Fiscal Affairs Program

Governing for Results

Mississippi

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Overview: Mississippi law requires that annual appropriation bills include performance targets based on agencies performance measures set for each program in an agency. Agencies are to submit five-year strategic plans with their budget requests annually. The Department of Finance and Administration is directed to establish an innovation incentive program whereby agencies which develop and implement innovative cost saving measures can receive both public commendation and monetary reward in recognition of their efforts. The legislature is to provide for staff to compare actual performance of each agency and its programs with targeted performance levels set in appropriations bills.

Statutory Requirements:

"Performance Budgeting and Strategic Planning Act of 1996," Miss. Code §27-103-153 through §27-103-159.

Performance Requirements:

Example of an appropriation bill containing agency performance requirements: Department of Health Appropriation for FY 2001:
ftp://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2000/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1625SG.pdf

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Posted 16 October 2000

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