§ 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.
§ 27-104-27. Application of provisions to funds granted or allotted under act of Congress; exemption of agency; exceptions
Notwithstanding anything in Sections 27-103-101 through 27-103-139 and 27-104-1 through 27-104-29 contained, the same shall not be construed to apply to any agency supported wholly by funds granted or allotted under any Act of Congress. The State Auditor of Public Accounts and after July 1, 1986, the State Fiscal Officer shall determine which special fund […]
§ 27-104-29. Injunctive action by attorney general
The Legislative Budget Office or the State Fiscal Officer may request and the Attorney General is authorized, upon receipt of such request, to bring an injunctive action against any special-fund agency failing to comply with the terms of Sections 27-103-101 through 27-103-139 and 27-104-1 through 27-104-29. Such injunctive action by the Attorney General may be […]
§ 27-104-31. Powers and duties of Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration acting through insurance division
The State Fiscal Officer shall have the following powers and duties, acting through the Insurance Division: To implement and administer a comprehensive risk management program for all state agencies including, but not limited to, the areas of liability insurance and workers’ compensation insurance; To coordinate and administer the Employment Compensation Revolving Fund for state agencies […]
§ 27-104-33. Payment by credit card, charge card, debit card, or other form of electronic payment of amounts owed to state agencies
The State Department of Finance and Administration shall establish policies that allow the payment of various fees and other accounts receivable to state agencies, and the payment for retail merchandise sold by state agencies, by credit cards, charge cards, debit cards and other forms of electronic payment in the discretion of the department. Any fees […]