AR SB548

Appropriates $300,000 to Pulaski Technical College from the General Improvement Fund for equipment and software for technology-enhanced classrooms and computer labs.

Allows the college to supplement state funds with grants, donations, federal funds, and unobligated cash income to finance the full project costs.

Requires strict compliance with state purchasing laws, accounting procedures, revenue stabilization laws, and fiscal control regulations in disbursement of funds.

Directs that funds be used in compliance with stated reasons documented in budget manuals, agency requests, executive recommendations, and legislative testimony.

Declares an emergency effective July 1, 2011, citing the constitutional one-year appropriation limit and the need for immediate operational funding.