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MS Code § 27-104-157 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 104 - State Fiscal Affairs|Mississippi Accountability and Transparency Act|§ 27-104-157. Form and timeline for state agencies to report information

 The Department of Finance and Administration shall have the authority to establish the form, processes and procedures, and timelines for agencies to report the information required by Sections 27-104-151 through 27-104-159. At the latest, each agency shall provide access to all required data within fourteen (14) days after the data becomes available to the agency. All agencies shall fully cooperate with the Department of Finance and Administration in compiling and providing all information necessary to comply with the requirements of Sections 27-104-151 through 27-104-159.
MS Code § 27-104-158 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 104 - State Fiscal Affairs|Mississippi Accountability and Transparency Act|§ 27-104-158. State Auditor to examine agencies' compliance with Sections 27-104-151 through 27-104-159

 The Office of the State Auditor shall examine agencies' compliance with the requirements of Sections 27-104-151 through 27-104-159 in the course of the powers and duties of the office as prescribed in Section 7-7-211.
MS Code § 27-104-159 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 104 - State Fiscal Affairs|Mississippi Accountability and Transparency Act|§ 27-104-159. Relation to Mississippi Public Records Act

 Nothing in Sections 27-104-151 through 27-104-159 shall be construed to supersede the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983, as amended, except that Sections 27-104-151 through 27-104-158 shall apply to expenditures of the legislative branch.
MS Code § 27-104-161 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 104 - State Fiscal Affairs|Mississippi Accountability and Transparency Act|§ 27-104-161. No authority to review, approve or deny expenditures of Legislature

 No provision of Sections 27-104-151 through 27-104-159 shall be construed as conferring upon the Department of Finance and Administration any authority to review, approve or deny any expenditures or contracts entered into by the Legislature or any of its committees, or to impose any requirement on the Legislature or any of its committees to take any action other than to disclose expenditures and contracts entered into on or after July 1, 2011. For the purposes of this section, the term "contract" includes, but is not limited to, personal and professional services contracts.
MS Code § 27-104-163 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 104 - State Fiscal Affairs|Mississippi Accountability and Transparency Act|§ 27-104-163. Publication of meeting notice on searchable website; applicability

 The Department of Finance and Administration shall publish on its searchable website notice of any regular meeting held by a state agency, other than a legislative committee, in accordance with Section 25-41-13. For purposes of this section, the term "state agency" means an agency, department, institution, board, commission, council, office, bureau, division, committee or subcommittee of the state. However, the term "state agency" does not include institutions of higher learning, community and junior colleges, counties or municipalities.
MS Code § 27-104-165 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 104 - State Fiscal Affairs|Mississippi Accountability and Transparency Act|§ 27-104-165. Phased-in plan for procurement portal authorized

 The Department of Finance and Administration, with assistance from the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services and the State Personnel Board, may develop a phased-in plan that ensures that the procurement portal required under Section 25-53-151 be fully functional by July 1, 2015.
MS Code § 27-104-167 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 104 - State Fiscal Affairs|Mississippi Accountability and Transparency Act|§ 27-104-167. Certain required annual reports of agencies, boards, commissions, departments and institutions to be published on the searchable website of the Department of Finance and Administration website

 The Department of Finance and Administration shall publish on its searchable website the annual report of each agency, board, commission, department and institution required to be prepared by Section 27-101-1. The Department of Finance and Administration shall have the authority to establish the forms, processes, procedures and timelines to furnish the annual report. All such agencies, boards, commissions, departments and institutions shall fully cooperate with the Department of Finance and Administration in providing the information necessary to comply with the requirements of this section.
MS Code § 27-104-201 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 104 - State Fiscal Affairs|Mississippi Budget Transparency and Simplification Act of 2016|§ 27-104-201. Short title

 This act [Chapter 459, Laws of 2016] shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Budget Transparency and Simplification Act of 2016."
MS Code § 27-104-203 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 104 - State Fiscal Affairs|Mississippi Budget Transparency and Simplification Act of 2016|§ 27-104-203. State agencies prohibited from charging another state agency fees, etc., for services or resources received; exemptions

