MS SB2648

Deletes the automatic repealer on statutes establishing the Interagency Coordinating Council for Children and Youth (ICCCY), making the council permanent.

Expands ICCCY membership from 7 to 15 members, adding representatives including family members, youth, child psychiatrists, early childhood education experts, disability advocates, and university faculty specializing in system of care training.

Establishes Multidisciplinary Assessment and Planning (MAP) teams and Adolescent ("A") teams as the single point of entry for children and youth about to enter out-of-home care, with authority to coordinate comprehensive services and assessments.

Clarifies the Mississippi Statewide System of Care as child-centered, family-driven, community-based, and providing 12 specific services including crisis response, intensive case management, therapy, respite care, supported employment, and vocational education.

Requires all participating state agencies to enter into binding memoranda of understanding outlining responsibilities for representation on teams, funding, data collection, referrals, and training by July 1 each year.