§ 5-3-63. Recording testimony under oath
Whenever making a performance evaluation or an expenditure review, the committee may require that testimony be given under oath, which may be administered by the chairman or by any person authorized by law to administer oaths, and may require that such testimony be recorded by an official court reporter or deputy, or by some other […]
§ 5-3-123. Preparation of plan to redistrict congressional districts
The members of the committee shall draw a plan to redistrict, according to constitutional standards, the United States congressional districts for the state of Mississippi no later than thirty (30) days preceding the convening of the next regular session of the legislature after the results of the 1980 decennial census are published and every ten […]
§ 5-3-65. Legal assistance; other employees
The attorney general, or a designated assistant attorney general, appointed by him, the state auditor and the director of the state department of audit shall assist the committee in whatever manner the committee deems that such officers can be helpful. Furthermore, the committee is authorized to employ one full time secretary, other stenographic help, technical […]
§ 5-3-67. Compensation and expenses
Members of the committee shall serve without compensation, provided that they shall be entitled to per diem compensation as is authorized by Section 25-3-69 for each day occupied with the discharge of official duties as members of the committee plus the expense allowance equal to the maximum daily expense rate allowable to employees of the […]
§ 5-3-69. Quorum; meetings
There shall be no business transacted, including adoption of rules or procedure, without the presence of a quorum of the committee, which shall be eight (8) members to consist of four (4) members from the Senate and four (4) members from the House of Representatives, and no action shall be valid unless approved by the […]
§ 5-3-71. Committee to evaluate executive branch of state government; reports
The Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER) shall evaluate the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the executive branch of state government as it is affected by the implementation of “the Mississippi Executive Reorganization Act of 1989 [Chapter 544, Laws of 1989].” On October 1, 1989, the Fiscal Management Board or its […]
§ 5-3-72. Committee to biennially evaluate procurement process used by state agencies; report
The Joint Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER) shall evaluate on a biennial basis the procurement process utilized by all state agencies, including, but not limited to, the contract review, reporting and recordkeeping requirements in Section 25-9-120, and the bid requirements in Section 31-7-13. Upon completion of its evaluation, the PEER Committee shall […]
§ 5-3-73. Federal unfunded mandates; short title
This section and Section 5-3-79 shall be known and may be cited as the “Federal Unfunded Mandates Act.”
§ 5-3-81. Special joint committee on reapportionment
The special joint committee on reapportionment, created in the first extraordinary session of the Mississippi Legislature in 1977, is hereby directed to establish a program whereby the State of Mississippi shall cooperate with the bureau of the census, United States Department of Commerce, to obtain 1980 census population data by individual block counts or, in […]
§ 5-3-91. Standing joint legislative committee on reapportionment; membership; organization
There is hereby created the standing joint legislative committee on reapportionment, to be composed of the chairman and vice chairman of the apportionment and elections committee of the house of representatives and the chairman and vice chairman of the elections committee of the senate; ten (10) members of the house of representatives, two (2) from […]