AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS - DIVISION OF CORRECTION 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 1011 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
CORRECTIONS - DIVISION OF CORRECTION 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 CORRECTIONS 16
- DIVISION OF CORRECTION APPROPRIATION 17
FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL 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 Corrections for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, 24
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) ESE03A SECRETARY OF CORRECTIONS 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) HDH03C HR ADMINISTRATOR II 1 GRADE SPC08 35
(6) LAT05P ATTORNEY III 4 GRADE SPC08 36
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(7) CPR01C CHIEF OF COMMUNICATIONS I 1 GRADE SPC06 1
(8) FAC10C CONTROLLER 1 GRADE SPC06 2
(9) SCP05C CORRECTIONS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR II 5 GRADE SPC06 3
(10) HDH06C HR MANAGER 1 GRADE SPC04 4
(11) FAC05P ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SPC04 5
(12) FAC01P ACCOUNTANT I 2 GRADE SPC01 6
(13) SCM02P LICENSED ASSOCIATE COUNSELOR 1 GRADE SPC01 7
(14) SCP09C CORRECTIONS PROGRAM MANAGER 1 GRADE SGS10 8
(15) PPR03C PROCUREMENT MANAGER 1 GRADE SGS10 9
(16) CTR03C TRAINING MANAGER 1 GRADE SGS10 10
(17) IIV01C INVESTIGATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE SGS09 11
(18) SCP11P CORRECTIONS PROGRAM SUPV/EXPERT 3 GRADE SGS08 12
(19) HDH08P HR SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 2 GRADE SGS08 13
(20) CTR04P TRAINING SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS08 14
(21) FBU01P BUDGET ANALYST 1 GRADE SGS07 15
(22) SCP08P CORRECTIONS PROGRAM COORDINATOR 6 GRADE SGS07 16
(23) PDA01P DATA/RESEARCH ANALYST 1 GRADE SGS07 17
(24) FFS05P FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 9 GRADE SGS07 18
(25) HDH05P HR COORDINATOR 3 GRADE SGS07 19
(26) PPR02P PROCUREMENT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS07 20
(27) CPR05P PUBLIC INFORMATION COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS07 21
(28) SCP10P CORRECTIONS PROGRAM SPECIALIST 10 GRADE SGS06 22
(29) PHS07P HEALTH PROGRAM SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS06 23
(30) HDH04P HR ANALYST 7 GRADE SGS06 24
(31) CPR07P PUBLIC INFORMATION SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS06 25
(32) SCM09P SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SPECIALIST 3 GRADE SGS06 26
(33) PAS13C POLICY COORDINATOR 3 GRADE SGS05 27
(34) PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 8 GRADE SGS05 28
(35) PDA02P DATA/RESEARCH SPECIALIST 4 GRADE SGS05 29
(36) TIW04P INVENTORY SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 4 GRADE SGS05 30
(37) CME04P MEDIA SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS05 31
(38) PPR04P PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST 7 GRADE SGS05 32
(39) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 9 GRADE SGS04 33
(40) FFS04P FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 39 GRADE SGS04 34
(41) FGM01P GRANTS ANALYST 1 GRADE SGS04 35
(42) HDH07P HR SPECIALIST 3 GRADE SGS04 36
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(43) CME05P MEDIA TECHNICIAN 1 GRADE SGS04 1
(44) TIW03P INVENTORY SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS03 2
(45) PAS03P ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 9 GRADE SGS02 3
(46) MPS04P PSYCHOLOGIST II 1 GRADE MED09 4
(47) SCO04C CORRECTIONS MAJOR 1 GRADE LES07 5
(48) SCO01C CORRECTIONS CAPTAIN 1 GRADE LES06 6
(49) SPS04P LAW ENF TRAINING SUPV/EXPERT 1 GRADE LES06 7
(50) SIA20C INTERNAL AFFAIRS MANAGER 1 GRADE LES05 8
(51) SCO06P CORRECTIONS SERGEANT 1 GRADE LES04 9
(52) SIA21P INTERNAL AFFAIRS SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE LES04 10
(53) SPS03P LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING OFFICER 6 GRADE LES04 11
(54) SCO02P CORRECTIONS CORPORAL 52 GRADE LES03 12
(55) SIA19P INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATOR 6 GRADE LES03 13
(56) IIA02C CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER II 1 GRADE IST12 14
(57) IIP03P IT SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER 1 GRADE IST10 15
(58) IIE05C IT SECURITY MANAGER 1 GRADE IST09 16
(59) IDN02P DATA ANALYST SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE IST09 17
(60) IIS06P IT INFRASTRUCTURE COORDINATOR 4 GRADE IST08 18
(61) IDM02P DATABASE ANALYST 4 GRADE IST07 19
(62) IIS04P IT INFRASTRUCTURE ANALYST 5 GRADE IST06 20
(63) IUS05P USER SUPPORT SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE IST06 21
(64) IDM03P DATABASE SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IST05 22
(65) IIS09P IT INFRASTRUCTURE SPECIALIST 3 GRADE IST04 23
(66) IUS01P USER SUPPORT ANALYST 6 GRADE IST04 24
(67) IUS04P USER SUPPORT SPECIALIST 14 GRADE IST02 25
(68) CTR02P TRAINER 5 GRADE SGS07 26
(69) PPR05P PROCUREMENT SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS08 27
(70) SCP06C CORRECTIONS DEPUTY DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SPC09 28
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 285 29
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SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - SHARED SERVICES PAYING ACCOUNT. There is 31
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Corrections, to be payable from the 32
paying account as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 33
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Corrections - 34
Shared Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 35
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 1
NO. 2026-2027 2
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $12,916,404 3
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 4,884,331 4
(03) OVERTIME 100,000 5
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 6
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 15,858,565 7
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 8
(C) PROF. FEES 210,408 9
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 250,000 10
(E) DATA PROC. 0 11
(05) MEDICAL CONTRACTS 147,574,292 12
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $181,794,000 13
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - COUNTY JAIL REIMBURSEMENT. There is hereby 15
