Mississippi § 37-113-20 - Issuance of wireless communication device to faculty or extension service agent; statement of need and purpose of use.

§ 37-113-20. Issuance of wireless communication device to faculty or extension service agent; statement of need and purpose of use.

For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section unless the context otherwise clearly requires: “Wireless communication device” means any handheld, portable or mobile electronic device capable of transmitting or exchanging data in the form of multimedia, graphics, text, or voice that meets all the following criteria: The device has a wireless communication capability and is mobile; The device requires an upfront or periodic charge or fee to utilize the wireless communications capability; and The wireless communication capability that requires an upfront or periodic fee is activated. For purposes of this section, a notebook or laptop computer is not considered a wireless communication device. “Director” means the Mississippi State University Extension Service Director, the Mississippi State University Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Director, the Mississippi State University Forestry and Wildlife Research Center Director or the Dean of the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine. The director or his designee may, at his discretion, assign or otherwise make available for usage one or more wireless communications devices to a faculty member or an agent of the Mississippi State University Extension Service under his direct or indirect supervision after the director, or his designee, signs a statement certifying the need or purpose for issuing the device. No faculty member or extension service agent to whom has been assigned a wireless communication device under this paragraph shall use the assigned device for personal use except in those cases where the personal use does not incur additional charges or fees as a result of the personal use. A detailed billing of wireless services for devices referred to in this paragraph shall be obtained on a periodic basis and reviewed by the director, or his designee, to audit usage and verify compliance with this section. No state-appropriated funds shall be used to pay for the acquisition or use of a wireless communication device issued under this section.