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1		-	MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE 2025 Regular Session To: Appropriations D; Appropriations A By: Representatives Mims, Read, Barton, Cockerham, Faulkner, Hood, McKnight, Rushing, Watson House Bill 1757 ~~(As Passed the House)~~ AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 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 the Attorney General for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.......................... ............................................ $ 30,390,232.00. SECTION 2. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in any special fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the Office of the Attorney General which is comprised of special source funds collected by or otherwise available to the office, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the office for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.................................................. ............................................ $ 9,650,728.00. SECTION 3. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, the following positions are authorized: AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: Permanent: Full Time............ 91 Time-Limited: Full Time............ 205 With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agencys responsibility to make certain that funds required for Personal Services for Fiscal Year 2027 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2026 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or positions are added to the agencys Fiscal Year 2026 budget by the Mississippi Legislature. The Legislature shall determine the agencys personal services appropriation, which the State Personnel Board shall publish. The agencys personal services appropriation may consist of restricted funds for approved vacancies for Fiscal Year 2026 that may be utilized to fill vacant Fiscal Year 2025 headcount. It shall be the agency's responsibility to ensure that the funds provided for vacancies are used to increase headcount and not for promotions, title changes, in-range salary adjustments or any other mechanism for increasing salaries for current employees. It is the Legislatures intention that no employee salary falls below the minimum salary established by the Mississippi State Personnel Board. Additionally, the State Personnel Board shall determine and publish the projected annualized payroll costs based on current employees. It shall be the responsibility of the agency head to ensure that actual personnel expenditures for Fiscal Year 2026 do not exceed the data provided by the Legislative Budget Office. If the agencys Fiscal Year 2026 projected cost exceeds the annualized costs, no salary actions shall be processed by the State Personnel Board except for new hires determined to be essential for the agency. Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with the terms, conditions, and procedures established by law or allowable under the terms set forth within this act. The State Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written approval from the Department of Finance and Administration. The Department of Finance and Administration shall not provide written approval to escalate any funds for salaries and/or positions without proof of availability of new or additional funds above the appropriated level. No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available. None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in violation of the Internal Revenue Services Publication 15-A relating to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor. SECTION 4. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Office of the Attorney General 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 2025. It is further the intention of the Legislature that the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2027 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 2026 budget request process. SECTION 5. In compliance with the "Mississippi Performance Budget and Strategic Planning Act of 1994," it is the intent of the Legislature that the funds provided herein shall be utilized in the most efficient and effective manner possible to achieve the intended mission of this agency. Based on the funding authorized, this agency shall make every effort to attain the targeted performance measures provided below: FY2026 Performance Measures Target Supportive Services Cost of Support Services as Percent of Budget 6.00 Training Ratings of Continuing Legal Education Training Presentation by Participants 95.00 Ratings of CRIMES System Training Presentation by Participants 0.00 Litigation Minimum Affirmations of Criminal Convictions 93 Minimum Affirmations of Death Penalty Appeals 95 Minimum Denial of Relief in Federal Habeas Corpus 100 Minimum Pos Results of Civil Cases 96 Percent Change of Affirmations of Criminal Convictions Attained 0.00 Percent Change of Death Penalty Review Cases Affirmed 0.00 Percent of Change of Appeals for Relief in Federal Habeas Corpus Cases Denied 0.00 Percent Change of Positive Results from Civil Cases 0.00 Opinions Percent Assigned to Attorneys in 3 Days or Less 100.00 Percent of Opinions Completed in 30 Days or Less 90.00 Percent Change of Opinion Requests Assigned to Attorneys within 3 Days or Less 0.00 Percent Change of Opinion Requests Completed within 30 Days or Less 0.00 State Agency Contracts Percent of Good and Excellent Ratings for Legal