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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 23 - FAMILY COURTS [Repealed] (§ 43-23-1) › Section 43-23-1 - through 43-23-55 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1999, ch. 432, § 2, eff. 5/28/1999 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
§ 43-23-1. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-01; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 1, eff. 5/22/1964] § 43-23-3. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-02; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 2; Laws 1977, ch. 474, § 4, eff. 7/1/1977] § 43-23-5. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-03; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 3, eff. 5/22/1964] § 43-23-7. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-04; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 4, eff. 5/22/1964] § 43-23-9. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-05; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 5; Laws, 1977, ch. 474, § 5; Laws, 1978, ch. 471, § 2, eff. 4/4/1978] § 43-23-11. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-06; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 6, eff. 5/22/1964] § 43-23-13. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-07; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 7, eff. 5/22/1964] § 43-23-15. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-08; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 8; Laws, 1977, ch. 474, § 6, eff. 7/1/1977] § 43-23-17. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-09; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 9; Laws, 1966, ch. 606, § 1, eff. 4/11/1966] § 43-23-19. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-10; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 10, eff. 5/22/1964] § 43-23-21. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-11; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 11, eff. 5/22/1964] § 43-23-23. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-12; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 12, eff. 5/22/1964] § 43-23-25. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-13; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 13, eff. 5/22/1964] § 43-23-27. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-14; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 14, eff. 5/22/1964] § 43-23-29. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-15; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 15, eff. 5/22/1964] § 43-23-31. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-16; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 16, eff. 5/22/1964] § 43-23-33. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-17; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 17, eff. 5/22/1964] § 43-23-35. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-18; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 18, eff. 5/22/1964] § 43-23-37. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-19; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 19; Laws 1986, ch. 356, eff. 7/1/1986] § 43-23-39. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-20; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 20; Laws 1966, ch. 345, § 1; Laws 1968, ch. 311, § 2; Laws, 1970, ch. 402, § 4; Laws, 1971, ch. 495, § 1; Laws, 1973, ch. 486, § 1, eff. 4/12/1973] § 43-23-41. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-21; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 21; Laws 1977, ch. 474, § 7, eff. 7/1/1977] § 43-23-43. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-22; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 22; Laws, 1985, ch. 536, § 10; Laws, 1986, ch. 400, § 29, eff. 10/1/1986] § 43-23-45. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-23; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 23, eff. 5/22/1964] § 43-23-47. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-24; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 24; Laws, 1968, ch. 361, § 69; Laws, 1979, ch. 397, eff. 5/1/1979] § 43-23-49. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-25; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 25, eff. 5/22/1964] § 43-23-51. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-26; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 26, eff. 5/22/1964] § 43-23-53. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-27; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 27, eff. 5/22/1964] § 43-23-55. [Codes, 1942, § 7187-28; Laws, 1964, ch. 328, § 28, eff. 5/22/1964]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 24 - STATE CENTRAL REGISTRY OF CHILD ABUSE REPORTS; WIDE AREA TELEPHONE SERVICE FOR REPORTING CHILD ABUSE [Repealed] (§ 43-24-1) › Section 43-24-1 - through 43-24-9 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1979, ch. 506, § 78, eff. 7/1/1979.
§ 43-24-1. [Laws, 1977, ch. 474, § 8] §§ 43-24-3, 43-21-5. [Laws, 1977, ch. 474, §§ 9, 10; Laws, 1978, ch. 471, § 3] §§ 43-24-7, 43-24-9. [Laws, 1977, ch. 474, §§ 11, 12]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 25 - INTERSTATE COMPACTS RELATING TO JUVENILES (§§ 43-25-1 — 43-25-101) › INTERSTATE COMPACT ON JUVENILES (§ 43-25-1) › Section 43-25-1 - through 43-25-17 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2009, ch. 366, § 2, eff. 7/1/2009.
§ 43-25-1. [Codes, 1942, § 7186-01; Laws, 1958, ch. 289, § 1, eff. 5/6/1958] § 43-25-3. [Codes, 1942, § 7186-02; Laws, 1958, ch. 289, § 2, eff. 5/6/1958] § 43-25-5. [Codes, 1942, § 7186-03; Laws, 1958, ch. 289, § 2A, eff. 5/6/1958] § 43-25-7. [Codes, 1942, § 7186-04; Laws, 1958, ch. 289, § 2B, eff. 5/6/1958] § 43-25-9. [Codes, 1942, § 7186-05; Laws, 1958, ch. 289, § 3, eff. 5/6/1958] § 43-25-11. [Codes, 1942, § 7186-06; Laws, 1958, ch. 289, § 4, 5/6/1958] § 43-25-13. [Codes, 1942, § 7186-07; Laws, 1958, ch. 289, § 5, eff. 5/6/1958] § 43-25-15. [Codes, 1942, § 7186-08; Laws, 1958, ch. 289, § 6, eff. 5/6/1958] § 43-25-17. [Codes, 1942, § 7186-09; Laws, 1958, ch. 289, § 7, eff. 5/6/1958]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 26 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES (§§ 43-26-1 — 43-26-23) › Section 43-26-5 - Establishment of record-keeping procedures; establishment of uniform intake procedures

