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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 SENATE BILL 12 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 ARKANSAS ETHICS 10
COMMISSION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; 11
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS ETHICS 16
COMMISSION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-17
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 - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established 23
for the Arkansas Ethics Commission for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the 24
following maximum number of regular employees. 25
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Maximum Annual 27
Maximum Salary Rate 28
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 29
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 30
(1) PBC05C ETHICS COMMISSION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SPC08 31
(2) LAT04P ATTORNEY II 4 GRADE SPC05 32
(3) IIV03P INVESTIGATOR II 3 GRADE SGS05 33
(4) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS04 34
(5) FFS04P FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS04 35
(6) IUS04P USER SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IST02 36
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MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 11 1
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SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 3
to the Arkansas Ethics Commission, to be payable from the Miscellaneous 4
Agencies Fund Account, for personal services and operating expenses of the 5
Arkansas Ethics Commission for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 6
following: 7
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 9
NO. 2026-2027 10
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $777,991 11
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 265,824 12
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 13
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 110,910 14
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,000 15
(C) PROF. FEES 0 16
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 17
(E) DATA PROC. 0 18
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,157,725 19
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SECTION 3. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 21
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 22
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 23
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 24
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 25
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 26
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 27
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 28
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 29
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SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 31
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 32
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 33
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 34
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 35
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 36
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summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 1
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 2
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SECTION 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 4
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 5
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 6
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 7
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 8
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 9
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 10
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 11
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 12
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 13
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 14
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