SB109 Summary

• Establishes maximum of 1,168 regular employees and 336 temporary/part-time employees for the Department of Human Services - Division of Behavioral Health for fiscal year 2014-2015

• Appropriates $133,384,788 for state operations including $41,420,730 for regular salaries, $6,627,619 for extra help, and $16,921,074 for personal services matching

• Appropriates additional funds for community alcohol safety operations ($4,094,047), community mental health centers ($8,780,603), mental health block grant ($6,551,312), and alcohol/drug abuse prevention ($21,775,777)

• Includes multiple special language provisions governing employee benefits, job share arrangements for nursing positions, Arkansas Health Center operations, and mental health center funding allocations across 13 regional centers

• Effective July 1, 2014 with emergency clause due to constitutional requirement limiting appropriations to one-year periods