 From and after July 1, 2016, no state agency shall charge another state agency a fee, assessment, rent, audit fee, personnel fee or other charge for services or resources received. The provisions of this section shall not apply (a) to grants, contracts, pass-through funds, project fees or other charges for services between state agencies and the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, any public university, the Mississippi Community College Board, any public community or junior college, and the State Department of Education, nor (b) to charges for services between the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, any public university, the Mississippi Community College Board, any public community or junior college, and the State Department of Education, nor (c) to federal grants, pass-through funds, cost allocation charges, surplus property charges or project fees between state agencies as approved or determined by the State Fiscal Officer, nor (d) telecommunications, data center services, and/or other information technology services that are used on an as-needed basis and those costs shall be passed through to the using agency, nor (e) to federal grants, special funds, or pass-through funds, available for payment by state agencies to the Department of Finance and Administration related to Mississippi Management and Reporting Systems (MMRS) Statewide Application charges and utilities as approved or determined by the State Fiscal Officer. The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, any public university, the Mississippi Community College Board, any public community or junior college, and the State Department of Education shall retain the authority to charge and be charged for expenditures that they deemed nonrecurring in nature by the State Fiscal Officer.
MS Code § 27-104-205 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 104 - State Fiscal Affairs|Mississippi Budget Transparency and Simplification Act of 2016|§ 27-104-205. Defrayal of expenses of certain state agencies by appropriation of Legislature from General Fund; exemptions

  From and after July 1, 2016, the expenses of the following enumerated state agencies shall be defrayed by appropriation of the Legislature from the State General Fund: the State Fire Marshal, the State Fire Academy, the Office of Secretary of State (not including the Preneed Contracts Loss Recovery Fund), the Mississippi Public Service Commission, the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services, (not including the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services Revolving Fund), the State Personnel Board, the Mississippi Department of Insurance (not including the Municipal Fire Protection Fund, Section 83-1-37, the County Volunteer Fire Department Fund, Section 83-1-39, and the Mississippi Propane Education and Research Fund, Section 75-57-119), the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Minimum Standards Board, the Mississippi Gaming Commission, the Mississippi Department of Revenue - License Tag, the Office of the State Public Defender, the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission (not including the Second Injury Trust Fund) and the Office of Attorney General. Beginning July 1, 2016, any fees, assessments or other revenues charged for the support of the above-named state agencies shall be deposited into the State General Fund, and any special fund or depository established within the State Treasury for the deposit of such fees, assessments or revenues shall be abolished and the balance transferred to the State General Fund. Expenses heretofore drawn from such special funds or other depositories shall be drawn from the agencies General Fund Account.   Beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, the amount to be appropriated annually from the State General Fund for the support of each of the above-named state agencies shall not exceed the amount appropriated for such purpose in the preceding fiscal year, plus any increases in or additional fees, assessments or other charges authorized by act of the Legislature for the succeeding fiscal year.   The provisions of this section shall not apply to any trust fund account that is maintained by any above-named agency.   The provisions of this section shall not prohibit any of the above-named agencies from maintaining clearing accounts in approved depositories.   The provisions of this section shall not apply to any trust fund accounts maintained by the Public Employees' Retirement System and protected under Section 272A of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890.
MS Code § 27-105-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 105 - Depositories|Article 1 - State Depositories|§ 27-105-1. State Depository Commission to mean State Treasurer; depositories for state funds

 Wherever the term "State Depository Commission" appears in any law, the same shall mean the State Treasurer. All funds deposited or invested by and through the State Treasurer shall be deposited in the manner prescribed in Section 27-105-33. All such deposits shall be subject to payment when demanded by the State Treasurer, except time deposits as provided by Section 27-105-33. Such time deposits shall be subject to payment as specified by the contract or certificate of deposit. All deposits made by the State Treasurer shall also be subject to such regulations as are imposed by law and by rules promulgated by the State Treasurer for such deposits. The State Treasurer, a state institution or a state agency may compensate depositories for the expense in maintaining deposit accounts and in handling items related thereto, subject to approval by the State Treasurer and Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration.   The Commissioner of Banking and Consumer Finance shall serve to advise the State Treasurer as to the condition and safety as a state depository of any financial institution, especially as to any impairment of capital or surplus. Such information or recommendation shall be considered confidential information and shall not be disclosed.
MS Code § 27-105-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 105 - Depositories|Article 1 - State Depositories|§ 27-105-3. Banks defined

