HB 1024 Summary

• Establishes 4 regular employee positions for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission for fiscal year 2018-2019: Executive Director (Grade GS14), Fiscal Support Supervisor (Grade GS06), Administrative Specialist III (Grade GS04), and Administrative Specialist II (Grade GS03)

• Appropriates $264,398 from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund for personal services and operating expenses, including $150,568 for regular salaries, $55,046 for personal services matching, $58,484 for operational expenses, and $300 for conference and travel

• Authorizes up to 4 temporary or part-time employees ("Extra Help") with an appropriation of $91,123 from the state cash fund, including $15,900 for extra help wages, $1,299 for personal services matching, $67,924 for operational expenses, $2,000 for conference and travel, and $4,000 for professional fees

• Requires all disbursements to comply with state procurement, accounting, budgetary, revenue stabilization, and salary procedures laws, and regulations from the Department of Finance and Administration

• Effective date is July 1, 2018; bill was approved February 23, 2018