AR SB561

Appropriates $250,000 to the Department of Human Services from the General Improvement Fund for community-based program grants covering personal services, operating expenses, equipment, supplies, and maintenance.

Authorizes the Department to adopt new rules and regulations to implement the appropriations without restriction from requirements applicable to other existing programs.

Allows the Department to supplement state funds with grants, donations, federal funds, and unobligated cash income to finance projects, but prohibits use of maintenance and general operations funds for these purposes.

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

Declares an emergency effective July 1, 2013, citing the constitutional one-year appropriation limit and the necessity for immediate agency operations.