HB1078 Summary

• Appropriates $5,871,195 from the Educational Television Fund Account for the Department of Education - Educational Television Division State Operations for fiscal year 2021-2022, covering regular salaries ($3,813,446), extra help ($8,800), personal services matching ($1,229,970), and maintenance and general operations ($818,979).

• Appropriates $8,654,401 from cash funds for Educational Television Division Cash Operations for fiscal year 2021-2022, including regular salaries ($1,411,958), extra help ($366,930), personal services matching ($519,997), maintenance and general operations ($5,343,973), grants and aid ($40,000), resale costs ($5,000), and promotional items ($60,000).

• Establishes a maximum of 102 regular employees for the Educational Television Division across various classifications, from AETN Director (Grade SE02) to Administrative Specialist II (Grade GS03).

• Authorizes up to 5 temporary or part-time "Extra Help" employees for State Operations and 46 temporary or part-time employees for Cash Operations during fiscal year 2021-2022.

• Becomes effective July 1, 2021 with an emergency clause, declaring the appropriations essential to agency operations.