§ 27-104-151. Short title
Sections 27-104-151 through 27-104-159 shall be known as the “Mississippi Accountability and Transparency Act of 2008.”
§ 27-104-152. Legislative findings and intent
The Legislature finds that the public should be able to easily access the details on how the state is spending tax dollars and other state funds and what performance results are achieved for the expenditures. It is the intent of the Legislature that the state, acting through the Department of Finance and Administration, create and […]
§ 27-104-153. Definitions
As used in Sections 27-104-151 through 27-104-159: “Searchable website” means an Internet site that: Allows the public to access information identified in Sections 27-104-151 through 27-104-159 without any fee or charge to the public for that access; Provides keyword or other efficient search capability to support the public’s ability to find, aggregate and display that […]
§ 27-104-155. Development, operation and content of searchable website containing information on expenditures of state funds from all funding sources; no disclosure of proprietary information; time period for updating information on website; creation and content of IHL Accountability and Transparency website; creation and content of Community and Junior Colleges Accountability and Transparency website
The Department of Finance and Administration shall develop and operate a searchable website that includes information on expenditures of state funds from all funding sources. The website shall have a unique and simplified website address, and the department shall require each agency that maintains a generally accessible Internet site or for which a generally accessible […]
§ 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. […]
§ 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.
§ 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.
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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.
§ 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 […]