Motivating Parents and Children (M.P.A.C.) Pilot Program; establish within the State Department of Education.

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To: Education;
Appropriations A
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Scott

HOUSE BILL NO. 219

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A MOTIVATING PARENTS AND CHILDREN 1
(M.P.A.C.) PILOT PROGRAM WITHIN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 2
FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING GRANTS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT PROVIDE 3
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT SERVICES TO FAMILIES OF COMPULSORY-SCHOOL-AGE 4
CHILDREN; TO SET FORTH THE PURPOSES OF THE M.P.A.C. PILOT PROGRAM; 5
TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP AND 6
IMPLEMENT THE M.P.A.C. PILOT PROGRAM; TO PRESCRIBE THE BASIC 7
COMPONENTS OF SERVICES TO BE OFFERED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS UNDER THE 8
M.P.A.C. PILOT PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE AN APPLICATION AND SELECTION 9
PROCEDURE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATING IN THE M.P.A.C. PILOT 10
PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 37-11-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO 11
REQUIRE PARENTS TO ATTEND CONFERENCES AND OTHER FUNCTIONS OF 12
SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATING IN THE M.P.A.C. PILOT PROGRAM; TO 13
AMEND SECTION 63-1-10, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT 14
CHILDREN UNDER 18 RESIDING IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATING IN 15
THE M.P.A.C. PILOT PROGRAM WHO WITHDRAW FROM SCHOOL MAY HAVE THEIR 16
DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENDED; TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-46, MISSISSIPPI 17
CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT SUCH MINORS FROM LICENSE REINSTATEMENT 18
FEES; TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN 19
CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED 20
PURPOSES. 21
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 22
SECTION 1. (1) The Legislature finds that: 23
(a) Students who exhibit serious behavior problems in 24
school become juvenile and adult offenders; 25
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(b) A major contributing factor to this problem is a 26
lack of positive parental involvement with both their children and 27
school personnel; 28
(c) Growing numbers of children live in conditions that 29
place them at risk of school failure; 30
(d) The provision of school and support services to 31
these children and their families by public and nonprofit agencies 32
is fragmented and does not prepare these children to learn 33
effectively and have a successful school experience; 34
(e) The lack of collaboration among schools, families, 35
local agencies and other groups involved in family support and 36
youth development activities results in the inefficient and 37
ineffective use of resources to meet the needs of these children; 38
(f) Schools are dedicating an increasing amount of time 39
and resources to responding to disruptive and violent behavior 40
rather than fulfilling their mission to challenge with high 41
expectations each child to learn, to achieve and to fulfill his or 42
her potential; 43
(g) The relationships between school failure, 44
disruptive and violent behavior in schools, unemployment and 45
criminal behavior are clear; 46
(h) Responding to the needs of students who are at risk 47
of school failure and providing a safe and secure learning 48
environment are cost-effective measures because they enable the 49
state to substitute preventive measures for expensive and 50
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reactionary crisis intervention through use of co-location of 51
services and repositioning of staff; and 52
(i) Differing local needs and local resources 53
necessitate the development of locally generated, community-based 54
plans that coordinate and leverage existing resources, not the 55
imposition of uniform and inflexible state-mandated plans. 56
(2) Subject to the appropriation of sufficient funds by the 57
Legislature for such purpose, there is established within the 58
State Department of Education the Motivating Parents and Children 59
(M.P.A.C.) pilot program. The purposes of the program are: 60
(a) To provide grants to certain local school districts 61
for innovative local programs that target juvenile crime by 62
coordinating school and support services to children-at-risk and 63
their families with required parental involvement; 64
(b) To enhance educational attainment through 65
coordinated services to respond to the needs of students who are 66
at risk of school failure and at risk of participation in juvenile 67
crime; and 68
(c) To provide a safe and secure learning environment. 69
(3) The Motivating Parents and Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot 70
program described in this section must be conducted in six (6) 71
school districts selected by the State Superintendent of Public 72
Education with the approval of the State Board of Education, which 73
school districts must represent the different geographical areas, 74
population levels and economic levels of the state. Three (3) 75
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districts must be selected from urban areas of the state, and 76
three (3) districts must be selected from rural areas of the 77
state. The department shall give preference to school districts 78
