2017 - 2019 REQUEST FOR SPECIAL LANGUAGE IN APPROPRIATION ACT		
	
INST: 0145 UNIVERSITY OF AR AT LITTLE ROCK 		ACT#: 124                 		SECTION#: 7     		

CURRENT SPECIAL LANGUAGE (WITH INST. REQUEST)		AR HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD RECOMMENDATION		
		
SPECIAL ALLOWANCES.  For the purpose of providing necessary allowances for housing and other unusual expenses incurred by or in behalf of the athletic director, assistant athletic directors, head coaches, and assistant coaches at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the Board of Trustees may make special allowances available therefor in such amounts as the Board of Trustees may determine as justified, an equitable allowance in view of the unusual and exacting duties of said athletic director, assistant athletic directors, head coaches, and assistant coaches, and for the purpose of providing such allowances, the Board of Trustees is authorized to expend from the auxiliary income of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, which is derived from athletic event receipts, an amount not to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) in the aggregate for such purposes during each fiscal year for the athletic director and head coaches, and ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in the aggregate for such purposes during each fiscal year for the assistant athletic directors and assistant coaches. Provided that any such allowances shall be in addition to the regular salary of such athletic director, assistant athletic directors, head coaches and assistant coaches, as established herein provided that the amount of such allowance shall not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per annum for any one salaried position.  Further, if the special allowance funds authorized herein are utilized the University of Arkansas at Little Rock shall report annually to the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee the exact disposition of those special allowances funds.
   The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2016 2017 through June 30, 2017 2018.

			
		
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