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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H4/15/26 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HOUSE BILL 1006 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 LABOR 10
AND LICENSING - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS FOR THE FISCAL 11
YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND 16
LICENSING - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 17
APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL 18
YEAR. 19
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 22
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SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC 24
ACCOUNTANCY. There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and 25
Licensing - Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy for the 2026-2027 26
fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 27
28
Maximum Annual 29
Maximum Salary Rate 30
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 31
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 32
(1) ILP02C LABOR & LICENSING DIVISION DIR II 1 GRADE SPC05 33
(2) FAC07P CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT 2 GRADE SPC05 34
(3) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS04 35
(4) PAS09P LICENSING COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS03 36
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(5) PAS03P ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS02 1
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 6 2
3
SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY - 4
OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for the Department of Labor and 5
Licensing - Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy for the 2026-2027 6
fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or temporary 7
employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated 8
herein for such purposes: one (1) temporary or part-time employees, when 9
needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform 10
Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the 11
appropriate classification. 12
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY - 14
OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 15
Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury 16
as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services 17
and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas 18
State Board of Public Accountancy - Operations for the fiscal year ending 19
June 30, 2027, the following: 20
21
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
NO. 2026-2027 23
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $387,872 24
(02) EXTRA HELP 35,000 25
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 134,407 26
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 27
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 196,220 28
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 25,000 29
(C) PROF. FEES 3,000 30
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 31
(E) DATA PROC. 0 32
(05) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 14,520 33
(06) EXAM FEES 280,000 34
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,076,019 35
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SECTION 4. REGULAR SALARIES - STATE BOARD OF APPRAISERS, ABSTRACTERS, 1
AND HOME INSPECTORS. There is hereby established for the Department of Labor 2
and Licensing - State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors 3
for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular 4
employees. 5
6
Maximum Annual 7
Maximum Salary Rate 8
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 9
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 10
(1) ILP02C LABOR & LICENSING DIVISION DIR II 1 GRADE SPC05 11
(2) ILP01C LABOR & LICENSING DIVISION DIR I 1 GRADE SGS07 12
(3) PAS08I EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 1 GRADE SGS07 13
(4) PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE SGS05 14
(5) PAS09P LICENSING COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS03 15
(6) FFS02P FISCAL SUPPORT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS06 16
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 6 17
18
SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF APPRAISERS, ABSTRACTERS, AND 19
HOME INSPECTORS - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the 20
Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable from the State Board of 21
Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors Fund, for personal services and 22
operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of 23
Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors - Operations for the fiscal year 24
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 25
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2026-2027 28
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $304,474 29
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 109,207 30
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 31
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 226,388 32
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 18,153 33
(C) PROF. FEES 41,727 34
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 35
(E) DATA PROC. 0 36
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TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $699,949 1
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF APPRAISERS, ABSTRACTERS, AND 3
HOME INSPECTORS - FEDERAL PROGRAMS. There is hereby appropriated, to the 4
Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable from the federal funds as 5
designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for operating expenses 6
of the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of Appraisers, 7
Abstracters, and Home Inspectors - Federal Programs for the fiscal year 8
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 9
10
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 11
NO. 2026-2027 12
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 13
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $80,500 14
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 21,500 15
(C) PROF. FEES 14,500 16
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 17
(E) DATA PROC. 0 18
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $116,500 19
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SECTION 7. REGULAR SALARIES - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION. There is 21
hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Athletic 22
Commission for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 23
regular employees. 24
25
Maximum Annual 26
Maximum Salary Rate 27
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 28
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 29
(1) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS04 30
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1 31
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SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION - OPERATIONS. 33
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be 34
payable from the Arkansas Athletic Commission Fund, for personal services and 35
operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Athletic 36
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Commission - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 1
following: 2
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 4
NO. 2026-2027 5
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $52,545 6
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 18,894 7
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 8
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 41,880 9
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 10
(C) PROF. FEES 10,917 11