(1)
The Department of Child Protection Services shall establish a record-keeping procedure to ensure that all referrals of neglect and/or abuse are accurately and adequately maintained for future or cross-reference.
(2)
In addition to a toll-free abuse reporting telephone system, the department shall establish a uniform intake procedure for the receipt and referral to the appropriate personnel for investigation. The uniform intake procedure shall be made available to all appropriate agencies and the public in order to facilitate the necessary protective services.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 516, HB 1149,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 26 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES (§§ 43-26-1 — 43-26-23) › Section 43-26-7 - Inter-departmental cooperation

The Department of Child Protection Services shall have the authority to use the services and resources of the State Department of Education, the State Department of Health, the State Department of Human Services, the State Department of Mental Health, Division of Medicaid, and all other appropriate state departments, agencies, institutions or political subdivisions as will aid in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. It shall be the duty of all such state departments, agencies and institutions to make available such services and resources to the department, including, but not necessarily limited to, such services and resources as may be required to perform appropriate criminal history record checks on prospective foster and relative child placements for the purpose of preventing and detecting abuse and neglect.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 516, HB 1149,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 26 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES (§§ 43-26-1 — 43-26-23) › Section 43-26-9 - Clear delineation of resources devoted to family and children's services and to public assistant programs

It is the intent of the Legislature that the resources devoted to family and children's services and to public assistance programs be clearly delineated and that all resources intended for child protection and other related purposes be expended in service of that goal.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 516, HB 1149,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 26 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES (§§ 43-26-1 — 43-26-23) › Section 43-26-11 - Creation of local offices of the department; responsibilities; expenses related to operation of local offices

(1)
There shall be created local offices of the Department of Child Protection Services in those locations throughout the state as determined by the commissioner. It shall be the duty of the board of supervisors of each county in which a local office is located to provide office space for the local offices.
The local office of the Department of Child Protection Services shall administer all forms of child welfare services with the exception of those administered by the Department of Human Services. The local offices shall comply with such regulations and submit such reports as may be established or required by the commissioner. Subject to the approval of the commissioner, the local offices may cooperate with other departments, agencies and institutions, state and local, when so requested, in performing services in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
(2)
The Department of Child Protection Services may enter into a lease with each county board of supervisors in each county where a local office is located to allow the department to maximize the availability of federal funds. Fair market value for the county-furnished building will be established and the department shall pay the federal share for the rent to the county. All other expenses related to the operation of the local office shall be split between the department, providing the federal share, and the county, being responsible for the remainder or the state share. This includes, but is not limited to, electricity, water, gas, internet, and janitorial services and supplies. All maintenance and repairs of the local office shall be the responsibility of the county due to the prohibition of federal funds for improvements of real property.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 516, HB 1149,§ 11, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 26 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES (§§ 43-26-1 — 43-26-23) › Section 43-26-13 - Governing authorities of municipalities or counties authorized to expend funds for certain purposes

The governing authority of any municipality or county in this state is authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to expend such funds as it deems necessary and desirable, from any available funds of the municipality or county, to:
(a)
match any state, federal or private funds available for any program administered by the Department of Child Protection Services in this state; and/or
(b)
make a voluntary contribution to any such program.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 516, HB 1149,§ 12, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 26 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES (§§ 43-26-1 — 43-26-23) › Section 43-26-15 - Department of Finance and Administration to furnish office space for the department in the City of Jackson

