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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HOUSE BILL 1061 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 - DIVISION OF LABOR FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 11
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 - DIVISION OF LABOR 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 - SHARED SERVICES. There is hereby 24
established for the Department of Labor and Licensing for the 2026-2027 25
fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 26
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Maximum Annual 28
Maximum Salary Rate 29
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 30
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 31
(1) ESE10A SECRETARY OF LABOR & LICENSING 1 GRADE EXE04 32
(2) EEX09A CHIEF OF STAFF I 1 GRADE EXE01 33
(3) LAT08C CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL I 1 GRADE SPC10 34
(4) FAC08C CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER I 1 GRADE SPC09 35
(5) LAT05P ATTORNEY III 1 GRADE SPC08 36
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(6) HDH02C HR ADMINISTRATOR I 1 GRADE SPC05 1
(7) ILP02C LABOR & LICENSING DIVISION DIR II 3 GRADE SPC05 2
(8) PAS08I EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 2 GRADE SGS07 3
(9) FBU01P BUDGET ANALYST 1 GRADE SGS07 4
(10) FFS05P FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS07 5
(11) ILS03I LEGAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS06 6
(12) PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE SGS05 7
(13) CME04P MEDIA SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS05 8
(14) FFS04P FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 3 GRADE SGS04 9
(15) HDH07P HR SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS04 10
(16) IIN01P INSPECTOR I 1 GRADE SGS04 11
(17) IIA01C CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER I 1 GRADE IST10 12
(18) IUS01P USER SUPPORT ANALYST 5 GRADE IST04 13
(19) LAT03P ATTORNEY I 1 GRADE SPC03 14
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 28 15
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - SHARED SERVICES. There is hereby authorized, 17
for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Shared Services for the 2026-2027 18
fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or temporary 19
employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated 20
herein for such purposes: four (4) temporary or part-time employees, when 21
needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform 22
Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the 23
appropriate classification. 24
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - SHARED SERVICES PAYING ACCOUNT. There is 26
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable 27
from the paying account as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 28
State, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of 29
Labor and Licensing - Shared Services Paying Account for the fiscal year 30
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 31
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 33
NO. 2026-2027 34
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,973,981 35
(02) EXTRA HELP 77,000 36
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(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 656,467 1
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 2
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 1,130,704 3
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 15,000 4
(C) PROF. FEES 0 5
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 6
(E) DATA PROC. 0 7
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $3,853,152 8
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SECTION 4. REGULAR SALARIES - DIVISION OF LABOR. There is hereby 10
established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Division of Labor for 11
the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 12
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Maximum Annual 14
Maximum Salary Rate 15
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 16
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 17
(1) TIS02P INDUSTRIAL SAFETY SUPERVISOR/EXP 2 GRADE SGS09 18
(2) CTR04P TRAINING SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS08 19
(3) PDA01P DATA/RESEARCH ANALYST 1 GRADE SGS07 20
(4) IIN05P INSPECTOR SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 7 GRADE SGS07 21
(5) IIV05P INVESTIGATOR SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS07 22
(6) CTR02P TRAINER 2 GRADE SGS07 23
(7) ILS03I LEGAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS06 24
(8) FFS02P FISCAL SUPPORT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS06 25
(9) IIN03P INSPECTOR III 8 GRADE SGS06 26
(10) PQA03P QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST 2 GRADE SGS06 27
(11) PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 3 GRADE SGS05 28
(12) IIN02P INSPECTOR II 18 GRADE SGS05 29
(13) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS04 30
(14) FFS04P FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 6 GRADE SGS04 31
(15) FGM01P GRANTS ANALYST 1 GRADE SGS04 32
(16) PAS03P ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 3 GRADE SGS02 33
(17) IUS01P USER SUPPORT ANALYST 1 GRADE IST04 34
(18) IIN04C INSPECTOR MANAGER 1 GRADE SGS08 35
(19) IIV03P INVESTIGATOR II 8 GRADE SGS05 36
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MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 68 1
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 3
appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable from 4
the Department of Labor and Licensing Fund Account, for personal services and 5
operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Division of 6
Labor - State Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 7
following: 8
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 10
NO. 2026-2027 11
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,653,928 12
(02) EXTRA HELP 0 13
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 637,104 14
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 15
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 354,954 16
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 42,395 17
(C) PROF. FEES 3,000 18
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 19
(E) DATA PROC. 0 20
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,691,381 21
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - BOILER INSPECTION. There is hereby 23
appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable from 24
the Department of Labor and Licensing Special Fund, for personal services and 25
operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Division of 26
Labor - Boiler Inspection for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 27
following: 28
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 30
NO. 2026-2027 31
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $462,290 32
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 185,388 33
