AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - DIVISION OF WORKFORCE SERVICES APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.

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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S4/22/26 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 SENATE BILL 10 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 COMMERCE 10
- DIVISION OF WORKFORCE SERVICES 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 COMMERCE - 16
DIVISION OF WORKFORCE SERVICES 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. There is hereby established for the 24
Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services 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) LAT06C ATTORNEY IV 1 GRADE SPC09 32
(2) LAT05P ATTORNEY III 2 GRADE SPC08 33
(3) FAC11C DIVISION FISCAL ADMINISTRATOR 2 GRADE SPC07 34
(4) FAC04C ACCOUNTING MANAGER 1 GRADE SPC06 35
(5) FAC10C CONTROLLER 1 GRADE SPC06 36
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(6) FIN03P FINANCE SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SPC06 1
(7) FAC06C ASSISTANT CONTROLLER 3 GRADE SPC05 2
(8) LAT04P ATTORNEY II 2 GRADE SPC05 3
(9) FAC02P ACCOUNTANT II 1 GRADE SPC02 4
(10) FAC01P ACCOUNTANT I 5 GRADE SPC01 5
(11) FAU03P AUDITOR I 1 GRADE SPC01 6
(12) FFS01C FISCAL SUPPORT ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE SGS10 7
(13) FFS03C FISCAL SUPPORT MANAGER 1 GRADE SGS09 8
(14) PCO04P COMMERCE PROGRAM SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS08 9
(15) PPR05P PROCUREMENT SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS08 10
(16) FBU01P BUDGET ANALYST 4 GRADE SGS07 11
(17) PCO01P COMMERCE PROGRAM COORDINATOR 2 GRADE SGS07 12
(18) FFS05P FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 3 GRADE SGS07 13
(19) HDH05P HR COORDINATOR 3 GRADE SGS07 14
(20) PPR02P PROCUREMENT COORDINATOR 3 GRADE SGS07 15
(21) ILS03I LEGAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS06 16
(22) PCO03P COMMERCE PROGRAM SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS06 17
(23) FFS02P FISCAL SUPPORT COORDINATOR 5 GRADE SGS06 18
(24) FGM04P GRANTS SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 2 GRADE SGS06 19
(25) TMA04P MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS06 20
(26) PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE SGS05 21
(27) FBU03P BUDGET SPECIALIST 3 GRADE SGS05 22
(28) FGM02P GRANTS COORDINATOR 5 GRADE SGS05 23
(29) PPR04P PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST 4 GRADE SGS05 24
(30) PPE02P PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST I 4 GRADE SGS05 25
(31) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 3 GRADE SGS04 26
(32) FFS04P FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 20 GRADE SGS04 27
(33) HDH07P HR SPECIALIST 2 GRADE SGS04 28
(34) TMA03P MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST 4 GRADE SGS04 29
(35) TMA05P MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN 1 GRADE SGS03 30
(36) PAS03P ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS02 31
(37) MRE02P REHABILITATION COORDINATOR 1 GRADE MED02 32
(38) IIE04C IT SECURITY EXPERT 1 GRADE IST10 33
(39) IIP03P IT SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER 1 GRADE IST10 34
(40) IAS03P APPLICATIONS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE IST09 35
(41) IAS05P APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER II 5 GRADE IST08 36
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(42) IAS01P APPLICATIONS ANALYST I 2 GRADE IST07 1
(43) IDM02P DATABASE ANALYST 1 GRADE IST07 2
(44) IAS04P APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER I 6 GRADE IST06 3
(45) IIE02P IT SECURITY ANALYST I 3 GRADE IST06 4
(46) IUS02P USER SUPPORT COORDINATOR 2 GRADE IST05 5
(47) IUS01P USER SUPPORT ANALYST 3 GRADE IST04 6
(48) IUS04P USER SUPPORT SPECIALIST 10 GRADE IST02 7
(49) IAS07C STATE APPLICATIONS ADMINISTRATOR 3 GRADE IST11 8
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 136 9
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SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 11
to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the paying account as 12
determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services 13
and operating expenses of the Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce 14
Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 15
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17
NO. 2026-2027 18
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $8,165,436 19
(02) EXTRA HELP 200,000 20
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 3,042,896 21
(04) OVERTIME 100,000 22
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 23
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 4,200,000 24
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 50,000 25
(C) PROF. FEES 250,000 26
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 250,000 27
(E) DATA PROC. 0 28
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $16,258,332 29
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS - TRUST FUND. There is hereby 31
appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the Division 32
of Workforce Services Trust Fund, for personal services and operating 33
expenses of the Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - 34
Operations - Trust Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 35
following: 36
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
NO. 2026-2027 3
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $29,196,349 4
(02) EXTRA HELP 1,000,000 5
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 11,648,479 6
(04) OVERTIME 360,000 7
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 8
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 19,335,741 9
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 396,990 10
(C) PROF. FEES 1,672,462 11
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 12
(E) DATA PROC. 0 13
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $63,610,021 14
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND EXPENSES - CASH. 16
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable 17
from the cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for unemployment 18
benefit payments and other expenses including disaster relief payments, 19
training allowances, payments to participant contractors and Unemployment 20
Insurance Trust Fund loan repayments by the Department of Commerce - Division 21
of Workforce Services - Unemployment Benefits and Expenses - Cash for the 22
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 23
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 25
NO. 2026-2027 26
(01) DISASTER RELIEF PAYMENTS $350,000 27
(02) FEDERALLY PAID BENEFITS PAYMENTS 200,000,000 28
(03) U I BENEFITS - REIMBURSABLE EMPLOYERS 1,000,000 29
(04) U I BENEFITS - TAXABLE EMPLOYERS 500,000,000 30
(05) TRAINING ALLOWANCES 500,000 31
(06) PAYMENTS TO PART CONTRACTORS 150,000 32
(07) UI ADVANCE REPAYMENT 1 33
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $702,000,001 34
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS. There is hereby 36
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appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the Division 1
of Workforce Services Special Fund, for payment of the annual assessment to 2
maintain voting member rights in the National Association of Workforce 3
Agencies by the Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - 4
Annual Assessments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 5
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2026-2027 8
(01) ANNUAL ASSESSMENT $26,000 9
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - EXCESS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND EXPENSES. 11
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable 12
from the Division of Workforce Services Special Fund, for construction, 13
personal services and matching, maintenance and general operating expenses 14
for the Administration Building and all other agency owned buildings, 15
building and land acquisition, rent of buildings, and payment of unemployment 16
benefits and expenses incurred by the Department of Commerce - Division of 17
Workforce Services in the administration of the Division of Workforce 18
Services Law, the Arkansas Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and the 19
Arkansas Works Act of 2016, or their successor programs and any other 20
programs transferred under the direction and supervision of the Division of 21
Workforce Services, when such expenses exceed funds available from other 22
sources by the Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - 23
Excess Unemployment Benefits and Expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 24
2027, the following: 25
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2026-2027 28
(01) CONSTRUCTION $0 29
(02) RENT OF BUILDINGS 0 30
(03) PAYMENT/EXPENSES 10,000,000 31
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $10,000,000 32
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SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT. 34
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable 35
from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 36
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State, for grant payments of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act by 1
the Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Workforce 2
Innovation and Opportunity Act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 3