Services 100.00 Percent Change of Good/Excellent Ratings for Legal Services 0.00 Insurance Integrity Enforcement Minimum Positive Results of Workers' Compensation Cases 99 Minimum Positive Results of Insurance Cases 99 Percent Change of Positive Results of Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud 5.00 Percent Change of Positive Results of Other Insurance Cases 0.00 Other Mandated Programs Medicaid Fraud Convictions vs Dispositions 100 Medicaid Abuse Convictions vs Dispositions 92 Minimum Defendants Convicted after Indictments (PID) 90 Response to Consumer Complaints (Days) 5 Average Number of Days to Respond to Consumer Complaints 5 Percent Change of Medicaid Fraud Convictions vs Dispositions 0.00 Percent Change of Medicaid Abuse Convictions vs Dispositions 3.00 Percent Change of Defendants Convicted After Indictment 0.00 Crime Victims Compensation Percent of Claims Processed in 12 Weeks or Less 75.00 Percent Change of Claims Processed Timely 0.00 Telephone "no-call" Number of No-Call Complaints 30,000 Registered Telephone Solicitors (Number of) 60 Total Telephone Customers Served (Number of) 30,000 Solicitors Accessed Penalties 1 Penalties Collected 10,000.00 A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for Fiscal Year 2027. SECTION 6. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 1, funds included therein which are derived from penalties and/or other funds collected by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit shall be available for the purpose of providing the state match for federal funds available for the support of the unit, or for other lawful purposes as deemed appropriate by the Attorney General. Further, it is the intent of the Legislature that any penalties and/or other funds collected and/or expended shall be accounted for separately as to source and/or application of such funds. SECTION 7. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 1, the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00), or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be made available for expenditure by the Prosecutors Training Division. SECTION 8. Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, the sum of Six Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($680,000.00) is provided from the Department of Health for the Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement Unit. SECTION 9. Of the funds appropriated in Section 1, it is the intention of the Legislature that Five Million Six Hundred Ninety Thousand Three Hundred Forty-six Dollars ($5,690,346.00) may be allocated for the programs supported from General Fund court assessments as follows: State Prosecutor Education................. $ 662,582.00 Crime Victims Compensation................. $ 1,901,332.00 Vulnerable Persons Training, Invest and Prosecution Trust..................... $ 565,165.00 Child Support Prosecution Trust............. $ 128,475.00 Law Enforcement & Firefighters Disability Benefits Trust........................ $ 133,666.00 Cyber Crime Unit........................... $ 944,722.00 Domestic Violence Training................. $ 376,580.00 Children's Advocacy Centers................ $ 554,489.00 Crime Victims Compensation Admin............ $ 347,547.00 Motorcycle Officer Training................ $ 62,763.00 District Attorney Operations............... $ 13,025.00 It is the intention of the Legislature that the Attorney Generals Office shall prepare and submit a quarterly report to the Chairmen of the Appropriation Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives that details the expenditures made for programs supported from General Fund court assessments allocated in this section. This report shall be submitted no later than the 15th day of the month succeeding the end of each calendar quarter. SECTION 10. Of the funds appropriated in 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 Attorney General's Office to administer the Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026 $ 100,000.00. SECTION 11. No part of the money herein appropriated shall be used, either directly or indirectly, for the purpose of paying any clerk, stenographer, assistant, deputy or other person who may be related by blood or marriage within the third degree, computed by the rules of civil law, to the official employing or having the right of employment or selection thereof; and in the event of any such payment, then the official or person approving and making or receiving such payment shall be jointly and severally liable to return to the State of Mississippi and to pay into the State Treasury three (3) times any such amount so paid or received; however, when the relationship is by affinity and the person through whom the relationship was established is dead, this provision shall not apply. SECTION 12. None of the funds appropriated by this act shall be expended for any purpose that is not actually required or necessary for performing any of the powers or duties of the Office of the Attorney General that are authorized by the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, state or federal law, or rules or regulations that implement state or federal law. SECTION 13. 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 14. Of the funds appropriated in this act, funds are provided to defray the expenses of litigation defending the constitutionality of Mississippi statutes. SECTION 15. 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 16. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025.
