SB 2941 — Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission.

SB2941 (As PassedSent theto Senate)Governor) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:

Senator(s) Hopson, Wiggins, Michel, Branning, DeBar, Seymour Senate Bill 2941 (As PassedSent theto Senate)Governor) AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2021.

$       542,520.00.551,223.00.

     SECTION 2. 2.  The Offollowing thesum, fundsor so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated underout of any money in the provisionsState Treasury to the credit of thisthe act,Commission on Judicial Performance, for the followingpurpose positionsof aredefraying authorized:the expenses of the Commission on Judicial Performance of the State of Mississippi for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021............

..............................................$        40,029.00.

     SECTION 3.  Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, the following positions are authorized:

        0     0      Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with the terms, conditions and procedures established by law.

     SECTION 3. 4.  It is the intention of the Legislature that the Judicial Performance Commission shall maintain complete accounting and personnel records related to the expenditure of all funds appropriated under this act and that such records shall be in the same format and level of detail as maintained for Fiscal Year 2020.  It is further the intention of the Legislature that the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2022 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 2021 budget request process.

     SECTION 4. 5.  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 5. 6.  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 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 6. 7.  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 7. 8.  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.