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Act 537 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1090 3
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By: Joint Budget Committee 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 9
AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 10
- ARKANSAS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY FOR THE 11
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER 12
PURPOSES. 13
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Subtitle 16
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - 17
ARKANSAS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY 18
APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025 -2026 FISCAL 19
YEAR. 20
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23
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SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES. There is hereby established for the 25
Department of Commerce - Arkansas Development Finance Authority for the 2025-26
2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 27
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Maximum Annual 29
Maximum Salary Rate 30
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 31
No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 32
(1) U019U ACOM ADFA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE03 33
(2) N024N ACOM DIRECTOR STUDENT LOAN AUTHORITY 1 GRADE SE01 34
(3) A146C ACOM ADFA BUSINESS FINANCE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS15 35
(4) G321C ACOM ADFA LEGAL COUNSEL 1 GRADE GS15 36 HB1090
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(5) N066N ACOM CHIEF COMM & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS 3 GRADE GS14 1
(6) A017N ACOM ADFA PUBLIC FINANCE OFFICER 1 GRADE GS13 2
(7) A007N ACOM ASLA FED PROGRAMS FINANCE OFFICER 1 GRADE GS13 3
(8) G027C ACOM ADFA PROGRAM OFFICER 9 GRADE GS12 4
(9) A027C ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS11 5
(10) A031C ASSISTANT CONTROLLER 1 GRADE GS11 6
(11) A040C ACOM ADFA FISCAL PROGRAM MANAGER 4 GRADE GS10 7
(12) A051C ACOM ADFA FINANCE PROGRAM COORDINATOR 5 GRADE GS09 8
(13) A082C ACCOUNTANT II 2 GRADE GS08 9
(14) A071C ACOM ADFA FINANCE PROGRAM ANALYST 4 GRADE GS08 10
(15) A022C STUDENT LOAN FINANCE SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS08 11
(16) G173C ACOM ADFA PROGRAM COORDINATOR 7 GRADE GS07 12
(17) C010C EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR 3 GRADE GS07 13
(18) A076C FINANCE PROGRAM ANALYST 1 GRADE GS07 14
(19) A080C ACOM FINANCE AUTHORITY SPECIALIST 6 GRADE GS06 15
(20) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 16
(21) R025C HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 17
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 55 18
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP. There is hereby authorized, for the Department 20
of Commerce - Arkansas Development Finance Authority for the 2025-2026 fiscal 21
year, the following maximum number of part -time or temporary employees, to be 22
known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such 23
purposes: five (5) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of 24
pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and 25
Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate 26
classification. 27
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 29
to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the cash funds as defined 30
by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services, operating expenses, data 31
processing services and grants and aid by of the Department of Commerce - 32
Arkansas Development Finance Authority for the fiscal year ending June 30, 33
2026, the following: 34
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 36 HB1090
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NO. 2025-2026 1
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $3,545,109 2
(02) EXTRA HELP 40,000 3
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,195,812 4
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 5
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 611,458 6
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 60,000 7
(C) PROF. FEES 123,810 8
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 29,000 9
(E) DATA PROC. 0 10
(05) DATA PROCESSING SERVICES 264,512 11
(06) HUD HOME PROGRAM 16,341,215 12
(07) FEDERAL HOUSING PROGRAMS 3,400,000 13
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $25,610,916 14
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - STUDENT LOAN AUTHORITY DIVISION . There is 16
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the 17
cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19 -4-801, for personal services and 18
operating expenses of the Department of Commerce - Arkansas Development 19
Finance Authority - Student Loan Authority Division for the fiscal year 20
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 21
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 23
NO. 2025-2026 24
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $381,135 25
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 119,227 26
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 27
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 125,312 28
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 13,972 29
(C) PROF. FEES 1,673,875 30
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 31
(E) DATA PROC. 0 32
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,313,521 33
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - NATIONAL HOUSING TRUST FUND GRANT . There is 35
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce - Arkansas Development 36 HB1090
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Finance Authority, to be payable from the federal funds as designated by the 1
Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services and operating 2
expenses for implementation of the Federal Housing Program for the fiscal 3
year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 4
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 6
NO. 2025-2026 7
(01) FEDERAL HOUSING PROGRAM $15,000,000 8
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT . There is hereby 10
appropriated, to the Department of Commerce - Arkansas Development Finance 11
Authority, to be payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief 12
Fiscal Officer of the State , to provide funding to engage homeless 13
individuals and families, improve the number and quality of emergency 14
shelters for homeless individuals and families, provide essential services to 15
shelter residents and rapidly re -house homeless individuals and families for 16
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 17
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 19
NO. 2025-2026 20
(01) GRANTS AND AID $2,296,487 21
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SECTION 7. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 23
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 24
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 25
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 26
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 27
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 28
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 29
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 30
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 31
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SECTION 8. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 33
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 34
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 35
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 36 HB1090
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Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 1
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 2
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 3
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 4
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SECTION 9. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 6
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 7
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 8
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 9
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 10
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 11
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 12
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 13
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 14
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 15
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 16
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APPROVED: 4/10/25 19
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