Office Of State Public Defender; authorize representation of youth in delinquency and/or children in need of supervision.

SB 2790 authorizes Mississippi's Office of State Public Defender to represent youth in delinquency and children in need of supervision court cases. It requires attorneys appointed to these cases to complete annual juvenile justice training approved by the State Public Defender and the Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education. The bill also establishes the "Juvenile Court Representation Fund" to pay for counsel for indigent parents and children in related proceedings. The bill died in committee on February 4, 2025, and did not become law.