AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.

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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H4/21/26 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HOUSE BILL 1068 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 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 11
30, 2027; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND 16
ADMINISTRATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 17
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 Finance and Administration - Shared 24
Services for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 25
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) ESE04A SEC OF DEPT OF FINAN & ADMIN 1 GRADE EXE04 32
(2) EEX10A CHIEF OF STAFF II 1 GRADE EXE02 33
(3) EEX17A DFA DIVISION ADMINISTRATOR 2 GRADE EXE01 34
(4) HDH03C HR ADMINISTRATOR II 1 GRADE SPC08 35
(5) LAT05P ATTORNEY III 1 GRADE SPC08 36
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(6) CPR02C CHIEF OF COMMUNICATIONS II 1 GRADE SPC07 1
(7) PRP14P STATE INFRASTRUCTURE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SPC07 2
(8) FAC03P ACCOUNTING COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SPC03 3
(9) FAC02P ACCOUNTANT II 1 GRADE SPC02 4
(10) FFS03C FISCAL SUPPORT MANAGER 1 GRADE SGS09 5
(11) HDH08P HR SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 2 GRADE SGS08 6
(12) PPR05P PROCUREMENT SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS08 7
(13) PAS08I EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 2 GRADE SGS07 8
(14) HDH05P HR COORDINATOR 4 GRADE SGS07 9
(15) PPR02P PROCUREMENT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS07 10
(16) CTR02P TRAINER 1 GRADE SGS07 11
(17) ILS03I LEGAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS06 12
(18) FFS02P FISCAL SUPPORT COORDINATOR 9 GRADE SGS06 13
(19) HDH04P HR ANALYST 5 GRADE SGS06 14
(20) PPR04P PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST 4 GRADE SGS05 15
(21) FFS04P FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 2 GRADE SGS04 16
(22) ISI03C STATE SYSTEMS EXPERT 1 GRADE IST11 17
(23) IIP03P IT SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER 1 GRADE IST10 18
(24) IIP02P IT PROJECT MANAGER 1 GRADE IST08 19
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 46 20
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - SHARED SERVICES. There is hereby authorized, 22
for the Department of Finance and Administration - Shared Services for the 23
2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or temporary 24
employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated 25
herein for such purposes: twenty (20) temporary or part-time employees, when 26
needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform 27
Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the 28
appropriate classification. 29
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - SHARED SERVICES. There is hereby 31
appropriated, to the Department of Finance and Administration, to be payable 32
from the State Central Services Fund, for personal services and operating 33
expenses of the Department of Finance and Administration - Shared Services 34
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 $3,481,161 3
(02) EXTRA HELP 60,000 4
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,189,784 5
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 6
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 418,450 7
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 41,368 8
(C) PROF. FEES 154,000 9
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 10
(E) DATA PROC. 0 11
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $5,344,763 12
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SECTION 4. REGULAR SALARIES - BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES. There is 14
hereby established for the Department of Finance and Administration - Budget 15
and Management Services Division for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following 16
maximum number of regular employees. 17
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Maximum Annual 19
Maximum Salary Rate 20
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 21
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 22
(1) EEX40A STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR 1 GRADE EXE02 23
(2) EEX43A STATE CONTROLLER 1 GRADE EXE02 24
(3) EEX17A DFA DIVISION ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE EXE01 25
(4) FSA04C STATE BUDGET ASSISTANT ADMIN 2 GRADE SPC09 26
(5) PRP03C DFA ASSISTANT DIVISION ADMIN 1 GRADE SPC08 27
(6) FSA02C STATE ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 6 GRADE SPC07 28
(7) PRP13C STATE ECONOMIST 1 GRADE SPC07 29
(8) FAC04C ACCOUNTING MANAGER 5 GRADE SPC06 30
(9) FSA07P STATE BUDGET SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 3 GRADE SPC06 31
(10) LAT04P ATTORNEY II 1 GRADE SPC05 32
(11) FSA05P STATE BUDGET COORDINATOR 11 GRADE SPC05 33
(12) FAC05P ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 2 GRADE SPC04 34
(13) FSA03P STATE BUDGET ANALYST 1 GRADE SPC04 35
(14) FAC03P ACCOUNTING COORDINATOR 13 GRADE SPC03 36
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(15) FSA01P FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT 12 GRADE SPC03 1
(16) PRP09P REVENUE PROGRAM COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SPC03 2
(17) FAC02P ACCOUNTANT II 6 GRADE SPC02 3
(18) FAC01P ACCOUNTANT I 6 GRADE SPC01 4
(19) FGM03C GRANTS MANAGER 4 GRADE SGS07 5
(20) FFS05P FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 3 GRADE SGS07 6
(21) CTR02P TRAINER 1 GRADE SGS07 7
(22) PAS04C ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE SGS06 8
