MS HB1472

Appropriates $19,514,414.00 from the State General Fund for salaries, travel expenses, and office costs of district attorneys and assistant district attorneys for fiscal year 2015 (July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015).

Appropriates $3,586,477.00 from the State Prosecutor Compensation Fund for assistant district attorney salaries as authorized under Mississippi Code Section 25-31-5(1).

Allocates $1,230,000.00 for district attorney office expenses and provides funds for one full-time legal assistant position in the Sixth Circuit Court District.

Prohibits reimbursement of taxable meals for district attorneys and their staff incurred within their geographical district.

Authorizes the Department of Finance and Administration to accept and expend up to $500,000.00 from any source for termination leave payments and allocates $2,040,316.00 contingent on enactment of HB 1026 or SB 2049, with alternative transfers to health and drug court programs if those bills are not enacted.