MS SB2458

County Boards of Supervisors must provide "adequate and habitable" office space for local Department of Child Protection Services offices, adding new quality standards to existing space requirements

The Department of Child Protection Services may enter into leases with county boards of supervisors to maximize federal funding availability, with fair market rent established for county-furnished buildings

Operating expenses (electricity, water, gas, internet, janitorial services) are split between the department paying the federal share and counties paying the state share

Counties bear full responsibility for all maintenance and repairs of local offices due to federal prohibitions on using federal funds for real property improvements

Effective date: July 1, 2026