SB 2938 — Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.

SB2938 (As PassedSent theto Senate)Governor) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:

Senator(s) Hopson, Wiggins, Johnson, DeLano, Jackson (15th), Witherspoon Senate Bill 2938 (As PassedSent theto Senate)Governor) AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A DISASTER RELIEF RESERVE FUND AND DEFRAYING THE COSTS RELATED TO CERTAIN DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021.

SECTION 1.  The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency in accordance with the provisions of Section 33-15-1 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021  $     3,548,139.00.3,794,801.00.

..............................................$    27,375,235.00.36,442,415.00.

     114123 Part Time............

      2765 Part Time............

       0      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 2022 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2021 funds appropriated for that purpose,purpose unless programs or positions are added to the agency's Fiscal Year 2021 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.  Absent a special situation or circumstance approved by the State Personnel Board, or unless otherwise authorized by this act, no state agency shall take any action to promote or otherwise award salary increases through reallocation, reclassification, or realignment.  If the State Personnel Board determines a special situation or circumstance exists and approves an action, then the agency and the State Personnel Board shall provide a monthly report of each action approved by the State Personnel Board to the Chairmen of the Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives and the Chairmen of the Appropriations Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives.  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 2021 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 2021 "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.

     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.

$    547,027.00.585,056.00.

3725, 3728, 372U, 3729, 37AH, and 37AH58202 for the purpose of defraying certain administrative expenses and the state and federal share of the cost of disaster assistance programs, including, but not being limited to, public assistance programs, individual and family grant programs, and mitigation programs, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021.................................

$  469,411,616.00.628,551,214.00.

     1604      Hurricane Katrina      40814081           Hurricane Isaac      4101      Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding - City of               Hattiesburg & Pinebelt Area      4175      Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding - Cities of                                  of Louisville & Tupelo      4205      Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Marion County &                        City of               Columbia               Hazard Mitigation               Other Needs Assistance               Mississippi Temporary Housing Program               Pre-Disaster Response               Emergency Preparedness Programs      4429      Feb 22-March 29, Flooding      4450      Severe Weather April 13, 2019      4470      Severe Weather October 26, 2019      4478      Severe Weather January 10-11, 2020      4528      Coronavirus Pandemic      4536      Severe Weather April 12, 2020 Easter Tornadoes      4538      Flooding Feb 10-18, (Pearl River Flood)      4248      Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding - North               Mississippi/Holly Springs      4268      Delta Flooding      4295      Pine Belt Tornado/Flooding      4314      Severe Storms, Flooding in Adams, Calhoun, Carroll,                                   Carroll, Claiborne, Holmes, Jefferson, Montgomery,              Webster &               Yazoo Counties      4350      Hurricane Nate      4415      Severe Storms, Flooding & Tornado in Clarke,               Covington, Forrest, Greene, Jasper, Jones, Marion,                                   Marion, Newton, Perry & Wayne Counties      SECTION 9.  None of the funds appropriated in Section 6 shall be used to establish a special reserve fund in the State Treasury for disaster relief except as provided for in Section 33-15-307, Mississippi Code of 1972.

     SECTION 11. 11. 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:

                                                          In FY2021compliance Performancewith Measures                                       Target Emergency Mgmt Preparedness      Percentage of the Affected"Mississippi PopulationPerformance          Budget Informed                                        100.00      Average Time to Deliver Goods and          Strategic ServicesPlanning (Hrs)                                   Act 24.00 Recovery      Number of Ongoing1994," Projects                              it 330is     the Numberintent of Meetingsthe Conducted                            Legislature 875that     the Averagefunds Costprovided Perherein Project                         shall 265,000.00be     utilized Percentage of Recovery Objectives Complete             100.00 Mitigation      Number of Workshops Conducted                             18      Number of Ongoing Projects                                80      Average Cost Per Project                        1,400,000.00      Reduction in Damagethe Duemost toefficient Natural and          effective Man-Mademanner Incidentspossible (%)                           to 10.00achieve     the Aintended reportingmission of thethis degreeagency.  toBased whichon the performancefunding targetsauthorized, setthis aboveagency have been or are being achieved shall bemake providedevery ineffort the agency's budget request submitted to attain the Jointtargeted Legislativeperformance Budgetmeasures Committeeprovided forbelow: Fiscal Year 2022.

                                                          FY2021 Performance Measures                                       Target Emergency Mgmt Preparedness      Percentage of the Affected Population           Informed                                        100.00      Average Time to Deliver Goods and           Services (Hrs)                                    24.00 Recovery      Number of Ongoing Projects                               330      Number of Meetings Conducted                             875      Average Cost Per Project                          265,000.00      Percentage of Recovery Objectives Complete             100.00 Mitigation      Number of Workshops Conducted                             18      Number of Ongoing Projects                                80      Average Cost Per Project                        1,400,000.00      Reduction in Damage Due to Natural and           Man-Made Incidents (%)                            10.00      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 2022.

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     Notwithstanding the amount reappropriated under the provisions of this section, in no event shall the amount expended exceed the unexpended balance as of June 30, 2020.

     SECTION 15.  It is the intention of the Legislature that from any funds appropriated in this act, the agency shall maintain a minimum of nine (9) Area Coordinators to provide daily assistance to local jurisdictions with emergency management activities as well as to provide quicker response to incidents and/or disasters.

     SECTION 15. 16.  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.  A similar preference shall be given to the Mississippi Industries for the Blind whenever purchases are made without competitive bids.

     SECTION 16. 17.  The expenditure of the funds appropriated by this act shall be under the direction of the Governor and shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the proper fund or funds as set forth in this act, upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer;

     SECTION 17. 18.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2020, and shall stand repealed from and after June 30, 2020.