SB101 Summary

• Establishes maximum of 2,579 regular employees and 200 temporary/part-time employees for the Department of Human Services - Division of Developmental Disabilities Services for fiscal year 2019-2020

• Appropriates $164,609,134 for operations including $81,357,607 for regular salaries, $2,910,944 for extra help, and $32,865,213 for personal services matching

• Appropriates $178,768 for grants to Arkansas Special Olympics and $15,892,045 for grants to community providers of services to the developmentally disabled

• Requires providers funded through appropriations to screen individuals for Medicaid eligibility within thirty days and meet minimum performance standards

• Allocates up to $1,000,000 to eliminate the Autism Waiver Services Program waiting list and prohibits closure of state-operated Human Development Centers in Conway, Arkadelphia, Jonesboro, Booneville, and Warren