Arkansas PBS

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Jonesboro, introduced Senate Bill 184 to transfer the Arkansas Educational Television Commission’s powers to the Department of Education.

The bill comes after several other legislative attempts to regulate content in state libraries and concerns over oversight at Arkansas PBS.

Senate Bill 184 would disband the State Library Board and the Arkansas Educational Television Commission, transferring their duties to the Department of Education.

The proposal by Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Jonesboro, would have reduced the public broadcaster’s cash appropriation by 20%.

Executives at the public broadcaster were questioned at a legislative hearing Thursday about their hiring of outside contractors.