AR SB56

Appropriates $289,752 for Department of Education Shared Services, including $239,361 in regular salaries and $50,391 in personal services matching.

Appropriates $24,194,695 for State Operations, including $15,480,815 in regular salaries, $160,000 for extra help, and $4,774,437 in personal services matching.

Establishes maximum of 357 regular employees for Department of Education State Operations across various classifications ranging from Grade IT02 to Grade SE05.

Appropriates $228,349,582 for Child Nutrition Program to fund school food service and nutrition education with federal funds.

Appropriates additional funds for federal elementary and secondary education ($523,649,688), revolving loan certificates ($13,100,071), professional licensure standards board ($1,484,714), and other education programs totaling approximately $870 million combined.