AR SB362

Appropriates $200,000 to the Department of Arkansas Heritage from the General Improvement Fund for grants to museums focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Grants may be used for maintenance and operations, construction, repairs, and equipment at eligible museums.

Permits institutions to supplement state funds with grants, donations, federal funds, and unobligated cash income to finance projects.

Requires strict compliance with state purchasing, accounting, budgetary procedures, revenue stabilization, and fiscal control laws in fund disbursement.

Effective July 1, 2015, with emergency clause declaring immediate implementation necessary for agency operations.