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To: Appropriations C;
Appropriations A
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026
By: Representatives Deweese, Read, Bennett,
Creekmore IV, Currie, McGee, Mickens, Scott,
Turner
HOUSE BILL NO. 1914
(As Sent to Governor)
AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FROM SPECIAL FUNDS IN THE 1
STATE TREASURY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE 2
MISSISSIPPI STATE BOARD OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS FOR THE 3
FISCAL YEAR 2027. 4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 5
SECTION 1. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be 6
necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury 7
to the credit of the Mississippi State Board of Nursing Home 8
Administrators for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the 9
board for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending 10
June 30, 2027 ................................. $ 219,263.00. 11
SECTION 2. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of 12
this act, not more than the following amount of funds, with the 13
exception of the provisions in this section, shall be expended 14
only for "Personal Services," which includes "Vacancy Funding," 15
for the following authorized number of employment headcount: 16
FUNDING: 17
General Funds: $ 0.00 18
Special Funds: $ 144,610.00 19
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Total Funds: $ 144,610.00 20
PERSONAL SERVICES: 21
Employee Salaries, Wages and 22
Fringe Benefits: $ 144,610.00 23
Progressions: $ 0.00 24
Vacancy Funding: $ 0.00 25
Total Personal Services: $ 144,610.00 26
AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: 27
Permanent: 2 28
Time-Limited: 0 29
As used in this section, the term "Personal Services" shall 30
mean funds provided under the major object of expenditure category 31
Personal Services for Salaries, Wages, and Fringe Benefits. Funds 32
in this category shall not be transferred to any other category. 33
It is the intention of the Legislature to ensure compliance 34
with the Variable Compensation Plan, as outlined in Section 35
25-9-147, Mississippi Code of 1972. Payment from these funds shall 36
be in accordance with the Variable Compensation Plan promulgated 37
by the Mississippi State Personnel Board. It is the Legislature's 38
intention that no employee's salary falls below the minimum salary 39
established by the Mississippi State Personnel Board. 40
The State Personnel Board shall determine and publish the 41
projected annual cost of "Personal Services" based on monthly and 42
year-to-date payroll expenditures in compliance with the 43
provisions of this act. 44
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With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency's 45
responsibility to ensure that no single personnel action or 46
combination of personnel actions, when annualized, exceeds the 47
Fiscal Year 2027 appropriation for "Personal Services" with the 48
exception of escalated funds. Further, it shall be the agency's 49
responsibility to ensure that funds required to be appropriated 50
for "Personal Services" for Fiscal Year 2028 do not exceed Fiscal 51
Year 2027 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or 52
positions are added to the agency's Fiscal Year 2027 budget by the 53
Mississippi Legislature. 54
If, at the time the agency takes any action to change 55
"Personal Services," the State Personnel Board determines that the 56
agency has taken or will take an action that would cause the 57
agency to exceed the funds appropriated in this act when 58
annualized for Fiscal Year 2027 or increase the need for "Personal 59
Services" for Fiscal Year 2028, when annualized, the State 60
Personnel Board shall process no salary actions until such time as 61
the requirements of the provisions of this section are met with 62
the exception of new hires determined to be essential for the 63
agency. 64
When used in this section, "Vacancy Funding" shall mean funds 65
included in the Total Personal Services amount listed above and 66
designated for approved vacancies in Fiscal Year 2027. These 67
funds are to be utilized to increase the number of filled 68
headcounts that were authorized but unfilled as of the last day of 69
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Fiscal Year 2026. If the agency fills additional headcounts after 70
February 1, 2026, until the end of Fiscal Year 2026, the amount of 71
available Vacancy Funding may be proportionally adjusted to 72
reflect the updated number of filled headcounts. The agency shall 73
be responsible for ensuring that "Vacancy Funding" is used to 74
increase headcounts and not for promotions, title changes, 75
in-range salary adjustments, or any other mechanism for increasing 76
salaries for current employees. 77
Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with 78
the terms, conditions, and procedures established by law or 79
allowable under the terms set forth within this act. The State 80
Personnel Board shall not escalate positions or increase the 81
Personal Services total without written approval from the 82
Department of Finance and Administration. The Department of 83
Finance and Administration shall not provide written approval to 84
escalate any funds for salaries and/or headcounts without proof of 85
availability of new or additional funds above the appropriated 86
level. Unless specifically noted, all Fiscal Year 2026 escalated 87
headcounts have been accounted for and shall be converted to 88
authorized time-limited headcounts. 89
No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be 90
used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds used for 91
salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are 92
withdrawn and no longer available. 93
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None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in 94
violation of the Internal Revenue Service's Publication 15-A 95
relating to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as 96
interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor. 97
If the agency's total authorized headcount decreases from 98
Fiscal Year 2026 to Fiscal Year 2027, it will be the agency's 99
discretion as to what headcounts are removed. 100
SECTION 3. It is the intention of the Legislature that the 101
Mississippi State Board of Nursing Home Administrators shall 102
maintain complete accounting and personnel records related to the 103
expenditure of all funds appropriated under this act and that such 104
records shall be in the same format and level of detail as 105
maintained for Fiscal Year 2026. It is further the intention of 106
the Legislature that the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 107
2028 shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee 108
in a format and level of detail comparable to the format and level 109
of detail provided during the Fiscal Year 2027 budget request 110
process. 111
SECTION 4. It is the intention of the Legislature that the 112
Mississippi State Board of Nursing Home Administrators deposit all 113
revenue generated into a special fund in the State Treasury to the 114
credit of the Mississippi State Board of Nursing Home 115
Administrators and that all interest earned or deposited to the 116
fund shall remain in the fund and not be paid into the State 117
General Fund of Mississippi. 118
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SECTION 5. It is the intention of the Legislature that 119
whenever two (2) or more bids are received by this agency for the 120
purchase of commodities or equipment, and whenever all things 121
stated in such received bids are equal with respect to price, 122
quality and service, the Mississippi Industries for the Blind 123
shall be given preference. A similar preference shall be given to 124
the Mississippi Industries for the Blind whenever purchases are 125
made without competitive bids. 126
SECTION 6. It is the intention of the Legislature that the 127
funds herein appropriated shall be expended in compliance with 128
Section 27-104-25, Mississippi Code of 1972, that no state agency 129
shall incur obligations or indebtedness in excess of their 130
appropriation and that the responsible officers, either personally 131
or upon their official bonds, shall be held responsible for 132
actions contrary to this provision. 133
SECTION 7. Of the funds appropriated under this act, funds 134
are provided for any ITS charges that may be required for system 135
upgrades or migration related to the Cloud Center of Excellence 136
Act, as described in Section 25-53-251. 137
SECTION 8. The money herein appropriated shall be paid by 138
the State Treasurer out of any money in the State Treasury to the 139
credit of the proper fund or funds as set forth in this act, upon 140
warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal 141
Officer shall issue his warrants upon requisitions signed by the 142
proper person, officer or officers, in the manner provided by law. 143
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ST: Appropriation; Nursing Home Administrators,
Board of.
SECTION 9. This act shall take effect and be in force from 144
and after July 1, 2026. 145