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Committee advances bill to let MDA grant counties funds to staff welcome centers
Summary
Senate Bill 2883 would authorize the Mississippi Development Authority to award grants to counties to staff state welcome centers, allowing counties to hire local staff outside the current 40-hour PERS staffing model; the committee approved the bill for further consideration.
Senator Robinson, chair of the Senate Tourism Committee, presented Senate Bill 2883, which would allow the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) to contract with counties and award grants to fund staffing for the state’s welcome centers.
“As you know our current situation is that the Welcome Centers are staffed by people who are working 40 hours a week,” Robinson said,…
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