Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas House Bill HB1163 Compare Versions

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1	1		Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
2		-	Act 1005 of the Regular Session
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5		-	State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H3/12/25 1
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	3	+	State of Arkansas 1
6	4		95th General Assembly A Bill 2
7	5		Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1163 3
8	6		4
9	7		By: Joint Budget Committee 5
10	8		6
11	9		7
12	10		For An Act To Be Entitled 8
13	11		AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 9
14	12		AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 10
15	13		AND LICENSING - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS FOR THE FISCAL 11
16	14		YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
17	15		13
18	16		14
19	17		Subtitle 15
20	18		AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND 16
21	19		LICENSING - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 17
22	20		APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025 -2026 FISCAL 18
23	21		YEAR. 19
24	22		20
25	23		21
26	24		BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 22
27	25		23
28	26		SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC 24
29	27		ACCOUNTANCY. There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and 25
30	28		Licensing - Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy for the 2025-2026 26
31	29		fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 27
32	30		28
33	31		Maximum Annual 29
34	32		Maximum Salary Rate 30
35	33		Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 31
36	34		No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 32
37	35		(1) N117N DLL BD OF ACCT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS12 33
38	36		(2) X021C DLL BD OF ACCT INVESTIGATOR 2 GRADE GS10 34
39	37		(3) A086C BD OF ACCT FISCAL OFFICER/CPE COORD 1 GRADE GS06 35
40		-	(4) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 36 ~~As Engrossed: H3/12/25~~ HB1163
	38	+	(4) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 36 HB1163
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45	41		(5) X176C DLL BD OF ACCT ADMIN ASST/LIC SPEC 1 GRADE GS03 1
46	42		MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 6 2
47	43		3
48	44		SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY - 4
49	45		OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for the Department of Labor and 5
50	46		Licensing - Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy for the 2025-2026 6
51	47		fiscal year, the following maximum number of part -time or temporary 7
52	48		employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated 8
53	49		herein for such purposes: one (1) temporary or part-time employees, when 9
54	50		needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform 10
55	51		Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the 11
56	52		appropriate classification. 12
57	53		13
58	54		SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY - 14
59	55		OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 15
60	56		Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury 16
61	57		as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services 17
62	58		and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas 18
63	59		State Board of Public Accountancy - Operations for the fiscal year ending 19
64	60		June 30, 2026, the following: 20
65	61		21
66	62		ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
67	63		NO. 2025-2026 23
68	64		(01) REGULAR SALARIES $387,872 24
69	65		(02) EXTRA HELP 35,000 25
70	66		(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 134,407 26
71	67		(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 27
72	68		(A) OPER. EXPENSE 196,220 28
73	69		(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 25,000 29
74	70		(C) PROF. FEES 3,000 30
75	71		(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 31
76	72		(E) DATA PROC. 0 32
77	73		(05) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 14,520 33
78	74		(06) EXAM FEES 280,000 34
79	75		TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,076,019 35
80		-	36 ~~As Engrossed: H3/12/25~~ HB1163
	76	+	36 HB1163
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85	79		SECTION 4. REGULAR SALARIES - STATE BOARD OF APPRAISERS, ABSTRACTERS, 1
86	80		AND HOME INSPECTORS. There is hereby established for the Department of Labor 2
87	81		and Licensing - State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors 3
88	82		for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular 4
89	83		employees. 5
90	84		6
91	85		Maximum Annual 7
92	86		Maximum Salary Rate 8
93	87		Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 9
94	88		No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 10
95	89		(1) N146N DLL BD OF APPRAISER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS12 11
96	90		(2) A116C BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 12
97	91		(3) C010C EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS07 13
98	92		(4) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 14
99	93		(5) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 15
100	94		(6) X185C DLL ABSTRACTORS BOARD SECRETARY GEN 1 GRADE GS02 16
101	95		MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 6 17
102	96		18
103	97		SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF APPRAISERS, ABSTRACTERS, AND 19
104	98		HOME INSPECTORS - ABSTRACTERS BOARD FUND . There is hereby appropriated, to 20
105	99		the Department of Labor and Licensing , to be payable from the Arkansas 21
106	100		Abstracters' Board Fund , for personal services and operating expenses of the 22
107	101		Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, 23
108	102		and Home Inspectors - Abstracters Board Fund for the fiscal year ending June 24
109	103		30, 2026, the following: 25
110	104		26
111	105		ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
112	106		NO. 2025-2026 28
113	107		(01) REGULAR SALARIES $0 29
114	108		(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 0 30
115	109		(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 31
116	110		(A) OPER. EXPENSE 15,000 32
117	111		(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 33
118	112		(C) PROF. FEES 15,000 34
119	113		(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 35
120		-	(E) DATA PROC. 0 36 ~~As Engrossed: H3/12/25~~ HB1163
	114	+	(E) DATA PROC. 0 36 HB1163
121	115
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125	117		1
126	118		TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $30,000 2
127	119		3
128	120		SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF APPRAISERS, ABSTRACTERS, AND 4
129	121		HOME INSPECTORS - ARKANSAS HOME INSPECTORS REGISTRATION BOARD FUND . There is 5
130	122		hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing , to be payable 6
131	123		from the Arkansas Home Inspectors Registration Fund , for personal services 7
132	124		and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board 8
133	125		of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors - Arkansas Home Inspectors 9
134	126		Registration Board Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 10
135	127		following: 11
136	128		12
137	129		ITEM FISCAL YEAR 13
138	130		NO. 2025-2026 14
139	131		(01) REGULAR SALARIES $45,940 15
140	132		(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 18,142 16
141		-	(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 17
142		-	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 23,100 18
143		-	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 19
144		-	(C) PROF. FEES 25,000 20
145		-	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 21
146		-	(E) DATA PROC. 0 22
147		-	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $112,182 23
148		-	24
149		-	SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF APPRAISERS, ABSTRACTERS, AND 25
150		-	HOME INSPECTORS - CASH. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 26
151		-	Labor and Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State 27
152		-	Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal 28
153		-	services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - 29
154		-	State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors - Cash for the 30
155		-	fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 31
156		-	32
157		-	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 33
158		-	NO. 2025 -2026 34
159		-	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $258,334 35
160		-	(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 91,020 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
161		-
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164		-
165		-	(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 1
166		-	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 188,288 2
167		-	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 18,153 3
168		-	(C) PROF. FEES 1,727 4
169		-	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 5
170		-	(E) DATA PROC. 0 6
171		-	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $557,522 7
172		-	8
173		-	SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF APPRAISERS, ABSTRACTERS, AND 9
174		-	HOME INSPECTORS - FEDERAL PROGRAMS. There is hereby appropriated, to the 10
175		-	Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable from the federal funds as 11
176		-	designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for operating expenses 12
177		-	of the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of Appraisers, 13
178		-	Abstracters, and Home Inspectors - Federal Programs for the fiscal year 14
179		-	ending June 30, 2026, the following: 15
180		-	16
181		-	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17
182		-	NO. 2025 -2026 18
183		-	(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 19
184		-	(A) OPER. EXPENSE $80,500 20
185		-	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 21,500 21
186		-	(C) PROF. FEES 14,500 22
187		-	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 23
188		-	(E) DATA PROC. 0 24
189		-	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $116,500 25
190		-	26
191		-	SECTION 9. REGULAR SALARIES - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION. There is 27
192		-	hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Athletic 28
193		-	Commission for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 29
194		-	regular employees. 30
195		-	31
196		-	Maximum Annual 32
197		-	Maximum Salary Rate 33
198		-	Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 34
199		-	No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 35
200		-	(1) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
201		-
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203		-
204		-
205		-	MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1 1
206		-	2
207		-	SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION - OPERATIONS. 3
208		-	There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be 4
209		-	payable from the Arkansas Athletic Commission Fund, for personal services and 5
210		-	operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Athletic 6
211		-	Commission - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 7
212		-	following: 8
213		-	9
214		-	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 10
215		-	NO. 2025 -2026 11
216		-	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $52,545 12
217		-	(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 18,894 13
218		-	(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 14
219		-	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 41,880 15
220		-	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 16
221		-	(C) PROF. FEES 10,917 17
222		-	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 18
223		-	(E) DATA PROC. 0 19
224		-	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $124,236 20
225		-	21
226		-	SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION - CASH. There is 22
227		-	hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable 23
228		-	from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 24
229		-	Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services and operating expenses of 25
230		-	the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Athletic Commission - Cash for 26
231		-	the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 27
	133	+	(03) VARIOUS MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION 17
	134	+	EXPENSES 13,100 18
	135	+	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $77,182 19
	136	+	20
	137	+	SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF APPRAISERS, ABSTRACTERS, AND 21
	138	+	HOME INSPECTORS - CASH. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 22
	139	+	Labor and Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State 23
	140	+	Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal 24
