HB1010 Summary

• Reappropriates $948,416 in remaining balances from Act 230 of 2019 for computer science initiatives by the Department of Education, effective July 1, 2020.

• Reappropriates $3,119,890 in remaining balances from Act 230 of 2019 for maintenance, equipment contracts, insurance, janitorial services, and repairs of four Capitol Complex buildings owned by the Department of Education.

• Reappropriates $5,000,000 in remaining balances from Act 349 of 2019 for the same Capitol Complex building maintenance and operations purposes.

• Prohibits contracts or obligations exceeding available State Treasury funds, while allowing use of grants, donations, Federal funds, and unobligated cash income to supplement appropriations.

• Declares an emergency effective July 1, 2020, citing Arkansas constitutional limits on appropriations to one-year periods and the essential nature of these funds to agency operations.