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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 SENATE BILL 54 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 10
PROSECUTOR COORDINATOR FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 11
JUNE 30, 2027; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTOR 16
COORDINATOR 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 Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, 24
the 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) EEX30A PROSECUTOR COORDINATOR 1 GRADE EXE02 31
(2) LAT05P ATTORNEY III 1 GRADE SPC08 32
(3) LAT04P ATTORNEY II 3 GRADE SPC05 33
(4) PAS08I EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 1 GRADE SGS07 34
(5) CTR02P TRAINER 1 GRADE SGS07 35
(6) PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE SGS05 36
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(7) PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS04 1
(8) IIS10C IT INFRASTRUCTURE SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 1 GRADE IST10 2
(9) IUS04P USER SUPPORT SPECIALIST 2 GRADE IST02 3
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 12 4
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SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 6
to the Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator, to be payable from the State 7
Central Services Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the 8
Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator for the fiscal year ending June 30, 9
2027, the following: 10
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12
NO. 2026-2027 13
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $949,957 14
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 313,245 15
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 16
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 250,152 17
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 4,692 18
(C) PROF. FEES 0 19
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 20
(E) DATA PROC. 0 21
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,518,046 22
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROSECUTORIAL PROGRAMS. 24
There is hereby appropriated, to the Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator, to 25
be payable from the Law Enforcement and Prosecutor Drug Enforcement Training 26
Fund, for Law Enforcement and Prosecutor Drug Enforcement Training by the 27
Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator for the fiscal year ending June 30, 28
2027, the following: 29
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 31
NO. 2026-2027 32
(01) LAW ENFORCEMENT/PROSECUTORIAL PROGRAMS $70,660 33
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - JRJ LOAN REPAYMENT - FEDERAL. There is 35
hereby appropriated, to the Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator, to be 36
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payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of 1
the State, for refunds and reimbursements to eligible state and federal 2
public defenders and deputy prosecuting attorneys for qualified student loan 3
repayment of the Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator for the fiscal year 4
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 5
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2026-2027 8
(01) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS $88,881 9
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SECTION 5. REGULAR SALARIES - PAWS FOR JUSTICE - STATE. There is 11
hereby established for the Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator for the 2026-12
2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 13
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Maximum Annual 15
Maximum Salary Rate 16
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 17
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 18
(1) SIA03P CERTIFIED DOG HANDLER COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS07 19
(2) SIA02P CERTIFIED DOG HANDLER 5 GRADE SGS06 20
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 6 21
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - PAWS FOR JUSTICE - STATE. There is hereby 23
appropriated, to the Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator, to be payable from 24
the State Central Services Fund, for personal services and operating expenses 25
of the Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator for the fiscal year ending June 26
30, 2027, the following: 27
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 29
NO. 2026-2027 30
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $320,497 31
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 116,481 32
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 33
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 105,919 34
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 63,564 35
(C) PROF. FEES 0 36
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(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 1
(E) DATA PROC. 0 2
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $606,461 3
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SECTION 7. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 5
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 6
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 7
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 8
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 9
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 10
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 11
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 12
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 13
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SECTION 8. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 15
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 16
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 17
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 18
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 19
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 20
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 21
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 22
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SECTION 9. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 24
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 25
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 26
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 27
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 28
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 29
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 30
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 31
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 32
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 33
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 34
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