	141	+	services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - 25
	142	+	State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors - Cash for the 26
	143	+	fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 27
232	144		28
233	145		ITEM FISCAL YEAR 29
234	146		NO. 2025-2026 30
235		-	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $46,~~671~~ 31
236		-	(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 18,~~640~~ 32
	147	+	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $258,334 31
	148	+	(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 91,020 32
237	149		(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 33
238		-	(A) OPER. EXPENSE ~~164~~,~~303~~ 34
239		-	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 35
240		-	(C) PROF. FEES ~~0 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25~~ HB1163
	150	+	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 188,288 34
	151	+	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 18,153 35
	152	+	(C) PROF. FEES 1,727 36 HB1163
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245	155		(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 1
246	156		(E) DATA PROC. 0 2
247		-	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $~~229~~,~~614~~ 3
	157	+	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $557,522 3
248	158		4
249		-	SECTION 12. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF ARCHITECTS, 5
250		-	LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS. There is hereby established for 6
251		-	the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas State Board of Architects, 7
252		-	Landscape Architects and Interior Designers for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, 8
253		-	the following maximum number of regular employees. 9
254		-	10
255		-	Maximum Annual 11
256		-	Maximum Salary Rate 12
257		-	Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 13
258		-	No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 14
259		-	(1) N116N DLL BD OF ARCHITECTS EXECUTIVE DIR 1 GRADE GS12 15
260		-	(2) C011C DLL BD OF ARCH ADMIN ASST/OFFICE MGR 1 GRADE GS07 16
261		-	(3) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 17
262		-	MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 3 18
263		-	19
264		-	SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF ARCHITECTS, 20
265		-	LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS - OPERATIONS. There is hereby 21
266		-	appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable from 22
267		-	the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 23
268		-	Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services and operating expenses of 24
269		-	the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas State Board of Architects, 25
270		-	Landscape Architects and Interior Designers - Operations for the fiscal year 26
271		-	ending June 30, 2026, the following: 27
	159	+	SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF APPRAISERS, ABSTRACTERS, AND 5
	160	+	HOME INSPECTORS - FEDERAL PROGRAMS. There is hereby appropriated, to the 6
	161	+	Department of Labor and Licensing , to be payable from the federal funds as 7
	162	+	designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for operating expenses 8
	163	+	of the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of Appraisers, 9
	164	+	Abstracters, and Home Inspectors - Federal Programs for the fiscal year 10
	165	+	ending June 30, 2026, the following: 11
	166	+	12
	167	+	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 13
	168	+	NO. 2025-2026 14
	169	+	(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 15
	170	+	(A) OPER. EXPENSE $80,500 16
	171	+	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 21,500 17
	172	+	(C) PROF. FEES 14,500 18
	173	+	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 19
	174	+	(E) DATA PROC. 0 20
	175	+	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $116,500 21
	176	+	22
	177	+	SECTION 9. REGULAR SALARIES - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION . There is 23
	178	+	hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Athletic 24
	179	+	Commission for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 25
	180	+	regular employees. 26
	181	+	27
	182	+	Maximum Annual 28
	183	+	Maximum Salary Rate 29
	184	+	Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 30
	185	+	No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 31
	186	+	(1) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 32
	187	+	MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1 33
	188	+	34
	189	+	SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION - OPERATIONS. 35
	190	+	There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be 36 HB1163
	191	+
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	193	+	payable from the Arkansas Athletic Commission Fund , for personal services and 1
	194	+	operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Athletic 2
	195	+	Commission - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 3
	196	+	following: 4
	197	+	5
	198	+	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 6
	199	+	NO. 2025-2026 7
	200	+	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $52,545 8
	201	+	(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 18,894 9
	202	+	(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 10
	203	+	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 41,880 11
	204	+	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 12
	205	+	(C) PROF. FEES 10,917 13
	206	+	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 14
	207	+	(E) DATA PROC. 0 15
	208	+	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $124,236 16
	209	+	17
	210	+	SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION - CASH. There is 18
	211	+	hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable 19
	212	+	from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 20
	213	+	Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services and operating expenses of 21
	214	+	the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Athletic Commission - Cash for 22
	215	+	the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 23
	216	+	24
	217	+	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 25
	218	+	NO. 2025-2026 26
	219	+	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $46,671 27
	220	+	(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 18,640 28
	221	+	(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 29
	222	+	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 164,303 30
	223	+	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 31
	224	+	(C) PROF. FEES 0 32
	225	+	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 33
	226	+	(E) DATA PROC. 0 34
	227	+	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $229,614 35
	228	+	36 HB1163
	229	+
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	231	+	SECTION 12. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF ARCHITECTS, 1
	232	+	LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS . There is hereby established for 2
	233	+	the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas State Board of Architects, 3
	234	+	Landscape Architects and Interior Designers for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, 4
	235	+	the following maximum number of regular employees. 5
	236	+	6
	237	+	Maximum Annual 7
	238	+	Maximum Salary Rate 8
	239	+	Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 9
	240	+	No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 10
	241	+	(1) N116N DLL BD OF ARCHITECTS EXECUTIVE DIR 1 GRADE GS12 11
	242	+	(2) C011C DLL BD OF ARCH ADMIN ASST/OFFICE MGR 1 GRADE GS07 12
	243	+	(3) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 13
	244	+	MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 3 14
	245	+	15
	246	+	SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF ARCHITECTS, 16
	247	+	LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS - OPERATIONS. There is hereby 17
	248	+	appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing , to be payable from 18
	249	+	the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 19
	250	+	Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services and operating expenses of 20
	251	+	the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas State Board of Architects, 21
	252	+	Landscape Architects and Interior Designers - Operations for the fiscal year 22
	253	+	ending June 30, 2026, the following: 23
	254	+	24
	255	+	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 25
	256	+	NO. 2025-2026 26
	257	+	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $192,723 27
	258	+	(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 67,414 28
	259	+	(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 29
	260	+	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 86,691 30
	261	+	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 12,700 31
	262	+	(C) PROF. FEES 0 32
	263	+	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 33
	264	+	(E) DATA PROC. 0 34
	265	+	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $359,528 35
	266	+	36 HB1163
	267	+
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	269	+	SECTION 14. REGULAR SALARIES - AUCTIONEERS LICENSING BOARD . There is 1
	270	+	hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Auctioneers 2
	271	+	Licensing Board for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number 3
	272	+	of regular employees. 4
	273	+	5
	274	+	Maximum Annual 6
	275	+	Maximum Salary Rate 7
	276	+	Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 8
	277	+	No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 9
	278	+	(1) G159C DEPARTMENT BUSINESS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07 10
	279	+	MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1 11
	280	+	12
	281	+	SECTION 15. EXTRA HELP - AUCTIONEERS LICENSING BOARD . There is hereby 13
	282	+	authorized, for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Auctioneers Licensing 14
	283	+	Board for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part -15
	284	+	time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds 16
	285	+	appropriated herein for such purposes: one (1) temporary or part-time 17
	286	+	employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 18
	287	+	Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act 19
	288	+	for the appropriate classification. 20
	289	+	21
	290	+	SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION - AUCTIONEERS LICENSING BOARD - OPERATIONS. 22
	291	+	There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing , to be 23
	292	+	payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by 24
	293	+	the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services and operating 25
	294	+	expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Auctioneers Licensing 26
	295	+	Board - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 27
272	296		28
273	297		ITEM FISCAL YEAR 29
274	298		NO. 2025-2026 30
275		-	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $~~192~~,~~723~~ 31
276		-	(02) ~~PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING~~ 67,~~414~~ 32
277		-	(03) ~~MAINT. & GEN.~~ ~~OPERATION~~ 33
278		-	~~(A) OPER~~. ~~EXPENSE 86,691~~ 34
279		-	(B) ~~CONF~~. ~~& TRAVEL 12~~,~~700~~ 35
280		-	(C) ~~PROF~~. ~~FEES 0 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25~~ HB1163
	299	+	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $66,456 31
	300	+	(02) EXTRA HELP 15,780 32
	301	+	(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 23,710 33
	302	+	(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 34
	303	+	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 31,250 35
	304	+	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 2,640 36 HB1163
281	305
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	306	+	9 01/16/2025 10:32:06 AM KMW004
	307	+	(C) PROF. FEES 5,000 1
	308	+	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 2
	309	+	(E) DATA PROC. 0 3
	310	+	(05) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 500 4
	311	+	(06) CLAIMS 1,375 5
	312	+	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $146,711 6
	313	+	7
	314	+	SECTION 17. REGULAR SALARIES - PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDS COMPANY AND 8
	315	+	PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDSMAN LICENSING BOARD . There is hereby established for 9
	316	+	the Department of Labor and Licensing - Professional Bail Bonds Company and 10
	317	+	Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the 11
	318	+	following maximum number of regular employees. 12
	319	+	13
	320	+	Maximum Annual 14
	321	+	Maximum Salary Rate 15
	322	+	Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 16
	323	+	No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 17
	324	+	(1) X022C DLL BAIL BONDSMAN BD EXECUTIVE DIR 1 GRADE GS09 18
	325	+	(2) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 19
	326	+	(3) X168C DLL BAIL BONDSMAN BD INVESTIGATOR 1 GRADE GS04 20
