Section 77-19-17 - Notification before distribution of BEAM Fund grant monies; employment of persons or contract for certain services(1) Before the distribution of any grant monies from the BEAM Fund, BEAM shall notify the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Legislative Budget Office of the planned distribution.(2) BEAM may employ the services of such persons as the Director of BEAM considers necessary for the purposes of consultation or investigation and fix the salaries of or contract for the services of such legal, professional, technical and operational personnel and consultants, subject to applicable provisions of the State Personnel Board. Additional legal assistance may be retained in accordance with this subsection (2) only with the approval of the Attorney General.(3) BEAM shall provide to the Legislature an annual detailed report on the status and details of all projects considered and approved under this chapter no later than December 15 of each year.Added by Laws, 2022, ch. 397, HB 1029,§ 9, eff. 4/14/2022.