MS SB3022

Appropriates $627,471.00 from the State General Fund to the Mississippi Ethics Commission for fiscal year 2020 (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020)

Authorizes 6 permanent full-time positions for the Ethics Commission

Requires the Ethics Commission to maintain accounting and personnel records in the same format and detail as fiscal year 2019, with comparable budget requests for fiscal year 2021

Directs preference to Mississippi Industries for the Blind when purchasing commodities or equipment if bids are equal in price, quality, and service

Authorizes the Ethics Commission to purchase and pay casualty insurance premiums for agency-owned passenger vehicles