l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2853

Payroll and purchases for public school districts; DFA prepares payroll and makes purchases.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION SHALL PREPARE AND DISTRIBUTE ALL CHECKS FOR THE SALARIES OF LICENSED AND NONLICENSED SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES IN THE STATE; TO AMEND SECTION 37-151-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DIRECT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO FILE WITH THE STATE TREASURER AND THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION NECESSARY DATA AND INFORMATION TO ENABLE THE DEPARTMENT TO PREPARE ALL SCHOOL DISTRICT PAYROLL CHECKS AND DISTRIBUTE SAID PAYMENTS BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER TO EACH EMPLOYEE; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE TREASURER AND THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO ESTABLISH NECESSARY FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS IN THE NAME OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE IN ORDER TO VERIFY EACH EMPLOYEE TO WHOM PAYROLL CHECKS ARE DISTRIBUTED; TO PROVIDE THAT EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL TRANSFER TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION FROM LOCAL DISTRICT MAINTENANCE FUNDS ANY LOCAL SUPPLEMENTS OR OTHER AMOUNTS TO BE USED FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT SALARIES ON A MONTHLY BASIS; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE TREASURER AND THE STATE FISCAL OFFICER TO JOINTLY PROMULGATE REGULATIONS FOR THE UTILIZATION OF ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFERS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR SALARY PAYROLL PURPOSES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SAVINGS RESULTING FROM THE CONSOLIDATION OF ALL PAYROLL FUNCTIONS TO A CENTRAL DEPARTMENT SHALL BE CERTIFIED TO THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE AND SHALL BE APPROPRIATED BY THE LEGISLATURE FOR THE SUPPORT OF TEACHER SALARIES IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION SHALL BE THE PURCHASING AGENT FOR ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL PURCHASE PERISHABLES, COMMODITIES, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND SCHOOL BUSES THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION; TO ESTABLISH AN OFFICE OF SCHOOL PURCHASING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SAVINGS RESULTING FROM THE CONSOLIDATION OF ALL PURCHASING FUNCTIONS TO A CENTRAL DEPARTMENT SHALL BE CERTIFIED TO THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE AND SHALL BE APPROPRIATED BY THE LEGISLATURE FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE VARIOUS STATE FUNDED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS AT THE STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING; TO AMEND SECTIONS 31-7-12, 37-39-1, 37-39-5, 37-39-15, 37-39-17, 37-39-21, 37-39-23, 37-39-25, 37-41-101 AND 37-41-103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

Its course

January 19 to February 3, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

EducationJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 19 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Appropriations
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Education;AppropriationsSenate
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate