Bill Text: MS SB2983 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: "Mississippi Accountability and Transparency Act of 2008"; DFA make report on implementation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Failed) 2010-02-02 - Died In Committee [SB2983 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2010-SB2983-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2010 Regular Session
To: Fees, Salaries and Administration
By: Senator(s) Hewes, Gollott
Senate Bill 2983
AN ACT TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 27-104-151, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH IS THE "MISSISSIPPI ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2008" AND TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-155, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO DEVELOP AND MAKE A REPORT TO THE 2011 REGULAR SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE ON THE OPERATION OF THE SEARCHABLE WEB SITE CONTAINING INFORMATION ON CERTAIN STATE EXPENDITURES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 27-104-151, Mississippi Code of 1972, is brought forward as follows:
27-104-151. Sections 27-104-151 through 27-104-159 shall be known as the "Mississippi Accountability and Transparency Act of 2008."
SECTION 2. Section 27-104-155, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
27-104-155. The Department of Finance and Administration shall develop and operate a searchable Web site that shall include information on expenditures of state funds and bond proceeds.
(a) With regard to disbursement of funds, the Web site shall include, but not be limited to:
(i) The name and principal location of the entity or recipients of the funds, excluding release of information relating to an individual's place of residence, the identity of recipients of state or federal assistance payments, and any other information required confidential by state or federal law relating to privacy rights;
(ii) The amount of state funds expended;
(iii) A descriptive purpose of the funding action or expenditure;
(iv) The general source of authority for such expenditure including, but not limited to, legislative appropriation line item or bond issue;
(v) The specific source of authority for such expenditure including, but not limited to, a grant, contract, subcontract or the general discretion of the agency director, provided that if the authority is a grant, contract or subcontract, the Web site entry shall include a grant or contract number or similar information that clearly identifies the document;
(vi) The funding or expending agency;
(vii) The type of transaction; and
(viii) Any other information deemed relevant by the Department of Finance and Administration.
(b) An electronic copy of each grant, contract, subcontract and purchase order executed on or after the launch date of the Web site shall be posted on the Web site, subject to the restrictions in paragraph (c) of this section. If the Department of Finance and Administration determines that this portion of the Web site could be better or more quickly developed and hosted by another state agency, it may cooperate with that agency to accomplish the requirements of this paragraph.
(c) Nothing in Sections 27-104-151 through 27-104-159 shall permit or require the disclosure of trade secrets or other proprietary information, including confidential vendor information, or any other information which is required confidential by state or federal law or outside the applicable freedom of information statutes.
(d) The Web site shall be updated as soon as possible after each expenditure is made, or grant awarded, or contract or subcontract executed.
(e) The Department of Finance and Administration shall develop and make a report to the Governor and the 2011 Regular Session of the Legislature regarding the status of the operation and implementation of the searchable Web site containing information on certain state agency expenditures as required under Sections 27-104-151 through 27-104-159, with recommendations for necessary legislation to enhance the operation of the Web site consistent with the intent of the Mississippi Accountability and Transparency Act.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2010.
