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Committee advances bill requiring GRAMA advisory board to prepare annual grant reports
Summary
House Bill 1614 was advanced after Representative Robin Lundstrom described the measure as a transparency and accountability requirement, directing the GRAMA advisory board to prepare annual reports on recommended grants and their use.
A Senate committee advanced House Bill 1614, a measure that would require the GRAMA advisory board to prepare an annual report for state agencies outlining grants it recommends and how grant funds are being used.
State Representative Robin Lundstrom, sponsor of the bill, told the committee the proposal—s purpose is accountability and transparency: the board would prepare an annual report on grants it recommends and on the use of grant money. Bonnie Ballard, executive director of the Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault and chair of the victim justice grant advisory board to DFNA IGS, attended as Lundstrom—s guest and was introduced during the presentation.
Committee members asked a few clarifying questions about terminology used in the bill, including what a "subgrantee" is; Representative Lundstrom offered to follow up offline with members who wanted additional detail. No one signed up to speak for or against the bill. The committee adopted an amendment offered during the hearing before advancing the bill; the motion to adopt the amendment passed, and the motion to advance the amended bill passed (mover: Senator Dodson; seconder: Senator Tucker).
