27 Miss. Code. R. 110-6.3.2
All agency requests and justification for additional staffing positions shall be submitted in OSR to the Office of Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment for recommendation to the Department of Finance and Administration and the Legislative Budget Office as part of the annual budget process. Budget requests for the future fiscal year must be submitted in accordance with the Department of Finance and Administration/Legislative Budget Office Budget Instructions and MSPB Staff Management Planning Instructions. These instructions are issued annually. Requests for additional positions shall not be recommended for authorization when there are existing long-term vacancies within the organization of the same, similar or related classes. MSPB shall annually monitor each agency's budget request and appropriation bill through the legislative appropriations process. See Mississippi Code Annotated § 25-9-133(1).
27 Miss. Code. R. 110-6.3.2