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 12
(E) DATA PROC. 0 13
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $124,236 14
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SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION - CASH. There is 16
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable 17
from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 18
Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services and operating expenses of 19
the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Athletic Commission - Cash for 20
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 21
22
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 23
NO. 2026-2027 24
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $46,671 25
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 18,640 26
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 27
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 164,303 28
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 29
(C) PROF. FEES 0 30
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 31
(E) DATA PROC. 0 32
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $229,614 33
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SECTION 10. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF ARCHITECTS, 35
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS. There is hereby established 36
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for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas State Board of 1
Architects, Landscape Architects and Interior Designers for the 2026-2027 2
fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 3
4
Maximum Annual 5
Maximum Salary Rate 6
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 7
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 8
(1) ILP02C LABOR & LICENSING DIVISION DIR II 1 GRADE SPC05 9
(2) PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE SGS05 10
(3) FFS04P FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS04 11
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 3 12
13
SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF ARCHITECTS, 14
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS - OPERATIONS. There is hereby 15
appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable from 16
the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 17
Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services and operating expenses of 18
the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas State Board of Architects, 19
Landscape Architects and Interior Designers - Operations for the fiscal year 20
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 21
22
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 23
NO. 2026-2027 24
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $192,723 25
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 67,414 26
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 27
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 86,691 28
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 12,700 29
(C) PROF. FEES 0 30
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 31
(E) DATA PROC. 0 32
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $359,528 33
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SECTION 12. REGULAR SALARIES - AUCTIONEERS LICENSING BOARD. There is 35
hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Auctioneers 36
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Licensing Board for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number 1
of regular employees. 2
3
Maximum Annual 4
Maximum Salary Rate 5
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 6
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 7
(1) ILP01C LABOR & LICENSING DIVISION DIR I 1 GRADE SGS07 8
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1 9
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SECTION 13. EXTRA HELP - AUCTIONEERS LICENSING BOARD - OPERATIONS. 11
There is hereby authorized, for the Department of Labor and Licensing - 12
Auctioneers Licensing Board for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following 13
maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra 14
Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one (1) 15
temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed 16
those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its 17
successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 18
19
SECTION 14. APPROPRIATION - AUCTIONEERS LICENSING BOARD - OPERATIONS. 20
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be 21
payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by 22
the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services and operating 23
expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Auctioneers Licensing 24
Board - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 25
26
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2026-2027 28
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $66,456 29
(02) EXTRA HELP 15,780 30
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 23,710 31
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 32
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 31,250 33
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 2,640 34
(C) PROF. FEES 5,000 35
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 36
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(E) DATA PROC. 0 1
(05) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 500 2
(06) CLAIMS 1,375 3
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $146,711 4
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SECTION 15. REGULAR SALARIES - PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDS COMPANY AND 6
PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDSMAN LICENSING BOARD. There is hereby established for 7
the Department of Labor and Licensing - Professional Bail Bonds Company and 8
Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the 9
following maximum number of regular employees. 10
11
Maximum Annual 12
Maximum Salary Rate 13
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 14
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 15
(1) IIV03P INVESTIGATOR II 1 GRADE SGS05 16
(2) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS04 17
(3) FFS04P FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS04 18
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 3 19
20
SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION - PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDS COMPANY AND 21
PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDSMAN LICENSING BOARD - OPERATIONS. There is hereby 22
appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable from 23
the Bail Bondsman Board Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of 24
the Department of Labor and Licensing - Professional Bail Bonds Company and 25
Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board - Operations for the fiscal year 26
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 27
28
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 29
NO. 2026-2027 30
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $199,733 31
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 75,951 32
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 33
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 102,171 34
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,000 35
(C) PROF. FEES 2,000 36
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(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 1
(E) DATA PROC. 0 2
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $382,855 3
4
SECTION 17. APPROPRIATION - PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDS COMPANY AND 5
PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDSMAN LICENSING BOARD - TREASURY CASH REIMBURSEMENTS. 6
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be 7
payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by 8
the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, to process security deposits and pay 9
outstanding judgments of bail bonds companies that go out of business by the 10
Department of Labor and Licensing - Professional Bail Bonds Company and 11
Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board - Treasury Cash Reimbursements for 12
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 13
14
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 15
NO. 2026-2027 16
(01) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS $220,000 17
18
SECTION 18. APPROPRIATION - PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDS COMPANY AND 19
PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDSMAN LICENSING BOARD - BAIL BOND RECOVERY. There is 20
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable 21
from the Bail Bond Recovery Fund, for personal services and operating 22
expenses for the recovery of forfeited professional bail bonds of the 23
Department of Labor and Licensing - Professional Bail Bonds Company and 24
Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board - Bail Bond Recovery for the 25
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 26
27
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 28
NO. 2026-2027 29
(01) RECOVERY OF FORFEITED PROFESSIONAL 30
BAIL BONDS $1,169,459 31
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SECTION 19. REGULAR SALARIES - STATE BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS. There 33
is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board 34
of Barber Examiners for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum 35
number of regular employees. 36
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Maximum Annual 1
Maximum Salary Rate 2
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 3
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 4
(1) ILP01C LABOR & LICENSING DIVISION DIR I 1 GRADE SGS07 5
(2) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS04 6
(3) IIN01P INSPECTOR I 1 GRADE SGS04 7
(4) PAS03P ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS02 8
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 4 9
10
SECTION 20. EXTRA HELP - STATE BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS. There is 11
hereby authorized, for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of 12
Barber Examiners for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number 13
of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable 14
from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one (1) temporary or part-15
time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in 16
the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this 17
act for the appropriate classification. 18
19
SECTION 21. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS - 20
OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 21
Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury 22
as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services 23
and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board 24
of Barber Examiners - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, 25
the following: 26
27
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 28
NO. 2026-2027 29
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $182,750 30
(02) EXTRA HELP 10,802 31
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 73,841 32
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 33
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 27,350 34
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,550 35
(C) PROF. FEES 0 36
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(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 1
(E) DATA PROC. 0 2
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $298,293 3
4
SECTION 22. REGULAR SALARIES - CONTRACTORS LICENSING BOARD. There is 5
hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Contractors 6
Licensing Board for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number 7
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) ILP02C LABOR & LICENSING DIVISION DIR II 1 GRADE SPC05 14
(2) LAT04P ATTORNEY II 1 GRADE SPC05 15
(3) IIV04P INVESTIGATOR III 6 GRADE SGS06 16
(4) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS04 17
(5) PAS09P LICENSING COORDINATOR 5 GRADE SGS03 18
(6) PAS03P ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS02 19
(7) IUS04P USER SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IST02 20
(8) IIV05P INVESTIGATOR SUPV/EXP 1 GRADE SGS07 21
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 17 22
23
SECTION 23. APPROPRIATION - CONTRACTORS LICENSING BOARD - OPERATIONS. 24
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be 25
payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by 26
the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services, operating 27
expenses, and grants by the Department of Labor and Licensing - Contractors 28
Licensing Board - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 29
following: 30
31
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2026-2027 33
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $927,375 34
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 338,624 35
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 36
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(A) OPER. EXPENSE 319,400 1
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 15,000 2
(C) PROF. FEES 37,000 3
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 4
(E) DATA PROC. 0 5
(04) EDUCATION TRAINING GRANTS 150,000 6
(05) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 60,000 7
(06) CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING GRANTS 100,000 8
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,947,399 9
10
SECTION 24. REGULAR SALARIES - STATE BOARD OF COLLECTION AGENCIES. 11
There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State 12
Board of Collection Agencies for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following 13
maximum number of regular employees. 14
15
Maximum Annual 16
Maximum Salary Rate 17
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 18
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 19
(1) ILP01C LABOR & LICENSING DIVISION DIR I 1 GRADE SGS07 20
(2) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS04 21
(3) FFS04P FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS04 22
(4) PAS09P LICENSING COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS03 23
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 4 24
25
SECTION 25. EXTRA HELP - STATE BOARD OF COLLECTION AGENCIES. There is 26
hereby authorized, for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of 27
Collection Agencies for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum 28
number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", 29
payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one (1) temporary 30
or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those 31
provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its 32
successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 33
34
SECTION 26. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF COLLECTION AGENCIES - 35
OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 36
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Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury 1
as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal 2
services, operating expenses, and grants by the Department of Labor and 3
Licensing - State Board of Collection Agencies - Operations for the fiscal 4
year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 5
