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HB1042
Funding for Arkansas Legislative Audit in Fiscal Year 2026-2027
Last scannedAug 22, 2026, 3:15 AM
In one sentence
This law provides money and sets staff limits for the Arkansas Legislative Audit office to operate during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
What it does
- Sets a maximum of 296 regular employees with specific job titles and pay grades.
- Allows up to 10 temporary or part-time workers when needed for extra help.
- Provides $49,980,832 from the State Central Services Fund for salaries and operating costs.
- Requires that all spending follows state laws on procurement, accounting, budget procedures, and other fiscal controls.
- States that funds must be used only for the reasons listed in official budget documents.
Who it affects
- The Arkansas Legislative Audit of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee
- State employees working as auditors, managers, legal counsel, and support staff within this office
Limits and unknowns
- The law does not list the specific dollar amounts paid to each individual employee.
- Temporary workers can only be hired if needed and must be paid at rates allowed by state classification laws.
- Funds cannot exceed the total amount listed in Section 3 or money made available under other existing laws.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Appropriation
- An official act by the legislature that sets aside a specific amount of money for a government agency to spend.
- Fiscal Year
- A one-year period used for accounting and budgeting, which in this case runs from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
AN ACT FOR ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE AUDIT OF THE LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING COMMITTEE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.