AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.

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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H4/22/26 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HOUSE BILL 1005 3
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By: Joint Budget Committee 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
EDUCATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; 11
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 16
APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL 17
YEAR. 18
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21
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SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - SHARED SERVICES. There is hereby 23
established for the Department of Education - Shared Services for the 2026-24
2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 25
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Maximum Annual 27
Maximum Salary Rate 28
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 29
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 30
(1) ESE05A SECRETARY OF EDUCATION 1 GRADE EXE04 31
(2) EEX10A CHIEF OF STAFF II 1 GRADE EXE02 32
(3) FAC09C CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER II 1 GRADE SPC10 33
(4) LAT08C CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL I 1 GRADE SPC10 34
(5) EEA03C HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAM MANAGER 2 GRADE SPC09 35
(6) EEA01C EDUCATION DIVISION ADMINISTRATOR 2 GRADE SPC08 36
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(7) LAT05P ATTORNEY III 1 GRADE SPC08 1
(8) CPR02C CHIEF OF COMMUNICATIONS II 1 GRADE SPC07 2
(9) EEP04C EDUCATION PROGRAM MANAGER 1 GRADE SPC06 3
(10) FIN03P FINANCE SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SPC06 4
(11) CPR03C GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SPC05 5
(12) HDH02C HR ADMINISTRATOR I 1 GRADE SPC05 6
(13) LAT04P ATTORNEY II 4 GRADE SPC05 7
(14) EES02P EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL II 1 GRADE SPC04 8
(15) LAT03P ATTORNEY I 1 GRADE SPC03 9
(16) FAC02P ACCOUNTANT II 2 GRADE SPC02 10
(17) FAU04P AUDITOR II 1 GRADE SPC02 11
(18) EES01P EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL I 1 GRADE SPC02 12
(19) FAC01P ACCOUNTANT I 1 GRADE SPC01 13
(20) FFS03C FISCAL SUPPORT MANAGER 1 GRADE SGS09 14
(21) SSP06I OMBUDSMAN 1 GRADE SGS08 15
(22) PAS08I EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 1 GRADE SGS07 16
(23) EEP03P EDUCATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR 5 GRADE SGS07 17
(24) FFS05P FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 5 GRADE SGS07 18
(25) CME03P GRAPHIC ARTIST 2 GRADE SGS07 19
(26) HDH05P HR COORDINATOR 5 GRADE SGS07 20
(27) PPR02P PROCUREMENT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS07 21
(28) CPR05P PUBLIC INFORMATION COORDINATOR 2 GRADE SGS07 22
(29) ILS03I LEGAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 2 GRADE SGS06 23
(30) FFS02P FISCAL SUPPORT COORDINATOR 2 GRADE SGS06 24
(31) TMA04P MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 4 GRADE SGS06 25
(32) PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE SGS05 26
(33) TIW04P INVENTORY SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS05 27
(34) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 3 GRADE SGS04 28
(35) FFS04P FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS04 29
(36) FGM01P GRANTS ANALYST 1 GRADE SGS04 30
(37) HDH07P HR SPECIALIST 3 GRADE SGS04 31
(38) TMA05P MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN 2 GRADE SGS03 32
(39) PAS03P ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS02 33
(40) IIA03C CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER III 1 GRADE IST14 34
(41) IDA01C DATA ARCHITECT 1 GRADE IST13 35
(42) IIS08C IT INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGER 1 GRADE IST11 36
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(43) IAS06C APPLICATIONS SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 2 GRADE IST10 1
(44) IIS07C IT INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER 1 GRADE IST10 2
(45) IDM01P DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE IST09 3
(46) IIS01P IT COORDINATOR 2 GRADE IST08 4
(47) IAS01P APPLICATIONS ANALYST I 1 GRADE IST07 5
(48) IDN01P DATA ANALYST 2 GRADE IST07 6
(49) IUS02P USER SUPPORT COORDINATOR 3 GRADE IST05 7
(50) TMA03P MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST 3 GRADE SGS04 8
(51) IIP03P IT SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER 1 GRADE IST10 9
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 88 10
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - SHARED SERVICES PAYING ACCOUNT. There is 12
hereby authorized, for the Department of Education - Shared Services Paying 13
Account for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-14
time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds 15
appropriated herein for such purposes: six (6) temporary or part-time 16
employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 17
Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act 18
for the appropriate classification. 19
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - SHARED SERVICES PAYING ACCOUNT. There is 21
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the 22
paying account as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 23
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Education - 24
Shared Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 25
26
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2026-2027 28
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $6,776,073 29
(02) EXTRA HELP 80,000 30
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 2,228,979 31
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 32
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 100,000 33
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 10,000 34
(C) PROF. FEES 0 35
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 36
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(E) DATA PROC. 0 1
(05) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 300,000 2
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $9,495,052 3
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SECTION 4. REGULAR SALARIES - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 5
established for the Department of Education - Division of Elementary and 6
Secondary Education - State Operations for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the 7
following maximum number of regular employees. 8
9
Maximum Annual 10
Maximum Salary Rate 11
