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Act 1005 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H3/12/25 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 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 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
3
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
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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
21
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 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 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) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 17
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 23,100 18
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 19
(C) PROF. FEES 25,000 20
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 21
(E) DATA PROC. 0 22
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $112,182 23
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SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF APPRAISERS, ABSTRACTERS, AND 25
HOME INSPECTORS - CASH. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 26
Labor and Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State 27
Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal 28
services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - 29
State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors - Cash for the 30
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 31
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 33
NO. 2025 -2026 34
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $258,334 35
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 91,020 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
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(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 1
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 188,288 2
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 18,153 3
(C) PROF. FEES 1,727 4
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 5
(E) DATA PROC. 0 6
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $557,522 7
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SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF APPRAISERS, ABSTRACTERS, AND 9
HOME INSPECTORS - FEDERAL PROGRAMS. There is hereby appropriated, to the 10
Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable from the federal funds as 11
designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for operating expenses 12
of the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of Appraisers, 13
Abstracters, and Home Inspectors - Federal Programs for the fiscal year 14
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 15
16
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17
NO. 2025 -2026 18
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 19
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $80,500 20
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 21,500 21
(C) PROF. FEES 14,500 22
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 23
(E) DATA PROC. 0 24
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $116,500 25
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SECTION 9. REGULAR SALARIES - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION. There is 27
hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Athletic 28
Commission for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 29
regular employees. 30
31
Maximum Annual 32
Maximum Salary Rate 33
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 34
No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 35
(1) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
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MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1 1
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SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION - OPERATIONS. 3
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be 4
payable from the Arkansas Athletic Commission Fund, for personal services and 5
operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Athletic 6
Commission - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 7
following: 8
9
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 10
NO. 2025 -2026 11
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $52,545 12
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 18,894 13
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 14
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 41,880 15
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 16
(C) PROF. FEES 10,917 17
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 18
(E) DATA PROC. 0 19
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $124,236 20
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SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION - CASH. There is 22
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable 23
from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 24
Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services and operating expenses of 25
the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Athletic Commission - Cash for 26
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 27
28
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 29
NO. 2025 -2026 30
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $46,671 31
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 18,640 32
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 33
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 164,303 34
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 35
(C) PROF. FEES 0 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
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(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 1
(E) DATA PROC. 0 2
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $229,614 3
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SECTION 12. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF ARCHITECTS, 5
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS. There is hereby established for 6
the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas State Board of Architects, 7
Landscape Architects and Interior Designers for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, 8
the following maximum number of regular employees. 9
10
Maximum Annual 11
Maximum Salary Rate 12
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 13
No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 14
(1) N116N DLL BD OF ARCHITECTS EXECUTIVE DIR 1 GRADE GS12 15
(2) C011C DLL BD OF ARCH ADMIN ASST/OFFICE MGR 1 GRADE GS07 16
(3) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 17
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 3 18
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SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF ARCHITECTS, 20
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS - OPERATIONS. There is hereby 21
appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable from 22
the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 23
Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services and operating expenses of 24
the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas State Board of Architects, 25
Landscape Architects and Interior Designers - Operations for the fiscal year 26
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 27
28
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 29
NO. 2025 -2026 30
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $192,723 31
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 67,414 32
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 33
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 86,691 34
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 12,700 35
(C) PROF. FEES 0 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
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(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 1
(E) DATA PROC. 0 2
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $359,528 3
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SECTION 14. REGULAR SALARIES - AUCTIONEERS LICENSING BOARD. There is 5
hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Auctioneers 6
Licensing Board for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number 7
of regular employees. 8
9
Maximum Annual 10
Maximum Salary Rate 11
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 12
No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 13
(1) G159C DEPARTMENT BUSINESS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07 14
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1 15
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SECTION 15. EXTRA HELP - AUCTIONEERS LICENSING BOARD. There is hereby 17
authorized, for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Auctioneers Licensing 18
Board for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part -19
time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds 20
appropriated herein for such purposes: one (1) temporary or part -time 21
employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 22
Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act 23
for the appropriate classification. 24
25
SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION - AUCTIONEERS 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 and operating 29
expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Auctioneers Licensing 30
Board - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 31
32
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 33
NO. 2025 -2026 34
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $66,456 35
(02) EXTRA HELP 15,780 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
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(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 23,710 1
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 2
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 31,250 3
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 2,640 4
(C) PROF. FEES 5,000 5
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 6
(E) DATA PROC. 0 7
(05) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 500 8
(06) CLAIMS 1,375 9
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $146,711 10
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SECTION 17. REGULAR SALARIES - PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDS COMPANY AND 12
PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDSMAN LICENSING BOARD. There is hereby established for 13
the Department of Labor and Licensing - Professional Bail Bonds Company and 14
Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the 15
following 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) X022C DLL BAIL BONDSMAN BD EXECUTIVE DIR 1 GRADE GS09 22
(2) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 23
(3) X168C DLL BAIL BONDSMAN BD INVESTIGATOR 1 GRADE GS04 24
(4) A098C FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS04 25
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 4 26
27
SECTION 18. APPROPRIATION - PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDS COMPANY AND 28
PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDSMAN LICENSING BOARD - OPERATIONS. There is hereby 29
appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable from 30
the Bail Bondsman Board Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of 31
the Department of Labor and Licensing - Professional Bail Bonds Company and 32
Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board - Operations for the fiscal year 33
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 34
35
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
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NO. 2025 -2026 1
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $198,933 2
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 75,766 3
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 4
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 102,171 5
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,000 6
(C) PROF. FEES 2,000 7
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 8
(E) DATA PROC. 0 9
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $381,870 10
11
SECTION 19. APPROPRIATION - PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDS COMPANY AND 12
PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDSMAN LICENSING BOARD - TREASURY CASH REIMBURSEMENTS. 13
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be 14
payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by 15
the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, to process security deposits and pay 16
outstanding judgments of bail bonds companies that go out of business by the 17
Department of Labor and Licensing - Professional Bail Bonds Company and 18
Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board - Treasury Cash Reimbursements for 19
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 20
21
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
NO. 2025 -2026 23
(01) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS $220,000 24
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SECTION 20. APPROPRIATION - PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDS COMPANY AND 26
PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDSMAN LICENSING BOARD - BAIL BOND RECOVERY. There is 27
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable 28
from the Bail Bond Recovery Fund, for personal services and operating 29
expenses for the recovery of forfeited professional bail bonds of the 30
Department of Labor and Licensing - Professional Bail Bonds Company and 31
Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board - Bail Bond Recovery for the 32
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 33
34
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 35
NO. 2025 -2026 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
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(01) RECOVERY OF FORFEITED PROFESSIONAL 1
BAIL BONDS $1,169,459 2
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SECTION 21. REGULAR SALARIES - STATE BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS. There 4
is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board 5
of Barber Examiners for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum 6
number of regular employees. 7
8
Maximum Annual 9
Maximum Salary Rate 10
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 11
No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 12
(1) X028C DLL BD OF BARBER EXAM SECRETARY 1 GRADE GS07 13
(2) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 14
(3) X159C DLL BD OF BARBER EXAM INSPECTOR 1 GRADE GS03 15
(4) C087C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST I 1 GRADE GS02 16
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 4 17
18
SECTION 22. EXTRA HELP - STATE BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS. There is 19
hereby authorized, for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of 20
Barber Examiners for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number 21
of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable 22
from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one (1) temporary or part -23
time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in 24
the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this 25
act for the appropriate classification. 26
27
SECTION 23. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS - 28
OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 29
Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury 30
as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services 31
and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board 32
of Barber Examiners - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 33
the following: 34
35
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
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NO. 2025 -2026 1
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $181,950 2
(02) EXTRA HELP 10,802 3
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 73,657 4
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 5
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 27,350 6
