AR SB601

Appropriates $30,000 from the General Improvement Fund to the Arkansas Department of Aeronautics for grants to Aviation Training Academies covering personal services, operating expenses, and strategic planning expenses.

Allows the Department of Aeronautics to adopt new rules and regulations to implement the appropriation without restriction by requirements applicable to other programs.

Permits recipient institutions to supplement state funds with grants, donations, federal funds, and unobligated cash income for project financing.

Requires strict compliance with state purchasing, accounting, budgetary procedures, and fiscal control laws in disbursement of funds.

Declares an emergency effective July 1, 2015, citing constitutional restrictions on appropriations exceeding one-year periods and the need for immediate operation of the agency.