HB 1598 — Appropriation; Arts Commission.

1598 (As Sent to Governor) AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE MISSISSIPPI ARTS COMMISSION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2023.

...............................................$ 1,249,411.00.1,423,208.00.

...............................................$ 1,587,000.00.5,587,000.00.

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AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:HEADCOUNT:

Full10 Time.............Time-Limited:

92 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 Time-Limited:

Full Time.............

2 Part Time.............

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.

It is the intention of the Legislature that the Mississippi Arts 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 H.same format and level of detail as maintained for Fiscal Year 2022.

It is further the intention of the Legislature that the H.

1598 *HR13/A865**HR43/A865SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A86522/HR43/A865SG PAGE 3 sameagency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2024 shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee in a format and level of detail ascomparable maintainedto forthe format and level of detail provided during the Fiscal Year 2022.2023 budget request process.

It is further the intention of the Legislature that the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2024 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 2023 budget request process.

Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 2, funds in the amount of One Million Four Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($490,000.00)($1,490,000.00) shall be derived from the Education Enhancement Fund deposited pursuant to Sections 27-65-75 and 27-67-31, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the following:

Training of educators and promotion of arts programs in public schools..............$100,000.00schools...............................$100,000.00 Miscellaneous grants and programs...............$programs.................$350,000.00 350,000.00 Whole Schools Initiative........................$Initiative........................$1,040,000.00 40,000.00 SECTION 6.

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AnySECTION interest7. earned on the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund and may be disbursed by the commission H.

It is the intention of the Legislature that the Arts Commission shall have the authority to transfer dollars appropriated herein designated for the "Challenge Program," H.

1598 *HR13/A865**HR43/A865SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A86522/HR43/A865SG PAGE 4 uponspecific appropriationsamounts ofto a special fund in the Legislature.State Treasury called the Arts Commission Challenge Initiative Fund.

The unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund and may be expended by the commission in subsequent fiscal years upon appropriation of the Legislature.

Any interest earned on the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund and may be disbursed by the commission upon appropriations of the Legislature.

SECTION 7.8.

SECTION 8.

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.

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and the State Fiscal H.

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and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, officer or officers, in the manner provided by law.

SECTION 11.

This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2022.

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