following: 4
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 6
NO. 2026-2027 7
(01) WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY 8
ACT PAYMENTS $30,000,000 9
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SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - U I TRUST FUND INTEREST/UNEMPLOYMENT 11
INSURANCE. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to 12
be payable from the Employment Security Advance Interest Trust Fund, for 13
paying interest incurred by the state on advances from the Federal 14
Unemployment Trust Fund, making refunds of advance interest taxes or interest 15
and penalty payments which were erroneously paid, and returning moneys to the 16
Unemployment Compensation Fund Clearing Account which were incorrectly 17
identified and erroneously transferred, if needed by the Department of 18
Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - U I Trust Fund 19
Interest/Unemployment Insurance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 20
following: 21
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 23
NO. 2026-2027 24
(01) U I TRUST FUND INTEREST $3,000,000 25
(02) LOAN INTEREST 1 26
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $3,000,001 27
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SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - REED ACT FUNDS. There is hereby 29
appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the cash 30
funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for construction, improvement of 31
buildings, rent and lease costs, acquisition of data processing equipment, 32
acquisition of land, payment of salaries and related benefits, maintenance 33
and general operation and for the payment of unemployment insurance benefits 34
or as prescribed by the Social Security Act by the Department of Commerce - 35
Division of Workforce Services - Reed Act Funds for the fiscal year ending 36
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June 30, 2027, the following: 1
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 3
NO. 2026-2027 4
(01) REED ACT FUNDS $1,000,000 5
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SECTION 10. REGULAR SALARIES - DIVISION OF WORKFORCE SERVICES – 7
REEMPLOYMENT. There is hereby established for the Department of Commerce - 8
Division of Workforce Services - Reemployment for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, 9
the following maximum number of regular employees. 10
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Maximum Annual 12
Maximum Salary Rate 13
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 14
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 15
(1) EEX55A WORKFORCE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SPC10 16
(2) LAT02C APPEALS TRIBUNAL CHAIRMAN 1 GRADE SPC10 17
(3) FAC04C ACCOUNTING MANAGER 1 GRADE SPC06 18
(4) PCO02C COMMERCE PROGRAM MANAGER 4 GRADE SPC05 19
(5) LAT04P ATTORNEY II 7 GRADE SPC05 20
(6) FAC05P ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SPC04 21
(7) FAU04P AUDITOR II 2 GRADE SPC02 22
(8) FAC01P ACCOUNTANT I 1 GRADE SPC01 23
(9) FAU03P AUDITOR I 12 GRADE SPC01 24
(10) PQA02C QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER 1 GRADE SGS09 25
(11) PCA03P CLAIMS SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS08 26
(12) PCO04P COMMERCE PROGRAM SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 19 GRADE SGS08 27
(13) PCO01P COMMERCE PROGRAM COORDINATOR 5 GRADE SGS07 28
(14) ILS02I HEARING OFFICER 10 GRADE SGS06 29
(15) PCR03P CLAIMS REVIEW SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 7 GRADE SGS06 30
(16) PCO03P COMMERCE PROGRAM SPECIALIST 22 GRADE SGS06 31
(17) FFS02P FISCAL SUPPORT COORDINATOR 2 GRADE SGS06 32
(18) PPE03P PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST II 2 GRADE SGS06 33
(19) PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 19 GRADE SGS05 34
(20) PCR01P CLAIMS REVIEW ANALYST 8 GRADE SGS05 35
(21) IIV03P INVESTIGATOR II 12 GRADE SGS05 36
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(22) PPE02P PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST I 118 GRADE SGS05 1
(23) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 5 GRADE SGS04 2
(24) FFS04P FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 11 GRADE SGS04 3
(25) PCO05P TAX SPECIALIST 29 GRADE SGS04 4
(26) PCR02P CLAIMS REVIEW SPECIALIST 3 GRADE SGS03 5
(27) PAS03P ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 21 GRADE SGS02 6
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 325 7
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SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - REEMPLOYMENT - FEDERAL. There is hereby 9
appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the federal 10
funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal 11
services and operating expenses of the Department of Commerce - Division of 12
Workforce Services - Reemployment - Federal for the fiscal year ending June 13
30, 2027, the following: 14
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 16
NO. 2026-2027 17
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $10,050,500 18
(02) EXTRA HELP 500,000 19
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 4,685,817 20
(04) OVERTIME 260,000 21
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 22
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 5,000,000 23
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 75,000 24
(C) PROF. FEES 775,000 25
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 26
(E) DATA PROC. 0 27
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $21,346,317 28
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SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION - NEW HIRE REGISTRY. There is hereby 30
appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the paying 31
account as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal 32
services, maintenance and general operations by the Department of Commerce - 33
Division of Workforce Services - New Hire Registry 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) NEW HIRE REGISTRY-PERSONAL SERVICES, 3
MAINTENANCE & GENERAL OPERATIONS $250,000 4
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SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - DIVISION OF WORKFORCE SERVICES - TRAINING 6
TRUST FUND. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to 7
be payable from the Division of Workforce Services Training Trust Fund, for 8
personal services, operating expenses, and grants for the Worker Training 9
Program of the Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - 10
Training Trust Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 11
12
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 13
NO. 2026-2027 14
(01) PERSONAL SERVICES, OPERATING EXPENSES 15
AND GRANTS $2,500,000 16
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SECTION 14. APPROPRIATION - DIVISION OF WORKFORCE SERVICES - 18
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION FUND. There is hereby appropriated, to 19
the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the Division of Workforce 20
Services Unemployment Insurance Administration Fund, for personal services 21
and operating expenses of the Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce 22
Services - Unemployment Insurance Administration Fund for the fiscal year 23
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 24
25
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 26
NO. 2026-2027 27
(01) ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES $6,000,000 28
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SECTION 15. APPROPRIATION - DIVISION OF WORKFORCE SERVICES - 30
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE MODERNIZATION. There is hereby appropriated, to the 31
Department of Commerce, to be payable from the Division of Workforce Services 32
Unemployment Insurance Administration Fund, for personal services and 33
operating expenses of the Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce 34
Services - Unemployment Insurance Modernization for the fiscal year ending 35
June 30, 2027, the following: 36
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
NO. 2026-2027 3
(01) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE MODERNIZATION $10,000,000 4
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SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION - TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. There 6
is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the 7
cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 8
Officer of the State, for Payments of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program 9
by the Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Trade 10
Adjustment Assistance Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 11
following: 12
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 14
NO. 2026-2027 15
(01) TAA SUPPORTIVE SERVICES $200,000 16
(02) TAA VENDOR PAYMENTS 1,000,000 17
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,200,000 18
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SECTION 17. REGULAR SALARIES - DIVISION OF WORKFORCE SERVICES - 20
ARKANSAS WORKFORCE CONNECTIONS. There is hereby established for the 21
Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Arkansas Workforce 22
Connections for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 23
regular employees. 24
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Maximum Annual 26
