HB 1704 Summary

• Increases appropriation to Mississippi Autism Board from $13,000 to $26,000 for administrative support.

• Increases Local System Bridge Program funding from $30 million to $34 million for replacement of structurally deficient bridges.

• Expands Alcorn State University's permitted uses of $3 million in Education Enhancement Funds from "renovation and expansion" to include "repair, renovation, expansion, construction, furnishing and equipping" of the Davey L. Whitney Complex and Wellness Center.

• Reallocates $3 million of Mississippi Department of Insurance funding from general funds to special funds for the Mississippi Length of Service Award Program.

• Authorizes State Treasurer to escalate budgets and expend borrowed funds from the Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund consistent with federal fund escalation practices, and removes carryover provisions for Early Learning Collaborative and Education Enhancement Fund classroom supplies.

• Directs transfers of $5 million to Forestry Facility Grant Program Fund and $3 million to Mississippi Volunteer Firefighter Length-of-Service Award Program.