that express a desire to participate in the pilot program. The 79
program shall apply to all compulsory-school-age children residing 80
in the pilot school districts and their custodial and noncustodial 81
parents or legal guardians. 82
(4) The State Department of Education shall develop policies 83
and procedures to administer the Motivating Parents and Children 84
(M.P.A.C.) pilot programs. 85
(5) The selected pilot school districts shall implement the 86
M.P.A.C. program beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, and in 87
doing so, shall take the following actions: 88
(a) Employ a District M.P.A.C. Program Coordinator to 89
be responsible for planning and coordinating activities for 90
parents of school children and the delivery of integrated and 91
comprehensive services to children and their families; 92
(b) Employ three (3) home-school coordinators, one (1) 93
each to be assigned to the high schools, middle schools and 94
elementary schools within the district; 95
(c) Develop and implement a program of family support 96
services which is school-based and/or school-linked, designed 97
according to the Communities In Schools (CIS) model. The M.P.A.C. 98
program services must include a community advisory board, 99
private/public partnerships, an assessment of community needs, 100
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co-location of services, repositioned staff, parenting classes 101
that include parent-child activities, and a structured plan for 102
referrals and evaluation. The M.P.A.C. pilot program also may 103
provide after-school care, adult literacy programs, early 104
childhood education for children in high risk populations, 105
alternate learning programs, peer mediation and conflict 106
resolution activities; 107
(d) Train the M.P.A.C. program staff in the CIS model. 108
Principles and practices evaluated and proven effective must be 109
incorporated into the program design. Upon determination of the 110
pilot sites, an orientation must be provided to all district 111
staff. In addition, staff must be trained and developed on an 112
ongoing basis to ensure maximum coordination and cooperation, with 113
emphasis placed on learning how to effectively work with parents 114
to enhance their participation level. The M.P.A.C. program 115
services shall be designed to: 116
(i) Prepare children to attain academic and social 117
success; 118
(ii) Enhance the ability of families to become 119
advocates for and supporters of education for the children in 120
their families; 121
(iii) Provide parenting classes to the parents of 122
children who are at risk of school failure; 123
(iv) Provide adult literacy and employability 124
skills classes for parents; 125
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(v) Serve as a referral source for children and 126
their families to ensure that needed services are accessed by 127
those families; and 128
(vi) Otherwise enhance the ability of families to 129
function as nurturing and effective family units; 130
(e) Require a parent or guardian to spend a day in 131
school with his or her child after each violation of a major rule 132
by the child. This action must be taken when the rule violated is 133
major but not serious enough to warrant expulsion in order to 134
invite parental intervention before a child is suspended or 135
expelled. The parent or guardian may be required either to attend 136
class with his or her child for a full day or to attend parenting 137
classes offered at alternate times to accommodate the parent or 138
guardian's work schedules and transportation issues. Failure to 139
attend one (1) of the options will result in suspension of the 140
child; 141
(f) Create an incentive program for children whose 142
parent or guardian attends Parent Teacher Association (PTA) or 143
Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) meetings and parenting classes 144
and volunteers a minimum of ten (10) hours in the classroom. 145
Examples of an incentive program include, but are not necessarily 146
limited to: 147
(i) The issuance of an activity card that grants 148
the child full admission to all school-sponsored activities, such 149
as football and basketball games; and 150
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(ii) Exemption from certain classroom or 151
laboratory fees as determined feasible by the local school board; 152
(g) Create a program using volunteers to provide child 153
care services for parents who volunteer, attend parenting classes 154
and attend after-school or evening programs; 155
(h) Create a summer employability skills/on-the-job 156
training (OJT) fund. These funds may be expended by local school 157
boards to provide job opportunities for juniors and seniors in 158
high school. Employers and nonprofit organizations who 159
participate in "Adopt-a-School" programs may qualify to employ 160
such students during the summer. Wages up to Ten Dollars ($10.00) 161
per hour may be paid from the fund to eligible students who work 162
for the employers or nonprofit organizations who are committed to 163
participating in the "Adopt-a-School" program within the next 164
school year; and 165
(i) Require the pilot school districts to conduct a 166
family needs assessment (FNA) once every three (3) years. The 167
assessment should be coordinated with other community 168
organizations, such as Head Start, to encourage collaboration and 169
lessen duplication. 170
(6) (a) A local school district may apply for a Motivating 171