6
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2026-2027 8
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $222,627 9
(02) EXTRA HELP 5,000 10
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 83,199 11
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 12
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 56,700 13
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 4,500 14
(C) PROF. FEES 16,000 15
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 16
(E) DATA PROC. 0 17
(05) DHS/UAMS/ASU MOUNTAIN HOME/UCA/SAU 18
SYSTEM GRANTS/HSU/ATU/NWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1,475,000 19
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,863,026 20
21
SECTION 27. REGULAR SALARIES - STATE BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR 22
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS. There is hereby 23
established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of 24
Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors for the 2026-25
2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 26
27
Maximum Annual 28
Maximum Salary Rate 29
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 30
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 31
(1) ILP02C LABOR & LICENSING DIVISION DIR II 1 GRADE SPC05 32
(2) PAS04C ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE SGS06 33
(3) IIV04P INVESTIGATOR III 1 GRADE SGS06 34
(4) FFS04P FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS04 35
(5) PAS09P LICENSING COORDINATOR 2 GRADE SGS03 36
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MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 6 1
2
SECTION 28. EXTRA HELP - STATE BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL 3
ENGINEERS AND PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS. There is hereby authorized, for the 4
Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of Licensure for Professional 5
Engineers and Professional Surveyors for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the 6
following maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as 7
"Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one 8
(1) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to 9
exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or 10
its successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 11
12
SECTION 29. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL 13
ENGINEERS AND PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS - OPERATIONS. There is hereby 14
appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable from 15
the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 16
Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services and operating expenses of 17
the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of Licensure for 18
Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors - Operations for the fiscal 19
year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 20
21
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
NO. 2026-2027 23
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $373,017 24
(02) EXTRA HELP 12,000 25
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 133,336 26
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 27
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 208,649 28
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 10,227 29
(C) PROF. FEES 7,144 30
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 31
(E) DATA PROC. 0 32
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $744,373 33
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SECTION 30. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS FIRE PROTECTION LICENSING 35
BOARD. There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing 36
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- Arkansas Fire Protection Licensing Board for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the 1
following maximum number of regular employees. 2
3
Maximum Annual 4
Maximum Salary Rate 5
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 6
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 7
(1) ILP01C LABOR & LICENSING DIVISION DIR I 1 GRADE SGS07 8
(2) IIV03P INVESTIGATOR II 1 GRADE SGS05 9
(3) PAS09P LICENSING COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS03 10
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 3 11
12
SECTION 31. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS FIRE PROTECTION LICENSING BOARD - 13
OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 14
Licensing, to be payable from the Fire Protection Licensing Fund, for 15
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and 16
Licensing - Arkansas Fire Protection Licensing Board - Operations for the 17
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 18
19
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 20
NO. 2026-2027 21
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $130,220 22
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 52,596 23
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 24
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 63,174 25
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,300 26
(C) PROF. FEES 1,000 27
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 28
(E) DATA PROC. 0 29
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $250,290 30
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SECTION 32. REGULAR SALARIES - HVAC LICENSING BOARD. There is hereby 32
established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - HVAC Licensing Board 33
for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular 34
employees. 35
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Maximum Annual 1
Maximum Salary Rate 2
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 3
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 4
(1) IIN05P INSPECTOR SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS07 5
(2) IIN03P INSPECTOR III 6 GRADE SGS06 6
(3) PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE SGS05 7
(4) FFS04P FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS04 8
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 9 9
10
SECTION 33. APPROPRIATION - HVAC LICENSING BOARD - OPERATIONS. There 11
is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be 12
payable from the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration 13
Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor 14
and Licensing - HVAC Licensing Board - Operations for the fiscal year ending 15
June 30, 2027, the following: 16
17
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
NO. 2026-2027 19
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $441,805 20
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 172,119 21
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 22
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 102,751 23
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,063 24
(C) PROF. FEES 0 25
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 26
(E) DATA PROC. 0 27
(04) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 4,000 28
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $723,738 29
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SECTION 34. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS MANUFACTURED HOME COMMISSION. 31
There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - 32
Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the 33
following maximum number of regular employees. 34
35
Maximum Annual 36
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Maximum Salary Rate 1
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 2
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 3
(1) ILP01C LABOR & LICENSING DIVISION DIR I 1 GRADE SGS07 4
(2) IIN02P INSPECTOR II 2 GRADE SGS05 5
