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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HOUSE BILL 1056 3
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By: Joint Budget Committee 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 9
AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 10
EDUCATION - MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMISSION 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 EDUCATION - 17
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMISSION 18
APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL 19
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 Education - Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission for the 2026-26
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) EEA04C MLK COMMISSION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SPC06 33
(2) FFS05P FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS07 34
(3) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS04 35
(4) PAS03P ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS02 36
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MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 4 1
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SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 3
to the Department of Education, to be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies 4
Fund Account, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department 5
of Education - Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission - Operations for the fiscal 6
year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 7
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 9
NO. 2026-2027 10
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $245,831 11
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 88,147 12
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 13
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 50,000 14
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 15
(C) PROF. FEES 0 16
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 17
(E) DATA PROC. 0 18
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $383,978 19
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SECTION 3. EXTRA HELP - CASH. There is hereby authorized, for the 21
Department of Education - Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission - Cash for the 22
2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or temporary 23
employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated 24
herein for such purposes: four (4) temporary or part-time employees, when 25
needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform 26
Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the 27
appropriate classification. 28
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH. There is hereby appropriated, to the 30
Department of Education, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the 31
State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 32
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Education - 33
Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission - Cash 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) EXTRA HELP $15,900 3
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,299 4
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 5
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 67,924 6
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 2,000 7
(C) PROF. FEES 4,000 8
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 9
(E) DATA PROC. 0 10
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $91,123 11
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SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 13
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 14
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 15
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 16
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 17
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 18
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 19
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 20
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 21
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SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 23
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 24
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 25
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 26
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 27
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 28
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 29
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 30
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SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 32
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 33
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 34
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 35
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 36
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the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 1
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 2
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 3
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 4
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 5
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 6
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