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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1163 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 LABOR 10
AND LICENSING - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS FOR THE FISCAL 11
YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND 16
LICENSING - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 17
APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025 -2026 FISCAL 18
YEAR. 19
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 22
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SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC 24
ACCOUNTANCY. There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and 25
Licensing - Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy for the 2025-2026 26
fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 27
28
Maximum Annual 29
Maximum Salary Rate 30
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 31
No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 32
(1) N117N DLL BD OF ACCT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS12 33
(2) X021C DLL BD OF ACCT INVESTIGATOR 2 GRADE GS10 34
(3) A086C BD OF ACCT FISCAL OFFICER/CPE COORD 1 GRADE GS06 35
(4) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 36 HB1163
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(5) X176C DLL BD OF ACCT ADMIN ASST/LIC SPEC 1 GRADE GS03 1
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 6 2
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY - 4
OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for the Department of Labor and 5
Licensing - Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy for the 2025-2026 6
fiscal year, the following maximum number of part -time or temporary 7
employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated 8
herein for such purposes: one (1) temporary or part-time employees, when 9
needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform 10
Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the 11
appropriate classification. 12
13
SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY - 14
OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 15
Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury 16
as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services 17
and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas 18
State Board of Public Accountancy - Operations for the fiscal year ending 19
June 30, 2026, the following: 20
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
NO. 2025-2026 23
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $387,872 24
(02) EXTRA HELP 35,000 25
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 134,407 26
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 27
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 196,220 28
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 25,000 29
(C) PROF. FEES 3,000 30
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 31
(E) DATA PROC. 0 32
(05) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 14,520 33
(06) EXAM FEES 280,000 34
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,076,019 35
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SECTION 4. REGULAR SALARIES - STATE BOARD OF APPRAISERS, ABSTRACTERS, 1
AND HOME INSPECTORS. There is hereby established for the Department of Labor 2
and Licensing - State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors 3
for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular 4
employees. 5
6
Maximum Annual 7
Maximum Salary Rate 8
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 9
No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 10
(1) N146N DLL BD OF APPRAISER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS12 11
(2) A116C BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 12
(3) C010C EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS07 13
(4) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 14
(5) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 15
(6) X185C DLL ABSTRACTORS BOARD SECRETARY GEN 1 GRADE GS02 16
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 6 17
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF APPRAISERS, ABSTRACTERS, AND 19
HOME INSPECTORS - ABSTRACTERS BOARD FUND . There is hereby appropriated, to 20
the Department of Labor and Licensing , to be payable from the Arkansas 21
Abstracters' Board Fund , for personal services and operating expenses of the 22
Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, 23
and Home Inspectors - Abstracters Board Fund for the fiscal year ending June 24
30, 2026, the following: 25
26
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2025-2026 28
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $0 29
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 0 30
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 31
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 15,000 32
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 33
(C) PROF. FEES 15,000 34
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 35
(E) DATA PROC. 0 36 HB1163
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TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $30,000 2
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF APPRAISERS, ABSTRACTERS, AND 4
HOME INSPECTORS - ARKANSAS HOME INSPECTORS REGISTRATION BOARD FUND . There is 5
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing , to be payable 6
from the Arkansas Home Inspectors Registration Fund , for personal services 7
and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board 8
of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors - Arkansas Home Inspectors 9
Registration Board Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 10
following: 11
12
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 13
NO. 2025-2026 14
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $45,940 15
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 18,142 16
(03) VARIOUS MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION 17
EXPENSES 13,100 18
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $77,182 19
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SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF APPRAISERS, ABSTRACTERS, AND 21
HOME INSPECTORS - CASH. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 22
Labor and Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State 23
Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal 24
services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - 25
State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors - Cash for the 26
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 27
28
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 29
NO. 2025-2026 30
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $258,334 31
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 91,020 32
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 33
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 188,288 34
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 18,153 35
(C) PROF. FEES 1,727 36 HB1163
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(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 1
(E) DATA PROC. 0 2
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $557,522 3
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SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF APPRAISERS, ABSTRACTERS, AND 5
HOME INSPECTORS - FEDERAL PROGRAMS. There is hereby appropriated, to the 6
Department of Labor and Licensing , to be payable from the federal funds as 7
designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for operating expenses 8
of the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of Appraisers, 9
Abstracters, and Home Inspectors - Federal Programs for the fiscal year 10
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 11
12
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 13
NO. 2025-2026 14
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 15
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $80,500 16
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 21,500 17
(C) PROF. FEES 14,500 18
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 19
(E) DATA PROC. 0 20
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $116,500 21
