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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HOUSE BILL 1080 3
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By: Representatives Ladyman, Bentley, Eaton, Magie, M. McElroy, McGrew, Perry, R. Scott Richardson, 5
Rye, Springer, Womack, Wooten 6
By: Senator D. Sullivan 7
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For An Act To Be Entitled 9
AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE JONESBORO 10
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CENTER - PHASE 2 FOR THE DEPARTMENT 11
OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL 12
DISABILITIES SERVICES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 13
30, 2027; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 14
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Subtitle 17
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN 18
SERVICES - DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL 19
DISABILITIES SERVICES - JONESBORO HUMAN 20
DEVELOPMENT CENTER APPROPRIATION FOR THE 21
2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. 22
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 25
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SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - JONESBORO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CENTER - PHASE 27
2. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Human Services, to be 28
payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by 29
the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for continued implementation of the 30
master plan at the Jonesboro Human Development Center including costs 31
associated with planning, demolition, construction, replacement, renovation, 32
upgrade, and addition of facilities of the Department of Human Services - 33
Division of Developmental Disabilities Services for the fiscal year ending 34
June 30, 2027, the following: 35
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 1
NO. 2026-2027 2
(01) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS $20,000,000 3
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SECTION 2. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 5
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. FUND 6
TRANSFER - JONESBORO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CENTER - PHASE 2. Immediately upon the 7
effective date of this Act, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall 8
transfer on his or her books and those of the Treasurer of State and the 9
Auditor of the State the sum of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) from the 10
General Revenue Allotment Reserve Fund to a cash fund deposited in the State 11
Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State for continued 12
implementation of the master plan at the Jonesboro Human Development Center. 13
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SECTION 3. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 15
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 16
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 17
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 18
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 19
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 20
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 21
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 22
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 23
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SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 25
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 26
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 27
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 28
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 29
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 30
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 31
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 32
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SECTION 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 34
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 35
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 36
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effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 1
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 2
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 3
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 4
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 5
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 6
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 7
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 8
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