(23) PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 5 GRADE SGS05 9
(24) FGM02P GRANTS COORDINATOR 14 GRADE SGS05 10
(25) FFS04P FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 7 GRADE SGS04 11
(26) PAS05I CALL CENTER SPECIALIST 4 GRADE SGS02 12
(27) IIA03C CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER III 1 GRADE IST14 13
(28) IIE01C CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER 1 GRADE IST12 14
(29) IIA04C IT ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE IST12 15
(30) IIA05C IT DIVISION MANAGER 1 GRADE IST12 16
(31) IAS07C STATE APPLICATIONS ADMINISTRATOR 4 GRADE IST11 17
(32) ISI03C STATE SYSTEMS EXPERT 1 GRADE IST11 18
(33) IIA06C IT MANAGER 1 GRADE IST10 19
(34) IIP03P IT SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER 1 GRADE IST10 20
(35) I03P APPLICATIONS COORDINATOR 4 GRADE IST09 21
(36) IIS11P IT SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE IST09 22
(37) IAS02P APPLICATIONS ANALYST II 10 GRADE IST08 23
(38) IAS05P APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER II 1 GRADE IST08 24
(39) IIP02P IT PROJECT MANAGER 1 GRADE IST08 25
(40) IAS01P APPLICATIONS ANALYST I 12 GRADE IST07 26
(41) IDN01P DATA ANALYST 2 GRADE IST07 27
(42) IDM02P DATABASE ANALYST 1 GRADE IST07 28
(43) IAS04P APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER I 9 GRADE IST06 29
(44) IIS04P IT INFRASTRUCTURE ANALYST 4 GRADE IST06 30
(45) IIE02P IT SECURITY ANALYST I 6 GRADE IST06 31
(46) IUS05P USER SUPPORT SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE IST06 32
(47) IUS02P USER SUPPORT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE IST05 33
(48) IUS01P USER SUPPORT ANALYST 4 GRADE IST04 34
(49) IUS04P USER SUPPORT SPECIALIST 8 GRADE IST02 35
(50) FSA03C STATE ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATOR 3 GRADE SPC09 36
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(51) ILS03I LEGAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS06 1
(52) FGM01P GRANTS ANALYST 1 GRADE SGS04 2
(53) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS04 3
(54) IAS06C APPLICATIONS SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 3 GRADE IST10 4
(55) EEX58A RURAL HEALTH DIRECTOR 1 GRADE EXE02 5
(56) FIN02P FINANCE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SPC03 6
(57) IIE04C IT SECURITY EXPERT 1 GRADE IST10 7
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 182 8
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SECTION 5. EXTRA HELP - BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES. There is 10
hereby authorized, for the Department of Finance and Administration - Budget 11
and Management Services Division for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following 12
maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra 13
Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: twelve (12) 14
temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed 15
those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its 16
successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 17
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES - OPERATIONS. 19
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance and 20
Administration, to be payable from the State Central Services Fund, for 21
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Finance and 22
Administration - Budget and Management Services Division for the fiscal year 23
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 24
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 26
NO. 2026-2027 27
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $13,303,284 28
(02) EXTRA HELP 130,000 29
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 4,476,505 30
(04) OVERTIME 5,000 31
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 32
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 1,500,000 33
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 75,000 34
(C) PROF. FEES 211,000 35
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 100,000 36
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(E) DATA PROC. 0 1
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $19,800,789 2
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SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES - 4
MISCELLANEOUS CASH. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 5
Finance and Administration, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the 6
State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 7
operating expenses of the Department of Finance and Administration - Budget 8
and Management Services Division for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, 9
the following: 10
11
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12
NO. 2026-2027 13
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 14
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $35,000 15
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 16
(C) PROF. FEES 5,000 17
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 18
(E) DATA PROC. 0 19
(02) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 300,000 20
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $340,000 21
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SECTION 8. EXTRA HELP - BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES - VICTIMS OF 23
CRIME JUSTICE ASSISTANCE - FEDERAL. There is hereby authorized, for the 24
Department of Finance and Administration - Budget and Management Services 25
Division for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-26
time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds 27
appropriated herein for such purposes: one (1) temporary or part-time 28
employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 29
Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act 30
for the appropriate classification. 31
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SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES - VICTIMS OF 33
CRIME JUSTICE ASSISTANCE - FEDERAL. There is hereby appropriated, to the 34
Department of Finance and Administration - Budget and Management Services 35
Division, to be payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief 36
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Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services, operating expenses and 1
administration of federal funds received through the Federal Victims of Crime 2
Act, Stop Violence Against Women Act, and the Family Violence Prevention and 3
Services Act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 4
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 6
NO. 2026-2027 7
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $521,862 8
(02) EXTRA HELP 6,272 9
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 212,388 10
(04) OVERTIME 2,500 11
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 12
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 150,000 13
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 13,000 14
(C) PROF. FEES 74,219 15
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 16
(E) DATA PROC. 0 17
(06) GRANTS AND AID - STATEWIDE VIOLENCE 18
PREVENTION ACTIVITIES 30,440,304 19
(07) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 78,125 20
(08) GRANTS MGMT SYSTEM 200,000 21
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $31,698,670 22
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SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES - VICTIMS OF 24
CRIME JUSTICE ASSISTANCE - STATE. There is hereby appropriated, to the 25
Department of Finance and Administration - Budget and Management Services 26
Division, to be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for 27
grants-in-aid to state agencies, local governments, and nonprofit 28
organizations for matching funds to implement approved programs through the 29
Victims of Crime Justice Assistance Program for the fiscal year ending June 30
30, 2027, the following: 31
32
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 33
NO. 2026-2027 34
(01) VICTIMS OF CRIME JUSTICE ASSISTANCE 35
PROGRAM MATCHING GRANTS $359,196 36
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SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES - DEPARTMENT 2
OF JUSTICE NON-VICTIM ASSISTANCE GRANTS - FEDERAL. There is hereby 3
appropriated, to the Department of Finance and Administration - Management 4
Services Division, to be payable from the federal funds as designated by the 5
Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services, operating expenses 6
and distribution of federal funds to state agencies, local governments and 7
entities that support improvements in the State's criminal justice system for 8
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 9
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 11
NO. 2026-2027 12
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $169,991 13
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 81,485 14
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 15
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 168,129 16
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,500 17
(C) PROF. FEES 205,000 18
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 19
(E) DATA PROC. 0 20
(04) GRANTS/AID - DEPT OF JUSTICE 21
NON-VICTIM ASSISTANCE MATCHING GRANTS 4,000,000 22
(05) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 200,000 23
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $4,828,105 24
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SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION - BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES - DEPARTMENT 26
OF JUSTICE NON-VICTIM ASSISTANCE GRANTS - STATE. There is hereby 27
appropriated, to the Department of Finance and Administration - Budget and 28
Management Services Division, to be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies 29
Fund Account, for grants and aid to state agencies and local governments for 30
matching funds and to implement or sustain approved drug law enforcement, 31
violent offender, substance abuse and other non-victim assistance program 32
grants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 33
34
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 35
NO. 2026-2027 36
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(01) DEPT OF JUSTICE NON-VICTIM ASSISTANCE 1
MATCHING GRANTS $1,000,000 2
3
SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES - 4
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 5
Finance and Administration, to be payable from the State Central Services 6
Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of 7
Finance and Administration - Budget and Management Services Division for the 8
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 9
10
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 11
NO. 2026-2027 12
(01) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES $31,000,000 13
(02) AASIS BILLINGS 15,300,000 14
(03) IT APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM 150,000 15
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $46,450,000 16
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SECTION 14. APPROPRIATION - BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES - STATEWIDE 18
PAYROLL PAYING. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance 19
