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H. B. No. 1491 *HR40/A490SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ A1/2
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To: Appropriations
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2014 By: Representatives Frierson, Eure, Bennett,
DeLano, Read
HOUSE BILL NO. 1491 (As Sent to Governor)
AN ACT APPROVING THE EXPENDITURE OF SPECIAL FUNDS FOR THE 1 PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER 2 SUPPLY DISTRICT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2015. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 4
SECTION 1. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be 5
necessary, is authorized and approved for expenditure out of any 6
funds which are received by or otherwise become available to the 7
Pearl River Valley Water Supply District, for the purpose of 8
defraying the expenses of the district for the fiscal year 9
beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015.................. 10
............................................... $ 18,226,845.00. 11
SECTION 2. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of 12
Section 1, the following positions are authorized: 13
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS: 14
Permanent: Full Time............. 119 15
Part Time............. 0 16
Time-Limited: Full Time............. 2 17
Part Time............. 0 18
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With the funds herein appropriated, it is the intention of 19
the Legislature that it shall be the agency's responsibility to 20
make certain that funds required to be appropriated for "Personal 21
Services" for Fiscal Year 2016 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2015 22
funds appropriated for that purpose, unless programs or positions 23
are added to the agency's Fiscal Year 2015 budget by the 24
Mississippi Legislature. Based on data provided by the 25
Legislative Budget Office, the State Personnel Board shall 26
determine and publish the projected annual cost to fully fund all 27
appropriated positions in compliance with the provisions of this 28
act. It shall be the responsibility of the agency head to ensure 29
that no single personnel action increases this projected annual 30
cost and/or the Fiscal Year 2015 appropriations for "Personal 31
Services" when annualized, with the exception of escalated funds. 32
If, at the time the agency takes any action to change "Personal 33
Services," the State Personnel Board determines that the agency 34
has taken an action which would cause the agency to exceed this 35
projected annual cost or the Fiscal Year 2015 "Personal Services" 36
appropriated level, when annualized, then only those actions which 37
reduce the projected annual cost and/or the appropriation 38
requirement will be processed by the State Personnel Board until 39
such time as the requirements of this provision are met. 40
Funds are provided herein for a One Thousand Dollar 41
($1,000.00) salary increase for full-time employees, or pro-rated 42
for part-time employees, which shall be awarded to each employee 43
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that has not received a salary increase since July 1, 2010, and 44
that is making an annual salary of less than Thirty Thousand 45
Dollars ($30,000.00) as of June 30, 2014. 46
The State Personnel Board shall not approve or process 47
personnel action for any employee unless the employee has not 48
received a salary increase since July 1, 2010, and for such an 49
employee the increased amount shall not exceed Five Percent (5%); 50
however, the following conditions are to be exempted: the award 51
of teacher salary increments; the advancement of a trainee/cadet 52
to the next level of a bona fide career ladder; the award of an 53
educational benchmark for the attainment of a Certified Public 54
Accountant License or higher level professional certification; the 55
immediate replacement of a departing employee with an employee 56
from within state service at a salary level of the departing 57
employee or the FY 2015 promotional formula, whichever is less; 58
the emergency appointment of nurses, pharmacists or other health 59
care and child protection professionals at a salary to be 60
determined by the State Personnel Board or any other requested 61
action of the agency that has been specifically authorized by the 62
Legislature. 63
Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with 64
the terms, conditions and procedures established by law or 65
allowable under the terms set forth within this act. The State 66
Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written 67
approval from the Department of Finance and Administration. The 68
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Department of Finance and Administration shall not provide written 69
approval to escalate any funds for salaries and/or positions 70
without proof of availability of new or additional funds above the 71
appropriated level. 72
No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be 73
used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds which are 74
being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this 75
act and which are withdrawn and no longer available. 76
SECTION 3. It is the intention of the Legislature that the 77
Pearl River Valley Water Supply District shall maintain complete 78
accounting and personnel records related to the expenditure of all 79
funds appropriated under this act and that such records shall be 80
in the same format and level of detail as maintained for Fiscal 81
Year 2014. It is further the intention of the Legislature that 82
the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2016 shall be 83
submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee in a format 84
and level of detail comparable to the format and level of detail 85
provided during the Fiscal Year 2015 budget request process. 86
SECTION 4. It is the intention of the Legislature that 87
whenever two (2) or more bids are received by this agency for the 88
purchase of commodities or equipment, and whenever all things 89
stated in such received bids are equal with respect to price, 90
quality and service, the Mississippi Industries for the Blind 91
shall be given preference. A similar preference shall be given to 92
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ST: Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District.
the Mississippi Industries for the Blind whenever purchases are 93
made without competitive bids. 94
SECTION 5. The funds herein approved for expenditure, except 95
and less an amount approved by the State Fiscal Officer which 96
shall be sufficient to cover disbursements for current operations, 97
shall be deposited at interest with any official depository of the 98
state at a rate of interest numerically not less than one percent 99
(1%) below the bank discount rate on United States Treasury bills 100
of comparable maturity as determined by the State Treasurer. 101
SECTION 6. Of the funds appropriated herein, Two Hundred 102
Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) is provided for salary increase for 103
the purpose of funding overtime, callback or standby pay. 104
SECTION 7. It is the intention of the Legislature that the 105
funds herein appropriated shall be expended in compliance with 106
Section 27-104-25, Mississippi Code of 1972, that no state agency 107
shall incur obligations or indebtedness in excess of their 108
appropriation and that the responsible officers, either personally 109
or upon their official bonds, shall be held responsible for 110
actions contrary to this provision. 111
SECTION 8. The money herein approved for expenditure shall 112
be disbursed upon bank checks signed by the proper person, officer 113
or officers, in the manner provided by law or in accordance with 114
the provisions of a valid trust indenture. 115
SECTION 9. This act shall take effect and be in force from 116
and after July 1, 2014. 117
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