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1		-	MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE 2025 Regular Session To: Appropriations By: Senator(s) Hopson, Polk, Wiggins, DeBar, Hickman, Norwood Senate Bill 3016 ~~(As Passed the Senate)~~ AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. The following sum of money, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, to defray the expenses of the Department of Public Safety for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026................................ $ 166,138,842.00. SECTION 2. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of defraying the expenses incurred in the operation of the various divisions of the department for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026................................ $ 103,805,410.00. SECTION 3. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, the following positions are authorized: AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: Permanent: 1,671 Time-Limited: 74 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. The Commissioner of Public Safety may, on a case-by-case basis, within funds available, recommend that corrective salary adjustments be made to the compensation of employees of the Department of Public Safety where an inequity was created between employees of equivalent capacity by previous application of the agency appropriation acts. Any such corrective salary adjustment plan must have prior approval by the State Personnel Board. Such adjustments will not be retroactive. Any funds in the Salary, Wages and Fringe Benefits major object of expenditure may be used to purchase accumulated compensatory time within funds available. SECTION 5. It is the intention of the Legislature, that the Department of Public Safety shall receive Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) from the Mississippi Department of Transportation, for the operations of the Office of Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division that is authorized in Section 77-7-330, Mississippi Code of 1972. SECTION 6. It is the intent of the Legislature that the local governments pay for part of the computer cost of the Mississippi Justice Information Center by maintaining their contribution to the Department of Public Safety. SECTION 7. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Department of Public Safety designate certain employees to aid the Office of Forensics Laboratories in the billing and collecting of all fees charged for services rendered by the Office of Forensics Laboratories. SECTION 8. No part of the funds appropriated herein shall be transferred to, expended by, or used, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of any public relations, publicity or publication activities of any other state agency, department or officer, nor shall any personnel paid with funds appropriated herein be transferred or assigned to any other state agency, department or officer for public relations, publicity, or publication activities of such office. SECTION 9. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Department of Public Safety shall not issue citations for violations of speed limits on a quota basis. No funds expended under this act shall be used for such quota-based citations for violations of speed limits. SECTION 10. 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 Enforcement Percent Increased in Enforcement Citations 7.00 Percent Decrease in Fatalities 4.00 Percent Increase in DUI Arrests (Includes Felony DUI) 5.00 Number of Criminal Investigations 68,000 Number of Highway Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Miles of Travel 0.90 Number of Alcohol Impaired Driving Fatalities per 100,000 Population 1.60 Number of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Arrests per 100,000 Population 230.00 Percentage Increase in Seatbelt/Child Restraint Citations 7.00 Driver Services Number of Driver's License/ID Cards Issued 654,861 Cost per License Document Produced 24.00 Number of Drivers Suspended 24,300 Number of Accident Reports Processed 1,430 Average Wait Time (Minutes) 20.00 Number of Complaints (Documented) 24 Percent Change in Wait Time -5.00 Percent Change in Complaints 1.10 Percent Increase in Regular and Commercial Driver Licenses Issued 10.00 Support Services Number of Financial Transactions Processed 45,402 Number of Employees Supported 1,776 Forensic Analysis Number of Reports Issued (Cases) 19,540 Number of Court Testimonies (Cases) 200 Cost per Case Analyzed 940.00 Cost per Testimony 550.00 Percent of Days for Reports Issued 45.00 Dna Analysis Number of Known Felony Offender Samples in Database 159,000 Number of Proficiency Samples 800 Number of Casework Samples Examined 12,500 Cost per Sample 750.00 Maintain the Integrity of the CODIS Database 99.00 Forensic Pathology Number of Deaths Investigated 29,250 Number of Autopsies Performed SME Office 1,400 Cost per Autopsy Performed 1,600.00 Percent Change in the Number of Deaths Investigated 3.00 Percent of Coroners Educated by ME's Office 100.00 Percent Change in the Number of Autopsies Performed at SME Office 5.00 Training Academy Number of Basic Students to Graduate 225 Number of Basic Refresher Students to Graduate 15 Number of In-Service and Advanced Students to Graduate 1,400 Percent of Law Enforcement Officers Trained 100.00 Drug Enforcement Number of Drug Suspects Arrested 1,300 Number of Drug Cases Prosecuted 600 Number of Drug Organization Disrupted and/or Dismantled 4 Percent Change in Number of Drug Suspects Arrested 1.00 Percent Change in Number of Drug Cases Prosecuted 1.00 Percent Change in Number of Drug Organization Disrupted and/or Dismantled 1.00 Jail Officer Training Number of Jail and Youth Detention Officers Certified 350 Number of Certification Transactions 1,500 Number of Administrative Review Actions 15 Percent of Appointed Jail and Youth Detention Officers Obtaining Certification 80.00 Percent of Administrative Review Actions Taken Within One Year 1.00 Law Enforcement Training Number of Basic Law Enforcement Officers Certified 354 Number of Certification Transactions 2,534 Number of Training Quality Monitoring 1,030 Percent of Appointed Law Enforcement Officers Obtaining Certification 75.00 Percent of Appointed Part-Time, Reserve, and Auxiliary Officers Obtaining Certification 80.00 Percent of Administrative Disciplinary Actions Taken Within One Year 3.00 Highway Safety Number of Federal Applications Funded and Statewide Pgms Supported 10 Percent Decrease in the Number of Unrestrained Passenger Vehicle Occupant Fatalities by 5% 2.00 Percent Decrease in the Number of Fatalities in Crashes Involving a Driver or Motorcycle Operator with a BAC of .08 and above 1.00 Justice Number of Juvenile Jail/Detention Alternatives 3 Number of Hot Spots Policing Programs Funded 4 Emerg Telecommunications