MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2005 Regular Session
To: Appropriations
By: Senator(s) Gordon, Little, Thames, Chaney, Davis, Kirby, Williamson
AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
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 office of the State Treasurer for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2006....
. $ 545,301.00.
SECTION 2. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the special fund entitled Abandoned Property Fund in the State Treasury for the purpose of defraying expenses of the State Treasurer in administering the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property and certain other expenses of the office, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2006....
... $ 2,233,567.00.
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:
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 1,642,926.00
Travel and Subsistence 3,583.00
Contractual Services 977,999.00
Commodities 144,360.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment 0.00
Equipment 10,000.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants 0.00
Total$ 2,778,868.00
FUNDING:
General Funds. $ 545,301.00
Special Funds 2,233,567.00
Total$ 2,778,868.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time 31
Part Time 0
Time-Limited: Full Time 0
Part Time 0
SECTION 4. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, 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 Education Improvement Trust Fund No. 3219 for the purpose of investing funds for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2006................
.. $ 125,000.00.
SECTION 5. 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 Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Administrative Fund to defray the costs of the Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2006....
.... $ 1,319,131.00.
SECTION 6. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 5, not more than the amounts set forth below shall be expended for the respective major objects or purposes of expenditure:
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 215,948.00
Travel and Subsistence 14,987.00
Contractual Services 1,053,264.00
Commodities 34,932.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment 0.00
Equipment 0.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants 0.00
Total$ 1,319,131.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time 4
Part Time 0
Time-Limited: Full Time 0
Part Time 0
SECTION 7. 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 Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Trust Fund for the purpose of paying all amounts due for prepaid tuition contracts of the Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2006$ 15,500,000.00.
It is the intention of the Legislature that the State Treasurer is hereby authorized to accept, budget and expend an amount not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) from any funds authorized for the Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program, for paying amounts due for prepaid tuition contracts of the Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program. Such funds shall be escalated in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Department of Finance and Administration in a manner consistent with the escalation of federal funds.
SECTION 8. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Health Care Expendable Fund, created under House Bill No. 519, 1999 Regular Session, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Office of the State Treasurer for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and ending
June 30, 2006$ 93,979.00.
SECTION 9. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 8, not more than the amounts set forth below shall be expended for the respective major objects or purposes of expenditure:
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 43,032.00
Travel and Subsistence 2,700.00
Contractual Services 46,247.00
Commodities 2,000.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment 0.00
Equipment 0.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants 0.00
Total$ 93,979.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time 1
Part Time 0
Time-Limited: Full Time 0
Part Time 0
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 Mississippi Affordable College Savings Administrative Fund to defray the costs of the Mississippi Affordable College Savings Program for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2006$ 173,699.00.
SECTION 11. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 10, not more than the amounts set forth below shall be expended for the respective major objects or purposes of expenditure:
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 91,298.00
Travel and Subsistence 13,592.00
Contractual Services 64,944.00
Commodities 3,865.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment 0.00
Equipment 0.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants 0.00
Total$ 173,699.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time 2
Part Time 0
Time-Limited: Full Time 0
Part Time 0
SECTION 12. No part of the funds appropriated herein shall be used in the payment of attorney's fees, nor shall any of said funds be used either directly or indirectly, for the purpose of paying any clerk, stenographer, assistant, deputy or other person who may be related by blood or marriage within the third degree, computed by the rules of the civil law, to the official employing or having the right of employment or selection thereof; and in the event of any such payment, then the official or person approving and making or receiving such payment shall be jointly and severally liable to return to the State of Mississippi and to pay into the State Treasury three (3) times any such amount so paid or received, to be recovered at suit of the Attorney General; provided that when the relationship is by affinity and the person through whom the relationship was established is dead, this provision shall not apply.
SECTION 13. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Office of the State Treasurer shall maintain complete accounting and personnel records related to the expenditure of all funds appropriated under the provisions of this act and that such records shall be in the same format and level of details as maintained for Fiscal Year 2005. It is further the intention of the Legislature that the budget request for Fiscal Year 2007 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 2006 budget request process.
SECTION 14. 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 15. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2005.