House Bill 1575

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE CLASS PILOT PROGRAM, AS ESTABLISHED IN HOUSE BILL NO. 1163, 2005 REGULAR SESSION, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2006.

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

SECTION 1. The following sum, or so much of it as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, to the State Department of Education for the purpose of funding the Italian Language Class Pilot Program, as established in House Bill No. 1163, 2005 Regular Session, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2006$60,000.00.

However, this sum of money shall not be paid to the State Department of Education unless the department receives an equal amount of Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00) from the Italian government to support the pilot program.

SECTION 2. The money appropriated by this act shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, 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 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2005.