Arkansas 2023 2023 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SB290 Draft / Bill

Filed 02/20/2023

                    Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law. 
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State of Arkansas    1 
94th General Assembly A Bill     2 
Regular Session, 2023  	SENATE BILL 290 3 
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By: Senator C. Penzo 5 
By: Representative Gazaway 6 
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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 
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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 
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21 
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 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 
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