	1	+	MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE 2025 Regular Session To: Appropriations D; Appropriations A By: Representatives Mims, Read, Barton, Cockerham, Faulkner, Hood, McKnight, Rushing, Watson House Bill 1757 AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 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 the Attorney General for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.......................... ............................................ $ 30,390,232.00. SECTION 2. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in any special fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the Office of the Attorney General which is comprised of special source funds collected by or otherwise available to the office, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the office for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.................................................. ............................................ $ 9,650,728.00. SECTION 3. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, the following positions are authorized: AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: Permanent: Full Time............ 91 Time-Limited: Full Time............ 205 With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agencys responsibility to make certain that funds required for Personal Services for Fiscal Year 2027 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2026 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or positions are added to the agencys Fiscal Year 2026 budget by the Mississippi Legislature. The Legislature shall determine the agencys personal services appropriation, which the State Personnel Board shall publish. The agencys personal services appropriation may consist of restricted funds for approved vacancies for Fiscal Year 2026 that may be utilized to fill vacant Fiscal Year 2025 headcount. It shall be the agency's responsibility to ensure that the funds provided for vacancies are used to increase headcount and not for promotions, title changes, in-range salary adjustments or any other mechanism for increasing salaries for current employees. It is the Legislatures intention that no employee salary falls below the minimum salary established by the Mississippi State Personnel Board. Additionally, the State Personnel Board shall determine and publish the projected annualized payroll costs based on current employees. It shall be the responsibility of the agency head to ensure that actual personnel expenditures for Fiscal Year 2026 do not exceed the data provided by the Legislative Budget Office. If the agencys Fiscal Year 2026 projected cost exceeds the annualized costs, no salary actions shall be processed by the State Personnel Board except for new hires determined to be essential for the agency. Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with the terms, conditions, and procedures established by law or allowable under the terms set forth within this act. The State Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written approval from the Department of Finance and Administration. The Department of Finance and Administration shall not provide written approval to escalate any funds for salaries and/or positions without proof of availability of new or additional funds above the appropriated level. No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available. None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in violation of the Internal Revenue Services Publication 15-A relating to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor. SECTION 4. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Office of the Attorney General 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 2025. It is further the intention of the Legislature that the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2027 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 2026 budget request process. SECTION 5. In compliance with the "Mississippi Performance Budget and Strategic Planning Act of 1994," it is the intent of the Legislature that the funds provided herein shall be utilized in the most efficient and effective manner possible to achieve the intended mission of this agency. Based on the funding authorized, this agency shall make every effort to attain the targeted performance measures provided below: FY2026 Performance Measures Target Supportive Services Cost of Support Services as Percent of Budget 6.00 Training Ratings of Continuing Legal Education Training Presentation by Participants 95.00 Ratings of CRIMES System Training Presentation by Participants 0.00 Litigation Minimum Affirmations of Criminal Convictions 93 Minimum Affirmations of Death Penalty Appeals 95 Minimum Denial of Relief in Federal Habeas Corpus 100 Minimum Pos Results of Civil Cases 96 Percent Change of Affirmations of Criminal Convictions Attained 0.00 Percent Change of Death Penalty Review Cases Affirmed 0.00 Percent of Change of Appeals for Relief in Federal Habeas Corpus Cases Denied 0.00 Percent Change of Positive Results from Civil Cases 0.00 Opinions Percent Assigned to Attorneys in 3 Days or Less 100.00 Percent of Opinions Completed in 30 Days or Less 90.00 Percent Change of Opinion Requests Assigned to Attorneys within 3 Days or Less 0.00 Percent Change of Opinion Requests Completed within 30 Days or Less 0.00 State Agency Contracts Percent of Good and Excellent Ratings for Legal Services 100.00 Percent Change of Good/Excellent Ratings for Legal Services 0.00 Insurance Integrity Enforcement Minimum Positive Results of Workers' Compensation Cases 99 Minimum Positive Results of Insurance Cases 99 Percent Change of Positive Results of Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud 5.00 Percent Change of Positive Results of Other Insurance Cases 0.00 Other Mandated Programs Medicaid Fraud Convictions vs Dispositions 100 Medicaid Abuse Convictions vs Dispositions 92 Minimum Defendants Convicted after Indictments (PID) 90 Response to Consumer Complaints (Days) 5 Average Number of Days to Respond to Consumer Complaints 5 Percent Change of Medicaid Fraud Convictions vs Dispositions 0.00 Percent Change of Medicaid Abuse Convictions vs Dispositions 3.00 Percent Change of Defendants Convicted After Indictment 0.00 Crime Victims Compensation Percent of Claims Processed in 12 Weeks or Less 75.00 Percent Change of Claims Processed Timely 0.00 Telephone "no-call" Number of No-Call Complaints 30,000 Registered Telephone Solicitors (Number of) 60 Total Telephone Customers Served (Number of) 30,000 Solicitors Accessed Penalties 1 Penalties Collected 10,000.00 A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for Fiscal Year 2027. SECTION 6. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 1, funds included therein which are derived from penalties and/or other funds collected by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit shall be available for the purpose of providing the state match for federal funds available for the support of the unit, or for other lawful purposes as deemed appropriate by the Attorney General. Further, it is the intent of the Legislature that any penalties and/or other funds collected and/or expended shall be accounted for separately as to source and/or application of such funds. SECTION 7. