HB1130 Summary

• Appropriates $98,349,087 for Department of Arkansas State Police operations for fiscal year 2019-2020, including $54,154,551 in regular salaries and $29,393,694 in personal services matching.

• Authorizes maximum of 1,078 regular employees across 87 job classifications ranging from Director (Grade SE04) to various support and enforcement positions, plus up to 20 temporary/part-time "Extra Help" employees.

• Establishes additional appropriations totaling $43,222,391 from various federal, state, and equipment fund sources for specialized programs including highway safety grants ($24,771,244), criminal background checks ($4,616,594), and AFIS system ($2,497,544).

• Authorizes the department to purchase promotional items (up to $2,500 annually), motor vehicles, and make overtime payments for officers assigned to special law enforcement task forces reimbursable by federal or local authorities.

• Mandates monthly reporting to the Governor and Chief Fiscal Officer on uniformed employee health insurance plan status and quarterly reporting on confiscated funds expenditures to the Legislative Council.

• Provides for 5% salary increases for uniformed commissioned officers (Major through Trooper ranks) if additional General Revenue funds become available, effective July 1, 2019.