REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE # 2
MR. SPEAKER AND MADAM PRESIDENT:
We, the undersigned conferees, have had under consideration the amendments to the following entitled BILL:
H. B. No. 1364: State funds; authorize Department of Mental Health to transfer funds among budgets and Arts Commission to escalate its budget.
We, therefore, respectfully submit the following report and recommendation:
1. That the Senate recede from its Amendment No. 1.
2. That the House and Senate adopt the following amendment:
Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
SECTION 1. Section 4 of Chapter 3, Laws of 2006, is amended as follows:
Section 4. With the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, the following positions are authorized:
Permanent: Full Time............................ 385
Part Time............................ 0
Time-Limited: Full Time............................ 0
Part Time............................ 0
The Executive Director of the Department of Mental Health shall have the authority to transfer not more than One Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,200,000.00) from general funds that were appropriated under Section 1 of Chapter 3, Laws of 2006, to the budget of the Mississippi State Hospital and reduce the budget of the mental health crisis centers by a corresponding amount. The executive director shall submit justification for such a transfer to the Director of the Legislative Budget Office and the Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration on or before the fifteenth day of the month preceding the month in which the transfer is to be made. However, notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, the executive director shall not reduce funding at any crisis center below that which is required to operate that crisis center at full funding of the reasonable cost of operation at full capacity during fiscal year 2007.
SECTION 2. Section 4 of Chapter 107, Laws of 2006, is amended as follows:
Section 4. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 1 and authorized for expenditure under the provisions of Section 2, not more than the amounts set forth below shall be expended for the respective major objects or purposes of expenditure:
CENTRAL OFFICE
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 5,850,825.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 260,600.00
Contractual Services..................... 889,475.00
Commodities.............................. 143,860.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0.00
Equipment........................... 45,000.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 4,866,772.00
Total.............................. $ 12,056,532.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 3,233,309.00
Special Funds............................ 8,823,223.00
Total.............................. $ 12,056,532.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 79
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 21
Part Time........... 0
SERVICE BUDGET
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 0.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 0.00
Contractual Services..................... 1,147,251.00
Commodities.............................. 0.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0.00
Equipment........................... 0.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 53,609,862.00
Total.............................. $ 54,757,113.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 19,442,993.00
Special Funds............................ 35,314,120.00
Total.............................. $ 54,757,113.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 0
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 0
Part Time........... 0
EAST MISSISSIPPI STATE HOSPITAL
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 40,642,791.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 40,000.00
Contractual Services..................... 3,234,112.00
Commodities.............................. 6,073,861.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 25,000.00
Equipment........................... 475,832.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 3,200,000.00
Total.............................. $ 53,691,596.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 35,298,526.00
Special Funds............................ 18,393,070.00
Total.............................. $ 53,691,596.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 1,236
Part Time........... 4
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 102
Part Time........... 23
ELLISVILLE STATE SCHOOL AND FARM
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 55,897,738.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 126,000.00
Contractual Services..................... 4,653,109.00
Commodities.............................. 5,252,965.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 400,000.00
Equipment........................... 489,344.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 15,532,898.00
Total.............................. $ 82,352,054.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 17,636,442.00
Special Funds............................ 64,715,612.00
Total.............................. $ 82,352,054.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 1,602
Part Time........... 31
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 54
Part Time........... 0
MISSISSIPPI STATE HOSPITAL
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 91,729,672.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 62,989.00
Contractual Services..................... 12,682,461.00
Commodities.............................. 10,903,836.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 106,859.00
Equipment........................... 437,036.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 6,484,975.00
Total.............................. $ 122,407,828.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 82,059,876.00
Special Funds............................ 40,347,952.00
Total.............................. $ 122,407,828.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 2,818
Part Time........... 10
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 203
Part Time........... 0
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI RESIDENTIAL CENTER
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 3,971,408.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 9,460.00