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 1, the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00), or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be made available for expenditure by the Prosecutors Training Division. SECTION 8. Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, the sum of Six Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($680,000.00) is provided from the Department of Health for the Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement Unit. SECTION 9. Of the funds appropriated in Section 1, it is the intention of the Legislature that Five Million Six Hundred Ninety Thousand Three Hundred Forty-six Dollars ($5,690,346.00) may be allocated for the programs supported from General Fund court assessments as follows: State Prosecutor Education................. $ 662,582.00 Crime Victims Compensation................. $ 1,901,332.00 Vulnerable Persons Training, Invest and Prosecution Trust..................... $ 565,165.00 Child Support Prosecution Trust............. $ 128,475.00 Law Enforcement & Firefighters Disability Benefits Trust........................ $ 133,666.00 Cyber Crime Unit........................... $ 944,722.00 Domestic Violence Training................. $ 376,580.00 Children's Advocacy Centers................ $ 554,489.00 Crime Victims Compensation Admin............ $ 347,547.00 Motorcycle Officer Training................ $ 62,763.00 District Attorney Operations............... $ 13,025.00 It is the intention of the Legislature that the Attorney Generals Office shall prepare and submit a quarterly report to the Chairmen of the Appropriation Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives that details the expenditures made for programs supported from General Fund court assessments allocated in this section. This report shall be submitted no later than the 15th day of the month succeeding the end of each calendar quarter. SECTION 10. Of the funds appropriated in 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 Attorney General's Office to administer the Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026 $ 100,000.00. SECTION 11. No part of the money herein appropriated shall be used, either directly or indirectly, for the purpose of paying any clerk, stenographer, assistant, deputy or other person who may be related by blood or marriage within the third degree, computed by the rules of civil law, to the official employing or having the right of employment or selection thereof; and in the event of any such payment, then the official or person approving and making or receiving such payment shall be jointly and severally liable to return to the State of Mississippi and to pay into the State Treasury three (3) times any such amount so paid or received; however, when the relationship is by affinity and the person through whom the relationship was established is dead, this provision shall not apply. SECTION 12. None of the funds appropriated by this act shall be expended for any purpose that is not actually required or necessary for performing any of the powers or duties of the Office of the Attorney General that are authorized by the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, state or federal law, or rules or regulations that implement state or federal law. SECTION 13. 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 14. Of the funds appropriated in this act, funds are provided to defray the expenses of litigation defending the constitutionality of Mississippi statutes. SECTION 15. 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 16. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025.
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3	3		MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
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5	5		2025 Regular Session
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7	7		To: Appropriations D; Appropriations A
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9	9		By: Representatives Mims, Read, Barton, Cockerham, Faulkner, Hood, McKnight, Rushing, Watson
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11	11		# House Bill 1757
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13		-	## (As Passed the House)
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15	13		AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026.
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17	15		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
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19	17		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 the Attorney General for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026..........................
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21	19		............................................ $ 30,390,232.00.
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23	21		SECTION 2. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in any special fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the Office of the Attorney General which is comprised of special source funds collected by or otherwise available to the office, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the office for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026..................................................
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25	23		............................................ $ 9,650,728.00.
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27	25		SECTION 3. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, the following positions are authorized:
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29	27		AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT:
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31	29		Permanent: Full Time............ 91
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33	31		Time-Limited: Full Time............ 205
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35	33		With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agencys responsibility to make certain that funds required for Personal Services for Fiscal Year 2027 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2026 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or positions are added to the agencys Fiscal Year 2026 budget by the Mississippi Legislature. The Legislature shall determine the agencys personal services appropriation, which the State Personnel Board shall publish. The agencys personal services appropriation may consist of restricted funds for approved vacancies for Fiscal Year 2026 that may be utilized to fill vacant Fiscal Year 2025 headcount. It shall be the agency's responsibility to ensure that the funds provided for vacancies are used to increase headcount and not for promotions, title changes, in-range salary adjustments or any other mechanism for increasing salaries for current employees. It is the Legislatures intention that no employee salary falls below the minimum salary established by the Mississippi State Personnel Board.
