MS HB193

Mississippi Department of Education must establish a program to identify missing school children (age 18 or younger) enrolled in K-12 public schools, collecting monthly lists from the Department of Public Safety and distributing them to all school districts

Schools and day care facilities must flag records of any child reported missing by law enforcement and immediately notify local law enforcement whenever those flagged records are requested

State Board of Health must create a centralized database of missing children born in Mississippi and flag their birth certificates, with law enforcement notification required when flagged certificates are requested

Knowingly providing false information about a missing child is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $250 to $500 per false report

Schools and day care employees acting in good faith when reporting information about missing children receive immunity from civil liability