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HB1031
Funding Plan for Arkansas Attorney General's Office (2026-2027)
Last scannedAug 22, 2026, 3:15 AM
In one sentence
This law sets the budget and maximum number of staff members allowed in the Arkansas Office of Attorney General and its special divisions for one year.
What it does
- Sets a maximum number of full-time workers allowed in each job category within the office's general operations, Medicaid Fraud Division (State), Medicaid Fraud Division (Federal), and Cooperative Disability Investigation Program.
- Provides money from state funds to pay salaries and run daily operations for general services and the State-funded part of the Medicaid Fraud Division.
- Allocates federal funds specifically for the Federal part of the Medicaid Fraud Division, indirect costs for that division, Internet Crimes Against Children investigations, and the Cooperative Disability Investigation Program.
- Allows hiring up to 10 temporary or part-time workers ('Extra Help') for general operations when needed.
- Authorizes spending on travel, professional fees, equipment (capital outlay), data processing, and conference costs within set limits.
Who it affects
- The Office of Attorney General in Arkansas
- Employees working in the Medicaid Fraud Division funded by state money
- Employees working in the Medicaid Fraud Division funded by federal money
- Staff handling Internet Crimes Against Children investigations
- Investigators and assistants in the Cooperative Disability Investigation Program
Limits and unknowns
- The law sets a maximum number of employees but does not require hiring that many people.
- Some funding comes from federal sources, which may depend on rules outside this state bill.
- The provided text ends before listing the full budget details for the Cooperative Disability Investigation Program.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Appropriation
- Money officially set aside by the government to pay for specific costs.
- Fiscal Year
- A one-year period used for budgeting, running from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027.
- Extra Help
- Temporary or part-time workers hired only when the office needs more staff than usual.
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Official summary
AN ACT FOR THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.