MS HB1479

Appropriates $619,956.00 in special funds to the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors for fiscal year 2012 (July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012).

Authorizes 5 permanent full-time positions for the board with no part-time or time-limited positions.

Requires the agency to maintain accounting and personnel records in the same format as fiscal year 2011 and submit budget requests in comparable detail.

Establishes restrictions on personnel service costs, requiring they not exceed fiscal year 2012 levels unless new programs or positions are added by the Legislature, with State Personnel Board oversight.

Includes standard legislative provisions regarding procurement preferences for Mississippi Industries for the Blind, cell phone usage tracking, public information campaigns, and restrictions on hiring former state employees receiving retirement benefits.