appropriated, to the Department of Corrections, to be payable from the County 16
Jail Reimbursement Fund, for reimbursement to counties housing state inmates 17
of the Department of Corrections - County Jail Reimbursement for the fiscal 18
year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 19
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 21
NO. 2026-2027 22
(01) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS $34,800,000 23
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - ADC SEX OFFENDERS ASSESSMENT. There is 25
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Corrections, to be payable from the 26
Sex Offenders Registration Fund, for operating expenses of the Department of 27
Corrections - ADC Sex Offenders Assessment for the fiscal year ending June 28
30, 2027, the following: 29
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 31
NO. 2026-2027 32
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 33
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $50,000 34
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 35
(C) PROF. FEES 120,000 36
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(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 1
(E) DATA PROC. 0 2
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $170,000 3
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SECTION 5. REGULAR SALARIES. There is hereby established for the 5
Department of Corrections - Division of Correction for the 2026-2027 fiscal 6
year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 7
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Maximum Annual 9
Maximum Salary Rate 10
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 11
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 12
(1) SCP07C CORRECTIONS DIVISION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE EXE01 13
(2) EEX14A CORRECTIONS CHIEF DEPUTY DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SPC10 14
(3) SCP06C CORRECTIONS DEPUTY DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SPC09 15
(4) LAT05P ATTORNEY III 1 GRADE SPC08 16
(5) SCP05C CORRECTIONS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR II 2 GRADE SPC06 17
(6) SCP04C CORRECTIONS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR I 1 GRADE SPC05 18
(7) LAT04P ATTORNEY II 1 GRADE SPC05 19
(8) SEN01P ENGINEER 1 GRADE SPC03 20
(9) SCM03P LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER 11 GRADE SPC03 21
(10) SCM05P LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR 2 GRADE SPC03 22
(11) FAU04P AUDITOR II 1 GRADE SPC02 23
(12) SCM04P LICENSED MASTER SOCIAL WORKER 16 GRADE SPC02 24
(13) SCM06P LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER 4 GRADE SPC01 25
(14) SCP09C CORRECTIONS PROGRAM MANAGER 1 GRADE SGS10 26
(15) TAG02C FARM MANAGER 1 GRADE SGS10 27
(16) TCO03P CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER 6 GRADE SGS08 28
(17) TCO04P CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 2 GRADE SGS08 29
(18) SCP11P CORRECTIONS PROGRAM SUPV/EXPERT 14 GRADE SGS08 30
(19) TAG03P FARM SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 2 GRADE SGS08 31
(20) SCM10P SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SUPV/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS08 32
(21) TMA02C MAINTENANCE MANAGER 1 GRADE SGS07 33
(22) PAS08I EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 3 GRADE SGS07 34
(23) SCP08P CORRECTIONS PROGRAM COORDINATOR 88 GRADE SGS07 35
(24) PDA01P DATA/RESEARCH ANALYST 1 GRADE SGS07 36
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(25) HDH05P HR COORDINATOR 20 GRADE SGS07 1
(26) IIV05P INVESTIGATOR SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 2 GRADE SGS07 2
(27) TST02P LICENSED TRADESMAN 7 GRADE SGS07 3
(28) PPR02P PROCUREMENT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS07 4
(29) SCM08P SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER COORDINATOR 18 GRADE SGS07 5
(30) SCM01I CHAPLAIN 31 GRADE SGS06 6
(31) ILS03I LEGAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS06 7
(32) TCO02P CONSTRUCTION PROJECT COORDINATOR 17 GRADE SGS06 8
(33) SCP10P CORRECTIONS PROGRAM SPECIALIST 248 GRADE SGS06 9
(34) SIA10P CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE ANALYST 2 GRADE SGS06 10
(35) TAG01P FARM COORDINATOR 8 GRADE SGS06 11
(36) HDH04P HR ANALYST 5 GRADE SGS06 12
(37) SCP16P INMATE HEARING OFFICER 16 GRADE SGS06 13
(38) ELI01P LIBRARIAN 1 GRADE SGS06 14
(39) TMA04P MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 11 GRADE SGS06 15
(40) PPR01P PROCUREMENT ANALYST 17 GRADE SGS06 16
(41) PAS15P RECORDS SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 12 GRADE SGS06 17
(42) SCM09P SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SPECIALIST 7 GRADE SGS06 18
(43) PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 12 GRADE SGS05 19
(44) SCP15P INMATE GRIEVANCE COORDINATOR 20 GRADE SGS05 20
(45) TIW04P INVENTORY SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS05 21
(46) TMA01P MAINTENANCE COORDINATOR 22 GRADE SGS05 22
(47) PPR04P PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST 2 GRADE SGS05 23
(48) PAS14P RECORDS COORDINATOR 21 GRADE SGS05 24
(49) SCP03I COMMISSARY COORDINATOR 29 GRADE SGS04 25
(50) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 47 GRADE SGS04 26
(51) PAG06P AGRICULTURE UNIT COORDINATOR 36 GRADE SGS04 27
(52) FFS04P FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 25 GRADE SGS04 28
(53) HDH07P HR SPECIALIST 20 GRADE SGS04 29
(54) CMA03P MARKETING SPECIALIST 4 GRADE SGS04 30
(55) TST07P TRADES SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS04 31
(56) SCP01I ACCREDITATION SPECIALIST 14 GRADE SGS03 32
(57) TIW03P INVENTORY SPECIALIST 3 GRADE SGS03 33
(58) TMA05P MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN 24 GRADE SGS03 34
(59) PAS03P ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 193 GRADE SGS02 35
(60) MPS04P PSYCHOLOGIST II 2 GRADE MED09 36
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(61) MNU05C NURSING ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE MED08 1
(62) MPS03P PSYCHOLOGIST I 11 GRADE MED08 2
(63) MNU06P REGISTERED NURSE 1 GRADE MED05 3
(64) MNU02P LIC PRACTICAL NURSE SUPV/EXPERT 1 GRADE MED03 4
(65) MPS02P PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINER 2 GRADE MED03 5
