SB3023Adopted (AsCOMMITTEE SentAMENDMENT toNO Governor)1 -PROPOSED 2019TO RegularSenate SessionBill MISSISSIPPINo. LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:

Appropriations3023 By:BY:

Senator(s)Committee Clarke,Amend Hopson,by Horhn,striking DeBar,all Dearing,after Jacksonthe (15th),enacting Jacksonclause (11th),and Jordaninserting Senatein Billlieu 3023thereof (Asthe Sentfollowing: to Governor) AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF SPECIAL FUNDS TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020.

    SECTION BE1. IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1.  The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Mississippi Department of Employment Security, or its successor, for the purpose of defraying the expenses incurred by said department for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019,July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020...............................June 30, 2020.........$ 138,524,327.00.

$  SECTION 138,574,327.00.2.

     SECTION 2.  Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, the following positions are authorized:

  AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:

Permanent:   Permanent: Full Time...........

    Full 342Time............. Part Time...........

  342   18619/HR13/SB3023A.J Time-Limited:*HR13/SB3023A.J* P(LAR/DW) Part Time.............

Full186 Time...........Time-Limited:

      Full 4Time............. Part Time...........

     4 70Part     Time............. With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency's responsibility to make certain that funds required to be appropriated for "Personal Services" for Fiscal Year 2021 do not exceed Fiscal Year funds appropriated for that purpose, unless programs or positions are added to the agency's Fiscal Year 2020 budget by the Mississippi Legislature.  Based on data provided by the Legislative Budget Office, the State Personnel Board shall determine and publish the projected annual cost to fully fund all appropriated positions in compliance with the provisions of this act.  It shall be the responsibility of the agency head to ensure that no single personnel action increases this projected annual cost and/or the Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations for "Personal Services" when annualized, with the exception of escalated funds and the award of benchmarks.  If, at the time the agency takes any action to change "Personal Services," the State Personnel Board determines that the agency has taken an action which would cause the agency to exceed this projected annual cost or the Fiscal Year 2020 "Personal Services" appropriated level, when annualized, then only those actions which reduce the projected annual cost and/or the appropriation requirement will be processed by the State Personnel Board until such time as the requirements of this provision are met.

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             The (ii) Department Equipmentof Finance and resourcesAdministration shall not provide written approval to escalate any funds for resourcesalaries rooms.and/or positions without proof of availability of new or additional funds above the appropriated level.

             No (iii) general Paymentfunds forauthorized rent,to utilitiesbe andexpended maintenanceherein ofshall facilities,be includingused commonto spacesreplace suchfederal asfunds resourceand/or rooms,other receptionspecial areas,funds conferencewhich areas,are etc.being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.

             None (iv) of Paymentthe funds herein appropriated shall be used in violation of sharedInternal costsRevenue forService’s operationPublication 15-A relating to the reporting of localincome One-Stoppaid Careerto Centers,contract includingemployees, paymentas forinterpreted One-Stopby operators.the Office of the State Auditor.

             SECTION (v) 3. Purchase of computer equipment, network equipment, telecommunications equipment, application development and other technology resources.

             Of (vi) the Training,funds technicalappropriated assistance,under andthe professionalprovisions developmentof Section 1, the following sum shall be derived from money in the Unemployment Trust Fund, made available to this state under Section 903 of staffthe whoSocial deliverSecurity employmentAct, as amended (42 USCA Section 1103), to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security to be deposited in the Employment Security Administration Fund and workforceused informationby services.the Mississippi Department of Employment Security for the following purposes:

             19/HR13/SB3023A.J (vii) *HR13/SB3023A.J* AccessP(LAR/DW) Improvement(a) costsPayment forof individualsvarious withOne-Stop disabilities,Administration includingexpenses remodelingthat orsupport retrofittingthe One-Stopservice Careerdelivery Centersof employment and purchasingworkforce appropriateinformation software,services. hardware, furniture and supplies.

          (b)  Administration of the Unemployment Compensation (UC) law and its public employment service (ES) offices.  This includes, but is not limited to, the following uses:activities:

             (i) (i) Staff ESfor anddelivery UIof automation. reemployment Thisservices includesto purchases,UI modifications,claimants, orincluding automationgroup ofjob computer-relatedsearch systemsassistance and relatedstaff-assisted costs.referrals to jobs.

             (ii) (ii) Equipment UI and ESresources Performancefor Improvementresource costs.rooms.

             (iii) (iii) Payment Fraudfor rent, utilities and Abusemaintenance Reductionof costs.facilities, including common spaces such as resource rooms, reception areas, conference areas, etc.

             (iv) (iv) Payment UIof Claimsshared Filingcosts andfor Paymentoperation Methodsof Improvementlocal costs.One-Stop Career Centers, including payment for One-Stop operators.

(v) (v) UnderPurchase the direction of thecomputer Bureauequipment, ofnetwork Building,equipment, Groundstelecommunications andequipment, Realapplication Propertydevelopment Management to acquire lands and constructother buildingstechnology thereonresources. or improve existing buildings to be used as offices.  The funds in this section are authorized for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020.......................................

.............................................(vi) Training, technical assistance, and professional development of staff who deliver employment and workforce information services.

$  (vii) 33,047,000.00.Access Improvement costs for individuals with disabilities, including remodeling or retrofitting One-Stop Career Centers and purchasing appropriate software, hardware, furniture and supplies.

    19/HR13/SB3023A.J The*HR13/SB3023A.J* fundsP(LAR/DW) authorized(b) inAdministration this section shall be requisitioned by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security from the Unemployment TrustCompensation Fund(UC) maintainedlaw by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States as needed for the payment of obligations incurred under this appropriation, and suchits moniespublic shallemployment beservice deposited(ES) inoffices. the Employment Security Administration Fund in accordance with the provisions of Section 71-5-457, Mississippi Code of 1972.

    This SECTIONincludes, 4. but It is thenot intentionlimited ofto, the Legislaturefollowing thatuses: 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, quality and service, the Mississippi Industries for the Blind shall be given preference.  A similar preference shall be given to the Mississippi Industries for the Blind whenever purchases are made without competitive bids.

    (i) SECTIONES 5. and InUI additionautomation. 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.

    This SECTIONincludes 6. purchases, Itmodifications, isor theautomation intent of thecomputer-related Legislaturesystems that the State Workforce Investment Board shall submit to the Legislative Budget Office a budget request document for fiscal year 2021 which shall include all deadlines and instructionsrelated providedcosts. by the Legislative Budget Office.

    (ii) SECTIONUI 7. and OfES thePerformance fundsImprovement appropriatedcosts. in this act, a sum not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) is made available for Pathways2Possibilities from the State Workforce Investment Funds collected.

    (iii) SECTIONFraud 8. and OfAbuse theReduction fundscosts. appropriated under the provisions of Section 1, the Mississippi Department of Employment Security is authorized to expend up to Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00) from the Mississippi Works Fund collected pursuant to Section 71-5-353, Mississippi Code of 1972.