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MS Code § 7-1-57 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 7 - Executive Department|Chapter 1 - Governor|General Provisions|§ 7-1-57. Defaulting state treasurer and tax collectors suspended

 Whenever it shall be credibly alleged to the governor that the state treasurer or any tax collector is a defaulter, the governor shall direct the examiner forthwith to examine the records, books, and accounts of such treasurer or tax collector and, as soon as practicable, to report the condition of such officer's accounts. If the report show such officer to be a defaulter or short in his accounts, the governor shall at once suspend him and appoint some other person to perform the duties of the office pending the investigation of his account.
MS Code § 7-1-59 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 7 - Executive Department|Chapter 1 - Governor|General Provisions|§ 7-1-59. Court proceedings to be instituted

 If the examiner report the state treasurer or any tax collector to be a defaulter, it shall be the duty of the governor to notify the attorney general in case of the state treasurer, or the proper district attorney in case of a county officer, of the facts and require him to institute proper proceedings in court for the investigation of such account and the judicial determination of the status thereof.
MS Code § 7-1-61 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 7 - Executive Department|Chapter 1 - Governor|General Provisions|§ 7-1-61. Duty in respect to defaulter

 The governor shall have the power, and it is his duty, to suspend alleged defaulting tax collectors pending the investigation of their respective accounts, whether made under the foregoing sections or otherwise, and to make temporary appointments of proper persons to fill the offices while such investigations are being made.
MS Code § 7-1-63 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 7 - Executive Department|Chapter 1 - Governor|General Provisions|§ 7-1-63. Contingent fund

 The executive contingent fund shall be expended under the direction of the governor and be accounted for by him to the legislature at each session. The auditor shall issue his warrant on the treasurer for such sums as the governor may from time to time, by his written order, direct; but no part of such fund shall be expended for the private purposes of the governor or for his individual expenses.
MS Code § 7-1-65 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 7 - Executive Department|Chapter 1 - Governor|General Provisions|§ 7-1-65. To borrow money in case of casualties

 The governor is authorized, in case of casualty or casualties caused by wind, fire, or water leaving people distressed and in destitute circumstances, to borrow money in sums not exceeding Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) in any one case, and to expend the same for the relief of such suffering and on such terms and conditions as he may see fit and proper. There may not be borrowed in any one year more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).
MS Code § 7-1-67 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 7 - Executive Department|Chapter 1 - Governor|General Provisions|§ 7-1-67. Acting governor in certain contingencies

 When the office of governor shall become vacant, by death or otherwise, the lieutenant-governor shall possess the powers and discharge the duties of said office. When the governor shall be absent from the state or unable from protracted illness to perform the duties of the office, the lieutenant-governor shall discharge the duties of said office until the governor be able to resume his duties. If, from disability or otherwise, the lieutenant-governor shall be incapable of performing said duties or if he be absent from the state, the president of the senate pro tempore shall act in his stead; but if there be no such president or if he be disqualified by like disability or be absent from the state, then the speaker of the house of representatives shall assume the office of governor and perform said duties. In case of the inability of the foregoing officers to discharge the duties of governor, the secretary of state shall convene the senate to elect a president pro tempore. The officer discharging the duties of governor shall receive compensation as such. Should a doubt arise as to whether a vacancy has occurred in the office of governor, or as to whether any one of the disabilities mentioned in this section exists or shall have ended, then the secretary of state shall submit the question in doubt to the judges of the supreme court, who, or a majority of whom, shall investigate and determine said question and furnish to the secretary of state an opinion in writing, which shall be final and conclusive.
MS Code § 7-1-101 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 7 - Executive Department|Chapter 1 - Governor|Governor-Elect|§ 7-1-101. Office, staff, and information for governor-elect

 The governor's office of general services shall provide a governor-elect with office space and office equipment for the period between the election and inauguration.   A special appropriation to the governor's office of general services is hereby authorized to defray the expenses of providing necessary staff employees and for the operation of the office of a governor-elect during the period between the election and inauguration.   The state fiscal management board shall make available to a governor-elect and his designated representatives information on the following: (a) all information and reports used in the preparation of the budget report; and (b) all information and reports on projected income and revenue estimates for the state.
MS Code § 7-1-151 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 7 - Executive Department|Chapter 1 - Governor|Former Governor|§ 7-1-151. Appropriation to defray certain expenses of former governor

