MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2002 Regular Session

To: Fees and Salaries of Public Officers; Appropriations

By: Representative Watson

House Bill 613

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-3-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE SALARIES OF THE CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT AND STATE LAW LIBRARIAN FROM THE OMNIBUS PAY SECTION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-3-14 AND 39-1-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE SUPREME COURT TO FIX THE COMPENSATION OF THE CLERK AND STATE LAW LIBRARIAN; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  Section 25-3-33, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     25-3-33.  The annual salaries of the following appointive state and district officials and employees are fixed as follows:

Deputy Attorney General, not to exceed.......... $72,800.00

Assistant Attorneys General shall each receive annual salaries in an amount to be fixed by the Attorney General but not to exceed...................................... 68,400.00

Military Department--National Guard:

Adjutant General............................ 80,000.00

Department of Banking and Consumer Finance:

Commissioner................................ 85,000.00

Chairman of the State Tax Commission (Commissioner of Revenue)............................................ 91,000.00

Associate Commissioners, each............... 42,000.00

Director of Emergency Management Agency.......... 65,000.00

Department of Public Safety:

Commissioner of Public Safety............... 80,000.00

Director, Office of Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol, or his successor.......................... 70,000.00

Director, Office of Support Services, or his successor....................................... 70,000.00

Department of Human Services:

Director, not to exceed..................... 85,000.00

Workers' Compensation Commission:

Chairman.................................... 80,000.00

Members, each............................... 78,000.00

Executive Director.......................... 75,000.00

Administrative Judge, each.................. 75,000.00

Archives and History:

Director, not to exceed..................... 70,000.00

State Forester................................... 70,000.00

State Oil and Gas Board:

Secretary-Supervisor........................ 70,000.00

Educational Television Authority:

Executive Director.......................... 70,000.00

Director, Mississippi Library Commission, not to exceed70,000.00

Executive Secretary, Public Service Commission... 65,000.00

Parole Board:

Chairman.................................... 50,000.00

Administrative Assistant for Parole Matters. 42,000.00

Members, each............................... 44,000.00

Governor's State Bond Advisory Division:

Director.................................... 55,000.00

Employment Security Commission:

Executive Director, not to exceed........... 70,000.00

Executive Director, Department of Mental Health, to be determined by the State Board of Mental Health, not to exceed...................................... 85,000.00

Director, Division of Medicaid, not to exceed.... 85,000.00

Director, State Department of Transportation, not to exceed............................................ 85,000.00

State Entomologist............................... 65,000.00

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State Aid Engineer, Division of State Aid Road Construction............................................ 70,000.00

Executive Director, Judicial Performance Commission65,000.00

Executive Director, Department of Finance and Administration............................................ 85,000.00

Superintendent, Mississippi School for the Blind, to be determined by the State Board of Education, not to exceed............................................ 65,000.00

Superintendent, Mississippi School for the Deaf, to be determined by the State Board of Education, not to exceed............................................ 65,000.00

Executive Director, State Fair Commission........ 65,000.00

Executive Director, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks............................................ 80,000.00

Executive Director, Department of Environmental Quality85,000.00

Executive Director, Pat Harrison Waterway District65,000.00

Executive Director, Pearl River Basin Development District............................................ 61,000.00

Executive Director, Pearl River Valley Water Supply District............................................ 71,000.00

Executive Director, Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District.................................... 61,000.00

Director, Soil and Water Conservation Commission. 60,000.00

Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections85,000.00

Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services......................... 85,000.00

Director, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics........ 60,000.00

Executive Secretary, State Veterans Affairs Board55,000.00

Executive Officer, Veterans' Home Purchase Board. 65,000.00

Chief Administrative Officer, Motor Vehicle Commission55,000.00

Stadium Manager, Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium55,000.00

Executive Director, Mississippi Arts Commission.. 55,000.00

Director, Mississippi Board of Nursing........... 60,000.00

Director, State Board of Pharmacy................ 60,000.00

Director, State Board of Public Contractors...... 50,000.00

Director, Real Estate Commission................. 55,000.00

Director of Support Services, Department of Rehabilitation Services.................................... 80,000.00

Executive Director, State Fire Academy........... 55,000.00

Executive Director, Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy............................................ 50,000.00

Executive Director, State Board of Accountancy... 60,000.00

Executive Director, Mississippi Gaming Commission90,000.00

Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources............................................ 70,000.00

Executive Director, State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors................ 55,000.00

Executive Director, Public Utilities Staff....... 85,000.00

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State Personnel Director......................... 75,000.00

Manager, Farmers Central Market, Department of Agriculture and Commerce.................................... 40,000.00

State Veterinarian............................... 70,000.00

Executive Director, Mississippi Ethics Commission70,000.00

     SECTION 2.  Section 9-3-14, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     9-3-14.  The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall be appointed by majority vote of the Supreme Court and shall serve at the pleasure of the court.  The Supreme Court shall fix the compensation of the Clerk of the Supreme Court, subject to the approval of the State Personnel Board.

     SECTION 3.  Section 39-1-1, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     39-1-1.  (1)  There shall be a State Library which shall render law library services to the Supreme Court and other state courts, to state officials and to the general public.

     (2)  The State Library shall be under the supervision and control of the Mississippi Supreme Court, and the court shall be empowered to promulgate policies and procedures necessary for the efficient operation of the Library.

     (3)  The Supreme Court shall fix the compensation of the State Law Librarian, subject to the approval of the State Personnel Board.

     SECTION 4.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2002.