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Arkansas House Bill HB1107

Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

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11 Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
2-Act 788 of the Regular Session
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5-State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H2/27/25 1
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64 95th General Assembly A Bill 2
75 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1107 3
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97 By: Joint Budget Committee 5
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1210 For An Act To Be Entitled 8
1311 AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 9
1412 AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN 10
1513 SERVICES - DIVISION OF COUNTY OPERATIONS FOR THE 11
1614 FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER 12
1715 PURPOSES. 13
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2018 Subtitle 16
2119 AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN 17
2220 SERVICES - DIVISION OF COUNTY OPERATIONS 18
2321 APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025 -2026 FISCAL 19
2422 YEAR. 20
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2725 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23
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2927 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established 25
3028 for the Department of Human Services - Division of County Operations for the 26
3129 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 27
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3331 Maximum Annual 29
3432 Maximum Salary Rate 30
3533 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 31
3634 No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 32
3735 (1) N249N DHS DIVISION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE02 33
3836 (2) L013N GENERAL PHYSICIAN 1 GRADE MP06 34
3937 (3) L038C REGISTERED NURSE 2 GRADE MP01 35
40- (4) D063C COMPUTER SUPPORT SPECIALIST 2 GRADE IT05 36 As Engrossed: H2/27/25 HB1107
38+ (4) D063C COMPUTER SUPPORT SPECIALIST 2 GRADE IT05 36 HB1107
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4541 (5) D071C COMPUTER SUPPORT ANALYST 1 GRADE IT03 1
4642 (6) D079C COMPUTER SUPPORT TECHNICIAN 2 GRADE IT02 2
4743 (7) G286C DMS DEPUTY DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS15 3
4844 (8) N102N DHS/DCO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS14 4
4945 (9) N080N DHS/DMS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - FISCAL 1 GRADE GS14 5
5046 (10) G017N ACOM DWS ASST DIR - TANF 1 GRADE GS13 6
5147 (11) N108N DHS/DCO ASST DEP DIR 2 GRADE GS13 7
5248 (12) N168N DHS DIR HOME & COMMUNITY BASED SVCS 1 GRADE GS12 8
5349 (13) N167N DHS POLICY & RESEARCH DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS12 9
5450 (14) N141N DHS/DCO AREA DIRECTOR 7 GRADE GS12 10
5551 (15) G047C ATTORNEY SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS11 11
5652 (16) G100C DHS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR III 11 GRADE GS10 12
5753 (17) G288C ACOM DWS DIVISION MANAGER 1 GRADE GS09 13
5854 (18) G110C ACOM DWS PROGRAM MANAGER 1 GRADE GS09 14
5955 (19) G111C DHS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR II 31 GRADE GS09 15
6056 (20) G099C DHS PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR 4 GRADE GS09 16
6157 (21) M014C PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY COORDINATOR III 12 GRADE GS09 17
6258 (22) G081C ACOM DWS DIVISION CHIEF 1 GRADE GS08 18
6359 (23) G128C ACOM DWS FIELD MANAGER II 3 GRADE GS08 19
6460 (24) G127C ACOM DWS PROGRAM OPERATIONS MANAGER 5 GRADE GS08 20
6561 (25) G130C DHS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR I 39 GRADE GS08 21
6662 (26) G152C DHS PROGRAM MANAGER 6 GRADE GS08 22
6763 (27) G129C DHS/DCO PROGRAM MANAGER 2 GRADE GS08 23
6864 (28) M100C LTSS - PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY SUPERVISOR 18 GRADE GS08 24
6965 (29) M018C PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY COORDINATOR II 33 GRADE GS08 25
7066 (30) E023C TRAINING PROJECT MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 26
7167 (31) G149C ACOM DWS FIELD MANAGER I 5 GRADE GS07 27
7268 (32) G181C ACOM DWS PROGRAM MONITOR 4 GRADE GS07 28
7369 (33) G209C ACOM DWS PROGRAM SUPERVISOR 2 GRADE GS07 29
7470 (34) G196C ACOM DWS SATELLITE OFFICE SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS07 30
7571 (35) G183C DHS PROGRAM COORDINATOR 3 GRADE GS07 31
7672 (36) G267C DHS PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY ANALYST 18 GRADE GS07 32
7773 (37) M042C DHS STAFF SUPERVISOR 2 GRADE GS07 33
7874 (38) G147C GRANTS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07 34
7975 (39) M099C LTSS - PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST 210 GRADE GS07 35
80- (40) M025C PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY COORDINATOR I 32 GRADE GS07 36 As Engrossed: H2/27/25 HB1107
76+ (40) M025C PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY COORDINATOR I 32 GRADE GS07 36 HB1107
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8579 (41) M037C PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY SUPERVISOR 108 GRADE GS07 1
8680 (42) X095C QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYST 5 GRADE GS07 2
8781 (43) E040C STAFF DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR 7 GRADE GS07 3
8882 (44) A092C ACOM DWS FIELD TAX REP 1 GRADE GS06 4
8983 (45) G217C ACOM DWS WORKFORCE SPECIALIST 29 GRADE GS06 5
9084 (46) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 14 GRADE GS06 6
9185 (47) R027C BUDGET SPECIALIST 3 GRADE GS06 7
9286 (48) G210C DHS PROGRAM SPECIALIST 5 GRADE GS06 8
9387 (49) G180C GRANTS ANALYST 7 GRADE GS06 9
9488 (50) G214C GRANTS SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS06 10
9589 (51) G178C POLICY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR 3 GRADE GS06 11
9690 (52) M066C PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST 822 GRADE GS06 12
9791 (53) X154C PUBLIC ASSISTANCE INVESTIGATOR 20 GRADE GS06 13
9892 (54) X136C QUALITY ASSURANCE REVIEWER 27 GRADE GS06 14
9993 (55) B076C RESEARCH PROJECT ANALYST 2 GRADE GS06 15
10094 (56) E046C TRAINING INSTRUCTOR 21 GRADE GS06 16
10195 (57) A091C FISCAL SUPPORT ANALYST 2 GRADE GS05 17
10296 (58) C030C HEALTH RECORDS SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS05 18
10397 (59) C054C LOCAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE SPEC 34 GRADE GS05 19
