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MS HB1065
Bill
Status
2/3/2015
Primary Sponsor
Bryant Clark
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 43-19-47, Mississippi Code of 1972, to clarify compensation for full-time staff attorneys employed by the Child Support Unit of the Department of Human Services.
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Establishes minimum annual salaries of $40,000 for staff attorneys and $50,000 for senior attorneys, with annual surveys and adjustments by the Mississippi Personnel Board.
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Adds 10% contingency payment to staff attorneys based on attorney's fees collected by the Child Support Unit for child support cases they work to completion, in addition to base salary.
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Salaries and all reimbursable expenses are paid from funds appropriated to the Child Support Unit and the special fund for the Division of Child Support.
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Takes effect July 1, 2015.
Legislative Description
Department of Human Services; clarify amount paid to child support unit attorneys.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/3/2015