MS HB646

Amends Mississippi Code Section 25-1-98 to require four state agencies to maintain extended office hours: Department of Human Services, Division of Medicaid, State Department of Health, and Mississippi Department of Employment Security.

These four agencies must be open and staffed from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday for normal business conduct.

Administrative heads of these agencies shall assign employees to flexible work schedules to accommodate the extended hours without providing additional compensation, vacation leave, or compensatory leave benefits.

Maintains existing requirement that all other state offices remain open and staffed 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays.

Effective date is July 1, 2010.