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AR SB508

Bill

Status

Failed

4/25/2019

Primary Sponsor

Breanne Davis

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Origin

Senate

92nd General Assembly (2019 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Establishes a legislative goal for 60% of Arkansans to attain post-secondary degrees by 2025 through outcomes-based funding aligned with statewide priorities

  • Eliminates the previous provision that paused productivity-based funding implementation when general revenue forecasts drop more than 2% below prior year levels

  • Requires base funding under the Revenue Stabilization Law to be 100% productivity-based and equally distributed per productivity point among four-year and two-year state-supported institutions by fiscal year 2028-2029

  • Increases productivity-based funding distributions by 10% annually for 10 years beginning in 2019-2020, totaling a 100% increase by the tenth year

  • Directs all new funding allocations to state-supported institutions beginning in 2019-2020 to be distributed equally per productivity point among four-year and two-year institutions

Legislative Description

To Amend The Means By Which Funding Is Distributed Through The Productivity-based Funding Model.

Last Action

Sine Die adjournment

4/25/2019

Committee Referrals

Education3/6/2019

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