The Department of Finance and Administration shall furnish office space for the Department of Child Protection Services in the City of Jackson and is authorized to rent suitable quarters in the city if there is not sufficient room in one (1) of the state office buildings.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 516, HB 1149,§ 13, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 26 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES (§§ 43-26-1 — 43-26-23) › Section 43-26-17 - Cooperation with federal government in carrying out provisions of certain federal acts

The Department of Child Protection Services shall cooperate with the federal government, its agencies and instrumentalities, in carrying out the provisions of any federal acts concerning public welfare for children, and in other matters of mutual concern pertaining to public welfare for children, including the adoption of such methods of administration as are found by the federal government to be necessary for the efficient operation of plans for public assistance and welfare services for children in accordance with the provisions of the federal Social Security Act, as amended. It shall also cooperate with other departments, agencies and institutions, federal, state and local or private, when so requested, in performing services in conformity with the laws applicable to the department.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 516, HB 1149,§ 14, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 26 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES (§§ 43-26-1 — 43-26-23) › Section 43-26-19 - Destruction of abandoned application, closed case files, communications and certain other information under specified circumstances

The Department of Child Protection Services may, in its discretion, destroy or cause to be destroyed, or otherwise disposed of, any and all abandoned applications, closed case files, communications, information, memoranda, records, reports, paid checks, and files, in the office of the Department of Child Protection Services when and as they become three (3) or more completed fiscal years old and which, in the opinion of the department, are no longer useful or necessary.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 516, HB 1149,§ 15, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 26 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES (§§ 43-26-1 — 43-26-23) › Section 43-26-21 - Employment of assistant prosecutors by political subdivisions of the state to prosecute crimes under Section 97-19-71 authorized

All political subdivisions of the state, or combinations of political subdivisions, are authorized to employ assistant prosecutors to prosecute for the crimes under Section
97-19-71
and the Department of Child Protection Services is authorized to contract with any political subdivision to subsidize payment for the reasonable and necessary cost of prosecutions and investigations in any program where federal matching funds are available.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 516, HB 1149,§ 16, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 26 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES (§§ 43-26-1 — 43-26-23) › Section 43-26-23 - Aid, benefits or services improperly received becomes debt due to department; civil action to recover amount of value of assistance; proof of conviction under Section 97-19-71 deemed prima facie evidence that assistance was improperly obtained under this section

(1)
Any sums paid to or on behalf of any person, entity or subgrantee or the value of any aid or benefit or services obtained or received under any state or federally funded assistance program for children as a result of any false statement, misrepresentation, concealment of a material fact, failure to disclose assets, or by whatever means, becomes a debt due to the Department of Child Protection Services. The amount of value of any assistance shall be recoverable from the recipient or his or her estate in a civil action brought in the name of the Department of Child Protection Services pursuant to this section. If such action is brought, the department shall be entitled to recover, in addition to the amount of assistance, a reasonable amount of attorney's fees and its cost incurred therein. Where an attorney from the county attorney's office represents the department in such action, the attorney's fee awarded shall be for the use and benefit of that particular office and shall be forwarded to that office upon receipt by the department.
(2)
In any civil action for the recovery of the amount of value of any aid or benefits or services improperly paid to the recipient, proof that a conviction or guilty plea on a misdemeanor or felony charge under Section
97-19-71
shall be deemed prima facie evidence that such assistance was improperly obtained under the provision of this section.
(3)
Repayment of the assistance improperly obtained pursuant to this section shall not constitute a defense to or ground of dismissal of criminal charges brought under Section
97-19-71
.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 516, HB 1149,§ 17, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 43-27-1 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1973, ch. 438, § 18, eff. 7/1/1973.
Laws, 1948, ch. 429, § 1; Laws, 1970, ch. 391, § 1
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 43-27-2 - Department of Human Services to be Department of Youth Services

The Department of Human Services shall be the Department of Youth Services and shall retain all powers and duties granted by law to the Department of Youth Services, and wherever the term "Department of Youth Services" appears in any law the same shall mean the Department of Human Services. The executive director of the department may assign to appropriate divisions such powers and duties as deemed appropriate to carry out the functions of the department. The executive director of the department may assign such powers and duties as deemed appropriate to carry out the functions of the department.
Laws, 1973, ch. 438, § 1; Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 99, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 43-27-3 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1973, ch. 438, § 18, eff. 7/1/1973.
Laws, 1948, ch. 429, § 3; Laws, 1970, ch. 391, § 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 43-27-4 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 100, eff. 7/1/1989.
Laws, 1973, ch. 438, § 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 43-27-5 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1973, ch. 438, § 18, eff. 7/1/1973.
Laws, 1948, ch. 429, § 4.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 43-27-6 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 101, eff. 7/1/1989.
Laws, 1973, ch. 438, § 3; Laws, 1983, ch. 507.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 43-27-7 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1973, ch. 438, § 18, eff. 7/1/1973.
Laws, 1948, ch. 429, § 5; Laws, 1970, ch. 391, § 3.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 43-27-8 - Duties and responsibilities of Department of Human Services