	327	+	(4) A098C FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS04 21
	328	+	MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 4 22
	329	+	23
	330	+	SECTION 18. APPROPRIATION - PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDS COMPANY AND 24
	331	+	PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDSMAN LICENSING BOARD - OPERATIONS. There is hereby 25
	332	+	appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing , to be payable from 26
	333	+	the Bail Bondsman Board Fund , for personal services and operating expenses of 27
	334	+	the Department of Labor and Licensing - Professional Bail Bonds Company and 28
	335	+	Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board - Operations for the fiscal year 29
	336	+	ending June 30, 2026, the following: 30
	337	+	31
	338	+	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
	339	+	NO. 2025-2026 33
	340	+	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $198,933 34
	341	+	(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 75,766 35
	342	+	(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 36 HB1163
283	343
	344	+	10 01/16/2025 10:32:06 AM KMW004
	345	+	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 102,171 1
	346	+	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,000 2
	347	+	(C) PROF. FEES 2,000 3
	348	+	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 4
	349	+	(E) DATA PROC. 0 5
	350	+	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $381,870 6
	351	+	7
	352	+	SECTION 19. APPROPRIATION - PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDS COMPANY AND 8
	353	+	PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDSMAN LICENSING BOARD - TREASURY CASH REIMBURSEMENTS . 9
	354	+	There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing , to be 10
	355	+	payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by 11
	356	+	the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , to process security deposits and pay 12
	357	+	outstanding judgments of bail bonds companies that go out of business by the 13
	358	+	Department of Labor and Licensing - Professional Bail Bonds Company and 14
	359	+	Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board - Treasury Cash Reimbursements for 15
	360	+	the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 16
	361	+	17
	362	+	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
	363	+	NO. 2025-2026 19
	364	+	(01) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS $220,000 20
	365	+	21
	366	+	SECTION 20. APPROPRIATION - PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDS COMPANY AND 22
	367	+	PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDSMAN LICENSING BOARD - BAIL BOND RECOVERY. There is 23
	368	+	hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing , to be payable 24
	369	+	from the Bail Bond Recovery Fund , for personal services and operating 25
	370	+	expenses for the recovery of forfeited professional bail bonds of the 26
	371	+	Department of Labor and Licensing - Professional Bail Bonds Company and 27
	372	+	Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board - Bail Bond Recovery for the 28
	373	+	fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 29
	374	+	30
	375	+	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 31
	376	+	NO. 2025-2026 32
	377	+	(01) RECOVERY OF FORFEITED PROFESSIONAL 33
	378	+	BAIL BONDS $1,169,459 34
	379	+	35
	380	+	SECTION 21. REGULAR SALARIES - STATE BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS . There 36 HB1163
284	381
285		-	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 1
286		-	(E) DATA PROC. 0 2
287		-	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $359,528 3
	382	+	11 01/16/2025 10:32:06 AM KMW004
	383	+	is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board 1
	384	+	of Barber Examiners for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum 2
	385	+	number of regular employees. 3
288	386		4
289		-	SECTION 14. REGULAR SALARIES - AUCTIONEERS LICENSING BOARD. There is 5
290		-	hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Auctioneers 6
291		-	Licensing Board for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number 7
292		-	of regular employees. 8
293		-	9
294		-	Maximum Annual 10
295		-	Maximum Salary Rate 11
296		-	Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 12
297		-	No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 13
298		-	(1) G159C DEPARTMENT BUSINESS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07 14
299		-	MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1 15
300		-	16
301		-	SECTION 15. EXTRA HELP - AUCTIONEERS LICENSING BOARD. There is hereby 17
302		-	authorized, for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Auctioneers Licensing 18
303		-	Board for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part -19
304		-	time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds 20
305		-	appropriated herein for such purposes: one (1) temporary or part -time 21
306		-	employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 22
307		-	Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act 23
308		-	for the appropriate classification. 24
	387	+	Maximum Annual 5
	388	+	Maximum Salary Rate 6
	389	+	Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 7
	390	+	No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 8
	391	+	(1) X028C DLL BD OF BARBER EXAM SECRETARY 1 GRADE GS07 9
	392	+	(2) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 10
	393	+	(3) X159C DLL BD OF BARBER EXAM INSPECTOR 1 GRADE GS03 11
	394	+	(4) C087C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST I 1 GRADE GS02 12
	395	+	MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 4 13
	396	+	14
	397	+	SECTION 22. EXTRA HELP - STATE BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS . There is 15
	398	+	hereby authorized, for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of 16
	399	+	Barber Examiners for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number 17
	400	+	of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable 18
	401	+	from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one (1) temporary or part-19
	402	+	time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in 20
	403	+	the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this 21
	404	+	act for the appropriate classification. 22
	405	+	23
	406	+	SECTION 23. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS - 24
	407	+	OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 25
	408	+	Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury 26
	409	+	as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services 27
	410	+	and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board 28
	411	+	of Barber Examiners - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 29
	412	+	the following: 30
	413	+	31
	414	+	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
	415	+	NO. 2025-2026 33
	416	+	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $181,950 34
	417	+	(02) EXTRA HELP 10,802 35
	418	+	(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 73,657 36 HB1163
	419	+
	420	+	12 01/16/2025 10:32:06 AM KMW004
	421	+	(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 1
	422	+	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 27,350 2
	423	+	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,550 3
	424	+	(C) PROF. FEES 0 4
	425	+	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 5
	426	+	(E) DATA PROC. 0 6
	427	+	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $297,309 7
	428	+	8
	429	+	SECTION 24. REGULAR SALARIES - CONTRACTORS LICENSING BOARD . There is 9
	430	+	hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Contractors 10
	431	+	Licensing Board for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number 11
	432	+	of regular employees. 12
	433	+	13
	434	+	Maximum Annual 14
	435	+	Maximum Salary Rate 15
	436	+	Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 16
	437	+	No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 17
	438	+	(1) N090N DLL CONTRACTORS LICENSE ADMR/INVEST 1 GRADE GS13 18
	439	+	(2) G047C ATTORNEY SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS11 19
	440	+	(3) X073C DLL CONTRACTORS BOARD INVESTIGATOR 6 GRADE GS08 20
	441	+	(4) E031C EDUCATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS08 21
	442	+	(5) X105C DLL CONTRACTORS LICENSING COORD 6 GRADE GS06 22
	443	+	(6) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 2 GRADE GS04 23
	444	+	MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 17 24
309	445		25
310		-	SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION - ~~AUCTIONEERS~~ LICENSING BOARD - OPERATIONS. 26
	446	+	SECTION 25. APPROPRIATION - CONTRACTORS LICENSING BOARD - OPERATIONS. 26
311	447		There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing , to be 27
312	448		payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by 28
313		-	the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services ~~and~~ operating 29
314		-	expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - ~~Auctioneers Licensing~~ 30
315		-	Board - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the ~~following:~~ 31
316		-	32
317		-	~~ITEM FISCAL YEAR~~ 33
318		-	~~NO. 2025 -2026~~ 34
319		-	~~(01) REGULAR SALARIES $66,456~~ 35
320		-	(02) ~~EXTRA HELP 15,780 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25~~ HB1163
	449	+	the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services, operating 29
	450	+	expenses, and grants by the Department of Labor and Licensing - Contractors 30
	451	+	Licensing Board - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 31
	452	+	following: 32
	453	+	33
	454	+	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 34
	455	+	NO. 2025-2026 35
	456	+	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $926,675 36 HB1163
321	457
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323		-
324		-
325		-	(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 23,710 1
326		-	(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 2
327		-	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 31,250 3
328		-	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 2,640 4
329		-	(C) PROF. FEES 5,000 5
	458	+	13 01/16/2025 10:32:06 AM KMW004
	459	+	(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 338,464 1
	460	+	(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 2
	461	+	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 319,400 3
	462	+	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 15,000 4
	463	+	(C) PROF. FEES 37,000 5
330	464		(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 6
331	465		(E) DATA PROC. 0 7
332		-	(05) ~~REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 500~~ 8
333		-	(06) ~~CLAIMS 1~~,~~375~~ 9
334		-	~~TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $146~~,~~711~~ 10
335		-	11
336		-	~~SECTION 17. REGULAR SALARIES - PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDS COMPANY AND~~ 12
337		-	~~PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDSMAN LICENSING~~ BOARD. ~~There is hereby established for~~ 13
338		-	the Department of Labor and Licensing - ~~Professional Bail Bonds Company and~~ 14
339		-	~~Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board~~ for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the 15
340		-	~~following~~ maximum number of regular employees. 16
	466	+	(04) EDUCATION TRAINING GRANTS 150,000 8
	467	+	(05) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 60,000 9
	468	+	(06) CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING GRANTS 100,000 10
	469	+	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,946,539 11
	470	+	12
	471	+	SECTION 26. REGULAR SALARIES - STATE BOARD OF COLLECTION AGENCIES . 13
	472	+	There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State 14
	473	+	Board of Collection Agencies for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following 15
	474	+	maximum number of regular employees. 16
341	475		17
342	476		Maximum Annual 18
343	477		Maximum Salary Rate 19
344	478		Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 20
345	479		No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 21
346		-	(1) ~~X022C DLL BAIL BONDSMAN~~ BD ~~EXECUTIVE~~ DIR 1 GRADE ~~GS09~~ 22
347		-	(2) ~~C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III~~ 1 GRADE ~~GS04~~ 23
348		-	(3) ~~X168C DLL BAIL BONDSMAN BD INVESTIGATOR~~ 1 GRADE ~~GS04~~ 24
349		-	(4) ~~A098C FISCAL SUPPORT~~ SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS04 25
	480	+	(1) X001N BD OF COLLECTION EXEC DIR 1 GRADE GS12 22
	481	+	(2) X130C BD OF COLLECTION FIELD INVESTIGATOR 1 GRADE GS05 23
	482	+	(3) C022C BUSINESS OPERATIONS SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS05 24
	483	+	(4) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 25
350	484		MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 4 26
351	485		27
352		-	SECTION 18. ~~APPROPRIATION - PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDS COMPANY AND~~ 28
