AR HB1056

Appropriates $53,541 to the Arkansas Abstracters' Board for fiscal year 2016-2017, paid from the Arkansas Abstracters' Board Fund.

Authorizes one full-time employee position (Abstracters' Board Secretary, General) with regular salaries of $8,927 and personal services matching of $7,047.

Allocates $25,000 in professional fees for contracting independent or private investigators to perform investigative tasks as needed or required by law, with restrictions that board members cannot serve as investigators.

Provides $12,567 for operating expenses, with zero appropriations for conferences and travel, capital outlays, and data processing.

Declares an emergency effective July 1, 2016, to ensure continuity of agency operations in compliance with state constitutional prohibitions on appropriations exceeding one year.