MS SB2969

Appropriates $5,500,000 from the State General Fund and $37,753,813 from special funds to the Veterans Affairs Board for fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018).

Authorizes 78 permanent full-time positions, 543 time-limited full-time positions, and 76 time-limited part-time positions for the Veterans Affairs Board.

Allocates $250,000 to provide care for indigent/low-income Mississippi veterans and eligible nonveteran surviving spouses in state veterans homes under the "Hilton R. 'Jack' Vance Act of 1997."

Grants the Veterans Affairs Board continued authority over planning, development, construction, and outfitting of the North Mississippi Veterans' Memorial Cemetery.

Requires the Veterans Affairs Board to maintain detailed accounting and personnel records consistent with fiscal year 2017 standards and submit comparable budget requests for fiscal year 2019.