THE MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

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Joint Committee on

Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review

P.O. Box 1204

Jackson, MS 39215-1204

(601) 359-1226

FAX (601) 359-1420

2012-2015 PEER Committee Members

Max K. Arinder, Ph.D., Director


Recent Reports:

Report #570. The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks’ Management of Selected Wild Game Programs, April 19, 2013, 57 pages

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Report #569. A Review of County Governments’ Utilization of Bond Interest Rate Swap Instruments, February 18, 2013, 38 pages

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Report #568. A Descriptive Review of the Mississippi Trauma Care Systems Fund, January 3, 2013, 61 pages

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Report #567. Analysis of the Potential for Further Privatization of Mississippi’s Child Support Enforcement Services, January 3, 2013, 64 pages

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Report #566. A Limited Review of the Mississippi Department of Education’s Central Office Staffing, December 11, 2012, 85 pages

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Report #565. Mississippi Department of Corrections’ FY 2012 Cost Per Inmate Day, December 11, 2012, 25 pages

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Report #564. The Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi: A Review of Selected Issues Related to Financial Soundness, December 11, 2012, 142 pages

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Report #563. Follow-Up Review: Progress Report on Evaluability of the Mississippi Coordinated Access Network, October 16, 2012, 48 pages

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Report #562. Summaries of PEER Reports 1973-Present, September 1, 2012, 113 pages

PDF logoFull Text PDF of Volume II: 1/1/2000-9/1/2012 (852K), 113 pages

PDF logoFull Text PDF of previously published Volume I: 1973-1999 (604K), 159 pages

Since 1973, the PEER (Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review) Committee has been reviewing the state’s public entities and making recommendations to improve Mississippi government.

PEER reports have proven to have archival value over an extended period and, in response, the Committee annually publishes a compilation of summaries of PEER reports issued to date. This compilation has become a useful tool for the Legislature and general public.

This volume contains an introduction to the PEER Committee, PEER’s enabling legislation, and an index to PEER reports by subject. Summaries of reports, in chronological order from January 1, 2000, until September 1, 2012, begin on page 137. (Volume I contains summaries of PEER reports published from 1973 through 1999 on pages 1 through 136.)

Legislators, state and local government employees, and private citizens are encouraged to contact our offices (601-359-1226) or search this website for copies of PEER reports or for more information about the PEER Committee.


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PEER pages last updated May 16, 2013.