REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
MADAM PRESIDENT AND MR. SPEAKER:
We, the undersigned conferees, have had under consideration the amendments to the following entitled BILL:
S. B. No. 3141: Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol.
We, therefore, respectfully submit the following report and recommendation:
1. That the House recede from its Amendment No. 1.
2. That the Senate and House adopt the following amendment:
Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
SECTION 1. The following sum of money, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, to defray the expenses of the Department of Public Safety for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, and ending June 30, 2005..........
............................................ $ 53,392,886.00.
SECTION 2. 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 Department of Public Safety for the purpose of defraying the expenses incurred in the operation of the various divisions of the department for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, and ending June 30, 2005.................... $ 49,164,645.00.
SECTION 3. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Sections 1 and 2, not more than the amounts set forth below shall be expended for the respective major objects or purposes of expenditure:
DIVISION OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 39,650,490.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 101,000.00
Contractual Services..................... 3,026,800.00
Commodities.............................. 2,950,750.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 75,000.00
Equipment........................... 1,000,000.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 54,850.00
Total.............................. $ 46,858,890.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 32,186,891.00
Special Funds............................ 14,671,999.00
Total.............................. $ 46,858,890.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 876
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 1
Part Time........... 10
DIVISION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING ACADEMY
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 784,855.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 4,600.00
Contractual Services..................... 370,000.00
Commodities.............................. 198,108.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0.00
Equipment........................... 21,580.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 218,000.00
Total.............................. $ 1,597,143.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 573,164.00
Special Funds............................ 1,023,979.00
Total.............................. $ 1,597,143.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 25
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 0
Part Time........... 0
It is the intention of the Legislature that all funds received as tuition fees, grants or donations by the Division of Law Enforcement Training Academy shall be deposited in a special fund in the State Treasury to be designated as "Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy Fees and Donations Fund." It is further the intention of the Legislature that the Division of Law Enforcement Training Academy may increase fees at any time to offset any increases in operational costs.
DIVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits. $ 5,022,782.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 34,000.00
Contractual Services..................... 3,386,007.00
Commodities.............................. 268,000.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0
Equipment........................... 100,000.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 20,000.00
Total.............................. $ 8,830,789.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 5,461,834.00
Special Funds............................ 3,368,955.00
Total.............................. $ 8,830,789.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 115
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 1
Part Time........... 6
DIVISION OF CRIME LABORATORIES
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 4,608,319.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 46,000.00
Contractual Services..................... 866,950.00
Commodities.............................. 309,060.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0.00
Equipment........................... 140,000.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 20,000.00
Total.............................. $ 5,990,329.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 4,223,569.00
Special Funds............................ 1,766,760.00
Total.............................. $ 5,990,329.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 100
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 4
Part Time........... 0
DIVISION OF MEDICAL EXAMINER
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 79,625.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 4,000.00
Contractual Services..................... 175,879.00
Commodities.............................. 59,450.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0.00
Equipment........................... 16,500.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 0.00
Total.............................. $ 335,454.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 202,765.00
Special Funds............................ 132,689.00
Total.............................. $ 335,454.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 3
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 0
Part Time........... 0
DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING
OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 1,380,344.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 55,000.00
Contractual Services..................... 560,000.00
Commodities.............................. 61,500.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0.00
Equipment........................... 13,400.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 19,223,695.00
Total.............................. $ 21,293,939.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 453,189.00
Special Funds............................ 20,840,750.00
Total.............................. $ 21,293,939.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 12
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 18
Part Time........... 0
DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING
OFFICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS AND TRAINING
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 386,087.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 6,000.00
Contractual Services..................... 507,700.00
Commodities.............................. 12,000.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0.00
Equipment........................... 3,350.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 1,678,500.00
Total.............................. $ 2,593,637.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 0.00
Special Funds............................ 2,593,637.00
Total.............................. $ 2,593,637.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 9
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 0
Part Time........... 0
DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING
BOARD OF EMERGENCY TELECOMMUNICATIONS
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 117,979.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 2,100.00
