MS HB92

Creates a 9-member task force to address the disparity of African-American males in Mississippi's judicial system, with members appointed by the Speaker of the House, Lieutenant Governor, and including representatives from Education, Human Services, and Corrections departments

Task force must review data on incarceration rates, education levels, and dropout rates of African-American males, as well as evaluate current dropout prevention and drug rehabilitation methods

Requires development of best practices for job skills training and a program focused on college preparation, leadership development, and recruiting African-American males to become certified elementary school teachers

Task force must evaluate methods used by the state training school to prevent adjudicated youth from entering the adult prison system

Report with findings, recommendations, and proposed legislation due to the Legislature by December 1, 2016