MS HB349

Creates a 13-member Task Force to Study the Impact of Immigrants on Poverty in Mississippi, composed of 4 House members (including Poverty Committee chair and vice chair), 4 Senate members, and representatives from State Department of Education, Department of Employment Security, State Workforce Investment Board, Department of Human Services, and an immigrant rights organization

Task force shall review economic impacts of immigrants on poverty, study effects on employment opportunities for state residents, and analyze costs of public benefits offset by economic benefits generated through business creation, consumer spending, and tax payments

First meeting must occur by June 1, 2010, with subsequent meetings scheduled by the task force; members serve without compensation but task force may accept donations from public or private sources

Legislature shall provide administrative staff and support; state agencies must provide facilities, assistance and data upon request from the task force chair

Task force provisions automatically expire July 1, 2012