10498 (60) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 13 GRADE GS04 20
10599 (61) C072C ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS04 21
106100 (62) C043C RECORDS MANAGEMENT ANALYST 1 GRADE GS04 22
107101 (63) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 11 GRADE GS03 23
108102 (64) C062C LOCAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 400 GRADE GS03 24
109103 (65) C087C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST I 4 GRADE GS02 25
110104 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 2,013 26
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112106 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 28
113107 the Department of Human Services - Division of County Operations - Operations 29
114108 for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part -time or 30
115109 temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds 31
116110 appropriated herein for such purposes: forty-three (43) temporary or part-32
117111 time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in 33
118112 the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this 34
119113 act for the appropriate classification. 35
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125117 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 1
126118 to the Department of Human Services , to be payable from the paying account as 2
127119 determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services 3
128120 and operating expenses of the Department of Human Services - Division of 4
129121 County Operations - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 5
130122 following: 6
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132124 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 8
133125 NO. 2025-2026 9
134126 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $90,009,561 10
135127 (02) EXTRA HELP 503,937 11
136128 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 36,913,982 12
137129 (04) OVERTIME 130,000 13
138130 (05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 14
139131 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 27,469,893 15
140132 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 124,000 16
141133 (C) PROF. FEES 19,037,338 17
142134 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 18
143135 (E) DATA PROC. 0 19
144136 (06) DATA PROCESSING SERVICES 20,356,228 20
145137 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $194,544,939 21
146138 22
147139 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - GRANTS - STATE. There is hereby 23
148140 appropriated, to the Department of Human Services , to be payable from the 24
149141 Department of Human Services Grants Fund Account , for grant payments of the 25
150142 Department of Human Services - Division of County Operations - Grants - State 26
151143 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 27
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153145 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 29
154146 NO. 2025-2026 30
155147 (01) AID TO AGED, BLIND, DISABLED $4,000 31
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157149 SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - GRANTS. There is hereby appropriated, to 33
158150 the Department of Human Services , to be payable from the paying account as 34
159151 determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for grant payments of 35
160-the Department of Human Services - Division of County Operations - Grants for 36 As Engrossed: H2/27/25 HB1107
152+the Department of Human Services - Division of County Operations - Grants for 36 HB1107
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165155 the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 1
166156 2
167157 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 3
168158 NO. 2025-2026 4
169159 (01) TANF BLOCK GRANT $57,200,764 5
170160 (02) COMMUNITY SERVICE BLOCK GRANT 13,943,475 6
171161 (03) SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE 7
172162 PROGRAM (SNAP) 5,378,754 8
173163 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $76,522,993 9
174164 10
175165 SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - HUNGER COALITION. There is hereby 11
176166 appropriated, to the Department of Human Services , to be payable from the 12
177167 County Operations Fund Account , for grant payments of the Department of Human 13
178168 Services - Division of County Operations - Hunger Coalition for the fiscal 14
179169 year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 15
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181171 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17
182172 NO. 2025-2026 18
183173 (01) HUNGER COALITION GRANTS AND AID $995,113 19
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185175 SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - COUNTY OPERATIONS - MEDICAID TOBACCO 21
186176 SETTLEMENT PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Human 22
187177 Services, to be payable from the Medicaid Expansion Program Account , for 23
188178 personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Human Services 24
189179 - Division of County Operations - Medicaid Tobacco Settlement Program for the 25
190180 fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 26
191181 27
192182 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 28
193183 NO. 2025-2026 29
194184 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,677,881 30
195185 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 704,614 31
196186 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 32
197187 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 197,197 33
198188 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 34
199189 (C) PROF. FEES 0 35
200- (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 36 As Engrossed: H2/27/25 HB1107
190+ (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 36 HB1107
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205193 (E) DATA PROC. 0 1
206194 (04) DATA PROCESSING SERVICES 50,000 2
207195 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,629,692 3
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209197 SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS . There 5
210198 is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Human Services , to be payable 6
211199 from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 7
212200 State, for grant payments of the Department of Human Services - Division of 8
