HB 1615 — Appropriation; Library Commission.

1615 (As Sent to Governor) AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE MISSISSIPPI LIBRARY COMMISSION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024.

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 support and maintenance of the Mississippi Library Commission and for carrying out the provisions of Section 39-3-107, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024 ...............................................$ 10,452,758.00.10,774,908.00.

1615 *HR13/A245**HR31/A245SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ A1/2 23/HR13/A24523/HR31/A245SG PAGE 1 ...............................................$ 3,100,948.00.3,149,377.00.

4546 Time-Limited:

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

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1615 *HR13/A245**HR31/A245SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A24523/HR31/A245SG PAGE 2 Personnelemployees. Board shall not escalate positions without written approval from the Department of Finance and Administration.

It shall be the responsibility of the agency head to ensure that actual personnel expenditures for Fiscal Year 2024 do not exceed the data provided by the Legislative Budget Office.

If the agency’s Fiscal Year 2024 projected cost exceeds the annualized costs, no salary actions shall be processed by the State Personnel Board except for new hires 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.

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and/or other special funds which are being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.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 the 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.

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 4.

Funds to be distributed to eligible public library systems under the Personnel Incentive Grants Program shall be paid quarterly in advance on or before September 30, December 31, March 31 and June 30.

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Funds to be distributed to eligible public library systems under the Personnel Incentive Grants Program shall be paid quarterly in advance on or before September 30, December 31, March 31 and June 30.

SECTION 5.

Based on the funding authorized, thisH. agency shall make every effort to attain the targeted performance measures provided below:

FY2024 Performance Measures Target Administrative Services H.

1615 *HR13/A245**HR31/A245SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A24523/HR31/A245SG PAGE 4 Numberthis ofagency Helpshall Deskmake Ticketsevery Resolvedeffort 1,350 Library Services Number of Continuing Education Workshops Held per Year 40 Percent Increase of Citizens Informed by Acquiring Needed Information Through Mississippi Libraries 1.00 Number of Library Visits by Commission Staff 175 Number of Patrons Utilizing Braille, Audio, Etc 4,000 Number of Children Participating in Statewide Summer Library Prg 120,000 Number of Items Borrowed and Loaned on the Interlibrary Loan System 10,000 Number of Items Available for Use Statewide on the Interlibrary Loan System 5,000,000 Number of Searches on MAGNOLIA 35,000,000 Number of Items Available for Use at MLC (Primary Resource Library) 100,000 A reporting of the degree to whichattain the targeted performance targetsmeasures set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided inbelow: the agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for Fiscal Year 2025.

FY2024 Performance Measures Target Administrative Services Number of Help Desk Tickets Resolved 1,350 Library Services Number of Continuing Education Workshops Held per Year 40 Percent Increase of Citizens Informed by Acquiring Needed Information Through Mississippi Libraries 1.00 Number of Library Visits by Commission Staff 175 Number of Patrons Utilizing Braille, Audio, Etc 4,000 Number of Children Participating in Statewide Summer Library Prg 120,000 Number of Items Borrowed and Loaned on the Interlibrary Loan System 10,000 Number of Items Available for Use Statewide on the Interlibrary Loan System 5,000,000 Number of Searches on MAGNOLIA 35,000,000 Number of Items Available for Use at MLC (Primary Resource Library) 100,000 H.

1615 *HR13/A245**HR31/A245SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A24523/HR31/A245SG PAGE 5 SECTIONA 8.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 2025.

SECTION 8.

SECTIONH. 12.

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 H.

1615 *HR13/A245**HR31/A245SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/HR13/A24523/HR31/A245SG PAGE 6 appropriationSECTION and12. that the responsible officers, either personally or upon their official bonds, shall be held responsible for actions contrary to this provision.

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.

This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2023, and shall stand repealed June 30, 2023.

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