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,550 7
(C) PROF. FEES 0 8
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 9
(E) DATA PROC. 0 10
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $297,309 11
12
SECTION 24. REGULAR SALARIES - CONTRACTORS LICENSING BOARD. There is 13
hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Contractors 14
Licensing Board for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number 15
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) N090N DLL CONTRACTORS LICENSE ADMR/INVEST 1 GRADE GS13 22
(2) G047C ATTORNEY SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS11 23
(3) X073C DLL CONTRACTORS BOARD INVESTIGATOR 6 GRADE GS08 24
(4) E031C EDUCATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS08 25
(5) X105C DLL CONTRACTORS LICENSING COORD 6 GRADE GS06 26
(6) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 2 GRADE GS04 27
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 17 28
29
SECTION 25. APPROPRIATION - CONTRACTORS LICENSING BOARD - OPERATIONS. 30
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be 31
payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by 32
the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services, operating 33
expenses, and grants by the Department of Labor and Licensing - Contractors 34
Licensing Board - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 35
following: 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
NO. 2025 -2026 3
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $926,675 4
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 338,464 5
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 6
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 319,400 7
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 15,000 8
(C) PROF. FEES 37,000 9
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 10
(E) DATA PROC. 0 11
(04) EDUCATION TRAINING GRANTS 150,000 12
(05) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 60,000 13
(06) CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING GRANTS 100,000 14
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,946,539 15
16
SECTION 26. REGULAR SALARIES - STATE BOARD OF COLLECTION AGENCIES. 17
There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State 18
Board of Collection Agencies for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following 19
maximum number of regular employees. 20
21
Maximum Annual 22
Maximum Salary Rate 23
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 24
No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 25
(1) X001N BD OF COLLECTION EXEC DIR 1 GRADE GS12 26
(2) X130C BD OF COLLECTION FIELD INVESTIGATOR 1 GRADE GS05 27
(3) C022C BUSINESS OPERATIONS SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS05 28
(4) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 29
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 4 30
31
SECTION 27. EXTRA HELP - STATE BOARD OF COLLECTION AGENCIES. There is 32
hereby authorized, for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of 33
Collection Agencies for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum 34
number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", 35
payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one (1) temporary 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
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or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those 1
provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its 2
successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 3
4
SECTION 28. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF COLLECTION AGENCIES - 5
OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 6
Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury 7
as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal 8
services, operating expenses, and grants by the Department of Labor and 9
Licensing - State Board of Collection Agencies - Operations for the fiscal 10
year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 11
12
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 13
NO. 2025 -2026 14
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $222,327 15
(02) EXTRA HELP 5,000 16
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 83,131 17
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 18
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 56,700 19
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 4,500 20
(C) PROF. FEES 16,000 21
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 22
(E) DATA PROC. 0 23
(05) DHS/UAMS/ASU MOUNTAIN HOME/UCA/SAU 24
SYSTEM GRANTS/HSU/ATU/NWA COMMUNITY 25
COLLEGE 1,475,000 26
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,862,658 27
28
SECTION 29. REGULAR SALARIES - STATE BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR 29
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS. There is hereby 30
established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of 31
Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors for the 2025 -32
2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 33
34
Maximum Annual 35
Maximum Salary Rate 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
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Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 1
No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 2
(1) N132N ENG & LAND SURVEYORS EXEC DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS12 3
(2) X030C REGULATORY BOARD CHIEF INVESTIGATOR 1 GRADE GS08 4
(3) C031C ENG & LAND SURVEYORS ASST EXEC DIR 1 GRADE GS07 5
(4) A091C FISCAL SUPPORT ANALYST 1 GRADE GS05 6
(5) C045C LICENSING COORDINATOR 2 GRADE GS04 7
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 6 8
9
SECTION 30. EXTRA HELP - STATE BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL 10
ENGINEERS AND PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS. There is hereby authorized, for the 11
Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of Licensure for Professional 12
Engineers and Professional Surveyors for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the 13
following maximum number of part -time or temporary employees, to be known as 14
"Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one 15
(1) temporary or part -time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to 16
exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or 17
its successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 18
19
SECTION 31. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL 20
ENGINEERS AND PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS - OPERATIONS. There is hereby 21
appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable from 22
the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 23
Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services and operating expenses of 24
the Department of Labor and Licensing - State Board of Licensure for 25
Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors - Operations for the fiscal 26
year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 27
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 29
NO. 2025 -2026 30
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $373,017 31
(02) EXTRA HELP 12,000 32
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 133,336 33
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 34
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 208,649 35
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 10,227 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
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(C) PROF. FEES 7,144 1
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 2
(E) DATA PROC. 0 3
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $744,373 4
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SECTION 32. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS FIRE PROTECTION LICENSING 6
BOARD. There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing 7
- Arkansas Fire Protection Licensing Board for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the 8
following maximum number of regular employees. 9
