Law Enforcement Supplemental Pay Program; create.

HB 1346 would create a state-funded program providing $500 annually to Mississippi law enforcement officers who have completed five years of full-time service in the state. The program, administered by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, would apply to sworn, certified officers working for municipalities or counties employing at least one full-time officer. This supplemental payment would be in addition to existing local government pay and could not reduce other compensation. The bill requires that the five years of service must have been completed within Mississippi.