SB2853 - Mississippi Alcoholic Beverage Corporation; create.

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An Act To Create The Alcoholic Beverage Corporation And Transfer To It The Powers And Duties Of The Department Of Revenue With Respect To Alcoholic Beverage Warehousing And Distribution; To Provide For The Establishment Of The Corporation's Board Of Directors; To Provide That Board Meetings Shall Be Subject To The Open Meetings Act; To Provide For The Appointment Of The Corporation's President By The Board, Subject To The Approval Of The Governor; To Provide That The Corporation's Records Shall Be Subject To The Public Records Act, With Certain Exceptions; To Describe The Board's Powers And Duties; To Describe The President's Powers And Duties; To Describe The Corporation's Powers And Duties; To Authorize The Board To Hire An Attorney Or Contract With Outside Counsel; To Provide That The Corporation Shall Establish And Maintain A Personnel Program, Including Administrative Rules And Regulations For Its Employees, May Procure Benefit Programs Or Group Insurance Plans, And Shall Provide Or Arrange For A Retirement Plan; To Provide Certain Conditions And Standards Of Employment For Corporation Officers And Employees And Of Service For Board Members; To Provide That All Division Heads, Officers And Employees Of The Corporation Shall Be Considered Public Servants, And All Division Heads And Officers Shall Be Required To File A Statement Of Economic Interest With The Mississippi Ethics Commission; To Provide Reporting And Auditing Requirements For The Corporation; To Provide That The Corporation Shall Submit To The Joint Legislative Budget Committee A Copy Of The Corporation's Annual Operating Budget For The Upcoming Fiscal Year; To Amend Sections 67-1-3, 67-1-5, 67-1-9, 67-1-13, 67-1-17, 67-1-18, 67-1-23, 67-1-25, 67-1-27, 67-1-29, 67-1-33, 67-1-35, 67-1-37, 67-1-41, 67-1-43, 67-1-45, 67-1-47, 67-1-49, 67-1-51, 67-1-52, 67-1-53, 67-1-55, 67-1-57, 67-1-61, 67-1-63, 67-1-65, 67-1-67, 67-1-69, 67-1-72, 67-1-75, 67-1-77, 67-1-83, 67-1-87, 67-1-89, 67-1-91, 67-1-101, 67-1-201, 67-1-203, 67-1-205, 67-1-207, 67-1-211, 67-3-3, 67-3-17, 67-3-19, 67-3-22, 67-3-23, 67-3-28, 67-5-5, 67-5-9, 67-5-11, 67-5-13, 67-7-5, 67-7-11, 67-11-3, 67-11-9, 67-11-11, 27-71-5, 27-71-7, 27-71-9, 27-71-11, 27-71-13, 27-71-15, 27-71-17, 27-71-29 And 27-71-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Bring Forward Sections 67-1-7, 67-1-39, 67-1-51.1, 67-1-71, 67-1-73, 67-1-81, 67-3-15, 67-3-25, 67-3-27, 67-3-29, 67-3-31, 67-3-33, 67-3-35, 67-3-37, 67-3-39, 67-3-49, 67-3-52, 67-3-59, 67-3-61, 67-3-63, 67-3-69, 67-3-74, 67-9-1, 67-11-7, 27-71-307, 27-71-315, 27-71-335 And 27-71-505, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Repeal Section 67-1-209, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Department Of Revenue To Have A Contract Compliance Officer To Monitor The Contract For Warehouse And Distribution Operations And Assure Operator Compliance With Its Performance Work Statement; And For Related Purposes.