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SECTION 9. REGULAR SALARIES - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION . There is 23
hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Athletic 24
Commission for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 25
regular employees. 26
27
Maximum Annual 28
Maximum Salary Rate 29
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 30
No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 31
(1) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 32
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1 33
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SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION - OPERATIONS. 35
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be 36 HB1163
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payable from the Arkansas Athletic Commission Fund , for personal services and 1
operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Athletic 2
Commission - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 3
following: 4
5
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 6
NO. 2025-2026 7
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $52,545 8
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 18,894 9
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 10
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 41,880 11
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 12
(C) PROF. FEES 10,917 13
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 14
(E) DATA PROC. 0 15
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $124,236 16
17
SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION - CASH. There is 18
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable 19
from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 20
Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services and operating expenses of 21
the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Athletic Commission - Cash for 22
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 23
24
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 25
NO. 2025-2026 26
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $46,671 27
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 18,640 28
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 29
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 164,303 30
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 31
(C) PROF. FEES 0 32
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 33
(E) DATA PROC. 0 34
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $229,614 35
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SECTION 12. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF ARCHITECTS, 1
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS . There is hereby established for 2
the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas State Board of Architects, 3
Landscape Architects and Interior Designers for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, 4
the following maximum number of regular employees. 5
6
Maximum Annual 7
Maximum Salary Rate 8
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 9
No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 10
(1) N116N DLL BD OF ARCHITECTS EXECUTIVE DIR 1 GRADE GS12 11
(2) C011C DLL BD OF ARCH ADMIN ASST/OFFICE MGR 1 GRADE GS07 12
(3) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 13
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 3 14
15
SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF ARCHITECTS, 16
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS - OPERATIONS. There is hereby 17
appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing , to be payable from 18
the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 19
Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services and operating expenses of 20
the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas State Board of Architects, 21
Landscape Architects and Interior Designers - Operations for the fiscal year 22
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 23
24
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 25
NO. 2025-2026 26
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $192,723 27
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 67,414 28
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 29
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 86,691 30
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 12,700 31
(C) PROF. FEES 0 32
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 33
(E) DATA PROC. 0 34
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $359,528 35
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SECTION 14. REGULAR SALARIES - AUCTIONEERS LICENSING BOARD . There is 1
hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Auctioneers 2
Licensing Board for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number 3
of regular employees. 4
5
Maximum Annual 6
Maximum Salary Rate 7
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 8
No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 9
(1) G159C DEPARTMENT BUSINESS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07 10
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1 11
12
SECTION 15. EXTRA HELP - AUCTIONEERS LICENSING BOARD . There is hereby 13
authorized, for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Auctioneers Licensing 14
Board for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part -15
time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds 16
appropriated herein for such purposes: one (1) temporary or part-time 17
employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 18
Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act 19
for the appropriate classification. 20
21
SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION - AUCTIONEERS LICENSING BOARD - OPERATIONS. 22
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing , to be 23
payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by 24
the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services and operating 25
expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Auctioneers Licensing 26
Board - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 27
28
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 29
NO. 2025-2026 30
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $66,456 31
(02) EXTRA HELP 15,780 32
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 23,710 33
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 34
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 31,250 35
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 2,640 36 HB1163
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(C) PROF. FEES 5,000 1
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 2
(E) DATA PROC. 0 3
(05) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 500 4
(06) CLAIMS 1,375 5
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $146,711 6
7
SECTION 17. REGULAR SALARIES - PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDS COMPANY AND 8
PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDSMAN LICENSING BOARD . There is hereby established for 9
the Department of Labor and Licensing - Professional Bail Bonds Company and 10
Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the 11
following maximum number of regular employees. 12
13
Maximum Annual 14
Maximum Salary Rate 15
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 16
No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 17
(1) X022C DLL BAIL BONDSMAN BD EXECUTIVE DIR 1 GRADE GS09 18
(2) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 19
(3) X168C DLL BAIL BONDSMAN BD INVESTIGATOR 1 GRADE GS04 20
(4) A098C FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS04 21
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 4 22
23
SECTION 18. APPROPRIATION - PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDS COMPANY AND 24
PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDSMAN LICENSING BOARD - OPERATIONS. There is hereby 25
appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing , to be payable from 26
the Bail Bondsman Board Fund , for personal services and operating expenses of 27
the Department of Labor and Licensing - Professional Bail Bonds Company and 28
Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board - Operations for the fiscal year 29
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 30
31
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2025-2026 33
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $198,933 34
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 75,766 35
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 36 HB1163
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(A) OPER. EXPENSE 102,171 1
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,000 2
(C) PROF. FEES 2,000 3
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 4
(E) DATA PROC. 0 5
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $381,870 6
7
SECTION 19. APPROPRIATION - PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDS COMPANY AND 8
PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDSMAN LICENSING BOARD - TREASURY CASH REIMBURSEMENTS . 9
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing , to be 10
payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by 11
the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , to process security deposits and pay 12
outstanding judgments of bail bonds companies that go out of business by the 13
Department of Labor and Licensing - Professional Bail Bonds Company and 14
Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board - Treasury Cash Reimbursements for 15
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 16
17
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
NO. 2025-2026 19
(01) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS $220,000 20
21
SECTION 20. APPROPRIATION - PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDS COMPANY AND 22
PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDSMAN LICENSING BOARD - BAIL BOND RECOVERY. There is 23
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing , to be payable 24
from the Bail Bond Recovery Fund , for personal services and operating 25
expenses for the recovery of forfeited professional bail bonds of the 26
Department of Labor and Licensing - Professional Bail Bonds Company and 27
Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board - Bail Bond Recovery for the 28
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 29
30
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 31
NO. 2025-2026 32
(01) RECOVERY OF FORFEITED PROFESSIONAL 33
BAIL BONDS $1,169,459 34
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SECTION 21. REGULAR SALARIES - STATE BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS . There 36 HB1163
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is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board 1
of Barber Examiners for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum 2
number of regular employees. 3
4
Maximum Annual 5
Maximum Salary Rate 6
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 7
No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 8
(1) X028C DLL BD OF BARBER EXAM SECRETARY 1 GRADE GS07 9
(2) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 10
(3) X159C DLL BD OF BARBER EXAM INSPECTOR 1 GRADE GS03 11
(4) C087C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST I 1 GRADE GS02 12
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 4 13
14
SECTION 22. EXTRA HELP - STATE BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS . There is 15
hereby authorized, for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of 16
Barber Examiners for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number 17
of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable 18
from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one (1) temporary or part-19
time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in 20
the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this 21
act for the appropriate classification. 22
23
SECTION 23. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS - 24
OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 25
Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury 26
as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services 27
and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board 28
of Barber Examiners - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 29
the following: 30
31
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2025-2026 33
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $181,950 34
(02) EXTRA HELP 10,802 35
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 73,657 36 HB1163
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(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 1
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 27,350 2
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,550 3
(C) PROF. FEES 0 4
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 5
(E) DATA PROC. 0 6
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $297,309 7
8
SECTION 24. REGULAR SALARIES - CONTRACTORS LICENSING BOARD . There is 9
hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Contractors 10
Licensing Board for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number 11
of regular employees. 12
13
Maximum Annual 14
Maximum Salary Rate 15
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 16
No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 17
(1) N090N DLL CONTRACTORS LICENSE ADMR/INVEST 1 GRADE GS13 18
(2) G047C ATTORNEY SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS11 19
(3) X073C DLL CONTRACTORS BOARD INVESTIGATOR 6 GRADE GS08 20
(4) E031C EDUCATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS08 21
(5) X105C DLL CONTRACTORS LICENSING COORD 6 GRADE GS06 22
(6) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 2 GRADE GS04 23
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 17 24
25
SECTION 25. APPROPRIATION - CONTRACTORS LICENSING BOARD - OPERATIONS. 26
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing , to be 27
payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by 28
the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services, operating 29
expenses, and grants by the Department of Labor and Licensing - Contractors 30
Licensing Board - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 31
following: 32
33
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 34
NO. 2025-2026 35
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $926,675 36 HB1163
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(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 338,464 1
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 2
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 319,400 3
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 15,000 4
(C) PROF. FEES 37,000 5
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 6
(E) DATA PROC. 0 7
(04) EDUCATION TRAINING GRANTS 150,000 8
(05) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 60,000 9
(06) CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING GRANTS 100,000 10
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,946,539 11
12
SECTION 26. REGULAR SALARIES - STATE BOARD OF COLLECTION AGENCIES . 13
There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State 14
Board of Collection Agencies for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following 15
maximum number of regular employees. 16
17
Maximum Annual 18
Maximum Salary Rate 19
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 20
No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 21
(1) X001N BD OF COLLECTION EXEC DIR 1 GRADE GS12 22
(2) X130C BD OF COLLECTION FIELD INVESTIGATOR 1 GRADE GS05 23
(3) C022C BUSINESS OPERATIONS SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS05 24
(4) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 25
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 4 26
27
SECTION 27. EXTRA HELP - STATE BOARD OF COLLECTION AGENCIES . There is 28
hereby authorized, for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of 29
Collection Agencies for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum 30
number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", 31
payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one (1) temporary 32
or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those 33
provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its 34
successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 35
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SECTION 28. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF COLLECTION AGENCIES - 1
OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 2
Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury 3
as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal 4
services, operating expenses, and grants by the Department of Labor and 5
Licensing - State Board of Collection Agencies - Operations for the fiscal 6
year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 7
8
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 9
NO. 2025-2026 10
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $222,327 11
(02) EXTRA HELP 5,000 12
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 83,131 13
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 14
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 56,700 15
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 4,500 16
(C) PROF. FEES 16,000 17
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 18
(E) DATA PROC. 0 19
(05) DHS/UAMS/ASU MOUNTAIN HOME/UCA/SAU 20
SYSTEM GRANTS/HSU/ATU/NWA COMMUNITY 21
COLLEGE 1,475,000 22
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,862,658 23
24
SECTION 29. REGULAR SALARIES - STATE BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR 25
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS . There is hereby 26
established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of 27
Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors for the 2025-28
2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 29
30
Maximum Annual 31
Maximum Salary Rate 32
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 33
No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 34
(1) N132N ENG & LAND SURVEYORS EXEC DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS12 35
(2) X030C REGULATORY BOARD CHIEF INVESTIGATOR 1 GRADE GS08 36 HB1163
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(3) C031C ENG & LAND SURVEYORS ASST EXEC DIR 1 GRADE GS07 1
(4) A091C FISCAL SUPPORT ANALYST 1 GRADE GS05 2
(5) C045C LICENSING COORDINATOR 2 GRADE GS04 3
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 6 4
5
SECTION 30. EXTRA HELP - STATE BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL 6
ENGINEERS AND PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS . There is hereby authorized, for the 7
Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of Licensure for Professional 8
Engineers and Professional Surveyors for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the 9
following maximum number of part -time or temporary employees, to be known as 10
"Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one 11
(1) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to 12
exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or 13
its successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 14
15
SECTION 31. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL 16
ENGINEERS AND PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS - OPERATIONS. There is hereby 17
appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing , to be payable from 18
the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 19
Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services and operating expenses of 20
the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of Licensure for 21
Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors - Operations for the fiscal 22
year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 23
24
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 25
NO. 2025-2026 26
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $373,017 27
(02) EXTRA HELP 12,000 28
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 133,336 29
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 30
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 208,649 31
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 10,227 32
(C) PROF. FEES 7,144 33
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 34
(E) DATA PROC. 0 35
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SECTION 32. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS FIRE PROTECTION LICENSING 2
BOARD. There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing 3
- Arkansas Fire Protection Licensing Board for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the 4
following maximum number of regular employees. 5
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Maximum Annual 7
Maximum Salary Rate 8
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 9
No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 10
(1) X138C FIRE PROTECTION LICENSING BOARD DIR 1 GRADE GS06 11
(2) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 1 GRADE GS03 12
(3) X166C FIRE PROT LIC BRD INSPECTOR/INVEST 1 GRADE GS03 13
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 3 14
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SECTION 33. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS FIRE PROTECTION LICENSING BOARD - 16
OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 17
Licensing, to be payable from the Fire Protection Licensing Fund , for 18
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and 19
Licensing - Arkansas Fire Protection Licensing Board - Operations for the 20
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 21
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 23
NO. 2025-2026 24
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $130,020 25
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 52,551 26
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 27
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 63,174 28
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,300 29
(C) PROF. FEES 1,000 30
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 31
(E) DATA PROC. 0 32
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $250,045 33
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SECTION 34. REGULAR SALARIES - HVAC LICENSING BOARD . There is hereby 35
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for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular 1
employees. 2
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Maximum Annual 4
Maximum Salary Rate 5
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 6
No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 7
(1) X081C PLUMBING/HVACR INSPECTOR SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS08 8
(2) S018C HVACR MECHANICAL INSPECTOR 6 GRADE GS07 9
(3) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 10
(4) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 11
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 9 12
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SECTION 35. APPROPRIATION - HVAC LICENSING BOARD - OPERATIONS. There 14
is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing , to be 15
payable from the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration 16
Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor 17
and Licensing - HVAC Licensing Board - Operations for the fiscal year ending 18
June 30, 2026, the following: 19
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 21
NO. 2025-2026 22
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $441,805 23
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 172,119 24
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 25
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 102,751 26
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,063 27
(C) PROF. FEES 0 28
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 29
(E) DATA PROC. 0 30
(04) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 4,000 31
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $723,738 32
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SECTION 36. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS MANUFACTURED HOME COMMISSION. 34
There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - 35
Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the 36 HB1163
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following maximum number of regular employees. 1
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Maximum Annual 3
