HB1706 - Programs funded with ARPA funds; revise certain provisions and bring forward sections of.

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An Act To Bring Forward Section 27-104-321, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Created The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 27-104-323, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The State Fiscal Officer To Transfer To The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund The Full Amount Of Any Interest Earned On Amounts In The Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund That Are Remaining In The Local Fund On July 1, 2024; To Provide That Any Interest Earned On Amounts In The Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund After July 1, 2024, Shall Be Deposited To The Credit Of The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund; To Authorize The State Fiscal Officer To Transfer To The Federal Government Any Funds In The Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund That Have Not Been Used For The Purpose For Which They Were Received; To Bring Forward Section 27-104-325, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Created The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Lost Revenue Fund, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 37-153-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Established The Accelerate Mississippi Workforce Development Program, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 37-153-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Established The Accelerate Mississippi Nursing/allied Health Grant Program, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 37-153-207, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Established The Accelerate Mississippi Physician Residency And Fellowship Start-up Grant Program, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 37-153-209, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Established The Mississippi Allied Health College And Career Navigator Grant Program, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 37-106-64, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Established The Skilled Nursing Home And Hospital Nurses Retention Loan Repayment Program, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 41-3-16.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That For The Second Round Of Grant Awards Under The Arpa Rural Water Associations Infrastructure Grant Program, The State Department Of Health Shall Add Ten Points To Any Grant Application That Promotes The Consolidation Of Separate Systems; To Provide That The Department Shall Add Ten Points To Any Application With At Least One System That Has Consolidated In The Past, Regardless Of Whether The Application Would Result In Additional Consolidation In The Future; To Provide That No Application Will Receive More Than A Total Of Ten Additional Points Under The Program For Any Past Or Future Consolidation Of Systems; To Bring Forward Section 41-9-371, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Created The Mississippi Hospital Sustainability Grant Program For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 49-2-131, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Created The Mississippi Municipality And County Water Infrastructure Grant Program, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Provide For The Transfer Of Certain Funds By The State Treasurer; And For Related Purposes.