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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 SENATE BILL 22 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 HUMAN 10
SERVICES - DIVISION OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES 11
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; AND FOR 12
OTHER PURPOSES. 13
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Subtitle 16
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN 17
SERVICES - DIVISION OF CHILDREN AND 18
FAMILY SERVICES APPROPRIATION FOR THE 19
2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. 20
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23
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SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established 25
for the Department of Human Services - Division of Children and Family 26
Services for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 27
regular employees. 28
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Maximum Annual 30
Maximum Salary Rate 31
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 32
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 33
(1) EEX22A HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE EXE02 34
(2) SSP03C DHS DIVISION ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE SPC09 35
(3) SSP04C DHS DIVISION MANAGER 6 GRADE SPC07 36
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(4) EES02P EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL II 1 GRADE SPC04 1
(5) SSP09C SOCIAL SERVICES AREA MANAGER 10 GRADE SGS11 2
(6) SSP14C SOCIAL SERVICES COUNTY MANAGER III 2 GRADE SGS10 3
(7) SSP15C SOCIAL SERVICES MANAGER 19 GRADE SGS09 4
(8) SSP12C SOCIAL SERVICES COUNTY MANAGER I 28 GRADE SGS08 5
(9) SSP17P SOCIAL SERVICES SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 165 GRADE SGS08 6
(10) CTR04P TRAINING SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS08 7
(11) FFS05P FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS07 8
(12) SSP11P SOCIAL SERVICES COORDINATOR 29 GRADE SGS07 9
(13) SSP16P SOCIAL SERVICES SPECIALIST 730 GRADE SGS06 10
(14) PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 16 GRADE SGS05 11
(15) PPE02P PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST I 8 GRADE SGS05 12
(16) HDH07P HR SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS04 13
(17) PAS03P ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 57 GRADE SGS02 14
(18) SSP10P SOCIAL SERVICES ASSISTANT 344 GRADE SGS02 15
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1,420 16
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 18
the Department of Human Services - Division of Children and Family Services 19
for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or 20
temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds 21
appropriated herein for such purposes: sixty-five (65) temporary or part-time 22
employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 23
Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act 24
for the appropriate classification. 25
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 27
to the Department of Human Services, to be payable from the paying account as 28
determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services 29
and operating expenses of the Department of Human Services - Division of 30
Children and Family Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 31
following: 32
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 34
NO. 2026-2027 35
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $62,628,666 36
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(02) EXTRA HELP 1,231,570 1
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 27,012,766 2
(04) OVERTIME 5,061,305 3
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 4
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 17,191,660 5
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 39,011 6
(C) PROF. FEES 33,236,462 7
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 8
(E) DATA PROC. 0 9
(06) DATA PROCESSING SERVICES 1,595,570 10
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $147,997,010 11
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - GRANTS - STATE. There is hereby 13
appropriated, to the Department of Human Services, to be payable from the 14
Children and Family Services Fund Account, for grant payments of the 15
Department of Human Services - Division of Children and Family Services - 16
Grants - State for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 17
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 19
NO. 2026-2027 20
(01) FOSTER CARE $54,006,830 21
(02) STATE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT 10,647,249 22
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $64,654,079 23
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - TANF - FOSTER CARE. There is hereby 25
appropriated, to the Department of Human Services, to be payable from the 26
paying account as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 27
grant payments of the Department of Human Services - Division of Children and 28
Family Services - TANF - Foster Care for the fiscal year ending June 30, 29
2027, the following: 30
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2026-2027 33
(01) FOSTER CARE $102,907,999 34
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION 36
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OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Human 1
Services, to be payable from the Children's Trust Fund, for operating 2
expenses and grants or loans for the development or operation of child abuse 3
prevention programs of the Department of Human Services - Division of 4
Children and Family Services - Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board for 5
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 6
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 8
NO. 2026-2027 9
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 10
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $17,770 11
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 12
(C) PROF. FEES 0 13
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 14
(E) DATA PROC. 0 15
(02) CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION 16
GRANT AND AID/LOANS 197,029 17
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $214,799 18
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SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - SAFE HARBOR GRANTS. There is hereby 20
appropriated, to the Department of Human Services, to be payable from the 21
Safe Harbor Fund for Sexually Exploited Children, for grants to Children's 22
Advocacy Centers statewide for services and treatment for sexually exploited 23
children by the Department of Human Services - Division of Children and 24
Family Services - Safe Harbor Grants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 25
2027, the following: 26
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 28
NO. 2026-2027 29
(01) SAFE HARBOR GRANTS $50,000 30
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SECTION 8. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 32
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 33
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 34
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 35
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 36
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Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 1
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 2
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 3
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 4
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SECTION 9. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 6
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 7
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 8
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 9
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 10
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 11
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 12
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 13
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SECTION 10. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 15
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 16
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 17
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 18
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 19
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 20
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 21
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 22
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 23
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 24
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 25
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