HB1059 Summary

• Establishes 102 maximum regular employees for the Department of Education - Educational Television Division (AETN) for fiscal year 2020-2021, including directors, managers, engineers, producers, and support staff across multiple divisions.

• Appropriates $5,741,984 from the Educational Television Fund Account for State Operations, including $3,731,112 for regular salaries, $8,800 for extra help, $1,183,093 for personal services matching, and $818,979 for maintenance and general operations.

• Appropriates $8,441,045 from cash funds for Cash Operations, including $1,374,892 for regular salaries, $366,930 for extra help, $493,707 for personal services matching, and $5,343,973 for maintenance and general operations, plus $40,000 for grants and aid, $5,000 for resale costs, and $60,000 for promotional items.

• Authorizes 5 temporary or part-time "Extra Help" employees for State Operations and 46 temporary or part-time "Extra Help" employees for Cash Operations, with rates not exceeding those in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act.

• Requires compliance with state procurement, accounting, budgetary procedures, and fiscal control laws; takes effect July 1, 2020 with emergency clause designation.