SB100 Summary

• Appropriates $130,578,851 for the Department of Human Services - Division of Behavioral Health for fiscal year 2015-2016, including regular salaries ($40,871,449), extra help ($6,032,518), and personal services matching ($16,876,495).

• Authorizes a maximum of 1,169 regular employees and 336 temporary/part-time employees across various behavioral health positions and classifications.

• Appropriates additional funds for community alcohol safety operations ($4,094,167), canteen operations ($349,048), patient benefits ($75,000), community mental health centers ($8,780,603), and alcohol/drug abuse prevention ($21,775,000).

• Allocates specific funding amounts to 13 community mental health centers based on per capita formulas and establishes conditions for receiving funds including performance standards, financial management requirements, and quarterly reporting obligations.

• Includes special provisions addressing employee compensation, job share arrangements, Arkansas Health Center operations, vocational trainee positions, and contingency procedures for state hospital management contracts.