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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 SENATE BILL 68 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
COMMERCE - DIVISION OF WORKFORCE SERVICES; AND FOR 11
OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - 16
DIVISION OF WORKFORCE SERVICES 17
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 - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS - SKILLS 23
DEVELOPMENT FUND. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 24
Commerce, to be payable from the Skills Development Fund, for the Department 25
of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Office of Skills Development 26
the following: 27
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 28
in Item (A) of Section 1 of Act 78 of 2025, for personal services, operating 29
expenses, payment of debt service, construction, acquisition, equipment, and 30
grants for comprehensive statewide workforce development programs, in a sum 31
not to exceed ...................................................$28,000,000. 32
(B) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 33
in Item (B) of Section 1 of Act 78 of 2025, for personal services, operating 34
expenses, equipment and grants for comprehensive statewide workforce 35
development programs, in a sum not to exceed ...................$40,000,000. 36
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SECTION 2. DISBURSEMENT CONTROLS. (A) No contract may be awarded nor 2
obligations otherwise incurred in relation to the project or projects 3
described herein in excess of the State Treasury funds actually available 4
therefor as provided by law. Provided, however, that institutions and 5
agencies listed herein shall have the authority to accept and use grants and 6
donations including Federal funds, and to use its unobligated cash income or 7
funds, or both available to it, for the purpose of supplementing the State 8
Treasury funds for financing the entire costs of the project or projects 9
enumerated herein. Provided further, that the appropriations and funds 10
otherwise provided by the General Assembly for Maintenance and General 11
Operations of the agency or institutions receiving appropriation herein shall 12
not be used for any of the purposes as appropriated in this act. 13
(B) The restrictions of any applicable provisions of the State 14
Purchasing Law, the General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, the 15
Revenue Stabilization Law and any other applicable fiscal control laws of 16
this State and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 17
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 18
disbursement of any funds provided by this act unless specifically provided 19
otherwise by law. 20
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SECTION 3. 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 4. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 31
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 32
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 33
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 34
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 35
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 36
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effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 1
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 2
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 3
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 4
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 5
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