SB 2004

MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2026 1st Extraordinary Session
To: Appropriations
By: Senator(s) Hopson
Senate Bill 2004
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:
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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.