AR SB324

Reappropriates the balance of capital improvement appropriations from Act 47 of 2018 to the Department of Career Education, payable from the Skills Development Fund, in an amount not to exceed $40,000,000, effective July 1, 2019.

Limits fund usage to personal services, operating expenses, equipment, and grants for comprehensive statewide workforce development programs.

Permits the Department to accept and use grants, donations, and Federal funds to supplement State Treasury funds for project financing.

Requires strict compliance with State Purchasing Law, General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, Revenue Stabilization Law, and other applicable fiscal control laws during fund disbursement.

Establishes July 1, 2019 as the effective date and declares an emergency to ensure continuity of agency operations.