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2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE
Chapter 27 - Department of Youth Services.
- 43-27-1 - Repealed.
- 43-27-2 - Department of Human Services to be Department of Youth Services.
- 43-27-3 - Repealed.
- 43-27-4 - Repealed.
- 43-27-5 - Repealed.
- 43-27-6 - Repealed.
- 43-27-7 - Repealed.
- 43-27-8 - Duties and responsibilities of Department of Human Services.
- 43-27-9 - Repealed.
- 43-27-10 - Powers of Department of Human Services.
- 43-27-11 - Control and management by Department of Human Services; funds.
- 43-27-12 - Department of Youth Services to have exclusive care of children committed to its facilities.
- 43-27-13 - Repealed.
- 43-27-14 - Department of Youth Services authorized to accept federal and other funds, attorney general is legal representative of department.
- 43-27-15 - Repealed.
- 43-27-16 - Furnishing of information, data, aid and assistance by state agencies, departments and the like.
- 43-27-17 - Cooperation of other departments.
- 43-27-18 - Positions in Department of Youth Services to be included in state classification system.
- 43-27-19 - Records and reports.
- 43-27-20 - Division of Community Services; Director [Repealed effective July 1, 2012].
- 43-27-21 - Repealed.
- 43-27-22 - Office of Juvenile Correctional Institutions.
- 43-27-23 - Board and lodging for superintendents.
- 43-27-25 - Mentally handicapped shall not be committed to institutions under control of department of youth services.
- 43-27-27 - Transfers of children.
- 43-27-29 - Academic and vocational training.
- 43-27-31 - Repealed.
- 43-27-33 - Effect of chapter on other laws.
- 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.
- 43-27-37 - Creation of Statewide Juvenile Work Program.
- 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; use of Columbia Training School property.
- 43-27-101 - Definitions applicable to Sections 43-27-101 and 43-27-103.
- 43-27-103 - Development of system of services for children in custody of or under supervision of Department of Human Services; services that may be provided.
- 43-27-105 - Funding for placement resources.
- 43-27-107 - Qualifications of family protection specialists; status as state service employees; time-limited employee positions [Repealed effective from and after July 1, 2010].
- 43-27-109 - Employment of additional family protection specialists, youth counselors and clerical staff.
- 43-27-111 - Supervision of county youth services workers by department; coordination with state workers.
- 43-27-113 - Law enforcement assistance in department investigations of child abuse or neglect.
- 43-27-115 - Program managers for department regions; duties; department to develop agreements with other service entities.
- 43-27-117 - Online automated child welfare information system.
- 43-27-119 - Joint task force to research when court decisions should be appealed; protocol.
- 43-27-121 - Child Welfare Enhancement Fund.
- 43-27-201 - Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management to construct and equip certain juvenile correctional facilities; referendum on site location; adolescent offender pilot program; operation and maintenance of certain forestry camp; establishment of transitional ten-bed facility for training school juveniles.
- 43-27-203 - Youth Challenge Program; implementation and administration of program by National Guard; issuance of diplomas to participants meeting GED requirements.
- 43-27-205 - Local Juvenile Detention Facility Construction, Renovation and Repair Fund; source of funds; purpose of Fund.
- 43-27-207 - Department of Finance and Administration to issue general obligation bonds to provide funds for construction, renovation, repairing, remodeling, equipping, furnishing, adding to or improving juvenile detention facilities; 1994 State Juvenile Detention Facility Construction, Repair and Renovation Fund.
- 43-27-209 - Payment of principal of and interest on bonds.
- 43-27-211 - Bonds to be signed by State Bond Commission; bonds to be issued as provided in Registered Bond Act.
- 43-27-213 - Bonds and interest coupons to be negotiable instruments; compliance with Uniform Commercial Code not required.
- 43-27-215 - Bonds to be issued by State Bond Commission; procedures for issuance.
- 43-27-217 - Full faith and credit of State irrevocably pledged.
- 43-27-219 - Issuance of warrants to pay principal and interest on bonds.
- 43-27-221 - Deposit of proceeds of bond sales into Juvenile Justice Assistance Fund.
- 43-27-223 - Further proceedings not required to issue bonds.
- 43-27-225 - Validation of bonds.
- 43-27-227 - Actions to protect and enforce rights of bond holders.
- 43-27-229 - Bonds as legal investments.
- 43-27-231 - Bonds and income therefrom exempt from taxation.
- 43-27-233 - Sections 43-27-207 through 43-27-233 as full and complete authority for exercise of powers granted.
- 43-27-301 - through 43-27-307. Repealed.
- 43-27-309 - Repeal of Sections 43-27-301 through 43-27-309.
- 43-27-401 - Amer-I-Can Program established; objectives; policies and procedures; funding.
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