Senate Bill 70 Summary

• Appropriates $6,791,587 for Department of Veterans' Affairs State Operations, including $2,783,856 in regular salaries for 275 maximum employees and $375,000 in aid to county veterans' service offices.

• Appropriates $15,793,516 for Veterans' Homes operations, including $6,459,529 in regular salaries and $52,612 for extra help, payable from cash funds deposited in State Treasury.

• Appropriates $555,784 for Veterans' Cemeteries State operations and $838,175 for Veterans' Cemeteries Cash operations, plus $100,000 for Military Funeral Honors Program and $1,139,062 for North Little Rock Cemetery Federal operations.

• Establishes contingency position pool and appropriation of up to $250,000 per year in general revenue to support additional positions at State Veterans' Home at Fayetteville and State Veterans' Cemetery at North Little Rock, subject to Chief Fiscal Officer approval.

• Authorizes 15 temporary/part-time extra help employees for Veterans' Home-Fayetteville and 5 for Veterans' Cemeteries-Cash for fiscal year 2016-2017, with an effective date of July 1, 2016.