MS SB3163

Appropriates $15,000,000 from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund to the Department of Finance and Administration for administrative and reporting expenses from passage through June 30, 2025.

Funds cover eligible administration and reporting expenses related to Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds incurred on or after March 3, 2021, through the final expenditure date determined by the U.S. Treasury.

Prohibits use of appropriated funds to pay employee premium payments.

Requires the Department of Finance and Administration to make individualized determinations that expenditures comply with Section 602 of the federal Social Security Act as added by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and verify recipients have not received reimbursement from other sources.

Department must ensure compliance with Single Audit Act requirements and certify all expenditures comply with U.S. Treasury guidelines; any improperly expended funds must be repaid to Mississippi for federal repayment.