§ 43-59-7. Commission to study and act as information center for issues affecting status of women; annual report to Governor and Legislature
The commission shall study issues affecting the status of women in Mississippi, including, but not limited to, the following areas: Women’s educational and employment problems, needs and opportunities; Women’s health issues; The socioeconomic factors that influence the status of women and the development of women’s individual potential; Current or proposed state laws, practices or conditions […]
§ 43-59-9. Interagency council; composition; function; meetings
There is established an interagency council comprised of representatives of state agencies, including, but not limited to, the State Department of Health, State Department of Mental Health, Department of Human Services, State Department of Education, Department of Public Safety, Mississippi Development Authority, Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, Mississippi Community College Board, […]
§ 43-59-11. Operating fund
There is created in the State Treasury a fund into which any public or private funds from any source shall be deposited for the support of the activities of the Commission on the Status of Women.
§ 43-59-13. Commission purpose is advisory; no cause of action created
The purpose of the Commission on the Status of Women shall be advisory with respect to legislation and regulation and shall not conflict with or supplement state or federal laws or regulations or provide a cause of action relating to any matter contained in this chapter.
§ 43-55-23. Administration and support of commission functions; application, receipt, and expenditure of funds, grants, and services
The institutions of higher learning and the Office of the Governor shall provide necessary administrative and staff support services to the State Commission for Volunteer Service. Additional support services may be provided, including, but not limited to, the use of office space, furniture and equipment, motor vehicles, travel and other related services. The commission shall […]
§ 43-55-25. Availability of funds
All new programs authorized in this chapter are subject to the availability of funds specifically appropriated therefor by the Legislature.
§ 43-55-3. Establishment and designation of Commission for National Community Service
The Mississippi Commission for National and Community Service, established by Executive Order No. 1994-742, is hereby designated as the State Commission for Volunteer Service within the institutions of higher learning, established to encourage community service and volunteer participation as a means of community and state problem-solving; to promote and support voluntary citizen involvement in government […]
§ 43-55-5. Membership of commission; tenure; vacancies
Members of the Commission for Volunteer Service shall be appointed by the Governor. The commission shall consist of no fewer than fifteen (15) and no more than twenty-five (25) members. The commission members shall include as voting members, except as otherwise indicated, at least one (1) of each of the following: An individual with expertise […]
§ 43-55-7. Commission functions
The voting members of the commission shall elect one (1) of the voting members to serve as chairperson of the commission. The voting members of the commission may elect other officers from among the members of the commission. The commission shall meet quarterly. However, the commission shall meet more frequently at the call of the […]
§ 43-55-9. Composition of commission
Members of the commission shall serve without compensation. However, members of the commission may be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties as members of the commission.