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HB1644Senate (AsAmendments Sent to Governor)House -Bill 2019No. Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Appropriations1644 By:TO THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE:
RepresentativesTHIS Read,IS Bennett,TO Arnold,INFORM Banks,YOU Barton,THAT Beckett, Bounds, Boyd, Brown, Busby, Clarke, Cockerham, DeLano, Eure, Holland, Ladner, Massengill, Mettetal, Sullivan, Turner, Watson, Willis, Sykes, Faulkner House Bill 1644 (As Sent to Governor) AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE SUPPORTSENATE ANDHAS MAINTENANCEADOPTED OF THE MISSISSIPPIAMENDMENTS LIBRARYSET COMMISSIONOUT FORBELOW: THE FISCAL YEAR 2020.
AMENDMENT BENO. IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION1 1. Amend Theby followingstriking sum,all orafter so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the Stateenacting Generalclause Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the support and maintenanceinserting ofin thelieu Mississippithereof Library Commission and for carrying out the provisionsfollowing: of Section 39-3-107, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020 ............................................
$ SECTION 9,438,152.00.1.
SECTION 2. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the specialState fundGeneral inFund thenot Stateotherwise Treasuryappropriated, tofor the creditsupport and maintenance of the Mississippi Library Commission whichand isfor comprisedcarrying ofout special source funds collected by or otherwise available to the commission,provisions for the purpose of defrayingSection the39-3-107, expensesMississippi Code of the1972, commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019,July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020 June ............................................30, 2020 ...............................................$ 9,400,798.00.
$ SECTION 3,462,685.00.2.
SECTIONThe 3. following Ofsum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the special fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the Mississippi Library Commission which is comprised of special source funds appropriatedcollected underby or otherwise available to the provisionscommission, for the purpose of thisdefraying act,the expenses of the followingcommission positionsfor arethe authorized:fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020..................
...............................................$ AUTHORIZED3,447,698.00. POSITIONS:
Permanent: SECTION Full3. Time...........
Of 48the Partfunds Time...........appropriated under the provisions of this act, the following positions are authorized:
PAGE 011644 Time-Limited:AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
FullPermanent: Time...........
Full 0Time............. Part Time...........
48 0Part 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 2020 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.
0 FundsTime-Limited: are provided herein for all full-time employees to receive up to a Three Percent (3%) pay increase to the realignment component of the Variable Compensation Plan, excluding head of agencies, board members and commission members.
Full AnyTime............. transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with the terms, conditions and procedures established by law or allowable under the terms set forth within this act. The State Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written approval from the Department of Finance and Administration. The Department of Finance and Administration shall not provide written approval to escalate any funds for salaries and/or positions without proof of availability of new or additional funds above the appropriated level.
0 NoPart generalTime............. funds authorized to be expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds which are being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.
0 NoneWith of the funds herein appropriatedappropriated, it shall be usedthe inagency's violationresponsibility ofto Internalmake Revenuecertain Service’sthat Publicationfunds 15-Arequired relating to thebe reportingappropriated offor income"Personal paidServices" tofor contractFiscal employees,Year as2021 interpreteddo bynot exceed Fiscal Year 2020 funds appropriated for that purpose, unless programs or positions are added to the Officeagency's ofFiscal Year 2020 budget by the StateMississippi Auditor.Legislature.
Based Fundson todata beprovided distributedby tothe eligibleLegislative publicBudget libraryOffice, systems under the State Personnel IncentiveBoard Grantsshall Programdetermine shalland bepublish paidthe quarterlyprojected inannual advancecost onto orfully beforefund Septemberall 30,appropriated Decemberpositions 31,in Marchcompliance 31with andthe Juneprovisions 30.of this act.
SECTION 4. It isshall be the intentionresponsibility of the Legislatureagency thathead theto Mississippiensure Librarythat Commissionno shallsingle maintain complete accounting and personnel recordsaction relatedincreases to the expenditure of all funds appropriated under this actprojected andannual thatcost suchand/or records shall be in the same format and level of detail as maintained for Fiscal Year 2019. 2020 Itappropriations is further the intention of the Legislature that the agency's budget request for Fiscal"Personal YearServices" 2021when shallannualized, bewith submitted to the Jointexception Legislativeof Budgetescalated Committeefunds in a format and level of detail comparable to the formataward and level of detailbenchmarks. provided during the Fiscal Year 2020 budget request process.
If, SECTIONat 5. the Oftime the fundsagency appropriatedtakes underany action to change "Personal Services," the provisionsState ofPersonnel SectionBoard 2,determines Fourthat Hundredthe Ninety-threeagency Thousandhas Eighttaken Hundredan Forty-sevenaction Dollarswhich ($493,847.00)would shallcause bethe derivedagency fromto exceed this projected annual cost or the EducationFiscal EnhancementYear Fund2020 deposited"Personal pursuantServices" toappropriated Sectionslevel, 27-65-75when andannualized, 27-67-31,then Mississippionly Codethose actions which reduce the projected annual cost and/or the appropriation PAGE 21644 requirement will be processed by the State Personnel Board until such time as the requirements of 1972.this provision are met.
Any SECTIONtransfers 6. or Inescalations compliance with the "Mississippi Performance Budget and Strategic Planning Act of 1994," it is the intent of the Legislature that the funds provided herein shall be utilizedmade in theaccordance mostwith efficient and effective manner possible to achieve the intendedterms, missionconditions ofand thisprocedures agency. established Basedby onlaw theor fundingallowable authorized,under this agency shall make every effort to attain the targetedterms performanceset measuresforth providedwithin below:this act.
