AR HB1488

Appropriates $894,375 for cosmetology classroom and laboratory facility construction and equipment costs at Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute.

Appropriates $957,000 for major maintenance and repair of facilities.

Appropriates $1,000,000 for transfers or refunds to capital balances for construction, renovation, major maintenance, and equipment purchases for various capital projects or facility improvements.

Prohibits awarding contracts or incurring obligations in excess of available State Treasury funds, but permits use of grants, donations, federal funds, and unobligated cash income to supplement state funds.

Takes effect July 1, 2017 as an emergency measure deemed essential to agency operations.