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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HOUSE BILL 1038 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 FINANCE 10
AND ADMINISTRATION - CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT FOR 11
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; AND FOR OTHER 12
PURPOSES. 13
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Subtitle 16
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND 17
ADMINISTRATION - CHILD SUPPORT 18
ENFORCEMENT APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-19
2027 FISCAL YEAR. 20
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23
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SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES. There is hereby established for the 25
Department of Finance and Administration - Child Support Enforcement for the 26
2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 27
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Maximum Annual 29
Maximum Salary Rate 30
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 31
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 32
(1) EEX17A DFA DIVISION ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE EXE01 33
(2) PRP03C DFA ASSISTANT DIVISION ADMIN 3 GRADE SPC08 34
(3) LAT05P ATTORNEY III 4 GRADE SPC08 35
(4) LAT04P ATTORNEY II 47 GRADE SPC05 36
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(5) PRP09P REVENUE PROGRAM COORDINATOR 4 GRADE SPC03 1
(6) FAC02P ACCOUNTANT II 1 GRADE SPC02 2
(7) FAU04P AUDITOR II 1 GRADE SPC02 3
(8) FAU03P AUDITOR I 2 GRADE SPC01 4
(9) PRP10C REVENUE REGIONAL MANAGER 4 GRADE SGS09 5
(10) PRP08C REVENUE MANAGER 5 GRADE SGS08 6
(11) CTR04P TRAINING SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS08 7
(12) FFS05P FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 36 GRADE SGS07 8
(13) CTR02P TRAINER 10 GRADE SGS07 9
(14) ILS03I LEGAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 63 GRADE SGS06 10
(15) FFS02P FISCAL SUPPORT COORDINATOR 2 GRADE SGS06 11
(16) HDH04P HR ANALYST 1 GRADE SGS06 12
(17) CPR07P PUBLIC INFORMATION SPECIALIST 2 GRADE SGS06 13
(18) PRP12P REVENUE SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 2 GRADE SGS06 14
(19) PCS02P CHILD SUPPORT SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 47 GRADE SGS05 15
(20) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS04 16
(21) PCS01P CHILD SUPPORT SPECIALIST 290 GRADE SGS04 17
(22) FFS04P FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 18 GRADE SGS04 18
(23) PRP02P CUSTOMER SERVICE SPECIALIST 227 GRADE SGS03 19
(24) IIA05C IT DIVISION MANAGER 1 GRADE IST12 20
(25) IIS01P IT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE IST08 21
(26) IIP02P IT PROJECT MANAGER 1 GRADE IST08 22
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 775 23
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP. There is hereby authorized, for the Department 25
of Finance and Administration - Child Support Enforcement for the 2026-2027 26
fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or temporary 27
employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated 28
herein for such purposes: fifteen (15) temporary or part-time employees, when 29
needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform 30
Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the 31
appropriate classification. 32
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 34
to the Department of Finance and Administration, to be payable from the Child 35
Support Enforcement Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the 36
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Department of Finance and Administration - Child Support Enforcement for the 1
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 2
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 4
NO. 2026-2027 5
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $34,922,533 6
(02) EXTRA HELP 100,000 7
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 14,167,631 8
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 9
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 14,535,654 10
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 25,000 11
(C) PROF. FEES 250,000 12
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 100,000 13
(E) DATA PROC. 0 14
(05) DATA PROCESSING AND EQUIPMENT EXPENSE 13,848,483 15
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $77,949,301 16
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SECTION 4. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 18
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. EXTRA 19
HELP EXEMPTION. Extra Help positions authorized herein are specifically 20
exempt from limitation of hours, either by act or regulation. Provided, 21
however, when a temporary or part-time employee is employed by the Department 22
of Finance and Administration - Office of Child Support Enforcement for a 23
period of time exceeding seven (7) months, a report of such shall be filed 24
with the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee. 25
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 26
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 27
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SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 29
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 30
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 31
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 32
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 33
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 34
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 35
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 36
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strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 1
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SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 3
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 4
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 5
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 6
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 7
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 8
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 9
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 10
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SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 12
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 13
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 14
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 15
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 16
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 17
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 18
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 19
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 20
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 21
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 22
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