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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HOUSE BILL 1084 3
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By: Joint Budget Committee 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO REAPPROPRIATE THE BALANCES OF CAPITAL 9
IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 10
EDUCATION - DIVISION OF HIGHER EDUCATION - NORTHWEST 11
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - 16
DIVISION OF HIGHER EDUCATION - NORTHWEST 17
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE REAPPROPRIATION. 18
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21
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SECTION 1. REAPPROPRIATION - ADE - DIVISION OF HIGHER EDUCATION - 23
NORTHWEST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE - DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT. There is hereby 24
appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the 25
Development and Enhancement Fund, for the Department of Education - Division 26
of Higher Education - Northwest Technical Institute the following: 27
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 28
in Item (A) of Section 1 of Act 337 of 2025, for transfers of or refund to 29
expenditures for balances for construction, renovation, major maintenance, 30
and purchase of equipment for various capital projects or facility 31
improvements, in a sum not to exceed .............................$1,000,000. 32
(B) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 33
in Item (A) of Section 1 of Act 73 of 2025, for transfers of or refund to 34
expenditures for balances for construction, renovation, major maintenance, 35
and purchase of equipment for various capital projects or facility 36
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improvements, in a sum not to exceed ...............................$448,902. 1
(C) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 2
in Item (B) of Section 1 of Act 73 of 2025, for transfers of or refund to 3
expenditures for capital balances for construction, renovation, major 4
maintenance, and purchase of equipment for various capital projects or 5
facility improvements, in a sum not to exceed .......................$10,134. 6
(D) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 7
in Item (C) of Section 1 of Act 73 of 2025, for Industrial Technology Center 8
construction, parking, equipment, and furnishings costs, in a sum not to 9
exceed ..............................................................$36,307. 10
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SECTION 2. DISBURSEMENT CONTROLS. (A) No contract may be awarded nor 12
obligations otherwise incurred in relation to the project or projects 13
described herein in excess of the State Treasury funds actually available 14
therefor as provided by law. Provided, however, that institutions and 15
agencies listed herein shall have the authority to accept and use grants and 16
donations including Federal funds, and to use its unobligated cash income or 17
funds, or both available to it, for the purpose of supplementing the State 18
Treasury funds for financing the entire costs of the project or projects 19
enumerated herein. Provided further, that the appropriations and funds 20
otherwise provided by the General Assembly for Maintenance and General 21
Operations of the agency or institutions receiving appropriation herein shall 22
not be used for any of the purposes as appropriated in this act. 23
(B) The restrictions of any applicable provisions of the State 24
Purchasing Law, the General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, the 25
Revenue Stabilization Law and any other applicable fiscal control laws of 26
this State and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 27
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 28
disbursement of any funds provided by this act unless specifically provided 29
otherwise by law. 30
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SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 32
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 33
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 34
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 35
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 36
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manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 1
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 2
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 3
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SECTION 4. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 5
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 6
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 7
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 8
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 9
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 10
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 11
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 12
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 13
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 14
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 15
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