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NEWS March 02, 2010 SENATE REACHES AGREEMENT ON FISCAL 2010 BUDGET
“This bipartisan agreement with the House conferees has taken a lot of hard work and time but it has been worth the fight,” Lt. Governor Bryant said. “SB 2495 makes it possible for us now to continue crafting a fiscal 2011 budget resolution. I appreciate the hard work and dedication of the Senate and House budget conferees through this very challenging process.” The compromise will restore over $37 million to K-12 including $2 million for National Board Certified Teachers. It fully restores cuts made to District Attorneys and their staff, $4 million to Mental Health, $1.7 million to Public Safety and a total of $16 million to the Department of Corrections. The total amount of restorations made to state agencies is $82 million. Another part of the agreement includes Governor Barbour adding an additional $4 million to community and junior colleges from his discretionary fund. Senate Conferees for SB 2495 were: Senators Alan Nunnelee (R-Tupelo), Terry Burton (R-Newton), Doug Davis (R-Hernando). The Senate will reconvene Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. For more information: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2010/pdf/history/SB/SB2495.xml ### About Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant Phil Bryant was sworn-in as Mississippi’s Lieutenant Governor on January 10, 2008 after capturing 59% of the vote in the November election. He started his career in public service as a Hinds County Deputy Sheriff and was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives from District 59 in Rankin County in 1992 and re-elected in 1995. Bryant was appointed State Auditor by the late Governor Kirk Fordice and re-elected overwhelmingly in 1999 and without opposition in 2003. |
