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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 SENATE BILL 34 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 10
CORRECTIONS - ARKANSAS SENTENCING COMMISSION FOR THE 11
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; AND FOR OTHER 12
PURPOSES. 13
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Subtitle 16
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS 17
- ARKANSAS SENTENCING COMMISSION 18
APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL 19
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 Corrections - Arkansas Sentencing Commission for the 26
2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 27
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Maximum Annual 29
Maximum Salary Rate 30
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 31
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 32
(1) SCP02C ARKANSAS SENTENCING COMMISSION DIR 1 GRADE SPC08 33
(2) SCP11P CORRECTIONS PROGRAM SUPV/EXPERT 1 GRADE SGS08 34
(3) PQA01P QUALITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS07 35
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 3 36
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SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 2
to the Department of Corrections, to be payable from the Miscellaneous 3
Agencies Fund Account, for personal services and operating expenses of the 4
Department of Corrections - Arkansas Sentencing Commission for the fiscal 5
year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 6
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 8
NO. 2026-2027 9
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $220,125 10
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 74,323 11
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 12
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 143,807 13
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 4,550 14
(C) PROF. FEES 32,952 15
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 16
(E) DATA PROC. 0 17
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $475,757 18
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SECTION 3. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 20
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 21
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 22
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 23
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 24
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 25
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 26
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 27
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 28
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SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 30
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 31
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 32
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 33
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 34
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 35
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 36
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SECTION 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 3
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 4
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 5
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 6
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 7
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 8
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 9
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 10
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 11
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 12
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 13
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