Contractual Services..................... 673,924.00
Commodities.............................. 618,638.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 60,000.00
Equipment........................... 55,953.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 2,000.00
Total.............................. $ 5,391,383.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 4,336,402.00
Special Funds............................ 1,054,981.00
Total.............................. $ 5,391,383.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 153
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 13
Part Time........... 0
BROOKHAVEN JUVENILE REHABILITATION FACILITY
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 3,887,175.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 7,300.00
Contractual Services..................... 584,389.00
Commodities.............................. 377,955.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 7,000.00
Equipment........................... 41,640.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 6,000.00
Total.............................. $ 4,911,459.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 4,864,209.00
Special Funds............................ 47,250.00
Total.............................. $ 4,911,459.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 111
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 9
Part Time........... 0
SPECIALIZED TREATMENT FACILITY
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 3,748,915.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 12,257.00
Contractual Services..................... 516,258.00
Commodities.............................. 345,121.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 30,000.00
Equipment........................... 64,138.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 492,836.00
Total.............................. $ 5,209,525.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 1,910,950.00
Special Funds............................ 3,298,575.00
Total.............................. $ 5,209,525.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 80
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 0
Part Time........... 0
DIVISION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 336,930.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 23,100.00
Contractual Services..................... 48,827.00
Commodities.............................. 8,700.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0.00
Equipment........................... 18,300.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 4,700,000.00
Total.............................. $ 5,135,857.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 0.00
Special Funds............................ 5,135,857.00
Total.............................. $ 5,135,857.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 6
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 0
Part Time........... 0
BOSWELL REGIONAL CENTER
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 20,829,292.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 45,000.00
Contractual Services..................... 3,097,352.00
Commodities.............................. 2,304,374.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 250,000.00
Equipment........................... 320,176.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 5,575,680.00
Total.............................. $ 32,421,874.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 9,086,058.00
Special Funds............................ 23,335,816.00
Total.............................. $ 32,421,874.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 495
Part Time........... 3
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 110
Part Time........... 2
NORTH MISSISSIPPI STATE HOSPITAL
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 5,402,446.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 30,000.00
Contractual Services..................... 931,556.00
Commodities.............................. 1,132,191.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 30,000.00
Equipment........................... 71,000.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 0.00
Total.............................. $ 7,597,193.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 6,666,193.00
Special Funds............................ 931,000.00
Total.............................. $ 7,597,193.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 188
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 3
Part Time........... 0
NORTH MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL CENTER
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 39,329,933.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 115,300.00
Contractual Services..................... 4,719,549.00
Commodities.............................. 5,640,525.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 65,000.00
Equipment........................... 830,511.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 13,920,026.00
Total.............................. $ 64,620,844.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 10,637,267.00
Special Funds............................ 53,983,577.00
Total.............................. $ 64,620,844.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 980
Part Time........... 11
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 163
Part Time........... 12
HUDSPETH REGIONAL CENTER
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 33,308,734.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 122,500.00
Contractual Services..................... 4,109,425.00
Commodities.............................. 3,791,800.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 260,100.00
Equipment........................... 339,900.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 11,949,031.00
Total.............................. $ 53,881,490.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 8,912,376.00
Special Funds............................ 44,969,114.00
Total.............................. $ 53,881,490.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 924
Part Time........... 28
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 42
Part Time........... 0
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL CENTER
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 23,157,093.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 77,000.00