 A special appropriation to the state fiscal management board is hereby authorized to defray the expenses of providing necessary secretarial assistance and office supplies for a former governor for a reasonable period of time, not to exceed six (6) months from the expiration of said governor's term of office, to enable such ex-governor to wind up his public obligations and responsibilities and to answer his correspondence and close his official files.
MS Code § 7-1-201 through 7-1-209 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 7 - Executive Department|Chapter 1 - Governor|Criminal Justice Planning Commission [Terminated]|§ 7-1-201 through 7-1-209. Terminated

 Terminated by Laws, 1978, ch. 385, § 6, eff September 30, 1981.    §7-1-201. [En Laws, 1978, ch. 385, § 1; Laws, 1980, ch. 560, § 5]    §7-1-203 through §7-1-209. [En Laws, 1978, ch. 385, §§ 2-5]
MS Code § 7-1-251 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 7 - Executive Department|Chapter 1 - Governor|Division of Federal-State Programs|§ 7-1-251. Department of Finance and Administration to be Office of Governor, Division of Federal-State Programs

 The Department of Finance and Administration shall be the Office of the Governor, Division of Federal-State Programs and shall retain all powers and duties granted by law to the Office of the Governor, Division of Federal-State Programs, except for specific duties transferred to other departments under "the Mississippi Executive Reorganization Act of 1989 [Law, 1989, Chapter 544]". Wherever the term "Office of the Governor, Federal-State Programs" appears in any law the same shall mean the Department of Finance and Administration. The Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration may assign to the appropriate division such powers and duties as deemed appropriate to carry out the lawful functions of this department.
MS Code § 7-1-255 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 7 - Executive Department|Chapter 1 - Governor|Division of Federal-State Programs|§ 7-1-255. Powers and duties of Department

 The Department of Finance and Administration shall have the following powers and duties with regard to federal-state programs:   Provide assistance to state departments, agencies and institutions in the development of federal programs and, whenever possible, to local agencies, so that the people of Mississippi can be assured of a fair, efficient and coordinated planning and administration of these programs. The department shall inform the Governor of the fiscal requirements of the state departments, agencies and institutions for these programs so that a comprehensive plan can be developed which will be responsive to state needs and priorities. The Department of Finance and Administration is hereby authorized to receive and expend funds that have been appropriated by the Legislature in accordance with law for coordinating federal programs and for providing technical assistance to state and local agencies administering those programs. All state departments, agencies and institutions shall cooperate with the department by providing information and assistance when requested.   The Department of Finance and Administration is hereby authorized to cooperate with or, with approval of the Governor, enter into any agreements with any agency, department, official, educational institution or political subdivision of this state, any agency or official of the government of the United States of America, or any private person for and on behalf of any delivery agency, in order to carry out the provisions of Section 7-1-251 et seq. The delivery of services for the programs known as "federal-state programs" shall be carried out by the state delivery agencies as assigned by the Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration, or as specified by law.   The department is hereby authorized, with the approval of the Governor, to charge reasonable application fees in the administration of the Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program established by Title II of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, P.L. 99-514. The department is further authorized and empowered to escalate its budget authority based on any such fees generated. In the event that the government of the state is reorganized so as to provide that an agency other than the department shall administer the Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program, the authority granted by this paragraph shall be transferred to such successor agency.   The Department of Finance and Administration is authorized to promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of Section 7-1-251 et seq., complying with the provisions of Section 25-43-1 et seq.
MS Code § 7-1-257 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 7 - Executive Department|Chapter 1 - Governor|Division of Federal-State Programs|§ 7-1-257. Construction of references to office of Executive Director of Federal-State Programs

 Any reference to the office of the Executive Director of Federal-State Programs or to the Division of Federal-State Programs, Office of the Governor, in any statute or executive order shall be construed to mean the Department of Finance and Administration.
MS Code § 7-1-351 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 7 - Executive Department|Chapter 1 - Governor|Administration of the Workforce Investment Act programs in Mississippi|§ 7-1-351. Department of Economic and Community Development to be Division of Job Development and Training

