AR HB1576

Appropriates $500,000 to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences from the General Improvement Fund for matching funds for the Adult Sickle Cell Clinical Network.

Allows the university to accept and use grants, donations, and Federal funds in addition to state appropriations to supplement project costs.

Requires strict compliance with state purchasing laws, accounting procedures, revenue stabilization laws, and fiscal control regulations when disbursing funds.

Specifies that funds must be used in compliance with the stated purposes documented in budget manuals, legislative recommendations, and official minutes from the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee.

Declares an emergency clause making the act effective July 1, 2013, citing the constitutional one-year appropriation limit and the essential nature of the appropriation for agency operations.