Maximum Salary Rate 27
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 28
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 29
(1) EEX56A WORKFORCE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE EXE02 30
(2) PPE14C WORKFORCE DEPUTY DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SPC08 31
(3) PWD04P WORKFORCE DEVELOP SUPERVISOR/EXP 1 GRADE SPC06 32
(4) PCO02C COMMERCE PROGRAM MANAGER 3 GRADE SPC05 33
(5) PWD02P WORKFORCE DEVELOP PROJECT CONSULT 1 GRADE SPC05 34
(6) PWD01P WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR 2 GRADE SPC03 35
(7) PCO04P COMMERCE PROGRAM SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 7 GRADE SGS08 36
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(8) PCO01P COMMERCE PROGRAM COORDINATOR 12 GRADE SGS07 1
(9) PPE01P FIELD OFFICE SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 14 GRADE SGS07 2
(10) PCO03P COMMERCE PROGRAM SPECIALIST 23 GRADE SGS06 3
(11) FFS02P FISCAL SUPPORT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS06 4
(12) PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 6 GRADE SGS05 5
(13) FGM02P GRANTS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS05 6
(14) PPE02P PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST I 59 GRADE SGS05 7
(15) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS04 8
(16) PAS03P ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 3 GRADE SGS02 9
(17) HDH05P HR COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS07 10
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 137 11
12
SECTION 18. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS WORKFORCE CONNECTIONS. There is 13
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the 14
paying account as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 15
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Commerce - 16
Division of Workforce Services - Arkansas Workforce Connections for the 17
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 18
19
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 20
NO. 2026-2027 21
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $2,000,000 22
(02) EXTRA HELP 25,000 23
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 789,450 24
(04) OVERTIME 10,000 25
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 26
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 2,310,000 27
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 50,000 28
(C) PROF. FEES 1,000,000 29
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 200,000 30
(E) DATA PROC. 0 31
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $6,384,450 32
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SECTION 19. APPROPRIATION - WAGNER PEYSER - FEDERAL. There is hereby 34
appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the federal 35
funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal 36
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services and operating expenses by the Department of Commerce - Division of 1
Workforce Services - Wagner Peyser - Federal for the fiscal year ending June 2
30, 2027, the following: 3
4
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 5
NO. 2026-2027 6
(01) WAGNER PEYSER - FEDERAL $7,000,000 7
8
SECTION 20. APPROPRIATION - JOBS FOR VETERANS - FEDERAL. There is 9
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the 10
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 11
personal services and operating expenses by the Department of Commerce - 12
Division of Workforce Services - Jobs for Veterans - Federal for the fiscal 13
year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 14
15
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 16
NO. 2026-2027 17
(01) JOBS FOR VETERANS - FEDERAL $1,750,000 18
19
SECTION 21. APPROPRIATION - FOREIGN LABOR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM - 20
FEDERAL. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be 21
payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of 22
the State, for personal services and operating expenses by the Department of 23
Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Foreign Labor Certification 24
Program - Federal for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 25
26
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2026-2027 28
(01) FOREIGN LABOR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM $450,000 29
30
SECTION 22. APPROPRIATION - WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT - FEDERAL. 31
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable 32
from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 33
State, for personal services and operating expenses by the Department of 34
Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Work Opportunity Tax Credit - 35
Federal for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 36
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1
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
NO. 2026-2027 3
(01) WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT PROGRAM $450,000 4
5
SECTION 23. APPROPRIATION - TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - 6
FEDERAL. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be 7
payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of 8
the State, for personal services and operating expenses by the Department of 9
Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Trade Adjustment Assistance 10
Program - Federal for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 11
12
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 13
NO. 2026-2027 14
(01) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE 15
PROGRAM - FEDERAL $350,000 16
17
SECTION 24. APPROPRIATION - REIMAGINE - FEDERAL. There is hereby 18
appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the federal 19
funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal 20
services and operating expenses by the Department of Commerce - Division of 21
Workforce Services - Reimagine - Federal for the fiscal year ending June 30, 22
2027, the following: 23
24
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 25
NO. 2026-2027 26
(01) REIMAGINE PROGRAM $600,000 27
28
SECTION 25. APPROPRIATION - WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT - 29
OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to 30
be payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer 31
of the State, for personal services and operating expenses by the Department 32
of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Workforce Innovation and 33
Opportunity Act - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 34
following: 35
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 1
NO. 2026-2027 2
(01) WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND 3
OPPORTUNITY ACT $4,000,000 4
5
SECTION 26. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION 6
NETWORK/EXISTING BUSINESS. There is hereby established for the Department of 7
Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Arkansas Manufacturing Extension 8
Network/Existing Business for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following 9
maximum number of regular employees. 10
11
Maximum Annual 12
Maximum Salary Rate 13
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 14
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 15
(1) PPE14C WORKFORCE DEPUTY DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SPC08 16
(2) PED04P ECONOMIC DEVELOP SUPERVISOR/EXP 4 GRADE SPC07 17
(3) PCO02C COMMERCE PROGRAM MANAGER 1 GRADE SPC05 18
(4) PWD02P WORKFORCE DEVELOP PROJECT CONSULT 1 GRADE SPC05 19
(5) FBU01P BUDGET ANALYST 1 GRADE SGS07 20
(6) PWD03P WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST 3 GRADE SPC01 21
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 11 22
23
SECTION 27. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION 24
NETWORK/EXISTING BUSINESS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department 25
of Commerce, to be payable from the paying account as determined by the Chief 26
Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services and operating expenses by 27
the Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Arkansas 28
Manufacturing Extension Network/Existing Business for the fiscal year ending 29
June 30, 2027, the following: 30
31
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2026-2027 33
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $448,600 34
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 144,950 35
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 36
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(A) OPER. EXPENSE 25,000 1
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 15,000 2
(C) PROF. FEES 5,000 3
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 4
(E) DATA PROC. 0 5
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $638,550 6
7
SECTION 28. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION NETWORK - 8
STATE. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be 9
payable from the paying account as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of 10
the State, for grants by the Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce 11
Services - Arkansas Manufacturing Extension Network - State for the fiscal 12
year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 13
14
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 15
NO. 2026-2027 16
(01) AR MANUFACTURING EXT NETWORK $257,182 17
18
SECTION 29. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION NETWORK - 19
