HB 1

MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2026 1st Extraordinary Session
To: Appropriations A
By: Representative Horan
House Bill 1
(As Sent to Governor)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 22 OF CHAPTER 60, LAWS OF 2026, TO
REVISE THE PURPOSE OF CERTAIN FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
SERVICES FOR A YOUTH DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027; AND FOR RELATED
PURPOSES.
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IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
���� SECTION
1. �Section 22 of Chapter 60, Laws of
2026 (Department of Human Services), is amended as follows:
���� Section
22. �Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 2, One Million
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00), or so much thereof, shall be
derived out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Capital
Expense Fund, as created in Section 27-103-303, Mississippi Code of 1972, and
allocated in a manner as determined by the State Treasurer.  These funds
are provided to the Mississippi Department of Human Services to establish and
implement * * *a pilot
Adolescent Opportunity Program to serve youth as a community‑based
diversion and intervention program with the goal of reducing recidivism among
adolescents.� Before expending or disbursing any funds under this section, the
department shall develop a written pilot plan and enter into a grant or
subgrant agreement for the administration of the program.� Any award made under
this section shall be based on demonstrated need, service gaps, court
referrals, and the capacity to deliver structured community‑based
services.  The department shall require, at a minimum, quarterly
performance and expenditure reports from recipients and may require matching
support, in‑kind participation, or local partnership commitments as a
condition of award the youth diversion program under Section 43-21-409.
���� SECTION 2.� This act
shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.