Bill Text: MS SB2858 | 2015 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-20 - Approved by Governor [SB2858 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2015-SB2858-Enrolled.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2015 Regular Session
To: Appropriations
By: Senator(s) Clarke, Burton, Lee, Jackson (32nd), McDaniel, Simmons (13th)
Senate Bill 2858
(As Sent to Governor)
AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016.
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, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016............................... $ 78,407,286.00.
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, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016 $ 87,986,467.00.
SECTION 3. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Sections 1 and 2, not more than the amounts set forth below shall be expended for the respective major objects or purposes of expenditure and authorized positions:
DIVISION OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits $ 53,487,086.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 245,000.00
Contractual Services..................... 19,914,410.00
Commodities.............................. 7,167,645.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0.00
Equipment........................... 1,529,151.00
Vehicles............................ 2,368,375.00
Wireless Communication Devices...... 4,950.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 3,735,265.00
Total.............................. $ 88,451,882.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 54,849,687.00
Special Funds............................ 33,602,195.00
Total.............................. $ 88,451,882.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 1,055
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited: Full Time........... 22
Part Time........... 3
DIVISION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING ACADEMY
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits $ 689,017.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 0.00
Contractual Services..................... 532,754.00
Commodities.............................. 310,856.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0.00
Equipment........................... 82,840.00
Vehicles............................ 0.00
Wireless Communication Devices...... 0.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 400,000.00
Total.............................. $ 2,015,467.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 340,159.00
Special Funds............................ 1,675,308.00
Total.............................. $ 2,015,467.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 15
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited: Full Time........... 0
Part Time........... 0
DIVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits $ 3,424,913.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 10,326.00
Contractual Services..................... 2,974,827.00
Commodities.............................. 94,007.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0.00
Equipment........................... 56,517.00
Vehicles............................ 0.00
Wireless Communication Devices...... 100.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 887,273.00
Total.............................. $ 7,447,963.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 2,521,743.00
Special Funds............................ 4,926,220.00
Total.............................. $ 7,447,963.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 58
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited: Full Time........... 1
Part Time........... 0
DIVISION OF CRIME LABORATORIES
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits $ 6,755,366.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 56,000.00
Contractual Services..................... 1,823,006.00
Commodities.............................. 783,709.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0.00
Equipment........................... 150,000.00
Vehicles............................ 0.00
Wireless Communication Devices...... 1,000.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 80,000.00
Total.............................. $ 9,649,081.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 7,025,788.00
Special Funds............................ 2,623,293.00
Total.............................. $ 9,649,081.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 88
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited: Full Time........... 9
Part Time........... 0
DIVISION OF MEDICAL EXAMINER
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits $ 1,214,500.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 10,000.00
Contractual Services..................... 292,004.00
Commodities.............................. 166,630.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0.00
Equipment........................... 4,389.00
Vehicles............................ 0.00
Wireless Communication Devices...... 0.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 146,226.00
Total.............................. $ 1,833,749.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 785,198.00
Special Funds............................ 1,048,551.00
Total.............................. $ 1,833,749.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 8
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited: Full Time........... 0
Part Time........... 0
DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING
OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits $ 2,084,882.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 84,264.00
Contractual Services..................... 992,311.00
Commodities.............................. 142,914.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0.00
Equipment........................... 0.00
Vehicles............................ 0.00
Wireless Communication Devices...... 0.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 24,151,797.00
Total.............................. $ 27,456,168.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 223,267.00
Special Funds............................ 27,232,901.00
Total.............................. $ 27,456,168.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 5
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited: Full Time........... 33
Part Time........... 0
DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING
OFFICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS AND TRAINING
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits $ 311,391.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 12,054.00
