SB 3043 — Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.

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 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.

3043 *SS15/A160**SS26/A160SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS15/A16023/SS26/A160SG PAGE 5(ki\ki)5 None of Womenthe forfunds herein appropriated shall be used in violation of the fiscalInternal yearRevenue beginningService's JulyPublication 1,15-A 2023,relating andto endingthe Junereporting 30,of 2024...................................$income 39,995.00.paid to contract employees, as interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor.

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 of Women for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024...................................$ 44,125.00.

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 Treasury to the credit of the Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024...................................$ 7,265.00.3,135.00.

AUTHORIZEDS. HEADCOUNT:

B.

No.

3043 *SS26/A160SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/A160SG PAGE 6 AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT:

The Legislature shall determine the agency's S.personal services appropriation, which the State Personnel Board shall publish.

B.The agency's personal services appropriation may consist of restricted funds for approved vacancies for Fiscal Year 2024 that may not be utilized for active Fiscal Year 2023 Headcount.

No.It shall be the agency's responsibility to ensure that the funds provided for vacancies are used to increase headcount and not for promotions, title changes, in-range salary adjustments or any other mechanism for increasing salaries for current employees.

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If theS. agency's Fiscal Year 2024 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.

AnyB. 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.

No.

3043 *SS26/A160SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/A160SG PAGE 7 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.

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 S.to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor.

SECTION 9.

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 for the purpose of defraying the expenses of State Property S.

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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 9.

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 for the purpose of defraying the expenses of State Property Insurance for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024...................................$ 13,865,258.00.

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 S.Mississippi Home Corporation, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024..........$ 1,810,227.00.

B.

No.

3043 *SS15/A160* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS15/A160 PAGE 8(ki\ki) Mississippi Home Corporation, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024..........$ 1,810,227.00.

or (b)S. Are known to the mental health or state-housing agency to have been arrested or incarcerated in the last year due to conduct related to mental illness;

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;

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.

S.

3043 *SS15/A160**SS26/A160SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS15/A16023/SS26/A160SG PAGE 9(ki\ki)9 Any(b) fundsAre appropriatedknown hereinto the mental health or state-housing agency to hirehave additionalbeen staffarrested or employincarcerated staffin shallthe onlylast beyear useddue to implementconduct thisrelated housingto program.mental illness;

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;

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.

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

It is the intention of the Legislature that none of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act for the Mississippi Home Corporation (MHC) 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,S. state official, MHC board member, or person who has been a member of the MHC within the last year.

SECTION 15.

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 Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi (BEAM) as established in Sections 77-19-1 through 77-19-17, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024.............

................................................$ 162,949,809.00.

SECTION 16.

Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 15 of this act, the following positions are authorized:

S.

3043 *SS15/A160**SS26/A160SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS15/A16023/SS26/A160SG PAGE 10(ki\ki)10 AUTHORIZEDLegislature, HEADCOUNT:state official, MHC board member, or person who has been a member of the MHC within the last year.

SECTION 15.

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 for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi (BEAM) as established in Sections 77-19-1 through 77-19-17, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024............................................$ 425,000.00.

SECTION 16.

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 Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi (BEAM) as established in Sections 77-19-1 through 77-19-17, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024.............

................................................$ 197,622,243.00.

SECTION 17.

Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Sections 15 and 16 of this act, the following positions are authorized:

AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT:

0 WithS. the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency’s responsibility to make certain that funds required for Personal Services for Fiscal Year 2025 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2024 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or positions are added to the agency’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget by the Mississippi Legislature.

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

No.

3043 *SS26/A160SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/A160SG PAGE 11 With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency's responsibility to make certain that funds required for Personal Services for Fiscal Year 2025 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2024 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or positions are added to the agency's Fiscal Year 2024 budget by the Mississippi Legislature.

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

The agency's personal services appropriation may consist of restricted funds for approved vacancies for Fiscal Year 2024 that may not be utilized for active Fiscal Year 2023 Headcount.

It shall be the agency's responsibility to ensure that the funds provided for vacancies are used to increase headcount and not for promotions, title changes, in-range salary adjustments or any other mechanism for increasing salaries for current employees.

It is the Legislature's intention that no employee salary falls below the minimum salary established by the Mississippi State Personnel Board.

If the agency’sagency's Fiscal Year 2024 projected cost exceeds the annualized costs, no salary actions shall be processed by the StateS. 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 S.

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SECTIONNone 17.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.

SECTION 18.

It is further the intention of the Legislature that the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2025 shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee in a format S.

