Government Relations Updates

Office for Government & Community Relations
Administration Building, Room 407
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701

P 479-575-7964
M 479-841-4015
F 479-575-7575

Government Relations Updates

Schedule for upcoming Legislative Session

Dec. 1, 2009
DF&A makes official revenue forecast for FY 11
Gov. releases balanced budget recommendations

January 4, 2010
Final date for submission of Budget Requests and Recommendations for "Big 6" and other agencies approved by ALC at its November meeting

January 11, 2010
Pre-filing Begins for Appropriation Bills & Concurrent Resolutions for other subjects (RSA)

January 12, 2010
Budget hearings start; could go through 29 if needed

January 18, 2010
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
No Budget Hearings

January 29, 2010
JBC Final Date for Budget Hearings To End

February 8, 2010 (second Monday in February)
12 Noon Fiscal Session Begins
JBC Meeting
Deadline for Concurrent Resolutions for non appropriation bills (RSA)
(2/3 vote required)

February 22, 2010
Deadline for Filing non appropriation bills
Deadline for filing appropriation bills (2/3 vote to extend)

March 9, 2010
30th Day of Session (3/4 vote to extend)

March 24, 2010
45th Day of Session (No extension option available)

Richard Hudson

Vice Chancellor for
Government and
Community Relations

As a service to campus-based faculty and staff, a listserve (Legis-L) is maintained and used to inform the campus about government initiatives that affect the University of Arkansas. Updates are much more frequent during legislative sessions.

To become a subscriber, send a request to Richard Hudson at rhudson@uark.edu.