Bill > SB3101

This bill appropriates funds for the Mississippi State Veterans Affairs Board and the Mississippi State Veterans Homes for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, allocating over $5.9 million from the State General Fund and over $22 million from special funds to the Veterans Affairs Board, with specific provisions for "Personal Services" (salaries, wages, and fringe benefits) and "Vacancy Funding" (funds for approved but unfilled positions), and also appropriates over $6.3 million from the State General Fund and over $48 million from special funds for the operating expenses and salaries of the Mississippi State Veterans Homes. The bill further authorizes headcount for both entities, allows the Executive Director of the Veterans Affairs Board to transfer up to 25% of authorized budgets between the board and the homes for efficiency with legislative and financial office notification, dedicates $250,000 for indigent/low-income veterans and their surviving spouses under the "Hilton R. 'Jack' Vance Act of 1997," continues the board's authority for veterans' cemetery projects, mandates detailed accounting and personnel records, allows for the escalation and expenditure of up to $5 million from a specific fund for veterans home operations, prioritizes purchases from the Mississippi Industries for the Blind, reappropriates $850,000 from the Capital Expense Fund for start-up costs at the Tradition State Veterans Home, and allocates $18.9 million from the Capital Expense Fund for the construction of a new Veterans Home in Rankin County to replace the Jackson Home, all while ensuring compliance with IRS regulations for contract employees and maintaining accounting and budget request formats similar to the previous fiscal year.

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