Maximum Salary Rate 4
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 5
No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 6
(1) X016C DLL MANUFACTURED HOMES COMM DIR 1 GRADE GS08 7
(2) X121C DLL MANUFACTURED HOUSING SPEC SUPV 1 GRADE GS05 8
(3) X155C DLL MANUFACTURED HOUSING SPEC 1 GRADE GS04 9
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 3 10
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SECTION 37. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS MANUFACTURED HOME COMMISSION - 12
OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 13
Licensing, to be payable from the Manufactured Home Standards Fund , for 14
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and 15
Licensing - Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission - Operations for the fiscal 16
year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 17
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 19
NO. 2025-2026 20
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $168,268 21
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 62,412 22
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 23
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 42,238 24
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 1,263 25
(C) PROF. FEES 825 26
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 27
(E) DATA PROC. 0 28
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $275,006 29
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OPERATING EXPENSES, REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS AND CLAIMS . There is hereby 32
appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing , to be payable from 33
the Manufactured Housing Recovery Fund , for operating expenses and payment of 34
refunds/reimbursements and claims by the Department of Labor and Licensing - 35
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Refunds/Reimbursements and Claims for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 1
the following: 2
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 4
NO. 2025-2026 5
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 6
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $5,573 7
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 20,000 8
(C) PROF. FEES 0 9
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 10
(E) DATA PROC. 0 11
(02) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 50,000 12
(03) CLAIMS 135,000 13
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $210,573 14
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SECTION 39. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION . 16
There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - 17
Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the 18
following maximum number of regular employees. 19
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Maximum Annual 21
Maximum Salary Rate 22
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 23
No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 24
(1) N169N MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS10 25
(2) A074C FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS06 26
(3) X120C MOTOR VEHICLE INVESTIGATOR 2 GRADE GS06 27
(4) X099C MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS06 28
(5) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 29
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 6 30
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OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 33
Licensing, to be payable from the Motor Vehicle Commission Fund , for personal 34
services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - 35
Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission - Operations for the fiscal year ending 36 HB1163
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June 30, 2026, the following: 1
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 3
NO. 2025-2026 4
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $277,248 5
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 110,131 6
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 7
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 62,750 8
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 5,000 9
(C) PROF. FEES 0 10
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 11
(E) DATA PROC. 0 12
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $455,129 13
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AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIST EDUCATION GRANTS . There is hereby appropriated, to 16
the Department of Labor and Licensing , to be payable from the Automotive 17
Technologist Education Grant Fund , for grants for the Automotive Technologist 18
Education Grant Program of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas 19
Motor Vehicle Commission - Automotive Technologist Education Grants for the 20
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 21
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 23
NO. 2025-2026 24
(01) AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIST EDUCATION 25
GRANTS $250,000 26
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SECTION 42. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION . There 28
is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas 29
Real Estate Commission for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum 30
number of regular employees. 31
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Maximum Annual 33
Maximum Salary Rate 34
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 35
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(1) D079C COMPUTER SUPPORT TECHNICIAN 1 GRADE IT02 1
(2) U097U DLL AREC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS15 2
(3) G054C DLL AREC DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS11 3
(4) A082C ACCOUNTANT II 1 GRADE GS08 4
(5) C004C DLL AREC SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS08 5
(6) X091C DLL AREC SR REAL ESTATE INVESTIGATOR 1 GRADE GS07 6
(7) E048C EDUCATION & INSTRUCTION SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS07 7
(8) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 8
(9) X110C DLL AREC INVESTIGATOR 2 GRADE GS06 9
(10) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 2 GRADE GS04 10
(11) X169C DLL AREC EXAMINER 1 GRADE GS04 11
(12) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 2 GRADE GS03 12
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 15 13
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SECTION 43. EXTRA HELP - ARKANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION . There is 15
hereby authorized, for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas Real 16
Estate Commission for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number 17
of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable 18
from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: two (2) temporary or part-19
time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in 20
the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this 21
act for the appropriate classification. 22
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SECTION 44. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION - 24
OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 25
Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury 26
as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services 27
and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas 28
Real Estate Commission - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 29
the following: 30
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2025-2026 33
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $803,424 34
(02) EXTRA HELP 8,000 35
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 302,465 36 HB1163
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(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 1
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 397,744 2
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 26,662 3
(C) PROF. FEES 22,929 4
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 5
(E) DATA PROC. 0 6
(05) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 10,000 7
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,571,224 8
