School resource officers; authorize to search a student's person and possession upon reasonable suspicion of unlawful activity.

HB 799 would have authorized Mississippi school resource officers (SROs) to search students' persons and belongings when they have reasonable suspicion of unlawful activity on school property or during school-related activities. This provision applied specifically to students in public schools and required searches to be reasonable in scope based on the student's age, sex, and nature of the suspected activity. The bill emphasized that all such searches must comply with Fourth Amendment constitutional protections. However, the bill died in committee in February 2025 and never became law.