Contractual Services..................... 163,800.00
Commodities.............................. 6,850.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0.00
Equipment........................... 2,200.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 325,000.00
Total.............................. $ 617,929.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 0.00
Special Funds............................ 617,929.00
Total.............................. $ 617,929.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 3
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 0
Part Time........... 0
DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING
COUNCIL ON AGING
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 98,064.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 3,400.00
Contractual Services..................... 48,660.00
Commodities.............................. 17,850.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0.00
Equipment........................... 2,000.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 500,000.00
Total.............................. $ 669,974.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 0.00
Special Funds............................ 669,974.00
Total.............................. $ 669,974.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 2
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 0
Part Time........... 0
COUNTY JAIL OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING BOARD
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 101,740.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 1,000.00
Contractual Services..................... 260,200.00
Commodities.............................. 8,000.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0.00
Equipment........................... 2,100.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 285,000.00
Total.............................. $ 658,040.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 0.00
Special Funds............................ 658,040.00
Total.............................. $ 658,040.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 2
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 0
Part Time........... 0
OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 920,847.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 25,000.00
Contractual Services..................... 35,000.00
Commodities.............................. 50,000.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0.00
Equipment........................... 0.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 0.00
Total.............................. $ 1,030,847.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 423,627.00
Special Funds............................ 607,220.00
Total.............................. $ 1,030,847.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 20
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 2
Part Time........... 0
BUREAU OF NARCOTICS
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 8,172,460.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 90,000.00
Contractual Services..................... 2,694,448.00
Commodities.............................. 321,058.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0.00
Equipment........................... 780,378.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 22,216.00
Total.............................. $ 12,080,560.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 9,867,847.00
Special Funds............................ 2,212,713.00
Total.............................. $ 12,080,560.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 184
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 1
Part Time........... 0
Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with the terms, conditions and procedures established by law or allowable under the terms set forth within this act. The State Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written approval from the Department of Finance and Administration. The Department of Finance and Administration shall not provide written approval to escalate any funds for salaries and/or positions without proof of availability of new or additional funds above the appropriated level.
No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds which are being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.
SECTION 4. The Commissioner of Public Safety may, on a case by case basis, within funds available, recommend that corrective salary adjustments be made to the compensation of employees of the Department of Public Safety where an inequity was created between employees of equivalent capacity by previous application of the agency appropriation acts. Any such corrective salary adjustment plan must have prior approval by the State Personnel Board. Such adjustments will not be retroactive.
Any funds in the Salary, Wages and Fringe Benefits major object of expenditure may be used to purchase accumulated compensatory time within funds available.
SECTION 5. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall have the authority to transfer both positions and/or State General Funds appropriated herein from any Division within the Department of Public Safety to any other Division within the Department of Public Safety between any major objects of expenditure, including but not limited to Salaries, Wages, and Fringe Benefits, not to exceed fifteen percent (15%).
SECTION 6. It is the intent of the Legislature that the local governments pay for part of the computer cost of the Mississippi Justice Information Center by maintaining their contribution to the Department of Public Safety.
SECTION 7. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Department of Public Safety designate certain employees to aid the Division of Crime Laboratories in the billing and collecting of all fees charged for services rendered by the Division of Crime Laboratories.
SECTION 8. No part of the funds appropriated herein shall be transferred to, expended by, or used, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of any public relations, publicity or publication activities of any other state agency, department or officer, nor shall any personnel paid with funds appropriated herein be transferred or assigned to any other state agency, department or officer for public relations, publicity, or publication activities of such office.
SECTION 9. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Department of Public Safety shall have the authority to receive, budget and expend funds from any source in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Department of Finance and Administration in a manner consistent with the escalation of federal funds.
SECTION 10. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Department of Public Safety shall not issue citations for violations of speed limits on a quota basis. No funds expended under this act shall be used for such quota-based citations for violations of speed limits.
SECTION 11. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall have the authority to transfer Department of Public Safety Special Funds from any Division within the Department of Public Safety to any other Division of the Department of Public Safety Special Funds, including but not limited to, Funds 3711, 371C, 371E, 3713, 3714, 3715, 3740, 3741, 3742, 3744, 3747, and 3718, not to exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) collectively during Fiscal Year 2005. Further, the Department of Public Safety shall be authorized to escalate both funds and positions for any special fund monies received for Homeland Security.
