House Bill 1972

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF SHARKEY COUNTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING LOCAL MATCH FUNDING TO ESTABLISH THE SHARKEY COUNTY CENTER FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO CREATE CULTURALLY COMPETENT COMMUNITY-SPECIFIC SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT INDUSTRY-DRIVEN BUSINESS ATTRACTION AND RETENTION STRATEGIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. The following sum, or so much of it as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, to the Board of Supervisors of Sharkey County, Mississippi, for the purpose of providing local match funding to establish the Sharkey County Center for Workforce Development to create culturally competent community-specific solutions to support industry-driven business attraction and retention strategies for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025.................... $ 1,000,000.00

SECTION 2. The money appropriated by this act shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his or her warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, officer or officers in the manner provided by law.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2024.