Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Narcotics Bureau agents; provide hazardous duty pay for those who enforce drug laws in the field.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/07 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 02/04 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2003 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Reeves
Code Sections: A 041-0029-0107, A 025-0003-0039, A 025-0011-0103
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-29-107, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT FULL-TIME AGENTS OF THE NARCOTICS BUREAU WHOSE PRIMARY DUTIES ARE THE ACTUAL, DIRECT ENFORCEMENT OF THE DRUG LAWS IN THE FIELD SHALL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR HAZARDOUS DUTY IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 25% OF THEIR REGULAR ANNUAL SALARY; TO PROVIDE THAT AGENTS SHALL RECEIVE THE FULL AMOUNT OF THAT ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION, EVEN IF IT CAUSES THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE AGENT'S COMPENSATION TO EXCEED THE SALARY OF THE BUREAU DIRECTOR; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF THE AGENT FOR RETIREMENT PURPOSES AND FOR ALL OTHER PURPOSES UNDER STATE LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 25-3-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 25-11-103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT "EARNED COMPENSATION" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM WILL INCLUDE ALL COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY AGENTS OF THE NARCOTICS BUREAU, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION EARNED FOR WORKING OVERTIME AND ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION EARNED FOR HAZARDOUS DUTY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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