HB1122 Summary

• Establishes maximum of 1,002 regular employees for the Department of Workforce Services for fiscal year 2011-2012, with salary rates ranging from $139,551 for the DWS Director to various grade-based classifications.

• Appropriates $85,875,745 from the Department of Workforce Services Trust Fund for personal services, operating expenses, extra help, overtime, maintenance, professional fees, and capital outlay.

• Appropriates $981,250,000 for unemployment benefit payments and expenses including disaster relief ($5,000,000), federal employee benefits ($225,000,000), and UI benefits for reimbursable and taxable employers ($625,000,000).

• Authorizes $200,000,000 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for unemployment benefit extensions and $63,500,000 for Workforce Investment Act grant payments.

• Includes special provisions for Community Investment Initiative funding ($3,000,000 minimum for youth outcomes), TANF block grant transfers to Department of Education ($7,500,000 for Arkansas Better Chance Program), and authorization for up to 200 additional federal-funded positions beyond the salary schedule.