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MS HB1635

Bill

Status

Passed

4/18/2019

Primary Sponsor

John Read

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $23,629,754.00 from the State General Fund and $9,495,477.00 from special funds to the Office of the Attorney General for fiscal year 2020 (July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020).

  • Authorizes 94 permanent full-time positions and 239 time-limited full-time positions for the Attorney General's Office.

  • Provides up to 3% pay increase to the realignment component of the Variable Compensation Plan for all full-time employees, excluding agency heads and board/commission members.

  • Allocates $5,690,346.00 from general fund court assessments for specific programs including Crime Victims Compensation ($1,901,332.00), State Prosecutor Education ($662,582.00), Cyber Crime Unit ($944,722.00), and Children's Advocacy Centers ($554,489.00).

  • Requires the Attorney General's Office to maintain accounting and personnel records in the same format as fiscal year 2019 and prohibits use of general funds to replace withdrawn federal or special funds for authorized salaries.

Legislative Description

Appropriation; Attorney General.

Last Action

Approved by Governor

4/18/2019

Committee Referrals

Appropriations2/18/2019

Full Bill Text

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