HB 1022 Summary

• Appropriates $20,517 to the Arkansas State Board of Athletic Training for fiscal year 2014-2015, payable from cash funds in the State Treasury.

• Funding breakdown includes: $480 for regular salaries, $37 for personal services matching, $15,000 for operating expenses, $5,000 for professional fees, and $0 for conferences/travel and capital outlay.

• Prohibits expenditure of maintenance and general operation funds for attorney services unless the agency first requests legal services from the Arkansas Attorney General, who may authorize private counsel if insufficient personnel are available.

• Requires all fund disbursements to comply with state procurement law, accounting procedures, revenue stabilization law, salary procedures, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and Administration.

• Declares an emergency effective July 1, 2014, stating that constitutional restrictions limit appropriations to one-year periods and delay of this Act's effectiveness could harm essential governmental programs.