SB19 Summary

• Establishes a maximum of 10 regular employees for the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission for fiscal year 2012-2013, including 1 director, 1 fiscal support supervisor, 1 chief investigator, 1 grants analyst, 5 investigators, and 1 administrative specialist III.

• Authorizes up to 2 temporary or part-time employees ("Extra Help") at rates of pay not to exceed those in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act.

• Appropriates $709,897 from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account for personal services and operating expenses, including $363,318 for regular salaries, $40,000 for extra help, $133,033 for personal services matching, and $172,646 for maintenance, general operations, conferences, travel, and professional fees.

• Appropriates an additional $40,000 from the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission Trust Fund for operating expenses.

• Declares an emergency effective July 1, 2012 to ensure the agency can operate for the fiscal year and comply with constitutional restrictions on annual appropriations.