House Bill 825

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-935, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE FROM $15,600.00 TO $25,000.00 THE ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE SALARY OF A SHERIFF, WHO IS DESIGNATED THE CHIEF CORRECTIONS OFFICER OF A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND THE HOUSING OF STATE INMATES IN A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. Section 47-5-935, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

47-5-935. Concurrent with the execution of a contract for housing of state offenders as authorized by Sections 47-5-931 through 47-5-941, the sheriff of a county where the facility is located is designated as the chief corrections officer for the facility housing state offenders, and in that capacity, shall assume responsibility for management of the corrections facility and for the provision of the care and control of the state offenders housed therein. The sheriff shall be subject to the direction of the department for management of the correctional facility. In addition to the compensation provided by Section 25-3-25, the sheriff shall receive * * * Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) as compensation for the duties specified in Sections 47-5-931 through 47-5-941.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2024.