HB 1248

An act to require school districts to install video surveillance cameras equipped with audio reception technology IN certain areas of schools for the safety and well-being of exceptional students; To limit viewing access of recorded surveillance to certain district and individual school-facility licensed personnel; To require school districts to protect the privacy and identity of students captured IN the surveillance who are not the subject of incidents giving rise to an investigation OR litigation; To authorize the school district to contract with any company OR individual, independent of the school district to provide surveillance monitoring; To require the school district, acting through the local school board, to employ certain procedures prior to awarding the contract for monitoring services; To eliminate the need for school districts to employ security personnel OR require the immediate presence of law enforcement officers on school premises equipped with surveillance cameras; To bring forward section 37-3-83, mississippi code of 1972, which establishes a school safety grant program, for purposes of possible amendments; And for related purposes.