Appropriation; Treasurer's Office.

The authorized number of permanent employees for the State Treasurer's office was increased from 37 to 38.

A new section was added specifying that the Legislature authorized one new headcount for a 'Program Specialist III' position.

Formatting changes were made to standardize date formats, punctuation, and line spacing throughout the document.

The total appropriation for the State Treasurer's Office increased from $6,834,514 to $7,222,072, with the Special Funds portion rising from $3,595,625 to $3,719,488.

Section 3 was added to appropriate $150,000 from the Education Improvement Trust Fund No. 3219 for fiscal year 2027.

Section 4 was added to appropriate $35,000,000 from the Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Trust Fund for fiscal year 2027.

The Vacancy Funding amount increased from $78,627 to $202,490 to cover more unfilled authorized positions.

Section 5 was added to prohibit the use of appropriated funds for attorney's fees or payments to relatives of officials.

Section 6 was added to require the State Treasurer to maintain detailed accounting and personnel records in a format comparable to the previous fiscal year.

Section 7 was added to mandate that the agency give preference to the Mississippi Industries for the Blind when purchasing commodities or equipment.

Section 8 was added to allocate specific dollar amounts from the State Treasury to the Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition program, the Affordable College Savings program, and Treasury Office Support programs.