MS SB2787

Establishes the "Statewide Intervention Courts Task Force" to develop recommendations for implementing a statewide intervention court system in Mississippi.

Task Force membership includes chairs of Judiciary A Committees, designated representatives from the Mississippi Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, circuit court judges, practicing attorneys with intervention court expertise, prosecutors, public defenders, a law school professor, an Administrative Office of Courts designee, and a person with prior intervention court experience.

Task Force must evaluate the need for a statewide intervention court, review models used in other states, assess current Mississippi intervention courts, establish standards and certification procedures, and determine appropriate funding mechanisms.

Task Force must deliver findings and recommendations for proposed legislation to the Legislature and rule changes to the Mississippi Supreme Court by December 1, 2024.

Act takes effect July 1, 2024, and the Task Force dissolves upon presentation of its final report.