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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H4/15/26 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HOUSE BILL 1004 3
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By: Representative Unger 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 9
AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 10
CORRECTIONS - DIVISION OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION FOR 11
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; AND FOR OTHER 12
PURPOSES. 13
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Subtitle 16
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS 17
- DIVISION OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION 18
APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL 19
YEAR. 20
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23
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SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - REENTRY CENTER GRANTS. There is hereby 25
appropriated, to the Department of Corrections - Division of Community 26
Correction, to be payable from the Division of Community Correction Fund 27
Account, for a Reentry Center Grant to Returning Home for the fiscal year 28
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 29
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 31
NO. 2026-2027 32
(01) REENTRY CENTER GRANT - RETURNING HOME $506,000 33
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SECTION 2. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 35
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. REENTRY 36
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CENTER GRANTS. The Department of Corrections shall budget, allocate, and 1
expend up to five hundred six thousand dollars ($506,000) from the Division 2
of Community Correction Fund Account for a reentry center grant to Returning 3
Home appropriated in this Act. 4
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 5
2026 through June 30, 2027. 6
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SECTION 3. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 8
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 9
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 10
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 11
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 12
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 13
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 14
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 15
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 16
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SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 18
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 19
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 20
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 21
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 22
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 23
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 24
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 25
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SECTION 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 27
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 28
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 29
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 30
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 31
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 32
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 33
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 34
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 35
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 36
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and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 1
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