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 12
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 13
(1) EEX11A CHIEF PROGRAMS DIRECTOR 2 GRADE EXE03 14
(2) EEA02C EDUCATION DIVISION DIRECTOR 3 GRADE SPC09 15
(3) EEA01C EDUCATION DIVISION ADMINISTRATOR 4 GRADE SPC08 16
(4) EEP02C EDUCATION PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR 2 GRADE SPC07 17
(5) FAC10C CONTROLLER 1 GRADE SPC06 18
(6) EEP04C EDUCATION PROGRAM MANAGER 1 GRADE SPC06 19
(7) EES03P EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL SUPV/EXP 7 GRADE SPC06 20
(8) FIN03P FINANCE SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SPC06 21
(9) EES02P EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL II 17 GRADE SPC04 22
(10) FAC02P ACCOUNTANT II 4 GRADE SPC02 23
(11) EES01P EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL I 107 GRADE SPC02 24
(12) SIA23P PUBLIC SAFETY SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS08 25
(13) PQA04P QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPERVISOR/EXP 2 GRADE SGS08 26
(14) FGM03C GRANTS MANAGER 1 GRADE SGS07 27
(15) PAS08I EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 3 GRADE SGS07 28
(16) EEP03P EDUCATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR 26 GRADE SGS07 29
(17) FFS05P FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 4 GRADE SGS07 30
(18) HDH05P HR COORDINATOR 2 GRADE SGS07 31
(19) IIV05P INVESTIGATOR SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS07 32
(20) PPE04P PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY SUPERVISOR/EXP 1 GRADE SGS07 33
(21) CPR05P PUBLIC INFORMATION COORDINATOR 2 GRADE SGS07 34
(22) PQA01P QUALITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR 9 GRADE SGS07 35
(23) CTR02P TRAINER 1 GRADE SGS07 36
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(24) ILS03I LEGAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 2 GRADE SGS06 1
(25) EEP05P EDUCATION PROGRAM SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS06 2
(26) FFS02P FISCAL SUPPORT COORDINATOR 9 GRADE SGS06 3
(27) IIV04P INVESTIGATOR III 1 GRADE SGS06 4
(28) PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 16 GRADE SGS05 5
(29) FGM02P GRANTS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS05 6
(30) PPR04P PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS05 7
(31) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 23 GRADE SGS04 8
(32) EEC04P EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM SPECIALIST 5 GRADE SGS04 9
(33) FFS04P FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 3 GRADE SGS04 10
(34) FGM01P GRANTS ANALYST 4 GRADE SGS04 11
(35) PAS09P LICENSING COORDINATOR 6 GRADE SGS03 12
(36) TMA05P MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN 1 GRADE SGS03 13
(37) PAS03P ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 22 GRADE SGS02 14
(38) MNU06P REGISTERED NURSE 1 GRADE MED05 15
(39) IAS01P APPLICATIONS ANALYST I 8 GRADE IST07 16
(40) IDN01P DATA ANALYST 3 GRADE IST07 17
(41) IAS08I WEBSITE SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IST05 18
(42) IUS01P USER SUPPORT ANALYST 1 GRADE IST04 19
(43) IUS04P USER SUPPORT SPECIALIST 3 GRADE IST02 20
(44) EEC01C EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE SGS10 21
(45) EEC02P EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM COORDINATOR 3 GRADE SGS06 22
(46) EEP06P EDUCATION PROGRAM SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 3 GRADE SGS10 23
(47) FAC01P ACCOUNTANT I 1 GRADE SPC01 24
(48) IIS01P IT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE IST08 25
(49) SPS08P SCHOOL SAFETY COORDINATOR 1 GRADE LES07 26
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 308 27
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SECTION 5. EXTRA HELP - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, 29
for the Department of Education - Division of Elementary and Secondary 30
Education - State Operations for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following 31
maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra 32
Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: seven (7) 33
temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed 34
those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its 35
successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 36
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 2
appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the Division 3
of Elementary and Secondary Education Fund Account, for personal services and 4
operating expenses of the Department of Education - Division of Elementary 5
and Secondary Education - State Operations for the fiscal year ending June 6
30, 2027, the following: 7
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 9
NO. 2026-2027 10
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $13,520,917 11
(02) EXTRA HELP 160,000 12
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 4,756,796 13
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 14
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 3,399,057 15
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 56,500 16
(C) PROF. FEES 25,000 17
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 100,000 18
(E) DATA PROC. 0 19
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $22,018,270 20
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SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - FEDERAL GRANTS ADMINISTRATION. There is 22
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the 23
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 24
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Education - 25
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education - Federal Grants 26
Administration for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 27
28
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 29
NO. 2026-2027 30
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $254,677 31
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 88,477 32
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 33
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 49,970 34
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 19,672 35
(C) PROF. FEES 260,000 36
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(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 1
(E) DATA PROC. 0 2
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $672,796 3
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SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - BUILDING MAINTENANCE. There is hereby 5
appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the 6
Educational Buildings Maintenance Fund, for operating expenses of the 7
