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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1107 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 HUMAN 10
SERVICES - DIVISION OF COUNTY OPERATIONS 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 HUMAN 17
SERVICES - DIVISION OF COUNTY OPERATIONS 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 - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established 25
for the Department of Human Services - Division of County Operations for the 26
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) N249N DHS DIVISION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE02 33
(2) L013N GENERAL PHYSICIAN 1 GRADE MP06 34
(3) L038C REGISTERED NURSE 2 GRADE MP01 35
(4) D063C COMPUTER SUPPORT SPECIALIST 2 GRADE IT05 36 HB1107
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(5) D071C COMPUTER SUPPORT ANALYST 1 GRADE IT03 1
(6) D079C COMPUTER SUPPORT TECHNICIAN 2 GRADE IT02 2
(7) G286C DMS DEPUTY DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS15 3
(8) N102N DHS/DCO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS14 4
(9) N080N DHS/DMS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - FISCAL 1 GRADE GS14 5
(10) G017N ACOM DWS ASST DIR - TANF 1 GRADE GS13 6
(11) N108N DHS/DCO ASST DEP DIR 2 GRADE GS13 7
(12) N168N DHS DIR HOME & COMMUNITY BASED SVCS 1 GRADE GS12 8
(13) N167N DHS POLICY & RESEARCH DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS12 9
(14) N141N DHS/DCO AREA DIRECTOR 7 GRADE GS12 10
(15) G047C ATTORNEY SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS11 11
(16) G100C DHS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR III 11 GRADE GS10 12
(17) G288C ACOM DWS DIVISION MANAGER 1 GRADE GS09 13
(18) G110C ACOM DWS PROGRAM MANAGER 1 GRADE GS09 14
(19) G111C DHS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR II 31 GRADE GS09 15
(20) G099C DHS PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR 4 GRADE GS09 16
(21) M014C PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY COORDINATOR III 12 GRADE GS09 17
(22) G081C ACOM DWS DIVISION CHIEF 1 GRADE GS08 18
(23) G128C ACOM DWS FIELD MANAGER II 3 GRADE GS08 19
(24) G127C ACOM DWS PROGRAM OPERATIONS MANAGER 5 GRADE GS08 20
(25) G130C DHS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR I 39 GRADE GS08 21
(26) G152C DHS PROGRAM MANAGER 6 GRADE GS08 22
(27) G129C DHS/DCO PROGRAM MANAGER 2 GRADE GS08 23
(28) M100C LTSS - PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY SUPERVISOR 18 GRADE GS08 24
(29) M018C PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY COORDINATOR II 33 GRADE GS08 25
(30) E023C TRAINING PROJECT MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 26
(31) G149C ACOM DWS FIELD MANAGER I 5 GRADE GS07 27
(32) G181C ACOM DWS PROGRAM MONITOR 4 GRADE GS07 28
(33) G209C ACOM DWS PROGRAM SUPERVISOR 2 GRADE GS07 29
(34) G196C ACOM DWS SATELLITE OFFICE SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS07 30
(35) G183C DHS PROGRAM COORDINATOR 3 GRADE GS07 31
(36) G267C DHS PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY ANALYST 18 GRADE GS07 32
(37) M042C DHS STAFF SUPERVISOR 2 GRADE GS07 33
(38) G147C GRANTS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07 34
(39) M099C LTSS - PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST 210 GRADE GS07 35
(40) M025C PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY COORDINATOR I 32 GRADE GS07 36 HB1107
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(41) M037C PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY SUPERVISOR 108 GRADE GS07 1
(42) X095C QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYST 5 GRADE GS07 2
(43) E040C STAFF DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR 7 GRADE GS07 3
(44) A092C ACOM DWS FIELD TAX REP 1 GRADE GS06 4
(45) G217C ACOM DWS WORKFORCE SPECIALIST 29 GRADE GS06 5
(46) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 14 GRADE GS06 6
(47) R027C BUDGET SPECIALIST 3 GRADE GS06 7
(48) G210C DHS PROGRAM SPECIALIST 5 GRADE GS06 8
(49) G180C GRANTS ANALYST 7 GRADE GS06 9
(50) G214C GRANTS SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS06 10
(51) G178C POLICY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR 3 GRADE GS06 11
(52) M066C PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST 822 GRADE GS06 12
(53) X154C PUBLIC ASSISTANCE INVESTIGATOR 20 GRADE GS06 13
(54) X136C QUALITY ASSURANCE REVIEWER 27 GRADE GS06 14
(55) B076C RESEARCH PROJECT ANALYST 2 GRADE GS06 15
(56) E046C TRAINING INSTRUCTOR 21 GRADE GS06 16
(57) A091C FISCAL SUPPORT ANALYST 2 GRADE GS05 17
(58) C030C HEALTH RECORDS SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS05 18
(59) C054C LOCAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE SPEC 34 GRADE GS05 19
(60) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 13 GRADE GS04 20
(61) C072C ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS04 21
(62) C043C RECORDS MANAGEMENT ANALYST 1 GRADE GS04 22
(63) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 11 GRADE GS03 23
(64) C062C LOCAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 400 GRADE GS03 24
(65) C087C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST I 4 GRADE GS02 25
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 2,013 26
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 28
the Department of Human Services - Division of County Operations - Operations 29
for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part -time or 30
temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds 31
appropriated herein for such purposes: forty-three (43) temporary or part-32
time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in 33
the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this 34
act for the appropriate classification. 35
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 1
to the Department of Human Services , to be payable from the paying account as 2
determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services 3
and operating expenses of the Department of Human Services - Division of 4
County Operations - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 5
following: 6
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 8
NO. 2025-2026 9
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $90,009,561 10
(02) EXTRA HELP 503,937 11
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 36,913,982 12
(04) OVERTIME 130,000 13
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 14
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 27,469,893 15
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 124,000 16
(C) PROF. FEES 19,037,338 17
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 18
(E) DATA PROC. 0 19
(06) DATA PROCESSING SERVICES 20,356,228 20
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $194,544,939 21
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - GRANTS - STATE. There is hereby 23
appropriated, to the Department of Human Services , to be payable from the 24
Department of Human Services Grants Fund Account , for grant payments of the 25
Department of Human Services - Division of County Operations - Grants - State 26
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 27
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 29
NO. 2025-2026 30
(01) AID TO AGED, BLIND, DISABLED $4,000 31
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - GRANTS. There is hereby appropriated, to 33
the Department of Human Services , to be payable from the paying account as 34
determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for grant payments of 35
the Department of Human Services - Division of County Operations - Grants for 36 HB1107
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the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 1
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 3
NO. 2025-2026 4
(01) TANF BLOCK GRANT $57,200,764 5
(02) COMMUNITY SERVICE BLOCK GRANT 13,943,475 6
(03) SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE 7
