Senate Bill 2881

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE LEGISLATURE MAY APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE STAFFING OF THE COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE AMERICAN PROBATION AND PAROLE ASSOCIATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. Section 47-7-11, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

47-7-11. (1) All salaries and expenses incurred in the carrying out of this chapter shall be paid out of funds appropriated by the Legislature for the support and maintenance of the Probation and Parole Board. All accounts, including salaries, shall be approved and allowed by the board, and the board shall keep a complete record thereof.

(2) Subject to the availability of funds, the Legislature may appropriate funds to the Probation and Parole Board for the purpose of staffing the Division of Community Corrections according to American Probation and Parole Association standards.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2018.