This bill appropriates funds for personal services and operating expenses for the State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. It establishes a maximum number of regular employees, totaling 596, with specified positions and salary grades. The bill also authorizes up to 20 part-time or temporary "Extra Help" employees as needed. The total amount appropriated for the department's operations is $76,290,167, which includes allocations for regular salaries, extra help, personal services matching, overtime, and various operational expenses.
Additionally, the bill introduces a new provision that restricts extra help employees from working more than 1,800 hours in a fiscal year. It allows the Director of the State Department to create up to 250 additional full-time positions as necessary, contingent upon approval from the Office of Personnel Management and prior review by the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee. The bill also includes an emergency clause, making it effective from July 1, 2023, to ensure the timely operation of the agency.