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Maximum Annual 11
Maximum Salary Rate 12
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 13
No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 14
(1) X138C FIRE PROTECTION LICENSING BOARD DIR 1 GRADE GS06 15
(2) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 1 GRADE GS03 16
(3) X166C FIRE PROT LIC BRD INSPECTOR/INVEST 1 GRADE GS03 17
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 3 18
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SECTION 33. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS FIRE PROTECTION LICENSING BOARD - 20
OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 21
Licensing, to be payable from the Fire Protection Licensing Fund, for 22
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and 23
Licensing - Arkansas Fire Protection Licensing Board - Operations for the 24
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 25
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2025 -2026 28
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $130,020 29
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 52,551 30
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 31
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 63,174 32
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,300 33
(C) PROF. FEES 1,000 34
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 35
(E) DATA PROC. 0 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
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TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $250,045 1
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SECTION 34. REGULAR SALARIES - HVAC LICENSING BOARD. There is hereby 3
established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - HVAC Licensing Board 4
for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular 5
employees. 6
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Maximum Annual 8
Maximum Salary Rate 9
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 10
No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 11
(1) X081C PLUMBING/HVACR INSPECTOR SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS08 12
(2) S018C HVACR MECHANICAL INSPECTOR 6 GRADE GS07 13
(3) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 14
(4) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 15
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 9 16
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SECTION 35. APPROPRIATION - HVAC LICENSING BOARD - OPERATIONS. There 18
is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be 19
payable from the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration 20
Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor 21
and Licensing - HVAC Licensing Board - Operations for the fiscal year ending 22
June 30, 2026, the following: 23
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 25
NO. 2025 -2026 26
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $441,805 27
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 172,119 28
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 29
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 102,751 30
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,063 31
(C) PROF. FEES 0 32
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 33
(E) DATA PROC. 0 34
(04) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 4,000 35
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $723,738 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
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SECTION 36. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS MANUFACTURED HOME COMMISSION. 2
There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - 3
Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission 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) X016C DLL MANUFACTURED HOMES COMM DIR 1 GRADE GS08 11
(2) X121C DLL MANUFACTURED HOUSING SPEC SUPV 1 GRADE GS05 12
(3) X155C DLL MANUFACTURED HOUSING SPEC 1 GRADE GS04 13
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 3 14
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SECTION 37. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS MANUFACTURED HOME COMMISSION - 16
OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 17
Licensing, to be payable from the Manufactured Home Standards Fund, for 18
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and 19
Licensing - Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission - Operations for the fiscal 20
year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 21
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 23
NO. 2025 -2026 24
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $168,268 25
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 62,412 26
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 27
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 42,238 28
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 1,263 29
(C) PROF. FEES 825 30
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 31
(E) DATA PROC. 0 32
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $275,006 33
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SECTION 38. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS MANUFACTURED HOME COMMISSION - 35
OPERATING EXPENSES, REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS AND CLAIMS. There is hereby 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
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appropriated, to the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable from 1
the Manufactured Housing Recovery Fund, for operating expenses and payment of 2
refunds/reimbursements and claims by the Department of Labor and Licensing - 3
Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission - Operating Expenses, 4
Refunds/Reimbursements and Claims for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 5
the following: 6
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 8
NO. 2025 -2026 9
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 10
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $5,573 11
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 20,000 12
(C) PROF. FEES 0 13
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 14
(E) DATA PROC. 0 15
(02) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 50,000 16
(03) CLAIMS 135,000 17
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $210,573 18
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SECTION 39. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION. 20
There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - 21
Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the 22
following maximum number of regular employees. 23
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Maximum Annual 25
Maximum Salary Rate 26
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 27
No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 28
(1) N169N MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS10 29
(2) A074C FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS06 30
(3) X120C MOTOR VEHICLE INVESTIGATOR 2 GRADE GS06 31
(4) X099C MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS06 32
(5) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 33
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 6 34
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SECTION 40. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION - 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
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OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 1
Licensing, to be payable from the Motor Vehicle Commission Fund, for personal 2
services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - 3
Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission - Operations for the fiscal year ending 4
June 30, 2026, the following: 5
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2025 -2026 8
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $277,248 9
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 110,131 10
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 11
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 62,750 12