Tng Number of Emergency Telecommunicators Certified 400 Number of Certification Transactions 3,000 Percent of Appointed Emergency Telecommunicators Obtaining Certification 75.00 Percent of Appointed Emergency Telecommunicators Obtaining Recertification 75.00 Percent of Administrative Review Actions Taken Within One Year 1.00 Council On Aging Number of Triad Programs Established 2 Number of Training Programs Conducted 0 Provide On-Site-Training 0 Percent Change in the Number of Operational Triad Programs 3.00 Percent Increase in Funding to Counties to Educate Senior Citizens 0.00 Juvenile Facility Monitoring Unit Number of Facilities Inspected 80 Number of Strategic Plans Implemented 20 Percent of Admin Review Actions Taken Within One Year 85.00 Homeland Security Number of OHS Grants for Jurisdictions 325 Number of First Responder Classes 210 Percent Increase in Emergency Task Force Responder Training and Exercises 5.00 Percent Increase in Citizen and Community Preparedness Training and Exercises 10.00 Percent Increase in Requests for Information 3.08 Percent Increase in National Incident Management Training and Exercises 1.49 Investigations Number of Human Trafficking Cases Initiated 172 Number of Human Trafficking Arrests 41 Number of Human Trafficking Child Recoveries 20 Capitol Police Number of Patrols 80 Number of Emergencies (Medical, Weather, Active Shooter, etc.) 6,000 Average Time to Respond to an Emergency (Minutes) 5.00 Motor Carrier Number of Compliance Reviews 160,000 Number of On-site Examinations at Scales 30,000 Number of Trucks Weighed 6,000,000 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 11. It is the intention of the Legislature that all divisions within the Mississippi Department of Public Safety 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 12. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 2 of this act, funds may be expended to defray the costs of clothing for sworn nonuniform law enforcement officers in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) annually per officer. 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. The department is authorized to expend available funds on technology or equipment upgrades or replacements when it will generate savings through efficiency or when the savings generated from such upgrades or replacements exceed expenditures thereof. SECTION 15. Of the funds provided herein, and in addition to the One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) authorized in Section 45-3-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, Department of Public Safety Officers who are licensed commercial pilots shall receive an additional Nine Hundred Dollars ($900.00), for a total of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), additional compensation for such service. SECTION 16. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Department of Public Safety shall provide an annual report to the Mississippi Legislature detailing any elected official or any other person who is not an employee of the Department of Public Safety who was transported in Highway Patrol aircraft during the fiscal year. The report shall be provided to each member of the Mississippi Legislature on or before January 15, 2026. SECTION 17. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall have the authority to transfer any funds from any division within the Department of Public Safety to any other division of the Department of Public Safety Special Funds, including, but not limited to, Funds 3711, 371C, 371E, 3713, 3714, 3715, 3740, 3741, 3742, 3744, 3747 and 3718, not to exceed Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000.00) collectively during Fiscal Year 2026. However, none of the funds appropriated by this act shall be expended unless the Department of Public Safety provides prior written notification of any transfer of funds provided in this section. SECTION 18. The Bureau of Narcotics is authorized to expend a sum, not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) from account No. 3371800000, for purposes of effectuating the provisions of Section 41-29-179, Mississippi Code of 1972, Section 1 of this act. Expenditures authorized by this section may include, but not be limited to, costs associated with contracting with one or more vendors, contractors or other persons or entities to create, operate and maintain the forfeiture website and to provide continuing support in relation thereto. In the event an amount less than Five Hundred Thousand ($500,000.00) is required to effectuate the purposes of this section, the Bureau is authorized to expend the remainder of such authorized funds for the purchase of commodities, vehicles and/or other equipment necessary in the furtherance of the needs of the Bureau. SECTION 19. Of the funds appropriated in Section 1 of this act, it is the intention of the Legislature that Four Million Three Hundred Twelve Thousand Six Hundred Two Dollars ($4,312,602.00) may be allocated for the programs supported from General Fund court assessments as follows: State Crime Stoppers Fund................. $ 99,003.00. Adult Driver Training..................... $ 75,794.00. Information Exchange Network Fund.......... $ 264,007.00. Forensics Laboratory of MS Implied Consent Law Fund..................... $ 404,795.00. Forensics Laboratory of MS DNA Identification Fund.................. $ 629,543.00. Law Enforcement and Firefighters Death Benefits Trust Fund.................. $ 191,361.00. Law Enforcement Standards Training Law Enforcement Officers Training Fund.... $ 2,276,404.00. Drug Abuse/Driver's License Reinstatement.. $ 13,573.00. Federal State Alcohol Program Fund....... $ 160,431.00. MS Leadership Council on Aging Fund........ $ 197,691.00. SECTION 20. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, Mississippi Department of Public Safety, shall have the authority to receive, budget and expend special funds from the Drug Evidence Disposition Funds (3372000000), not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00). SECTION 21. Of the funds appropriated by this act, pursuant to Section 97-3-54.9, Mississippi Code of 1972, Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) is provided for the duties and operations of a Statewide Human Trafficking Coordinator and a data analyst within the Bureau of Investigation in the Department of Public Safety, who shall coordinate all statewide activities and work with the Department of Child Protection Services for all victims recovered. SECTION 22. Of the funds appropriated by this act, pursuant to Section 45-1-2(7), Mississippi Code of 1972, Two Hundred Forty-two Thousand Six Hundred Three Dollars ($242,603.00) is provided for the duties and operations associated with the Mississippi School Safety Act of 2019. SECTION 23. The department may subgrant a portion of the funds appropriated herein to the Jackson Police Department for eligible activities contingent upon the execution of an operational agreement between the Capitol Police and Jackson Police Department on roles and responsibilities within the Capitol Complex Improvement District. SECTION 24. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is re-appropriated out of any money in the Capital Expense Fund not otherwise appropriated to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of reauthorizing the expenditure of Capital Expense Funds, as authorized in Senate Bill No. 3020, 2024 Regular Session, to the Department of Public Safety for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026........................................ .............................................. $ 1,884,003.00. This reappropriation is for the following purposes: (a) Vehicles for Capitol Police............. $ 1,465,604.00. (b) R&R to Facilities at MS Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy......................................... $ 96,691.00. (c) Driver Services Bureau to upgrade and maintain the IDEMIA System and any equipment necessary to implement requirements under Section 63-1-16, Mississippi Code of 1972....................... ................................................ $ 160,037.00. (d) Driver Services Bureau-Canton Building.. $ 161,671.00. Notwithstanding the amount reappropriated under this section, the amount that may be expended under the authority of this section shall not exceed the unexpended balance of the funds remaining as of June 30, 2025, from the amount authorized for the previous fiscal year. In addition, this reappropriation shall not change the purpose for which the funds were originally authorized. SECTION 25. With the funds appropriated herein, the Department of Public Safety is authorized to make payments to certain vendors for expenses incurred during Fiscal Years 2021 through 2024 in the following total amount................................... $ 284,064.24. SECTION 26. 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 27. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025, and shall stand repealed from and after June 30, 2025.
	1	+	MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE 2025 Regular Session To: Appropriations By: Senator(s) Hopson, Polk, Wiggins, DeBar, Hickman, Norwood Senate Bill 3016 AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. The following sum of money, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, to defray the expenses of the Department of Public Safety for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026................................ $ 166,138,842.00. SECTION 2. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of defraying the expenses incurred in the operation of the various divisions of the department for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026................................ $ 103,805,410.00. SECTION 3. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, the following positions are authorized: AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: Permanent: 1,671 Time-Limited: 74 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. The Commissioner of Public Safety may, on a case-by-case basis, within funds available, recommend that corrective salary adjustments be made to the compensation of employees of the Department of Public Safety where an inequity was created between employees of equivalent capacity by previous application of the agency appropriation acts. Any such corrective salary adjustment plan must have prior approval by the State Personnel Board. Such adjustments will not be retroactive. Any funds in the Salary, Wages and Fringe Benefits major object of expenditure may be used to purchase accumulated compensatory time within funds available. SECTION 5. It is the intention of the Legislature, that the Department of Public Safety shall receive Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) from the Mississippi Department of Transportation, for the operations of the Office of Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division that is authorized in Section 77-7-330, Mississippi Code of 1972. SECTION 6. It is the intent of the Legislature that the local governments pay for part of the computer cost of the Mississippi Justice Information Center by maintaining their contribution to the Department of Public Safety. SECTION 7. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Department of Public Safety designate certain employees to aid the Office of Forensics Laboratories in the billing and collecting of all fees charged for services rendered by the Office of Forensics Laboratories. SECTION 8. No part of the funds appropriated herein shall be transferred to, expended by, or used, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of any public relations, publicity or publication activities of any other state agency, department or officer, nor shall any personnel paid with funds appropriated herein be transferred or assigned to any other state agency, department or officer for public relations, publicity, or publication activities of such office. SECTION 9. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Department of Public Safety shall not issue citations for violations of speed limits on a quota basis. No funds expended under this act shall be used for such quota-based citations for violations of speed limits. SECTION 10. 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 Enforcement Percent Increased in Enforcement Citations 7.00 Percent Decrease in Fatalities 4.00 Percent Increase in DUI Arrests (Includes Felony DUI) 5.00 Number of Criminal Investigations 68,000 Number of Highway Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Miles of Travel 0.90 Number of Alcohol Impaired Driving Fatalities per 100,000 Population 1.60 Number of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Arrests per 100,000 Population 230.00 Percentage Increase in Seatbelt/Child Restraint Citations 7.00 Driver Services Number of Driver's License/ID Cards Issued 654,861 Cost per License Document Produced 24.00 Number of Drivers Suspended 24,300 Number of Accident Reports Processed 1,430 Average Wait Time (Minutes) 20.00 Number of Complaints (Documented) 24 Percent Change in Wait Time -5.00 Percent Change in Complaints 1.10 Percent Increase in Regular and Commercial Driver Licenses Issued 10.00 Support Services Number of Financial Transactions Processed 45,402 Number of Employees Supported 1,776 Forensic Analysis Number of Reports Issued (Cases) 19,540 Number of Court Testimonies (Cases) 200 Cost per Case Analyzed 940.00 Cost per Testimony 550.00 Percent of Days for Reports Issued 45.00 Dna Analysis Number of Known Felony Offender Samples in Database 159,000 Number of Proficiency Samples 800 Number of Casework Samples Examined 12,500 Cost