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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HOUSE BILL 1040 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 STATE DEPARTMENT FOR 10
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION DISABILITY 11
DETERMINATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 12
2027; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 13
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Subtitle 16
AN ACT FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT FOR 17
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 18
DISABILITY DETERMINATION APPROPRIATION 19
FOR THE 2026-2027 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 State 25
Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination for 26
the 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) EEX16A DDSSA DIRECTOR 1 GRADE EXE01 33
(2) FAC08C CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER I 1 GRADE SPC09 34
(3) PDI09C DISABILITY DIVISION DIRECTOR 3 GRADE SPC08 35
(4) PDI08C DISABILITY DIVISION DEPUTY DIRECTOR 2 GRADE SPC07 36
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(5) HDH06C HR MANAGER 1 GRADE SPC04 1
(6) FAC05P ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SPC04 2
(7) PDI11C DISABILITY PROF. RELATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE SGS11 3
(8) PDI13C DISABILITY UNIT MANAGER 13 GRADE SGS11 4
(9) PDI05C DISABILITY ADJUDICATOR V 72 GRADE SGS10 5
(10) PDI10C DISABILITY HEARING OFFICER 6 GRADE SGS10 6
(11) PDI12C DISABILITY QUALITY ASSURANCE COORD 10 GRADE SGS10 7
(12) PDI14C DISABILITY UNIT SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 31 GRADE SGS10 8
(13) PDI04P DISABILITY ADJUDICATOR IV 56 GRADE SGS08 9
(14) PDI03P DISABILITY ADJUDICATOR III 116 GRADE SGS07 10
(15) PPR02P PROCUREMENT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS07 11
(16) CPR05P PUBLIC INFORMATION COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS07 12
(17) PDI02P DISABILITY ADJUDICATOR II 54 GRADE SGS06 13
(18) FFS02P FISCAL SUPPORT COORDINATOR 3 GRADE SGS06 14
(19) PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 3 GRADE SGS05 15
(20) PDI01P DISABILITY ADJUDICATOR I 68 GRADE SGS05 16
(21) PPR04P PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS05 17
(22) PDI07P DISABILITY CLAIMS SPECIALIST 23 GRADE SGS04 18
(23) FFS04P FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 5 GRADE SGS04 19
(24) HDH07P HR SPECIALIST 3 GRADE SGS04 20
(25) TAT08P PRINTER 2 GRADE SGS04 21
(26) PDI06P DISABILITY CLAIMS ASSISTANT 58 GRADE SGS03 22
(27) PAS11P MAILROOM SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS01 23
(28) MDM01C DISABILITY CHIEF PHYSICIAN SPEC 1 GRADE MED14 24
(29) MDM05P DISABILITY SENIOR PHYSICIAN SPEC 2 GRADE MED12 25
(30) MDM03P DISABILITY PHYSICIAN SPECIALIST 19 GRADE MED11 26
(31) MDM02P DISABILITY PHYSICIAN CONSULTANT 14 GRADE MED10 27
(32) MDM04P DISABILITY PSYCHOLOGIST 11 GRADE MED09 28
(33) IIA06C IT MANAGER 1 GRADE IST10 29
(34) IDN01P DATA ANALYST 1 GRADE IST07 30
(35) IDM02P DATABASE ANALYST 1 GRADE IST07 31
(36) IIS04P IT INFRASTRUCTURE ANALYST 5 GRADE IST06 32
(37) IUS01P USER SUPPORT ANALYST 1 GRADE IST04 33
(38) IUS04P USER SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IST02 34
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 594 35
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP. There is hereby authorized, for the State 1
Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination for 2
the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or 3
temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds 4
appropriated herein for such purposes: twenty (20) temporary or part-time 5
employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 6
Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act 7
for the appropriate classification. 8
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 10
to the State Department for Social Security Administration Disability 11
Determination, to be payable from the federal funds as designated by the 12
Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services and operating 13
expenses of the State Department for Social Security Administration 14
Disability Determination for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 15
following: 16
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
NO. 2026-2027 19
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $40,705,719 20
(02) EXTRA HELP 450,000 21
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 14,477,931 22
(04) OVERTIME 2,000,000 23
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 24
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 6,184,400 25
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 26,500 26
(C) PROF. FEES 13,926,285 27
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 75,000 28
(E) DATA PROC. 0 29
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $77,845,835 30
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SECTION 4. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 32
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. ADDITIONAL 33
POSITIONS. The Director of the State Department for Social Security 34
Administration Disability Determination, after receiving the approval of the 35
Office of Personnel Management, and after seeking prior review by the 36
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Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee, shall have the 1
authority to establish such new additional full time positions as may become 2
necessary to carry out the objectives of the department and/or to meet 3
Federal requirements of new and/or expanded programs where such needs are 4
financed by Federal funds; provided that not more than two hundred fifty 5
(250) positions may be created in addition to those authorized in the Regular 6
Salaries section of this Act. 7
If the department requests continuation of any positions as established 8
herein, the positions must be requested as new positions in the department's 9
budget request. 10
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 11
2025 2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 12
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SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 14
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 15
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 16
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 17
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 18
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 19
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 20
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 21
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 22
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SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 24
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 25
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 26
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 27
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 28
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 29
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 30
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 31
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SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 33
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 34
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 35
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 36
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the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 1
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 2
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 3
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 4
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 5
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 6
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 7
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