353		-	~~PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDSMAN~~ LICENSING BOARD ~~- OPERATIONS. There is hereby~~ 29
354		-	~~appropriated, to~~ the ~~Department of Labor and Licensing~~, ~~to be payable from~~ 30
355		-	~~the Bail Bondsman Board Fund, for personal services and operating expenses~~ of 31
356		-	~~the Department of Labor and Licensing - Professional Bail Bonds Company and~~ 32
357		-	~~Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board - Operations for the fiscal year~~ 33
358		-	~~ending June 30, 2026,~~ the ~~following:~~ 34
359		-	35
360		-	~~ITEM FISCAL YEAR 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25~~ HB1163
	486	+	SECTION 27. EXTRA HELP - STATE BOARD OF COLLECTION AGENCIES . There is 28
	487	+	hereby authorized, for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of 29
	488	+	Collection Agencies for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum 30
	489	+	number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", 31
	490	+	payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one (1) temporary 32
	491	+	or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those 33
	492	+	provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its 34
	493	+	successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 35
	494	+	36 HB1163
361	495
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	496	+	14 01/16/2025 10:32:06 AM KMW004
	497	+	SECTION 28. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF COLLECTION AGENCIES - 1
	498	+	OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 2
	499	+	Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury 3
	500	+	as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal 4
	501	+	services, operating expenses, and grants by the Department of Labor and 5
	502	+	Licensing - State Board of Collection Agencies - Operations for the fiscal 6
	503	+	year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 7
	504	+	8
	505	+	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 9
	506	+	NO. 2025-2026 10
	507	+	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $222,327 11
	508	+	(02) EXTRA HELP 5,000 12
	509	+	(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 83,131 13
	510	+	(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 14
	511	+	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 56,700 15
	512	+	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 4,500 16
	513	+	(C) PROF. FEES 16,000 17
	514	+	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 18
	515	+	(E) DATA PROC. 0 19
	516	+	(05) DHS/UAMS/ASU MOUNTAIN HOME/UCA/SAU 20
	517	+	SYSTEM GRANTS/HSU/ATU/NWA COMMUNITY 21
	518	+	COLLEGE 1,475,000 22
	519	+	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,862,658 23
	520	+	24
	521	+	SECTION 29. REGULAR SALARIES - STATE BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR 25
	522	+	PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS . There is hereby 26
	523	+	established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of 27
	524	+	Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors for the 2025-28
	525	+	2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 29
	526	+	30
	527	+	Maximum Annual 31
	528	+	Maximum Salary Rate 32
	529	+	Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 33
	530	+	No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 34
	531	+	(1) N132N ENG & LAND SURVEYORS EXEC DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS12 35
	532	+	(2) X030C REGULATORY BOARD CHIEF INVESTIGATOR 1 GRADE GS08 36 HB1163
363	533
364		-
365		-	NO. 2025 -2026 1
366		-	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $198,933 2
367		-	(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 75,766 3
368		-	(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 4
369		-	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 102,171 5
370		-	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,000 6
371		-	(C) PROF. FEES 2,000 7
372		-	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 8
373		-	(E) DATA PROC. 0 9
374		-	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $381,870 10
375		-	11
376		-	SECTION 19. APPROPRIATION - PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDS COMPANY AND 12
377		-	PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDSMAN LICENSING BOARD - TREASURY CASH REIMBURSEMENTS. 13
378		-	There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be 14
379		-	payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by 15
380		-	the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, to process security deposits and pay 16
381		-	outstanding judgments of bail bonds companies that go out of business by the 17
382		-	Department of Labor and Licensing - Professional Bail Bonds Company and 18
383		-	Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board - Treasury Cash Reimbursements for 19
384		-	the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 20
385		-	21
386		-	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
387		-	NO. 2025 -2026 23
388		-	(01) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS $220,000 24
389		-	25
390		-	SECTION 20. APPROPRIATION - PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDS COMPANY AND 26
391		-	PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDSMAN LICENSING BOARD - BAIL BOND RECOVERY. There is 27
392		-	hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable 28
393		-	from the Bail Bond Recovery Fund, for personal services and operating 29
394		-	expenses for the recovery of forfeited professional bail bonds of the 30
395		-	Department of Labor and Licensing - Professional Bail Bonds Company and 31
396		-	Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board - Bail Bond Recovery for the 32
397		-	fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 33
398		-	34
399		-	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 35
400		-	NO. 2025 -2026 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
401		-
402		-	11 03-12-2025 15:44:32 KMW004
403		-
404		-
405		-	(01) RECOVERY OF FORFEITED PROFESSIONAL 1
406		-	BAIL BONDS $1,169,459 2
407		-	3
408		-	SECTION 21. REGULAR SALARIES - STATE BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS. There 4
409		-	is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board 5
410		-	of Barber Examiners for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum 6
411		-	number of regular employees. 7
412		-	8
413		-	Maximum Annual 9
414		-	Maximum Salary Rate 10
415		-	Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 11
416		-	No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 12
417		-	(1) X028C DLL BD OF BARBER EXAM SECRETARY 1 GRADE GS07 13
418		-	(2) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 14
419		-	(3) X159C DLL BD OF BARBER EXAM INSPECTOR 1 GRADE GS03 15
420		-	(4) C087C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST I 1 GRADE GS02 16
421		-	MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 4 17
422		-	18
423		-	SECTION 22. EXTRA HELP - STATE BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS. There is 19
424		-	hereby authorized, for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of 20
425		-	Barber Examiners for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number 21
426		-	of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable 22
427		-	from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one (1) temporary or part -23
428		-	time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in 24
429		-	the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this 25
430		-	act for the appropriate classification. 26
431		-	27
432		-	SECTION 23. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS - 28
433		-	OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 29
434		-	Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury 30
435		-	as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services 31
436		-	and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board 32
437		-	of Barber Examiners - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 33
438		-	the following: 34
439		-	35
440		-	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
441		-
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443		-
444		-
445		-	NO. 2025 -2026 1
446		-	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $181,950 2
447		-	(02) EXTRA HELP 10,802 3
448		-	(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 73,657 4
449		-	(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 5
450		-	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 27,350 6
451		-	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,550 7
452		-	(C) PROF. FEES 0 8
453		-	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 9
454		-	(E) DATA PROC. 0 10
455		-	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $297,309 11
456		-	12
457		-	SECTION 24. REGULAR SALARIES - CONTRACTORS LICENSING BOARD. There is 13
458		-	hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Contractors 14
459		-	Licensing Board for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number 15
460		-	of regular employees. 16
461		-	17
462		-	Maximum Annual 18
463		-	Maximum Salary Rate 19
464		-	Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 20
465		-	No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 21
466		-	(1) N090N DLL CONTRACTORS LICENSE ADMR/INVEST 1 GRADE GS13 22
467		-	(2) G047C ATTORNEY SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS11 23
468		-	(3) X073C DLL CONTRACTORS BOARD INVESTIGATOR 6 GRADE GS08 24
469		-	(4) E031C EDUCATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS08 25
470		-	(5) X105C DLL CONTRACTORS LICENSING COORD 6 GRADE GS06 26
471		-	(6) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 2 GRADE GS04 27
472		-	MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 17 28
473		-	29
474		-	SECTION 25. APPROPRIATION - CONTRACTORS LICENSING BOARD - OPERATIONS. 30
475		-	There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be 31
476		-	payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by 32
477		-	the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services, operating 33
478		-	expenses, and grants by the Department of Labor and Licensing - Contractors 34
479		-	Licensing Board - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 35
480		-	following: 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
481		-
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483		-
484		-
485		-	1
486		-	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
487		-	NO. 2025 -2026 3
488		-	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $926,675 4
489		-	(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 338,464 5
490		-	(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 6
491		-	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 319,400 7
492		-	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 15,000 8
493		-	(C) PROF. FEES 37,000 9
494		-	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 10
495		-	(E) DATA PROC. 0 11
496		-	(04) EDUCATION TRAINING GRANTS 150,000 12
497		-	(05) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 60,000 13
498		-	(06) CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING GRANTS 100,000 14
499		-	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,946,539 15
500		-	16
501		-	SECTION 26. REGULAR SALARIES - STATE BOARD OF COLLECTION AGENCIES. 17
502		-	There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State 18
503		-	Board of Collection Agencies for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following 19
504		-	maximum number of regular employees. 20
505		-	21
506		-	Maximum Annual 22
507		-	Maximum Salary Rate 23
508		-	Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 24
509		-	No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 25
510		-	(1) X001N BD OF COLLECTION EXEC DIR 1 GRADE GS12 26
511		-	(2) X130C BD OF COLLECTION FIELD INVESTIGATOR 1 GRADE GS05 27
512		-	(3) C022C BUSINESS OPERATIONS SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS05 28
513		-	(4) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 29
514		-	MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 4 30
515		-	31
516		-	SECTION 27. EXTRA HELP - STATE BOARD OF COLLECTION AGENCIES. There is 32
517		-	hereby authorized, for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of 33
518		-	Collection Agencies for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum 34
519		-	number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", 35
520		-	payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one (1) temporary 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
521		-
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523		-
524		-
525		-	or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those 1
526		-	provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its 2
527		-	successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 3
528		-	4
529		-	SECTION 28. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF COLLECTION AGENCIES - 5