3043 *SS15/A160**SS26/A160SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS15/A16023/SS26/A160SG PAGE 12(ki\ki)13 the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2025 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 2024 budget request process.

SECTION 18.

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.

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 20.

SECTION 20.21.

For the purposes of this section, the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management of the Office of General Services does not have the S.

3043 *SS15/A160**SS26/A160SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS15/A16023/SS26/A160SG PAGE 13(ki\ki)14 this section, the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management of the Office of General Services does not have the authority to escalate from the Capital Expense Fund or the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund.

SECTION 21.

Of 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.

Of 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 23.

SECTION 23.

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

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SECTION 25.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 2 of this act, an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars S.

3043 *SS15/A160**SS26/A160SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS15/A16023/SS26/A160SG PAGE 14(ki\ki)15 ($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 25.

Of 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.

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Of the funds appropriated in Section 2 of this act, Five Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($550,000.00) or so much thereof, shall be derived out of the 2022 Local Improvement Fund to the credit of the Department of Finance and Administration.

The funds are provided for such purposes as follows:

(a) To assist the Town of Learned with infrastructure needs and improvements....................................$ 100,000.00 (b) To assist the Town of Utica with infrastructure improvements........................................$ 100,000.00 (c) To assist the Town of Bolton with infrastructure improvements........................................$ 100,000.00 (d) To assist the Town of Edwards with infrastructure improvements........................................$ 100,000.00 S.

B.

No.

3043 *SS26/A160SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/A160SG PAGE 16 (e) To assist the Town of Raymond with infrastructure improvements........................................$ 100,000.00 (f) To provide funds to Tishomingo County, Mississippi, with the Belmont Fire Department in paying equipment costs.............

....................................................$ 25,000.00 (g) To provide funds to Alcorn County, Mississippi, with the Rienzi Fire Department in paying equipment costs....$ 25,000.00 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 29.

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 Capital Expense Fund to the credit of the Department of Finance and Administration for the purpose of repairs, renovations and improvements of state-owned buildings for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024..................

...............................................$ 31,416,980.00.

SECTION 30.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 29 of this act, One Million Four Hundred Sixteen Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty Dollars ($1,416,980.00) 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 S.

B.

No.

3043 *SS26/A160SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/A160SG PAGE 17 of 1972, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office, for the repair, renovation, and improvement of the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission building.........

..................................................$ 1,416,980.00.

SECTION 31.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 29 of this act, Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000.00) or so much thereof, shall be derived out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, as created in Section 27-103-303, Mississippi Code of 1972, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office, for the repair, renovation, and improvement of state-owned properties, universities, and community colleges...............................$ 30,000,000.00.

SECTION 32.

Of the funds in Section 2 of this act, Seven Hundred Fifty-eight Million Forty-eight Thousand Dollars ($758,048,000.00), 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......$ 193,252,000.00 (b) 2022 Community and Junior Colleges Capital Improvement Fund..............................................$ 40,000,000.00 (c) 2022 State Agencies Capital Improvements Fund..............................................$ 45,500,000.00 (d) 2023 Local Improvements Project Fund....$ 371,896,000.00 (e) Statewide Repair and Renovation Fund....$ 10,000,000.00 (f) DPS Headquarters Building Fund..........$ 38,000,000.00 S.

B.

No.

3043 *SS26/A160SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/A160SG PAGE 18 (g) Declaration of Independence Fund........$ 4,000,000.00 (h) 2023 DeSoto County Infrastructure Improvements Fund..............................................$ 25,000,000.00 (i) 2023 Lafayette County Infrastructure Improvements Fund..............................................$ 15,000,000.00 (j) Gulfport Commerce Corridor Fund.........$ 15,400,000.00 The disbursements of funds by the Department of Finance and Administration under the provisions of the general bill, House Bill No.

603, 2023 Regular Session, are made pursuant to the authority granted to the department to spend those funds by this appropriation bill.

SECTION 33.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 2 of this act, Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,500,000.00), 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 to the Department of Finance and Administration for the purpose of storage upgrades to the MMRS system.

SECTION 34.

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.

B.

No.

3043 *SS26/A160SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS26/A160SG PAGE 19 or upon their official bonds, shall be held responsible for actions contrary to this provision.

SECTION 35.

SECTION 36.

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

3043 *SS15/A160**SS26/A160SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 23/SS15/A16023/SS26/A160SG PAGEST: 15(ki\ki) SECTION 29.

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

S.

B.

No.

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Finance and Administration, PAGE 16(ki\ki)20 Department of.