MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2021 Regular Session
To: Appropriations
By: Senator(s) Hopson, Polk, Frazier, Branning, DeLano, McLendon
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 2022.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
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 aid and support of the public community and junior colleges for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022........................................
............................................ $ 146,581,405.00.
SECTION 2. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Education Enhancement Fund deposited pursuant to 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 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022 $ 49,884,946.00.
SECTION 3. The funds appropriated in this act for the aid and support of the public and community junior colleges shall be apportioned in accordance with the following assigned weights:
FTE
Formula Section Formula
(a) Aid to Colleges:
Base 15% prior year
appropriation
Academic 1.0
Technical 1.0
MSVCC Shared Host .75
MSVCC Shared Provider .25
(b) Career 1.0
(c) Associate Degree
Nursing 1.19
(d) Associate Degree
Allied Health 1.19
Academic, Technical, Career, Associate Degree Nursing and Associate Degree Allied Health funds shall be disbursed on the basis of prior year full-time equivalency (FTE) of hours generated during the summer, fall and spring semesters for each public community and junior college student actually enrolled and in attendance the last day of the sixth week of each semester, or its equivalent, counting only students who reside within the State of Mississippi. However, associate degree nursing students who reside outside the State of Mississippi may be counted for pay purposes.
Mississippi Virtual Community College (MSVCC) shared hosted and provided courses may qualify for incentive funding on the basis of the prior year full-time equivalency (FTE) of MSVCC shared hours generated during the summer, fall and spring semesters. In addition, all provider MSVCC semester credit hours will be included in either the academic, technical or career sections of the formula at a weight of one (1.0).
The Director of the Mississippi Community College Board, or his designee, shall audit each public community and junior college and shall determine who shall be counted in each college and shall certify the number to the Mississippi Community College Board.
If, pending determination of the enrollment of students at the public community and junior colleges entitled to participate in this appropriation, as provided for in this section, the Mississippi Community College Board shall find and determine that any such public or community junior college does not have sufficient funds on hand for payment of the necessary expenses of its operation for the period commencing July 1, 2021, until distribution of the funds appropriated hereby, then, in that event, the Mississippi Community College Board is expressly authorized to make an advance to any such public community or junior college or colleges not having sufficient operating funds for such period from the funds appropriated hereby; provided, however, that the amount of any such advance to any one (1) public community or junior college shall not exceed thirty-three percent (33%) of the amount of state-appropriated funds received by such public community or junior college during the preceding fiscal year; and provided, further, that the amount of any such advance shall be deducted from the pro rata part of the funds appropriated hereby accruing to said public community or junior college when enrollment has been ascertained and distribution of funds is made.
SECTION 4. No part of the amount herein appropriated shall be used by the Mississippi Community College Board for administrative or other purposes except in the manner and to the extent authorized in the act making an appropriation for the expenses of the Mississippi Community College Board.
SECTION 5. The funds disbursed under the provisions of this act shall be accounted for through the Mississippi Community College Board.
SECTION 6. The following public community and junior colleges which qualify shall participate in the funds provided by Sections 1 and 2 of this act:
Coahoma Community College, Copiah-Lincoln Community College, East Central Community College, East Mississippi Community College, Hinds Community College District, Holmes Community College, Itawamba Community College, Jones County Junior College, Meridian Community College, Mississippi Delta Community College, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College District, Northeast Mississippi Community College, Northwest Mississippi Community College, Pearl River Community College, and Southwest Mississippi Community College.
SECTION 7. It is the intention of the Legislature that none of the General Funds appropriated herein shall be expended for the purpose of paying salaries, wages, and fringe benefits of any public community and junior college employee who is serving as a member of the State of Mississippi Legislature.
SECTION 8. 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 aid of the public community and junior colleges, to fund life and health insurance, for all employees of the public community and junior colleges for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending
June 30, 2022................................ $ 25,475,460.00.
The funds allocated in this section shall only be used to participate in the State and School Employees' Life and Health Insurance Plan. Any funds appropriated in this section which are not expended during the fiscal year shall be carried forward for the same purposes during the next succeeding fiscal year.
SECTION 9. In addition to funds appropriated in Section 8, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Insurance Carryover Fund No. 3295, for the purpose of fully funding life and health insurance through the State and School Employees' Life and Health Insurance Plan for all qualified community and junior college employees, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022 $ 400,000.00.
SECTION 10. 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 Capital Expense Fund, as created in Section 27-103-303, Mississippi Code of 1972, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office, to defray the expenses of the public community and junior colleges, acting through the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022..................................... $ 8,000,000.00.
This appropriation is made for the purpose of providing the funds necessary to authorize the expenditure of funds for construction and/or repair and renovation projects for the public community and junior colleges as allocated herein:
Coahoma Community College................... $ 249,272.00.
Copiah-Lincoln Community College............. $ 365,103.00.
East Central Community College............... $ 271,878.00.
East Mississippi Community College........... $ 432,041.00.
Hinds Community College..................... $ 1,313,066.00.
Holmes Community College.................... $ 576,171.00.
Itawamba Community College.................. $ 612,183.00.
Jones Junior College........................ $ 555,906.00.
Meridian Community College.................. $ 351,157.00.
Mississippi Delta Community College.......... $ 323,680.00.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College..... $ 992,562.00.
Northeast Mississippi Community College...... $ 436,876.00.
Northwest Mississippi Community College...... $ 707,581.00.
Pearl River Community College................ $ 552,006.00.
Southwest Mississippi Community College...... $ 260,518.00.
SECTION 11. 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 Workforce and Economic Development Support, including the operation of the Workforce Development Centers and Advanced Training Centers, providing start-up costs for new career and technical programs, and providing the necessary funding to replace outdated and obsolete equipment for existing career and technical programs at each of the public community and junior colleges for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending
June 30, 2022................................. $ 6,750,000.00.
