House Bill 199

AN ACT MAKING AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF CAPITAL EXPENSE FUNDS, AND SPECIAL FUNDS TO DEFRAY THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING – OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021; THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021; THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021; THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021; THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021; THE STATE FIRE ACADEMY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021; AND THE MISSISSIPPI INSURANCE DEPARTMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office to defray the expenses of the Institutions of Higher Learning – Office of Student Financial Aid for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021

............................................. $ 5,609,821.00.

This additional appropriation is made for the purpose of supporting the funding of the Mississippi Tuition Assistance Grant, the Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant, and the Higher Education Legislative Plan Grant.

SECTION 2. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Institutions of Higher Learning – Office of Student Financial Aid and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office to defray the expenses of the Institutions of Higher Learning – Office of Student Financial Aid for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021......... $ 500,000.00.

SECTION 3. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office to defray the expenses of the Department of Finance and Administration for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021........ $ 4,000,000.00.

This additional appropriation is made for the purpose of making improvements to the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers’ Training Academy.

SECTION 4. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office to defray the expenses of the Department of Public Safety for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021................ $ 1,522,743.00.

This additional appropriation is made for the purpose of a Highway Patrol Trooper School.

SECTION 5. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Department of Public Safety and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office to defray the expenses of the Department of Public Safety for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021 $ 1,500,000.00.

This additional appropriation is made for the purpose of a Highway Patrol Trooper School.

SECTION 6. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office, to defray the expenses of the Mississippi Department of Education, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021........ $ 3,064,417.00.

This additional appropriation is made to defray the expenses of Vocational and Technical Education.

SECTION 7. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office, to defray the expenses of paying for certain outside legal assistance, expert witness fees, court fees, judgments and settlement agreements incurred by the Office of the Attorney General for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021................................... $ 145,681.00.

Of the funds appropriated in this section, the following amounts are provided:

(a) Amos, et al. v Taylor, et al., 20-cv-00007-DMB-JMV (N.D. Miss); Lang et al. v. Cain, et al., 4:20-cv-030-DMB-RP (N.D. Miss)....

................................................ $ 137,681.00.

(b) Brittany Waddell, et. al. v. Taylor, et al., Civil Action No. 3:20-cv-00171-CWR-FKB (S.D. Miss)............... $ 8,000.00.

SECTION 8. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the State Fire Academy and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office to defray the expenses of the State Fire Academy for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021............................ $ 315,700.00.

This additional appropriation is made for the purpose of conducting workforce development courses.

SECTION 9. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary is appropriated out of any money to the Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Fund and/or the Supplementary Rural Fire Truck Fund, which was created in Section 152 of Chapter 1, Laws of 2004, Third Extraordinary Session, to the Mississippi Insurance Department for the Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021...........................................................

.............................................. $ 2,300,000.00.

This additional appropriation is made for the purpose of funding rural fire trucks.

SECTION 10. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.