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Arkansas HB1024: Funding for Parks and Heritage in 2026-2027

Last scannedAug 22, 2026, 3:15 AM

In one sentence

This law provides money to the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism - Division of Heritage to pay staff salaries and cover operating costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.

What it does

  • Sets a maximum limit of 104 regular full-time employee positions in Shared Services with specific salary grades.
  • Establishes a limit of 133 regular full-time employee positions for the Division of Heritage State Operations.
  • Authorizes up to 11 temporary or part-time 'Extra Help' workers for Shared Services when needed.
  • Authorizes up to 65 temporary or part-time 'Extra Help' workers for the Division of Heritage when needed.
  • Appropriates $10,934,057 from state funds for Shared Services salaries and operating expenses.
  • Allocates $6,479,724 from the Arkansas Heritage Fund Account for State Operations costs.
  • Provides funding from Amendment 75 Conservation Tax operations for personal services, grants, construction, and special maintenance.

Who it affects

  • The Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism in Arkansas
  • Employees working in Shared Services roles such as accounting, IT, human resources, procurement, communications, and legal counsel.
  • Staff within the Division of Heritage including historians, museum coordinators, biologists, park planners, archivists, and interpreters.

Limits and unknowns

  • The provided text is truncated and does not list all specific dollar amounts for Amendment 75 Conservation Tax Operations.
  • Exact salary rates depend on classification grades defined in other laws like the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act.
  • 'Extra Help' positions are only filled when needed, so actual hiring numbers may be lower than the maximum allowed.

Plain language

Terms to know

Appropriation
The official act by which a government sets aside money for a specific purpose.
Fiscal Year
A 12-month period used for accounting purposes, here running from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.
Extra Help
Temporary or part-time employees hired only when needed beyond the regular staff limit.

Official record

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Official summary

AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, HERITAGE, AND TOURISM - DIVISION OF HERITAGE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.