REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

 

MADAM PRESIDENT AND MR. SPEAKER:

 

   We, the undersigned conferees, have had under consideration the amendments to the following entitled BILL:

 

S. B. No. 2928:  Appropriation; Judicial Performance Comm.

 

  We, therefore, respectfully submit the following report and recommendation:

 

 

  1.  That the House recede from its Amendment No. 1.

 

  2.  That the Senate and House adopt the following amendment:

 

     Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

    


     SECTION 1.  The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Commission on Judicial Performance of the State of Mississippi for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003, and ending June 30, 2004$       345,902.00.

     SECTION 2.  The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Budget Contingency Fund created in Section 27-103-301, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Commission on Judicial Performance of the State of Mississippi for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003, and ending June 30, 2004. $   71,000.00.

     SECTION 3.  With the funds appropriated under the provisions of Sections 1 and 2, the following positions are authorized:

   AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:

     Permanent:    Full Time       5

                    Part Time       0

     Time-Limited:     Full Time       0

                    Part Time       0

     Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with the terms, conditions, and procedures established by law.

     No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds which are being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.

     SECTION 4.  The money herein appropriated shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the proper fund or funds as set forth in this act, upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, officer or officers, in the manner provided by law.

     SECTION 5.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2003.


 

 

CONFEREES FOR THE SENATE

CONFEREES FOR THE HOUSE

 

 

X (SIGNED:)

X (SIGNED:)

Jack Gordon

Charlie Capps, Jr.

 

 

X (SIGNED:)

X (SIGNED:)

Bennie L. Turner

Percy W. Watson

 

 

X (SIGNED:)

X (SIGNED:)

Willie Simmons

Jack Gadd