530		-	OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 6
531		-	Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury 7
532		-	as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal 8
533		-	services, operating expenses, and grants by the Department of Labor and 9
534		-	Licensing - State Board of Collection Agencies - Operations for the fiscal 10
535		-	year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 11
536		-	12
537		-	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 13
538		-	NO. 2025 -2026 14
539		-	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $222,327 15
540		-	(02) EXTRA HELP 5,000 16
541		-	(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 83,131 17
542		-	(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 18
543		-	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 56,700 19
544		-	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 4,500 20
545		-	(C) PROF. FEES 16,000 21
546		-	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 22
547		-	(E) DATA PROC. 0 23
548		-	(05) DHS/UAMS/ASU MOUNTAIN HOME/UCA/SAU 24
549		-	SYSTEM GRANTS/HSU/ATU/NWA COMMUNITY 25
550		-	COLLEGE 1,475,000 26
551		-	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,862,658 27
552		-	28
553		-	SECTION 29. REGULAR SALARIES - STATE BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR 29
554		-	PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS. There is hereby 30
555		-	established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of 31
556		-	Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors for the 2025 -32
557		-	2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 33
558		-	34
559		-	Maximum Annual 35
560		-	Maximum Salary Rate 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
561		-
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563		-
564		-
565		-	Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 1
566		-	No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 2
567		-	(1) N132N ENG & LAND SURVEYORS EXEC DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS12 3
568		-	(2) X030C REGULATORY BOARD CHIEF INVESTIGATOR 1 GRADE GS08 4
569		-	(3) C031C ENG & LAND SURVEYORS ASST EXEC DIR 1 GRADE GS07 5
570		-	(4) A091C FISCAL SUPPORT ANALYST 1 GRADE GS05 6
571		-	(5) C045C LICENSING COORDINATOR 2 GRADE GS04 7
572		-	MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 6 8
573		-	9
574		-	SECTION 30. EXTRA HELP - STATE BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL 10
575		-	ENGINEERS AND PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS. There is hereby authorized, for the 11
576		-	Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of Licensure for Professional 12
577		-	Engineers and Professional Surveyors for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the 13
578		-	following maximum number of part -time or temporary employees, to be known as 14
579		-	"Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one 15
580		-	(1) temporary or part -time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to 16
581		-	exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or 17
582		-	its successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 18
583		-	19
584		-	SECTION 31. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL 20
585		-	ENGINEERS AND PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS - OPERATIONS. There is hereby 21
586		-	appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable from 22
587		-	the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 23
588		-	Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services and operating expenses of 24
589		-	the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of Licensure for 25
590		-	Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors - Operations for the fiscal 26
591		-	year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 27
592		-	28
593		-	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 29
594		-	NO. 2025 -2026 30
595		-	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $373,017 31
596		-	(02) EXTRA HELP 12,000 32
597		-	(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 133,336 33
598		-	(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 34
599		-	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 208,649 35
600		-	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 10,227 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
601		-
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603		-
604		-
605		-	(C) PROF. FEES 7,144 1
606		-	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 2
607		-	(E) DATA PROC. 0 3
608		-	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $744,373 4
	534	+	15 01/16/2025 10:32:06 AM KMW004
	535	+	(3) C031C ENG & LAND SURVEYORS ASST EXEC DIR 1 GRADE GS07 1
	536	+	(4) A091C FISCAL SUPPORT ANALYST 1 GRADE GS05 2
	537	+	(5) C045C LICENSING COORDINATOR 2 GRADE GS04 3
	538	+	MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 6 4
609	539		5
610		-	SECTION 32. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS FIRE PROTECTION LICENSING 6
611		-	BOARD. There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing 7
612		-	- Arkansas Fire Protection Licensing Board for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the 8
613		-	following maximum number of regular employees. 9
614		-	10
615		-	Maximum Annual 11
616		-	Maximum Salary Rate 12
617		-	Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 13
618		-	No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 14
619		-	(1) X138C FIRE PROTECTION LICENSING BOARD DIR 1 GRADE GS06 15
620		-	(2) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 1 GRADE GS03 16
621		-	(3) X166C FIRE PROT LIC BRD INSPECTOR/INVEST 1 GRADE GS03 17
622		-	MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 3 18
623		-	19
624		-	SECTION 33. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS FIRE PROTECTION LICENSING BOARD - 20
625		-	OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 21
626		-	Licensing, to be payable from the Fire Protection Licensing Fund, for 22
627		-	personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and 23
628		-	Licensing - Arkansas Fire Protection Licensing Board - Operations for the 24
629		-	fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 25
630		-	26
631		-	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
632		-	NO. 2025 -2026 28
633		-	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $130,020 29
634		-	(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 52,551 30
635		-	(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 31
636		-	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 63,174 32
637		-	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,300 33
638		-	(C) PROF. FEES 1,000 34
639		-	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 35
640		-	(E) DATA PROC. 0 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
641		-
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643		-
644		-
645		-	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $250,045 1
646		-	2
647		-	SECTION 34. REGULAR SALARIES - HVAC LICENSING BOARD. There is hereby 3
648		-	established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - HVAC Licensing Board 4
649		-	for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular 5
650		-	employees. 6
651		-	7
652		-	Maximum Annual 8
653		-	Maximum Salary Rate 9
654		-	Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 10
655		-	No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 11
656		-	(1) X081C PLUMBING/HVACR INSPECTOR SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS08 12
657		-	(2) S018C HVACR MECHANICAL INSPECTOR 6 GRADE GS07 13
658		-	(3) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 14
659		-	(4) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 15
660		-	MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 9 16
661		-	17
662		-	SECTION 35. APPROPRIATION - HVAC LICENSING BOARD - OPERATIONS. There 18
663		-	is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be 19
664		-	payable from the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration 20
665		-	Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor 21
666		-	and Licensing - HVAC Licensing Board - Operations for the fiscal year ending 22
667		-	June 30, 2026, the following: 23
	540	+	SECTION 30. EXTRA HELP - STATE BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL 6
	541	+	ENGINEERS AND PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS . There is hereby authorized, for the 7
	542	+	Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of Licensure for Professional 8
	543	+	Engineers and Professional Surveyors for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the 9
	544	+	following maximum number of part -time or temporary employees, to be known as 10
	545	+	"Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one 11
	546	+	(1) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to 12
	547	+	exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or 13
	548	+	its successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 14
	549	+	15
	550	+	SECTION 31. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL 16
	551	+	ENGINEERS AND PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS - OPERATIONS. There is hereby 17
	552	+	appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing , to be payable from 18
	553	+	the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 19
	554	+	Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services and operating expenses of 20
	555	+	the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of Licensure for 21
	556	+	Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors - Operations for the fiscal 22
	557	+	year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 23
668	558		24
669	559		ITEM FISCAL YEAR 25
670	560		NO. 2025-2026 26
671		-	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $~~441~~,~~805~~ 27
672		-	(02) ~~PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING~~ ~~172~~,~~119~~ 28
673		-	(03) ~~MAINT. & GEN.~~ ~~OPERATION~~ 29
674		-	~~(A) OPER~~. ~~EXPENSE 102,751~~ 30
675		-	(B) ~~CONF~~. ~~& TRAVEL 3~~,~~063~~ 31
676		-	(C) ~~PROF~~. ~~FEES 0~~ 32
677		-	(D) ~~CAP~~. ~~OUTLAY 0~~ 33
678		-	(E) ~~DATA PROC~~. 0 34
679		-	(04) ~~REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 4,000~~ 35
680		-	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $~~723~~,~~738~~ 36 ~~As Engrossed: H3/12/25~~ HB1163
	561	+	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $373,017 27
	562	+	(02) EXTRA HELP 12,000 28
	563	+	(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 133,336 29
	564	+	(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 30
	565	+	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 208,649 31
	566	+	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 10,227 32
	567	+	(C) PROF. FEES 7,144 33
	568	+	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 34
	569	+	(E) DATA PROC. 0 35
	570	+	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $744,373 36 HB1163
681	571
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683		-
684		-
	572	+	16 01/16/2025 10:32:06 AM KMW004
685	573		1
686		-	SECTION 36. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS ~~MANUFACTURED HOME COMMISSION.~~ 2
687		-	There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - 3
688		-	Arkansas ~~Manufactured Home Commission~~ for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the 4
	574	+	SECTION 32. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS FIRE PROTECTION LICENSING 2
	575	+	BOARD. There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing 3
	576	+	- Arkansas Fire Protection Licensing Board for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the 4
689	577		following maximum number of regular employees. 5
690	578		6
691	579		Maximum Annual 7
692	580		Maximum Salary Rate 8
693	581		Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 9
694	582		No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 10
695		-	(1) ~~X016C DLL MANUFACTURED HOMES COMM~~ DIR 1 GRADE ~~GS08~~ 11
696		-	(2) ~~X121C DLL MANUFACTURED HOUSING SPEC SUPV~~ 1 GRADE ~~GS05~~ 12
697		-	(3) ~~X155C DLL MANUFACTURED HOUSING SPEC~~ 1 GRADE ~~GS04~~ 13
	583	+	(1) X138C FIRE PROTECTION LICENSING BOARD DIR 1 GRADE GS06 11
	584	+	(2) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 1 GRADE GS03 12
	585	+	(3) X166C FIRE PROT LIC BRD INSPECTOR/INVEST 1 GRADE GS03 13
698	586		MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 3 14
699	587		15
700		-	SECTION 37. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS ~~MANUFACTURED HOME COMMISSION~~ - 16
	588	+	SECTION 33. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS FIRE PROTECTION LICENSING BOARD - 16
701	589		OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 17
702		-	Licensing, to be payable from the ~~Manufactured Home Standards~~ Fund, for 18
	590	+	Licensing, to be payable from the Fire Protection Licensing Fund , for 18
703	591		personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and 19
