House Bill 1274

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO PARTNER WITH THE MISSISSIPPI ALLIANCE OF NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY TO CREATE A PROTOTYPE SYSTEM THAT WILL IDENTIFY, DOCUMENT, NETWORK, ASSESS NEEDS AND CREATE A PLAN FOR INCREASING ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY, OPERATIONAL CAPACITY AND INFORMATION SHARING FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN MISSISSIPPI THAT ARE AWARDED GRANTS AND CONTRACTS THAT USE FEDERAL OR STATE RESOURCES THAT ARE RELATED TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES; TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE AND THE ALLIANCE TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THEM THAT DETAILS THE SCOPE OF WORK, ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES AND THE TIMELINE FOR DEVELOPING THE PROTOTYPE SYSTEM; TO REQUIRE ALL AGENCIES, INSTITUTIONS AND DEPARTMENTS THAT SUB-GRANT OR CONTRACT WITH NONPROFITS FOR WORKFORCE OR EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, AND ANY NONPROFIT THAT RECEIVES SUCH SUB-GRANT OR CONTRACT, TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION THAT MAY BE REQUESTED FROM THE OFFICE OR THE ALLIANCE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. (1) Subject to appropriation, the Office of Workforce Development, hereinafter the "office", shall partner with the Mississippi Alliance of Nonprofits and Philanthropy, hereinafter the "alliance", to create a prototype system that will identify, document, network, assess needs and create a plan for increasing accountability, transparency, operational capacity and information sharing for nonprofit organizations in Mississippi that are awarded grants and contracts that use federal or state resources that are related to workforce development and employment services.

(2) (a) The office, in consultation with the alliance, shall prescribe the terms and conditions of the creation of the system.

(b) The office and the alliance shall execute a memorandum of understanding between them that details the scope of work, anticipated outcomes and the timeline for developing the prototype system.

(c) All agencies, institutions and departments that sub-grant or contract with nonprofits for workforce or employment services, and any nonprofit that receives such sub-grant or contract, shall provide any information that may be requested from the office or the alliance.

(3) The alliance shall provide a detailed report on the progress and results of the prototype system to the office on a quarterly basis. The office shall submit the report to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chair of the House Workforce Development Committee and Chair of the Senate Economic and Workforce Development Committee.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2024.