Parents and Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program grant, or up to 172
three (3) adjacent local school districts may apply jointly for a 173
grant. 174
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(b) The application must include the following 175
information: 176
(i) Data on the incidence of juvenile crime in the 177
geographical area to be served by the grant. Sources of data may 178
include the youth court in the county, the district attorney and 179
local law enforcement officials; 180
(ii) An assessment of local resources from all 181
sources for, and local deficiencies with regard to, responding to 182
the needs of children who live in conditions that place them at 183
risk of school failure; and 184
(iii) A detailed plan for removing barriers to 185
success in school which exist for these children and coordinating 186
services for parents and children as authorized under this 187
section. 188
(7) In reviewing grant applications, the State 189
Superintendent of Public Education shall consider: the prevalence 190
of underserved students and families in low-income neighborhoods 191
and in isolated rural areas in the area for which the grant is 192
requested; the severity of the local problems with regard to 193
children at risk of school failure and with regard to school 194
discipline; whether the proposed program meets state standards; 195
and the likelihood that the locally designed plan will deal with 196
the problems successfully. During the review process, the 197
superintendent may recommend modifications in grant applications 198
to applicants. The superintendent shall submit recommendations to 199
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the State Board of Education as to which applicants should receive 200
grants and the amount they should receive. 201
In selecting grant recipients, the State Board of Education 202
shall consider: (a) the recommendations of the superintendent; 203
(b) the geographic location of the applicants; and (c) the 204
demographic profile of the applicants. After considering these 205
factors, the State Board of Education shall give priority to grant 206
applications that will serve areas that have a high incidence of 207
juvenile crime to serve as models for other communities. The 208
State Board of Education shall select the grant recipients before 209
July 1, 2027, for local programs that will be in operation at the 210
beginning of the 2027-2028 school year, and thereafter, before 211
July 1 for the appropriate school year. 212
A grant recipient may request a modification of a grant or 213
additional funds to implement a grant through the grant 214
application process. The request must be reviewed and accepted or 215
rejected in the same manner as a grant application. 216
(8) The State Department of Education shall administer the 217
grant program under the direction of the State Board of Education. 218
The State Department of Education shall provide technical 219
assistance to grant applicants and recipients. 220
(9) All agencies of the state and local government, 221
including departments of human services, health departments, local 222
mental health and mental retardation agencies, court personnel, 223
law enforcement agencies and municipalities and counties shall 224
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cooperate with the State Department of Education and local school 225
boards that receive grants by co-locating services and 226
repositioning staff. 227
(10) The State Department of Education shall develop and 228
implement an evaluation system, under the direction of the State 229
Board of Education, that will assess the efficiency and 230
effectiveness of the M.P.A.C. program. 231
(11) Any child in a pilot school district who is suspended 232
from school shall have his driver's license suspended for one (1) 233
calendar year by the Department of Public Safety. 234
SECTION 2. Section 37-11-53, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 235
amended as follows: 236
37-11-53. (1) A copy of the school district's discipline 237
plan shall be distributed to each student enrolled in the 238
district, and the parents, guardian or custodian of such student 239
shall sign a statement verifying that they have been given notice 240
of the discipline policies of their respective school district. 241
The school board shall have its official discipline plan and code 242
of student conduct legally audited on an annual basis to ensure 243
that its policies and procedures are currently in compliance with 244
applicable statutes, case law and state and federal constitutional 245
provisions. * * * The provisions of this section, Section 246
37-11-55 and Section 37-11-18.1 shall be fully incorporated into 247
the school district's discipline plan and code of student conduct. 248
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(2) All discipline plans of school districts shall include, 249
but not be limited to, the following: 250
(a) A parent, guardian or custodian of a 251
compulsory-school-age child enrolled in a public school district 252
shall be responsible financially for his or her minor child's 253
destructive acts against school property or persons; 254
(b) A parent, guardian or custodian of a 255
compulsory-school-age child enrolled in a public school district 256
may be requested to appear at school by the school attendance 257
officer or an appropriate school official for a conference 258
regarding acts of the child specified in paragraph (a) of this 259
subsection, or for any other discipline conference regarding the 260
