AR SB658

Appropriates $1,000,000 to the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith from the General Improvement Fund for personal services, operating expenses, maintenance, equipment, supplies, construction, and renovation.

Permits the university to supplement state funds with grants, donations, and federal funds, but prohibits using existing maintenance and operations funds for these purposes.

Requires strict compliance with state purchasing law, accounting procedures, revenue stabilization law, and Department of Finance and Administration regulations in disbursing appropriated funds.

Directs that funds must be used in accordance with agency requests, executive recommendations, and legislative recommendations documented in budget manuals and legislative meeting minutes.

Declares an emergency effective July 1, 2011, citing the constitutional one-year appropriation limit and the necessity for immediate funding to maintain essential government programs.