and Administration - Budget and Management Services Division, to be payable 20
from the paying account as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 21
State, for providing disbursement of personal services of the various state 22
agencies as a result of the consolidation to one federal identification 23
number for all state agencies in the State of Arkansas for the fiscal year 24
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 25
26
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2026-2027 28
(01) STATEWIDE PAYROLL PAYING $50,000 29
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SECTION 15. APPROPRIATION - BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES - DOMESTIC 31
VIOLENCE SHELTER FUND. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 32
Finance and Administration, to be payable from the Domestic Violence Shelter 33
Fund, for statewide grants awarded to a statewide domestic violence entity 34
under the Arkansas Domestic Violence Shelter Act of the Department of Finance 35
and Administration - Budget and Management Services Division for the fiscal 36
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year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 1
2
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 3
NO. 2026-2027 4
(01) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER GRANTS $100,000 5
6
SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION - BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES - PROJECT 7
SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 8
Finance and Administration, to be payable from the federal funds as 9
designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services, 10
operating expenses, and grants and aid related to Project Safe Neighborhoods 11
of the Department of Finance and Administration - Budget and Management 12
Services Division for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 13
14
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 15
NO. 2026-2027 16
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $27,467 17
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 13,976 18
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 19
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 4,946 20
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 11,320 21
(C) PROF. FEES 0 22
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 23
(E) DATA PROC. 0 24
(04) GRANTS & AID - PROJECT SAFE 25
NEIGHBORHOODS 349,550 26
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $407,259 27
28
SECTION 17. APPROPRIATION - BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES - 29
COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID ABUSE PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the 30
Department of Finance and Administration, to be payable from the federal 31
funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal 32
services, operating expenses, and grants and aid related to the Comprehensive 33
Opioid Abuse Program of the Department of Finance and Administration - Budget 34
and Management Services Division for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, 35
the following: 36
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
NO. 2026-2027 3
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $158,475 4
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 112,291 5
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 6
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 295,597 7
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 74,902 8
(C) PROF. FEES 263,290 9
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 10
(E) DATA PROC. 0 11
(04) GRANTS & AID - COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID 12
ABUSE PROGRAM 6,955,800 13
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $7,860,355 14
15
SECTION 18. APPROPRIATION - CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PROGRAMS. There is 16
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance and Administration, to be 17
payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for child abuse and 18
neglect expenses and grants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 19
following: 20
21
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
NO. 2026-2027 23
(01) CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PROGRAM 24
EXPENSES $5,251,521 25
26
SECTION 19. APPROPRIATION - CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS OF ARKANSAS. 27
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance and 28
Administration, to be payable from the Arkansas Children's Advocacy Center 29
Fund, for grants to children's advocacy centers in Arkansas for the fiscal 30
year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 31
32
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 33
NO. 2026-2027 34
(01) CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS GRANTS $500,000 35
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SECTION 20. APPROPRIATION - RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM. There 1
is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance and Administration, to 2
be payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer 3
of the State, for personal services and operating expenses related to the 4
Rural Health Transformation Program of the Department of Finance and 5
Administration - Budget and Management Services Division for the fiscal year 6
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 7
8
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 9
NO. 2026-2027 10
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $237,488 11
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 70,391 12