Contractual Services..................... 3,736,164.00
Commodities.............................. 2,420,483.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 102,500.00
Equipment........................... 367,637.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 5,842,459.00
Total.............................. $ 35,703,336.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 7,529,545.00
Special Funds............................ 28,173,791.00
Total.............................. $ 35,703,336.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 582
Part Time........... 8
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 97
Part Time........... 3
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI STATE HOSPITAL
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits$ 5,109,310.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 11,000.00
Contractual Services..................... 396,288.00
Commodities.............................. 102,635.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 20,000.00
Equipment........................... 51,202.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 10,000.00
Total.............................. $ 5,700,435.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 5,314,712.00
Special Funds............................ 385,723.00
Total.............................. $ 5,700,435.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 144
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited:Full Time........... 1
Part Time........... 0
With the funds herein appropriated, it is the intention of the Legislature that it shall be the agency's responsibility to make certain that funds required to be appropriated for "Personal Services" for Fiscal Year 2008 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2007 funds appropriated for that purpose, unless programs or positions are added to the agency's Fiscal Year 2008 budget by the Mississippi Legislature. Based on data provided by the Legislative Budget Office, the State Personnel Board shall determine and publish the projected annual cost to fully fund all appropriated positions in compliance with the provisions of this act. It shall be the responsibility of the agency head to insure that no single personnel action increases this projected annual cost and/or the Fiscal Year 2007 appropriation for "Personal Services" when annualized, with the exception of escalated funds. If, at the time the agency takes any action to change "Personal Services," the State Personnel Board determines that the agency has taken an action which would cause the agency to exceed this projected annual cost or the Fiscal Year 2007 "Personal Services" appropriated level, when annualized, then only those actions which reduce the projected annual cost and/or the appropriation requirement will be processed by the State Personnel Board until such time as the requirements of this provision are met.
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.
If the Executive Director of the Department of Mental Health transfers general funds that were appropriated under Section 1 of Chapter 3, Laws of 2006, to the budget of the Mississippi State Hospital under the provisions of Section 1 of House Bill No. 1364, 2007 Regular Session, the executive director shall have the authority to escalate the budget of the Mississippi State Hospital under this section by the amount of general funds that were transferred to that budget, not exceeding One Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,200,000.00), in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Department of Finance and Administration in a manner consistent with the escalation of federal funds.
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 3. Section 7 of Chapter 64, Laws of 2006, is amended as follows:
Section 7. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Mississippi Arts Commission shall have the authority to escalate its budget and expend funds from any source available not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00), that may become available to the commission 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 4. Section 13 of Chapter 100, Laws of 2006, is amended as follows:
Section 13. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Executive Director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency shall have authority to transfer not more than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) from any general or special fund treasury fund and major object budget category to another special or general fund treasury fund and major object budget category accordingly under the control of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. The purpose of this authority is to more efficiently use available cash reserves. It is further the intention of the Legislature that the Executive Director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency shall submit written justification for the transfer to the Legislative Budget Office and the Department of Finance and Administration on or before the fifteenth of the month prior to the effective date of the transfer.
SECTION 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 4 OF CHAPTER 3,
LAWS OF 2006, TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL
HEALTH TO TRANSFER GENERAL FUNDS FROM THE APPROPRIATION TO THE MENTAL HEALTH
CRISIS CENTERS TO THE BUDGET OF THE MISSISSIPPI STATE HOSPITAL AND REDUCE THE
BUDGET OF THE CRISIS CENTERS BY A CORRESPONDING AMOUNT; TO AMEND SECTION 4 OF
CHAPTER 107, LAWS OF 2006, TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TRANSFERS
GENERAL FUNDS TO THE BUDGET OF THE MISSISSIPPI STATE HOSPITAL UNDER THE PRECEDING
PROVISION, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO ESCALATE THE BUDGET OF
THE MISSISSIPPI STATE HOSPITAL BY THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS THAT WERE TRANSFERRED TO
THAT BUDGET; TO AMEND SECTION 7 OF CHAPTER 64, LAWS OF 2006, TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT BY WHICH
THE MISSISSIPPI ARTS COMMISSION MAY ESCALATE ITS BUDGET; TO AMEND SECTION 13 OF
CHAPTER 100, LAWS OF 2006, TO
INCREASE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
MAY TRANSFER AMONG TREASURY FUNDS AND BUDGET CATEGORIES; AND FOR RELATED
PURPOSES.
CONFEREES FOR THE HOUSE CONFEREES FOR THE SENATE
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