704		-	Licensing - Arkansas ~~Manufactured Home Commission~~ - Operations for the ~~fiscal~~ 20
705		-	year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 21
	592	+	Licensing - Arkansas Fire Protection Licensing Board - Operations for the 20
	593	+	fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 21
706	594		22
707	595		ITEM FISCAL YEAR 23
708	596		NO. 2025-2026 24
709		-	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $~~168~~,~~268~~ 25
710		-	(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 62,~~412~~ 26
	597	+	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $130,020 25
	598	+	(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 52,551 26
711	599		(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 27
712		-	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 42,~~238~~ 28
713		-	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 1,~~263~~ 29
714		-	(C) PROF. FEES ~~825~~ 30
	600	+	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 63,174 28
	601	+	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,300 29
	602	+	(C) PROF. FEES 1,000 30
715	603		(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 31
716	604		(E) DATA PROC. 0 32
717		-	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $~~275~~,~~006~~ 33
	605	+	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $250,045 33
718	606		34
719		-	SECTION 38. ~~APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS MANUFACTURED HOME COMMISSION -~~ 35
720		-	~~OPERATING EXPENSES,~~ ~~REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS~~ AND ~~CLAIMS. There is hereby~~ 36 ~~As Engrossed: H3/12/25~~ HB1163
	607	+	SECTION 34. REGULAR SALARIES - HVAC LICENSING BOARD . There is hereby 35
	608	+	established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - HVAC Licensing Board 36 HB1163
721	609
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723		-
724		-
725		-	appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable from 1
726		-	the Manufactured Housing Recovery Fund, for operating expenses and payment of 2
727		-	refunds/reimbursements and claims by the Department of Labor and Licensing - 3
728		-	Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission - Operating Expenses, 4
729		-	Refunds/Reimbursements and Claims for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 5
730		-	the following: 6
731		-	7
732		-	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 8
733		-	NO. 2025 -2026 9
734		-	(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 10
735		-	(A) OPER. EXPENSE $5,573 11
736		-	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 20,000 12
737		-	(C) PROF. FEES 0 13
738		-	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 14
739		-	(E) DATA PROC. 0 15
740		-	(02) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 50,000 16
741		-	(03) CLAIMS 135,000 17
742		-	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $210,573 18
743		-	19
744		-	SECTION 39. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION. 20
745		-	There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - 21
746		-	Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the 22
747		-	following maximum number of regular employees. 23
748		-	24
749		-	Maximum Annual 25
750		-	Maximum Salary Rate 26
751		-	Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 27
752		-	No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 28
753		-	(1) N169N MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS10 29
754		-	(2) A074C FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS06 30
755		-	(3) X120C MOTOR VEHICLE INVESTIGATOR 2 GRADE GS06 31
756		-	(4) X099C MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS06 32
757		-	(5) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 33
758		-	MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 6 34
759		-	35
760		-	SECTION 40. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION - 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
761		-
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763		-
764		-
765		-	OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 1
766		-	Licensing, to be payable from the Motor Vehicle Commission Fund, for personal 2
767		-	services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - 3
768		-	Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission - Operations for the fiscal year ending 4
769		-	June 30, 2026, the following: 5
770		-	6
771		-	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
772		-	NO. 2025 -2026 8
773		-	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $277,248 9
774		-	(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 110,131 10
775		-	(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 11
776		-	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 62,750 12
777		-	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 5,000 13
778		-	(C) PROF. FEES 0 14
779		-	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 15
780		-	(E) DATA PROC. 0 16
781		-	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $455,129 17
782		-	18
783		-	SECTION 41. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION - 19
784		-	AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIST EDUCATION GRANTS. There is hereby appropriated, to 20
785		-	the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable from the Automotive 21
786		-	Technologist Education Grant Fund, for grants for the Automotive Technologist 22
787		-	Education Grant Program of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas 23
788		-	Motor Vehicle Commission - Automotive Technologist Education Grants for the 24
789		-	fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 25
790		-	26
791		-	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
792		-	NO. 2025 -2026 28
793		-	(01) AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIST EDUCATION 29
794		-	GRANTS $250,000 30
795		-	31
796		-	SECTION 42. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION. There 32
797		-	is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas 33
798		-	Real Estate Commission for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum 34
799		-	number of regular employees. 35
800		-	36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
801		-
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803		-
804		-
805		-	Maximum Annual 1
806		-	Maximum Salary Rate 2
807		-	Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 3
808		-	No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 4
809		-	(1) D079C COMPUTER SUPPORT TECHNICIAN 1 GRADE IT02 5
810		-	(2) U097U DLL AREC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS15 6
811		-	(3) G054C DLL AREC DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS11 7
812		-	(4) A082C ACCOUNTANT II 1 GRADE GS08 8
813		-	(5) C004C DLL AREC SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS08 9
814		-	(6) X091C DLL AREC SR REAL ESTATE INVESTIGATOR 1 GRADE GS07 10
815		-	(7) E048C EDUCATION & INSTRUCTION SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS07 11
816		-	(8) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 12
817		-	(9) X110C DLL AREC INVESTIGATOR 2 GRADE GS06 13
818		-	(10) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 2 GRADE GS04 14
819		-	(11) X169C DLL AREC EXAMINER 1 GRADE GS04 15
820		-	(12) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 2 GRADE GS03 16
821		-	MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 15 17
822		-	18
823		-	SECTION 43. EXTRA HELP - ARKANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION. There is 19
824		-	hereby authorized, for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas Real 20
825		-	Estate Commission for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number 21
826		-	of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable 22
827		-	from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: two (2) temporary or part -23
828		-	time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in 24
829		-	the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this 25
830		-	act for the appropriate classification. 26
831		-	27
832		-	SECTION 44. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION - 28
833		-	OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 29
834		-	Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury 30
835		-	as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services 31
836		-	and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas 32
837		-	Real Estate Commission - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 33
838		-	the following: 34
839		-	35
840		-	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
841		-
842		-	22 03-12-2025 15:44:32 KMW004
843		-
844		-
845		-	NO. 2025 -2026 1
846		-	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $803,424 2
847		-	(02) EXTRA HELP 8,000 3
848		-	(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 302,465 4
849		-	(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 5
850		-	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 397,744 6
851		-	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 26,662 7
852		-	(C) PROF. FEES 22,929 8
853		-	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 9
854		-	(E) DATA PROC. 0 10
855		-	(05) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 10,000 11
856		-	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,571,224 12
857		-	13
858		-	SECTION 45. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION - REAL 14
859		-	ESTATE RECOVERY. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor 15
860		-	and Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State 16
861		-	Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for paying 17
862		-	claims for damage payments and for costs associated with education activities 18
863		-	of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas Real Estate Commission - 19
864		-	Real Estate Recovery for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 20
865		-	21
866		-	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
867		-	NO. 2025 -2026 23
868		-	(01) DAMAGE PAYMENT $250,000 24
869		-	(02) EDUCATION 102,500 25
870		-	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $352,500 26
871		-	27
872		-	SECTION 46. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR 28
873		-	PROESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS. There is hereby established for the Department of 29
874		-	Labor and Licensing - Arkansas Board of Registration for Professional 30
875		-	Geologists for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 31
876		-	regular employees. 32
877		-	Maximum Annual 33
878		-	Maximum Salary Rate 34
879		-	Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 35
880		-	No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
881		-
882		-	23 03-12-2025 15:44:32 KMW004
883		-
884		-
885		-	(1) C022C BUSINESS OPERATIONS SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS05 1
886		-	MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1 2
887		-	3
888		-	SECTION 47. EXTRA HELP - ARKANSAS BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR 4
889		-	PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS. There is hereby authorized, for the Department of 5
890		-	Labor and Licensing - Arkansas Board of Registration for Professional 6
891		-	Geologists for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 7
892		-	part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from 8
893		-	funds appropriated herein for such purposes: two (2) temporary or part -time 9
894		-	employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 10
895		-	Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act 11
896		-	for the appropriate classification. 12
897		-	13
898		-	SECTION 48. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR 14
899		-	PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the 15
900		-	Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited 16
901		-	in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, 17
902		-	for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and 18
903		-	Licensing - Arkansas Board of Registration for Professional Geologists - 19
904		-	Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 20
905		-	21
906		-	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
907		-	NO. 2025 -2026 23
908		-	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $33,118 24
909		-	(02) EXTRA HELP 3,000 25
910		-	(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 15,757 26
911		-	(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 27
912		-	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 8,275 28
913		-	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 2,000 29
914		-	(C) PROF. FEES 0 30
915		-	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 31
916		-	(E) DATA PROC. 0 32
917		-	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $62,150 33
918		-	34
919		-	SECTION 49. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS TOWING AND RECOVERY BOARD. 35
