Audits related to state correctional system, certain; require PEER Committee to enter into contract to perform.

HB 1745 requires Mississippi's PEER Committee to hire a certified public accounting firm to audit three specific correctional system components: the Inmate Welfare Fund, the state's prison medical services health contract, and Mississippi Prison Industries (operated by MagCor). The audit would cover five full fiscal years of financial activity for these areas and must be delivered to the Legislature. The bill, which died in committee on February 3, 2026, would have mandated this review using funds specifically allocated by the Legislature. It does not change existing laws but adds a new audit requirement for these correctional system funds.