SB 2972 — Appropriation; Information Technology Services, Department of.

SB2972 (As PassedSent theto Senate)Governor) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:

Senator(s) Hopson, Wiggins, Polk, Blackwell, Frazier, Johnson Senate Bill 2972 (As PassedSent theto Senate)Governor)      AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021.

$    25,836,208.00.26,250,693.00.

       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.

     SECTION 4.  Of the funds appropriated in Section 1, it is the intention of the Legislature that the Executive Director of Information Technology Services (ITS) shall have authority to transfer an amount not to exceed FiveSeven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00)($750,000.00) to the ITS Revolving Fund (3360900000).  The purpose of this authority is to provide operating cash to alleviate cash flow problems in the ITS Revolving Fund.  Any funds transferred during the fiscal year shall be transferred back to the State General Fund before the end of the lapse period for the fiscal year.

     SECTION 5.  In addition to all other funds appropriated herein, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund, not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Wireless Communication Commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021 June 30, 2021.................. .............................................

$   .......................................... 9,948,282.00.

......$10,107,880.00.

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

          10 Part Time............

     SECTION 7.  It is the intention of the Legislature that none of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Sectionthis 4act for the Wireless Communication Commission (WCC) shall be expended for the purpose of making a payment of any kind or for any purpose, directly or indirectly, to a member of the State of Mississippi Legislature, state official, WCC member, or person who has been a member of the WCC within the last year.

     SECTION 11. 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;

 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 12.  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.