AR SB273

Reappropriates $307,534 in unspent capital improvement funds from Act 106 of 2020 to the Arkansas Public Defender Commission effective July 1, 2021, for expenses related to resentencing juveniles sentenced to mandatory life without parole

Reappropriates $2,000,000 in unspent capital improvement funds from Act 106 of 2020 to the Arkansas Public Defender Commission effective July 1, 2021, for the same resentencing expenses

Requires all expenditures to remain within available State Treasury funds and permits agencies to supplement with grants, donations, federal funds, and unobligated cash income

Mandates strict compliance with state purchasing laws, accounting procedures, revenue stabilization law, and fiscal control regulations in disbursing appropriated funds

Declares an emergency effective July 1, 2021, citing the constitutional prohibition on multi-year appropriations and the essential need for immediate agency operations