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37	35		Additionally, the State Personnel Board shall determine and publish the projected annualized payroll costs based on current employees. It shall be the responsibility of the agency head to ensure that actual personnel expenditures for Fiscal Year 2026 do not exceed the data provided by the Legislative Budget Office. If the agencys Fiscal Year 2026 projected cost exceeds the annualized costs, no salary actions shall be processed by the State Personnel Board except for new hires determined to be essential for the agency.
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39	37		Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with the terms, conditions, and procedures established by law or allowable under the terms set forth within this act. The State Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written approval from the Department of Finance and Administration. The Department of Finance and Administration shall not provide written approval to escalate any funds for salaries and/or positions without proof of availability of new or additional funds above the appropriated level.
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41	39		No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.
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43	41		None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in violation of the Internal Revenue Services Publication 15-A relating to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor.
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45	43		SECTION 4. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Office of the Attorney General 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 2025. It is further the intention of the Legislature that the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2027 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 2026 budget request process.
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47	45		SECTION 5. In compliance with the "Mississippi Performance Budget and Strategic Planning Act of 1994," it is the intent of the Legislature that the funds provided herein shall be utilized in the most efficient and effective manner possible to achieve the intended mission of this agency. Based on the funding authorized, this agency shall make every effort to attain the targeted performance measures provided below:
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49	47		FY2026
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51	49		Performance Measures Target
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53	51		Supportive Services
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55	53		Cost of Support Services as Percent of
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57	55		Budget 6.00
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59	57		Training
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61	59		Ratings of Continuing Legal Education
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63	61		Training Presentation by Participants 95.00
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65	63		Ratings of CRIMES System Training
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67	65		Presentation by Participants 0.00
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69	67		Litigation
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71	69		Minimum Affirmations of Criminal Convictions 93
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73	71		Minimum Affirmations of Death Penalty
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75	73		Appeals 95
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77	75		Minimum Denial of Relief in Federal
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79	77		Habeas Corpus 100
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81	79		Minimum Pos Results of Civil Cases 96
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83	81		Percent Change of Affirmations of
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85	83		Criminal Convictions Attained 0.00
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87	85		Percent Change of Death Penalty Review
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89	87		Cases Affirmed 0.00
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91	89		Percent of Change of Appeals for Relief
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93	91		in Federal Habeas Corpus Cases Denied 0.00
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95	93		Percent Change of Positive Results from
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97	95		Civil Cases 0.00
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99	97		Opinions
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101	99		Percent Assigned to Attorneys in 3 Days
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103	101		or Less 100.00
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105	103		Percent of Opinions Completed in 30 Days
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107	105		or Less 90.00
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109	107		Percent Change of Opinion Requests
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111	109		Assigned to Attorneys within 3 Days or
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113	111		Less 0.00
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115	113		Percent Change of Opinion Requests
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117	115		Completed within 30 Days or Less 0.00
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119	117		State Agency Contracts
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121	119		Percent of Good and Excellent Ratings
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123	121		for Legal Services 100.00
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125	123		Percent Change of Good/Excellent Ratings
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127	125		for Legal Services 0.00
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129	127		Insurance Integrity Enforcement
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131	129		Minimum Positive Results of Workers'
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133	131		Compensation Cases 99
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135	133		Minimum Positive Results of Insurance Cases 99
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137	135		Percent Change of Positive Results of
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139	137		Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud 5.00
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141	139		Percent Change of Positive Results of
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143	141		Other Insurance Cases 0.00
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145	143		Other Mandated Programs
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147	145		Medicaid Fraud Convictions vs Dispositions 100
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149	147		Medicaid Abuse Convictions vs Dispositions 92
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151	149		Minimum Defendants Convicted after
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153	151		Indictments (PID) 90
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155	153		Response to Consumer Complaints (Days) 5
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157	155		Average Number of Days to Respond to
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159	157		Consumer Complaints 5
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161	159		Percent Change of Medicaid Fraud
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163	161		Convictions vs Dispositions 0.00
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165	163		Percent Change of Medicaid Abuse
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167	165		Convictions vs Dispositions 3.00
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169	167		Percent Change of Defendants Convicted
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171	169		After Indictment 0.00
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173	171		Crime Victims Compensation
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175	173		Percent of Claims Processed in 12 Weeks
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177	175		or Less 75.00
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179	177		Percent Change of Claims Processed Timely 0.00
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181	179		Telephone "no-call"
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183	181		Number of No-Call Complaints 30,000
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185	183		Registered Telephone Solicitors (Number of) 60
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187	185		Total Telephone Customers Served (Number of) 30,000
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189	187		Solicitors Accessed Penalties 1
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191	189		Penalties Collected 10,000.00
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193	191		A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for Fiscal Year 2027.
