MS HB785

Adds new paragraph (q) to Section 27-104-7 requiring the Public Procurement Review Board to promulgate rules and regulations governing procurement of advertising by state agencies.

Defines "advertising" to include state agency purchases of promotional space or time using appropriated funds from newspapers, radio, television, billboards, pamphlets, brochures, magazines, Internet, and similar media to promote agency programs or activities.

Excludes classified employment advertisements and legal notices in newspapers of general circulation from the advertising definition.

Requires the Public Procurement Review Board to review all proposed state agency advertising contracts before they become effective to ensure compliance with board regulations, regardless of purchase value.

Takes effect July 1, 2018.