HB1004 Summary

• Reappropriates unspent capital improvement appropriations from 2019 for 27 Arkansas higher education institutions, effective July 1, 2020

• Covers funding for construction, renovation, maintenance, technology upgrades, and equipment replacement across community colleges, technical colleges, and university branch campuses

• Total reappropriations include major projects such as $5,000,000 for SAU-Tech dormitory at Camden site, $1,850,000 for Arkansas Northeastern College Science and Technology Center, and $2,319,000 for Black River Technical College Technical Education Building

• All funds payable from the Development and Enhancement Fund or Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Grant and Trust Fund

• Declares emergency clause making act effective July 1, 2020, allowing multi-year spending authorization for capital projects