per Sample 750.00 Maintain the Integrity of the CODIS Database 99.00 Forensic Pathology Number of Deaths Investigated 29,250 Number of Autopsies Performed SME Office 1,400 Cost per Autopsy Performed 1,600.00 Percent Change in the Number of Deaths Investigated 3.00 Percent of Coroners Educated by ME's Office 100.00 Percent Change in the Number of Autopsies Performed at SME Office 5.00 Training Academy Number of Basic Students to Graduate 225 Number of Basic Refresher Students to Graduate 15 Number of In-Service and Advanced Students to Graduate 1,400 Percent of Law Enforcement Officers Trained 100.00 Drug Enforcement Number of Drug Suspects Arrested 1,300 Number of Drug Cases Prosecuted 600 Number of Drug Organization Disrupted and/or Dismantled 4 Percent Change in Number of Drug Suspects Arrested 1.00 Percent Change in Number of Drug Cases Prosecuted 1.00 Percent Change in Number of Drug Organization Disrupted and/or Dismantled 1.00 Jail Officer Training Number of Jail and Youth Detention Officers Certified 350 Number of Certification Transactions 1,500 Number of Administrative Review Actions 15 Percent of Appointed Jail and Youth Detention Officers Obtaining Certification 80.00 Percent of Administrative Review Actions Taken Within One Year 1.00 Law Enforcement Training Number of Basic Law Enforcement Officers Certified 354 Number of Certification Transactions 2,534 Number of Training Quality Monitoring 1,030 Percent of Appointed Law Enforcement Officers Obtaining Certification 75.00 Percent of Appointed Part-Time, Reserve, and Auxiliary Officers Obtaining Certification 80.00 Percent of Administrative Disciplinary Actions Taken Within One Year 3.00 Highway Safety Number of Federal Applications Funded and Statewide Pgms Supported 10 Percent Decrease in the Number of Unrestrained Passenger Vehicle Occupant Fatalities by 5% 2.00 Percent Decrease in the Number of Fatalities in Crashes Involving a Driver or Motorcycle Operator with a BAC of .08 and above 1.00 Justice Number of Juvenile Jail/Detention Alternatives 3 Number of Hot Spots Policing Programs Funded 4 Emerg Telecommunications Tng Number of Emergency Telecommunicators Certified 400 Number of Certification Transactions 3,000 Percent of Appointed Emergency Telecommunicators Obtaining Certification 75.00 Percent of Appointed Emergency Telecommunicators Obtaining Recertification 75.00 Percent of Administrative Review Actions Taken Within One Year 1.00 Council On Aging Number of Triad Programs Established 2 Number of Training Programs Conducted 0 Provide On-Site-Training 0 Percent Change in the Number of Operational Triad Programs 3.00 Percent Increase in Funding to Counties to Educate Senior Citizens 0.00 Juvenile Facility Monitoring Unit Number of Facilities Inspected 80 Number of Strategic Plans Implemented 20 Percent of Admin Review Actions Taken Within One Year 85.00 Homeland Security Number of OHS Grants for Jurisdictions 325 Number of First Responder Classes 210 Percent Increase in Emergency Task Force Responder Training and Exercises 5.00 Percent Increase in Citizen and Community Preparedness Training and Exercises 10.00 Percent Increase in Requests for Information 3.08 Percent Increase in National Incident Management Training and Exercises 1.49 Investigations Number of Human Trafficking Cases Initiated 172 Number of Human Trafficking Arrests 41 Number of Human Trafficking Child Recoveries 20 Capitol Police Number of Patrols 80 Number of Emergencies (Medical, Weather, Active Shooter, etc.) 6,000 Average Time to Respond to an Emergency (Minutes) 5.00 Motor Carrier Number of Compliance Reviews 160,000 Number of On-site Examinations at Scales 30,000 Number of Trucks Weighed 6,000,000 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 11. It is the intention of the Legislature that all divisions within the Mississippi Department of Public Safety 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 12. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 2 of this act, funds may be expended to defray the costs of clothing for sworn nonuniform law enforcement officers in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) annually per officer. 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. The department is authorized to expend available funds on technology or equipment upgrades or replacements when it will generate savings through efficiency or when the savings generated from such upgrades or replacements exceed expenditures thereof. SECTION 15. Of the funds provided herein, and in addition to the One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) authorized in Section 45-3-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, Department of Public Safety Officers who are licensed commercial pilots shall receive an additional Nine Hundred Dollars ($900.00), for a total of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), additional compensation for such service. SECTION 16. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Department of Public Safety shall provide an annual report to the Mississippi Legislature detailing any elected official or any other person who is not an employee of the Department of Public Safety who was transported in Highway Patrol aircraft during the fiscal year. The report shall be provided to each member of the Mississippi Legislature on or before January 15, 2026. SECTION 17. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall have the authority to transfer any funds from any division within the Department of Public Safety to any other division of the Department of Public Safety Special Funds, including, but not limited to, Funds 3711, 371C, 371E, 3713, 3714, 3715, 3740, 3741, 3742, 3744, 3747 and 3718, not to exceed Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000.00) collectively during Fiscal Year 2026. However, none of the funds appropriated by this act shall be expended unless the Department of Public Safety provides prior written notification of any transfer of funds provided in this section. SECTION 18. The Bureau of Narcotics is authorized to expend a sum, not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) from account No. 3371800000, for purposes of effectuating the provisions of Section 41-29-179, Mississippi Code of 1972, Section 1 of this act. Expenditures authorized by this section may include, but not be limited to, costs associated with contracting with one or more vendors, contractors or other persons or entities to create, operate and maintain the forfeiture website and to provide continuing support in relation thereto. In the event an amount less than Five Hundred Thousand ($500,000.00) is required to effectuate the purposes of this section, the Bureau is authorized to expend the remainder of such authorized funds for the purchase of commodities, vehicles and/or other equipment necessary in the furtherance of the needs of the Bureau. SECTION 19. Of the funds appropriated in Section 1 of this act, it is the intention of the Legislature that Four Million Three Hundred Twelve Thousand Six Hundred Two Dollars ($4,312,602.00) may be allocated for the programs supported from General Fund court assessments as follows: State Crime Stoppers Fund................. $ 99,003.00. Adult Driver Training..................... $ 75,794.00. Information Exchange Network Fund.......... $ 264,007.00. Forensics Laboratory of MS Implied Consent Law Fund..................... $ 404,795.00. Forensics Laboratory of MS DNA Identification Fund.................. $ 629,543.00. Law Enforcement and Firefighters Death Benefits Trust Fund.................. $ 191,361.00. Law Enforcement Standards Training Law Enforcement Officers Training Fund.... $ 2,276,404.00. Drug Abuse/Driver's License Reinstatement.. $ 13,573.00. Federal State Alcohol Program Fund....... $ 160,431.00. MS Leadership Council on Aging Fund........ $ 197,691.00. SECTION 20. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, Mississippi Department of Public Safety, shall have the authority to receive, budget and expend special funds from the Drug Evidence Disposition Funds (3372000000), not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00). SECTION 21. Of the funds appropriated by this act, pursuant to Section 97-3-54.9, Mississippi Code of 1972, Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) is provided for the duties and operations of a Statewide Human Trafficking Coordinator and a data analyst within the Bureau of Investigation in the Department of Public Safety, who shall coordinate all statewide activities and work with the Department of Child Protection Services for all victims recovered. SECTION 22. Of the funds appropriated by this act, pursuant to Section 45-1-2(7), Mississippi Code of 1972, Two Hundred Forty-two Thousand Six Hundred Three Dollars ($242,603.00) is provided for the duties and operations associated with the Mississippi School Safety Act of 2019. SECTION 23. The department may subgrant a portion of the funds appropriated herein to the Jackson Police Department for eligible activities contingent upon the execution of an operational agreement between the Capitol Police and Jackson Police Department on roles and responsibilities within the Capitol Complex Improvement District. SECTION 24. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is re-appropriated out of any money in the Capital Expense Fund not otherwise appropriated to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of reauthorizing the expenditure of Capital Expense Funds, as authorized in Senate Bill No. 3020, 2024 Regular Session, to the Department of Public Safety for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026........................................ .............................................. $ 1,884,003.00. This reappropriation is for the following purposes: (a) Vehicles for Capitol Police............. $ 1,465,604.00. (b) R&R to Facilities at MS Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy......................................... $ 96,691.00. (c) Driver Services Bureau to upgrade and maintain the IDEMIA System and any equipment necessary to implement requirements under Section 63-1-16, Mississippi Code of 1972....................... ................................................ $ 160,037.00. (d) Driver Services Bureau-Canton Building.. $ 161,671.00. Notwithstanding the amount reappropriated under this section, the amount that may be expended under the authority of this section shall not exceed the unexpended balance of the funds remaining as of June 30, 2025, from the amount authorized for the previous fiscal year. In addition, this reappropriation shall not change the purpose for which the funds were originally authorized. SECTION 25. With the funds appropriated herein, the Department of Public Safety is authorized to make payments to certain vendors for expenses incurred during Fiscal Years 2021 through 2024 in the following total amount................................... $ 284,064.24. SECTION 26. 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 27. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025, and shall stand repealed from and after June 30, 2025.
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3	3		MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
4	4
5	5		2025 Regular Session
6	6
7	7		To: Appropriations
8	8
9	9		By: Senator(s) Hopson, Polk, Wiggins, DeBar, Hickman, Norwood
10	10
11	11		# Senate Bill 3016
12		-
13		-	## (As Passed the Senate)
14	12
15	13		AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026.
16	14
17	15		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
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19	17		SECTION 1. The following sum of money, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, to defray the expenses of the Department of Public Safety for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026................................ $ 166,138,842.00.
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21	19		SECTION 2. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of defraying the expenses incurred in the operation of the various divisions of the department for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026................................ $ 103,805,410.00.
22	20
23	21		SECTION 3. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, the following positions are authorized:
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25	23		AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT:
26	24
27	25		Permanent: 1,671
28	26
29	27		Time-Limited: 74
30	28
31	29		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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33	31		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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35	33		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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37	35		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.
38	36
39	37		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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41	39		SECTION 4. The Commissioner of Public Safety may, on a case-by-case basis, within funds available, recommend that corrective salary adjustments be made to the compensation of employees of the Department of Public Safety where an inequity was created between employees of equivalent capacity by previous application of the agency appropriation acts. Any such corrective salary adjustment plan must have prior approval by the State Personnel Board. Such adjustments will not be retroactive.
42	40
43	41		Any funds in the Salary, Wages and Fringe Benefits major object of expenditure may be used to purchase accumulated compensatory time within funds available.
