§ 93-21-311. Criteria for making grant or loan
In making grants or loans from the trust fund, the division shall consider the degree to which the applicant’s proposal meets the following criteria: Has as its primary purpose the development and facilitation of a community-based prevention program in a specific geographical area, which program shall utilize trained volunteers and existing community resources where practicable; […]
§ 93-21-303. Declaration of policy
The Legislature of the State of Mississippi finds and declares the policy of this state as follows: The children of Mississippi are its single greatest resource and our children require the utmost protection to guard their future and the future of this state; Child abuse and neglect are a threat to the family unit and […]
§ 93-21-305. Fund established; source of funds; interest; disbursements; purpose of fund
There is hereby established in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the “Mississippi Children’s Trust Fund.” The fund shall consist of any monies appropriated to the fund by the Legislature, any donations, gifts and grants from any source, receipts from the birth certificate fees as provided by subsection (2) of Section […]
§ 93-21-307. Administration of fund; powers and duties of Division of Family and Children’s Services
The administration of the Mississippi Children’s Trust Fund shall be vested in the Division of Family and Children’s Services of the State Department of Public Welfare. In carrying out the provisions of Sections 93-21-301 through 93-21-311, the Division of Family and Children’s Services shall have the following powers and duties: To assist in developing programs […]
§ 93-21-309. Purposes for which grants or loans may be made from fund
The division may authorize the disbursement of money in the trust fund in the form of grants or loans for the following purposes, which are listed in order of preference for expenditure: To assist a community private, nonprofit organization or a local public organization or agency in the establishment and operation of a program or […]
§ 93-21-301. Short title
Sections 93-21-301 through 93-21-311 shall be known as the “Children’s Trust Fund Act of 1989.”