Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law. *JLL147* 02/20/2023 10:37:20 AM JLL147 State of Arkansas 1 94th General Assembly A Bill 2 Regular Session, 2023 SENATE BILL 290 3 4 By: Senator C. Penzo 5 By: Representative Gazaway 6 7 For An Act To Be Entitled 8 AN ACT TO PROVIDE FO R A TEMPORARY INCREA SE IN THE 9 COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT FO R ELECTED COUNTY OFF ICERS 10 AND JUSTICES OF THE PEACE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 11 12 13 Subtitle 14 TO PROVIDE FOR A TEMPORARY INCREASE IN 15 THE COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR ELECTED 16 COUNTY OFFICERS AND JUSTICES OF THE 17 PEACE. 18 19 20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21 22 SECTION 1. DO NOT CODIFY. TEMPORARY LANGUAGE. Cost-of-living 23 adjustment for certain county officials. 24 (a) On January 1, 2024, in lieu of the three percent (3%) per annum 25 required to be added to the minimum and maximum salaries and per diems of 26 elected county officers as a cost -of-living adjustment under § 14 -14-1210(a), 27 a one-time ten percent (10%) cost -of-living adjustment shall be added to the 28 minimum and maximum salaries and per diems of elected county officers. 29 (b) On January 1, 2024, in lieu of the three percent (3%) per annum 30 required to be added to the maximum per diem compensation of justices of the 31 peace as a cost-of-living adjustment under § 14 -14-1210(b), a one-time ten 32 percent (10%) cost-of-living adjustment shall be added to the maximum per 33 diem compensation of justices of the peace. 34 35 36