Bill Text: MS SB2152 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; set term of office.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee [SB2152 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2020-SB2152-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2020 Regular Session
To: Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
By: Senator(s) Seymour
Senate Bill 2152
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-4-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 49-4-6, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
49-4-6. (1) There is hereby created the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, whose principal office shall be located in Jackson, Mississippi.
(2) The department shall be
headed by an executive director who shall be appointed by the Governor. The
commission shall submit to the Governor three (3) qualified nominees for the
position of executive director. The Governor shall appoint the executive
director from the list of qualified nominees submitted with the advice and
consent of the Senate. The term of office of the executive director shall
be four (4) years, and the executive director may be removed for cause by
majority vote of the members of the commission or by recall by the Governor.
The executive director may assign those powers and duties as deemed appropriate
to carry out the department's lawful functions. * * *
(3) The executive director shall appoint heads, who will serve at the pleasure of the executive director.
(4) The executive director shall have the authority to organize the department as deemed appropriate to carry out the responsibilities of the department. The organizational charts of the department shall be presented annually with the budget request of the Governor for review by the Legislature.
(5) The executive director shall develop and implement a merit promotion system for all sworn law enforcement officers. Promotion to higher rank shall be based on an individual's merit and length of service. The executive director shall implement the merit promotion system before July 1, 1995.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.