The Department of Human Services, shall administer the following duties and responsibilities:
(a)
To implement and administer laws and policy relating to youth services and coordinate the efforts of the department with those of the federal government and other state departments and agencies, county governments, municipal governments and private agencies concerned with providing youth services.
(b)
To establish standards, provide technical assistance and exercise the requisite supervision as it relates to youth service programs over all state-supported juvenile correctional facilities.
(c)
To promulgate and publish such rules, regulations and policies of the department as are needed for the efficient government and maintenance of all facilities and programs in accord, insofar as possible, with currently accepted standards of juvenile care and treatment.
Laws, 1973, ch. 438, § 4; Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 102; Laws, 1990, ch. 522, § 21; Laws, 1991, ch. 434, § 2; Laws, 1992, ch. 585 § 6, eff. 5/14/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 43-27-9 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1973, ch. 438, § 18, eff. 7/1/1973.
Laws, 1948, ch. 429, § 6; 1968, ch. 416, § 2; 1970, ch. 391, § 4.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 43-27-11 - Control and management by Department of Human Services; funds

The Mississippi Department of Human Services shall succeed to the exclusive control of all records, books, papers, equipment and supplies, and all lands, buildings and other real and personal property now or hereafter belonging to or assigned to the use and benefit or under the control of the Oakley Youth Development Center, and shall have the exercise and control of the use, distribution and disbursement of all funds, appropriations and taxes now or hereafter in possession, levied, collected or received or appropriated for the use, benefit, support and maintenance of these two (2) institutions, and the department shall have general supervision of all the affairs of the two (2) institutions herein named, and the care and conduct of all buildings and grounds, business methods and arrangements of accounts and records, the organization of the administrative plans of each institution, and all other matters incident to the proper functioning of the institutions. The department shall have full authority over the operation of any and all farms at each of said institutions and over the distribution of agricultural, dairy, livestock and any and all other products therefrom and over all funds received from the sale of hogs and livestock. All sums realized from the sale of products manufactured and fabricated in the shops of the vocational departments of such institutions shall be placed in the revolving fund of the respective institutions in which said products were manufactured, fabricated and sold.
The department shall be authorized to lease the lands for oil, gas and mineral exploration, and for such other purposes as the department deems to be appropriate, on such terms and conditions as the department and lessee agree. The department may contract with the State Forestry Commission for the proper management of forest lands and the sale of timber, and the department is expressly authorized to sell timber and forestry products. The department is further authorized to expend the net proceeds from incomes from all leases and timber sales exclusively for the instructional purposes or operational expenses, or both, at the two (2) institutions under its jurisdiction.
The granting of any leases for oil, gas and mineral exploration shall be on a public bid basis as prescribed by law.
Codes, 1942, § 6744-07; Laws, 1948, ch. 429, § 7; Laws, 1950, ch. 197; Laws, 1964, ch. 561; Laws, 1970, ch. 391, § 8; Laws, 1973, ch. 438, § 16; Laws, 1995, ch. 324, § 2; Laws, 2003, ch. 494, § 2; Laws, 2010, ch. 554, § 6, eff. 7/1/2011.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 43-27-12 - Department of Youth Services to have exclusive care of children committed to its facilities

The Department of Youth Services shall have exclusive supervisory care, custody and active control of all children properly committed to or confined in its facilities and included in its programs and shall have control of the grounds, buildings and other facilities and properties of said facilities and programs.
Laws, 1973, ch. 438, § 6, eff. 7/1/1973.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 43-27-13 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1973, ch. 438, § 18, eff. 7/1/1973.
Laws, 1948, ch. 429, § 8.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 43-27-14 - Department of Youth Services authorized to accept federal and other funds, attorney general is legal representative of department