213201 County Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 9
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215203 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 11
216204 NO. 2025-2026 12
217205 (01) EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE $2,131,685 13
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219- SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - SUMMER EBT. There is hereby appropriated, to 15
220-the Department of Human Services, to be payable from the paying account as 16
221-determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for expenses associated 17
222-with the Summer EBT of the Department of Human Services - Division of County 18
223-Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 19
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225-ITEM FISCAL YEAR 21
226- NO. 2025-2026 22
227-(01) SUMMER EBT $50,555,398 23
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229- SECTION 10. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 25
230-CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER 26
231-OF TANF BLOCK GRANT FUNDS. Each fiscal year, the Department of Human 27
232-Services shall transfer the sum of seven million five hundred thousand 28
233-dollars ($7,500,000) from the state's federal Temporary Assistance for Needy 29
234-Families block grant to the Department of Education Division of Elementary 30
235-and Secondary Education Public School Fund Account to be used solely for the 31
236-Arkansas Better Chance Program. 32
237- If the state match for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grant 33
238-or the state's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grant is reduced, the 34
239-amount to be transferred may be adjusted in proportion to the percentage 35
240-change in the state match or the state's Temporary Assistance for Needy 36 As Engrossed: H2/27/25 HB1107
207+ SECTION 9. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 15
208+CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER 16
209+OF TANF BLOCK GRANT FUNDS. Each fiscal year, the Department of Human 17
210+Services shall transfer the sum of seven million five hundred thousand 18
211+dollars ($7,500,000) from the state's federal Temporary Assistance for Needy 19
212+Families block grant to the Department of Education Division of Elementary 20
213+and Secondary Education Public School Fund Account to be used solely for the 21
214+Arkansas Better Chance Program. 22
215+ If the state match for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grant 23
216+or the state's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grant is reduced, the 24
217+amount to be transferred may be adjusted in proportion to the percentage 25
218+change in the state match or the state's Temporary Assistance for Needy 26
219+Families grant. The amount to be transferred may also be reduced 27
220+proportionately if new cost requirements are imposed upon the state as a 28
221+result of new or revised Temporary Assistance for Needy Families regulations 29
222+at the federal level. 30
223+ The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 31
224+2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 32
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226+ SECTION 10. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 34
227+CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 35
228+RESTRICTIONS ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY 36 HB1107
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231+FAMILIES PROGRAM. 1
232+ (a)(1) Determining the maximum number of employees, the maximum amount 2
233+of appropriation, for what purposes an appropriation is authorized, and 3
234+general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year is the 4
235+prerogative of the General Assembly. 5
236+ (2) The purposes of subsection (a) of this section are typically 6
237+accomplished by: 7
238+ (A) Identifying the purpose in the appropriation act; 8
239+ (B) Delineating such maximums in the appropriation act for a 9
240+state agency; and 10
241+ (C) Delineating the general revenue allocations authorized for 11
242+each fund and fund account by amendment to the revenue stabilization law. 12
243+ (3) It is both necessary and appropriate that the General Assembly 13
244+restrict the use of appropriations authorized in this act. 14
245+ (b)(1) Upon the request of the Governor or the General Assembly, the 15
246+Department of Human Services shall request a waiver from the federal 16
247+government to: 17
248+ (A) Restrict the financial assistance granted to a recipient of 18
249+the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program or its successor program 19
250+to purchase goods and services that are considered essential and necessary 20
251+for the welfare of the family, including without limitation: 21
252+ (i) Food; 22
253+ (ii) Clothing; 23
254+ (iii) Housing; 24
255+ (iv) Utilities; 25
256+ (v) Child care; and 26
257+ (vi) Incidentals, including without limitation 27
258+transportation and medicine or medical supplies or equipment not covered by 28
259+either the Arkansas Medicaid Program or the health benefit plan of the 29
260+individual; and 30
261+ (B) Restrict the cash withdrawal from an electronic benefit 31
262+transfer card account that receives financial assistance under the Temporary 32
263+Assistance for Needy Families Program or its successor program by electronic 33
264+benefit transfer system. 34
265+ (2) If the federal government denies the waiver application, this 35
266+section shall not be implemented. 36 HB1107
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245-Families grant. The amount to be transferred may also be reduced 1
246-proportionately if new cost requirements are imposed upon the state as a 2
247-result of new or revised Temporary Assistance for Needy Families regulations 3
248-at the federal level. 4
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269+ (3) If the division does not request a wavier under subdivision 1
270+(b)(1) of this section, the department shall not allocate, budget, expend, or 2
271+utilize appropriations under this act for the participation of persons in the 3
272+Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program. 4
249273 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 5
250274 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 6
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252- SECTION 11. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 8
253-CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 9
