HB1426: Salary statutes; revise certain provisions relating to salaries of state employees and officials.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Amend Section 25-3-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Salaries Of The Elected State And District Officers From And After January 1, 2024; To Amend Section 25-3-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Ceiling Established For Salaries Of Public Officers And Employees; To Amend Section 5-1-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Annual Salary Of The Lieutenant Governor And The Speaker Of The House; To Amend Section 25-3-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Reporting Requirement On Salary Increases For County Elected Officials; To Amend Section 25-9-133, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove An Incorrect Statutory Reference; To Amend Section 37-3-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Authority Of The State Board Of Education To Set The Salaries Of Certain Personnel; To Amend Sections 47-5-20 And 47-5-28, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove A Provision That Is No Longer In Effect Granting An Exemption From State Personnel Board Procedures For The Commissioner Of Corrections; To Amend Section 57-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Authority Of The Executive Director Of The Mississippi Development Authority To Set Salaries Of Certain Personnel; To Amend Section 65-1-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove A Provision That Is No Longer In Effect Granting An Exemption From State Personnel Board Procedures For The Department Of Transportation; To Amend Section 81-1-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Salary Of The Commissioner Of Banking And Consumer Finance Shall Be Fixed By The Governor In Conjunction With The State Compensation Plan; To Amend Section 25-9-147, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Designate A New Name For The Variable Compensation Plan; To Repeal Section 25-3-34, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Education Benchmark Awards For Appointive State And District Officials; And For Related Purposes.