SB 3045 — Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.

It shall be the agency’sagency's responsibility to ensure that the funds are used to increase all employees’employees' salaries up to the minimum level as determined by the State Personnel Board.

S.SECTION 6.

In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Mississippi Commission on the Status S.

3045 *SS15/A160**SS26/A160SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS15/A16022/SS26/A160SG PAGE 5(jmr\ki)5 SECTIONof 6.Women for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023.....................................$ 39,995.00.

In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023.....................................$ 39,995.00.

Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Sections 6 and 7,7 of this act, the following positions are authorized:

AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:HEADCOUNT:

Full1 Time.............Time-Limited:

10 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.

0The Time-Limited:Legislature shall determine the agency's S.

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3045 *SS15/A160**SS26/A160SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS15/A16022/SS26/A160SG PAGE 6(jmr\ki)6 Withpersonal theservices fundsappropriation, hereinwhich appropriated, it shall be thepublished 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 MississippiState Legislature.Personnel Board.

The Legislature shall determine the agency’s personal services appropriation, which shall be published by the State Personnel Board.

If the agency’sagency's Fiscal Year 2023 projected cost exceeds the annualized costs, no salary actions shall be processed by the State Personnel Board with the exception of new hires that are determined to be essential for the agency.

S.No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds which are being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.

None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in violation of Internal Revenue Service's Publication 15-A relating S.

3045 *SS15/A160**SS26/A160SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS15/A16022/SS26/A160SG PAGE 7(jmr\ki)7 No general funds authorized to bethe expendedreporting hereinof shallincome bepaid used to replacecontract federalemployees, fundsas and/orinterpreted otherby special funds which are being used for salaries authorized under the provisionsOffice of thisthe actState andAuditor. which are withdrawn and no longer available.

None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in violation of Internal Revenue Service’s Publication 15-A relating to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor.

It shall be the agency’sagency's responsibility to ensure that the funds are used to increase all employees’employees' salaries up to the minimum level as determined by the State Personnel Board.

Of the funds herein appropriated, it is the intention of the Legislature that two (2) of the allotted Full-Time Permanent Positions in Section 3 of this billact may be used for performing related administrative duties of the State Property Insurance program.Program.

S.SECTION 11.

In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, 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, to the Department of Finance and Administration for the purpose of providing a grant to the S.

3045 *SS15/A160**SS26/A160SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS15/A16022/SS26/A160SG PAGE 8(jmr\ki)8 SECTIONMississippi 11.Home Corporation, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023............$ 1,810,227.00.

In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, 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, to the Department of Finance and Administration for the purpose of providing a grant to the Mississippi Home Corporation, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023............$ 1,810,227.00.

The funds appropriated hereinin Section 11 of this act shall be targeted to individuals with disabilities or individuals with serious mental illnesses who:

or (c) Are known to the mental health or state-housing agency to have been homeless for one (1) full year or have had four (4) or more episodes of homelessness in the last three (3) years.years;

or (3) Lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and includes a subset for an individual who is exiting an institution where he or she resided for ninety (90) days or less and who resides in an emergency shelter or a place not meant for human habitation immediately before entering that institution.

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Any funds appropriated herein to hire additional staff or employ staff shall only be used to implement this housing program.

The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is reappropriated out of any money in the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund not otherwise appropriated for the Department of Finance and Administration for the purpose of reauthorizing the expenditure of Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, as authorized in Senate Bill 2948, 2021 Regular Session, S.for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023.....................................$140,000,000.00.

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, 2022.

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3045 *SS15/A160**SS26/A160SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS15/A16022/SS26/A160SG PAGE 10(jmr\ki)10 forThe purpose of allocating these funds to nonentitlement units of local government in accordance with the fiscalprovisions yearapplicable beginningto Julythe 1,Coronavirus 2022,Local andFiscal endingRecovery JuneFund 30,in 2023..............................................$140,000,000.00.Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law No.

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, 2022.

The purpose of allocating these funds to nonentitlement units of local government in accordance with the provisions applicable to the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund in Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law No.

In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Mississippi Broadband Commission as established in House Bill No.

1029, 2022 Regular Session, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the commission for the period beginning upon passage and ending June 30, 2023.....$ 351,500.00.

SECTION 17.

Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 16 of this act, the following positions are authorized:

AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT:

Permanent:

6 Time-Limited:

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.

The Legislature shall determine the agency's personal services appropriation, which shall be published by the State Personnel Board.

Additionally, the State Personnel Board S.

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3045 *SS26/A160SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/A160SG PAGE 11 shall determine and publish the projected annualized payroll costs based on current employees.

It shall be the responsibility of the agency head to ensure that actual personnel expenditures for Fiscal Year 2023 do not exceed the data provided by the Legislative Budget Office.

If the agency's Fiscal Year 2023 projected cost exceeds the annualized costs, no salary actions shall be processed by the State Personnel Board with the exception of new hires that are determined to be essential for the agency.

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

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

The Department of Finance and Administration shall not provide written approval to escalate any funds for salaries and/or positions without proof of availability of new or additional funds above the appropriated level.

No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds which are being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.

None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in violation of Internal Revenue Service's Publication 15-A relating to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor.

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3045 *SS26/A160SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/A160SG PAGE 12 Funds have been appropriated herein for the purpose of funding Project SEC2 minimum salaries for all employees covered under the Colonel Guy Groff/Neville Kenning Variable Compensation Plan.

It shall be the agency's responsibility to ensure that the funds are used to increase all employees' salaries up to the minimum level as determined by the State Personnel Board.

SECTION 18.

Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 16 of this act, Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00), or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be derived out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, as created in Section 27-103-303, Mississippi Code of 1972, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office, for expenses related to the Mississippi Broadband Commission.

SECTION 19.

