Senate Bill 2825 Summary

• Revises FY2024 appropriations across multiple state agencies including reducing Mississippi Insurance Department general funds by $3 million and adjusting State Board of Education appropriations downward by approximately $1.2 million combined.

• Clarifies that $3 million for the Mississippi Volunteer Firefighter Length-of-Service Award Program comes from special funds and directs transfer of $3 million from general fund to the program's dedicated fund.

• Authorizes state agencies receiving Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund grants and the State Treasurer to escalate (carry over and spend) borrowed funds in manner consistent with federal fund escalation.

• Removes provisions allowing unexpended Education Enhancement Fund classroom supply funds and Early Learning Collaborative funds to carry forward to the following year, requiring they lapse instead.

• Directs transfer of $5 million from Capital Expense Fund to Forestry Facility Grant Program Fund and increases authorized bridge replacement spending from $30 million to $34 million.