AR SB608

Appropriates $500,000 from the General Improvement Fund to the University of Arkansas at Monticello for Babin Business Center handicap accessibility renovation costs.

Permits the university to supplement state funds with grants, donations, federal funds, and unobligated cash income to finance the project.

Requires compliance with state purchasing laws, accounting procedures, revenue stabilization laws, and other applicable fiscal control regulations in fund disbursement.

Restricts use of appropriated funds solely to the stated purpose and prohibits diversion of maintenance and general operations funding to this project.

Declares an emergency effective July 1, 2011, citing constitutional limits on appropriations to one-year periods and the need for immediate agency funding.