Senate Bill 2948 Summary

• Appropriates $34,347,303.00 from the State General Fund and $138,620,987.00 from the State Treasury to the Department of Finance and Administration for fiscal year 2022 (July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022), authorizing 375 full-time and 3 part-time permanent positions plus 1 full-time time-limited position.

• Appropriates $6,559,057.00 from the Tort Claims Trust Fund for the Tort Claims Board with 8 authorized full-time permanent positions, and $47,260.00 total for the Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women with 1 authorized position.

• Restricts salary increases to no more than 3% annually per the Colonel Guy Groff State Variable Compensation Plan, with exceptions requiring State Personnel Board approval and monthly reporting to legislative committees.

• Allocates $11,010,438.00 for State Property Insurance, $1,810,227.00 as a grant to Mississippi Home Corporation for housing individuals with disabilities or mental illness, and $260,000,000.00 from the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund for nonentitlement local governments.

• Provides $97,568,800.00 from the Capital Expense Fund for various local and state infrastructure projects, repairs, and improvements across Mississippi cities, counties, and institutions, including roads, water systems, fire equipment, and building renovations.