Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 18 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part 15 - Division of Community Services › Chapter 1 - Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) › Rule 18-15-1-1 - Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) State Plan › Section 18-15-1-1-4 - CSBG Hearing Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
4.1.
Public
				  Inspection:
Describe the steps taken by the state to disseminate this
				  State Plan to the public for review and comments prior to the public hearing,
				  as required under Section 676(e)(2) of the Act.
GUIDANCE:
Under this question,
								  detail how the state provided the State Plan to the public, including providing
								  sufficient time (ideally no fewer than 30 days) for the public to provide
								  feedback prior to the public hearing. Distribution to the public should include
								  distribution directly to the eligible entities (e.g. via email or publication
								  on a public website with specific notification to the eligible entities) in the
								  state as well as any other interested parties.
The State will post the state plan (administrative
					 procedures notice) with the Secretary of State's office no less than 30 days of
					 the public hearing. At any time within the thirty-day public comment period,
					 written submissions including arguments, data, and views on the proposed
					 rule/amendment/repeal may be submitted to the State. The proposed plan is
					 uploaded to the Virtual ROMA website for comments and feedback from eligible
					 entities. Notice of the public hearing appeared in the Clarion Ledger
					 newspaper, which has statewide distribution, and eleven other newspapers on May
					 24, 2023, and June 14, 2023. The availability of the FFY 2024 CSBG State Plan
					 for inspection was made known in the Public Hearing announcement posted in the
					 newspapers. The state plan was made available for public inspection by calling
					 the MDHS-DCS, as stated in the public hearing announcement. Opportunities for
					 comment were available during the public hearing.
4.2.
Public Notice/Hearing:
Describe how the state ensured there was sufficient time and statewide
				  distribution of notice of the public hearing(s) to allow the public to comment
				  on the State Plan, as required under 676(a)(2)(B) of the CSBG Act.
An administrative procedures notice is filed with the
					 Secretary of State thirty (30) calendar days before the public hearing. At any
					 time within the thirty-day public comment period, written submissions including
					 arguments, data, and views on the proposed rue/amendment/repeal may be
					 submitted to the State. The proposed plan is uploaded to the Virtual ROMA
					 website for comments and feedback from eligible entities. Notice of the public
					 hearing appeared in the Clarion Ledger newspaper, which has statewide
					 distribution, and eleven other newspapers on May 24, 2023, and June 14, 2023.
					 The availability of the FFY 2024 CSBG State Plan for inspection was made known
					 in the Public Hearing announcement posted in the newspapers. The state plan was
					 made available for public inspection by calling the MDHS-DCS, as stated in the
					 public hearing announcement. Opportunities for comment were available during
					 the public hearing.
4.3.
Public and Legislative
				  Hearings:
In the table below, specify the date(s) and location(s)of the
				  public and legislative hearing(s) held by the designated lead agency for this
				  State Plan, as required under Section 676(a)(2)(B) and Section 676(a)(3) of the
				  Act.
Instructional Note: A public hearing is required for
					 each new submission of the State Plan.
The date(s) for the public
					 hearing(s) must have occurred in the year prior to the first federal fiscal
					 year covered by this plan. Legislative hearings are held at least every three
					 years, and must have occurred within the last three years prior to the first
					 federal fiscal year covered by this plan.
Date
Location
Type of Hearing [Select an
								  option]
If a Combined Hearing was held
								  confirm that the public was invited.
June 27, 2023
Mississippi Department of Human Services,
								  200 South Lamar St., Jackson, MS 39201 "Zoom Meeting"
[]Public
[]Legislative
[]Combined
[x]
ADD a ROW function Note: States will be able to
								  add as needed for each additional hearing.
GUIDANCE:
A combined hearing refers
								  to having one joint public and legislative hearing.
4.4. Attach supporting documentation or a
				  hyperlink for the public and legislative hearings.
See Public Hearing Notice Attachment
GUIDANCE:
Supporting documentation
								  may include, but is not limited to, agendas, sign-in sheets, transcripts, and
								  notices/advertisements of the hearings. All attachments should include the
								  question number, question heading, type of document and the date of the
								  hearing/meeting (as applicable).
EXAMPLE NAMING CONVENTION:
4.4.
								  Public and Legislative Hearings Agenda 062117