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 13
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 5,000 14
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 15
(C) PROF. FEES 0 16
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 17
(E) DATA PROC. 0 18
(04) GRANTS AND AID 499,687,121 19
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $500,000,000 20
21
SECTION 21. REGULAR SALARIES - BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES - 22
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL. There is hereby established for 23
the Department of Finance and Administration - Budget and Management Services 24
Division for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 25
regular employees. 26
27
Maximum Annual 28
Maximum Salary Rate 29
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 30
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 31
(1) SSP02C DEV DISABILITY COUNCIL DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SPC05 32
(2) PRP09P REVENUE PROGRAM COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SPC03 33
(3) FGM02P GRANTS COORDINATOR 2 GRADE SGS05 34
(4) PAS03P ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS02 35
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 5 36
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SECTION 22. APPROPRIATION - BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES - 2
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL - STATE. There is hereby 3
appropriated, to the Department of Finance and Administration, to be payable 4
from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for personal services of the 5
Department of Finance and Administration - Budget and Management Services 6
Division - Developmental Disabilities Planning Council - State for the fiscal 7
year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 8
9
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 10
NO. 2026-2027 11
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $28,407 12
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 9,118 13
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $37,525 14
15
SECTION 23. APPROPRIATION - BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES - 16
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL - FEDERAL. There is hereby 17
appropriated, to the Department of Finance and Administration, to be payable 18
from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 19
State, for personal services, operating expenses and grants and aid of the 20
Department of Finance and Administration - Budget and Management Services 21
Division - Developmental Disabilities Planning Council - Federal for the 22
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 23
24
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 25
NO. 2026-2027 26
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $282,710 27
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 103,389 28
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 29
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 259,025 30
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 10,843 31
(C) PROF. FEES 120,000 32
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 33
(E) DATA PROC. 0 34
(04) GRANTS AND AID 1,190,929 35
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,966,896 36
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SECTION 24. REGULAR SALARIES - REVENUE SERVICES DIVISION. There is 2
hereby established for the Department of Finance and Administration - Revenue 3
Services Division for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number 4
of regular employees. 5
6
Maximum Annual 7
Maximum Salary Rate 8
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 9
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 10
(1) EEX37A REVENUE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE EXE02 11
(2) EEX17A DFA DIVISION ADMINISTRATOR 6 GRADE EXE01 12
(3) EEX08A CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL II 1 GRADE SPC11 13
(4) LAT06C ATTORNEY IV 2 GRADE SPC09 14
(5) PRP03C DFA ASSISTANT DIVISION ADMIN 7 GRADE SPC08 15
(6) LAT05P ATTORNEY III 8 GRADE SPC08 16
(7) PRP07P REVENUE DIVISION SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 19 GRADE SPC07 17
(8) PTA01P TAX AUDIT SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 21 GRADE SPC06 18
(9) LAT04P ATTORNEY II 18 GRADE SPC05 19
(10) PTA03P TAX AUDITOR II 116 GRADE SPC04 20
(11) LAT03P ATTORNEY I 1 GRADE SPC03 21
(12) PRP09P REVENUE PROGRAM COORDINATOR 9 GRADE SPC03 22
(13) PTA02P TAX AUDITOR I 43 GRADE SPC01 23
(14) FFS03C FISCAL SUPPORT MANAGER 1 GRADE SGS09 24
(15) PRP10C REVENUE REGIONAL MANAGER 5 GRADE SGS09 25
(16) PRP08C REVENUE MANAGER 26 GRADE SGS08 26
(17) FFS05P FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 2 GRADE SGS07 27
(18) CTR02P TRAINER 1 GRADE SGS07 28
(19) ILS02I HEARING OFFICER 21 GRADE SGS06 29
(20) ILS03I LEGAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 11 GRADE SGS06 30
(21) FFS02P FISCAL SUPPORT COORDINATOR 2 GRADE SGS06 31
(22) TMA04P MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 2 GRADE SGS06 32
(23) PRP12P REVENUE SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 211 GRADE SGS06 33
(24) TST04P SKILLED TRADESMAN 6 GRADE SGS06 34
(25) IIV03P INVESTIGATOR II 33 GRADE SGS05 35
(26) PPR04P PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS05 36
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(27) PAS14P RECORDS COORDINATOR 4 GRADE SGS05 1
(28) PRP06P REVENUE COORDINATOR 124 GRADE SGS05 2
(29) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 2 GRADE SGS04 3
(30) FFS04P FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 6 GRADE SGS04 4