Contractual Services..................... 126,000.00
Commodities.............................. 14,020.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0.00
Equipment........................... 5,000.00
Vehicles............................ 0.00
Wireless Communication Devices...... 0.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 1,940,011.00
Total.............................. $ 2,408,476.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 0.00
Special Funds............................ 2,408,476.00
Total.............................. $ 2,408,476.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 6
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited: Full Time........... 0
Part Time........... 0
DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING
BOARD OF EMERGENCY TELECOMMUNICATIONS
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits $ 104,086.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 2,500.00
Contractual Services..................... 50,000.00
Commodities.............................. 10,000.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0.00
Equipment........................... 0.00
Vehicles............................ 0.00
Wireless Communication Devices...... 0.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 363,830.00
Total.............................. $ 530,416.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 0.00
Special Funds............................ 530,416.00
Total.............................. $ 530,416.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 2
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited: Full Time........... 0
Part Time........... 0
DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING
COUNCIL ON AGING
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits $ 118,132.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 7,250.00
Contractual Services..................... 18,000.00
Commodities.............................. 2,000.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0.00
Equipment........................... 0.00
Vehicles............................ 0.00
Wireless Communication Devices...... 0.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 295,196.00
Total.............................. $ 440,578.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 0.00
Special Funds............................ 440,578.00
Total.............................. $ 440,578.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 1
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited: Full Time........... 1
Part Time........... 0
COUNTY JAIL OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING BOARD
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits $ 53,718.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 400.00
Contractual Services..................... 10,340.00
Commodities.............................. 300.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0.00
Equipment........................... 0.00
Vehicles............................ 0.00
Wireless Communication Devices...... 0.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 298,922.00
Total.............................. $ 363,680.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 0.00
Special Funds............................ 363,680.00
Total.............................. $ 363,680.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 1
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited: Full Time........... 0
Part Time........... 0
OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits $ 1,127,165.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 22,816.00
Contractual Services..................... 438,634.00
Commodities.............................. 114,597.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0.00
Equipment........................... 23,525.00
Vehicles............................ 0.00
Wireless Communication Devices...... 196.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 9,564,760.00
Total.............................. $ 11,291,693.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 97,907.00
Special Funds............................ 11,193,786.00
Total.............................. $ 11,291,693.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 9
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited: Full Time........... 9
Part Time........... 0
BUREAU OF NARCOTICS
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits $ 10,714,940.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 43,000.00
Contractual Services..................... 1,755,800.00
Commodities.............................. 1,158,494.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0.00
Equipment........................... 19,800.00
Vehicles............................ 500,000.00
Wireless Communication Devices...... 500.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 1,000.00
Total.............................. $ 14,193,534.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 12,488,110.00
Special Funds............................ 1,705,424.00
Total.............................. $ 14,193,534.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 182
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited: Full Time........... 8
Part Time........... 0
JUVENILE FACILITY MONITORING UNIT
MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE:
Personal Services:
Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits $ 168,019.00
Travel and Subsistence.............. 7,500.00
Contractual Services..................... 125,547.00
Commodities.............................. 10,000.00
Capital Outlay:
Other Than Equipment................ 0.00
Equipment........................... 0.00
Vehicles............................ 0.00
Wireless Communication Devices...... 0.00
Subsidies, Loans and Grants.............. 0.00
Total.............................. $ 311,066.00
FUNDING:
General Funds........................... $ 75,427.00
Special Funds............................ 235,639.00
Total.............................. $ 311,066.00
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time........... 0
Part Time........... 0
Time-Limited: Full Time........... 3
Part Time........... 0
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 which are being 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 Internal Revenue Service’s 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 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 6. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Department of Public Safety designate certain employees to aid the Division of Crime Laboratories in the billing and collecting of all fees charged for services rendered by the Division of Crime Laboratories.