Department of Education - Division of Elementary and Secondary Education - 8
Building Maintenance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 9
10
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 11
NO. 2026-2027 12
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 13
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $500,000 14
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 15
(C) PROF. FEES 0 16
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 17
(E) DATA PROC. 0 18
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $500,000 19
20
SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - REVOLVING LOAN CERTIFICATES PROGRAM. There 21
is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from 22
the Education Revolving Loan Certificates Fund, for personal services, 23
operating expenses, and loans to school districts by the Department of 24
Education - Division of Elementary and Secondary Education - Revolving Loan 25
Certificates Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 26
27
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 28
NO. 2026-2027 29
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $54,790 30
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 20,856 31
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 32
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 27,500 33
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 2,500 34
(C) PROF. FEES 10,000 35
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 36
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(E) DATA PROC. 0 1
(04) LOANS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS 13,000,000 2
(05) LOANS TO OPEN-ENROLLMENT PUBLIC 3
CHARTER SCHOOLS 10,000,000 4
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $23,115,646 5
6
SECTION 10. EXTRA HELP - FEDERAL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION. 7
There is hereby authorized, for the Department of Education - Division of 8
Elementary and Secondary Education - Federal Elementary and Secondary 9
Education for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 10
part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from 11
funds appropriated herein for such purposes: four (4) temporary or part-time 12
employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 13
Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act 14
for the appropriate classification. 15
16
SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - FEDERAL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION. 17
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable 18
from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 19
State, for personal services, operating expenses, aid and reimbursements of 20
the Department of Education - Division of Elementary and Secondary Education 21
- Federal Elementary and Secondary Education for the fiscal year ending June 22
30, 2027, the following: 23
24
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 25
NO. 2026-2027 26
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $4,282,186 27
(02) EXTRA HELP 60,000 28
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,608,156 29
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 30
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 91,242,005 31
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 100,000 32
(C) PROF. FEES 1,500,000 33
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 200,000 34
(E) DATA PROC. 0 35
(05) ENTITLEMENT GRANT PROGRAMS 1,181,832,710 36
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(06) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 1,110,000 1
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,281,935,057 2
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SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION - MULTIPLE GRANT AWARD PROGRAM. There is 4
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the 5
cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 6
Officer of the State, for operating expenses and grants by the Department of 7
Education - Division of Elementary and Secondary Education - Multiple Grant 8
Award Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 9
10
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 11
NO. 2026-2027 12
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 13
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $422,000 14
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 16,500 15
(C) PROF. FEES 40,000 16
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 100,000 17
(E) DATA PROC. 0 18
(02) MULTIPLE GRANT AWARDS 1,900,000 19
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,478,500 20
21
SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM. There is 22
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the 23
cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 24
Officer of the State, for Medicaid reimbursement and administration of the 25
Department of Education - Division of Elementary and Secondary Education - 26
Medicaid Reimbursement Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 27
following: 28
29
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 30
NO. 2026-2027 31
(01) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS $13,659,017 32
(02) MEDICAID ADMIN 10,500 33
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $13,669,517 34
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SECTION 14. APPROPRIATION - ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. There 36
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is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from 1
the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 2
Fiscal Officer of the State, for operating expenses and grants by the 3
Department of Education - Division of Elementary and Secondary Education - 4
Alternative Certification Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, 5
the following: 6
7
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 8
NO. 2026-2027 9
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 10
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $27,367 11
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 8,500 12
(C) PROF. FEES 35,420 13
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 14
(E) DATA PROC. 0 15
(02) ALT. CERT. PROG. GRANTS AND AID 827,925 16
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $899,212 17
18
SECTION 15. APPROPRIATION - CONFERENCES. There is hereby appropriated, 19
to the Department of Education, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in 20
the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, 21
