Senate Bill 2275

(As Sent to Governor)

AN ACT TO CREATE SECTION 27-104-167, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED TO BE PREPARED BY EACH AGENCY, BOARD, COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT AND INSTITUTION, SUPPORTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY THE STATE, SHALL BE PUBLISHED ON THE TRANSPARENCY MISSISSIPPI WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION; TO AMEND SECTION 27-101-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. The following shall be codified as Section 27-104-167, Mississippi Code of 1972:

27-104-167. The Department of Finance and Administration shall publish on its searchable website the annual report of each agency, board, commission, department and institution required to be prepared by Section 27-101-1. The Department of Finance and Administration shall have the authority to establish the forms, processes, procedures and timelines to furnish the annual report. All such agencies, boards, commissions, departments and institutions shall fully cooperate with the Department of Finance and Administration in providing the information necessary to comply with the requirements of this section.

SECTION 2. Section 27-101-3, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

27-101-3. Each annual report required by Section 27-101-1 shall be published electronically on the official website of the respective institution, board, agency, commission or department, and shall be published on the Transparency Mississippi website maintained by the Department of Finance and Administration. One (1) copy of each annual report and the executive summary of the report shall be electronically transmitted to the Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration, the State Librarian, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and each state elected and appointed official. Each person to whom an annual report is electronically transmitted may receive the information necessary to obtain the applicable annual report in electronic form, including instructions on how to print the report, upon request to the agency, board, commission, department or institution that prepared the report.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.