Adopted

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

Senate Bill No. 3008

BY: Committee

     Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

SECTION 1.  The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, to the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning to be used for the operation of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi State University, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023.... $    17,583,311.00.

SECTION 2.  The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby authorized for expenditure out of any special source funds which are collected by or otherwise become available for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi State University, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023..........................

............................................ $    32,636,969.00.

     SECTION 3.  Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, Six Hundred Twenty-two Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty Dollars ($622,920.00) shall be derived from the Education Enhancement Fund from funds deposited pursuant to Sections 27-65-75 and 27-67-31, Mississippi Code of 1972.

     SECTION 4.  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and/or other special funds which are being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.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 5.  It is the intention of the Legislature that the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2024 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 2023 budget request process.

     SECTION 6.  In compliance with the "Mississippi Performance Budget and Strategic Planning Act of 1994," it is the intent of the Legislature that the funds provided herein shall be utilized in the most efficient and effective manner possible to achieve the intended mission of this agency.  Based on the funding authorized, this agency shall make every effort to attain the targeted performance measures provided below:

                                                          FY2023

Performance Measures Target

Instruction

     Percent of Year 4 DVM Students Passing

          NAVLE at Graduation                               95.00

     Percent of DVM Graduates Reporting

          Employment in the Field within 12 Months

          of Graduation                                     95.00

Research

     Number of Grants/Contracts Awarded                        50

     Percent of Graduate Students Reporting

          Employment in the Field within 12 Months

          of Graduation                                     95.00

Pub-service - Animal Health Ctr

     Number of Patient Visits to AHC (AHC

          Caseload Managed)                                30,000

     Percent of Client Satisfaction Based on

          Surveys                                          98.00

     Percent of Referring Veterinarian

          Satisfaction Based on Surveys                     95.00

Pub-service - Diagnostic Lab

     Number of Lab Accessions (Test Requests)               27,249

Vet Research & Diagnostic Lab

     Number of Diagnostic Tests Performed                 376,000

Academic Support

     Percent of Vet Campers & Parents

          Indicating "Willing to Recommend" on

          Satisfaction Surveys                             100.00

     Percent of Alumni who Report a

          Satisfactory Level of Engagement with

          the College on Surveys                            98.00

Operation & Maintenance

     Number of Square Feet O&M/Custodial Services          483,589

     Cost per Square Foot Maintenance &

          Custodial Services                                 6.00

     A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for Fiscal Year 2024.

     SECTION 7.  Of the funds appropriated in Section 1 of this act, the amount of One Hundred Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($125,000.00) shall be used for the purpose of testing, programming, and personnel-related expenses for Chronic Waste Disease.

     SECTION 8.  It is the intention of the Legislature that whenever two (2) or more bids are received by this agency for the purchase of commodities or equipment, and whenever all things stated in such received bids are equal with respect to price, quality and service, the Mississippi Industries for the Blind shall be given preference.  A similar preference shall be given to the Mississippi Industries for the Blind whenever purchases are made without competitive bids.

     SECTION 9.  It is the intention of the Legislature that the funds herein appropriated shall be expended in compliance with Section 27-104-25, Mississippi Code of 1972, that no state agency shall incur obligations or indebtedness in excess of their appropriation and that the responsible officers, either personally or upon their official bonds, shall be held responsible for actions contrary to this provision.

     SECTION 10.  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 11.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2022, and shall stand repealed from and after June 29, 2022.