for operating expenses of conferences sponsored by the Department of 22
Education - Division of Elementary and Secondary Education - Conferences for 23
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 24
25
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 26
NO. 2026-2027 27
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 28
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $400,000 29
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 25,000 30
(C) PROF. FEES 50,000 31
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 32
(E) DATA PROC. 0 33
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $475,000 34
35
SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION - MEDICAID ADMINISTRATION CLAIMING PROGRAM. 36
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There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable 1
from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 2
Fiscal Officer of the State, for reimbursement of school districts for 3
administrative activities that support the Arkansas Medicaid Program of the 4
Department of Education - Division of Elementary and Secondary Education - 5
Medicaid Administration Claiming Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 6
2027, the following: 7
8
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 9
NO. 2026-2027 10
(01) AR MEDICAID ADMIN CLAIMS $45,000,000 11
12
SECTION 17. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS BETTER CHANCE PROGRAM - 13
ADMINISTRATION. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 14
Education, to be payable from the Division of Elementary and Secondary 15
Education Fund Account, for personal services and operating expenses of the 16
Department of Education - Division of Elementary and Secondary Education - 17
Arkansas Better Chance Program - Administration for the fiscal year ending 18
June 30, 2027, the following: 19
20
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 21
NO. 2026-2027 22
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $611,206 23
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 231,426 24
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 25
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 1,245,291 26
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,917 27
(C) PROF. FEES 297,610 28
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 29
(E) DATA PROC. 0 30
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,389,450 31
32
SECTION 18. REGULAR SALARIES - PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE STANDARDS BOARD. 33
There is hereby established for the Department of Education - Division of 34
Elementary and Secondary Education - Professional Licensure Standards Board 35
for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular 36
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employees. 1
2
Maximum Annual 3
Maximum Salary Rate 4
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 5
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 6
(1) LAT05P ATTORNEY III 1 GRADE SPC08 7
(2) ILS03I LEGAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS06 8
(3) FFS02P FISCAL SUPPORT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS06 9
(4) IIV04P INVESTIGATOR III 4 GRADE SGS06 10
(5) PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 2 GRADE SGS05 11
(6) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 2 GRADE SGS04 12
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 11 13
14
SECTION 19. APPROPRIATION - PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE STANDARDS BOARD. 15
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable 16
from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 17
Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services, operating expenses, and 18
grants of the Department of Education - Division of Elementary and Secondary 19
Education - Professional Licensure Standards Board for the fiscal year ending 20
June 30, 2027, the following: 21
22
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 23
NO. 2026-2027 24
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $629,772 25
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 235,810 26
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 27
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 376,325 28
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 10,000 29
(C) PROF. FEES 9,505 30
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 50,000 31
(E) DATA PROC. 0 32
(04) EDTPA PROGRAM GRANTS 100,000 33
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,411,412 34
35
SECTION 20. APPROPRIATION - OPEN ENROLLMENT PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL 36
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CLOSURE. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be 1
payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by 2
the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for outstanding obligations incurred 3
by closed charter schools of the Department of Education - Division of 4
Elementary and Secondary Education - Open Enrollment Public Charter School 5
Closure for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 6
7
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 8
NO. 2026-2027 9
(01) CHARTER SCHOOL CLOSURE $300,000 10
11
SECTION 21. APPROPRIATION - SAVE THE CHILDREN GRANT. There is hereby 12
appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the Division 13
of Elementary and Secondary Education Fund Account, for a grant for statewide 14
in-school, summer, and after school literacy, nutrition, home visiting, and 15
early childhood programs to be administered by Save the Children for low 16
income, at-risk children by the Department of Education - Division of 17
Elementary and Secondary Education - Save the Children Grant for the fiscal 18
year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 19
20
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 21
NO. 2026-2027 22
(01) SAVE THE CHILDREN GRANTS $500,000 23
24
SECTION 22. APPROPRIATION - SCHOOL SAFETY GRANTS. There is hereby 25
appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the Division 26
of Elementary and Secondary Education Fund Account, for School Safety Grants 27
by the Department of Education - Division of Elementary and Secondary 28
Education - School Safety Grants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, 29
the following: 30
31
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2026-2027 33
(01) SCHOOL SAFETY GRANTS $50,000,000 34
35
SECTION 23. APPROPRIATION - EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM ACCOUNTS. There is 36