PROGRAM (SNAP) 5,378,754 8
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $76,522,993 9
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - HUNGER COALITION. There is hereby 11
appropriated, to the Department of Human Services , to be payable from the 12
County Operations Fund Account , for grant payments of the Department of Human 13
Services - Division of County Operations - Hunger Coalition for the fiscal 14
year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 15
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17
NO. 2025-2026 18
(01) HUNGER COALITION GRANTS AND AID $995,113 19
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SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - COUNTY OPERATIONS - MEDICAID TOBACCO 21
SETTLEMENT PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Human 22
Services, to be payable from the Medicaid Expansion Program Account , for 23
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Human Services 24
- Division of County Operations - Medicaid Tobacco Settlement Program for the 25
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 26
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 28
NO. 2025-2026 29
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,677,881 30
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 704,614 31
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 32
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 197,197 33
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 34
(C) PROF. FEES 0 35
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 36 HB1107
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(E) DATA PROC. 0 1
(04) DATA PROCESSING SERVICES 50,000 2
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,629,692 3
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SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS . There 5
is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Human Services , to be payable 6
from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 7
State, for grant payments of the Department of Human Services - Division of 8
County Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 9
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 11
NO. 2025-2026 12
(01) EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE $2,131,685 13
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SECTION 9. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 15
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER 16
OF TANF BLOCK GRANT FUNDS. Each fiscal year, the Department of Human 17
Services shall transfer the sum of seven million five hundred thousand 18
dollars ($7,500,000) from the state's federal Temporary Assistance for Needy 19
Families block grant to the Department of Education Division of Elementary 20
and Secondary Education Public School Fund Account to be used solely for the 21
Arkansas Better Chance Program. 22
If the state match for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grant 23
or the state's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grant is reduced, the 24
amount to be transferred may be adjusted in proportion to the percentage 25
change in the state match or the state's Temporary Assistance for Needy 26
Families grant. The amount to be transferred may also be reduced 27
proportionately if new cost requirements are imposed upon the state as a 28
result of new or revised Temporary Assistance for Needy Families regulations 29
at the federal level. 30
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 31
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 32
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SECTION 10. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 34
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 35
RESTRICTIONS ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY 36 HB1107
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FAMILIES PROGRAM. 1
(a)(1) Determining the maximum number of employees, the maximum amount 2
of appropriation, for what purposes an appropriation is authorized, and 3
general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year is the 4
prerogative of the General Assembly. 5
(2) The purposes of subsection (a) of this section are typically 6
accomplished by: 7
(A) Identifying the purpose in the appropriation act; 8
(B) Delineating such maximums in the appropriation act for a 9
state agency; and 10
(C) Delineating the general revenue allocations authorized for 11
each fund and fund account by amendment to the revenue stabilization law. 12
(3) It is both necessary and appropriate that the General Assembly 13
restrict the use of appropriations authorized in this act. 14
(b)(1) Upon the request of the Governor or the General Assembly, the 15
Department of Human Services shall request a waiver from the federal 16
government to: 17
(A) Restrict the financial assistance granted to a recipient of 18
the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program or its successor program 19
to purchase goods and services that are considered essential and necessary 20
for the welfare of the family, including without limitation: 21
(i) Food; 22
(ii) Clothing; 23
(iii) Housing; 24
(iv) Utilities; 25
(v) Child care; and 26
(vi) Incidentals, including without limitation 27
transportation and medicine or medical supplies or equipment not covered by 28
either the Arkansas Medicaid Program or the health benefit plan of the 29
individual; and 30
(B) Restrict the cash withdrawal from an electronic benefit 31
transfer card account that receives financial assistance under the Temporary 32
Assistance for Needy Families Program or its successor program by electronic 33
benefit transfer system. 34
(2) If the federal government denies the waiver application, this 35
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(3) If the division does not request a wavier under subdivision 1
(b)(1) of this section, the department shall not allocate, budget, expend, or 2
utilize appropriations under this act for the participation of persons in the 3
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program. 4
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 5
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 6
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SECTION 11. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 8
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 9
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 10
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 11
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 12
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 13
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 14
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 15
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 16
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SECTION 12. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 18
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 19
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 20
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 21
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 22
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 23
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 24
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 25
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SECTION 13. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 27
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 28
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 29
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 30
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 31
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 32
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 33
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 34
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 35
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