Bill > HB1909

This bill appropriates funds for the Mississippi Department of Human Services (DHS) for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, allocating approximately $94.3 million from the State General Fund and over $1.5 billion from special funds, with specific provisions for personal services, including salaries, wages, and fringe benefits, and outlines detailed performance measures for various DHS programs like child support enforcement and aging services, mandates competitive procurement for TANF subgrants, requires monthly reporting from subgrantees, limits advance payments to subgrantees, and specifies that funds can only be used for authorized duties. The bill also includes a $1 million transfer to the Department of Health for child care licensure, a $250,000 transfer to the Department of Public Safety for juvenile facility monitoring, $1 million for the Home Delivered Meals Program, and allows for the use of CARES Act or American Rescue Act funding for regional food banks, while also reappropriating over $55 million from the Capital Expense Fund for computer system upgrades and demolition at Oakley Youth Development Center, and mandates that the Governor's Office, Division of Medicaid, and DHS collaborate on Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention.

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https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1909.xml