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SECTION 45. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION - REAL 10
ESTATE RECOVERY. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor 11
and Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State 12
Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for paying 13
claims for damage payments and for costs associated with education activities 14
of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas Real Estate Commission - 15
Real Estate Recovery for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 16
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
NO. 2025-2026 19
(01) DAMAGE PAYMENT $250,000 20
(02) EDUCATION 102,500 21
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $352,500 22
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SECTION 46. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR 24
PROESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS . There is hereby established for the Department of 25
Labor and Licensing - Arkansas Board of Registration for Professional 26
Geologists for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 27
regular employees. 28
Maximum Annual 29
Maximum Salary Rate 30
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 31
No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 32
(1) C022C BUSINESS OPERATIONS SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS05 33
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1 34
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PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS . There is hereby authorized, for the Department of 1
Labor and Licensing - Arkansas Board of Registration for Professional 2
Geologists for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 3
part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from 4
funds appropriated herein for such purposes: two (2) temporary or part-time 5
employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 6
Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act 7
for the appropriate classification. 8
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SECTION 48. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR 10
PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the 11
Department of Labor and Licensing , to be payable from the cash fund deposited 12
in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , 13
for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and 14
Licensing - Arkansas Board of Registration for Professional Geologists - 15
Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 16
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
NO. 2025-2026 19
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $33,118 20
(02) EXTRA HELP 3,000 21
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 15,757 22
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 23
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 8,275 24
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 2,000 25
(C) PROF. FEES 0 26
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 27
(E) DATA PROC. 0 28
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $62,150 29
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SECTION 49. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS TOWING AND RECOVERY BOARD . 31
There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - 32
Arkansas Towing and Recovery Board for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the 33
following maximum number of regular employees. 34
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Maximum Annual 36 HB1163
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Maximum Salary Rate 1
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 2
No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 3
(1) X147C AR TOWING & RECOVERY BOARD DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS07 4
(2) X101C INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATOR 1 GRADE GS06 5
(3) X170C AR TOWING & RECOVERY BD INVESTIGATOR 1 GRADE GS03 6
(4) C087C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST I 1 GRADE GS02 7
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 4 8
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SECTION 50. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS TOWING AND RECOVERY BOARD - 10
OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 11
Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury 12
as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services 13
and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas 14
Towing and Recovery Board - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 15
2026, the following: 16
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
NO. 2025-2026 19
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $147,074 20
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 56,982 21
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 22
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 73,228 23
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 24
(C) PROF. FEES 0 25
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 26
(E) DATA PROC. 0 27
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $277,284 28
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SECTION 51. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 30
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 31
PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDS COMPANY AND PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDSMAN LICENSING 32
BOARD - FUND TRANSFER. The Professional Bail Bonds Company and Professional 33
Bail Bondsman Licensing Board shall deposit as special revenues sufficient 34
fees and penalties directly into the Bail Bondsman Board fund to provide for 35
personal services and operating expenses for the board. At the end of each 36 HB1163
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fiscal year, the Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board shall be allowed 1
to retain a fund balance sufficient to cover the personal services and 2
operating expenses of the board for the following fiscal year. Seventy -five 3
percent (75%) of any funds remaining in excess of this balance shall be 4
transferred to the General Revenue Fund Account in the State Treasury. 5
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 6
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 7
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SECTION 52. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 9
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 10
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 11
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 12
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 13
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 14
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 15
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 16
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 17
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SECTION 53. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 19
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 20
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 21
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 22
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 23
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 24
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 25
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 26
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SECTION 54. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 28
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 29
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 30
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 31
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 32
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 33
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 34
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 35
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 36 HB1163
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being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 1
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