HB 1601 — Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for.

1601 (As Sent to Governor) AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2023.

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 Mississippi Authority for Educational Television for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023..................................$ 4,070,646.00.4,463,984.00.

...............................................$ 7,166,280.00.10,216,280.00.

1601 *HR13/A247**HR12/A247SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ A1/2 22/HR13/A24722/HR12/A247SG PAGE 1 SECTION 3.

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9 PartWith Time.............the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency’s responsibility to make certain that funds required for Personal Services for Fiscal Year 2024 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2023 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or positions are added to the agency’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget by the Mississippi Legislature.

0 With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency’s responsibility to make certain that funds required for “Personal Services” for Fiscal Year 2024 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2023 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or positions are added to the agency’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget by the Mississippi Legislature.

Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with the terms, conditions and procedures established by law or H.allowable under the terms set forth within this act.

The State Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written H.

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The State Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written approval from the Department of Finance and Administration.

Funds appropriated herein shall first be used for the continuation of a full and complete broadcast schedule of educational and instructional, professional growth, and public H.service programs, with the production of new films and programs to be secondary thereto.

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SECTION 4.

No part of the funds appropriated herein shall be transferred to, expended by, or used, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of any public relations, publicity or publication activities of any other state agency, department or officer, nor shall any personnel paid or equipment purchased with funds appropriated hereby be transferred or assigned to any other state H.agency, department or officer for public relations, publicity or publication activities of such office.

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SECTION 7.

FY2023 Performance Measures Target Content Operations Number of Locally Produced TV Programs 150 Number of Locally Produced Radio Programs 1,092 Number of Monthly Average Number of Web Site Users 4,500 Number of New Programs Produced & Broadcast Related to Fit to Eat Programming 13 Percent Increase in Visitors Viewing the Healthy Living Related Items on MPB H.

1601 *HR13/A247**HR12/A247SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A24722/HR12/A247SG PAGE 5 Percent Increase in Visitors Viewing the Healthy Living Related Items on MPB Site 31.00 Percent of Radio Broadcasts & TV Alerts During Times of Emergency 100.00 Education Services Percent Increase in Users Using MPB Education Online Resources for Pre-K Children & Families 15.00 Number of Students Served by the Digital Education Network (DEN) Classroom 2,000 Number of School Districts Participating in the DEN Classroom 30 Number of Teachers Taking e-Learning Courses 1,200 Number of Teacher Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Provided by e-Learning Courses Offered 400 Percent Increase of Visitors to the MPB Education Website 20.00 Number of Rotary Clubs Sponsoring with MPB 20 Number of Early Childhood Educators Attending MPB Resource Workshops Involving PBS & MPB Programs/Content 250 Number of Childcare Centers Using PBS Content 30 Number of Parents Participating in Parents Are Teachers Too (PATT) H.

1601 *HR13/A247**HR12/A247SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A24722/HR12/A247SG PAGE 6 Number of Parents Participating in Parents Are Teachers Too (PATT) Initiative 300 Technical Services Number of Transmitters On Air 8 On-Air Reliability (%) 99.95 Number of IT Help Desk Orders Filled 600 Administration Number of Community Engagements/Outreach Events Including Virtual Engagements 125 Number of State Agency Partners 40 New Grant Dollars Acquired 75,000.00 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 2024.

H.SECTION 10.

It is the intention of the Legislature that an amount equal to One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) per square foot H.

1601 *HR13/A247**HR12/A247SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A24722/HR12/A247SG PAGE 7 SECTIONshall 10.be paid to the Executive Office of the State Board of Institutions of Higher Learning to defray utility costs.

It is the intention of the Legislature that an amount equal to One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) per square foot shall be paid to the Executive Office of the State Board of Institutions of Higher Learning to defray utility costs.

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Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are derived from the Education Enhancement Fund pursuant to Sections 27-65-75 and 27-67-31, Mississippi Code of 1972, for Digitalization of 49 Years of Educational Content and Mississippi History for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023......

...................................................$ 700,000.00.

SECTION 13.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are derived from the Education Enhancement Fund pursuant to Sections 27-65-75 and 27-67-31, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the purpose of producing a documentary about Medgar Evers by the Educational Television Authority for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023...........................$ 350,000.00.

SECTION 14.

It is the intention of the Legislature that the Authority for Educational Television may fund a program to focus on the manufacturing industry in Mississippi.

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1601 *HR12/A247SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR12/A247SG PAGE 8 SECTION 15.

The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is reappropriated out of any money in the General Fund not otherwise appropriated for the Educational Television Authority for the purpose of reauthorizing the expenditure of Capital Expense Fund, as authorized in HB 1388, 2021 Regular Session to provide for tower maintenance and upgrades for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023......