FEDERAL. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be 20
payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of 21
the State, for personal services, operating expenses, grants and aid, and 22
field services by the Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services 23
- Arkansas Manufacturing Extension Network - Federal for the fiscal year 24
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 25
26
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2026-2027 28
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $764,198 29
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 252,048 30
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 31
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 269,550 32
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 33
(C) PROF. FEES 0 34
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 35
(E) DATA PROC. 0 36
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(04) FIELD SERVICES 800,000 1
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,085,796 2
3
SECTION 30. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION NETWORK - 4
CASH. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be 5
payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by 6
the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services, operating 7
expenses, and grants and aid by the Department of Commerce - Division of 8
Workforce Services - Arkansas Manufacturing Extension Network - Cash for the 9
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 10
11
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12
NO. 2026-2027 13
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $345,963 14
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 117,821 15
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 16
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 543,200 17
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 67,360 18
(C) PROF. FEES 75,000 19
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 20
(E) DATA PROC. 0 21
(04) AR MANUFACTURING NETWORK/TECHNOLOGY 22
TRANSFER ASSISTANCE/OTHER GRANTS & AID 13,270 23
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,162,614 24
25
SECTION 31. APPROPRIATION - SUPPLY CHAIN OPTIMIZATION AND INTELLIGENCE 26
NETWORK - FEDERAL. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 27
Commerce - Division of Workforce Services, to be payable from the federal 28
funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal 29
services and operating expenses to support the creation of a National Supply 30
Chain Optimization and Intelligence Network (S-COIN) of the Department of 31
Commerce - Division of Workforce Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 32
2027, the following: 33
34
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 35
NO. 2026-2027 36
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(01) SUPPLY CHAIN OPTIMIZATION AND 1
INTELLIGENCE NETWORK $400,000 2
3
SECTION 32. REGULAR SALARIES - OFFICE OF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. There is 4
hereby established for the Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce 5
Services - Office of Skills Development for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the 6
following maximum number of regular employees. 7
8
Maximum Annual 9
Maximum Salary Rate 10
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 11
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 12
(1) PPE14C WORKFORCE DEPUTY DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SPC08 13
(2) PWD02P WORKFORCE DEVELOP PROJECT CONSULT 1 GRADE SPC05 14
(3) PWD01P WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR 3 GRADE SPC03 15
(4) FAU04P AUDITOR II 1 GRADE SPC02 16
(5) PWD03P WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST 9 GRADE SPC01 17
(6) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS04 18
(7) FFS04P FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS04 19
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 17 20
21
SECTION 33. APPROPRIATION - OFFICE OF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. There is 22
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the 23
Skills Development Fund, for personal services, operating expenses, grants 24
and expenses of the Apprenticeship and Industry Training programs by the 25
Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Office of Skills 26
Development for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 27
28
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 29
NO. 2026-2027 30
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $870,966 31
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 290,541 32
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 33
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 353,000 34
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 35,000 35
(C) PROF. FEES 50,000 36
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(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 1
(E) DATA PROC. 0 2
(04) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS 8,000,000 3
(05) INDUSTRY TRAINING PROGRAM 15,000,000 4
(06) APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM 1,611,456 5
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $26,210,963 6
7
SECTION 34. APPROPRIATION - CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CRAFT TRAINING 8
PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be 9
payable from the Arkansas Construction Industry Craft Training Trust Fund, 10
for personal services, operating expenses and grants by the Department of 11
Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Construction Industry Craft 12
Training Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 13
14
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 15
NO. 2026-2027 16
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $54,061 17
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 20,338 18
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 19
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 32,000 20
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 10,000 21
(C) PROF. FEES 0 22
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 23
(E) DATA PROC. 0 24
(04) GRANTS TO CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CRAFT 800,000 25
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $916,399 26
27
SECTION 35. APPROPRIATION - STATE APPRENTICESHIP EXPANSION. There is 28
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the 29
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 30
personal services and operating expenses, and to expand opportunities 31
relating to apprenticeship programs registered under the National 32
Apprenticeship Act through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts and 33
other arrangements, with states and other appropriate entities by the 34
Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - State 35
Apprenticeship Expansion for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 36
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following: 1
2
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 3
NO. 2026-2027 4
(01) STATE APPRENTICESHIP EXPANSION FORMULA $1,130,150 5
6
SECTION 36. REGULAR SALARIES - ADULT EDUCATION. There is hereby 7
established for the Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - 8
Adult Education for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number 9
of regular employees. 10
11
Maximum Annual 12
Maximum Salary Rate 13
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 14
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 15
(1) PPE14C WORKFORCE DEPUTY DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SPC08 16
(2) PWD04P WORKFORCE DEVELOP SUPERVISOR/EXP 1 GRADE SPC06 17
(3) PWD01P WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SPC03 18
(4) PCO04P COMMERCE PROGRAM SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 4 GRADE SGS08 19
(5) PAS08I EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 2 GRADE SGS07 20
(6) PCO01P COMMERCE PROGRAM COORDINATOR 6 GRADE SGS07 21
(7) PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 5 GRADE SGS05 22
(8) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS04 23
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 21 24
25
SECTION 37. APPROPRIATION - ADULT EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION - 26
OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to 27
be payable from the Division of Workforce Services Fund, for personal 28
services and operating expenses of the Department of Commerce - Division of 29
Workforce Services - Adult Education Administration - Operations for the 30
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 31
32
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 33
NO. 2026-2027 34
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,792,288 35
(02) EXTRA HELP 7,000 36
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(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 639,837 1
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 2
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 214,507 3
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 10,500 4
(C) PROF. FEES 0 5
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 6
(E) DATA PROC. 0 7
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,664,132 8
9
SECTION 38. APPROPRIATION - FEDERAL ADULT BASIC EDUCATION. There is 10
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the 11
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 12
personal services, operating expenses and grants by the Department of 13
Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Federal Adult Basic Education for 14
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 15
16
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17
NO. 2026-2027 18
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $423,968 19
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 146,387 20
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 21
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 132,467 22
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 50,200 23
(C) PROF. FEES 9,000 24
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 25
(E) DATA PROC. 0 26
(04) ADULT BASIC EDUCATION GRANTS 10,369,442 27
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $11,131,464 28
29
SECTION 39. APPROPRIATION - GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON ADULT LITERACY. 30
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable 31
from the Division of Career and Technical Education Public School Fund 32
Account, for personal services, operating expenses and grants by the 33
Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Governor's 34
Commission on Adult Literacy for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 35
following: 36
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1
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
NO. 2026-2027 3
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $28,445 4
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 9,591 5
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 6
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 52,242 7
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 6,005 8
(C) PROF. FEES 0 9
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 10
(E) DATA PROC. 0 11
(04) GRANTS TO LITERACY COUNCILS 1,000,000 12
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,096,283 13
14
SECTION 40. APPROPRIATION - ADULT BASIC AND GENERAL EDUCATION. There 15
is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the 16
Division of Career and Technical Education Public School Fund Account, for 17
Adult Basic and General Adult Education grants and aid by the Department of 18
Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Adult Basic and General Education 19
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 20
21
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
NO. 2026-2027 23
(01) ADULT BASIC & GENERAL ADULT EDUCATION $22,770,569 24
25
SECTION 41. APPROPRIATION - GED TESTING. There is hereby appropriated, 26
to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the Division of Career and 27
Technical Education Public School Fund Account, for the cost of individuals 28
taking the General Education Development (GED) test and official practice 29
test of the Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - GED 30
Testing for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 31
32
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 33
NO. 2026-2027 34
(01) GED TEST COSTS $400,000 35
36
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SECTION 42. APPROPRIATION - ADULT EDUCATION - CASH. There is hereby 1
appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the cash fund 2
deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of 3
the State, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of 4
Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Adult Education - Cash for the 5
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 6
7
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 8
NO. 2026-2027 9
(01) ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM $2,500,000 10
11
SECTION 43. REGULAR SALARIES. There is hereby established for the 12
Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Arkansas 13
Rehabilitation Services for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum 14
number of regular employees. 15
16
Maximum Annual 17
Maximum Salary Rate 18
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 19
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 20
(1) PPE14C WORKFORCE DEPUTY DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SPC08 21
(2) LAT05P ATTORNEY III 1 GRADE SPC08 22
(3) PCO02C COMMERCE PROGRAM MANAGER 3 GRADE SPC05 23
(4) FAC03P ACCOUNTING COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SPC03 24
(5) SCM03P LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER 1 GRADE SPC03 25
(6) PCO04P COMMERCE PROGRAM SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 7 GRADE SGS08 26
(7) PQA04P QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPERVIS/EXPERT 3 GRADE SGS08 27
(8) ETF07P VOCATIONAL INSTRUCTOR 1 GRADE SGS08 28
(9) PAS08I EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 1 GRADE SGS07 29
(10) CPR04I INTERPRETER 1 GRADE SGS07 30
(11) PQA01P QUALITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR 4 GRADE SGS07 31
(12) TST05P SKILLED TRADES SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS07 32
(13) CTR02P TRAINER 1 GRADE SGS07 33
(14) TMA04P MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 2 GRADE SGS06 34
(15) PQA03P QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST 2 GRADE SGS06 35
(16) SSE03P SECURITY SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS06 36
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(17) ETF05P TEACHER I 1 GRADE SGS06 1
(18) PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 7 GRADE SGS05 2
(19) TIW04P INVENTORY SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS05 3
(20) CME04P MEDIA SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS05 4
(21) PPR04P PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST 2 GRADE SGS05 5
(22) PPE02P PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST I 14 GRADE SGS05 6
(23) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 16 GRADE SGS04 7
(24) TFM01P FACILITY COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS04 8
(25) FFS04P FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS04 9
(26) FGM01P GRANTS ANALYST 2 GRADE SGS04 10
(27) TST07P TRADES SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS04 11
(28) TIW03P INVENTORY SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS03 12
(29) TFS05P KITCHEN SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS03 13
(30) PAS03P ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 77 GRADE SGS02 14
(31) TFS01P COOK 1 GRADE SGS01 15
(32) THO01P HOUSEKEEPER 1 GRADE SGS01 16
(33) PRC04P RESIDENTIAL CARE SPECIALIST 4 GRADE SGS01 17
(34) MPH03P PHYSICIAN 1 GRADE MED10 18
(35) MNU04P NURSE PRACTITIONER 1 GRADE MED08 19
(36) MPS03P PSYCHOLOGIST I 2 GRADE MED08 20
(37) MLM03C OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST 3 GRADE MED07 21
(38) MRE01C REHABILITATION ADMINISTRATOR 6 GRADE MED06 22
(39) MRE04C REHABILITATION MANAGER 20 GRADE MED05 23
(40) MRE06P VOCATIONAL REHAB COUNSELOR 53 GRADE MED04 24
(41) MPS02P PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINER 7 GRADE MED03 25
(42) MNU01P LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE 1 GRADE MED02 26
(43) MRE02P REHABILITATION COORDINATOR 52 GRADE MED02 27
(44) IUS04P USER SUPPORT SPECIALIST 2 GRADE IST02 28
(45) PWD01P WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COORD 1 GRADE SPC03 29
(46) HDH05P HR COORDINATOR 2 GRADE SGS07 30
(47) PCO03P COMMERCE PROGRAM SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS06 31
(48) IDN02P DATA ANALYST SUPERVIS/EXPERT 1 GRADE IST09 32
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 316 33
34
SECTION 44. EXTRA HELP. There is hereby authorized, for the Department 35
of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Arkansas Rehabilitation 36
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Services for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-1
time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds 2
appropriated herein for such purposes: nineteen (19) temporary or part-time 3
employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 4
Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act 5
for the appropriate classification. 6
7
SECTION 45. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS REHABILITATION SERVICES. There is 8
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the 9
paying account as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 10
personal services, operating expenses, and grants and aid and purchase of 11
services by the Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - 12
Arkansas Rehabilitation Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, 13
the following: 14
15
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 16
NO. 2026-2027 17
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $15,437,231 18
(02) EXTRA HELP 252,000 19
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 6,022,724 20
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 21
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 7,401,096 22
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 175,000 23
(C) PROF. FEES 844,903 24
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 25
(E) DATA PROC. 0 26
(05) GRANTS AND AID/PURCHASE OF SERVICES 30,000,000 27
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $60,132,954 28
29
SECTION 46. APPROPRIATION - INCREASING CAPABILITIES ACCESS NETWORK - 30
FEDERAL. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be 31
payable from the paying account as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of 32
the State, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of 33
Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Arkansas Rehabilitation Services 34
- Increasing Capabilities Access Network - Federal for the fiscal year ending 35
June 30, 2027, the following: 36
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1
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
NO. 2026-2027 3
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $200,707 4
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 77,783 5
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 6
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 400,000 7
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 20,402 8
(C) PROF. FEES 20,000 9
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 100,000 10
(E) DATA PROC. 0 11
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $818,892 12
13
SECTION 47. APPROPRIATION - STATEWIDE DISABILITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS 14
EQUIPMENT PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 15
Commerce, to be payable from the Telecommunications Equipment Fund, for 16
personal services and operating expenses and grants of the Department of 17
Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Arkansas Rehabilitation Services 18
- Statewide Disability Telecommunications Equipment Program for the fiscal 19
year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 20
21
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
NO. 2026-2027 23
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $174,003 24
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 71,648 25
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 26
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 80,000 27
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 7,000 28
(C) PROF. FEES 5,000 29
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 30
(E) DATA PROC. 0 31
(04) ASSISTIVE EQUIPMENT PURCHASE GRANTS 310,000 32
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $647,651 33
34
SECTION 48. APPROPRIATION - PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES PROGRAM - SPECIAL. 35
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable 36
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from the Governor's Commission on People with Disabilities Fund, for 1
operating expenses of the Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce 2
Services - Arkansas Rehabilitation Services - People with Disabilities 3
Program - Special for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 4
5
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 6
NO. 2026-2027 7
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 8
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $30,000 9
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 10
(C) PROF. FEES 0 11
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 12
(E) DATA PROC. 0 13
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $30,000 14
15
SECTION 49. APPROPRIATION - TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT REVOLVING LOAN 16
PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be 17
payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by 18
the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for providing loans to individuals 19
with disabilities for essential assistive technology, adaptive equipment, and 20
for loan administration/servicing by the Department of Commerce - Division of 21
Workforce Services - Arkansas Rehabilitation Services - Technology Equipment 22
Revolving Loan Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 23
following: 24
25
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 26
NO. 2026-2027 27
(01) LOANS $750,000 28
29
SECTION 50. APPROPRIATION - CASH OPERATIONS. There is hereby 30
appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the cash fund 31
deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of 32
the State, for operating expenses of the Department of Commerce - Division of 33
Workforce Services - Arkansas Rehabilitation Services - Cash Operations for 34
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 35
36
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 1
NO. 2026-2027 2
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 3
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $356,542 4
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 5
(C) PROF. FEES 0 6
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 7
(E) DATA PROC. 0 8
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $356,542 9
10
SECTION 51. REGULAR SALARIES - DIVISION OF STATE SERVICES FOR THE 11
BLIND. There is hereby established for the Department of Commerce - Division 12
of Workforce Services - Division of State Services for the Blind for the 13
2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 14
15
Maximum Annual 16
Maximum Salary Rate 17
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 18
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 19
(1) PPE14C WORKFORCE DEPUTY DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SPC08 20
(2) PCO02C COMMERCE PROGRAM MANAGER 1 GRADE SPC05 21
(3) PCO04P COMMERCE PROGRAM SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 3 GRADE SGS08 22
(4) EEP03P EDUCATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS07 23
(5) CTR02P TRAINER 2 GRADE SGS07 24
(6) PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 6 GRADE SGS05 25
(7) PPE02P PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST I 1 GRADE SGS05 26
(8) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 8 GRADE SGS04 27
(9) PAS03P ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 12 GRADE SGS02 28
(10) MRE04C REHABILITATION MANAGER 7 GRADE MED05 29
(11) MRE06P VOCATIONAL REHAB COUNSELOR 8 GRADE MED04 30
(12) MRE02P REHABILITATION COORDINATOR 18 GRADE MED02 31
(13) PSO01P COMMERCE PROGRAM COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS07 32
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 69 33
34
SECTION 52. EXTRA HELP. There is hereby authorized, for the Department 35
of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Division of State Services for 36
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the Blind for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 1
part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from 2
funds appropriated herein for such purposes: thirty (30) temporary or part-3
time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in 4
the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this 5
act for the appropriate classification. 6
7
SECTION 53. APPROPRIATION - STATE SERVICES FOR THE BLIND. There is 8
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the 9
paying account as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 10
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Commerce - 11
Division of Workforce Services - Division of State Services for the Blind for 12
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 13
14
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 15
NO. 2026-2027 16
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $3,179,453 17
(02) EXTRA HELP 384,174 18
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,298,688 19
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 20
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 1,222,186 21
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 155,000 22
(C) PROF. FEES 195,259 23
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 100,000 24
(E) DATA PROC. 0 25
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $6,534,760 26
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SECTION 54. APPROPRIATION - BLIND SERVICES GRANTS. There is hereby 28
appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the paying 29
account as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for grants 30
and aid and purchase of services by the Department of Commerce - Division of 31
Workforce Services - Blind Services Grants for the fiscal year ending June 32
30, 2027, the following: 33
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 35
NO. 2026-2027 36
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(01) GRANTS AND AID/PURCHASE OF SERVICES $6,000,000 1
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SECTION 55. REGULAR SALARIES - DIVISION OF WORKFORCE SERVICES - 3
WORKFORCE POLICY & INNOVATION. There is hereby established for the 4
Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Workforce Policy & 5
Innovation for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 6
regular employees. 7
8
Maximum Annual 9
Maximum Salary Rate 10
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 11
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 12
(1) EEX55A WORKFORCE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SPC10 13
(2) PCO04P COMMERCE PROGRAM SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 2 GRADE SGS08 14
(3) PCO03P COMMERCE PROGRAM SPECIALIST 11 GRADE SGS06 15
(4) PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 3 GRADE SGS05 16
(5) PWD01P WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SPC03 17
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 18 18
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SECTION 56. APPROPRIATION - DIVISION OF WORKFORCE SERVICES - WORKFORCE 20
POLICY & INNOVATION. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 21
Commerce, to be payable from the Division of Workforce Services Trust Fund, 22
for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Commerce - 23
Division of Workforce Services - Workforce Policy & Innovation for the fiscal 24
year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 25
