SB50 Summary

• Establishes 124 regular full-time employees and 36 temporary/part-time "Extra Help" positions for the Department of Human Services - Division of Youth Services for fiscal year 2023-2024.

• Appropriates $14,983,849 for operations including $6,198,796 in regular salaries, $2,317,158 in personal services matching, and operating expenses totaling $5,612,099.

• Appropriates $2,480,444 for community-based sanctions, $18,821,100 for community services, $12,832,942 in federal child and youth service grants, and $33,807,739 for residential services.

• Authorizes $240,000 transfer to fund the Juvenile Ombudsman Program and $400,000 transfer for local juvenile detention facility operating expenses.

• Amends Arkansas Code § 9-28-203 to authorize Division of Youth Services to use timber harvesting proceeds for capital improvements and equipment purchases at the Mansfield Juvenile Treatment Center, subject to legislative review requirements.