acts of the child; 261
(c) Any parent, guardian or custodian of a 262
compulsory-school-age child enrolled in a school district who 263
refuses or willfully fails to attend * * * the discipline 264
conference specified in paragraph (b) of this * * * subsection may 265
be summoned by proper notification by the superintendent of 266
schools or the school attendance officer and be required to 267
attend * * * the discipline conference or parenting classes 268
scheduled to accommodate the working hours and transportation 269
needs of the parent, guardian or custodian; * * * 270
(d) A parent, guardian or custodian of a 271
compulsory-school-age child enrolled in a public school district 272
shall be responsible for any criminal fines brought against * * * 273
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the student for unlawful activity occurring on school grounds or 274
buses * * *; and 275
(e) A parent, guardian or custodian of a 276
compulsory-school-age child enrolled in a public school in a 277
school district participating in a Motivating Parents and Children 278
(M.P.A.C.) pilot program, as established under Section 1 of this 279
act, who has been summoned by proper notification by an 280
appropriate school official to attend a conference, school 281
meeting, after-school meeting or class regarding the acts of the 282
child or parent specified under the program must attend the 283
conference, school meeting, after-school meeting or class; 284
however, scheduling of the conference, meeting or class must be 285
sensitive to the parent's work hours and transportation needs. 286
(3) Any parent, guardian or custodian of a 287
compulsory-school-age child who (a) fails to attend a discipline 288
conference to which * * * the parent, guardian or custodian has 289
been summoned under the provisions of this section, * * * must be 290
given the opportunity to enroll in a series of parenting classes 291
consisting of not less than twenty (20) hours of instruction as 292
developed by the M.P.A.C. program coordinator and appropriate to 293
the age of the parent's child. If the parent does not attend the 294
series of classes, the parent shall be guilty of a misdemeanor 295
and, upon conviction, shall be fined not to exceed Two Hundred 296
Fifty Dollars ($250.00). 297
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(4) Any public school district shall be entitled to recover 298
damages in an amount not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars 299
($20,000.00), plus necessary court costs, from the parents of any 300
minor under the age of eighteen (18) years and over the age of six 301
(6) years, who maliciously and willfully damages or destroys 302
property belonging to * * * the school district. However, this 303
section shall not apply to parents whose parental control of such 304
child has been removed by court order or decree. The action 305
authorized in this section shall be in addition to all other 306
actions * * * that the school district is entitled to maintain and 307
nothing in this section shall preclude recovery in a greater 308
amount from the minor or from a person, including the parents, for 309
damages to which * * * the minor or other person would otherwise 310
be liable. 311
(5) A school district's discipline plan may provide that as 312
an alternative to suspension, a student may remain in school by 313
having the parent, guardian or custodian, with the consent of the 314
student's teacher or teachers, attend class with the student for a 315
period of time specifically agreed upon by the reporting teacher 316
and school principal. If the parent, guardian or custodian does 317
not agree to attend class with the student or fails to attend 318
class with the student, the student shall be suspended in 319
accordance with the code of student conduct and discipline 320
policies of the school district. 321
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SECTION 3. Section 63-1-10, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 322
amended as follows: 323
63-1-10. (1) Upon the written request of a parent or 324
guardian of any applicant for a license under eighteen (18) years 325
of age, the school district in which the applicant is enrolled 326
shall submit documentation to the Department of Public Safety 327
verifying that the applicant is in compliance with Section 328
63-1-9(1)(g). The verification shall be signed by the school 329
principal or his designee, or, in the case of a home study 330
program, the parent, or the adult education supervisor of the 331
General Educational Development Program or his designee. If the 332
student is enrolled in a nonpublic school, the school principal or 333
his designee is encouraged to submit the verification on behalf of 334
the student. Documentation of the applicant's enrollment status 335
shall be submitted on a form designed by the State Department of 336
Education that includes the written signed and notarized parent or 337
guardian's consent authorizing the release of the applicant's 338
attendance records to the Department of Public Safety, as approved 339
by the Department of Public Safety, in a manner that insures the 340
authenticity of the form and the information or signature 341
contained thereon, including via facsimile. The forms required 342
under this section to provide documentation shall be made 343
available to all public high schools, private schools accredited 344
by the State Board of Education, adult education supervisors at 345