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 3 6
7
SECTION 35. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS MANUFACTURED HOME COMMISSION - 8
OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 9
Licensing, to be payable from the Manufactured Home Standards Fund, for 10
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and 11
Licensing - Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission - Operations for the fiscal 12
year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 13
14
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 15
NO. 2026-2027 16
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $168,268 17
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 62,412 18
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 19
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 42,238 20
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 1,263 21
(C) PROF. FEES 825 22
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 23
(E) DATA PROC. 0 24
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $275,006 25
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SECTION 36. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS MANUFACTURED HOME COMMISSION - 27
OPERATING EXPENSES, REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS AND CLAIMS. There is hereby 28
appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable from 29
the Manufactured Housing Recovery Fund, for operating expenses and payment of 30
refunds/reimbursements and claims by the Department of Labor and Licensing - 31
Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission - Operating Expenses, 32
Refunds/Reimbursements and Claims for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, 33
the following: 34
35
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 36
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NO. 2026-2027 1
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 2
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $5,573 3
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 20,000 4
(C) PROF. FEES 0 5
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 6
(E) DATA PROC. 0 7
(02) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 50,000 8
(03) CLAIMS 135,000 9
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $210,573 10
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SECTION 37. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION. 12
There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - 13
Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the 14
following maximum number of regular employees. 15
16
Maximum Annual 17
Maximum Salary Rate 18
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 19
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 20
(1) ILP01C LABOR & LICENSING DIVISION DIR I 1 GRADE SGS07 21
(2) IIV04P INVESTIGATOR III 2 GRADE SGS06 22
(3) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS04 23
(4) FFS04P FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS04 24
(5) PAS09P LICENSING COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS03 25
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 6 26
27
SECTION 38. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION - 28
OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 29
Licensing, to be payable from the Motor Vehicle Commission Fund, for personal 30
services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - 31
Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission - Operations for the fiscal year ending 32
June 30, 2027, the following: 33
34
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 35
NO. 2026-2027 36
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(01) REGULAR SALARIES $277,248 1
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 110,131 2
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 3
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 62,750 4
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 5,000 5
(C) PROF. FEES 0 6
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 7
(E) DATA PROC. 0 8
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $455,129 9
10
SECTION 39. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION - 11
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIST EDUCATION GRANTS. There is hereby appropriated, to 12
the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable from the Automotive 13
Technologist Education Grant Fund, for grants for the Automotive Technologist 14
Education Grant Program of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas 15
Motor Vehicle Commission - Automotive Technologist Education Grants for the 16
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 17
18
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 19
NO. 2026-2027 20
(01) AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIST EDUCATION 21
GRANTS $250,000 22
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SECTION 40. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION. There 24
is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas 25
Real Estate Commission for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum 26
number of regular employees. 27
28
Maximum Annual 29
Maximum Salary Rate 30
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 31
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 32
(1) ILP02C LABOR & LICENSING DIVISION DIR II 1 GRADE SPC05 33
(2) FAC02P ACCOUNTANT II 1 GRADE SPC02 34
(3) IIV05P INVESTIGATOR SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS07 35
(4) CTR02P TRAINER 1 GRADE SGS07 36
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(5) IIV04P INVESTIGATOR III 1 GRADE SGS06 1
(6) PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE SGS05 2
(7) IIV03P INVESTIGATOR II 2 GRADE SGS05 3
(8) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 2 GRADE SGS04 4
(9) PAS03P ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 3 GRADE SGS02 5
(10) IUS04P USER SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IST02 6
(11) PAS04C ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE SGS06 7
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 15 8
9
SECTION 41. EXTRA HELP - ARKANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION. There is 10
hereby authorized, for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas Real 11
Estate Commission for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number 12
of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable 13
from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: two (2) temporary or part-14
time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in 15
the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this 16
act for the appropriate classification. 17
18
SECTION 42. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION - 19
OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 20
Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury 21
as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services 22
and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas 23
Real Estate Commission - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, 24
the following: 25
26
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2026-2027 28
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $803,824 29
(02) EXTRA HELP 8,000 30
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 302,557 31
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 32
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 397,744 33
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 26,662 34
(C) PROF. FEES 22,929 35
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 36
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(E) DATA PROC. 0 1
(05) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 10,000 2
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,571,716 3