SECTION 17.

The department is authorized to expend available funds on technology or equipment upgrades or replacements when it will generate savings through efficiency or when the savings generated from such upgrades or replacements exceed expenditures thereof.

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The department is authorized to expend available funds on technology or equipment upgrades or replacements when it will generate savings through efficiency or when the savings generated from such upgrades or replacements exceed expenditures thereof.

SECTION 21.

SECTION 19.22.

SECTIONS. 20.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, it is the intention of the Legislature that an amount not to exceed Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,500,000.00) is authorized to be expended for the purpose of transferring funds to the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management for S.

3045 *SS15/A160**SS26/A160SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS15/A16022/SS26/A160SG PAGE 12(jmr\ki)14 theSECTION administration23. of projects for the repair and maintenance of state-owned buildings.

SECTIONOf 21.the funds appropriated in Section 2 of this act, it is the intention of the Legislature that an amount not to exceed Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,500,000.00) is authorized to be expended for the purpose of transferring funds to the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management for the administration of projects for the repair and maintenance of state-owned buildings.

SECTION 24.

SECTION 22.

It is the intention of the Legislature that no state-owned aircraft shall be utilized by any person except for official business only.

SECTION 23.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) is authorized to be expended to defray any shortfall in the Master Lease Purchase Program as defined in Section 31-7-10, Mississippi Code of 1972.

SECTION 24.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, Twelve Million Dollars ($12,000,000.00) shall be expended from the Capitol Complex Improvement District Project Fund, as established in Section 29-5-215, Mississippi Code of 1972.

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SECTION 26.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 2 of this act, an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) is authorized to be expended to defray any shortfall in the Master Lease Purchase Program as defined in Section 31-7-10, Mississippi Code of 1972.

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3045 *SS15/A160**SS26/A160SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS15/A16022/SS26/A160SG PAGE 13(jmr\ki)15 forSECTION use27. by state agencies to establish a pilot program for Fleet Management Services, to include vehicle leasing and disposal, without being subject to the provisions of law otherwise applicable to fleet management.

SECTIONOf 26.the funds appropriated in Section 2 of this act, Twelve Million Dollars ($12,000,000.00) shall be expended from the Capitol Complex Improvement District Project Fund, as established in Section 29-5-215, Mississippi Code of 1972.

ItSECTION is28. 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.

SECTIONNotwithstanding 27.any other provision, the agency shall have the authority to escalate its headcount for any additional operational needs related to Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds, upon approval of the Department of Finance and Administration and the State Personnel Board.

SECTION 29.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 2 of this act, Thirty-seven Million Nine Hundred Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($37,925,000.00) or so much thereof, shall be derived out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, as created in Section 27-103-303, Mississippi Code of 1972, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office.

These funds are provided for such purposes as follows:

(a) To assist Mississippi Delta Community College in paying costs associated with the construction of a men's dormitory..........................................$ 7,500,000.00.

(b) To assist Singing River Health System in paying costs associated with the Singing River Healthcare Workforce Academy............................................$ 7,000,000.00.

(c) To assist Gulfport Memorial Hospital in paying costs associated with the pediatric multispecialty center located at or S.

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3045 *SS26/A160SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/A160SG PAGE 16 near Gulfport Memorial Hospital in collaboration with the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Gulf Coast Community College............................................$ 7,000,000.00.

(d) To assist Holmes Community College in paying costs associated with tornado damage.....................$ 3,000,000.00.

(e) To assist the University of Southern Mississippi in paying costs associated with roof repairs and other capital expenditures related to the Reed Green Coliseum....$ 3,000,000.00.

(f) To assist East Jasper School District with operational expenses due to an error related to the average daily attendance (ADA) used in determining the district's MAEP allocation.........................................$ 725,000.00.

(g) To assist the Department of Finance and Administration in paying costs associated with the NeoGov System.............................................$ 350,000.00.

(h) To assist the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce in paying costs associated with the Agriculture Theft building...........................................$ 350,000.00.

(i) To assist the Chickasaw Inkana Foundation with the construction, furnishing and equipping of the Chickasaw Heritage Center in Tupelo...................................$ 5,000,000.00.

(j) To assist Mississippi State University with the construction, furnishing and equipping of the Northern Gulf Aquatic Food Research Center.......................$ 4,000,000.00.

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3045 *SS26/A160SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/A160SG PAGE 17 Any amounts allocated to a project that are in excess of that needed to complete the project may be used for general repairs and renovations at state-owned facilities, universities, and community colleges at the discretion of the Department of Finance and Administration.

SECTION 30.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 2 of this act, Three Hundred Eighty-eight Million One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($388,120,000.00), or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be derived out of the following funds in the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Finance and Administration.

(a) 2022 IHL Capital Improvements Fund.....$ 85,570,000.00.

(b) 2022 Community and Junior Colleges Capital Improvements Fund ............................................$ 35,000,000.00.

(c) 2022 State Agencies Capital Improvements Fund.............................................$ 35,250,000.00.

(d) 2022 Department of Finance and Administration Statewide Repair and Renovation Fund.......................$ 10,000,000.00.

(e) 2022 Local Improvements Project Fund...$ 222,300,000.00.

SECTION 31.

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 S.

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3045 *SS26/A160SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/A160SG PAGE 18 or upon their official bonds, shall be held responsible for actions contrary to this provision.

SECTION 32.

Vendor Fiscal Year Amount Mississippi Interactive LLC 2018 $ 4,940.00 Mississippi Interactive LLC 2019 $ 4,940.00 City of Jackson 2020 $ 358.68 SECTION 28.33.

SECTION 34.

This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2022, except for Sections 16, 17 and 18 shall be enacted from and after its passage.

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This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2022, and shall stand repealed from and after June 30, 2022.

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