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 34
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 201,804 35
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 14,044 36
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(C) PROF. FEES 0 1
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 2
(E) DATA PROC. 0 3
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $863,526 4
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SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - BOARD OF ELECTRICAL EXAMINERS. There is 6
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable 7
from the Department of Labor and Licensing Special Fund, for personal 8
services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - 9
Division of Labor - Board of Electrical Examiners for the fiscal year ending 10
June 30, 2027, the following: 11
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 13
NO. 2026-2027 14
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $414,911 15
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 164,532 16
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 17
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 111,738 18
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 6,430 19
(C) PROF. FEES 0 20
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 21
(E) DATA PROC. 0 22
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $697,611 23
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SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - FEDERAL PROGRAMS. There is hereby 25
appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable from 26
the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 27
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and 28
Licensing - Division of Labor - Federal Programs for the fiscal year ending 29
June 30, 2027, the following: 30
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2026-2027 33
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $923,235 34
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 385,345 35
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 36
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(A) OPER. EXPENSE 246,963 1
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 43,950 2
(C) PROF. FEES 0 3
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 4
(E) DATA PROC. 0 5
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,599,493 6
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SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - WAGE AND HOUR - CASH. There is hereby 8
appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable from 9
the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 10
Fiscal Officer of the State, for distribution of wages due employees from 11
employers in Arkansas by the Department of Labor and Licensing - Division of 12
Labor - Wage and Hour - Cash for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 13
following: 14
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 16
NO. 2026-2027 17
(01) WAGES DUE $200,000 18
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SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - SEMINAR AND CONFERENCE EXPENSES - CASH. 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 operating expenses from the 23
deposit of registration fees collected for seminars and conferences by the 24
Department of Labor and Licensing - Division of Labor - Seminar and 25
Conference Expenses - Cash for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 26
following: 27
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 29
NO. 2026-2027 30
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 31
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $2,000 32
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 46,000 33
(C) PROF. FEES 0 34
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 35
(E) DATA PROC. 0 36
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TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $48,000 1
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SECTION 11. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 3
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. SHARED 4
SERVICES. (a)(1) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State may create a Shared 5
Services paying accounts on his or her books and on the books of the 6
Treasurer of State and the Auditor of State for the payment of personal 7
services and operating expenses in the Shared Services Paying Account 8
Appropriation by the Department of Labor and Licensing. 9
(2) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall direct the transfer 10
of funds and appropriations to the Shared Services Paying Account 11
appropriation section of this act on the books of the Treasurer of State, the 12
Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State. 13
(3) The transfer authority provided to the department in 14
subdivision (a)(2) of this section may be used to make transfers only within 15
the department's appropriation act or between other appropriation acts 16
authorized for the department. 17
(4) The provisions of this section shall be in effect from the date of 18
passage through June 30, 2026 2027. 19
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SECTION 12. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 21
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 22
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 23
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 24
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 25
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 26
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 27
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 28
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 29
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SECTION 13. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 31
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 32
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 33
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 34
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 35
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 36
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summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 1
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 2
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SECTION 14. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 4
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 5
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 6
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 7
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 8
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 9
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 10
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 11
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 12
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 13
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 14
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