HB 1710 Summary

• Appropriates $4,199,627.00 from general funds and $445,553.00 from special funds to the Mississippi Public Service Commission for fiscal year 2021 (July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021).

• Authorizes 61 permanent full-time positions, 6 permanent part-time positions, 5 time-limited full-time positions, and 0 time-limited part-time positions for the agency.

• Appropriates an additional $66,372.00 for the Commission to administer the Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act.

• Requires the Commission to maintain specified performance targets including handling 240 utility docket cases, resolving 4,560 utility complaints within 3 days at an average cost of $638 per complaint, and processing 15,425 no-call complaints at an average cost of $20 per complaint.

• Establishes restrictions on salary increases and personnel actions, prohibiting reallocation or reclassification without State Personnel Board approval and legislative authorization of new positions or programs.