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hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the 1
Arkansas Children's Educational Freedom Account Fund, for Educational Freedom 2
Accounts by the Department of Education - Division of Elementary and 3
Secondary Education - Educational Freedom Accounts for the fiscal year ending 4
June 30, 2027, the following: 5
6
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2026-2027 8
(01) EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM ACCOUNTS $309,487,318 9
10
SECTION 24. APPROPRIATION - ASTHMA TRAINING AND TREATMENT PROGRAM 11
GRANTS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be 12
payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by 13
the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for grants for expenses related to 14
providing asthma treatment in local school districts, asthma treatment 15
equipment for school districts, school personnel training, and monitoring and 16
tracking of asthma cases in local public school districts by the Department 17
of Education - Division of Elementary and Secondary Education for the fiscal 18
year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 19
20
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 21
NO. 2026-2027 22
(01) ASTHMA TRAINING AND TREATMENT PROGRAM GRANTS $1,000,000 23
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SECTION 25. APPROPRIATION - OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAM GRANTS. There 25
is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from 26
the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 27
Fiscal Officer of the State, for a grant program for comprehensive out-of-28
school time programs for school aged children which shall provide evidence-29
based academic enhancement programs and activities that align with and 30
support state curriculum standards by the Department of Education - Division 31
of Elementary and Secondary Education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 32
2027, the following: 33
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(01) OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAM GRANTS $3,900,000 1
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SECTION 26. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 3
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 4
CARRY FORWARD. Notwithstanding any law pertaining to the transfer of year-end 5
fund balances or any law to the contrary, any funds which remain in the 6
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Fund Account at the end of a 7
fiscal year shall remain in the Division of Elementary and Secondary 8
Education Fund Account and be made available to fund appropriation(s) 9
authorized by law and made payable from the Division of Elementary and 10
Secondary Education Fund Account for the following fiscal year. 11
Any carry forward of unexpended balance of funding as authorized 12
herein, may be carried forward under the following conditions: 13
(1) Prior to June 30, 2026 2027 the Agency shall by written statement 14
set forth its reason(s) for the need to carry forward said funding to the 15
Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget; 16
(2) The Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget shall 17
report to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee all 18
amounts carried forward by the September Arkansas Legislative Council or 19
Joint Budget Committee meeting which report shall include the name of the 20
Agency, Board, Commission or Institution and the amount of the funding 21
carried forward, the program name or line item, the funding source of that 22
appropriation and a copy of the written request set forth in (1) above; 23
(3) Each Agency, Board, Commission or Institution shall provide a 24
written report to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 25
containing all information set forth in item (2) above, along with a written 26
statement as to the current status of the project, contract, purpose etc. for 27
which the carry forward was originally requested no later than thirty (30) 28
days prior to the time the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution presents 29
its budget request to the Arkansas Legislative Council/Joint Budget 30
Committee; and 31
(4) Thereupon, the Department of Finance and Administration shall 32
include all information obtained in item (3) above in the budget manuals 33
and/or a statement of non-compliance by the Agency, Board, Commission or 34
Institution. 35
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 36
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2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 1
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SECTION 27. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 3
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL, AND TEMPORARY LAW. SCHOOL 4
SAFETY SET-ASIDE. 5
(a)(1) The Department of Education shall not begin the process of 6
promulgating rules for the distribution of funds in the School Safety Set-7
Aside or Contingency Vote 3/5 Set-Aside until authorized by Legislative 8
Council. 9
(2) The department shall not disburse any funds in the School Safety 10
Set-Aside or Contingency Vote 3/5 Set-Aside until the rules have been 11
approved by Legislative Council. 12
(b) Notwithstanding other provisions of law, the Chief Fiscal Officer of 13
the State may from time to time transfer on his or her books and those of the 14
Treasurer of State and the Auditor of State funds from the Restricted Reserve 15
Fund School Safety Set-Aside or Contingency Vote 3/5 Set-Aside after 16
receiving prior approval of the greater of three-fifths (3/5) of the quorum 17
present or a majority of the membership of the Legislative Council or, if the 18
General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee, for the 19
Department of Education to distribute funds for the School Safety Grant 20
program, as approved in this section as set out in subsection (a) herein, or 21
for the distribution of funds from this set-aside for unanticipated state 22
needs. 23
(c)(1) The General Assembly finds: 24
(A) Determining the maximum amount of appropriation and funding for a 25
state agency or institution each fiscal year is the prerogative of the 26
General Assembly; 27
(B) Determining the maximum amount of appropriation and funding for a 28
state agency or institution is usually accomplished by delineating the 29
maximum amounts in the appropriation acts for the state agency or institution 30
and in the general revenue allocations authorized for each relevant fund and 31
fund account by amendment to the Revenue Stabilization Law, § 19-20-101 et 32