(31) HDH07P HR SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS04 5
(32) PRP11P REVENUE SPECIALIST 8 GRADE SGS04 6
(33) PRP02P CUSTOMER SERVICE SPECIALIST 786 GRADE SGS03 7
(34) TMA05P MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN 3 GRADE SGS03 8
(35) PAS03P ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 18 GRADE SGS02 9
(36) THO02P HOUSEKEEPER SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS02 10
(37) THO01P HOUSEKEEPER 10 GRADE SGS01 11
(38) SLE01C POLICE CHIEF 1 GRADE LES03 12
(39) SLE02P POLICE OFFICER 4 GRADE LES01 13
(40) IUS05P USER SUPPORT SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE IST06 14
(41) IUS01P USER SUPPORT ANALYST 1 GRADE IST04 15
(42) IUS04P USER SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IST02 16
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1,545 17
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SECTION 25. EXTRA HELP - REVENUE SERVICES DIVISION. There is hereby 19
authorized, for the Department of Finance and Administration - Revenue 20
Services Division for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number 21
of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable 22
from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: eighty (80) temporary or 23
part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those 24
provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its 25
successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 26
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SECTION 26. APPROPRIATION - REVENUE SERVICES DIVISION - OPERATIONS. 28
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance and 29
Administration, to be payable from the State Central Services Fund, for 30
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Finance and 31
Administration - Revenue Services Division for the fiscal year ending June 32
30, 2027, the following: 33
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(01) REGULAR SALARIES $68,677,849 1
(02) EXTRA HELP 400,000 2
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 28,269,255 3
(04) OVERTIME 500,000 4
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 5
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 24,990,000 6
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 106,000 7
(C) PROF. FEES 100,000 8
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 600,000 9
(E) DATA PROC. 0 10
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $123,643,104 11
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SECTION 27. APPROPRIATION - REVENUE SERVICES DIVISION - DRIVER 13
SERVICES/MOTOR VEHICLES PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the 14
Department of Finance and Administration, to be payable from the Commercial 15
Driver License Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the 16
Department of Finance and Administration - Revenue Services Division - Driver 17
Services/Motor Vehicles Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 18
following: 19
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NO. 2026-2027 22
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $330,510 23
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 152,309 24
(03) OVERTIME 30,000 25
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 26
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 5,352,352 27
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 28
(C) PROF. FEES 0 29
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 30
(E) DATA PROC. 0 31
(05) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES 10,000,000 32
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $15,865,171 33
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SECTION 28. APPROPRIATION - REVENUE SERVICES DIVISION - INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX 35
AND AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX REBATES. There is hereby appropriated, to the 36
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Department of Finance and Administration - Revenue Services Division, to be 1
payable from the Individual Income Tax Withholding Fund, for purpose of 2
making individual income tax refunds of taxes withheld under the provisions 3
of Arkansas Code beginning at 26-51-901 and property tax rebates under 4
Amendment 79 of the Arkansas Constitution for the fiscal year ending June 30, 5
2027, the following: 6
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NO. 2026-2027 9
(01) INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX & AD VALOREM 10
PROPERTY TAX REBATES - REFUND/REIMB $780,000,000 11
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SECTION 29. APPROPRIATION - REVENUE SERVICES DIVISION - CORPORATE 13
INCOME TAX. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance and 14
Administration - Revenue Services Division, to be payable from the Corporate 15
Income Tax Withholding Fund, for the purpose of making corporate income tax 16
refunds of taxes withheld under the provisions of Arkansas Code 26-51-901 for 17
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 18
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NO. 2026-2027 21
(01) CORPORATE INCOME TAX - 22
REFUND/REIMBURSEMENTS $200,000,000 23
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SECTION 30. APPROPRIATION - REVENUE SERVICES DIVISION - GASOLINE TAX 25
REFUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance and 26
Administration - Revenue Services Division, to be payable from the Gasoline 27
Tax Refund Fund, for paying the valid gasoline tax refund claims of 28
agricultural users and bus drivers in the manner and to the extent provided 29
by law for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 30