The Department of Youth Services shall have the authority to accept any allotments of federal funds and commodities and shall manage and dispose of them in whatever manner may be required by federal law, and may take advantage of any federal programs, grants-in-aid, or other public or private assistance which may be offered or available which will accomplish or further the objectives of the department. Except as otherwise authorized in Section
7-5-39
, the Attorney General shall be the legal representative of the department.
Laws, 1973, ch. 438, § 7; Laws, 2012, ch. 546, § 20, eff. 7/1/2012.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 43-27-15 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1973, ch 438, § 18, eff. 7/1/1973.
Laws, 1948, ch. 429, § 9; Laws, 1966, ch. 422, § 1; Laws, 1970, ch. 391, § 5.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 43-27-16 - Furnishing of information, data, aid and assistance by state agencies, departments and the like

The Department of Youth Services is authorized to request from any and all existing agencies, departments, divisions, officers, employees, boards, bureaus, commissions and institutions of the State of Mississippi, or any political subdivision thereof, information, data and assistance as will enable the department to fulfill its duties hereunder, and all such agencies, departments, divisions, officers, employees, boards, bureaus, commissions and institutions of the State of Mississippi and its political subdivisions are hereby directed to cooperate with the department and render such information, data, aid and assistance as may be requested by the department.
Laws, 1973, ch. 438, § 8, eff. 7/1/1973.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 43-27-17 - Cooperation of other departments

The Department of Human Services shall use the services and resources of the state departments of education and health, and of all other appropriate state departments, agencies or institutions, as will aid in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. It shall be the duty of all such state departments, agencies and institutions to make available such services and resources to the department.
Codes, 1942, § 6744-10; Laws, 1948, ch. 429, § 10; Laws, 1990, ch. 522, § 22, eff. 7/1/1990.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 43-27-18 - Positions in Department of Youth Services to be included in state classification system

All positions in the Department of Youth Services shall be included in the state classification system, but the department is encouraged to establish an incentive program to motivate workers who deal directly with the children to obtain master's degrees in the field of sociology, psychology or some other related field.
Laws, 1973, ch. 438, § 9, eff. 7/1/1973.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 43-27-19 - Records and reports

The Department of Human Services shall keep in a suitable book a full and complete record of all of its actions under this chapter, which shall be open at all times to the inspection of the Governor and all persons whom he or either house of the Legislature may designate, and any member of the Legislature, to examine same.
Codes, 1892, § 4454; 1906, § 5031; Hemingway's 1917, § 7930; 1930, § 7317; 1942, §§ 6744-11, 6800; Laws, 1948, ch. 429, § 11; Laws, 1970, ch. 391, § 7; Laws, 1970, ch. 392, § 1; Laws, 1990, ch. 522, § 23; Laws, 1992, ch. 523, § 2, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 43-27-21 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1973, ch. 438, § 18, eff. 7/1/1973.
Laws, 1946, ch. 434, §§ 1-5; Laws, 1970, ch. 391, § 6.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 43-27-22 - Office of Juvenile Correctional Institutions

(1)
Within the Department of Human Services there shall be an Office of Juvenile Correctional Institutions which shall be headed by a Director of Juvenile Institutions, who shall be appointed by the Director of the Division of Youth Services. The Director of Juvenile Institutions shall appoint the individual Division of Youth Services Institutional Administrators who, in turn, shall have full power to select and employ personnel necessary to operate the facility he directs, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Youth Services.
(2)
The Office of Juvenile Correctional Institutions shall have such duties as the Director of the Division of Youth Services shall assign to it including, but not limited to, the following:
(a)
Operation and maintenance of training schools and other facilities as may be needed to properly diagnose, care for, train, educate and rehabilitate children and youths who have been committed to or confined in the facilities or who are included in the programs of the facilities.
(b)
Fulfillment of the objectives of rehabilitation and reformation of the youths confined in the schools, being careful to employ no discipline, training or utilization of time and efforts of such youth that shall under any condition or in any way interfere with such objectives.
(c)
Grouping of the youths in the schools according to age, sex and disciplinary needs with respect to their housing, schooling, training, recreation and work, being careful to prevent injury to the morals or interference with the training and rehabilitation of the younger or correctable youths by those considered to be less amenable to discipline and rehabilitation.
Laws, 1973, ch. 438, § 11; Laws, 1990, ch. 522, § 24; Laws, 1998, ch. 388, § 1, eff. 7/1/1998.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 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.
Codes, 1930, § 7294; 1942, § 6784; Laws, 1928, chs. 66, 68; Laws, 1990, ch. 522, § 25, eff. 7/1/1990.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 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.
Laws, 1973, ch. 438, § 12; Laws, 2010, ch. 476, § 74, eff. 4/1/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 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.
Laws, 1973, ch. 438, § 13, eff. 7/1/1973.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 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.
Laws, 1973, ch. 438, § 14, eff. 7/1/1973.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 43-27-31 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1983, ch. 469, § 10, eff. 7/1/1983.
Laws, 1973, ch. 438, § 15.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 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.
Laws, 1973, ch. 438, § 17; Laws, 1981, ch. 350, § 3; Laws, 1997, ch. 316, § 17, eff. 3/12/1997.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 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