44	42
45	43		SECTION 5. It is the intention of the Legislature, that the Department of Public Safety shall receive Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) from the Mississippi Department of Transportation, for the operations of the Office of Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division that is authorized in Section 77-7-330, Mississippi Code of 1972.
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47	45		SECTION 6. It is the intent of the Legislature that the local governments pay for part of the computer cost of the Mississippi Justice Information Center by maintaining their contribution to the Department of Public Safety.
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49	47		SECTION 7. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Department of Public Safety designate certain employees to aid the Office of Forensics Laboratories in the billing and collecting of all fees charged for services rendered by the Office of Forensics Laboratories.
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51	49		SECTION 8. No part of the funds appropriated herein shall be transferred to, expended by, or used, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of any public relations, publicity or publication activities of any other state agency, department or officer, nor shall any personnel paid with funds appropriated herein be transferred or assigned to any other state agency, department or officer for public relations, publicity, or publication activities of such office.
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53	51		SECTION 9. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Department of Public Safety shall not issue citations for violations of speed limits on a quota basis. No funds expended under this act shall be used for such quota-based citations for violations of speed limits.
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55	53		SECTION 10. 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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57	55		FY2026
58	56
59	57		Performance Measures Target
60	58
61	59		Enforcement
62	60
63	61		Percent Increased in Enforcement Citations 7.00
64	62
65	63		Percent Decrease in Fatalities 4.00
66	64
67	65		Percent Increase in DUI Arrests
68	66
69	67		(Includes Felony DUI) 5.00
70	68
71	69		Number of Criminal Investigations 68,000
72	70
73	71		Number of Highway Fatalities per 100
74	72
75	73		Million Vehicle Miles of Travel 0.90
76	74
77	75		Number of Alcohol Impaired Driving
78	76
79	77		Fatalities per 100,000 Population 1.60
80	78
81	79		Number of Driving Under the Influence
82	80
83	81		(DUI) Arrests per 100,000 Population 230.00
84	82
85	83		Percentage Increase in Seatbelt/Child
86	84
87	85		Restraint Citations 7.00
88	86
89	87		Driver Services
90	88
91	89		Number of Driver's License/ID Cards Issued 654,861
92	90
93	91		Cost per License Document Produced 24.00
94	92
95	93		Number of Drivers Suspended 24,300
96	94
97	95		Number of Accident Reports Processed 1,430
98	96
99	97		Average Wait Time (Minutes) 20.00
100	98
101	99		Number of Complaints (Documented) 24
102	100
103	101		Percent Change in Wait Time -5.00
104	102
105	103		Percent Change in Complaints 1.10
106	104
107	105		Percent Increase in Regular and
108	106
109	107		Commercial Driver Licenses Issued 10.00
110	108
111	109		Support Services
112	110
113	111		Number of Financial Transactions Processed 45,402
114	112
115	113		Number of Employees Supported 1,776
116	114
117	115		Forensic Analysis
118	116
119	117		Number of Reports Issued (Cases) 19,540
120	118
121	119		Number of Court Testimonies (Cases) 200
122	120
123	121		Cost per Case Analyzed 940.00
124	122
125	123		Cost per Testimony 550.00
126	124
127	125		Percent of Days for Reports Issued 45.00
128	126
129	127		Dna Analysis
130	128
131	129		Number of Known Felony Offender Samples
132	130
133	131		in Database 159,000
134	132
135	133		Number of Proficiency Samples 800
136	134
137	135		Number of Casework Samples Examined 12,500
138	136
139	137		Cost per Sample 750.00
140	138
141	139		Maintain the Integrity of the CODIS Database 99.00
142	140
143	141		Forensic Pathology
144	142
145	143		Number of Deaths Investigated 29,250
146	144
147	145		Number of Autopsies Performed SME Office 1,400
148	146
149	147		Cost per Autopsy Performed 1,600.00
150	148
151	149		Percent Change in the Number of Deaths
152	150
153	151		Investigated 3.00
154	152
155	153		Percent of Coroners Educated by ME's Office 100.00
156	154
157	155		Percent Change in the Number of
158	156
159	157		Autopsies Performed at SME Office 5.00
160	158
161	159		Training Academy
162	160
163	161		Number of Basic Students to Graduate 225
164	162
165	163		Number of Basic Refresher Students to
166	164
167	165		Graduate 15
168	166
169	167		Number of In-Service and Advanced
170	168
171	169		Students to Graduate 1,400
172	170
173	171		Percent of Law Enforcement Officers Trained 100.00
174	172
175	173		Drug Enforcement
176	174
177	175		Number of Drug Suspects Arrested 1,300
178	176
179	177		Number of Drug Cases Prosecuted 600
180	178
181	179		Number of Drug Organization Disrupted
182	180
183	181		and/or Dismantled 4
184	182
185	183		Percent Change in Number of Drug
186	184
187	185		Suspects Arrested 1.00
188	186
189	187		Percent Change in Number of Drug Cases
190	188
191	189		Prosecuted 1.00
192	190
193	191		Percent Change in Number of Drug
194	192
195	193		Organization Disrupted and/or Dismantled 1.00
196	194
197	195		Jail Officer Training
198	196
199	197		Number of Jail and Youth Detention
200	198
201	199		Officers Certified 350
202	200
203	201		Number of Certification Transactions 1,500
204	202
205	203		Number of Administrative Review Actions 15
206	204
207	205		Percent of Appointed Jail and Youth