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NO. 2026-2027 33
(01) GASOLINE TAX REFUND CLAIMS $1,500,000 34
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MOTOR FUEL TAX REFUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 1
Finance and Administration - Revenue Services Division, to be payable from 2
the Interstate Motor Fuel Tax Refund Fund, for paying refunds to interstate 3
users of motor fuels and special motor fuels as authorized by law for the 4
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 5
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NO. 2026-2027 8
(01) INTERSTATE MOTOR FUEL TAX - 9
REFUND/REIMBURSEMENTS $10,000,000 10
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SECTION 32. APPROPRIATION - REVENUE SERVICES DIVISION - MISCELLANEOUS 12
TAX REFUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance and 13
Administration - Revenue Services Division, to be payable from the 14
Miscellaneous Revolving Fund, for making refunds of taxes erroneously paid 15
and for refunds of the gross receipts taxes paid upon tickets to athletic 16
events pursuant to Arkansas Code 26-52-412 and for other purposes as 17
authorized by law for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 18
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NO. 2026-2027 21
(01) MISCELLANEOUS TAX - 22
REFUND/REIMBURSEMENTS $175,000,000 23
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SECTION 33. APPROPRIATION - REVENUE SERVICES DIVISION - SPECIAL PLATES. 25
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance and Administration 26
- Revenue Services Division, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in 27
the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, 28
for administrative and operating expenses of disbursing the Motor Vehicle 29
Special License Plate fees to the proper entities for the fiscal year ending 30
June 30, 2027, the following: 31
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NO. 2026-2027 34
(01) MV SPECIAL PLATES-ADMINISTRATIVE & 35
OPERATING EXPENSES $5,000,000 36
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SECTION 34. APPROPRIATION - REVENUE SERVICES DIVISION - REVENUE 2
MISCELLANEOUS CASH. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 3
Finance and Administration - Revenue Services Division, to be payable from 4
the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 5
Fiscal Officer of the State, for distribution of fees and service charges 6
collected on behalf of other entities and for other purposes as authorized by 7
law for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 8
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 10
NO. 2026-2027 11
(01) DISTRIBUTION OF FEES / SERVICE CHARGES $100,000 12
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SECTION 35. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 14
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. SHARED 15
SERVICES. (a)(1) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State may create a Shared 16
Services paying accounts on his or her books and on the books of the 17
Treasurer of State and the Auditor of State for the payment of personal 18
services and operating expenses in the Shared Services Paying Account 19
Appropriation by the Department of Finance and Administration. 20
(2) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall direct the transfer 21
of funds and appropriations to the Shared Services Paying Account 22
appropriation section of this act on the books of the Treasurer of State, the 23
Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State. 24
(3) The transfer authority provided to the department in 25
subdivision (a)(2) of this section may be used to make transfers only within 26
the department's appropriation act or between other appropriation acts 27
authorized for the department. 28
(4) The provisions of this section shall be in effect from the date of 29
passage through June 30, 2026 2027. 30
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SECTION 36. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 32
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. BUDGET 33
AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE NON-VICTIM ASSISTANCE GRANTS. 34
The funds appropriated in this Act for Department of Justice Non-Victim 35
Assistance Matching Grants shall be used for matching funds for administering 36
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the Federal Grants provided in this Act for the Department of Justice Non-1
Victim Assistance Grants. The Department of Finance and Administration - 2
Budget and Management Services Division is hereby authorized to call upon all 3
state agencies to assist in the implementation of the Department of Justice 4
Non-Victim Assistance Grants. However, if no Federal Grants are available to 5
be matched with these funds, the funding provided from the Miscellaneous 6
Agencies Fund Account may be used to provide funding for Drug Task Force 7
operations across the State. The funds appropriated in this Act for 8
Department of Justice Non-Victim Assistance Matching Grants may be used to 9
provide one hundred percent (100%) of the required matching funds for state 10
agencies and to provide up to sixty percent (60%) of the required matching 11
funds for local governments should Federal Grants be available. Such funds 12
and appropriation may be transferred to eligible state agencies or paid to 13
local governments to be used for matching federal funds for administration of 14
the Department of Justice Non-Victim Assistance Grants or paid to local 15
governments to be used to fund Drug Task Force operations in such amounts as 16