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SECTION 43. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION - REAL 5
ESTATE RECOVERY. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor 6
and Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State 7
Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for paying 8
claims for damage payments and for costs associated with education activities 9
of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas Real Estate Commission - 10
Real Estate Recovery for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 11
12
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 13
NO. 2026-2027 14
(01) DAMAGE PAYMENT $250,000 15
(02) EDUCATION 102,500 16
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $352,500 17
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SECTION 44. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR 19
PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS. There is hereby established for the Department of 20
Labor and Licensing - Arkansas Board of Registration for Professional 21
Geologists for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 22
regular employees. 23
24
Maximum Annual 25
Maximum Salary Rate 26
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 27
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 28
(1) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS04 29
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1 30
31
SECTION 45. EXTRA HELP - ARKANSAS BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR 32
PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS. There is hereby authorized, for the Department of 33
Labor and Licensing - Arkansas Board of Registration for Professional 34
Geologists for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 35
part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from 36
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funds appropriated herein for such purposes: two (2) temporary or part-time 1
employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 2
Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act 3
for the appropriate classification. 4
5
SECTION 46. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR 6
PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the 7
Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited 8
in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, 9
for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and 10
Licensing - Arkansas Board of Registration for Professional Geologists - 11
Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 12
13
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 14
NO. 2026-2027 15
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $33,118 16
(02) EXTRA HELP 3,000 17
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 15,757 18
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 19
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 8,275 20
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 2,000 21
(C) PROF. FEES 0 22
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 23
(E) DATA PROC. 0 24
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $62,150 25
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SECTION 47. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS TOWING AND RECOVERY BOARD. 27
There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - 28
Arkansas Towing and Recovery Board for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the 29
following maximum number of regular employees. 30
31
Maximum Annual 32
Maximum Salary Rate 33
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 34
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 35
(1) IIV04P INVESTIGATOR III 1 GRADE SGS06 36
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(2) IIV03P INVESTIGATOR II 1 GRADE SGS05 1
(3) PAS09P LICENSING COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS03 2
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 3 3
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SECTION 48. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS TOWING AND RECOVERY BOARD - 5
OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 6
Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury 7
as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services 8
and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas 9
Towing and Recovery Board - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 10
2027, the following: 11
12
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 13
NO. 2026-2027 14
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $147,074 15
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 56,982 16
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 17
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 73,228 18
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 19
(C) PROF. FEES 0 20
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 21
(E) DATA PROC. 0 22
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $277,284 23
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SECTION 49. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 25
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 26
PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDS COMPANY AND PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDSMAN LICENSING 27
BOARD - FUND TRANSFER. The Professional Bail Bonds Company and Professional 28
Bail Bondsman Licensing Board shall deposit as special revenues sufficient 29
fees and penalties directly into the Bail Bondsman Board fund to provide for 30
personal services and operating expenses for the board. At the end of each 31
fiscal year, the Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board shall be allowed 32
to retain a fund balance sufficient to cover the personal services and 33
operating expenses of the board for the following fiscal year. Seventy-five 34
percent (75%) of any funds remaining in excess of this balance shall be 35
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The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 1
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 2
3
SECTION 50. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 4
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 5
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 6
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 7
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 8
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 9
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 10
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 11
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 12
13
SECTION 51. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 14
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 15
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 16
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 17
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 18
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 19
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 20
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 21
22
SECTION 52. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 23
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 24
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 25
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 26
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 27
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 28
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 29
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 30
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 31
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 32
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 33
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