Amendment vs bill Amendment Report for Senate Bill No. 2764 vs As Passed the upper

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SB2764 (As Passed the Senate) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
House Amendments to Senate Bill No.
Highways and Transportation;
2764 TO THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE:
Finance By:
THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT THE HOUSE HAS ADOPTED THE AMENDMENTS SET OUT BELOW:
Senator(s) Boyd, McLendon, Sparks, Whaley, Chism Senate Bill 2764 (As Passed the Senate) AN ACT TO CREATE A NEW SECTION IN TITLE 63, CHAPTER 21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR ISSUANCE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, THROUGH THE COUNTY TAX COLLECTORS, OF SPECIAL DECALS TO BE PLACED ON THE LICENSE PLATES AND FRONT LEFT WINDSHIELD CORNERS OF VEHICLES OF APPLICANTS WITH HEALTH CONDITIONS OR DISABILITIES LIMITING OR IMPAIRING EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT;
AMENDMENT NO.
1 Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
SECTION 1.
(1) Upon application by any legal resident of the State of Mississippi with a health condition or disability which limits or impairs the ability to effectively communicate with law enforcement, the department shall prepare and issue through the county tax collectors a special decal that is to be placed on license plates and on front left windshield corners bearing that indication for any vehicles that are registered in the applicant's name or otherwise authorized to be applied for by the applicant.
(2) The initial application shall be accompanied by the certification of a Mississippi licensed physician or Mississippi licensed psychologist that will prescribe that (a) the applicant or the applicant's child, parent or spouse has a physical or mental health condition that will impair the ability to effectively communicate with law enforcement;
and (b) the physician or psychologist has determined that the applicant or the applicant's child, parent or spouse will have the communication PAGE 12764 impairment for at least five (5) years.
The department shall prepare and issue to the tax collectors of the various counties, decals for placement on license plates.
(3) A person to whom the special decal is issued may retain the special decal and may renew it on the issuance of a new license plate by submitting to the county tax collector, on or before its expiration, the certification of a Mississippi licensed physician or Mississippi licensed psychologist that will prescribe that (a) the applicant or the applicant's child, parent or spouse has a physical or mental health condition that will impair the ability to effectively communicate with law enforcement;
and (b) the physician or psychologist has determined that the applicant or the applicant's child, parent or spouse will have the communication impairment for at least five (5) years.
(4) Information supplied to the department is for confidential use and may not be disclosed to any person.
SECTION 2.
The Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training shall promulgate regulations to require education and training components on mental health and behavioral issues to consist of not less than six (6) hours in the initial law enforcement officer certification program and not less than one (1) hour in any required continuing education program for law enforcement officers.
The behavioral component will train officers to recognize behavioral characteristics that distinguish conditions such as autism, Asperger's syndrome, or any other mental or medical condition that may present with atypical PAGE 22764 developmental symptoms which could be perceived by an untrained person as suspicious and which could impede effective communication with a law enforcement officer.
SECTION 3.
Section 1 of this act shall be codified in Title 63, Chapter 21, Mississippi Code of 1972.
Section 2 of this act shall be codified in Title 45, Chapter 6, Mississippi Code of 1972.
SECTION 4.
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2020, and shall stand repealed from and after June 30, 2020.
Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
AN ACT TO CREATE A NEW SECTION IN TITLE 63, CHAPTER 21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR ISSUANCE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, THROUGH THE COUNTY TAX COLLECTORS, OF SPECIAL DECALS TO BE PLACED ON THE LICENSE PLATES AND FRONT LEFT WINDSHIELD CORNERS OF VEHICLES OF APPLICANTS WITH HEALTH CONDITIONS OR DISABILITIES LIMITING OR IMPAIRING EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT;
     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
HR43\SB2764A.1J PAGE 32764 Andrew Ketchings Clerk of the House of Representatives S.
     SECTION 1.  (1)  Upon application by any legal resident of the State of Mississippi with a health condition or disability which limits or impairs the ability to effectively communicate with law enforcement, the department shall prepare and issue through the county tax collectors a special decal that is to be placed on license plates and on front left windshield corners bearing that indication for not more than two (2) vehicles that are registered in the applicant's name.
B.
     (2)  The initial application shall be accompanied by the certification of a Mississippi licensed physician or Mississippi licensed psychologist that will prescribe that (a) the applicant or the applicant's child, parent or spouse has a physical or mental health condition that will impair the ability to effectively communicate with law enforcement;
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and (b) the physician or psychologist has determined that the applicant or the applicant's child, parent or spouse will have the communication impairment for at least five (5) years.  The department shall prepare and issue to the tax collectors of the various counties, decals for placement on license plates.
     (3)  A person to whom the special decal is issued may retain the special decal and may renew it on the issuance of a new license plate by submitting to the county tax collector, on or before its expiration, the certification of a Mississippi licensed physician or Mississippi licensed psychologist that will prescribe that (a) the applicant or the applicant's child, parent or spouse has a physical or mental health condition that will impair the ability to effectively communicate with law enforcement;
and (b) the physician or psychologist has determined that the applicant or the applicant's child, parent or spouse will have the communication impairment for at least five (5) years.       (4)  Information supplied to the department is for confidential use and may not be disclosed to any person.
     SECTION 2.  The Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training shall promulgate regulations to require education and training components on mental health and behavioral issues to consist of not less than six (6) hours in the initial law enforcement officer certification program and not less than one (1) hour in any required continuing education program for law enforcement officers.  The behavioral component will train officers to recognize behavioral characteristics that distinguish conditions such as autism, Asperger's syndrome, or any other mental or medical condition that may present with atypical developmental symptoms which could be perceived by an untrained person as suspicious and which could impede effective communication with a law enforcement officer.
     SECTION 3.  Section 1 of this act shall be codified in Title 63, Chapter 21, Mississippi Code of 1972.  Section 2 of this act shall be codified in Title 45, Chapter 6, Mississippi Code of 1972.
     SECTION 4.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2020.