SECTION 12. In compliance with the "Mississippi Performance Budget and Strategic Planning Act of 1994," it is the intent of the Legislature that the funds provided herein shall be utilized in the most efficient and effective manner possible to achieve the intended mission of this agency. Based on the funding authorized, this agency shall make every effort to attain the targeted performance measures provided below:
FY2005
Performance Measures Target
Enforcement
Increased Enforcement - Citations (%) 0.00
Decreased Fatalities (%) 0.00
Increased DUI Arrests - Inc Felony DUIs (%) 0.00
Criminal Investigations (Actions) 1,500
Driver Services
Driver's Licenses/ID Cards Issued (Items) 667,800
Cost per License Document Produced ($) 9.01
Drivers Suspended (Persons) 152,000
Accident Reports Processed (Actions) 65,900
Motor Veh Inspect Stickers Sold (Items) 1,970,000
Support Services
Training of Switch/Repository
Classes (Number of Classes) 24
Audit of User Agencies (Number) 100
Emergency Telecomm Tng
Emerg Telecomm Certified (Persons) 400
Certification Transactions (Actions) 1,200
Training Quality Monitoring (Actions) 30
Forensic Analysis
Reports Issued (Cases) 25,000
Court Testimonies (Cases) 500
Cost per Case Analyzed ($) 300
Cost per Testimony ($) 500
Dna Analysis
Known Sex Offender Samples (Items) 16,000
Proficiency Samples (Items) 300
Casework Samples Examined (Items) 1,500
Cost per Sample ($) 500
Training Academy
Basic Students to Graduate (Persons) 200
Basic Refresher Students to
Graduate (Persons) 60
In-Service & Advanced Students
to Graduate (Persons) 1,200
Forensic Pathology
Deaths Investigated (Actions) 16,300
Autopsies Performed at SME Office (Actions) 100
Cost per Autopsy Performed ($) 375
Jail Officer Training
County Jail Officers Certified (Persons) 350
Certification Transactions (Actions) 700
Law Enforcement Training
Basic Law Enforc Officers Certified (Persons) 450
Certification Transactions (Actions) 1,800
Training Quality Monitoring (Actions) 20
Public Safety Planning
Statewide Programs Supported (Programs) 360
Juvenile Jail Alternatives Dev (Alternatives) 25
Narcotics Units Established (Units) 17
Drug-Free Programs Impact (Persons) 100,000
Council On Aging
Number of Board Meetings (Meetings) 6
Establish TRIAD Programs (Programs) 10
Conduct Training Programs (Programs) 10
Provide On-Site Tech Assistance (Actions) 50
Drug Enforcement
Arrests Made (Persons) 2908
Number of Prosecutions (Actions) 2063
Organizations Disrupted/Dismantled (Actions) 399
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 2006.
SECTION 13. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 2, Five Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,800,000.00) shall be derived from the Budget Contingency Fund created in Section 27-103-301, Mississippi Code of 1972, to defray the expenses for the following:
Highway Patrol................$ 2,700,000.00
Support Services..............$ 1,738,000.00
Crime Lab.....................$ 264,000.00
Training Academy..............$ 58,000.00
Narcotics.....................$ 1,000,000.00
Planning Division.............$ 40,000.00
SECTION 14. It is the intention of the Legislature that all divisions within the Mississippi Department of Public Safety 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 2004. It is further the intention of the Legislature that the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2006 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 2005 budget request process.
SECTION 15. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 2, funds may be expended to defray the costs of clothing for sworn non-uniform law enforcement officers in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) annually per officer.
SECTION 16. No funds appropriated herein shall be used for the purpose of holding a Mississippi Highway Patrol Cadet School During Fiscal Year 2005 unless additional special funds are received specifically to cover the costs, both salaries and administrative in nature. However, funds may be used to re-employ former Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Officers or to transfer Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Officers from the Bureau of Narcotics to the Division of Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol within the Department of Public Safety. Further, the Mississippi Department of Public Safety shall escalate Cadet positions through the Department of Finance and Administration if funds do become available for a Mississippi Highway Patrol Cadet School During Fiscal Year 2005.
SECTION 17. It is the intention of the Legislature that all Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) non-exempt sworn officers who are working 171 hours in a 28-day work cycle be compensated at an hourly rate based on 2,087.143 hours per year. This section and its provisions shall be known and cited as the "David R. Huggins Act of 2002".
SECTION 18. 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 19. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2004.
CONFEREES FOR THE SENATE CONFEREES FOR THE HOUSE
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Jack Gordon |
Johnny W. Stringer |
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Robert G. Huggins |
Jack Gadd |
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Scottie R. Cuevas |
Rufus Straughter |
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