SB46 Summary

• Appropriates $23,894,455 for Department of Education State Operations for FY 2014-2015, including $14,235,750 for regular salaries and $900,000 for Arkansas Leadership Academy

• Establishes maximum of 346 regular employees for the department with detailed salary grades ranging from Commissioner ($247,965) to Administrative Specialist II positions

• Appropriates $559,201,832 for Federal Elementary and Secondary Education programs, including $496,095,368 for entitlement grant programs

• Allocates funds for multiple programs including Child Nutrition ($167,677,799), Revolving Loan Certificates ($13,097,512), Medicaid Administration ($15,000,000), and vision screening ($1,000,000)

• Includes special provisions authorizing a position pool of 5 professional/executive and 25 classified positions for flexible staffing needs, with quarterly reporting requirements to the Legislative Council