MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2003 Regular Session

To: Fees and Salaries of Public Officers; Appropriations

By: Representative Reeves

House Bill 404

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-3-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH; 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 exceed68,400.00

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. 90,000.00

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

Clerk of the Supreme Court....................... 60,000.00

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 District61,000.00

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 Academy50,000.00

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

Executive Director, Mississippi Gaming Commission90,000.00

Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources70,000.00

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

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

State Law Librarian.............................. 60,000.00

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.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2003.