(66) SCP22C WARDEN II 6 GRADE LES11 6
(67) SCP21C WARDEN I 9 GRADE LES10 7
(68) SCP13C DEPUTY WARDEN II 26 GRADE LES09 8
(69) SCP12C DEPUTY WARDEN I 6 GRADE LES08 9
(70) SCO04C CORRECTIONS MAJOR 30 GRADE LES07 10
(71) SCO01C CORRECTIONS CAPTAIN 60 GRADE LES06 11
(72) SCO03C CORRECTIONS LIEUTENANT 217 GRADE LES05 12
(73) SCO06P CORRECTIONS SERGEANT 884 GRADE LES04 13
(74) SCO02P CORRECTIONS CORPORAL 2,481 GRADE LES03 14
(75) SCO05P CORRECTIONS OFFICER 259 GRADE LES02 15
(76) FFS06P MEDICAL BILLING SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS05 16
(77) IUS04P USER SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IST02 17
(78) TIW01P INVENTORY COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS04 18
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 5,060 19
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SECTION 6. EXTRA HELP. There is hereby authorized, for the Department 21
of Corrections - Division of Correction for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the 22
following maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as 23
"Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one 24
hundred seventy (170) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates 25
of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and 26
Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate 27
classification. 28
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SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - INMATE CARE & CUSTODY. There is hereby 30
appropriated, to the Department of Corrections, to be payable from the 31
Division of Correction Inmate Care and Custody Fund Account, for personal 32
services and operating expenses of the Department of Corrections - Division 33
of Correction - Inmate Care & Custody for the fiscal year ending June 30, 34
2027, the following: 35
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 1
NO. 2026-2027 2
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $219,414,981 3
(02) EXTRA HELP 100,000 4
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 92,960,915 5
(04) OVERTIME 15,095,443 6
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 7
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 76,147,853 8
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 156,098 9
(C) PROF. FEES 658,224 10
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 749,000 11
(E) DATA PROC. 0 12
(06) JAIL CONTRACTS 1,533,000 13
(07) ENERGY SAVINGS & EFFICIENCIES 1,431,465 14
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $408,246,979 15
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SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - INMATE WELFARE PROGRAM. There is hereby 17
appropriated, to the Department of Corrections, to be payable from the cash 18
fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 19
Officer of the State, for personal services and operating expenses of the 20
Department of Corrections - Division of Correction - Inmate Welfare Program 21
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 22
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 24
NO. 2026-2027 25
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $985,130 26
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 465,289 27
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 28
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 18,793,474 29
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 30
(C) PROF. FEES 70,242 31
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 4,940,000 32
(E) DATA PROC. 0 33
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $25,254,135 34
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SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - WORK RELEASE PROGRAM. There is hereby 36
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appropriated, to the Department of Corrections, to be payable from the cash 1
fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 2
Officer of the State, for operating expenses and debt service of the 3
Department of Corrections - Division of Correction - Work Release Program for 4
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 5
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2026-2027 8
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 9
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $5,394,120 10
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 104,150 11
(C) PROF. FEES 100,000 12
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 2,427,590 13
(E) DATA PROC. 0 14
(02) DEBT SERVICE 0 15
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $8,025,860 16
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SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - PRISON INDUSTRY PROGRAM. There is hereby 18
appropriated, to the Department of Corrections, to be payable from the 19
Division of Correction Prison Industry Fund, for personal services and 20
operating expenses of the Department of Corrections - Division of Correction 21
- Prison Industry Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 22
following: 23
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 25
NO. 2026-2027 26
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $2,351,787 27
(02) EXTRA HELP 10,000 28
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,091,661 29
(04) OVERTIME 8,000 30
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 31
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 7,905,213 32
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 41,280 33
(C) PROF. FEES 100,000 34
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 850,000 35
(E) DATA PROC. 0 36
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TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $12,357,941 1
2
SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - FARM OPERATIONS PROGRAM. There is hereby 3
appropriated, to the Department of Corrections, to be payable from the 4
Division of Correction Farm Fund, for personal services and operating 5
expenses of the Department of Corrections - Division of Correction - Farm 6
Operations Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 7
8
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 9
NO. 2026-2027 10
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $2,871,466 11
