SB55 Summary

• Appropriates $2,116,369 for the Department of Transformation and Shared Services - Building Authority Division state operations for fiscal year 2020-2021, including $1,558,733 for regular salaries and $505,481 for personal services matching, with a maximum of 29 employees.

• Appropriates $21,140,553 for building maintenance operations, including $1,476,617 in regular salaries, $552,635 for personal services matching, $13,659,015 in operating expenses, $5,002,186 for debt service, and authorization for 9 temporary/part-time employees.

• Appropriates $735,213 for Justice Building operations and $404,293 for Justice Building special maintenance from the Justice Building Fund.

• Authorizes appropriations totaling $23,330,528 for critical maintenance ($5,000,000), acquisition and maintenance ($4,306,650), Justice Building construction cash funds ($1,290,000), sustainable building design program loans ($10,739,371), and building improvements ($3,033,907).

• Grants Building Authority Division authority to transfer funds between appropriations with approval from the Chief Fiscal Officer and Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee, and declares the act effective July 1, 2020 due to emergency necessity.