Bill > HB41

This bill appropriates a total of $11,714,957 for the Mississippi Arts Commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026. * **Mississippi Arts Commission Operations:** $1,616,176 from the State General Fund for general operating expenses. * **Mississippi Arts Commission Special Funds:** $6,490,000 from special source funds and donations for operating expenses. * **Personal Services (Salaries and Benefits):** $1,097,945, with $944,445 from General Funds and $153,500 from Special Funds, to cover salaries, wages, fringe benefits, and vacancy funding for 13 authorized positions (11 permanent, 2 time-limited). * **Education Enhancement Fund for Arts Programs:** $1,490,000 from the Education Enhancement Fund, including $100,000 for training educators and promoting arts in public schools, $350,000 for miscellaneous grants and programs, and $1,040,000 for the Whole Schools Initiative. * **Capital Expense Fund for International Ballet Competition:** $300,000 from the Capital Expense Fund to support the International Ballet Competition. * **Capital Expense Fund for Building Fund for the Arts:** $3,500,000 from the Capital Expense Fund for the Building Fund for the Arts. * **Reappropriation for Building for the Arts:** $3,288,781 from the Capital Expense Fund, reappropriated from previous authorizations, for the Building for the Arts. The amount that can be spent is limited to the unexpended balance as of June 30, 2025.