(02) EXTRA HELP 10,000 12
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,307,018 13
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 14
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 12,900,000 15
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 53,010 16
(C) PROF. FEES 138,354 17
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 2,000,000 18
(E) DATA PROC. 0 19
(05) PURCHASE CATTLE/MEAT 650,000 20
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $19,929,848 21
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SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION - NON-TAX REVENUE RECEIPTS. There is hereby 23
appropriated, to the Department of Corrections, to be payable from the cash 24
fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 25
Officer of the State, for operating expenses of the Department of Corrections 26
- Division of Correction - Non-Tax Revenue Receipts for the fiscal year 27
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 28
29
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 30
NO. 2026-2027 31
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 32
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $2,633,932 33
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 34
(C) PROF. FEES 61,558 35
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 310,000 36
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(E) DATA PROC. 0 1
(02) CONSTRUCTION 1,870,200 2
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $4,875,690 3
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SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - FIRE STATION - PROTECTION. There is hereby 5
appropriated, to the Department of Corrections, to be payable from the cash 6
fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 7
Officer of the State, for operating expenses of the Department of Corrections 8
- Division of Correction - Fire Station - Protection for the fiscal year 9
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 10
11
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12
NO. 2026-2027 13
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 14
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $25,000 15
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 16
(C) PROF. FEES 0 17
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 18
(E) DATA PROC. 0 19
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $25,000 20
21
SECTION 14. APPROPRIATION - PAWS IN PRISON. There is hereby 22
appropriated, to the Department of Corrections, to be payable from the cash 23
fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 24
Officer of the State, for operating expenses of the Department of Corrections 25
- Division of Correction - Paws In Prison for the fiscal year ending June 30, 26
2027, the following: 27
28
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 29
NO. 2026-2027 30
(01) PAWS IN PRISON $150,000 31
32
SECTION 15. APPROPRIATION - MEDICAL MONETARY SANCTIONS. There is 33
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Corrections, to be payable from the 34
cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 35
Officer of the State, for comprehensive inmate/offender health services of 36
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the Department of Corrections - Division of Correction - Medical Monetary 1
Sanctions for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 2
3
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 4
NO. 2026-2027 5
(01) MEDICAL MONETARY SANCTIONS $5,000,000 6
7
SECTION 16. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 8
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER 9
OF APPROPRIATION WITHIN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. The Department of 10
Corrections is hereby authorized to transfer appropriation between and/or 11
among the various capital improvements/construction projects authorized by 12
the General Assembly. Such transfers may be made only after approval by the 13
Governor and after prior approval by the Arkansas Legislative Council or 14
Joint Budget Committee. Such authorization shall in no way mean that the 15
total amount of funds or appropriations for capital improvement/construction 16
projects be greater than that provided by the General Assembly for the 17
Department of Corrections. 18
Determining the maximum number of employees and the maximum amount of 19
appropriation and general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year 20
is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This is usually accomplished by 21
delineating such maximums in the appropriation act(s) for a state agency and 22
the general revenue allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by 23
amendment to the Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly 24
has determined that the Department of Corrections - Division of Correction 25
may operate more efficiently if some flexibility is provided to the 26
Department of Corrections authorizing broad powers under this Section. 27
Therefore, it is both necessary and appropriate that the General Assembly 28
maintain oversight by requiring prior approval of the Legislative Council or 29
Joint Budget Committee as provided by this section. The requirement of 30
approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is not a 31
severable part of this section. If the requirement of approval by the 32
Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a 33
court of competent jurisdiction, this entire section is void. 34
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 35
2025 2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 36
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1
SECTION 17. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 2
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 3
REALLOCATION OF RESOURCES. Upon determination by the Board of Corrections, 4
at the request of the Secretary of Corrections, that a reallocation of 5
resources within the Division of Community Correction and Division of 6
Correction is necessary for the efficient and effective operation of the 7
department, the Board, with approval of the Governor and approval by the 8
Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee, shall have the 9
