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HB1027
Funding for the Health Services Permit Agency in Arkansas (2026-2027)
Last scannedAug 22, 2026, 3:15 AM
In one sentence
This law provides money to the Department of Health's permit agency so it can pay staff and run its operations during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
What it does
- Sets a limit on hiring four specific employees for the agency: one Health Program Administrator, one Health Program Supervisor/Expert, one Fiscal Support Supervisor/Expert, and one Administrative Coordinator.
- Provides $480,745 from state funds to cover salaries, matching personal services costs, operating expenses, travel, conferences, and professional fees.
- Allows any leftover money collected from permit fees at the end of the year to be saved and used in the next fiscal year for the same purposes.
- Requires the agency to submit a written statement explaining why it needs to keep unspent funds before doing so.
Who it affects
- The Department of Health - Health Services Permit Agency
- State employees working within this specific permit agency
Limits and unknowns
- The law does not list the specific dollar amounts for each individual employee's salary.
- Carrying forward unspent money requires approval and reporting steps that must be followed exactly as written in Section 3, including reports to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Appropriation
- An official amount of money set aside by the government for a specific purpose.
- Fiscal Year
- A one-year period used for budgeting, which in this case runs from July 1 to June 30.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - HEALTH SERVICES PERMIT AGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.