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2026-2027 28
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,285,000 29
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 428,792 30
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 31
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 250,000 32
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 15,000 33
(C) PROF. FEES 15,000 34
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 35
(E) DATA PROC. 0 36
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TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,993,792 1
2
SECTION 57. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 3
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. CARRY 4
FORWARD - NEW HIRE REGISTRY. Any balance in the funds made available by this 5
Act for the New Hire Registry which remain on June 30, 2026 2027, may be 6
carried forward into the next fiscal year, to be used for the same purpose. 7
Any carry forward of unexpended balance of funding as authorized herein, 8
may be carried forward under the following conditions: 9
(1) Prior to June 30, 2026 2027 the Agency shall by written statement 10
set forth its reason(s) for the need to carry forward said funding to the 11
Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget; 12
(2) The Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget shall 13
report to the Arkansas Legislative Council all amounts carried forward by the 14
September Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee meeting 15
which report shall include the name of the Agency, Board, Commission or 16
Institution and the amount of the funding carried forward, the program name 17
or line item, the funding source of that appropriation and a copy of the 18
written request set forth in (1) above; 19
(3) Each Agency, Board, Commission or Institution shall provide a 20
written report to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 21
containing all information set forth in item (2) above, along with a written 22
statement as to the current status of the project, contract, purpose etc. for 23
which the carry forward was originally requested no later than thirty (30) 24
days prior to the time the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution presents 25
its budget request to the Arkansas Legislative Council/Joint Budget 26
Committee; and 27
(4) Thereupon, the Department of Finance and Administration shall 28
include all information obtained in item (3) above in the budget manuals 29
and/or a statement of non-compliance by the Agency, Board, Commission or 30
Institution. 31
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 32
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 33
34
SECTION 58. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 35
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. EXTRA 36
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HELP. There is hereby authorized, for the Division of Workforce Services for 1
the 2025-2026 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-2
time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds 3
appropriated herein for such purposes: fifty (50) temporary or part-time 4
employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 5
Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, for the 6
appropriate classification. Any of these positions utilized in a manner 7
which are funded by federal sources are specifically exempt from limitation 8
of hours, either by Act or Regulation. 9
In order to comply with the timeliness requirements set forth by the 10
Social Security Act, the Chairman of the Board of Review is authorized to 11
utilize part-time or temporary employees from the pool of positions provided 12
to the Division of Workforce Services in any occurrence where the number of 13
appeals to the Board of Review or Appeal Tribunal increases above a level 14
that can be resolved by the permanent staff in a timely manner. The Division 15
of Workforce Services will determine the appropriate funding source within 16
the Department for said positions. 17
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 18
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 19
20
SECTION 59. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 21
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER 22
OF APPROPRIATION. Subject to such rules and regulations as may be 23
implemented by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State and after having sought 24
the prior approval by the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget 25
Committee, the Director of the Division of Workforce Services is hereby 26
authorized to make transfers from any appropriation made by this Act to any 27
other appropriation made by this Act with the exception of the "Reed Act 28
Funds" appropriations set forth in the Reed Act Funds appropriation section 29
of this Act, and of the appropriation made for Regular Salaries or 30
Maintenance and General Operation. Such transfers may be made whenever it 31
appears, by projecting the expenditures of any of the appropriations in this 32
Act, that there will be a deficiency of appropriation in one item and that 33
there will be a corresponding excess of appropriation in another item or 34
items which may be transferred. The transfer of appropriation shall be 35
effected only on approval of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State. Provided, 36
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however, that no transfer of appropriations may be authorized to increase the 1
total amount appropriated for Regular Salaries, or Maintenance and General 2
Operations, except as may be authorized elsewhere by law. 3
Determining the maximum number of employees and the maximum amount of 4
appropriation and general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year 5
is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This is usually accomplished by 6
delineating such maximums in the appropriation act(s) for a state agency and 7
the general revenue allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by 8
amendment to the Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly 9
has determined that the Division of Workforce Services may operate more 10
efficiently if some flexibility is provided to the Division of Workforce 11
Services authorizing broad powers under this Section. Therefore, it is both 12
necessary and appropriate that the General Assembly maintain oversight by 13
requiring prior approval of the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 14
as provided by this section. The requirement of approval by the Legislative 15
Council or Joint Budget Committee is not a severable part of this section. 16
If the requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 17
Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, 18
this entire section is void. 19
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 20
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 21
22
SECTION 60. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 23
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRAINING 24
TRUST FUND TRANSFER. Immediately upon the effective date of this Act, the 25
Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall transfer on his or her books and 26
those of the State Treasurer and the Auditor of the State the sum of up to 27
two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) from the Division of 28
Workforce Services Training Trust Fund to the Skills Development Fund. 29
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 30
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 31
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SECTION 61. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 33
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. FEDERAL 34
MATCHING. The funds appropriated in Sections for Adult Basic and General 35
Adult Education of this Act may also be used to match any available federal 36
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funds from any agency in order to provide the maximum amount of money 1
possible for the purposes enumerated in such Section. 2
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 3
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 4
5
SECTION 62. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 6
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. ADULT 7
EDUCATION DISTRIBUTION. All funds that become available for Adult Education 8
shall be distributed to those administrative units determined to be operating 9
efficient adult education programs, under criteria established by the 10
Division of Workforce Services. The criteria shall include the relative 11
efficiency of administration of the program in the counties served and 12
achievement of federal performance indicators. The Division of Workforce 13
Services shall promulgate rules and regulations for the distribution of funds 14
in accordance with criteria to be determined by the Board. In the 15
distribution of funds to local units the Board shall consider performance in 16
meeting state and federal performance indicators. Unallocated funds will be 17
redistributed based upon need as determined by the Division of Workforce 18
Services. 19
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 20
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 21
22
SECTION 63. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 23
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. CARRY 24
