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| 4 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 5 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 6 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1090 3 |
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| 7 | 6 | | 4 |
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| 8 | 7 | | By: Joint Budget Committee 5 |
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| 10 | 9 | | 7 |
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| 11 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 12 | 11 | | AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 9 |
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| 13 | 12 | | AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 10 |
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| 14 | 13 | | - ARKANSAS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY FOR THE 11 |
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| 15 | 14 | | FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER 12 |
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| 16 | 15 | | PURPOSES. 13 |
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| 17 | 16 | | 14 |
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| 18 | 17 | | 15 |
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| 19 | 18 | | Subtitle 16 |
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| 20 | 19 | | AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - 17 |
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| 21 | 20 | | ARKANSAS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY 18 |
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| 22 | 21 | | APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025 -2026 FISCAL 19 |
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| 23 | 22 | | YEAR. 20 |
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| 25 | 24 | | 22 |
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| 26 | 25 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23 |
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| 28 | 27 | | SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES. There is hereby established for the 25 |
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| 29 | 28 | | Department of Commerce - Arkansas Development Finance Authority for the 2025-26 |
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| 30 | 29 | | 2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 27 |
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| 31 | 30 | | 28 |
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| 32 | 31 | | Maximum Annual 29 |
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| 33 | 32 | | Maximum Salary Rate 30 |
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| 34 | 33 | | Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 31 |
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| 35 | 34 | | No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 32 |
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| 36 | 35 | | (1) U019U ACOM ADFA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE03 33 |
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| 37 | 36 | | (2) N024N ACOM DIRECTOR STUDENT LOAN AUTHORITY 1 GRADE SE01 34 |
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| 38 | 37 | | (3) A146C ACOM ADFA BUSINESS FINANCE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS15 35 |
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| 39 | 38 | | (4) G321C ACOM ADFA LEGAL COUNSEL 1 GRADE GS15 36 HB1090 |
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| 42 | 41 | | (5) N066N ACOM CHIEF COMM & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS 3 GRADE GS14 1 |
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| 43 | 42 | | (6) A017N ACOM ADFA PUBLIC FINANCE OFFICER 1 GRADE GS13 2 |
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| 44 | 43 | | (7) A007N ACOM ASLA FED PROGRAMS FINANCE OFFICER 1 GRADE GS13 3 |
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| 45 | 44 | | (8) G027C ACOM ADFA PROGRAM OFFICER 9 GRADE GS12 4 |
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| 46 | 45 | | (9) A027C ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS11 5 |
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| 47 | 46 | | (10) A031C ASSISTANT CONTROLLER 1 GRADE GS11 6 |
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| 48 | 47 | | (11) A040C ACOM ADFA FISCAL PROGRAM MANAGER 4 GRADE GS10 7 |
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| 49 | 48 | | (12) A051C ACOM ADFA FINANCE PROGRAM COORDINATOR 5 GRADE GS09 8 |
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| 50 | 49 | | (13) A082C ACCOUNTANT II 2 GRADE GS08 9 |
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| 51 | 50 | | (14) A071C ACOM ADFA FINANCE PROGRAM ANALYST 4 GRADE GS08 10 |
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| 52 | 51 | | (15) A022C STUDENT LOAN FINANCE SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS08 11 |
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| 53 | 52 | | (16) G173C ACOM ADFA PROGRAM COORDINATOR 7 GRADE GS07 12 |
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| 54 | 53 | | (17) C010C EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR 3 GRADE GS07 13 |
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| 55 | 54 | | (18) A076C FINANCE PROGRAM ANALYST 1 GRADE GS07 14 |
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| 56 | 55 | | (19) A080C ACOM FINANCE AUTHORITY SPECIALIST 6 GRADE GS06 15 |
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| 57 | 56 | | (20) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 16 |
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| 58 | 57 | | (21) R025C HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 17 |
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| 59 | 58 | | MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 55 18 |
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| 61 | 60 | | SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP. There is hereby authorized, for the Department 20 |
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| 62 | 61 | | of Commerce - Arkansas Development Finance Authority for the 2025-2026 fiscal 21 |
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| 63 | 62 | | year, the following maximum number of part -time or temporary employees, to be 22 |
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| 64 | 63 | | known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such 23 |
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| 65 | 64 | | purposes: five (5) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of 24 |
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| 66 | 65 | | pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and 25 |
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| 67 | 66 | | Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate 26 |
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| 68 | 67 | | classification. 27 |
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| 70 | 69 | | SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 29 |
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| 71 | 70 | | to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the cash funds as defined 30 |
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| 72 | 71 | | by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services, operating expenses, data 31 |
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| 73 | 72 | | processing services and grants and aid by of the Department of Commerce - 32 |
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| 74 | 73 | | Arkansas Development Finance Authority for the fiscal year ending June 30, 33 |
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| 75 | 74 | | 2026, the following: 34 |
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| 77 | 76 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 36 HB1090 |
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| 80 | 79 | | NO. 2025-2026 1 |
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| 81 | 80 | | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $3,545,109 2 |
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| 82 | 81 | | (02) EXTRA HELP 40,000 3 |
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| 83 | 82 | | (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,195,812 4 |
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| 84 | 83 | | (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 5 |
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| 85 | 84 | | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 611,458 6 |
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| 86 | 85 | | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 60,000 7 |
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| 87 | 86 | | (C) PROF. FEES 123,810 8 |
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| 88 | 87 | | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 29,000 9 |
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| 89 | 88 | | (E) DATA PROC. 0 10 |