 The words "bank" or "banks," whenever used in this chapter, shall include trust companies.
MS Code § 27-105-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 105 - Depositories|Article 1 - State Depositories|§ 27-105-7. Bonds offered for security; how dealt with

 The Governor, Attorney General and auditor are authorized to cancel any coupon state bonds payable to bearer and to issue registered bonds in lieu thereof whenever such state bonds are offered as security for deposit. They shall make a full report of all such cancellations and issuance of new bonds, describing fully the bonds cancelled and the new bonds issued, and report same to the next succeeding legislative session.
MS Code § 27-105-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 105 - Depositories|Article 1 - State Depositories|§ 27-105-11. Commission issued depository

 After a bank has in every respect complied with the law and shall have placed security as required, the governor, attorney general and treasurer shall issue to such depository a commission. The term of office of the depository shall be one year from the date of the issuance of its commission.
MS Code § 27-105-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 105 - Depositories|Article 1 - State Depositories|§ 27-105-13. Commission form

 The State Depository Commission shall design and stipulate the wording of the form of commission to be issued to each and every duly approved depository for public funds and the form of commission, when so approved, shall be spread on the minutes of the State Depository Commission showing its approval, and the form of commission shall recite the terms and conditions of the depository contract based on the law and the regulations. The State Depository Commission is authorized to amend and/or rewrite the form of commission to be used from time to time as the need arises. The form of commission, when issued to a duly qualified and approved depository, shall be signed by the Secretary of the State Depository Commission and a copy of the approvals shall be kept for a period of three (3) years before being destroyed.
MS Code § 27-105-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 105 - Depositories|Article 1 - State Depositories|§ 27-105-15. Record of proceedings

 The commission shall keep a written record in a well bound book of all its actions, and the record shall show the vote of each member on all matters. The governor and one other member of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any and all business of the commission.
MS Code § 27-105-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 105 - Depositories|Article 1 - State Depositories|§ 27-105-17. Employees; regulations

 The commission hereby created shall have authority to adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as may be reasonable and proper to properly and effectively carry out the purpose of this article. The commission shall elect a secretary from its membership, or otherwise, who shall also be bookkeeper for the commission, and it shall be the duty of the secretary to keep the minutes of said commission, and to keep such books, accounts and records with the various depositories as the commission may direct. The secretary shall also, from time to time, as may be ordered by the commission, make report showing the true and complete condition of all depository accounts, and he shall also report to the commission, at any time, any and all important matters which, in his judgment, should receive special action. The secretary shall receive a salary of six hundred dollars ($600.00) per annum for this service, in addition to any other compensation he may be entitled to.
MS Code § 27-105-19 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 105 - Depositories|Article 1 - State Depositories|§ 27-105-19. All moneys received to be receipted for in triplicate

 When any payment shall be made into the state depository in pursuance of this article, the depository shall give the person making such payment triplicate receipts specifying the account on which the payment is made, one of which shall be immediately mailed to the state treasurer and one of which shall be mailed to the auditor of public accounts.
MS Code § 27-105-21 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 105 - Depositories|Article 1 - State Depositories|§ 27-105-21. Deposits at interest of certain funds with state depositories; reports

 All institutions and departments which withdraw funds from the State Treasury, all agencies and departments of the state government whose funds are not deposited in the State Treasury, and all agencies and departments of the state government which maintain imprest funds are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to deposit their funds, except and less an amount approved by the auditor which shall be sufficient to cover disbursements for current operations, at interest with any qualified depository of the state at a rate of interest numerically equal to or greater than one-half of one percent (1/2 of 1%) below the bank discount rate on United States Treasury bills of comparable maturity as determined by the State Depository Commission. Such institutions and departments may, to the extent that they are unable to invest in certificates of deposit for periods of fourteen (14) days or longer at a rate numerically equal to or greater than one-half of one percent (1/2 of 1%) below the treasury bill rate, deposit funds in sums of less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) in such other type of interest-bearing account as may be now or hereafter authorized by law. Interest earned on funds withdrawn from the General Fund shall be deposited in the General Fund; interest earned on other funds shall be deposited to the fund from which the investment was made, unless otherwise required by law. Any agency not reporting through the State Treasurer's office shall file with the Legislature an annual report showing monthly balances, monthly investments and interest earned for the preceding fiscal year or part thereof. A depository holding funds pursuant to this section shall be eligible to hold such funds to the extent that it is qualified as a depository for state funds.
MS Code § 27-105-23 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 105 - Depositories|Article 1 - State Depositories|§ 27-105-23. How tax collectors may make settlements

