SB2 Summary

• Establishes maximum of 20 regular employees for the Department of Finance and Administration - Alcoholic Beverage Control Enforcement Division for fiscal year 2012-2013, including 1 director, 1 assistant director, 17 enforcement officers, and 1 administrative specialist.

• Appropriates $1,244,071 from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account for state operations, including $830,390 for regular salaries, $259,881 for personal services matching, $151,200 for operating expenses, and $2,600 for capital outlay.

• Appropriates $484,754 from federal funds for federal operations, including $100,754 for operating expenses, $10,000 for conference and travel, and $374,000 for grants and aid to combat underage drinking.

• Requires all fund disbursements to comply with state procurement, accounting, budgetary procedures, and salary laws, and to align with the stated reasons documented in budget manuals and legislative records.

• Declares an emergency effective July 1, 2012, citing the Arkansas constitutional prohibition on multi-year appropriations and the essential need for immediate agency funding.