Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Mississippi Burn Care Fund; establish as a trust fund; interest and income appropriate to Mississippi Fire Fighter's Association.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/15 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2007 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Jennings
Code Sections: A 007-0009-0070, A 041-0059-0005, A 027-0039-0331, A 027-0039-0332, RP 027-0019-0044.3
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-9-70, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI BURN CARE FUND SHALL BE A TRUST FUND AND THAT MONIES IN THE FUND SHALL REMAIN INVIOLATE AND SHALL BE INVESTED AS PROVIDED BY LAW; TO PROVIDE THAT INTEREST AND INCOME DERIVED FROM INVESTMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF THE TRUST FUND MAY BE APPROPRIATED BY THE LEGISLATURE TO THE MISSISSIPPI FIRE FIGHTER'S ASSOCIATION FOR DEPOSIT IN A SPECIAL ACCOUNT OF THE ASSOCIATION; TO PROVIDE THAT MONIES IN THE ACCOUNT MAY BE EXPENDED BY THE MISSISSIPPI FIRE FIGHTER'S ASSOCIATION ONLY FOR THE PURPOSES OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE MISSISSIPPI BURN CAMP FOR KIDS AND FOR IMPLEMENTING THE MISSISSIPPI FIRE FIGHTER FAMILY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; TO PRESCRIBE THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH MONIES IN THE SPECIAL ACCOUNT OF THE MISSISSIPPI FIRE FIGHTER'S ASSOCIATION MAY BE EXPENDED; TO REMOVE THE AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE MONIES IN THE MISSISSIPPI BURN CARE FUND TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; TO AMEND SECTION 41-59-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE DUTIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH WITH REGARD TO THE MANAGEMENT AND EXPENDITURE OF MONIES APPROPRIATED FROM THE MISSISSIPPI BURN CARE FUND TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A PLAN FOR THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO MISSISSIPPI BURN VICTIMS THROUGH THE EXISTING TRAUMA CARE SYSTEM OF HOSPITALS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 27-39-331 AND 27-39-332, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO REPEAL SECTION 27-19-44.3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO FILE AN ANNUAL REPORT WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE AND THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DESCRIBING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI BURN CARE FUND RECEIVED FROM FEES COLLECTED FROM THE ISSUANCE OF DISTINCTIVE LICENSE TAGS TO FIRE FIGHTERS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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