SB120 Summary

• Appropriates $87,334,848 in state operations funds to University of Arkansas System and various divisions for fiscal year 2019-2020, allocated to System Administration ($4,561,793), Division of Agriculture ($75,253,827), Criminal Justice Institute ($2,558,097), Archeological Survey ($2,517,236), and Clinton School ($2,443,895)

• Appropriates $147,976,000 in cash funds for personal services, operating expenses, capital improvements, and debt service, plus $3,113,000 for soils testing and research program

• Authorizes maximum of 2,259 regular employees across all divisions with specified salary ranges by position, plus up to 700 temporary/part-time employees

• Appropriates $12,628,247 in state operations and $22,215,000 in cash funds for Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts, plus $55,003,500 for Arkansas Research and Education Optical Network operations

• Allocates $1,200,000 for Arkansas Research and Education Optical Network operations, $200,000 for Buffalo River watershed monitoring studies, and $150,000 for Criminal Justice Institute illicit drug education and training