 The Department of Economic and Community Development shall be the Division of Job Development and Training and shall retain all powers and duties granted by law to the Division of Job Development and Training and wherever the term "Division of Job Development and Training" shall appear in any law it shall mean the Department of Economic and Community Development. The executive director may assign to appropriate divisions powers and duties as deemed appropriate to carry out the lawful functions of the department.
MS Code § 7-1-355 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 7 - Executive Department|Chapter 1 - Governor|Administration of the Workforce Investment Act programs in Mississippi|§ 7-1-355. Administration of Workforce Investment Act programs; annual report on Workforce Investment Act activities

  The Mississippi Department of Employment Security, Office of the Governor, is designated as the sole administrator of all programs for which the state is the prime sponsor under Title 1(B) of Public Law 105-220, Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, and may take all necessary action to secure to this state the benefits of that legislation. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security, Office of the Governor, may receive and disburse funds for those programs that become available to it from any source.   The Mississippi Department of Employment Security, Office of the Governor, shall establish guidelines on the amount and/or percentage of indirect and/or administrative expenses by the local fiscal agent or the Workforce Development Center operator. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security, Office of the Governor, shall develop an accountability system and make an annual report to the Legislature before December 31 of each year on Workforce Investment Act activities. The report shall include, but is not limited to, the following:   The total number of individuals served through the Workforce Development Centers and the percentage and number of individuals for which a quarterly follow-up is provided;   The number of individuals who receive core services by each center;   The number of individuals who receive intensive services by each center;   The number of Workforce Investment Act vouchers issued by the Workforce Development Centers including:   A list of schools and colleges to which these vouchers were issued and the average cost per school of the vouchers; and   A list of the types of programs for which these vouchers were issued;     The number of individuals placed in a job through Workforce Development Centers;   The monies and the amount retained for administrative and other costs received from Workforce Investment Act funds for each agency or organization that Workforce Investment Act funds flow through as a percentage and actual dollar amount of all Workforce Investment Act funds received.
MS Code § 7-1-357 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 7 - Executive Department|Chapter 1 - Governor|Administration of the Workforce Investment Act programs in Mississippi|§ 7-1-357. Cooperation with agencies, institutions and other entities

 The division of job development and training, office of the governor, is hereby authorized to cooperate with or enter into agreements with any agency, official, educational institution or political subdivision of this state, any agency or official of the government of the United States of America, or any private person, firm, partnership or corporation in order to carry out the provisions of Sections 7-1-351 through 7-1-371.
MS Code § 7-1-361 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 7 - Executive Department|Chapter 1 - Governor|Administration of the Workforce Investment Act programs in Mississippi|§ 7-1-361. Rules and regulations

 The division of job development and training, office of the governor, is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of Sections 7-1-351 through 7-1-371.
MS Code § 7-1-363 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 7 - Executive Department|Chapter 1 - Governor|Administration of the Workforce Investment Act programs in Mississippi|§ 7-1-363. Contracts with the division of vocational-technical education

 To the maximum extent practicable, the Department of Economic and Community Development shall contract with the Division of Vocational-Technical Education of the State Department of Education all programs embracing an institutional training component. Such programs shall be contracted to the Division of Vocational-Technical Education of the State Department of Education, except those programs funded by the Governor's special grant, shall be coordinated with and complementary to the existing state public educational systems and shall not be duplicative or competitive in nature to such systems.
MS Code § 7-1-365 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 7 - Executive Department|Chapter 1 - Governor|Administration of the Workforce Investment Act programs in Mississippi|§ 7-1-365. Cooperation with certain other state boards and commissions

 The state department of education, vocational-technical division, the board of trustees of any junior college district, the board of trustees of any school district, the Mississippi Employment Security Commission, and the division of job development and training, office of the governor, shall cooperate in carrying out the provisions of Sections 7-1-351 through 7-1-371.
MS Code § 7-1-371 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 7 - Executive Department|Chapter 1 - Governor|Administration of the Workforce Investment Act programs in Mississippi|§ 7-1-371. State assets or personnel not to be utilized without federal reimbursement

 Unless wholly reimbursed from federal funds, no state funds, personnel, assets or resources shall be utilized in carrying out the provisions of Sections 7-1-351 through 7-1-371.
MS Code § 7-1-401 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 7 - Executive Department|Chapter 1 - Governor|State Bond Advisory Division|§ 7-1-401. Establishment of State Bond Advisory Division; director