208	206
209	207		Detention Officers Obtaining
210	208
211	209		Certification 80.00
212	210
213	211		Percent of Administrative Review Actions
214	212
215	213		Taken Within One Year 1.00
216	214
217	215		Law Enforcement Training
218	216
219	217		Number of Basic Law Enforcement Officers
220	218
221	219		Certified 354
222	220
223	221		Number of Certification Transactions 2,534
224	222
225	223		Number of Training Quality Monitoring 1,030
226	224
227	225		Percent of Appointed Law Enforcement
228	226
229	227		Officers Obtaining Certification 75.00
230	228
231	229		Percent of Appointed Part-Time, Reserve,
232	230
233	231		and Auxiliary Officers Obtaining
234	232
235	233		Certification 80.00
236	234
237	235		Percent of Administrative Disciplinary
238	236
239	237		Actions Taken Within One Year 3.00
240	238
241	239		Highway Safety
242	240
243	241		Number of Federal Applications Funded
244	242
245	243		and Statewide Pgms Supported 10
246	244
247	245		Percent Decrease in the Number of
248	246
249	247		Unrestrained Passenger Vehicle Occupant
250	248
251	249		Fatalities by 5% 2.00
252	250
253	251		Percent Decrease in the Number of
254	252
255	253		Fatalities in Crashes Involving a Driver
256	254
257	255		or Motorcycle Operator with a BAC of
258	256
259	257		.08 and above 1.00
260	258
261	259		Justice
262	260
263	261		Number of Juvenile Jail/Detention
264	262
265	263		Alternatives 3
266	264
267	265		Number of Hot Spots Policing Programs Funded 4
268	266
269	267		Emerg Telecommunications Tng
270	268
271	269		Number of Emergency Telecommunicators
272	270
273	271		Certified 400
274	272
275	273		Number of Certification Transactions 3,000
276	274
277	275		Percent of Appointed Emergency
278	276
279	277		Telecommunicators Obtaining
280	278
281	279		Certification 75.00
282	280
283	281		Percent of Appointed Emergency
284	282
285	283		Telecommunicators Obtaining
286	284
287	285		Recertification 75.00
288	286
289	287		Percent of Administrative Review Actions
290	288
291	289		Taken Within One Year 1.00
292	290
293	291		Council On Aging
294	292
295	293		Number of Triad Programs Established 2
296	294
297	295		Number of Training Programs Conducted 0
298	296
299	297		Provide On-Site-Training 0
300	298
301	299		Percent Change in the Number of
302	300
303	301		Operational Triad Programs 3.00
304	302
305	303		Percent Increase in Funding to Counties
306	304
307	305		to Educate Senior Citizens 0.00
308	306
309	307		Juvenile Facility Monitoring Unit
310	308
311	309		Number of Facilities Inspected 80
312	310
313	311		Number of Strategic Plans Implemented 20
314	312
315	313		Percent of Admin Review Actions Taken
316	314
317	315		Within One Year 85.00
318	316
319	317		Homeland Security
320	318
321	319		Number of OHS Grants for Jurisdictions 325
322	320
323	321		Number of First Responder Classes 210
324	322
325	323		Percent Increase in Emergency Task Force
326	324
327	325		Responder Training and Exercises 5.00
328	326
329	327		Percent Increase in Citizen and
330	328
331	329		Community Preparedness Training and
332	330
333	331		Exercises 10.00
334	332
335	333		Percent Increase in Requests for Information 3.08
336	334
337	335		Percent Increase in National Incident
338	336
339	337		Management Training and Exercises 1.49
340	338
341	339		Investigations
342	340
343	341		Number of Human Trafficking Cases Initiated 172
344	342
345	343		Number of Human Trafficking Arrests 41
346	344
347	345		Number of Human Trafficking Child Recoveries 20
348	346
349	347		Capitol Police
350	348
351	349		Number of Patrols 80
352	350
353	351		Number of Emergencies (Medical, Weather,
354	352
355	353		Active Shooter, etc.) 6,000
356	354
357	355		Average Time to Respond to an Emergency
358	356
359	357		(Minutes) 5.00
360	358
361	359		Motor Carrier
362	360
363	361		Number of Compliance Reviews 160,000
364	362
365	363		Number of On-site Examinations at Scales 30,000
366	364
367	365		Number of Trucks Weighed 6,000,000
368	366
369	367		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.
370	368
371	369		SECTION 11. It is the intention of the Legislature that all divisions within the Mississippi Department of Public Safety 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.
372	370
373	371		SECTION 12. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 2 of this act, funds may be expended to defray the costs of clothing for sworn nonuniform law enforcement officers in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) annually per officer.
374	372
375	373		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.
376	374
377	375		SECTION 14. The department is authorized to expend available funds on technology or equipment upgrades or replacements when it will generate savings through efficiency or when the savings generated from such upgrades or replacements exceed expenditures thereof.
378	376
379	377		SECTION 15. Of the funds provided herein, and in addition to the One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) authorized in Section 45-3-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, Department of Public Safety Officers who are licensed commercial pilots shall receive an additional Nine Hundred Dollars ($900.00), for a total of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), additional compensation for such service.
380	378
381	379		SECTION 16. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Department of Public Safety shall provide an annual report to the Mississippi Legislature detailing any elected official or any other person who is not an employee of the Department of Public Safety who was transported in Highway Patrol aircraft during the fiscal year. The report shall be provided to each member of the Mississippi Legislature on or before January 15, 2026.
