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This bill appropriates a total of $314,043,411 for the support and operation of Mississippi's public community and junior colleges for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, with $233,257,625 coming from the State General Fund and $80,785,786 from special funds, including $64,785,786 from the Education Enhancement Fund. The funds are to be distributed through a community college support funding formula that considers factors like full-time equivalency (FTE) enrollment in academic, technical, career, and health programs, with specific allocations for employee life and health insurance, workforce and economic development initiatives, sign language interpreter training, education technology, associate degree nursing and allied health programs, and a dropout recovery initiative. Additionally, $15,000,000 is allocated from the Capital Expense Fund for construction, repair, and renovation projects at specific colleges, and $6,969,734 is designated for a $2,000 salary increase for professors, with consideration for other staff. The bill also outlines performance measures for the colleges and includes provisions regarding the use of funds for state-furnished housing utilities, preference for Mississippi Industries for the Blind in purchasing, and the treatment of Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT) program beneficiaries as state residents for appropriation purposes.

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