seq.; and 33
(C) The Restricted Reserve Fund has established procedures for the 34
transfer of funds to various funds and fund accounts for the efficient and 35
effective operation of state government. 36
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(2)(A) It is necessary and appropriate that the General Assembly 1
maintain oversight by requiring prior approval of the Legislative Council or, 2
if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee, as 3
provided in § 19-27-317(c). 4
(B) The requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or, if the 5
General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee, is not a 6
severable part of § 19-27-317. 7
(C) If the requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or, if 8
the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee, is ruled 9
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, § 19-27-317(c)-(e) are 10
void in their entirety. 11
(d) The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 12
2025 2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 13
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SECTION 28. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 15
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 16
ESTABLISHMENT OF A "POSITION POOL". (a) To address needs emerging from 17
statewide education issues and the necessity of recruiting and retaining 18
qualified personnel, the Arkansas Department of Education or its successor 19
agency is authorized for the 2025-2026 2026-2027 fiscal year a pool of no 20
more than five (5) Information Systems and Technology positions at a salary 21
not to exceed the maximum salary for a grade IST12. These positions are to be 22
used by the Department of Education in the event that the personal services 23
needs of the Department during the 2025-2026 2026-2027 fiscal year require 24
additional positions, either by title or in number, that are not authorized 25
by the General Assembly in the Regular Salaries section of this Act. These 26
positions may also be used to properly classify positions when the Department 27
does not have a vacant position available with the appropriate title and 28
salary level. 29
(b) To address needs emerging from statewide education issues and the 30
necessity of recruiting and retaining qualified personnel, the Arkansas 31
Department of Education or its successor agency is authorized for the 2025-32
2026 2026-2027 fiscal year a pool of ten (10) State Government Services 33
positions at up to a grade SGS12. These positions are to be used by the 34
Department of Education in the event that the personal services needs of the 35
Department during the 2025-2026 2026-2027 fiscal year require additional 36
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positions, either by classification or in number, that are not authorized by 1
the General Assembly in the Regular Salaries section of this Act. These 2
positions may also be used to properly classify positions when the Department 3
does not have a vacant position available with the appropriate title and 4
grade level. 5
(c) Any salary determinations or adjustments administered under the 6
provisions of Subsections (a) and (b) of this Section shall be made by 7
comparing the qualifications and salary levels of similar employees in school 8
districts or in other state education agencies. 9
(d) The Department of Education is authorized to access the pool 10
positions authorized in this Section at any time when it is determined by the 11
Secretary that the need exists. The Secretary shall provide a monthly report 12
of the justification for the need to allocate titles from this growth pool to 13
the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State and to the Arkansas Legislative Council 14
or Joint Budget Committee for review. The report shall also include an 15
accounting of the names, titles, and salaries of personnel whose salaries 16
have been adjusted under provisions of Subsections (a) and (b) of this 17
Section. 18
(e) If the Department of Education requests continuation of any 19
"Position Pool" position(s) as established herein during the next fiscal 20
year, the position(s) must be requested as a new position(s) in the agency’s 21
budget request. 22
(f) Determining the number of personnel to be employed by a state agency 23
is the prerogative of the General Assembly and is usually accomplished by 24
delineating the maximum number of personnel by identifying job titles and the 25
maximum grade or salary attached to those titles. The General Assembly has 26
determined that the Arkansas Department of Education could be operated more 27
efficiently if some flexibility is given to that agency. That flexibility is 28
being accomplished by providing a position pool in Subsections (a) and (b) of 29
this Section and since the General Assembly has granted the agency broad 30
powers under the growth pool concept, it is both necessary and appropriate 31
that the General Assembly maintain oversight of the utilization of the 32
position pool by requiring review of the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 33
Committee in the utilization of the position pool. Therefore, the requirement 34
of review by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is not a 35
severable part of this section. If the requirement of review by the 36
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Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a 1
court of competent jurisdiction, this entire section is void. 2
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 3
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 4
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SECTION 29. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 6
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 7
SHARED SERVICES. (a)(1) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State may create a 8
Shared Services paying accounts on his or her books and on the books of the 9
Treasurer of State and the Auditor of State for the payment of personal 10
services and operating expenses in the Shared Services Paying Account 11
Appropriation by the Department of Education. 12
(2) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall direct the transfer 13
of funds and appropriations to the Shared Services Paying Account 14
appropriation section of this act on the books of the Treasurer of State, the 15
Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State. 16
(3) The transfer authority provided to the department in 17
subdivision (a)(2) of this section may be used to make transfers only within 18
