Legislation

Mississippi - H.B. 939

2010 REGULAR SESSION OF MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

HOUSE BILL 939

TO: JUDICIARY B; APPROPRIATIONS
BY: REPRESENTATIVE PALAZZO


VERSION: Introduced

VERSION-DATE: January 18, 2010

SYNOPSIS:  AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 3-3-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT ALL STATE AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OFFER ALL SERVICES OR OTHER MATERIALS IN AN ENGLISH-ONLY FORMAT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

NOTICE: 
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TEXT: BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. Section 3-3-31, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

3-3-31. [A> (1) <A] The English language is the official language of the State of Mississippi.

[A> (2) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ALL STATE AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE SHALL OFFER ALL SERVICES, PUBLICATIONS, PRINTED, AUDIO AND VIDEO MATERIALS AND TESTS IN AN ENGLISH-ONLY FORMAT UNLESS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW OR REGULATIONS. <A]

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2010.