of Youth Services|Services and Care for Certain Children and Youth in Custody of or Under the Supervision of the Department of Human Services|§ 43-27-117. Online automated child welfare information system

 The Department of Human Services is authorized to establish an online automated child welfare information system, if funds are appropriated to the department for that purpose, to give the department the capability to supply foster care, adoption and child abuse and neglect data to the federal Department of Health and Human Services in a specified format as required, and to help the department in tracking child abuse and neglect referrals and the number of children affected in those referrals.
MS Code § 43-27-119 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 27 - Department of Youth Services|Services and Care for Certain Children and Youth in Custody of or Under the Supervision of the Department of Human Services|§ 43-27-119. Joint task force to research when court decisions should be appealed; protocol

 There is created a joint task force of the Department of Human Services and the Attorney General's Office consisting of the executive director of the department, the Attorney General, any staff persons designated by the executive director and the Attorney General, and any other persons designated by the executive director and the Attorney General. The joint task force shall research the issue of when the department should consider appealing court decisions that are contrary to the department's recommendations in child welfare and juvenile offender cases, and shall issue a protocol for determining the type of cases that should be appealed. The protocol shall establish the following:   General guidelines to be considered for appealing a case;   The type of information from case records and court records that should be entered into the appeal file; and   The individuals who have authority to set the appeals process in motion and who can make final decisions about whether an appeal should be filed or not.   Not later than November 30, 1994, the joint task force shall complete its research, issue the protocol, and make recommendations to the Legislature for any administrative and legislative action necessary to properly and sufficiently address this issue.
MS Code § 43-27-121 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 27 - Department of Youth Services|Services and Care for Certain Children and Youth in Custody of or Under the Supervision of the Department of Human Services|§ 43-27-121. Child Welfare Enhancement Fund

 There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the "Child Welfare Enhancement Fund," which shall consist of such monies as provided by law to be deposited in the fund. The fund shall be administered by the Department of Human Services upon appropriations of the monies in the fund by the Legislature. The monies in the fund shall be expended to enhance the state's services for children and youth, including, but not limited to, implementation of the recommendations in the November 1, 1992, report by the Child Welfare League of America.
MS Code § 43-27-201 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 27 - Department of Youth Services|Improvements to Juvenile Correctional Facilities|§ 43-27-201. Division of Youth Services to establish, maintain and operate Adolescent Opportunity Program

  The purpose of this section is to outline and structure a long-range proposal in addition to certain immediate objectives for improvements in the juvenile facilities of the Division of Youth Services of the Mississippi Department of Human Services in order to provide modern and efficient rehabilitation facilities for juvenile offenders in Mississippi, who are committing an increasing percentage of serious and violent crimes.   The Division of Youth Services shall establish, maintain and operate an Adolescent Opportunity Program (AOP) throughout the state, which may include non-Medicaid assistance eligible juveniles. Beginning July 1, 2016, subject to availability of funds appropriated therefor by the Legislature, AOP professional services, salaries, facility offices, meeting rooms and related supplies and equipment may be provided through contract with local mental health or other nonprofit community organizations. Each AOP must incorporate evidence-based practices and positive behavioral intervention that includes two (2) or more of the following elements: academic, tutoring, literacy, mentoring, vocational training, substance abuse treatment, family counseling and anger management. Programs may include, but shall not be limited to, after school and weekend programs, job readiness programs, home detention programs, community service conflict resolution programs, restitution and community service.