SB 2902 Summary

• Appropriates $11,117,008 from the State General Fund and $51,174,396 from the State Treasury to the Department of Finance and Administration for fiscal year 2015 (July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015), authorizing 426 full-time and 2 part-time permanent positions plus 1 time-limited full-time position.

• Appropriates $9,122,430 from the Tort Claims Fund for the Tort Claims Board to administer the Tort Claims Act, authorizing 8 full-time permanent positions.

• Appropriates $40,451 from the State General Fund and $27,753 from the State Treasury to the Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women, authorizing 1 full-time permanent position.

• Authorizes $1,000 salary increases for employees earning less than $30,000 annually who have not received raises since July 1, 2010; limits other salary increases to 5% unless specifically exempted by the legislature.

• Appropriates $32,910,620 for the MAGIC project (state data processing system), $8,000,000 for statewide roof replacement and repairs, and $2,500,000 for various Capitol building improvements and projects.