Adopted
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO
House Bill No. 1059
BY: Committee
Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
SECTION 1. Section 27-104-203, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
27-104-203. From and after
July 1, 2016, no state agency shall charge another state agency a fee,
assessment, rent, audit fee, personnel fee or other charge for services or
resources received. The provisions of this section shall not apply (a) to
grants, contracts, pass-through funds, project fees or other charges for
services between state agencies and the Board of Trustees of State Institutions
of Higher Learning, any public university, the Mississippi Community College
Board, any public community or junior college, and the State Department of
Education, nor (b) to charges for services between the Board of Trustees of
State Institutions of Higher Learning, any public university, the Mississippi
Community College Board, any public community or junior college, and the State
Department of Education, nor (c) to federal grants, pass-through funds, cost
allocation charges, surplus property charges or project fees between state
agencies as approved or determined by the State Fiscal Officer * * *, nor (d) to federal grants, special
funds, or pass-through funds, available for payment by state agencies to the
Department of Finance and Administration related to Mississippi Management and
Reporting Systems (MMRS) Statewide Application charges and utilities as
approved or determined by the State Fiscal Officer. The Board of Trustees
of State Institutions of Higher Learning, any public university, the
Mississippi Community College Board, any public community or junior college,
and the State Department of Education shall retain the authority to charge and
be charged for expenditures that they deemed nonrecurring in nature by the
State Fiscal Officer.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2018.
Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-203, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO CHARGE STATE AGENCIES FOR MISSISSIPPI MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING SYSTEMS (MMRS) STATEWIDE APPLICATION CHARGES AND UTILITY CHARGES IF FEDERAL GRANTS, SPECIAL FUNDS OR PASS-THROUGH FUNDS ARE INVOLVED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.