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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1098 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 STATE DEPARTMENT FOR 10
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION DISABILITY 11
DETERMINATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 12
2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 13
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Subtitle 16
AN ACT FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT FOR 17
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 18
DISABILITY DETERMINATION APPROPRIATION 19
FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL 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 State 25
Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination for 26
the 2025-2026 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) U034U DDSSA DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE03 33
(2) L003N CHIEF PHYSICIAN SPECIALIST 1 GRADE MP09 34
(3) L025N SENIOR PHYSICIAN SPECIALIST 2 GRADE MP08 35
(4) L024N DDSSA MEDICAL SPECIALIST 26 GRADE MP07 36 HB1098
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(5) L012N DDSSA MEDICAL CONSULTANT 11 GRADE MP06 1
(6) L027N DDSSA PSYCHOLOGY SPECIALIST 7 GRADE MP05 2
(7) D030C INFORMATION SYSTEMS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE IT07 3
(8) D121C BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IT06 4
(9) D042C DATA WAREHOUSE SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IT06 5
(10) D052C SOFTWARE SUPPORT ANALYST 6 GRADE IT05 6
(11) D056C SYSTEMS COORDINATION ANALYST 1 GRADE IT05 7
(12) A145C DDSSA CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 1 GRADE GS14 8
(13) G234C DDSSA PROGRAM DIRECTOR 4 GRADE GS13 9
(14) G059C DDSSA ASST DIRECTOR 5 GRADE GS12 10
(15) G292C DDSSA PROFESSIONAL RELATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS12 11
(16) A027C ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS11 12
(17) R013C AGENCY HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER 1 GRADE GS11 13
(18) E067C DDSSA PROGRAM EDUCATION COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS11 14
(19) G233C DDSSA SECTION MANAGER 9 GRADE GS11 15
(20) X207C DDSSA ADJUDICATOR V 185 GRADE GS10 16
(21) G258C DDSSA HEARING OFFICER 5 GRADE GS10 17
(22) X203C DDSSA QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST 6 GRADE GS10 18
(23) G112C DDSSA UNIT SUPERVISOR 28 GRADE GS10 19
(24) X190C DDSSA ADJUDICATOR IV 79 GRADE GS09 20
(25) A116C BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 21
(26) X071C DDSSA CLAIMS ADJUDICATOR III 118 GRADE GS08 22
(27) X070C DDSSA FRAUD INVESTIGATOR 1 GRADE GS08 23
(28) R014C PERSONNEL MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 24
(29) V007C PROCUREMENT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS08 25
(30) X062C QUALITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR 2 GRADE GS08 26
(31) X104C DDSSA CLAIMS ADJUDICATOR II 2 GRADE GS07 27
(32) C010C EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS07 28
(33) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 3 GRADE GS06 29
(34) X143C DDSSA CLAIMS ADJUDICATOR I 3 GRADE GS06 30
(35) G199C DDSSA PROFESSIONAL RELATIONS OFFICER 1 GRADE GS06 31
(36) X201C DDSSA ADJUDICATIVE SPECIALIST 8 GRADE GS05 32
(37) A091C FISCAL SUPPORT ANALYST 3 GRADE GS05 33
(38) R032C HUMAN RESOURCES PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVE 1 GRADE GS05 34
(39) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 2 GRADE GS04 35
(40) C049C DDSSA ADJUDICATIVE ASSISTANT 58 GRADE GS04 36 HB1098
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(41) A098C FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 3 GRADE GS04 1
(42) R038C HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT 1 GRADE GS04 2
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 594 3
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP. There is hereby authorized, for the State 5
Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination for 6
the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part -time or 7
temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds 8
appropriated herein for such purposes: twenty (20) temporary or part-time 9
employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 10
Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act 11
for the appropriate classification. 12
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 14
to the State Department for Social Security Administration Disability 15
Determination, to be payable from the federal funds as designated by the 16
Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services and operating 17
expenses of the State Department for Social Security Administration 18
Disability Determination for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 19
following: 20
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
NO. 2025-2026 23
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $40,681,819 24
(02) EXTRA HELP 450,000 25
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 14,472,435 26
(04) OVERTIME 2,000,000 27
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 28
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 6,184,400 29
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 26,500 30
(C) PROF. FEES 13,926,285 31
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 75,000 32
(E) DATA PROC. 0 33
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $77,816,439 34
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SECTION 4. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 36 HB1098
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CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. ADDITIONAL 1
POSITIONS. The Director of the State Department for Social Security 2
Administration Disability Determination, after receiving the approval of the 3
Office of Personnel Management, and after seeking prior review by the 4
Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee, shall have the 5
authority to establish such new additional full time positions as may become 6
necessary to carry out the objectives of the department and/or to meet 7
Federal requirements of new and/or expanded programs where such needs are 8
financed by Federal funds; provided that not more than two hundred fifty 9
(250) positions may be created in addition to those authorized in the Regular 10
Salaries section of this Act. 11
If the department requests continuation of any positions as established 12
herein, the positions must be requested as new positions in the department's 13
budget request. 14
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 15
2024 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 16
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SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 18
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 19
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 20
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 21
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 22
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 23
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 24
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 25
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 26
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SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 28
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 29
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 30
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 31
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 32
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 33
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 34
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 35
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SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 1
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 2
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 3
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 4
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 5
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 6
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 7
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 8
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 9
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 10
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 11
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