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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