authority to instruct the Department Secretary, to request from the Chief 10
Fiscal Officer of the State, a transfer of positions, programs, funds, 11
appropriations, and line-item appropriations within or between existing and 12
newly created divisions, offices, sections, or units of the department. If 13
it is determined that the requested transfer should be made, the Chief Fiscal 14
Officer of the State shall then initiate the necessary transfer documents to 15
reflect the transfers upon the fiscal records of the State Treasurer, the 16
State Auditor, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, and the Department of 17
Corrections Divisions of Correction and Community Correction. Provided, 18
however, that the Department Secretary shall be limited to submitting no more 19
than two requests, encompassing a single purpose listed in this section, 20
during any fiscal year per division. Transfer authority shall further be 21
limited to no more than five percent (5%) of the total General Revenue and 22
Special Revenue appropriation, funding, and positions specific to each 23
division, office, section or unit from which funds are transferred. However, 24
there shall be no fund transfers to or from the County Jail Reimbursement 25
Fund. A Reallocation of Resources Transfer shall be limited to the following 26
specific purposes: 27
a) Costs to open and operate temporary beds; 28
b) Payment of Debt Service; 29
c) Payment of Overtime Expenses; 30
d) Unanticipated increases for medical or private prison contracts; 31
e) Construction/renovation/equipping of new beds; 32
f) Deficits in Farm or Industry Program; 33
g) Losses not covered by insurance proceeds; 34
h) Costs of personnel for critical services necessary to carry out the 35
mission of the agency. 36
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Determining the maximum number of employees and the maximum amount of 1
appropriation and general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year 2
is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This is usually accomplished by 3
delineating such maximums in the appropriation act(s) for a state agency and 4
the general revenue allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by 5
amendment to the Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly 6
has determined that the Department of Corrections Divisions of Correction and 7
Community Correction may operate more efficiently if some flexibility is 8
provided to the Board of Corrections authorizing broad powers under the 9
Reallocation of Resources provisions herein. Therefore, it is both necessary 10
and appropriate that the General Assembly maintain oversight by requiring 11
prior approval of the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee as 12
provided by this section. The requirement of approval by the Legislative 13
Council or Joint Budget Committee is not a severable part of this section. 14
If the requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 15
Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a court jurisdiction, this entire 16
section is void. 17
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 18
2025 2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 19
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SECTION 18. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 21
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. HOLIDAY 22
COMPENSATION. The Department of Corrections is authorized to pay employees 23
for hours of unused holidays in the employee's holiday account. Payments of 24
unused Holiday hours must be processed on or before June 1st in each fiscal 25
year. Employees terminating employment from the Department of Corrections 26
will be eligible for all holiday pay accrued. This request is contingent on 27
approval by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State after the Secretary of the 28
Department of Corrections has verified that sufficient revenues are available 29
to make such payments to employees who have served in the following 30
classifications, with the exception that those employees wishing to accrue 31
banked hours be allowed the option to bank unused holiday hours in the 32
employee's holiday account, not to exceed one-hundred fifty (150) hours: 33
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SCO04C CORRECTIONS MAJOR GRADE LES07 1
SCO01C CORRECTIONS CAPTAIN GRADE LES06 2
SCO03C CORRECTIONS LIEUTENANT GRADE LES05 3
SCO06P CORRECTIONS SERGEANT GRADE LES04 4
SCO02P CORRECTIONS CORPORAL GRADE LES03 5
SCO05P CORRECTIONS OFFICER GRADE LES02 6
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 7
2025 2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 8
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SECTION 19. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 10
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. EMPLOYEE 11
COMPENSATION REPORT. The Department of Finance and Administration Office of 12
Budget shall prepare and submit to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint 13
Budget Committee a report reflecting the amount of appropriation and funding 14
necessary for the Department of Corrections to sufficiently budget for the 15
expenditure of payments to employees for all Holiday Liability, GAP Time 16
Liability, Overtime, and Hazardous Duty Compensation incurred, including the 17
current balances of said liabilities. This report shall be included in the 18
summary budget information manual submitted during the biennial budget 19
process. 20
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 21
2025 2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 22
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SECTION 20. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 24
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. COUNTY 25
JAIL REIMBURSEMENT FUND YEAR-END FUND BALANCE CARRY FORWARD. Notwithstanding 26
any law pertaining to the transfer of year-end fund balances or any law to 27
the contrary, any funds which remain in the County Jail Reimbursement Fund at 28
the end of a fiscal year shall remain in the County Jail Reimbursement Fund 29
and made available to fund appropriations authorized by law payable from the 30
County Jail Reimbursement Fund for the following fiscal year. 31