The FY2020State PerformancePersonnel Measures Board Targetshall Administrativenot Servicesescalate positions Helpwithout deskwritten ticketsapproval resolvedfrom (Numberthe of) Department 1,350.00 Library Services Continuing education workshops held per year (Number of) 30.00 Increase of citizensFinance informed by acquiring needed information through Mississippi libraries (%) 1.00 Library visits by commission staff (Number of) 100.00 Patrons utilizing Braille, Audio, etc (Number of) 3,000.00 Children participating in Statewide Summer Library program (Number of) 120,000.00 Items borrowed and loanedAdministration. on the interlibrary loan system (Number of) 15,000.00 Items available for use statewide on the interlibrary loan system (Number of) 5,000,000.00 Searches on MAGNOLIA (Number of) 50,000,000.00 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 2021.
The SECTIONDepartment 7. of ItFinance isand theAdministration intentionshall ofnot theprovide Legislaturewritten thatapproval noto lessescalate thanany Onefunds Millionfor Dollarssalaries ($1,000,000.00)and/or shallpositions bewithout expendedproof forof availability of new or additional funds above the Magnoliaappropriated Database.level.
No SECTIONgeneral 8. funds Ofauthorized theto fundsbe appropriatedexpended herein,herein Threeshall Millionbe Fiveused Hundredto Fifty-fivereplace Thousandfederal Sevenfunds Hundredand/or Seventy-nineother Dollarsspecial ($3,555,779.00)funds iswhich providedare forbeing theused costfor ofsalaries healthauthorized insuranceunder forthe allprovisions full-timeof librarythis staffact membersand inwhich eachare publicwithdrawn libraryand inno Mississippi.longer available.
None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in violation of Internal Revenue Service’s Publication 15-A relating to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor.
Funds to be distributed to eligible public library systems under the Personnel Incentive Grants Program shall be paid quarterly in advance on or before September 30, December 31, March 31 and June 30.
SECTION 4.
It is the intention of the Legislature that the Mississippi Library Commission shall maintain complete accounting and personnel records related to the expenditure of all funds PAGE 31644 appropriated under this act and that such records shall be in the same format and level of detail as maintained for Fiscal Year 2019.
It is further the intention of the Legislature that the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2021 shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee in a format and level of detail comparable to the format and level of detail provided during the Fiscal Year 2020 budget request process.
SECTION 5.
Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 2, Four Hundred Ninety-three Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-seven Dollars ($493,847.00) shall be derived from the Education Enhancement Fund deposited pursuant to Sections 27-65-75 and 27-67-31, Mississippi Code of 1972.
SECTION 6.
In compliance with the "Mississippi Performance Budget and Strategic Planning Act of 1994," it is the intent of the Legislature that the funds provided herein shall be utilized in the most efficient and effective manner possible to achieve the intended mission of this agency.
Based on the funding authorized, this agency shall make every effort to attain the targeted performance measures provided below:
FY2020 Performance Measures Target Administrative Services Help desk tickets resolved (Number of) 1,350.00 Library Services Continuing education workshops held per year (Number of) 30.00 PAGE 41644 Increase of citizens informed by acquiring needed information through Mississippi libraries (%) 1.00 Increase of citizens with access to job skills training and college entrance exam assistance utilizing Mississippi libraries (%) 0.00 Library visits by commission staff (Number of) 100.00 Patrons utilizing Braille, Audio, etc (Number of) 3,000.00 Children participating in Statewide Summer Library program (Number of) 120,000.00 Items borrowed and loaned on the interlibrary loan system (Number of) 15,000.00 Items available for use statewide on the interlibrary loan system (Number of) 5,000,000.00 Searches on MAGNOLIA (Number of) 50,000,000.00 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 2021.
SECTION 7.
It is the intention of the Legislature that no less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) shall be expended for the Magnolia Database.
PAGE 51644 SECTION 8.
Of the funds appropriated herein, Three Million Five Hundred Fifty-five Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-nine Dollars ($3,555,779.00) is provided for the cost of health insurance for all full-time library staff members in each public library in Mississippi.
Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, theFour followingHundred sum,Seventy-six orThousand soSix muchHundred thereofFifty-four asDollars may($476,654.00), beor necessary,so ismuch herebythereof, appropriatedshall be derived out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, as created in Section 27-103-303, Mississippi Code of 1972, and allocated in a manner as determined by the StateTreasurer's Treasurer,Office, to defray the expenses of the Mississippi Library CommissionCommission, acting through the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020.....................2020.
$476,654.00.SECTION 10.
SECTION 10. 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, quality and service, the Mississippi Industries for the Blind shall be given preference. preference. A similar preference shall be given to the Mississippi Industries for the Blind whenever purchases are made without competitive bids.
A SECTIONsimilar 11. preference It is the intention of the Legislature that the funds herein appropriated shall be expendedgiven into compliancethe with Section 27-104-25, Mississippi CodeIndustries offor 1972, that no state agency shall incur obligations or indebtedness in excess of their appropriation and that the responsibleBlind officers,whenever eitherpurchases personallyare ormade uponwithout theircompetitive officialbids. bonds, shall be held responsible for actions contrary to this provision.
SECTION 12. 11. 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;
It is the intention of the Legislature that the funds herein appropriated shall be expended in compliance with Section 27-104-25, Mississippi Code of 1972, that no state agency PAGE 61644 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.
SECTION 12.
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 13. 13. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2019.
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2019.
SS05\HB1644A.J Liz Welch Secretary of the Senate PAGE 71644