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| 90 | 89 | | (05) DATA PROCESSING SERVICES 264,512 11 |
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| 91 | 90 | | (06) HUD HOME PROGRAM 16,341,215 12 |
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| 92 | 91 | | (07) FEDERAL HOUSING PROGRAMS 3,400,000 13 |
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| 93 | 92 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $25,610,916 14 |
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| 95 | 94 | | SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - STUDENT LOAN AUTHORITY DIVISION . There is 16 |
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| 96 | 95 | | hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the 17 |
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| 97 | 96 | | cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19 -4-801, for personal services and 18 |
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| 98 | 97 | | operating expenses of the Department of Commerce - Arkansas Development 19 |
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| 99 | 98 | | Finance Authority - Student Loan Authority Division for the fiscal year 20 |
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| 100 | 99 | | ending June 30, 2026, the following: 21 |
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| 102 | 101 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 23 |
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| 103 | 102 | | NO. 2025-2026 24 |
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| 104 | 103 | | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $381,135 25 |
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| 105 | 104 | | (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 119,227 26 |
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| 106 | 105 | | (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 27 |
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| 107 | 106 | | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 125,312 28 |
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| 108 | 107 | | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 13,972 29 |
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| 109 | 108 | | (C) PROF. FEES 1,673,875 30 |
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| 110 | 109 | | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 31 |
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| 111 | 110 | | (E) DATA PROC. 0 32 |
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| 112 | 111 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,313,521 33 |
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| 114 | 113 | | SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - NATIONAL HOUSING TRUST FUND GRANT . There is 35 |
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| 115 | 114 | | hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce - Arkansas Development 36 HB1090 |
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| 118 | 117 | | Finance Authority, to be payable from the federal funds as designated by the 1 |
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| 119 | 118 | | Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services and operating 2 |
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| 120 | 119 | | expenses for implementation of the Federal Housing Program for the fiscal 3 |
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| 121 | 120 | | year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 4 |
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| 123 | 122 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 6 |
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| 124 | 123 | | NO. 2025-2026 7 |
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| 125 | 124 | | (01) FEDERAL HOUSING PROGRAM $15,000,000 8 |
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| 127 | 126 | | SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT . There is hereby 10 |
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| 128 | 127 | | appropriated, to the Department of Commerce - Arkansas Development Finance 11 |
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| 129 | 128 | | Authority, to be payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief 12 |
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| 130 | 129 | | Fiscal Officer of the State , to provide funding to engage homeless 13 |
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| 131 | 130 | | individuals and families, improve the number and quality of emergency 14 |
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| 132 | 131 | | shelters for homeless individuals and families, provide essential services to 15 |
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| 133 | 132 | | shelter residents and rapidly re -house homeless individuals and families for 16 |
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| 134 | 133 | | the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 17 |
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| 136 | 135 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 19 |
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| 137 | 136 | | NO. 2025-2026 20 |
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| 138 | 137 | | (01) GRANTS AND AID $2,296,487 21 |
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| 140 | 139 | | SECTION 7. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 23 |
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| 141 | 140 | | authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 24 |
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| 142 | 141 | | and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 25 |
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| 143 | 142 | | the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 26 |
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| 144 | 143 | | Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 27 |
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| 145 | 144 | | Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 28 |
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| 146 | 145 | | control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 29 |
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| 147 | 146 | | the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 30 |
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| 148 | 147 | | strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 31 |
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| 150 | 149 | | SECTION 8. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 33 |
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| 151 | 150 | | Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 34 |
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| 152 | 151 | | contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 35 |
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| 153 | 152 | | which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 36 HB1090 |
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| 156 | 155 | | Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 1 |
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| 157 | 156 | | manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 2 |
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| 158 | 157 | | summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 3 |
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| 159 | 158 | | Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 4 |
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| 161 | 160 | | SECTION 9. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 6 |
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| 162 | 161 | | Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 7 |
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| 163 | 162 | | appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 8 |
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| 164 | 163 | | effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 9 |
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| 165 | 164 | | the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 10 |
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| 166 | 165 | | the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 11 |
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| 167 | 166 | | effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 12 |
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| 168 | 167 | | upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 13 |
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| 169 | 168 | | programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 14 |
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| 170 | 169 | | being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 15 |
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| 171 | 170 | | and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 16 |
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