determined by the Arkansas Alcohol and Drug Abuse Coordinating Council or 17
other oversight agency as designated by the Governor. Any unobligated 18
balances in funds in this Act for the Department of Justice Non-Victim 19
Assistance Grants may be used by state agencies as matching funds for other 20
U.S. Department of Justice Grants in an amount determined by the Chief Fiscal 21
Officer of the State. 22
Any unexpended balances in funds provided for Department of Justice Non-23
Victim Assistance Matching Grants in this act remaining on June 30, 2025 24
2026, may be carried forward and used for the same purpose during the fiscal 25
year ending June 30, 2026 2027. 26
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 27
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 28
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CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. REVENUE 31
SERVICES DIVISION - APPROPRIATION TRANSFERS. The Secretary of the Department 32
of Finance and Administration is authorized to transfer appropriation between 33
refund line item appropriations in this Act. The Secretary of the Department 34
of Finance and Administration shall immediately report any such transfers to 35
the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee. Such report 36
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shall contain the amounts transferred and the reasons for the same. 1
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 2
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 3
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SECTION 38. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 5
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. REVENUE 6
SERVICES DIVISION - EXTRA HELP EXEMPTION. Extra Help positions authorized 7
herein are specifically exempt from limitation of hours, either by act or 8
regulation. Provided, however, when a temporary or part-time employee is 9
employed by the Department of Finance and Administration - Revenue Services 10
Division for a period of time exceeding seven (7) months, a report of such 11
shall be filed with the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget 12
Committee. 13
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 14
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 15
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SECTION 39. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 17
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. REVENUE 18
SERVICES DIVISION - AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. 19
The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration is authorized 20
to employ certified law enforcement officers and specialized police personnel 21
as certified under § 12-9-101 et seq. The certified law enforcement officers 22
and specialized police personnel employed under this section shall be 23
responsible for maintaining order and providing for the security, protection, 24
and safety of the Department of Finance and Administration buildings, 25
grounds, property, employees and customers. The certified law enforcement 26
officer shall have the powers, duties, privileges, and immunities of a 27
certified law enforcement officer. 28
The following three classifications shall be used by the agency for 29
security, protection, and safety personnel: 30
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(1) SLE01C POLICE CHIEF GRADE LES03 32
(2) SLE03P POLICE OFFICER SUPERVISOR/EXPERT GRADE LES02 33
(3) SLE02P POLICE OFFICER GRADE LES01 34
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Division will manage training and certification of the certified law 1
enforcement officers and specialized police personnel and maintain all 2
required documentation. 3
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 4
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 5
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SECTION 40. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 7
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 8
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 9
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 10
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 11
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 12
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 13
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 14
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 15
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SECTION 41. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 17
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 18
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 19
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 20
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 21
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 22
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 23
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 24
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SECTION 42. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 26
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 27
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 28
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 29
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 30
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 31
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 32
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 33
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 34
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 35
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 36
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