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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 SENATE BILL 63 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 OPERATING 9
EXPENSES, GRANTS, AND PROGRAMS FOR AGING AND ADULT 10
SERVICES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - 11
DIVISION OF AGING, ADULT, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 12
SERVICES WHICH SHALL BE SUPPLEMENTAL AND IN ADDITION 13
TO THOSE FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY ACT 890 OF 2025; AND 14
FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 15
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Subtitle 18
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN 19
SERVICES - DIVISION OF AGING, ADULT, AND 20
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES SUPPLEMENTAL 21
APPROPRIATION. 22
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 25
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SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - AGING AND ADULT SERVICES - OPERATIONS. 27
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Human Services, to be 28
payable from the paying account as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of 29
the State, for operating expenses, grants, and programs for aging and adult 30
services of the Department of Human Services - Division of Aging, Adult, and 31
Behavioral Health Services which shall be supplemental and in addition to 32
those funds appropriated in Section 4 of Act 890 of 2025, the following: 33
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 35
NO. 2025-2026 36
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(01) SENIOR CITIZEN CENTERS $2,000,000 1
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SECTION 2. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 3
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. FUND 4
TRANSFER. Immediately upon the effective date of this act, the Chief Fiscal 5
Officer of the State shall transfer on his or her books and those of the 6
Treasurer of State and the Auditor of State the sum of two million dollars 7
($2,000,000) from the General Revenue Allotment Reserve Fund to the paying 8
account as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State for operating 9
expenses, grants, and programs for aging and adult services. 10
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SECTION 3. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 12
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 13
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 14
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 15
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 16
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 17
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 18
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 19
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 20
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SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 22
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 23
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 24
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 25
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 26
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 27
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 28
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 29
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SECTION 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 31
Assembly, that funds provided by the General Assembly for the operations of 32
the Department of Human Services - Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral 33
Health Services are, due to unforeseen circumstances, insufficient for the 34
Department of Human Services - Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral 35
Health Services to continue to provide essential governmental services; that 36
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the provisions of this act will provide the necessary monies for the 1
Department of Human Services - Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral 2
Health Services to continue such services; and that a delay in the effective 3
date of this Act could work irreparable harm upon the proper administration 4
and provision of essential governmental programs. Therefore, an emergency is 5
hereby declared to exist and this Act being necessary for the immediate 6
preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall be in full force 7
and effect from and after the date of its passage and approval. 8
If the bill is neither approved nor vetoed by the Governor, it shall 9
become effective on the expiration of the period of time during which the 10
Governor may veto the bill. If the bill is vetoed by the Governor and the 11
veto is overridden, it shall become effective on the date the last house 12
overrides the veto. 13
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