 In making settlements with the auditor of public accounts, the tax collector of each county shall pay the amount due the state over to a state depository in his county, if there be one in his county, otherwise he shall make payment in some other state depository, most convenient and authorized to receive same, and if none convenient, he shall pay the same to the state treasurer as now provided by law. The tax collector in making deposits shall receive triplicate receipts for the same and shall mail the auditor of public accounts and the treasurer each a copy thereof.
MS Code § 27-105-27 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 105 - Depositories|Article 1 - State Depositories|§ 27-105-27. Loan of state funds unlawful or removal of same a felony

 The making of profit, directly or indirectly, by the State Treasurer, tax collector, treasurer of any board of trustees, or any officers whatsoever, out of any money belonging to the state, with the custody of which the state treasurer is charged, by loaning or otherwise using it, or depositing the same in any manner contrary to law, or a removal by the State Treasurer, or by his consent, of such money or a part thereof, and placing it elsewhere than as provided by law, shall constitute a felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall subject the treasurer or other officer to imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a term not exceeding two (2) years or a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment; and the treasurer or other officer offending shall be liable upon his official bond for all profits realized from such unlawful use of such funds.
MS Code § 27-105-29 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 105 - Depositories|Article 1 - State Depositories|§ 27-105-29. Failure to perform duty under this article a misdemeanor

 If any officer, treasurer of board of trustees, or other custodian of the state's money shall wilfully fail or refuse, at any time, to do or perform any act required of him by this article, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000.00).
MS Code § 27-105-31 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 105 - Depositories|Article 1 - State Depositories|§ 27-105-31. Governor and treasurer to count depository receipts as cash

 When the Governor of the State of Mississippi and the State Treasurer are each individually performing their respective duties as required by Article 5, Section 137 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 [Section 137 repealed], each shall recognize, treat, and count receipts of all duly qualified state depositories for demand, general and special funds of the State Treasury, interest-bearing time certificates of deposit issued by duly qualified state depositories, and safekeeping trust receipts representing investments in direct United States Treasury obligations, as cash funds in the treasury.
MS Code § 27-105-35 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 105 - Depositories|Article 1 - State Depositories|§ 27-105-35. Commission meetings and duties

 The state depository commission, composed of the Governor, Attorney General, and State Treasurer, shall meet annually in the month of February, and more often, if necessary, on call of any member of the commission. The commission shall keep a full and correct record of its proceedings, and is authorized and required to:   Approve, upon proper application, the depositories for the State of Mississippi that are qualified to receive and hold, subject to demand, the public funds of the state or any subdivision of the state;   Approve the bonds and securities pledged by the depositories to secure public funds deposits and to approve the exchange or substitution of bonds and securities pledged in lieu of the bonds and securities formerly pledged. The bonds and securities so pledged and held shall be such as are specifically authorized by law for security of public funds deposits;   Approve and fix the margin of security to be maintained by public funds depositories, but in no instance shall the security be less than is specifically required by law;   Approve surety bonds, issued by solvent insurance companies authorized to do business in Mississippi, filed by the depositories to secure public funds deposits, and to approve lawful substitutions in lieu thereof; and   Approve the return and release of excess bonds and securities or surety bonds, due to the withdrawal of public funds from the depositories.   The State Treasurer may be authorized by the commission to:   Receive, transfer, exchange and/or substitute bonds and securities pledged by the depositories to secure public funds deposits; and to accept bonds and securities pledged by the depositories as security for public funds deposits in lieu of any surety bond so held by the commission. However, no bond or security shall be received or accepted as security for public funds deposits unless specifically authorized by law and the marginal requirements of the State Depository Commission.   Return and release excess bonds and securities and/or surety bonds that are excess over the marginal requirements due to withdrawal of public funds deposits; and   Make a detailed report of all matters and transactions relating to the depository bonds and securities at such times and as often as may be required by the State Depository Commission. Exchanges and substitutions of bonds and securities shall not be made but once for each depository during any consecutive three-month period; however, called or matured bonds and securities may be exchanged, substituted or released if marginal requirements are maintained, at the pleasure of the State Treasurer and the depository.