254-RESTRICTIONS ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY 10
255-FAMILIES PROGRAM. 11
256- (a)(1) Determining the maximum number of employees, the maximum amount 12
257-of appropriation, for what purposes an appropriation is authorized, and 13
258-general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year is the 14
259-prerogative of the General Assembly. 15
260- (2) The purposes of subsection (a) of this section are typically 16
261-accomplished by: 17
262- (A) Identifying the purpose in the appropriation act; 18
263- (B) Delineating such maximums in the appropriation act for a 19
264-state agency; and 20
265- (C) Delineating the general revenue allocations authorized for 21
266-each fund and fund account by amendment to the revenue stabilization law. 22
267- (3) It is both necessary and appropriate that the General Assembly 23
268-restrict the use of appropriations authorized in this act. 24
269- (b)(1) Upon the request of the Governor or the General Assembly, the 25
270-Department of Human Services shall request a waiver from the federal 26
271-government to: 27
272- (A) Restrict the financial assistance granted to a recipient of 28
273-the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program or its successor program 29
274-to purchase goods and services that are considered essential and necessary 30
275-for the welfare of the family, including without limitation: 31
276- (i) Food; 32
277- (ii) Clothing; 33
278- (iii) Housing; 34
279- (iv) Utilities; 35
280- (v) Child care; and 36 As Engrossed: H2/27/25 HB1107
276+ SECTION 11. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 8
277+authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 9
278+and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 10
279+the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 11
280+Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 12
281+Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 13
282+control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 14
283+the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 15
284+strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 16
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286+ SECTION 12. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 18
287+Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 19
288+contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 20
289+which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 21
290+Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 22
291+manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 23
292+summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 24
293+Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 25
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295+ SECTION 13. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 27
296+General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 28
297+the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 29
298+effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 30
299+the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 31
300+the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 32
301+effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 33
302+upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 34
303+programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 35
304+being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 36 HB1107
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286-transportation and medicine or medical supplies or equipment not covered by 2
287-either the Arkansas Medicaid Program or the health benefit plan of the 3
288-individual; and 4
289- (B) Restrict the cash withdrawal from an electronic benefit 5
290-transfer card account that receives financial assistance under the Temporary 6
291-Assistance for Needy Families Program or its successor program by electronic 7
292-benefit transfer system. 8
293- (2) If the federal government denies the waiver application, this 9
294-section shall not be implemented. 10
295- (3) If the division does not request a wavier under subdivision 11
296-(b)(1) of this section, the department shall not allocate, budget, expend, or 12
297-utilize appropriations under this act for the participation of persons in the 13
298-Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program. 14
299- The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 15
300-2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 16
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302- SECTION 12. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 18
303-authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 19
304-and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 20
305-the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 21
306-Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 22
307-Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 23
308-control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 24
309-the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 25
310-strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 26
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312- SECTION 13. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 28
313-Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 29
314-contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 30
315-which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 31
316-Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 32
317-manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 33
318-summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 34
319-Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 35
320- 36 As Engrossed: H2/27/25 HB1107
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325- SECTION 14. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 1
326-General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 2
327-the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 3
328-effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 4
329-the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 5
330-the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 6
331-effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 7
332-upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 8
333-programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 9
334-being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 10
335-and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 11
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