MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2007 Regular Session

To: Appropriations

By: Representative Stringer, Brown, Flaggs, Holland, Peranich, Watson, Reynolds, Hudson, Clark, Scott, Franks, Patterson, Perkins

House Bill 242

(As Passed the House)

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE AID AND SUPPORT OF THE PUBLIC COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008; TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR A PAY INCREASE OF FIVE PERCENT FOR THE FACULTY AND STAFF OF THOSE COLLEGES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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, for the aid and support of the public community and junior colleges, for the purposes of hiring nursing and allied health teachers, awarding interest free nursing and allied health student loans and providing instructional support for the Rural Health Corps, to fund life and health insurance for all employees of the public community and junior colleges, for the purpose of establishing and operating Workforce Development Centers at each of the public community and junior colleges, and for the purpose of defraying the costs of Sign Language Interpreter Training, the Education Technology Program and the Advanced Training Centers at each of the public community and junior colleges, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and ending June 30, 2008$  193,460,223.00.

SECTION 2. The following sum, or so much of it as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the Education Enhancement Fund deposited under Sections 27-65-75 and 27-67-31, Mississippi Code of 1972, not otherwise appropriated, for the aid and support of public community and junior colleges and for the purpose of defraying the cost of servicing the debt on bonds issued for the Education Technology Program at the community and junior colleges, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and ending June 30, 2008   $  43,613,580.00.

     SECTION 3.  The funds appropriated in this act for the aid and support of the public community and junior colleges shall be apportioned in accordance with the funding formula of the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges.

SECTION 4.  Of the funds appropriated in Sections 1 and 2 of this act, the following amount is provided for a pay increase of five percent (5%) for the faculty and staff of the public community and junior colleges................................. $15,713,435.00.

     SECTION 5. The money appropriated in this act 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 6.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2007.