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195	193		SECTION 6. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 1, funds included therein which are derived from penalties and/or other funds collected by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit shall be available for the purpose of providing the state match for federal funds available for the support of the unit, or for other lawful purposes as deemed appropriate by the Attorney General. Further, it is the intent of the Legislature that any penalties and/or other funds collected and/or expended shall be accounted for separately as to source and/or application of such funds.
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197	195		SECTION 7. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 1, the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00), or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be made available for expenditure by the Prosecutors Training Division.
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199	197		SECTION 8. Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, the sum of Six Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($680,000.00) is provided from the Department of Health for the Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement Unit.
200	198
201	199		SECTION 9. Of the funds appropriated in Section 1, it is the intention of the Legislature that Five Million Six Hundred Ninety Thousand Three Hundred Forty-six Dollars ($5,690,346.00) may be allocated for the programs supported from General Fund court assessments as follows:
202	200
203	201		State Prosecutor Education................. $ 662,582.00
204	202
205	203		Crime Victims Compensation................. $ 1,901,332.00
206	204
207	205		Vulnerable Persons Training, Invest and
208	206
209	207		Prosecution Trust..................... $ 565,165.00
210	208
211	209		Child Support Prosecution Trust............. $ 128,475.00
212	210
213	211		Law Enforcement & Firefighters Disability
214	212
215	213		Benefits Trust........................ $ 133,666.00
216	214
217	215		Cyber Crime Unit........................... $ 944,722.00
218	216
219	217		Domestic Violence Training................. $ 376,580.00
220	218
221	219		Children's Advocacy Centers................ $ 554,489.00
222	220
223	221		Crime Victims Compensation Admin............ $ 347,547.00
224	222
225	223		Motorcycle Officer Training................ $ 62,763.00
226	224
227	225		District Attorney Operations............... $ 13,025.00
228	226
229	227		It is the intention of the Legislature that the Attorney Generals Office shall prepare and submit a quarterly report to the Chairmen of the Appropriation Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives that details the expenditures made for programs supported from General Fund court assessments allocated in this section. This report shall be submitted no later than the 15th day of the month succeeding the end of each calendar quarter.
230	228
231	229		SECTION 10. Of the funds appropriated in 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 Attorney General's Office to administer the Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026 $ 100,000.00.
232	230
233	231		SECTION 11. No part of the money herein appropriated shall be used, either directly or indirectly, for the purpose of paying any clerk, stenographer, assistant, deputy or other person who may be related by blood or marriage within the third degree, computed by the rules of civil law, to the official employing or having the right of employment or selection thereof; and in the event of any such payment, then the official or person approving and making or receiving such payment shall be jointly and severally liable to return to the State of Mississippi and to pay into the State Treasury three (3) times any such amount so paid or received; however, when the relationship is by affinity and the person through whom the relationship was established is dead, this provision shall not apply.
234	232
235	233		SECTION 12. None of the funds appropriated by this act shall be expended for any purpose that is not actually required or necessary for performing any of the powers or duties of the Office of the Attorney General that are authorized by the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, state or federal law, or rules or regulations that implement state or federal law.
236	234
237	235		SECTION 13. 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.
238	236
239	237		SECTION 14. Of the funds appropriated in this act, funds are provided to defray the expenses of litigation defending the constitutionality of Mississippi statutes.
240	238
241	239		SECTION 15. 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.
242	240
243	241		SECTION 16. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025.