HB95 Summary

• Establishes the Mississippi Department of Labor effective January 1, 2019, composed of five offices: Employment Security, Job Development and Training, Industry Service and Industry Start-up Training, Employee Relations and Job Discrimination, and Disabled Employee Assistance.

• Creates an elected Commissioner of Labor position with a four-year term, elected beginning in 2019 and every four years thereafter; Governor appoints interim commissioner until 2019 election; salary fixed at $90,000 annually.

• Abolishes the Mississippi Department of Employment Security and transfers all duties, powers, equipment, supplies, records, and appropriated funds to the Office of Employment Security within the new Department of Labor.

• Authorizes the Office of Job Development and Training to administer federal and state-funded employment and training programs including Job Training Partnership Act, Wagner-Peyser Act, JOBS program, and Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.

• Adds Commissioner of Labor to the list of elected state officials in Sections 23-15-193 and 23-15-297, with filing fee of $500 for candidates.