MS SB2879

Appropriates $3.6 million from the Capital Expense Fund plus $500,000 from IHL funds to the Office of Student Financial Aid for the Mississippi Resident Tuition Assistance Grant, Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant, and Higher Education Legislative Plan Grant

Allocates $3,064,417 to the Department of Education for Career and Technical Education (CTE) student assessments, curriculum development contracts with Mississippi State University, and to meet Carl Perkins Act maintenance of effort requirements

Provides $447,413 to the Attorney General's Office for outside legal assistance, expert witness fees, and court costs across multiple civil rights and IRS-related cases

Appropriates $736,667 to the Department of Public Safety for Driver Services Bureau personnel ($625,000) and three new forensic laboratory death investigators ($111,667)

Allocates $2.3 million for rural fire truck acquisition, $315,700 to the State Fire Academy for workforce development courses, $230,000 to Finance and Administration for Mental Health Accessibility Coordinator position, and $2 million to the Department of Marine Resources for ongoing projects