10-8 REPORT

Legislative

MSTA Legislative Agenda

01.02.12

Get ready… the 2012 Mississippi Legislative Session starts this week! The MSTA board has approved the following items to be on our agenda. 1) electronic submission of DUI tickets to follow through like all e-citation tickets. 2) Headlights shall be on in fog, low visibility or other inclement weather conditions. 3) Upgrade the false reporting [...]

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Legislators Lunch with Board

01.20.11

The MSTA Board treated House Appropriations Sub-Committee Chair George Flaggs and House Appropriations Chairman Johnny Stringer to lunch today. We thank them for their continued support! Our Senate leaders were still in session and unable to attend today. However, we look forward to having them at the next lunch.

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Huggins Act UNANIMOUSLY PASSES in both the House and Senate!

03.29.10

We told you at the beginning of the Mississippi Legislative session that the MSTA was going to ask lawmakers to codify the David R. Huggins (DRH) Act of 2002. This year’s attempt is unique in that it would take the Huggins Act out of the appropriation bill for DPS and move it into general law. [...]

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BREAKING NEWS! Budget Restoration Bill for 2010 Signed by Conferees

03.03.10

There was breaking news tonight! The House and Senate conferees have agreed and signed the 2010 Budget Restoration bill that has been in conference. The most important information in SB 2495 for us is that the Highway Patrol originally had only $765,198 in the bill to help finish out the budget year which runs through [...]

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Budget Battles Begin

11.17.09

Today, Governor Barbour presented his executive budget for 2011. The budget recommendation for the state’s top law enforcement agency: MHP – $45,434,998 FY11 request, ($3,950,869) reduction from 2010 budget, 8% less than last year; DPS – $3,526,425 FY 11 request, ($480,876) reduction from 2010 budget, 12% less than last year; MBN – $10,900,450 FY11 request, [...]

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Trooper School & Legislative Budget Hearings

09.25.09

On Wednesday, September 23, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) appeared before legislative leaders to present their budget requests to be considered in the upcoming legislative session. Commissioner Steve Simpson told legislators at the budget hearing that he wanted a shortened trooper school so that former law enforcement officers could go through an abbreviated trooper [...]

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11 Hour Pay Is on the Way

09.22.09

There have been numerous phone calls this morning regarding the posting of your David R. Huggins (11 hour) and the fact that this pay has not shown up yet on the on-line site. Relax – the money is going to be there as the legislature mandated. Your base pay does not change. The David R. [...]

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Calculating Your September DRH Pay

09.08.09

As most of you know by now, your September paycheck is supposed to have your David R Huggins (DRH) money. MSTA worked closely with House Appropriations Chairman Johnny Stringer in working on the letter that he and Senate Appropriations Chairman Alan Nunnelee co-signed to the State Personnel Board which authorizes payment of the DRH funds. [...]

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The Eagle Has Landed!

08.19.09

GOOD NEWS! Today, August 19, 2009, House Appropriations Chairman Johnny Stringer and Senate Appropriations Chairman Alan Nunnelee, signed a joint letter to the State Personnel Board (SPB) authorizing YOU to get paid for the David R. Huggins Act from Senate Bill 2041 that was passed in the Special Session, and further authorizing back pay to [...]

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This Eagle Hasn’t Landed Yet! The Mississippi Legislature Set to Extend Session

03.24.09

No, the eagle in this shot from high atop the Mississippi Capitol has not landed. The Mississippi Legislature is set to extend the session in anticipation of receiving the federal stimulus money and need this extra time to know when the money will get here. It has been discussed that there is a $109 million [...]

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