382	380
383	381		SECTION 17. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall have the authority to transfer any funds from any division within the Department of Public Safety to any other division of the Department of Public Safety Special Funds, including, but not limited to, Funds 3711, 371C, 371E, 3713, 3714, 3715, 3740, 3741, 3742, 3744, 3747 and 3718, not to exceed Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000.00) collectively during Fiscal Year 2026. However, none of the funds appropriated by this act shall be expended unless the Department of Public Safety provides prior written notification of any transfer of funds provided in this section.
384	382
385	383		SECTION 18. The Bureau of Narcotics is authorized to expend a sum, not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) from account No. 3371800000, for purposes of effectuating the provisions of Section 41-29-179, Mississippi Code of 1972, Section 1 of this act. Expenditures authorized by this section may include, but not be limited to, costs associated with contracting with one or more vendors, contractors or other persons or entities to create, operate and maintain the forfeiture website and to provide continuing support in relation thereto. In the event an amount less than Five Hundred Thousand ($500,000.00) is required to effectuate the purposes of this section, the Bureau is authorized to expend the remainder of such authorized funds for the purchase of commodities, vehicles and/or other equipment necessary in the furtherance of the needs of the Bureau.
386	384
387	385		SECTION 19. Of the funds appropriated in Section 1 of this act, it is the intention of the Legislature that Four Million Three Hundred Twelve Thousand Six Hundred Two Dollars ($4,312,602.00) may be allocated for the programs supported from General Fund court assessments as follows:
388	386
389	387		State Crime Stoppers Fund................. $ 99,003.00.
390	388
391	389		Adult Driver Training..................... $ 75,794.00.
392	390
393	391		Information Exchange Network Fund.......... $ 264,007.00.
394	392
395	393		Forensics Laboratory of MS Implied
396	394
397	395		Consent Law Fund..................... $ 404,795.00.
398	396
399	397		Forensics Laboratory of MS DNA
400	398
401	399		Identification Fund.................. $ 629,543.00.
402	400
403	401		Law Enforcement and Firefighters Death
404	402
405	403		Benefits Trust Fund.................. $ 191,361.00.
406	404
407	405		Law Enforcement Standards Training Law
408	406
409	407		Enforcement Officers Training Fund.... $ 2,276,404.00.
410	408
411	409		Drug Abuse/Driver's License Reinstatement.. $ 13,573.00.
412	410
413	411		Federal State Alcohol Program Fund....... $ 160,431.00.
414	412
415	413		MS Leadership Council on Aging Fund........ $ 197,691.00.
416	414
417	415		SECTION 20. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, Mississippi Department of Public Safety, shall have the authority to receive, budget and expend special funds from the Drug Evidence Disposition Funds (3372000000), not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00).
418	416
419	417		SECTION 21. Of the funds appropriated by this act, pursuant to Section 97-3-54.9, Mississippi Code of 1972, Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) is provided for the duties and operations of a Statewide Human Trafficking Coordinator and a data analyst within the Bureau of Investigation in the Department of Public Safety, who shall coordinate all statewide activities and work with the Department of Child Protection Services for all victims recovered.
420	418
421	419		SECTION 22. Of the funds appropriated by this act, pursuant to Section 45-1-2(7), Mississippi Code of 1972, Two Hundred Forty-two Thousand Six Hundred Three Dollars ($242,603.00) is provided for the duties and operations associated with the Mississippi School Safety Act of 2019.
422	420
423	421		SECTION 23. The department may subgrant a portion of the funds appropriated herein to the Jackson Police Department for eligible activities contingent upon the execution of an operational agreement between the Capitol Police and Jackson Police Department on roles and responsibilities within the Capitol Complex Improvement District.
424	422
425	423		SECTION 24. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is re-appropriated out of any money in the Capital Expense Fund not otherwise appropriated to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of reauthorizing the expenditure of Capital Expense Funds, as authorized in Senate Bill No. 3020, 2024 Regular Session, to the Department of Public Safety for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026........................................
426	424
427	425		.............................................. $ 1,884,003.00.
428	426
429	427		This reappropriation is for the following purposes:
430	428
431	429		(a) Vehicles for Capitol Police............. $ 1,465,604.00.
432	430
433	431		(b) R&R to Facilities at MS Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy......................................... $ 96,691.00.
434	432
435	433		(c) Driver Services Bureau to upgrade and maintain the IDEMIA System and any equipment necessary to implement requirements under Section 63-1-16, Mississippi Code of 1972.......................
436	434
437	435		................................................ $ 160,037.00.
438	436
439	437		(d) Driver Services Bureau-Canton Building.. $ 161,671.00.
440	438
441	439		Notwithstanding the amount reappropriated under this section, the amount that may be expended under the authority of this section shall not exceed the unexpended balance of the funds remaining as of June 30, 2025, from the amount authorized for the previous fiscal year. In addition, this reappropriation shall not change the purpose for which the funds were originally authorized.
442	440
443	441		SECTION 25. With the funds appropriated herein, the Department of Public Safety is authorized to make payments to certain vendors for expenses incurred during Fiscal Years 2021 through 2024 in the following total amount................................... $ 284,064.24.
444	442
445	443		SECTION 26. 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.
446	444
447	445		SECTION 27. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025, and shall stand repealed from and after June 30, 2025.