(1)
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.
(2)
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
.
(3)
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.
Laws, 1994, ch. 587, § 1, eff. 4/8/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 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.
Laws, 1997, ch. 563, § 1, eff. 7/1/1997.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › IN GENERAL (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-39) › Section 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

(1)
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.
(2)
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.
(3)
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.
(4)
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.
(5)
Any portion of Columbia Training School property and facilities described in Section 1 of Chapter 412, Laws of 2022 may be conveyed or transferred to the Marion County Economic Development District.
Laws, 2008, ch. 555, § 1; Laws, 2010, ch. 526, § 2; Laws, 2010, ch. 554, § 7; Laws, 2012, ch. 553, § 2, eff. 5/22/2012.
Amended by Laws, 2022, ch. 412, HB 1343,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by Laws, 2019, ch. 363, HB 1533,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2019.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › SERVICES AND CARE FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN CUSTODY OF OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (§§ 43-27-101 — 43-27-121) › Section 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:
(a)
"Child or youth in the custody of the Department of Human Services" means an individual:
(i)
Who has not yet reached his eighteenth birthday;
(ii)
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
(iii)
Who is unable to be maintained with the family or legal guardians or custodians due to his or her need for specialized care.
(b)
"Child or youth under the supervision of the Department of Child Protection Services" means an individual:
(i)
Who has not yet reached his eighteenth birthday; and
(ii)
Who has been referred for abuse or neglect and for whom a case has been opened and is active in the Department of Child Protection Services.
(c)
"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.
(d)
"Special needs crisis" means:
(i)
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; or
(ii)
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.
(e)
"Specialized care" means:
(i)
"Self care," which means the ability to provide, sustain and protect himself or herself at a level appropriate to his or her age;
(ii)
"Interpersonal relationships," which means the ability to build and maintain satisfactory relationships with peers and adults;
(iii)
"Family life," which means the capacity to live in a family or family-type environment;
(iv)
"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;
(v)
"Education," which means the ability to learn social and intellectual skill from teachers in an available educational setting.
(f)
"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.
Laws, 1994, ch. 649, § 17, eff. 7/1/1994.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 516, HB 1149,§ 66, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › SERVICES AND CARE FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN CUSTODY OF OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (§§ 43-27-101 — 43-27-121) › Section 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.
Laws, 1994, ch. 649, § 19, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › SERVICES AND CARE FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN CUSTODY OF OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (§§ 43-27-101 — 43-27-121) › Section 43-27-107 - [Repealed]

Laws, 1994, ch. 649, § 20; Laws, 1998, ch. 330, § 1; Laws, 2000, ch. 301, § 14; Laws, 2000, ch. 565, § 1; Laws, 2006, ch. 600, § 7; Laws, 2009, ch. 364, § 2; Laws, 2010, ch. 461, § 2; Laws, 2012, ch. 470, § 7, eff. 6/30/2012.
Amended by Laws, 2015, ch. 403, SB 2199, 7, eff. 7/1/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › SERVICES AND CARE FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN CUSTODY OF OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (§§ 43-27-101 — 43-27-121) › Section 43-27-109 - Employment of additional family protection specialists, youth counselors and clerical staff

The Department of Human Services or the Department of Child Protection 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 each department and to reduce the workload on clerical staff, if funds are appropriated to the department for that purpose.
Laws, 1994, ch. 649, § 21; Laws, 2004, ch. 489, § 6; Laws, 2006, ch. 600, § 8, eff. 7/1/2006.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 516, HB 1149,§ 68, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-NEW01-012) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-401) › SERVICES AND CARE FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN CUSTODY OF OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (§§ 43-27-101 — 43-27-121) › Section 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.
Laws, 1994, ch. 649, § 22, eff. 7/1/1994.