the department's appropriation act or between other appropriation acts 19
authorized for the department. 20
(4) The provisions of this section shall be in effect from the 21
date of passage through June 30, 2026 2027. 22
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SECTION 30. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 24
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. OUT-OF-25
SCHOOL TIME PROGRAM GRANTS REQUIREMENTS. (a) Of the amount appropriated to 26
the Department of Education - Division of Elementary and Secondary Education 27
for Out-Of-School Time Program Grants in this act, funding shall only be made 28
available to eligible entities for comprehensive out-of-school time programs 29
for school aged children. 30
(b) Eligible programs shall be limited to applicants meeting the following 31
criteria: 32
(1) Provide out-of-school time programs during the school year to school 33
aged children; 34
(2) Provide regular activities designed for evidence-based academic 35
enhancement that aligns and supports state curriculum standards and will 36
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include a minimum of two of the following five activity areas: 1
(A) STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math); 2
(B) Academic support; 3
(C) Goal setting/leadership; 4
(D) Career exposure/Workforce Readiness; and 5
(E) Community service. 6
(3) Provide activities above as a part of a comprehensive out-of-school 7
program; 8
(4) Operate for a minimum of 12 hours weekly during the school year; 9
minimum of four days per week during the calendar school year; not including 10
school breaks such as holiday or seasonal; 11
(5) Collect data on participants’ demographics, attendance and program 12
participation and compile statewide aggregated data; 13
(6) Implement rigorous safety standards including employee background 14
checks, compliance with mandated reporting laws; and 15
(7) Must be a qualified 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) organization that has been 16
in operation for more than 5 years and has a record of fiscal accountability. 17
Organizations must also provide a sustainability model with a minimum of 50% 18
of funding derived from non-state resources. 19
(c) The Department of Education - Division of Elementary and Secondary 20
Education shall promulgate rules for the determination of eligibility and 21
administration of the Out-Of-School Time Program Grants. 22
(d) The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 23
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 24
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SECTION 31. SPECIAL LANGUAGE - CODE AMENDMENT. Arkansas Code § 6-18-26
722 is amended to read as follows: 27
6-18-722. Free and reduced-price meals — Definitions. 28
(a) Federal funds appropriated to the Department of Education 29
Agriculture for a child nutrition program shall be used to provide school 30
breakfasts and lunches at no cost to each qualifying student. 31
(b)(1) A public school that serves a school breakfast or a school 32
lunch as part of a child nutrition program shall not charge a qualifying 33
student a reduced-price copayment for a school breakfast or a school lunch. 34
(2)(A) If necessary to comply with the requirements of this 35
section, the department Department of Agriculture shall provide funds that 36
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have been disbursed to the department Department of Agriculture from the 1
United States Government for purposes of funding child nutrition programs to 2
each public school that serves a school breakfast or a school lunch as part 3
of a child nutrition program to cover the cost of eliminating reduced-price 4
copayments as required by subdivision (b)(1) of this section. 5
(B) If federal funds appropriated to the department 6
Department of Agriculture for a child nutrition program are insufficient to 7
provide a school breakfast or a school lunch at no cost under subdivision 8
(b)(2)(A) of this section, the department Department of Agriculture shall use 9
funds as authorized by law to provide a school breakfast or a school lunch 10
not initially covered by federal funds under subsection (a) of this section 11
or other funds as authorized by law. 12
(c)(1) Annually by November 15, the Department of Education 13
Agriculture shall report on and provide to the House Committee on Education 14
and the Senate Committee on Education an overview of each child nutrition 15
program offered in public schools. 16
(2) The report required under subdivision (c)(1) of this section 17
shall include without limitation: 18
(A) The procedure for applying for free or reduced-price 19
meals in public schools; and 20
(B) The number of students who: 21
(i) Apply for free or reduced-price meals; 22
(ii) Are accepted to receive free or reduced-price 23
meals; 24
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price meals; and 26
(iv) Automatically qualify for free or reduced-price 27
meals based on federal eligibility requirements. 28
(d)(1) Arkansas Legislative Audit shall audit the Department of 29
Education Child Nutrition Unit by December 15, 2023, and report the audit 30
findings to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on 31
Education. 32
(2) The audit required under subdivision (d)(1) of this section 33
shall determine whether each public school's participation in a child 34
nutrition program effectively: 35
(A) Serves the intent of the General Assembly to expand 36
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students' access to free meals in public schools; and 1
(B) Complies with federal and state law and rules. 2
(e) As used in this section: 3
(1) “Child nutrition program” includes the following as 4
established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. 5
§ 1751 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2023: 6
(A) The National School Lunch Program; or 7
(B) The School Breakfast Program; and 8
(2) “Qualifying student” means a kindergarten through grade 9
twelve (K-12) student enrolled in a public school who is eligible for receipt 10
of a reduced-price meal in a child nutrition program. 11
(f)(1) Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year and each school year 12
thereafter, a public school student who is not a qualifying student under 13
this section and does not receive a free breakfast through any local, state, 14
or federal program shall be provided one (1) breakfast at no cost during each 15
school day upon his or her request without consideration of his or her 16
eligibility for a federally funded free or reduced-price meal. 17
