Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Higher Education Funding topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Joint Budget Committee clears numerous higher‑education supplements, adopts governor reappropriation letter and refers HB1102 to special language
Summary
The Joint Budget Committee reviewed and approved a long list of supplemental appropriations for higher‑education institutions, adopted a governor's reappropriation letter (no new money) and voted to refer House Bill 1102 to special language for further consideration.
The Joint Budget Committee reviewed and approved a lengthy slate of supplemental appropriations for higher‑education institutions and adopted administrative reappropriation authority from the governor, with most items approved by voice vote.
Mister Anderson led the committee through a series of house and senate bills listed in the packet. House bills considered and approved by voice vote included HB 1128 (legislative audit supplemental), HB 1153 (promotion boards, Agriculture Department), and a series of higher‑education supplements for colleges and universities such as House Bills 1225 (Black River Technical College), 1226 (ASU Mountain Home), 1227 (U of A Pulaski Technical College), 1228 (Northwest Arkansas Community College), 1229 (Ozarka College), 1230 (North Arkansas College), 1231 (U of A Phillips Community College), 1233 (Arkansas Northeastern College), 1234 (U of A Community College at Hope/Texarkana), 1248 (ASU Mid‑South), 1249 (National Park College), 1260 (Southern Arkansas University), 1261 (Arkansas Tech), 1264 (University of Arkansas Fort Smith), 1265 (University of Arkansas Little Rock) and 1266 (Henderson State University). Each item was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote; the transcript records unanimous "aye" responses and no roll‑call tallies.
On the senate side the committee approved a similar set of college supplements, including SB 80 (governor's legislative liaison supplemental appropriation for the current year), SB 105 (U of A Community College at Batesville), SB 107 (Southeast Arkansas College), SB 108 (SAU Tech), SB 109, SB 112 (ASU‑Beebe), SB 113 (ASU Newport), SB 114 (ASU Three Rivers), SB 115 (U of A Community College in Morrilton), SB 125 (University of Central Arkansas), SB 126 (University of Arkansas Pine Bluff) and SB 129 (U of A Monticello). Committee members noted that the governor's letter number 2 was a reappropriation with no new money; the committee adopted the letter, which authorizes drafting bills to continue existing projects.
Representative Kavanaugh moved to refer House Bill 1102 back to special language; that motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
A separate letter from the secretary of state seeking approval of a spouse's employment with a constitutional officer was presented and approved by the committee after a motion and second. The transcript records routine voice approvals for these administrative items.
The committee concluded the items with no roll calls recorded on the tabled bills; minutes indicate items were approved and the committee moved on to remaining agenda business.
