Bill > SB2048

This bill reappropriates funds from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund and other funds for various state agencies for fiscal year 2026, extending previously authorized spending from earlier legislative sessions. The bill allocates funds to multiple state departments and agencies, including the Office of Workforce Development ($37,594,226), Department of Environmental Quality ($358,693,365) for water infrastructure grants, Department of Finance and Administration ($602,722), State Department of Health (multiple allocations totaling over $313 million for various COVID-19 related programs), Department of Child Protection Services ($22 million), University of Mississippi Medical Center (over $41 million for nursing school construction and psychiatric program improvements), Department of Mental Health ($46,251,485), Mississippi National Guard ($6.6 million), Department of Public Safety ($2,339,329), District Attorneys' offices ($105,000), Supreme Court Administrative Office of Courts ($437,608), Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board ($4,685,778), and Mississippi Department of Transportation (over $104 million for transportation projects). The bill includes strict provisions requiring agencies to ensure funds are used only for eligible expenses under the American Rescue Plan Act, with potential repayment obligations if funds are improperly spent. Notably, the bill explicitly prohibits using these funds to pay employee premium payments and requires individual agency certification of expenditure compliance with federal guidelines.

Budget and Finance

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