Senate Bill 3026 Summary

• Appropriates $5,437,130.00 from the State General Fund to the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission for fiscal year 2020 (July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020).

• Authorizes 56 permanent full-time positions for the agency and provides up to 3% pay increases to the Variable Compensation Plan for all full-time employees.

• Directs the Commission to enter into a contract with the industrial private sector for a safety education and training program.

• Establishes performance targets for FY2020 including case resolution timelines (900 cases resolved at 3, 6, 9, and 12-month marks), self-insurance reviews (34-100% of entities reviewed), and medical cost containment measures ($30 million in fee schedule adjustments and 46% cost savings to payers).

• Appropriates $200,000.00 from the Second Injury Fund (Fund 3352300000) for payments under Section 71-3-73, Mississippi Code of 1972, effective July 1, 2019.