(2)(A) If necessary to comply with the requirements of 18
subdivision (f)(1) of this section, the department Department of Agriculture 19
shall provide funds that have been disbursed to the department Department of 20
Agriculture from the United States Government for purposes of funding child 21
nutrition programs to each public school to cover the cost of providing one 22
(1) breakfast at no cost during each school day to each public school student 23
who is not a qualifying student under this section. 24
(B) If federal funds appropriated to the department 25
Department of Agriculture for a child nutrition program are insufficient to 26
cover the cost of providing one (1) breakfast at no cost during each school 27
day to each public school student who is not a qualifying student, the 28
department Department of Agriculture shall use funds as authorized by law to 29
cover the cost of providing one (1) breakfast at no cost during each school 30
day to each public school student who is not a qualifying student. 31
(C) The cost of providing one (1) breakfast shall not 32
exceed the rate of reimbursement to public schools established by the Richard 33
B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1751 et seq., and the Child 34
Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. § 1771 et seq., for a free school breakfast. 35
(g) The department Department of Agriculture may promulgate rules to 36
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implement this section. 1
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SECTION 32. SPECIAL LANGUAGE - CODE AMENDMENT. Arkansas Code § 19-27-3
341(c)-(f), concerning the Food Insecurity Fund, are amended to read as 4
follows: 5
(c)(1) By July 31 each fiscal year: 6
(A) The Department of Education Agriculture shall submit a 7
certification to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State of the amount expensed 8
by the Department of Education Agriculture the prior fiscal year to comply 9
with § 6-18-722(b) to eliminate a charge to students for a reduced-price 10
copayment for a school breakfast or a school lunch, which shall be reviewed 11
by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State; and 12
(B) The Department of Human Services shall submit a 13
certification to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State of the estimated 14
amount required to fund the state matching funds requirement for the federal 15
Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children, commonly known as 16
“Summer EBT”, for the current fiscal year, which shall be reviewed by the 17
Chief Fiscal Officer of the State. 18
(2) After reviewing the certifications submitted under 19
subdivision (c)(1) of this section, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State may 20
deny, modify, or approve the certifications based on the: 21
(A) Estimated amount of funding needed and available; 22
(B) Purpose; and 23
(C) Preferred spending priority. 24
(3) Based on the certifications from the Department of Education 25
Agriculture and the Department of Human Services in subdivision (c)(1) of 26
this section, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall instruct the 27
Treasurer of State to transfer those amounts on a pro rata basis to the fund 28
or fund accounts designated by the Secretary of the Department of Education 29
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Department of Human Services. 30
(d) Any unexpended balance of moneys in the fund accounts designated 31
by the Department of Education Agriculture and the Department of Human 32
Services to be allocated for the purposes under subsection (c) of this 33
section that are remaining at the end of each fiscal year shall be designated 34
and retained for the purposes under subsection (c) of this section for the 35
following fiscal year, and certifications required under subdivision (c)(1) 36
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of this section shall be adjusted to reflect the remaining balances. 1
(e) After making the transfers under subdivision (c)(3) of this 2
section, the Treasurer of State shall then transfer the remainder of the 3
balance of the Food Insecurity Fund to the fund account designated by the 4
Department of Education Agriculture to be used by the Department of Education 5
Agriculture to comply with § 6-18-722(f). 6
(f) Any unexpended balance of moneys in the fund account designated by 7
the Department of Education Agriculture allocated for the purposes under 8
subsection (e) of this section that are remaining at the end of each fiscal 9
year shall be designated and retained for the purposes outlined under 10
subsection (e) of this section for the following fiscal year. 11
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SECTION 33. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 13
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 14
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 15
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 16
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 17
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 18
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 19
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 20
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 21
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SECTION 34. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 23
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 24
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 25
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 26
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 27
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 28
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 29
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 30
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SECTION 35. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 32
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 33
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 34
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 35
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 36
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the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 1
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 2
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 3
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 4
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 5
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 6
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