Any carry forward of unexpended balance of funding as authorized herein, may 32
be carried forward under the following conditions: 33
(1) Prior to June 30, 2025 2026 the Agency shall by written statement set 34
forth its reason(s) for the need to carry forward said funding to the 35
Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget; 36
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(2) The Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget shall 1
report to the Arkansas Legislative Council all amounts carried forward from 2
the first fiscal year to the second fiscal year by the September Arkansas 3
Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee meeting which report shall 4
include the name of the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution and the 5
amount of the funding carried forward from the first fiscal year to the 6
second fiscal year, the program name or line item, the funding source of that 7
appropriation and a copy of the written request set forth in (1) above; 8
(3) Each Agency, Board, Commission or Institution shall provide a written 9
report to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 10
containing all information set forth in item (2) above, along with a written 11
statement as to the current status of the project, contract, purpose etc. for 12
which the carry forward was originally requested no later than thirty (30) 13
days prior to the time the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution presents 14
its budget request to the Arkansas Legislative Council/Joint Budget 15
Committee; and 16
(4) Thereupon, the Department of Finance and Administration shall include 17
all information obtained in item (3) above in the budget manuals and/or a 18
statement of non-compliance by the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution. 19
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 20
2025 2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 21
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SECTION 21. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 23
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. REFUND TO 24
EXPENDITURE. The proceeds from the sale of feeder cattle by the Department 25
of Corrections - Division of Correction shall be deposited into the State 26
Treasury as a refund to expenditure to the credit of the appropriation 27
available to the Department of Corrections - Division of Correction for the 28
"Purchase Cattle/Meat" line item. 29
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 30
2025 2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 31
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SECTION 22. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 33
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. USE OF 34
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION APPROPRIATION AND SALVAGED MATERIALS CONSTRUCTION. 35
The Department of Corrections - Division of Correction is hereby authorized 36
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to utilize Maintenance and General Operation Appropriation in conjunction 1
with surplus and/or salvageable materials for the purpose of implementing 2
construction projects to benefit the Department and its various programs. 3
Before such projects may be undertaken, a Method of Finance must be submitted 4
for prior review and approval by the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint 5
Budget Committee, and review and approval by the Department of Finance and 6
Administration and the Building Authority Division of the Department of 7
Finance and Administration. 8
Determining the maximum number of employees and the maximum amount of 9
appropriation and general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year 10
is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This is usually accomplished by 11
delineating such maximums in the appropriation act(s) for a state agency and 12
the general revenue allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by 13
amendment to the Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly 14
has determined that the Department of Corrections - Division of Correction 15
may operate more efficiently if some flexibility is provided to the 16
Department of Corrections authorizing broad powers under this Section. 17
Therefore, it is both necessary and appropriate that the General Assembly 18
maintain oversight by requiring prior approval of the Legislative Council or 19
Joint Budget Committee as provided by this section. The requirement of 20
approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is not a 21
severable part of this section. If the requirement of approval by the 22
Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a 23
court of competent jurisdiction, this entire section is void. 24
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 25
2025 2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 26
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SECTION 23. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 28
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. SPECIAL 29
REVENUE/CASH FUNDS TRANSFER. The Department of Corrections is authorized to 30
transfer funds from various Special Revenue and Cash Funds into the Inmate 31
Care and Custody Fund Account in order to adjust to the budget needs upon 32
prior approval by the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 33
and approval of the Board of Corrections and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 34
State. 35
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appropriation and general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year 1
is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This is usually accomplished by 2
delineating such maximums in the appropriation act(s) for a state agency and 3
the general revenue allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by 4
amendment to the Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly 5
has determined that the Department of Corrections may operate more 6
efficiently if some flexibility is provided to the Department of Corrections 7
authorizing broad powers under this Section. Therefore, it is both necessary 8
