SB 3023 — Appropriation; Employment Security, Department of.

SB3023 (As SentPassed tothe Governor)Senate) - 2019 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:

Senator(s) Clarke, Hopson, Horhn, DeBar, Dearing, Jackson (15th), Jackson (11th), Jordan Senate Bill 3023 (As SentPassed tothe Governor)Senate) AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF SPECIAL FUNDS TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020.

$   138,574,327.00.138,524,327.00.

     None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in violation of Internal Revenue Service'sService’s Publication 15-A relating to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor.

     SECTION 5.  InThe addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the Mississippi Department of Employment Security is authorized to expend up to Three Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,800,000.00) from the State Workforce Investment Funds for the State Workforce Investment Board, collected pursuant to Section 71-5-353, Mississippi Code of 1972.

     SECTION 6.  ItOf is the intentfunds ofappropriated thein Legislaturethis thatact, thea Statesum Workforcenot Investmentto Boardexceed shallOne submitHundred toFifty theThousand LegislativeDollars Budget($150,000.00) Officeis amade budgetavailable request document for fiscalPathways2Possibilities yearfrom 2021the whichState shallWorkforce includeInvestment allFunds deadlinescollected. and instructions provided by the Legislative Budget Office.

     SECTION 7.  Of the funds appropriated inunder thisthe act,provisions aof sumSection not1, tothe exceedMississippi TwoDepartment Hundredof ThousandEmployment DollarsSecurity ($200,000.00) is madeauthorized availableto forexpend Pathways2Possibilitiesup to Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00) from the StateMississippi WorkforceWorks InvestmentFund Fundscollected collected.pursuant to Section 71-5-353, Mississippi Code of 1972.

     SECTION 8.  OfIt is the intention of the Legislature that the funds herein appropriated undershall thebe provisionsexpended ofin Sectioncompliance 1,with theSection 27-104-25, Mississippi DepartmentCode of Employment1972, Securitythat isno authorizedstate toagency expendshall upincur toobligations Fifteenor Millionindebtedness Dollarsin ($15,000,000.00)excess fromof their appropriation and that the Mississippiresponsible Worksofficers, Fundeither collectedpersonally pursuantor toupon Sectiontheir 71-5-353,official Mississippibonds, Codeshall ofbe 1972.held responsible for actions contrary to this provision.

     SECTION 9.  ItThe ismoney the intention of the Legislature that the funds herein appropriated shall be expendedpaid inby compliancethe withState SectionTreasurer 27-104-25,out Mississippi Code of 1972,any thatmoney noin statethe agencyState shallTreasury incurto obligationsthe orcredit indebtedness in excess of their appropriation and that the responsibleproper officers,fund either personally or uponfunds theiras officialset bonds,forth shallin bethis heldact, responsibleupon forwarrants actionsissued contraryby tothe thisState provision.Fiscal Officer;

     SECTION 10.  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 warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer;

     SECTION 11. 10.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2019.