MISSISSIPPISenate LEGISLATUREAmendments REGULARto SESSIONHouse 2025Bill By:No.

Representatives1769 Oliver,TO Read,THE Arnold,CLERK To:OF THE HOUSE:

AppropriationsTHIS E;IS TO INFORM YOU THAT THE SENATE HAS ADOPTED THE AMENDMENTS SET OUT BELOW:

BoydAMENDMENT (19th), Hines, Mangold, Massengill, Appropriations A Roberson, Scoggin HOUSE BILL NO.

17691 ANAmend ACTby MAKINGstriking ANall APPROPRIATIONafter FORthe THEenacting PURPOSEclause OFand DEFRAYINGinserting THEin EXPENSESlieu OFthereof THEthe MISSISSIPPIfollowing: AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026.

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

H.SECTION 3.

B.

No.

1769 *HR13/A247* ~ OFFICIAL ~ A1/2 25/HR13/A247 PAGE 1 SECTION 3.

PAGE 11769 Permanent:

It shall be the responsibility of the agency head to H.ensure that actual personnel expenditures for Fiscal Year 2026 do not exceed the data provided by the Legislative Budget Office.

B.If the agency’s Fiscal Year 2026 projected cost exceeds the annualized costs, no salary actions shall be processed by the PAGE 21769 State Personnel Board except for new hires determined to be essential for the agency.

No.

1769 *HR13/A247* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR13/A247 PAGE 2 ensure that actual personnel expenditures for Fiscal Year 2026 do not exceed the data provided by the Legislative Budget Office.

If the agency’s Fiscal Year 2026 projected cost exceeds the annualized costs, no salary actions shall be processed by the State Personnel Board except for new hires determined to be essential for the agency.

Funds appropriated herein shall first be used for the continuation of a full and complete broadcast schedule of H.educational and instructional, professional growth, and public service programs, with the production of new films and programs to be secondary thereto.

B.

No.

1769 *HR13/A247* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR13/A247 PAGE 3 educational and instructional, professional growth, and public service programs, with the production of new films and programs to be secondary thereto.

It is the intention of the Legislature that the Mississippi Authority for Educational Television shall maintain PAGE 31769 complete accounting and personnel records related to the expenditure of all funds appropriated under this act and that such records shall be in the same format and level of detail as maintained for Fiscal Year 2025.

No part of the funds appropriated herein shall be transferred to, expended by, or used, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of any public relations, publicity or publication activities of any other state agency, department or officer, nor shall any personnel paid or equipment purchased with funds appropriated hereby be transferred or assigned to any other state H.agency, department or officer for public relations, publicity or publication activities of such office.

B.

No.

1769 *HR13/A247* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR13/A247 PAGE 4 agency, department or officer for public relations, publicity or publication activities of such office.

It is the intention of the Legislature that the Mississippi Authority for Educational Television shall have the authority to expend funds in the Capital Equipment Replacement Revolving Fund, in accordance with Section 37-63-17, Mississippi PAGE 41769 Code of 1972, for the purpose of purchasing technical equipment for operating the educational radio and television facilities.

FY2026 Performance Measures Target Content Operations Number of Locally Produced TV Programs 100 Number of Locally Produced Radio Programs 1,092 Number of Monthly Average Number of Web Site Users 25,000 Percent of Radio Broadcasts and TV Alerts During Times of Emergency 100.00 Education Services H.Percent Increase in Users Using MPB Education Online Resources for Pre-K Children and Families 15.00 Number of Students Served by the Digital Education Network (DEN) Classroom 2,000 Number of School Districts Participating in the DEN Classroom 30 PAGE 51769 Number of Teachers Taking e-Learning Courses 1,300 Number of Teacher Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Provided by e-Learning Courses Offered 3,500 Percent Increase of Visitors to the MPB Education Website 20.00 Number of Early Childhood Educators Attending MPB Resource Workshops Involving PBS and MPB Programs/Content 250 Technical Services Number of Transmitters On Air 8 On-Air Reliability 99.95 Number of IT Help Desk Orders Filled 835 Administration Number of Community Engagements/Outreach Events Including Virtual Engagements 100 Number of State Agency Partners 40 New Grant Dollars Acquired 75,000.00 A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for Fiscal Year 2027.

B.

No.

1769 *HR13/A247* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR13/A247 PAGE 5 Percent Increase in Users Using MPB Education Online Resources for Pre-K Children and Families 15.00 Number of Students Served by the Digital Education Network (DEN) Classroom 2,000 Number of School Districts Participating in the DEN Classroom 30 Number of Teachers Taking e-Learning Courses 1,300 Number of Teacher Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Provided by e-Learning Courses Offered 3,500 Percent Increase of Visitors to the MPB Education Website 20.00 Number of Early Childhood Educators Attending MPB Resource Workshops Involving PBS and MPB Programs/Content 250 Technical Services Number of Transmitters On Air 8 On-Air Reliability 99.95 Number of IT Help Desk Orders Filled 835 Administration Number of Community Engagements/Outreach Events Including Virtual Engagements 100 Number of State Agency Partners 40 New Grant Dollars Acquired 75,000.00 H.

B.

No.

1769 *HR13/A247* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR13/A247 PAGE 6 A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for Fiscal Year 2027.

It is the intention of the Legislature that whenever two (2) or more bids are received by this agency for the purchase of commodities or equipment, and whenever all things stated in such received bids are equal with respect to price, PAGE 61769 quality and service, the Mississippi Industries for the Blind shall be given preference.

Such grants, donations or contributions shall be received and expended under the rules and regulations of H.the Department of Finance and Administration in a manner consistent with the escalation of federal funds not to exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00).

B.

No.

1769 *HR13/A247* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR13/A247 PAGE 7 the Department of Finance and Administration in a manner consistent with the escalation of federal funds not to exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00).

The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is reappropriated out of any money in the Education Enhancement Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the Educational Television Authority for the purpose of reauthorizing the expenditure of Education Enhancement Funds as authorized in House PAGE 71769 Bill No.

The money herein appropriated shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State Treasury to the H.credit of the proper fund or funds as set forth in this act, upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer;