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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 SENATE BILL 30 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 OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 10
AND FUNDS TO ALLEVIATE CONDITIONS ARISING IN PUBLIC 11
EMERGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; 12
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 13
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Subtitle 16
AN ACT FOR THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 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 - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established 24
for the Office of the Governor for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following 25
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) GOV09G GOV CHIEF OF STAFF 1 GRADE EXE02 32
(2) GOV17G GOV DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF 2 GRADE EXE01 33
(3) GOV08G GOV CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL 1 GRADE SPC11 34
(4) GOV34G GOV SENIOR ADVISOR 1 GRADE SPC11 35
(5) GOV12G GOV COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SPC08 36
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(6) GOV25G GOV LEG/POLICY DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SPC08 1
(7) GOV35G GOV SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR 1 GRADE SPC08 2
(8) GOV05G GOV ATTORNEY III 2 GRADE SPC07 3
(9) GOV07G GOV BUDGET DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SPC06 4
(10) GOV13G GOV COMMUNICATIONS SENIOR ADVISOR 1 GRADE SPC06 5
(11) GOV20G GOV DEPUTY DIR OF COMMUNICATIONS 1 GRADE SPC06 6
(12) GOV04G GOV ATTORNEY II 2 GRADE SPC05 7
(13) GOV32G GOV POLICY MANAGER 2 GRADE SPC05 8
(14) GOV36G GOV SENIOR POLICY MANAGER 1 GRADE SPC05 9
(15) GOV28G GOV PHOTOGRAPHER 1 GRADE SPC02 10
(16) GOV29G GOV POLICY ADVISOR 5 GRADE SPC02 11
(17) GOV11G GOV COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SPC01 12
(18) GOV26G GOV LEGAL SUPPORT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SPC01 13
(19) GOV31G GOV POLICY COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SPC01 14
(20) GOV21G GOV DIR OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 1 GRADE SGS10 15
(21) GOV22G GOV DIR OF CONSTITUENT SERVICES 1 GRADE SGS10 16
(22) GOV24G GOV EXECUTIVE SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS09 17
(23) GOV33G GOV SCHEDULER 1 GRADE SGS09 18
(24) GOV03G GOV ADVANCE & COALITIONS DIR 1 GRADE SGS08 19
(25) GOV27G GOV OFFICE MANAGER 1 GRADE SGS08 20
(26) GOV37G GOV OFFICE STAFF 9 GRADE SGS08 21
(27) GOV19G GOV DEP DIR OF BRDS & COMMISSIONS 1 GRADE SGS07 22
(28) GOV18G GOV DEP DIR ADVANCE & COALITIONS 1 GRADE SGS06 23
(29) GOV02G GOV ADVANCE & COALITIONS COORD 5 GRADE SGS05 24
(30) GOV06G GOV BOARDS & COMMISSIONS COORD 1 GRADE SGS05 25
(31) GOV15G GOV CONSTITUENT SERVICES COORD 1 GRADE SGS05 26
(32) GOV23G GOV EXECUTIVE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS05 27
(33) GOV01G GOV ADVANCE & COALITIONS AIDE 1 GRADE SGS04 28
(34) GOV10G GOV COMMUNICATIONS AIDE 1 GRADE SGS04 29
(35) GOV14G GOV CONSTITUENT SERVICES AIDE 3 GRADE SGS04 30
(36) GOV30G GOV POLICY AIDE 1 GRADE SGS04 31
(37) GOV16G GOV CONSTITUENT SERVICES STAFF 1 GRADE SGS01 32
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 59 33
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 35
the Office of the Governor for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following 36
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maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra 1
Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: seven (7) 2
temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed 3
those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its 4
successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 5
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 7
to the Office of the Governor, to be payable from the State Central Services 8
Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Office of the 9
Governor for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 10
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12
NO. 2026-2027 13
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $4,505,822 14
(02) EXTRA HELP 8,789 15
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,502,888 16
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 17
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 446,706 18
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 15,200 19
(C) PROF. FEES 14,000 20
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 21
(E) DATA PROC. 0 22
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $6,493,405 23
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - GOVERNOR'S EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION. There is 25
hereby appropriated, to the Office of the Governor, to be payable from the 26
Miscellaneous Revolving Fund, for the purpose provided by Arkansas Code 19-2-27
401 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 28
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 30
NO. 2026-2027 31
(01) GOVERNOR'S EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION $500,000 32
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SECTION 5. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 34
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 35
TRANSFER PROVISION. After receiving approval from the Chief Fiscal Officer 36
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of the State, and prior review by the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint 1
Budget Committee, the Agency is authorized to transfer appropriation from any 2
line item authorized in Operations Appropriation of the Governor’s Office in 3
this Act to any other line item authorized in Operations Appropriation. 4
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 5
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 6
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SECTION 6. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 8
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 9
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 10
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 11
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 12
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 13
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 14
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 15
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 16
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SECTION 7. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 18
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 19
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 20
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 21
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 22
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 23
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 24
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 25
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SECTION 8. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 27
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 28
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 29
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 30
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 31
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 32
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 33
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 34
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 35
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 36
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and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 1
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