Mississippi Code Title 27. Taxation and Finance § 27-104-1. Department of Finance and Administration

The Department of Finance and Administration shall be the Fiscal Management Board and shall retain all powers and duties granted by law to the Fiscal Management Board.  Wherever the term “Fiscal Management Board” appears in any law the same shall mean the Department of Finance and Administration.  The Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration may assign to the appropriate division or divisions such powers and duties as deemed appropriate to carry out the department's lawful functions.

All general fund agencies shall file a monthly report of receipts, disbursements, assets, liabilities, encumbrances, and fund balances with the Department of Finance and Administration on or before the fifteenth day of the succeeding month.  The reports must contain such information and in such form as shall be required by the department.  Special fund agencies may be required to file monthly operating statements or reports, or such agencies may be required to file quarterly or annual reports.  The determination of the type of reports and the periods to be covered by such reports shall be determined by the Department of Finance and Administration.

The Department of Finance and Administration shall make continuous and careful study of all state agencies and departments and it may make recommendations to the State Legislature for abolition or consolidation or creation of state agencies and departments.