920		-	There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
921		-
922		-	24 03-12-2025 15:44:32 KMW004
923		-
924		-
925		-	Arkansas Towing and Recovery Board for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the 1
926		-	following maximum number of regular employees. 2
	610	+	17 01/16/2025 10:32:06 AM KMW004
	611	+	for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular 1
	612	+	employees. 2
927	613		3
928	614		Maximum Annual 4
929	615		Maximum Salary Rate 5
930	616		Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 6
931	617		No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 7
932		-	(1) ~~X147C AR TOWING & RECOVERY BOARD DIRECTOR~~ 1 GRADE ~~GS07~~ 8
933		-	(2) ~~X101C INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATOR 1~~ GRADE ~~GS06~~ 9
934		-	(3) ~~X170C AR TOWING & RECOVERY BD INVESTIGATOR~~ 1 GRADE ~~GS03~~ 10
935		-	(4) ~~C087C~~ ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST I 1 GRADE ~~GS02~~ 11
936		-	MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 4 12
	618	+	(1) X081C PLUMBING/HVACR INSPECTOR SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS08 8
	619	+	(2) S018C HVACR MECHANICAL INSPECTOR 6 GRADE GS07 9
	620	+	(3) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 10
	621	+	(4) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 11
	622	+	MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 9 12
937	623		13
938		-	SECTION 50. APPROPRIATION - ~~ARKANSAS TOWING AND RECOVERY~~ BOARD - 14
939		-	~~OPERATIONS. There~~ is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 15
940		-	~~Licensing, to be~~ payable from the ~~cash fund deposited in the State Treasury~~ 16
941		-	~~as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State~~, for personal services 17
942		-	~~and operating expenses of the Department of Labor~~ and Licensing - ~~Arkansas~~ 18
943		-	~~Towing and Recovery Board - Operations for the fiscal year ending~~ June 30, 19
944		-	~~2026, the following:~~ 20
945		-	21
946		-	~~ITEM FISCAL YEAR~~ 22
947		-	~~NO.~~ ~~2025 -2026~~ 23
948		-	(01) ~~REGULAR SALARIES $147~~,~~074~~ 24
949		-	(02) ~~PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 56,982~~ 25
950		-	(03) ~~MAINT~~. ~~& GEN.~~ ~~OPERATION~~ 26
951		-	(A) ~~OPER~~. ~~EXPENSE 73~~,~~228~~ 27
952		-	(B) ~~CONF~~. ~~& TRAVEL~~ 0 28
953		-	(C) ~~PROF~~. ~~FEES~~ 0 29
954		-	(D) ~~CAP~~. ~~OUTLAY~~ 0 30
955		-	~~(E) DATA PROC. 0~~ 31
956		-	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $~~277~~,~~284~~ 32
	624	+	SECTION 35. APPROPRIATION - HVAC LICENSING BOARD - OPERATIONS. There 14
	625	+	is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing , to be 15
	626	+	payable from the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration 16
	627	+	Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor 17
	628	+	and Licensing - HVAC Licensing Board - Operations for the fiscal year ending 18
	629	+	June 30, 2026, the following: 19
	630	+	20
	631	+	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 21
	632	+	NO. 2025-2026 22
	633	+	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $441,805 23
	634	+	(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 172,119 24
	635	+	(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 25
	636	+	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 102,751 26
	637	+	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,063 27
	638	+	(C) PROF. FEES 0 28
	639	+	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 29
	640	+	(E) DATA PROC. 0 30
	641	+	(04) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 4,000 31
	642	+	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $723,738 32
957	643		33
958		-	SECTION 51. ~~SPECIAL LANGUAGE~~. ~~NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS~~ 34
959		-	~~CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL,~~ ~~LOCAL~~ AND ~~TEMPORARY LAW.~~ 35
960		-	~~PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDS COMPANY AND PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDSMAN LICENSING~~ 36 ~~As Engrossed: H3/12/25~~ HB1163
	644	+	SECTION 36. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS MANUFACTURED HOME COMMISSION. 34
	645	+	There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - 35
	646	+	Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the 36 HB1163
961	647
962		-	25 03-12-2025 15:44:32 KMW004
	648	+	18 01/16/2025 10:32:06 AM KMW004
	649	+	following maximum number of regular employees. 1
	650	+	2
	651	+	Maximum Annual 3
	652	+	Maximum Salary Rate 4
	653	+	Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 5
	654	+	No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 6
	655	+	(1) X016C DLL MANUFACTURED HOMES COMM DIR 1 GRADE GS08 7
	656	+	(2) X121C DLL MANUFACTURED HOUSING SPEC SUPV 1 GRADE GS05 8
	657	+	(3) X155C DLL MANUFACTURED HOUSING SPEC 1 GRADE GS04 9
	658	+	MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 3 10
	659	+	11
	660	+	SECTION 37. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS MANUFACTURED HOME COMMISSION - 12
	661	+	OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 13
	662	+	Licensing, to be payable from the Manufactured Home Standards Fund , for 14
	663	+	personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and 15
	664	+	Licensing - Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission - Operations for the fiscal 16
	665	+	year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 17
	666	+	18
	667	+	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 19
	668	+	NO. 2025-2026 20
	669	+	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $168,268 21
	670	+	(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 62,412 22
	671	+	(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 23
	672	+	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 42,238 24
	673	+	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 1,263 25
	674	+	(C) PROF. FEES 825 26
	675	+	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 27
	676	+	(E) DATA PROC. 0 28
	677	+	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $275,006 29
	678	+	30
	679	+	SECTION 38. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS MANUFACTURED HOME COMMISSION - 31
	680	+	OPERATING EXPENSES, REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS AND CLAIMS . There is hereby 32
	681	+	appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing , to be payable from 33
	682	+	the Manufactured Housing Recovery Fund , for operating expenses and payment of 34
	683	+	refunds/reimbursements and claims by the Department of Labor and Licensing - 35
	684	+	Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission - Operating Expenses, 36 HB1163
963	685
	686	+	19 01/16/2025 10:32:06 AM KMW004
	687	+	Refunds/Reimbursements and Claims for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 1
	688	+	the following: 2
	689	+	3
	690	+	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 4
	691	+	NO. 2025-2026 5
	692	+	(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 6
	693	+	(A) OPER. EXPENSE $5,573 7
	694	+	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 20,000 8
	695	+	(C) PROF. FEES 0 9
	696	+	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 10
	697	+	(E) DATA PROC. 0 11
	698	+	(02) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 50,000 12
	699	+	(03) CLAIMS 135,000 13
	700	+	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $210,573 14
	701	+	15
	702	+	SECTION 39. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION . 16
	703	+	There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - 17
	704	+	Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the 18
	705	+	following maximum number of regular employees. 19
	706	+	20
	707	+	Maximum Annual 21
	708	+	Maximum Salary Rate 22
	709	+	Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 23
	710	+	No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 24
	711	+	(1) N169N MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS10 25
	712	+	(2) A074C FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS06 26
	713	+	(3) X120C MOTOR VEHICLE INVESTIGATOR 2 GRADE GS06 27
	714	+	(4) X099C MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS06 28
	715	+	(5) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 29
	716	+	MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 6 30
	717	+	31
	718	+	SECTION 40. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION - 32
	719	+	OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 33
	720	+	Licensing, to be payable from the Motor Vehicle Commission Fund , for personal 34
	721	+	services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - 35
	722	+	Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission - Operations for the fiscal year ending 36 HB1163
964	723
965		-	BOARD - FUND TRANSFER. The Professional Bail Bonds Company and Professional 1
966		-	Bail Bondsman Licensing Board shall deposit as special revenues sufficient 2
967		-	fees and penalties directly into the Bail Bondsman Board fund to provide for 3
968		-	personal services and operating expenses for the board. At the end of each 4
969		-	fiscal year, the Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board shall be allowed 5
970		-	to retain a fund balance sufficient to cover the personal services and 6
971		-	operating expenses of the board for the following fiscal year. Seventy -five 7
972		-	percent (75%) of any funds remaining in excess of this balance shall be 8
973		-	transferred to the General Revenue Fund Account in the State Treasury. 9
974		-	The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 10
975		-	2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 11
976		-	12
977		-	SECTION 52. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 13
978		-	authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 14
979		-	and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 15
980		-	the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 16
981		-	Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 17
982		-	Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 18
983		-	control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 19
984		-	the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 20
985		-	strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 21
	724	+	20 01/16/2025 10:32:06 AM KMW004
	725	+	June 30, 2026, the following: 1
	726	+	2
	727	+	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 3
	728	+	NO. 2025-2026 4
	729	+	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $277,248 5
	730	+	(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 110,131 6
	731	+	(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 7
	732	+	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 62,750 8
	733	+	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 5,000 9
	734	+	(C) PROF. FEES 0 10
	735	+	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 11
	736	+	(E) DATA PROC. 0 12
	737	+	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $455,129 13
	738	+	14
	739	+	SECTION 41. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION - 15
	740	+	AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIST EDUCATION GRANTS . There is hereby appropriated, to 16
	741	+	the Department of Labor and Licensing , to be payable from the Automotive 17
	742	+	Technologist Education Grant Fund , for grants for the Automotive Technologist 18
	743	+	Education Grant Program of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas 19
	744	+	Motor Vehicle Commission - Automotive Technologist Education Grants for the 20
	745	+	fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 21
986	746		22
987		-	SECTION 53. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 23
988		-	Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 24
989		-	contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 25
990		-	which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 26
991		-	Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 27
992		-	manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 28
993		-	summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 29
994		-	Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 30
	747	+	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 23
	748	+	NO. 2025-2026 24
	749	+	(01) AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIST EDUCATION 25
	750	+	GRANTS $250,000 26
	751	+	27
	752	+	SECTION 42. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION . There 28
	753	+	is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas 29
	754	+	Real Estate Commission for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum 30
	755	+	number of regular employees. 31
	756	+	32
	757	+	Maximum Annual 33
	758	+	Maximum Salary Rate 34
	759	+	Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 35
	760	+	No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 36 HB1163
	761	+
	762	+	21 01/16/2025 10:32:06 AM KMW004
	763	+	(1) D079C COMPUTER SUPPORT TECHNICIAN 1 GRADE IT02 1
	764	+	(2) U097U DLL AREC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS15 2
