HB 1055 Summary

• Appropriates $17,485,112 to the Arkansas Department of Health for tobacco prevention and cessation programs for fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, funded from the Prevention and Cessation Program Account.

• Authorizes 47 regular full-time employees and up to 4 part-time/temporary employees across various health program positions, with total regular salaries of $2,017,808.

• Includes $11,405,398 for tobacco prevention and cessation expenses and $717,447 for nutrition and physical activity programs.

• Authorizes the Department of Health to transfer $500,000 annually from the Prevention and Cessation Program Account to the Breast Cancer Control Fund for Medicaid matching funds for breast and cervical cancer screening and treatment.

• Prohibits the use of elected officials' names, voices, or likenesses in tobacco prevention advertising and restricts appropriation transfers except as provided by law or with Legislative Council approval.