SECTION 12. 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, to the Mississippi Community College Board for the purpose of defraying the cost of Sign Language Interpreter Training at the public community and junior colleges for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022 $ 179,050.00.
SECTION 13. 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, to the Mississippi Community College Board for the purpose of defraying the cost of the Education Technology Program at the public community and junior colleges and the Mississippi Community College Board for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending
June 30, 2022................................. $ 7,099,160.00.
SECTION 14. A Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT) program beneficiary shall be considered a Mississippi resident for the purposes of participating in this appropriation regardless of the beneficiary's residence on the date of enrollment, as set out in Section 37-155-5(d)(iii), Mississippi Code of 1972.
SECTION 15. In compliance with the "Mississippi Performance Budget and Strategic Planning Act of 1994," it is the intent of the Legislature that the funds provided herein shall be utilized in the most efficient and effective manner possible to achieve the intended mission of this agency. Based on the funding authorized, this agency shall make every effort to attain the targeted performance measures provided below:
FY2022
Performance Measures Target
Instruction
Number of Total Degrees Awarded per 100
FTE Enrollment (%) 31.29
Number of Associate Degrees Awarded per
100 FTE Enrollment (%) 17.11
Number of Associate of Applied Science
Degrees Awarded per 100 FTE Enrollment
(%) 7.00
Number of Certificates Awarded per 100
FTE Enrollment (%) 9.50
Percentage of First-Time Entering,
Part-time degree-seeking students
(fall) who earned 24 credit hours by the
end of year two (%) 18.50
Percentage of First-Time Entering,
Full-time degree-seeking students (fall)
who earned 42 credit hours by the end
of year two (%) 46.82
Percentage of Associate Degree Nursing
and Practical Nursing Licensure Exam
Pass Rates (%) 42.51
Percentage of Total Student Success,
which includes Graduates, Transfers, and
Retention (those still enrolled) (%) 60.78
Percentage of Graduates (%) 33.50
Percentage of Transfers (%) 20.78
Percentage of Retention (%) 8.34
Percentage of Students Enrolled in
Career/Technical and Health Science
Graduates (%) 23.50
Percentage of In-State Job Placements of
Career/Technical and Health Science
Graduates (%) 90.10
Percentage of developmental English
Students (unduplicated headcount) who
enrolled in English Composition I who
successfully completed English
Composition I during the academic year
(%) 70.00
Percentage of developmental Math
students (unduplicated headcount) who
enrolled in College Algebra who
successfully completed College Algebra
during the academic year (%) 68.00
Number of High School Equivalencies awarded 2,320
A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for Fiscal Year 2023.
SECTION 16. 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, to the Mississippi Community College Board for the purpose of defraying the cost of the Associate Degree Nursing and Allied Health Programs, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022..................................
............................................. $ 2,556,922.00.
SECTION 17. 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 continuing the dropout recovery initiative based on a successful program administered through the adult basic education program with the Mississippi Community College Board and to enroll low-skill adults in career pathways that combine high school equivalency, skills training and workforce credentials in an intensive program that produces adults who can compete for jobs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022......................................... $ 3,000,000.00.
Of the funds provided in this section, one-half (1/2) shall be allocated equally and the remaining one-half (1/2) shall be allocated on the basis of the prior year headcount enrollment in Adult Education, MIBEST or other career pathway programs.
The public community and junior colleges shall prepare and make available to the Legislature and the Legislative Budget Office a comprehensive report on the number of dropouts that have enrolled in a High School Equivalency and/or career program for each community and junior college during Fiscal Year 2021 on, or before, August 1, 2022.
SECTION 18. It is the intention of the Legislature that none of the funds provided herein shall be used to pay certain utilities for state-furnished housing for any employees. Such utilities shall include electricity, natural gas, butane, propane, cable and phone services. Where actual cost cannot be determined, the agency shall be required to provide meters to be in compliance with legislative intent. Such state-furnished housing shall include single-family and multifamily residences but shall not include any dormitory residences. Allowances for such utilities shall be prohibited.
SECTION 19. It is the intention of the Legislature that whenever two (2) or more bids are received by this agency for the purchase of commodities or equipment, and whenever all things stated in such received bids are equal with respect to price, quality and service, the Mississippi Industries for the Blind shall be given preference. A similar preference shall be given to the Mississippi Industries for the Blind whenever purchases are made without competitive bids.
SECTION 20. It is the intention of the Legislature that the support of community and junior colleges shall maintain complete accounting and personnel records related to the expenditure of all funds appropriated under this act and that such records shall be in the same format and level of detail as maintained for Fiscal Year 2021. It is further the intention of the Legislature that the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2023 shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee in a format and level of detail comparable to the format and level of detail provided during the Fiscal Year 2022 budget request process.
SECTION 21. Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) is provided for the Career and Technical Advantage Program which will provide start-up costs for new career and technical programs, expansion of existing career and technical programs, and infrastructure for career and technical program equipment, lab upgrades, and renovations to sustain the programs at public community colleges. Fifteen percent (15%) of the funds appropriated in this section shall be distributed evenly to each community college and the remaining eighty-five percent (85%) of the funds shall be distributed on the basis of prior year career and technical full-time equivalency (FTE) hours generated during the summer, fall, and spring semesters for each public community college.
SECTION 22. It is the intention of the Legislature that the funds herein appropriated shall be expended in compliance with Section 27-104-25, Mississippi Code of 1972, that no state agency shall incur obligations or indebtedness in excess of their appropriation and that the responsible officers, either personally or upon their official bonds, shall be held responsible for actions contrary to this provision.
SECTION 23. 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 24. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2021.