SB599 Summary

• Appropriates $15,000 from the General Improvement Fund to the Department of Finance and Administration - Disbursing Officer for youth baseball programs grants covering equipment, maintenance, personal services, and operating expenses.

• Allows new rules and regulations to be adopted to carry out the appropriation without being restricted by requirements applicable to other programs currently administered.

• Permits receiving institutions and agencies to supplement state funds with grants, donations, and federal funds, provided that existing maintenance and general operations appropriations are not redirected for this purpose.

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

• Declares an emergency effective July 1, 2011, citing the Arkansas Constitution's one-year appropriation limitation and essential need for immediate agency operations.