and appropriate that the General Assembly maintain oversight by requiring 9
prior approval of the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee as 10
provided by this section. The requirement of approval by the Legislative 11
Council or Joint Budget Committee is not a severable part of this section. 12
If the requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 13
Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, 14
this entire section is void. 15
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 16
2025 2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 17
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SECTION 24. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 19
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. NEW 20
FACILITIES. If it is found that contracting for the operation of new 21
facilities is economically beneficial to the State of Arkansas, the 22
Department of Corrections may, after receiving approval of the Chief Fiscal 23
Officer, and seeking prior review and approval by the Arkansas Legislative 24
Council or Joint Budget Committee, transfer from any line item appropriation 25
contained in the Inmate Care & Custody appropriation of this Act into the 26
Professional Fees and Services line item contained in the Inmate Care & 27
Custody appropriation of this Act to operate new facilities. 28
Determining the maximum number of employees and the maximum amount of 29
appropriation and general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year 30
is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This is usually accomplished by 31
delineating such maximums in the appropriation act(s) for a state agency and 32
the general revenue allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by 33
amendment to the Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly 34
has determined that the Department of Corrections may operate more 35
efficiently if some flexibility is provided to the Department of Corrections 36
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authorizing broad powers under this Section. Therefore, it is both necessary 1
and appropriate that the General Assembly maintain oversight by requiring 2
prior approval of the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee as 3
provided by this section. The requirement of approval by the Legislative 4
Council or Joint Budget Committee is not a severable part of this section. 5
If the requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 6
Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, 7
this entire section is void. 8
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 9
2025 2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 10
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SECTION 25. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 12
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 13
APPROPRIATION TRANSFER FOR CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING. The Department of 14
Corrections is hereby authorized to transfer appropriations between any line 15
items authorized herein but only for the purpose of financing construction or 16
equipment for a facility of the department. Any transfers authorized by this 17
section shall require the approval of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State 18
after prior review and approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 19
Committee. 20
Determining the maximum number of employees and the maximum amount of 21
appropriation and general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year 22
is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This is usually accomplished by 23
delineating such maximums in the appropriation act(s) for a state agency and 24
the general revenue allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by 25
amendment to the Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly 26
has determined that the Department of Corrections may operate more 27
efficiently if some flexibility is provided to the Department of Corrections 28
authorizing broad powers under this Section. Therefore, it is both necessary 29
and appropriate that the General Assembly maintain oversight by requiring 30
prior approval of the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee as 31
provided by this section. The requirement of approval by the Legislative 32
Council or Joint Budget Committee is not a severable part of this section. 33
If the requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 34
Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, 35
this entire section is void. 36
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The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 1
2025 2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 2
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SECTION 26. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 4
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER 5
OF APPROPRIATION AND FUNDS TO THE COUNTY JAIL REIMBURSEMENT FUND. If any 6
savings of general revenue appropriation and funds accrue during the 2025-7
2026 2026-2027 fiscal year in the operations of the Department of Corrections 8
- Division of Correction & Community Correction, the Secretary of the 9
Department of Corrections may request a transfer of appropriation and funds 10
from any line item appropriation to the County Jail Reimbursement Fund in 11
order to meet obligations to counties for housing state inmates. Such 12
transfer request shall be made upon the approval of the Chief Fiscal Officer 13
of the State and prior review and approval by the Arkansas Legislative 14
Council or Joint Budget Committee. 15
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 16
2025 2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 17
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SECTION 27. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 19
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER 20
OF FUNDS. The Arkansas Department of Corrections shall provide funding each 21
year in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney 22
who will be assigned to handle the prosecution of offenses occurring at the 23
Arkansas Department of Corrections. Upon request by the Auditor of the State, 24
