Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Committee advances bill to let MDA grant funds to counties to staff welcome centers
Summary
Senate Bill 2883 would authorize the Mississippi Development Authority to contract with counties and award grants from a Mississippi Welcome Center Staff Grant Fund to support local staffing of highway welcome centers; the committee reported the bill out by voice vote.
Senate Bill 2883, which would authorize the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) to contract with counties and award grants to staff state highway welcome centers, was reported out of committee by voice vote.
Senator Robinson, presenting the bill, said current welcome-center staff are full-time employees covered by the Public Employees' Retirement System and that the bill would…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
