Appropriation; IHL - General support.
What changed between versions
Added $375,900,626.00 in General Fund appropriations for university support, maintenance, and operations for fiscal year 2026.
Added $1,092,141,241.00 in appropriations from federal funds, student fees, and special sources for education and general operations.
Added $1,500,000.00 from the Ayers Endowment interest fund for specific university allocations.
Added specific funding for the Mississippi Governor's School for the Gifted and Talented ($145,000) and Teacher Corps ($349,200).
Added $2,000,000 for economic development and relocation efforts at four specific universities.
Added $485,000 for Jackson State University E-Learning Center and $155,000 for Delta State University E-Learning Center.
Added $800,000 for Delta State University Department of Commercial Aviation.
Added $191,610 for geospatial site licenses across universities.
Added $100,000 for Delta State University Delta Center for Culture and Learning.
Added $90,000 for the Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars Mississippi Initiative Scholarship Program.
Added $125,000 for university system efficiencies and improvements.
Added $900,000 for the Children's Center for Communication and Development at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Added $900,000 for the DuBard School at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Added $266,750 for the Southwest Mississippi Center for Culture and Learning at Alcorn State University.
Added $850,000 for the Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg.
Added $300,000 for the Delta State University Delta Music Institute.
Added $600,000 for the T.K. Martin Center for Early Intervention System.
Added $1,500,000 for STEM programs at Alcorn State University from Education Enhancement Funds.
Added $1,000,000 for technology transfer and entrepreneurial programs at IHL research institutions.
Added $1,000,000 for the Declaration of Independence Center for the Study of American Freedom at the University of Mississippi.
Added $19,041,614.00 for reappropriated Education Enhancement Funds for various university programs.
Added $537,238.00 for reappropriated Capital Expense Funds for Mississippi Valley State University.
Added $5,000,000.00 for reappropriated Capital Expense Funds for the University of Southern Mississippi Ocean Enterprise.
Added $8,441,221.00 for reappropriated Education Enhancement Funds for various university capital projects.
Added $7,769,112.00 for reappropriated Education Enhancement Funds for Delta State University projects.
Added performance measures requiring universities to report on degrees awarded, STEM and health field degrees, and other metrics for fiscal year 2026.
Added requirement that no general funds be used to replace federal funds or special funds for salaries.
Added prohibition on using funds for research involving human embryo destruction.
Added requirement that no state appropriations support auxiliary enterprises except intercollegiate athletics at designated levels.
Added requirement that universities report yearly on compliance with deficit spending prohibitions.
Added requirement that off-campus centers be charged only actual direct costs, not indirect or overhead costs.
Added requirement that off-campus centers receive at least 65% of on-campus cost per full-time equivalent student.
Added requirement that Mississippi Industries for the Blind receive preference in purchasing when bids are equal.
Added prohibition on using funds for travel outside the United States.
Added authorization for Mississippi Valley State University to provide water or sewer service to existing private structures but not new ones.
Added requirement that funds be used in compliance with Mississippi Performance Budget and Strategic Planning Act of 1994.
Added requirement that funds be paid by State Treasurer upon warrants issued by State Fiscal Officer.
Added effective date of July 1, 2025, with repeal after June 30, 2025.
