AR SB201

Establishes maximum of 1,079 regular employees for the Department of Human Services - Division of Behavioral Health Services for fiscal year 2017-2018, with specific position classifications and salary grades listed.

Authorizes up to 335 temporary or part-time "Extra Help" employees at rates not exceeding the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act maximum salaries.

Appropriates $122,741,773 for state operations including regular salaries ($38,654,608), extra help ($5,832,583), personal services matching ($16,277,334), overtime ($4,212,006), and operating expenses.

Appropriates additional funds for specific programs: $4,061,509 for community alcohol safety operations, $7,005,603 for community mental health centers, $9,789,616 for mental health grants, $24,270,069 for alcohol and drug abuse prevention, and $5,000,000 for community-based crisis intervention.

Includes special language provisions authorizing pay adjustments for physicians and psychologists, vocational trainee positions, job sharing for nursing staff, contingency positions, and timber/hay sale proceeds for capital improvements, all effective July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.