 There is hereby created within the Bureau of Budget and Fiscal Management of the State Fiscal Management Board a division to be known as the "State Bond Advisory Division." The State Fiscal Management Board shall appoint a director, who shall have knowledge in the field of state governmental operation and of the state's fiscal and economic affairs and shall employ such other technical, professional and clerical help as he deems necessary. The director shall, before entering upon the duties of his appointment, execute a good and sufficient bond payable to the state in some surety company qualified and doing business in the State of Mississippi in the penal sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties as required by law. The premium on said bond shall be paid as the premium on the Governor's bond.
MS Code § 7-1-451 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 7 - Executive Department|Chapter 1 - Governor|Office of General Services|§ 7-1-451. Department of Finance and Administration to be Office of General Services

 The Department of Finance and Administration shall be the Office of General Services and shall retain all powers and duties granted by law to the Office of General Services. Wherever the term "Office of General Services" appears in any law the same shall mean the Department of Finance and Administration. The Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration may assign to the appropriate divisions such powers and duties as deemed appropriate to carry out the department's lawful functions.
MS Code § 7-1-501 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 7 - Executive Department|Chapter 1 - Governor|National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws|§ 7-1-501. Appointment of State Bar members as commissioners; duties

 The Governor shall appoint as commissioners to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws three (3) members, in good standing, of The Mississippi Bar. In addition to the Governor's appointees, the commission on uniform state laws shall consist of the following appointed commissioners, all of whom shall be members, in good standing, of The Mississippi Bar: a member of the Senate appointed by the Lieutenant Governor; a member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House; any member of the bar who has been elected a life member of the conference; and the Directors of the Mississippi Law Research Institute, and the Senate and House Legislative Services Offices.   The commissioners so appointed shall confer and act with the commissioners of other states and territories in the formulation of uniform laws on all subjects. The commissioners shall prepare a report on their recommendations to be submitted to the Legislature for its consideration for adoption.
MS Code § 7-1-503 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 7 - Executive Department|Chapter 1 - Governor|National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws|§ 7-1-503. Appointment of associate members

 Two (2) associate members of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, all of whom shall be members, in good standing, of The Mississippi Bar, shall be appointed to act in accordance with the constitution and bylaws of the conference as follows:   The Lieutenant Governor shall appoint one (1) associate member from the staff of the Senate; and   The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint one (1) associate member from the staff of the House.
MS Code § 7-1-505 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 7 - Executive Department|Chapter 1 - Governor|National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws|§ 7-1-505. Term of appointments; designation of substitute person to attend annual meeting in the absence of commissioner or associate member

 The commissioners and associate members shall serve until such time as they are removed or their successors are appointed by the aforesaid appointing authorities. In the event that a commissioner or associate member is unable to attend an annual meeting of the conference, the appointing authority shall designate a substitute person to attend the meeting.
MS Code § 7-1-551 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 7 - Executive Department|Chapter 1 - Governor|Governor's Commission on Physical Fitness and Sports|§ 7-1-551. Definitions

 The following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:   "Commission" means the Governor's Commission on Physical Fitness and Sports.   "Physical fitness" means good or improved life-style habits of Mississippi residents through the utilization of recreational opportunities, consistent and medically correct exercise, and leisure time management for the expressed purpose of decreasing stress related maladies, thereby promoting a more healthful environment for the citizens of this state.   "Sports" means those team or individual competitive athletic activities that are participated in on an amateur basis by the citizens of the State of Mississippi for the expressed purposes of enjoyment, exercise and sportsmanship without expectations of financial remuneration.
MS Code § 7-1-553 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 7 - Executive Department|Chapter 1 - Governor|Governor's Commission on Physical Fitness and Sports|§ 7-1-553. Purpose

 There is hereby created a Governor's Commission on Physical Fitness and Sports to serve the citizens of the State of Mississippi by developing safe, healthful and enjoyable physical fitness and sports programs. This commission shall provide instruments of motivation, education and shall promote public awareness to assure that all citizens of the State of Mississippi will have the opportunity to pursue a more healthful life-style.