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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 SENATE BILL 64 3
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By: Joint Budget Committee 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO REAPPROPRIATE THE BALANCES OF CAPITAL 9
IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 10
EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 11
EDUCATION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - 16
DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 17
EDUCATION REAPPROPRIATION. 18
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21
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SECTION 1. REAPPROPRIATION - ADE - DESE - DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT. 23
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable 24
from the Development and Enhancement Fund, for the Department of Education - 25
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education the following: 26
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 27
in Item (A) of Section 1 of Act 80 of 2025, for computer science initiatives, 28
in a sum not to exceed .............................................$564,871. 29
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SECTION 2. REAPPROPRIATION - ADE - DESE - CAPITOL COMPLEX RENOVATION 31
AND REPAIRS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, 32
to be payable from the Educational Buildings Maintenance Fund, for the 33
Department of Education - Division of Elementary and Secondary Education the 34
following: 35
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 36
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in Item (A) of Section 1 of Act 331 of 2025, for financing for building and 1
grounds maintenance, equipment maintenance contracts, insurance and 2
janitorial services, major maintenance costs, renovation, improvements, 3
repairs and operations to maintain four (4) buildings owned by the Department 4
of Education located in the Capitol Complex, in a sum not to exceed 5
..................................................................$5,000,000. 6
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SECTION 3. DISBURSEMENT CONTROLS. (A) No contract may be awarded nor 8
obligations otherwise incurred in relation to the project or projects 9
described herein in excess of the State Treasury funds actually available 10
therefor as provided by law. Provided, however, that institutions and 11
agencies listed herein shall have the authority to accept and use grants and 12
donations including Federal funds, and to use its unobligated cash income or 13
funds, or both available to it, for the purpose of supplementing the State 14
Treasury funds for financing the entire costs of the project or projects 15
enumerated herein. Provided further, that the appropriations and funds 16
otherwise provided by the General Assembly for Maintenance and General 17
Operations of the agency or institutions receiving appropriation herein shall 18
not be used for any of the purposes as appropriated in this act. 19
(B) The restrictions of any applicable provisions of the State 20
Purchasing Law, the General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, the 21
Revenue Stabilization Law and any other applicable fiscal control laws of 22
this State and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 23
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 24
disbursement of any funds provided by this act unless specifically provided 25
otherwise by law. 26
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SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 28
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 29
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 30
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 31
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 32
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 33
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 34
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 35
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SECTION 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 1
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 2
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 3
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 4
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 5
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 6
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 7
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 8
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 9
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 10
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 11
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