Mississippi funds Extension services and a possible faculty raise

The law provides $34,365,575 from the State General Fund to support and maintain the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service. The appropriation supports the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service. The money is for the service's support and maintenance. The funding covers the fiscal year from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.

The law authorizes the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service to spend $18,749,577 from special source funds available for its expenses. The authority applies to the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service. The money must come from special source funds collected or otherwise available to pay the service's expenses. Of this amount, $1,391,395 is to come from the Education Enhancement Fund. The spending authority covers the fiscal year from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.

The law provides $241,395 for the equivalent of a $2,000 salary increase for professors and adjunct professors at the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service at Mississippi State University. The provision covers professors and adjunct professors at the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service at Mississippi State University. The Institutional Executive Officer decides whether to provide the increase. The act takes effect July 1, 2026; the text does not state when any increase would be paid.