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MISSISSIPPIAdopted LEGISLATURECOMMITTEE REGULARAMENDMENT SESSIONNO 20251 By:PROPOSED TO House Bill No.
Representatives1743 Deweese,BY: Read, Bennett, To:
AppropriationsCommittee C;Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Creekmore IV, Currie, McGee, Mickens, Scott, Appropriations A Turner HOUSE BILL NO.
1743 AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FROM GENERAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE STATE FIRE ACADEMY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
0 25/SS15/HB1743A.J *SS15/HB1743A.J* PAGE 1 With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency’s responsibility to make certain that funds required for Personal Services for Fiscal Year 2027 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2026 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or positions are H.added to the agency’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget by the Mississippi Legislature.
B.
No.
1743 *HR13/A502* ~ OFFICIAL ~ A1/2 25/HR13/A502 PAGE 1 added to the agency’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget by the Mississippi Legislature.
If the agency’s Fiscal Year 2026 projected cost exceeds the annualized costs, no salary actions shall be processed by the 25/SS15/HB1743A.J *SS15/HB1743A.J* PAGE 2 State Personnel Board except for new hires determined to be essential for the agency.
The State H.Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written approval from the Department of Finance and Administration.
B.
No.
1743 *HR13/A502* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR13/A502 PAGE 2 Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written approval from the Department of Finance and Administration.
Based on the funding authorized, 25/SS15/HB1743A.J *SS15/HB1743A.J* PAGE 3 this agency shall make every effort to attain the targeted performance measures provided below:
FY2026 Performance Measures Target Training Number of Students Trained 8,100 H.Average Cost per Student Trained 1,151.60 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.
1743 *HR13/A502* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR13/A502 PAGE 3 Average Cost per Student Trained 1,151.60 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, 25/SS15/HB1743A.J *SS15/HB1743A.J* PAGE 4 quality and service, the Mississippi Industries for the Blind shall be given preference.
It is the intention of the Legislature that the funds herein appropriated shall be expended in compliance with H.Section 27-104-25, Mississippi Code of 1972, that no state agency shall incur obligations or indebtedness in excess of their appropriation and that the responsible officers, either personally or upon their official bonds, shall be held responsible for actions contrary to this provision.
B.
No.
1743 *HR13/A502* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR13/A502 PAGE 4 Section 27-104-25, Mississippi Code of 1972, that no state agency shall incur obligations or indebtedness in excess of their appropriation and that the responsible officers, either personally or upon their official bonds, shall be held responsible for actions contrary to this provision.
Notwithstanding the amount reappropriated under this section, the amount that may be expended under the authority of this section shall not exceed the unexpended balance of the funds 25/SS15/HB1743A.J *SS15/HB1743A.J* PAGE 5 remaining as of June 30, 2025, from the amount authorized for the previous fiscal year.
The money herein appropriated shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the proper fund or funds as set forth in this act, upon H.warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer;
B.
No.
1743 *HR13/A502* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR13/A502 PAGE 5 warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer;
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025, and shall stand repealed from and after June 30, 2025.
H.Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
B.AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FROM GENERAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE STATE FIRE ACADEMY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026.
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Appropriation;
Fire Academy.
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