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school board offices and, upon request, to others through the 346
Department of Public Safety. 347
(2) Whenever an applicant or licensee * * * under eighteen 348
(18) years of age is unable to attend any school program due to 349
acceptable circumstances, the school where the student last 350
attended shall transmit documentation to the department to excuse 351
the student from the provisions of Section 63-1-9(1)(g). The 352
school principal or his designee shall determine whether 353
nonattendance or absences are excused under Section 37-13-91. For 354
purposes of this section, suspension or expulsion from school or 355
incarceration in a correctional institution is not an acceptable 356
circumstance for a person being unable to attend school. 357
(3) Any person denied a license for failure to satisfy the 358
education requirements of Section 63-1-9(1)(g) shall have the 359
right to file a request within thirty (30) days thereafter for a 360
hearing before the Department of Public Safety to determine 361
whether the person is entitled to a license or is subject to the 362
cancellation of his license under the provisions of this section. 363
The hearing shall be held within ten (10) days of the receipt by 364
the department of the request. Appeal from the decision of the 365
department may be taken under Section 63-1-31. 366
(4) Whenever a licensee under the age of eighteen (18) years 367
who resides in a school district participating in the Motivating 368
Parents and Children (M.P.A.C.) program established under Section 369
1 of this act, and who has not attained a diploma or other 370
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certificate of graduation, withdraws or is suspended from his or 371
her educational instruction, the attendance counselor, parent, 372
guardian or school administrator designated by the State Board of 373
Education to verify the applicant's educational status under the 374
provisions of the program, in his or her discretion, may notify 375
immediately the Department of Public Safety of the student's 376
withdrawal or suspension. Within five (5) days of receipt of the 377
notice, the Department of Public Safety shall send notice to the 378
licensee that the license will be suspended automatically for one 379
(1) year under Section 63-1-53 on the thirtieth day following the 380
date the notice was sent unless documentation of compliance with 381
subsection (2) of this section is received by the department 382
before that date. For the purposes of this subsection, 383
"withdrawal" is defined as more than ten (10) consecutive 384
unexcused and unlawful absences during a single semester for 385
compulsory-school-age applicants. 386
SECTION 4. Section 63-1-46, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 387
amended as follows: 388
63-1-46. (1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this 389
section, a fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) shall be charged 390
for the reinstatement of a license issued under this article to 391
every person whose license has been validly suspended, revoked or 392
cancelled, except those persons whose license was suspended under 393
Section 63-1-53(2)(i). 394
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(b) The funds received under the provisions of this 395
subsection shall be distributed as follows: 396
(i) Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) shall be 397
deposited into the State General Fund in accordance with Section 398
45-1-23; 399
(ii) Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) shall be paid to 400
the Board of Trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System 401
for funding the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Retirement 402
System as provided under Section 25-13-7; 403
(iii) Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) shall be 404
deposited into the special fund created in Section 63-1-45(3) for 405
purchases of equipment by the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol; 406
and 407
(iv) Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) shall be 408
deposited into the Interlock Device Fund created in Section 409
63-11-33. 410
(2) (a) A fee of One Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($175.00) 411
shall be charged for the reinstatement of a license issued under 412
this article to every person whose license has been validly 413
suspended or revoked under the provisions of the Mississippi 414
Implied Consent Law. 415
(b) The funds received under the provisions of this 416
subsection shall be distributed as follows: 417
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(i) One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) shall be 418
deposited into the State General Fund in accordance with Section 419
45-1-23; 420
(ii) Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) shall be paid to 421
the Board of Trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System 422
for funding the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Retirement 423
System as provided under Section 25-13-7; 424
(iii) Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) shall be 425
deposited into the special fund created in Section 63-1-45(3) for 426
purchases of equipment by the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol; 427
and 428
(iv) Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) shall be 429
deposited into the Interlock Device Fund created in Section 430
63-11-33. 431
(3) (a) A fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) shall be 432
charged for the reinstatement of a license issued under this 433
article to every person whose license has been validly suspended 434
for nonpayment of child support under the provisions of Sections 435
93-11-151 through 93-11-163. The funds received under the 436
provisions of this subsection shall be deposited into the State 437
General Fund in accordance with Section 45-1-23. 438
(b) The procedure for the reinstatement of a license 439
issued under this article that has been suspended for being out of 440
compliance with an order for support, as defined in Section 441
93-11-153, and the payment of any fees for the reinstatement of a 442
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license suspended for that purpose, shall be governed by Section 443
93-11-157 or 93-11-163, as the case may be. 444
(4) A fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) will be charged 445
for the reinstatement of a license that was suspended due to 446
payment by a draft or other instrument that is dishonored by the 447
payor. 448
(5) All reinstatement fees charged under this section shall 449
be in addition to the fees prescribed in Section 63-1-43. 450
SECTION 5. Section 63-1-53, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 451
amended as follows: 452
63-1-53. (1) Upon failure of any person to pay timely any 453
fine, fee or assessment levied as a result of any violation of 454
this title, the clerk of the court shall give written notice to 455
such person by United States first-class mail at his or her last 456
known address advising such person that, if within ninety (90) 457
days after such notice is deposited in the mail, the person has 458
not paid the entire amount of all fines, fees and assessments 459
levied, then the court will pursue collection as for any other 460
delinquent payment, and shall be entitled to collection of all 461
additional fees in accordance with subsection (4) of this section. 462
(2) The commissioner is hereby authorized to suspend the 463
license of an operator without preliminary hearing upon a showing 464
by his or her records or other sufficient evidence that the 465
licensee: 466
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(a) Has committed an offense for which mandatory 467
revocation of license is required upon conviction except under the 468
provisions of the Mississippi Implied Consent Law; 469
(b) Has been involved as a driver in any accident 470
resulting in the death or personal injury of another or serious 471
property damage; 472
(c) Is an habitually reckless or negligent driver of a 473
motor vehicle; 474
(d) Has been convicted with such frequency of serious 475
offenses against traffic regulations governing the movement of 476
vehicles as to indicate a disrespect for traffic laws and a 477
disregard for the safety of other persons on the highways; 478
(e) Is incompetent to drive a motor vehicle; 479
(f) Has permitted an unlawful or fraudulent use of such 480
license; 481
(g) Has committed an offense in another state which if 482
committed in this state would be grounds for suspension or 483
revocation; * * * 484
(h) Has committed a violation for which mandatory 485
revocation of license is required upon conviction, entering a plea 486
of nolo contendere to, or adjudication of delinquency, pursuant to 487
the provisions of subsection (1) of Section 63-1-71 * * *; or 488
(i) Is under the age of eighteen (18) years and has 489
withdrawn or been suspended from his or her educational 490
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instruction program, as reported to the Department of Public 491
Safety under Section 63-1-10(4). 492
(3) Notice that a person's license is suspended or will be 493
suspended under subsection (2) of this section shall be given by 494
the commissioner in the manner and at the time provided for under 495
Section 63-1-52, and upon such person's request, he or she shall 496
be afforded an opportunity for a hearing as early as practicable, 497
but not to exceed twenty (20) days after receipt of such request 498
in the county wherein the licensee resides unless the department 499
and the licensee agree that such hearing may be held in some other 500
county. Upon such hearing the commissioner, or his or her duly 501
authorized agent, may administer oaths and may issue subpoenas for 502
the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant books 503
and papers and may require a reexamination of the licensee. Upon 504
such hearing the commissioner shall either rescind any order of 505
suspension or, good cause appearing therefor, may extend any 506
suspension of such license or revoke such license. 507
(4) If a licensee has not paid all cash appearance bonds 508
authorized under Section 99-19-3 or all fines, fees or other 509
assessments levied as a result of a violation of this title within 510
ninety (90) days after receiving notice of the licensee's failure 511
to pay all fines, fees or other assessments as provided in 512
subsection (1) of this section, the court is authorized to pursue 513
collection under Section 21-17-1(6) or 19-3-41(2) as for any other 514
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ST: Motivating Parents and Children (M.P.A.C.)
Pilot Program; establish within the State
Department of Education.
delinquent payment, and shall be entitled to collection of all 515
additional fees authorized under those sections. 516
SECTION 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from 517
and after July 1, 2026. 518