SB210 Summary

• Appropriates $23,647,697 for Department of Education State Operations, including $14,274,927 for regular salaries of 355 maximum employees and $900,000 for the Arkansas Leadership Academy.

• Establishes appropriations totaling $838,658,503 for Federal Elementary and Secondary Education programs, including $496,095,368 for entitlement grant programs and $314,600,000 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.

• Authorizes additional appropriations of $167,581,730 for Child Nutrition Program (including $165,168,000 for school food service), $13,131,018 for Revolving Loan Certificates Program, and $758,043 for Federal Grants Administration.

• Provides appropriations for Professional Licensure Standards Board ($926,730), Building Maintenance ($500,000), Medicaid Administration Claiming Program ($15,000,000), and Vision Screening Program ($1,000,000).

• Includes special provisions restricting salary reductions to the Arkansas Leadership Academy, authorizing carry-forward of unexpended funds, establishing position pools for up to 5 non-classified and 25 classified positions, and prohibiting state funds for abortion referrals or services.