FORWARD - ARKANSAS REHABILITATION SERVICES. Any balance in the funds made 25
available by this Act for the Arkansas Rehabilitation Services which remain 26
on June 30, 2026 2027, may be carried forward into the next fiscal year, to 27
be used for the same purpose. 28
Any carry forward of unexpended balance of funding as authorized herein, 29
may be carried forward under the following conditions: 30
(1) Prior to June 30, 2026 2027 the Agency shall by written statement set 31
forth its reason(s) for the need to carry forward said funding to the 32
Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget; 33
(2) The Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget shall 34
report to the Arkansas Legislative Council all amounts carried forward by the 35
September Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee meeting 36
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which report shall include the name of the Agency, Board, Commission or 1
Institution and the amount of the funding carried forward, the program name 2
or line item, the funding source of that appropriation and a copy of the 3
written request set forth in (1) above; 4
(3) Each Agency, Board, Commission or Institution shall provide a written 5
report to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 6
containing all information set forth in item (2) above, along with a written 7
statement as to the current status of the project, contract, purpose etc. for 8
which the carry forward was originally requested no later than thirty (30) 9
days prior to the time the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution presents 10
its budget request to the Arkansas Legislative Council/Joint Budget 11
Committee; and 12
(4) Thereupon, the Department of Finance and Administration shall include 13
all information obtained in item (3) above in the budget manuals and/or a 14
statement of non-compliance by the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution. 15
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 16
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 17
18
SECTION 64. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 19
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. CARRY 20
FORWARD - DIVISION OF STATE SERVICES FOR THE BLIND. Any balance in the funds 21
made available by this Act for the Division of State Services for the Blind 22
which remain on June 30, 2026 2027, may be carried forward into the next 23
fiscal year, to be used for the same purpose. 24
Any carry forward of unexpended balance of funding as authorized herein, 25
may be carried forward under the following conditions: 26
(1) Prior to June 30, 2026 2027 the Agency shall by written statement set 27
forth its reason(s) for the need to carry forward said funding to the 28
Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget; 29
(2) The Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget shall 30
report to the Arkansas Legislative Council all amounts carried forward by the 31
September Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee meeting 32
which report shall include the name of the Agency, Board, Commission or 33
Institution and the amount of the funding carried forward, the program name 34
or line item, the funding source of that appropriation and a copy of the 35
written request set forth in (1) above; 36
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(3) Each Agency, Board, Commission or Institution shall provide a written 1
report to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 2
containing all information set forth in item (2) above, along with a written 3
statement as to the current status of the project, contract, purpose etc. for 4
which the carry forward was originally requested no later than thirty (30) 5
days prior to the time the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution presents 6
its budget request to the Arkansas Legislative Council/Joint Budget 7
Committee; and 8
(4) Thereupon, the Department of Finance and Administration shall include 9
all information obtained in item (3) above in the budget manuals and/or a 10
statement of non-compliance by the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution. 11
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 12
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 13
14
SECTION 65. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE 15
ARKANSAS CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL, AND TEMPORARY LAW. 16
TRANSITIONAL AUTHORITY - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES. 17
(a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the appropriations, 18
positions, and related funding associated with vocational rehabilitation 19
services shall be utilized in a manner that supports the planned 20
consolidation of services, subject to existing appropriation authority and 21
applicable law. 22
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Division of 23
Workforce Services, through Arkansas Rehabilitation Services, is authorized 24
during the transition period to: 25
(1) Submit amendments to Arkansas’s vocational rehabilitation 26
services portion of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Unified or 27
Combined State Plan; 28
(2) Represent to the United States Department of Education and 29
other appropriate federal agencies that Arkansas intends to operate as a 30
combined vocational rehabilitation agency; 31
(3) Undertake planning, coordination, and other administrative 32
actions necessary to obtain federal approval for the transition to a combined 33
vocational rehabilitation agency structure; and 34
(4) Take any action before the effective date of any statutory 35
amendments necessary to fully implement the consolidation of vocational 36
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rehabilitation services. 1
(c)(1) To ensure compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 2
U.S.C. § 701 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2025: 3
(A) The Division of Workforce Services shall serve as the 4
designated state agency; and 5
(B) Arkansas Rehabilitation Services shall serve as the 6
designated state agency for the administration of vocational rehabilitation 7
services under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29 U.S.C. § 3101 8
et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2025. 9
(2) Services to individuals who are blind or visually impaired shall 10
continue to be provided through a distinct organizational unit within 11
Arkansas Rehabilitation Services, to be known as the Office of Blind 12
Services, in a manner consistent with federal law, and ensuring the provision 13
of specialized and comprehensive services. 14
(d) The authority granted under this section: 15
(1) Is limited to actions necessary for fiscal alignment, 16
federal planning, submission, approval, and transition coordination; and 17
(2) Shall not, by itself, effectuate the transfer of statutory 18
authority, programs, appropriations, positions, or funding except as 19
otherwise authorized by law or by further action of the General Assembly. 20
(e) This section is intended to ensure the continuity of services and 21
funding, and it shall not be construed to interrupt services or federal 22
funding. 23
(f) All actions taken under this section shall: 24
(1) Preserve services for individuals who are blind or visually 25
impaired; 26
(2) Maintain eligibility for all federal vocational 27
rehabilitation funding; 28
(3) Protect maintenance-of-effort requirements; and 29
(4) Ensure uninterrupted service delivery to current and future 30
program participants. 31
(g) This section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2026, through 32
June 30, 2027. 33
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SECTION 66. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 35
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 36
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and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 1
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 2
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 3
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 4
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 5
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 6
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 7
8
SECTION 67. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 9
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 10
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 11
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 12
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 13
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 14
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 15
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 16
17
SECTION 68. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 18
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 19
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 20
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 21
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 22
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 23
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 24
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 25
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 26
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 27
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 28
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