Mississippi HB 1697: Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of.

Bill Text

HB1697_S_Cmte_Amend_01 

Adopted

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 
PROPOSED TO

House Bill No. 1697

BY: Committee

���� Amend by striking all 
after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

SECTION 1.� The following sum, or so much thereof 
as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund 
not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the 
Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, for the fiscal year beginning 
July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021.......................... 

............................................ $���� 
1,503,169.00.

SECTION 2.� Of the funds appropriated under the 
provisions of Section 1, the following positions are authorized:

� AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:

Permanent:���� Full Time............ ������ 9

Part Time............ ������ 0

Time-Limited:� Full Time............ ������ 0

Part Time............ ������ 0

���� Any transfers or escalations 
shall be made in accordance with the terms, conditions, and procedures 
established by law.

���� No general funds authorized 
to be expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other 
special funds which are being used for salaries authorized under the provisions 
of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.

���� SECTION 3.� It is the 
intention of the Legislature that the Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel 
shall maintain complete accounting and personnel records related to the 
expenditure of all funds appropriated under this act and that such records 
shall be in the same format and level of detail as maintained for Fiscal Year 
2020.� It is further the intention of the Legislature that the agency's budget 
request for Fiscal Year 2022 shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget 
Committee in a format and level of detail comparable to the format and level of 
detail provided during the Fiscal Year 2021 budget request process.

���� SECTION 4.� It is the 
intention of the Legislature that whenever two (2) or more bids are received by 
this agency for the purchase of commodities or equipment, and whenever all 
things stated in such received bids are equal with respect to price, quality 
and service, the Mississippi Industries for the Blind shall be given 
preference.� A similar preference shall be given to the Mississippi Industries 
for the Blind whenever purchases are made without competitive bids.

���� SECTION 5.� It is the 
intention of the Legislature that the funds herein appropriated shall be 
expended in compliance with Section 27-104-25, Mississippi Code of 1972, that 
no state agency shall incur obligations or indebtedness in excess of their 
appropriation and that the responsible officers, either personally or upon 
their official bonds, shall be held responsible for actions contrary to this 
provision.

���� SECTION 6.� The money 
herein appropriated shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in 
the State Treasury to the credit of the proper fund or funds as set forth in 
this act, upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer; and the State 
Fiscal Officer shall issue his warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper 
person, officer or officers, in the manner provided by law.

���� SECTION 7.� This act 
shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2020, and shall stand 
repealed June 30, 2020.