House Bill 471

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY SERVING AS THE FISCAL AGENT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING AND EXPANDING THE CAREER COACHING PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024.

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 Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund not otherwise appropriated, to the Office of Workforce Development, with the Department of Employment Security serving as the fiscal agent, for the purpose of supporting and expanding the career coaching program for middle schools and high schools, as created in Section 37-73-3, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024............................ $ 16,000,000.00.

SECTION 2. The money appropriated by this act shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund not otherwise appropriated, upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his or her 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, 2023.