	765	+	(3) G054C DLL AREC DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS11 3
	766	+	(4) A082C ACCOUNTANT II 1 GRADE GS08 4
	767	+	(5) C004C DLL AREC SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS08 5
	768	+	(6) X091C DLL AREC SR REAL ESTATE INVESTIGATOR 1 GRADE GS07 6
	769	+	(7) E048C EDUCATION & INSTRUCTION SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS07 7
	770	+	(8) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 8
	771	+	(9) X110C DLL AREC INVESTIGATOR 2 GRADE GS06 9
	772	+	(10) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 2 GRADE GS04 10
	773	+	(11) X169C DLL AREC EXAMINER 1 GRADE GS04 11
	774	+	(12) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 2 GRADE GS03 12
	775	+	MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 15 13
	776	+	14
	777	+	SECTION 43. EXTRA HELP - ARKANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION . There is 15
	778	+	hereby authorized, for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas Real 16
	779	+	Estate Commission for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number 17
	780	+	of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable 18
	781	+	from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: two (2) temporary or part-19
	782	+	time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in 20
	783	+	the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this 21
	784	+	act for the appropriate classification. 22
	785	+	23
	786	+	SECTION 44. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION - 24
	787	+	OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 25
	788	+	Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury 26
	789	+	as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services 27
	790	+	and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas 28
	791	+	Real Estate Commission - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 29
	792	+	the following: 30
995	793		31
996		-	~~SECTION 54. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the~~ 32
997		-	~~General Assembly,~~ ~~that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits~~ 33
998		-	~~the appropriation of funds for more than a one~~ (1) ~~year period;~~ ~~that the~~ 34
999		-	~~effectiveness of this Act on July 1~~, ~~2025 is essential to the operation of~~ 35
1000		-	~~the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided~~, ~~and that in~~ 36 ~~As Engrossed: H3/12/25~~ HB1163
	794	+	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
	795	+	NO. 2025-2026 33
	796	+	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $803,424 34
	797	+	(02) EXTRA HELP 8,000 35
	798	+	(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 302,465 36 HB1163
1001	799
1002		-	26 03-12-2025 15:44:32 KMW004
	800	+	22 01/16/2025 10:32:06 AM KMW004
	801	+	(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 1
	802	+	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 397,744 2
	803	+	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 26,662 3
	804	+	(C) PROF. FEES 22,929 4
	805	+	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 5
	806	+	(E) DATA PROC. 0 6
	807	+	(05) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 10,000 7
	808	+	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,571,224 8
	809	+	9
	810	+	SECTION 45. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION - REAL 10
	811	+	ESTATE RECOVERY. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor 11
	812	+	and Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State 12
	813	+	Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for paying 13
	814	+	claims for damage payments and for costs associated with education activities 14
	815	+	of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas Real Estate Commission - 15
	816	+	Real Estate Recovery for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 16
	817	+	17
	818	+	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
	819	+	NO. 2025-2026 19
	820	+	(01) DAMAGE PAYMENT $250,000 20
	821	+	(02) EDUCATION 102,500 21
	822	+	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $352,500 22
	823	+	23
	824	+	SECTION 46. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR 24
	825	+	PROESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS . There is hereby established for the Department of 25
	826	+	Labor and Licensing - Arkansas Board of Registration for Professional 26
	827	+	Geologists for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 27
	828	+	regular employees. 28
	829	+	Maximum Annual 29
	830	+	Maximum Salary Rate 30
	831	+	Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 31
	832	+	No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 32
	833	+	(1) C022C BUSINESS OPERATIONS SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS05 33
	834	+	MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1 34
	835	+	35
	836	+	SECTION 47. EXTRA HELP - ARKANSAS BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR 36 HB1163
1003	837
	838	+	23 01/16/2025 10:32:06 AM KMW004
	839	+	PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS . There is hereby authorized, for the Department of 1
	840	+	Labor and Licensing - Arkansas Board of Registration for Professional 2
	841	+	Geologists for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 3
	842	+	part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from 4
	843	+	funds appropriated herein for such purposes: two (2) temporary or part-time 5
	844	+	employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 6
	845	+	Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act 7
	846	+	for the appropriate classification. 8
	847	+	9
	848	+	SECTION 48. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR 10
	849	+	PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the 11
	850	+	Department of Labor and Licensing , to be payable from the cash fund deposited 12
	851	+	in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , 13
	852	+	for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and 14
	853	+	Licensing - Arkansas Board of Registration for Professional Geologists - 15
	854	+	Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 16
	855	+	17
	856	+	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
	857	+	NO. 2025-2026 19
	858	+	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $33,118 20
	859	+	(02) EXTRA HELP 3,000 21
	860	+	(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 15,757 22
	861	+	(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 23
	862	+	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 8,275 24
	863	+	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 2,000 25
	864	+	(C) PROF. FEES 0 26
	865	+	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 27
	866	+	(E) DATA PROC. 0 28
	867	+	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $62,150 29
	868	+	30
	869	+	SECTION 49. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS TOWING AND RECOVERY BOARD . 31
	870	+	There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - 32
	871	+	Arkansas Towing and Recovery Board for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the 33
	872	+	following maximum number of regular employees. 34
	873	+	35
	874	+	Maximum Annual 36 HB1163
1004	875
1005		-	the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 1
1006		-	effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 2
1007		-	upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 3
1008		-	programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 4
1009		-	being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 5
1010		-	and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 6
	876	+	24 01/16/2025 10:32:06 AM KMW004
	877	+	Maximum Salary Rate 1
	878	+	Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 2
	879	+	No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 3
	880	+	(1) X147C AR TOWING & RECOVERY BOARD DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS07 4
	881	+	(2) X101C INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATOR 1 GRADE GS06 5
	882	+	(3) X170C AR TOWING & RECOVERY BD INVESTIGATOR 1 GRADE GS03 6
	883	+	(4) C087C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST I 1 GRADE GS02 7
	884	+	MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 4 8
	885	+	9
	886	+	SECTION 50. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS TOWING AND RECOVERY BOARD - 10
	887	+	OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 11
	888	+	Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury 12
	889	+	as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services 13
	890	+	and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas 14
	891	+	Towing and Recovery Board - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 15
	892	+	2026, the following: 16
	893	+	17
	894	+	ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
	895	+	NO. 2025-2026 19
	896	+	(01) REGULAR SALARIES $147,074 20
	897	+	(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 56,982 21
	898	+	(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 22
	899	+	(A) OPER. EXPENSE 73,228 23
	900	+	(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 24
	901	+	(C) PROF. FEES 0 25
	902	+	(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 26
	903	+	(E) DATA PROC. 0 27
	904	+	TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $277,284 28
	905	+	29
	906	+	SECTION 51. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 30
	907	+	CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 31
	908	+	PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDS COMPANY AND PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDSMAN LICENSING 32
	909	+	BOARD - FUND TRANSFER. The Professional Bail Bonds Company and Professional 33
	910	+	Bail Bondsman Licensing Board shall deposit as special revenues sufficient 34
	911	+	fees and penalties directly into the Bail Bondsman Board fund to provide for 35
	912	+	personal services and operating expenses for the board. At the end of each 36 HB1163
	913	+
	914	+	25 01/16/2025 10:32:06 AM KMW004
	915	+	fiscal year, the Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board shall be allowed 1
	916	+	to retain a fund balance sufficient to cover the personal services and 2
	917	+	operating expenses of the board for the following fiscal year. Seventy -five 3
	918	+	percent (75%) of any funds remaining in excess of this balance shall be 4
	919	+	transferred to the General Revenue Fund Account in the State Treasury. 5
	920	+	The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 6
	921	+	2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 7
	922	+	8
	923	+	SECTION 52. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 9
	924	+	authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 10
	925	+	and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 11
	926	+	the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 12
	927	+	Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 13
	928	+	Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 14
	929	+	control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 15
	930	+	the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 16
	931	+	strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 17
	932	+	18
	933	+	SECTION 53. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 19
	934	+	Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 20
	935	+	contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 21
	936	+	which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 22
	937	+	Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 23
	938	+	manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 24
	939	+	summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 25
	940	+	Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 26
	941	+	27
	942	+	SECTION 54. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 28
	943	+	General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 29
	944	+	the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 30
	945	+	effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 31
	946	+	the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 32
	947	+	the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 33
	948	+	effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 34
	949	+	upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 35
	950	+	programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 36 HB1163
	951	+
	952	+	26 01/16/2025 10:32:06 AM KMW004
	953	+	being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 1
	954	+	and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 2
	955	+	3
	956	+	4
	957	+	5
	958	+	6
1011	959		7
1012		-	~~/s/Joint Budget Committee~~ 8
	960	+	8
1013	961		9
1014	962		10
1015		-	~~APPROVED: 4/22/25~~ 11
	963	+	11
1016	964		12
1017	965		13
1018	966		14
1019	967		15
1020	968		16
1021	969		17
1022	970		18
1023	971		19
1024	972		20
1025	973		21
1026	974		22
1027	975		23
1028	976		24
1029	977		25
1030	978		26
1031	979		27
1032	980		28
1033	981		29
1034	982		30
1035	983		31
1036	984		32
1037	985		33
1038	986		34
1039	987		35
1040	988		36