AR SB647

Appropriates $1,000,000 to Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas from the General Improvement Fund for construction, renovation, maintenance, equipment, security enhancements, technology upgrades, and library resources.

Permits the college to supplement the appropriation with federal grants, donations, and unobligated cash income to finance project costs.

Restricts the appropriated funds to their stated purposes and prohibits using general operations and maintenance funds for these projects.

Requires strict compliance with state purchasing law, accounting procedures, revenue stabilization law, and fiscal control regulations in disbursement of funds.

Declares an emergency effective July 1, 2013, citing the constitutional one-year appropriation limit and the essential need for timely funding of agency operations.