SECTION 7. 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 8. 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 9. 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:
FY2016
Performance Measures Target
Enforcement
Increased Enforcement - Citations (%) 2.99
Decreased Fatalities (%) 14.40
Increase DUI Arrests - Inc Felony
DUIs (%) 0.11
Criminal Investigations (Actions) 36,845
Driver Services
Driver's Licenses & ID Cards
Issued (Items) 969,098
Cost per License Document Produced ($) 30.00
Drivers Suspended (Persons) 104,620
Accident Reports Processed (Actions) 6,372
Motor Vehicle Inspection Stickers
Sold (Items) 2,086,840
Support Services
Training of Switch & Repository
Classes (Number of) 120
Audit of User Agencies (Number of) 150
Emerg Telecomms Training
Emerg Telecomm Certified (Persons) 600
Certification Transactions (Actions) 2,400
Training Quality Monitoring (Actions) 150
Forensic Analysis
Reports Issued (Cases) 26,000
Court Testimonies (Cases) 500
Cost per Case Analyzed ($) 500.00
Cost per Testimony ($) 500.00
Dna Analysis
Known Sex Offender Samples (Items) 106,000
Proficiency Samples (Items) 500
Casework Samples Examined (Items) 6,500
Cost per Sample ($) 500.00
Training Academy
Basic Students to Graduate (Persons) 240
Basic Refresher Students to
Graduate (Persons) 60
In-service & Advanced Students
to Graduate (Persons) 2,500
Drug Enforcement
Arrests Made (Persons) 1,800
Number of Prosecutions (Actions) 2,200
Organizations Disrupted or
Dismantled (Actions) 22
Forensic Pathology
Deaths Investigated (Actions) 17,000
Autopsies Performed at SME Office (Actions) 1,500
Cost per Autopsy Performed ($) 1,000.00
Jail Officer Training
County Jail Officers Certified (Persons) 400
Certification Transactions (Actions) 800
Law Enforcement Training
Basic Law Enforcement Officers
Certified (Persons) 500
Certification Transactions (Actions) 2,500
Training Quality Monitoring (Actions) 1,000
Public Safety Planning
Statewide Programs Supported (Programs) 1,006
Juvenile Jail Alternatives Dev (Alternatives) 5
Narcotics Units Funded 2
Drug-free Programs Implemented 0
Council On Aging
Number of Board Meetings (Meetings) 4
Establish TRIAD Programs (Programs) 4
Conduct Training Programs (Programs) 6
Provide On-site Training 10
Juvenile Fac Monitoring Unit
Number of Facilities Inspected (Items) 125
Strategic Plans Implemented (Items) 20
Homeland Security
OHS Grants for Jurisdictions (Number of) 200
First Responder Classes (Number of) 170
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 2017.
SECTION 10. 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 2015. It is further the intention of the Legislature that the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2017 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 2016 budget request process.
SECTION 11. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 2, 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 12. 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 13. 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 14. 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 15. It is the direction of the Legislature that all Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) nonexempt sworn officers of the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol who are working one hundred seventy-one (171) hours in a twenty-eight-day work cycle be compensated based on the annual salary established by the State Personnel Board for a one-hundred-sixty-hour per month schedule divided by two thousand eighty-seven and one hundred forty-three one thousandths (2,087.143), for an hourly rate, to be multiplied by two thousand two hundred twenty-three (2,223) or one hundred seventy-one (171) hours in a twenty-eight-day work cycle for a new annual salary. All hours worked over one hundred seventy-one (171) hours in a twenty-eight-day schedule shall be governed by the FLSA or other special compensation plan. All realignments after July 1, 2010, shall be calculated using this formula. This section shall be known as the "David R. Huggins Act."
SECTION 16. Of the funds appropriated in Sections 1 and 2, Three Hundred Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($325,000.00) is appropriated out of any funds in the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Public Safety for the purposes of paying for eleven (11) hours of compensatory time at an hourly rate based on 2,087.143 hours per year for sworn officers who hold the rank of Lieutenant and above. The funds provided in this section to pay for the eleven (11) hours authorized in this section shall be expended only for this purpose.
SECTION 17. 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, 2016.
SECTION 18. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall have the authority to transfer Department of Public Safety Special 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 Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) collectively during Fiscal Year 2016. 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, in addition to monthly financial reports to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chairman of Senate Appropriations Committee, Chairman of House Appropriations Committee and the Legislative Budget Office.
SECTION 19. 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 20. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2015.
