HB 1068 Summary

• Appropriates $3,865,883 in state funds for Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute personal services and operating expenses for fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, including $2,162,105 for regular salaries and $216,379 for extra help.

• Establishes maximum of 57 regular employees across 13 position classifications, ranging from Technical Institute Director (Grade N902) to Maintenance Assistant (Grade C108).

• Authorizes up to 76 part-time or temporary extra help employees, limited to 85% of maximum comparable salary and 1,400 hours per fiscal year.

• Appropriates additional $111,979 in federal funds and $1,330,615 in cash funds for the institute's operations.

• Declares an emergency clause making the act effective July 1, 2014, stating that delayed implementation would cause irreparable harm to the agency's operations.