MS HB1695

Appropriates $25,051,231.00 from the State General Fund for salaries, travel expenses, and office expenses of district attorneys, assistant district attorneys, and criminal investigators for fiscal year 2021 (July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021).

Appropriates an additional $811,633.00 from the State Prosecutor Compensation Fund for assistant district attorney salaries as authorized in Section 25-31-5(1).

Allocates $1,234,000.00 of appropriated funds specifically for district attorney office expenses.

Prohibits use of appropriated funds to reimburse district attorneys or staff for taxable meals incurred within their geographical district.

Requires district attorneys to maintain accounting and personnel records in the same format and detail as fiscal year 2020, and directs fiscal year 2022 budget requests to use comparable formatting and detail levels.