HB1103 Summary

• Establishes 978 maximum regular employees for the Department of Workforce Services for fiscal year 2015-2016, with salary schedule ranging from $147,187 for DWS Director to grade-based compensation for other positions.

• Appropriates $78,184,629 from the Department of Workforce Services Trust Fund for personal services and operations, including $33,647,288 for regular salaries, $3,300,000 for extra help, and $12,717,159 for personal services matching.

• Appropriates $825,000,001 from cash funds for unemployment benefit payments ($600,000,000 for taxable employers, $175,000,000 for federal employees, $30,000,000 for reimbursable employers) and related expenses including disaster relief and training allowances.

• Authorizes additional appropriations of $60,000,000 for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act payments, $38,500,000 for Reed Act Funds, $40,000,000 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families programs, and $5,000,000 each for training and unemployment insurance administration.

• Authorizes annual transfer of $7,500,000 from federal TANF block grant to Department of Education for Arkansas Better Chance Program and transfers $2,500,000 from Training Trust Fund to Arkansas Economic Development Commission Skills Development Fund; effective July 1, 2015.