the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall transfer an amount not to exceed 25
$100,000 from an account designated by the Secretary of the Department of 26
Corrections to the State Central Services Fund as a direct revenue to fund a 27
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney who will be assigned to handle the prosecution of 28
offenses occurring at the Arkansas Department of Corrections. 29
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 30
2025 2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 31
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SECTION 28. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 33
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. SHARED 34
SERVICES. (a)(1) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State may create a Shared 35
Services paying account on his or her books and on the books of the Treasurer 36
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of State and the Auditor of State for the payment of personal services and 1
operating expenses in the Shared Services Paying Account Appropriation by the 2
Department of Corrections. 3
(2) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall direct the transfer 4
of funds and appropriations to the Shared Services Paying Account 5
appropriation section of this act on the books of the Treasurer of State, the 6
Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State. 7
(3) The transfer authority provided to the department in 8
subdivision (a)(2) of this section may be used to make transfers only within 9
the department's appropriation act or between other appropriation acts 10
authorized for the department. 11
(4) The provisions of this section shall be in effect from the 12
date of passage through June 30, 2026 2027. 13
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SECTION 29. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 15
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. CARRY 16
FORWARD - GENERAL REVENUE YEAR END FUND BALANCE. (a) The Chief Fiscal 17
Officer of the State shall cause to be transferred on his or her books and 18
those of the State Treasurer and Auditor of State the balance of General 19
Revenue funds remaining in the Division of Correction Inmate Care and Custody 20
Fund Account on June 30, 2026 2027 into a sub-fund created within the 21
Division of Correction Inmate Care and Custody Fund Account to be used for 22
County Jail Reimbursement or maintenance needs within the Department of 23
Corrections - Division of Correction. The balance of General Revenue in the 24
sub-fund of the Division of Correction Inmate Care and Custody Fund Account 25
at the beginning of any fiscal year shall not exceed five million dollars 26
($5,000,000). For this reason, any general revenue which would cause the 27
balance of sub-fund of the Division of Correction Inmate Care and Custody 28
Fund Account to exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000) shall be reclaimed 29
by the Department of Finance and Administration pursuant to the same 30
procedures as other general revenue recapture. 31
(b) Any carry forward of the unexpended balance of funding as authorized 32
herein, may be carried forward under the following conditions: 33
(1) The Office of Budget of the Department of Finance and Administration 34
shall report to the Legislative Council all amounts carried forward by the 35
September meeting of the Legislative Council or the Joint Budget Committee 36
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meeting which report shall include the name of the agency, board, commission, 1
or institution and the amount of funding carried forward, the program name or 2
line item and the funding source; and 3
(2) The Department of Corrections - Division of Correction shall provide a 4
written report to the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 5
containing all information set forth in subdivision (b)(1) of this section no 6
later than thirty (30) days prior to the time the Department presents its 7
budget request to the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee, or both; 8
and 9
(3) Thereupon, the Department of Finance and Administration shall include 10
all information obtained in subdivision (b)(2) of this section in the budget 11
manuals. 12
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 13
2025 2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 14
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SECTION 30. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 16
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 17
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 18
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 19
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 20
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 21
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 22
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 23
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 24
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SECTION 31. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 26
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 27
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 28
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 29
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 30
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 31
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 32
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 33
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SECTION 32. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 35
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 36
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the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 1
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 2
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 3
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 4
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 5
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 6
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 7
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 8
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 9
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