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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 SENATE BILL 11 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 HEALTH - 10
ARKANSAS MINORITY HEALTH COMMISSION FOR THE FISCAL 11
YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - 16
ARKANSAS MINORITY HEALTH COMMISSION 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 Health - Arkansas Minority Health Commission 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) PHP08C MINORITY HEALTH COMMISSION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SPC07 32
(2) PHS05P HEALTH PROGRAM COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS07 33
(3) CME04P MEDIA SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS05 34
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 3 35
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SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 1
to the Department of Health, to be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies 2
Fund Account, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department 3
of Health - Arkansas Minority Health Commission for the fiscal year ending 4
June 30, 2027, the following: 5
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2026-2027 8
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $148,532 9
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 49,958 10
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 11
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 12,184 12
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 500 13
(C) PROF. FEES 0 14
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 15
(E) DATA PROC. 0 16
(04) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 0 17
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $211,174 18
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - CASH. There is hereby appropriated, to the 20
Department of Health, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State 21
Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal 22
services and operating expenses of the Department of Health - Arkansas 23
Minority Health Commission for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 24
following: 25
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2026-2027 28
(01) PERSONAL SERVICES & OPERATING EXPENSES $25,949 29
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SECTION 4. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 31
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 32
PROMOTIONAL ITEMS. The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall establish 33
upon request for the Minority Health Commission a special Promotional Items 34
appropriation to be used in the acquisition of promotional items. When the 35
Minority Health Commission wishes to transfer from its operating expenses 36
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appropriation and funds to the promotional items line, the request shall be 1
forwarded by the Minority Health Commission to the Chief Fiscal Officer of 2
the State for processing and for prior approval by the Arkansas Legislative 3
Council or Joint Budget Committee. Determining the maximum number of 4
employees and the maximum amount of appropriation and general revenue funding 5
for a state agency each fiscal year is the prerogative of the General 6
Assembly. This is usually accomplished by delineating such maximums in the 7
appropriation act(s) for a state agency and the general revenue allocations 8
authorized for each fund and fund account by amendment to the Revenue 9
Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly has determined that the 10
Minority Health Commission may operate more efficiently if some flexibility 11
is provided to the Minority Health Commission authorizing broad powers under 12
this Section. Therefore, it is both necessary and appropriate that the 13
General Assembly maintain oversight by requiring prior approval of the 14
Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee as provided by this section. 15
The requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 16
Committee is not a severable part of this section. If the requirement of 17
approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is ruled 18
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this entire section is 19
void. 20
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 21
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 22
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SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 24
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 25
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 26
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 27
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 28
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 29
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 30
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 31
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 32
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SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 34
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 35
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 36
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which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 1
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 2
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 3
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 4
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 5
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SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 7
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 8
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 9
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 10
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 11
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 12
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 13
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 14
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 15
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 16
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 17
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