HB1117 Summary

• Reappropriates unspent capital improvement funds from multiple Department of Education divisions effective July 1, 2018, totaling approximately $231.6 million.

• Allocates $5 million for computer science initiatives and $5 million for Capitol Complex building maintenance, repairs, and operations.

• Provides $100 million each to the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation for grants, aid, and special programs supporting public school districts.

• Appropriates funds for Arkansas School for the Blind ($5.8 million), Arkansas School for the Deaf ($19.3 million), and Educational Television Division ($4.1 million) for facility maintenance, renovation, and operations.

• Requires compliance with state purchasing, accounting, budgeting, and fiscal control laws, and permits institutions to supplement state funds with federal grants, donations, and unobligated cash income.