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 5,000 13
(C) PROF. FEES 0 14
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 15
(E) DATA PROC. 0 16
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $455,129 17
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SECTION 41. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION - 19
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIST EDUCATION GRANTS. There is hereby appropriated, to 20
the Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable from the Automotive 21
Technologist Education Grant Fund, for grants for the Automotive Technologist 22
Education Grant Program of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas 23
Motor Vehicle Commission - Automotive Technologist Education Grants for the 24
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 25
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2025 -2026 28
(01) AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIST EDUCATION 29
GRANTS $250,000 30
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SECTION 42. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION. There 32
is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas 33
Real Estate Commission for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum 34
number of regular employees. 35
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Maximum Annual 1
Maximum Salary Rate 2
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 3
No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 4
(1) D079C COMPUTER SUPPORT TECHNICIAN 1 GRADE IT02 5
(2) U097U DLL AREC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS15 6
(3) G054C DLL AREC DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS11 7
(4) A082C ACCOUNTANT II 1 GRADE GS08 8
(5) C004C DLL AREC SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS08 9
(6) X091C DLL AREC SR REAL ESTATE INVESTIGATOR 1 GRADE GS07 10
(7) E048C EDUCATION & INSTRUCTION SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS07 11
(8) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 12
(9) X110C DLL AREC INVESTIGATOR 2 GRADE GS06 13
(10) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 2 GRADE GS04 14
(11) X169C DLL AREC EXAMINER 1 GRADE GS04 15
(12) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 2 GRADE GS03 16
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 15 17
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SECTION 43. EXTRA HELP - ARKANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION. There is 19
hereby authorized, for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas Real 20
Estate Commission for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number 21
of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable 22
from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: two (2) temporary or part -23
time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in 24
the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this 25
act for the appropriate classification. 26
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SECTION 44. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION - 28
OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor and 29
Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury 30
as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services 31
and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas 32
Real Estate Commission - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 33
the following: 34
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NO. 2025 -2026 1
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $803,424 2
(02) EXTRA HELP 8,000 3
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 302,465 4
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 5
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 397,744 6
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 26,662 7
(C) PROF. FEES 22,929 8
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 9
(E) DATA PROC. 0 10
(05) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 10,000 11
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,571,224 12
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SECTION 45. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION - REAL 14
ESTATE RECOVERY. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Labor 15
and Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State 16
Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for paying 17
claims for damage payments and for costs associated with education activities 18
of the Department of Labor and Licensing - Arkansas Real Estate Commission - 19
Real Estate Recovery for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 20
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
NO. 2025 -2026 23
(01) DAMAGE PAYMENT $250,000 24
(02) EDUCATION 102,500 25
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $352,500 26
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SECTION 46. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR 28
PROESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS. There is hereby established for the Department of 29
Labor and Licensing - Arkansas Board of Registration for Professional 30
Geologists for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 31
regular employees. 32
Maximum Annual 33
Maximum Salary Rate 34
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 35
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(1) C022C BUSINESS OPERATIONS SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS05 1
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1 2
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SECTION 47. EXTRA HELP - ARKANSAS BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR 4
PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS. There is hereby authorized, for the Department of 5
Labor and Licensing - Arkansas Board of Registration for Professional 6
Geologists for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 7
part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from 8
funds appropriated herein for such purposes: two (2) temporary or part -time 9
employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 10
Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act 11
for the appropriate classification. 12
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SECTION 48. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR 14
PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the 15
Department of Labor and Licensing, to be payable from the cash fund deposited 16
in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, 17
for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Labor and 18
Licensing - Arkansas Board of Registration for Professional Geologists - 19
Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 20
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
NO. 2025 -2026 23
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $33,118 24
(02) EXTRA HELP 3,000 25
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 15,757 26
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 27
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 8,275 28
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 2,000 29
(C) PROF. FEES 0 30
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 31
(E) DATA PROC. 0 32
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $62,150 33
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SECTION 49. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS TOWING AND RECOVERY BOARD. 35
There is hereby established for the Department of Labor and Licensing - 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
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Arkansas Towing and Recovery Board for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the 1
following maximum number of regular 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) X147C AR TOWING & RECOVERY BOARD DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS07 8
(2) X101C INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATOR 1 GRADE GS06 9
(3) X170C AR TOWING & RECOVERY BD INVESTIGATOR 1 GRADE GS03 10
(4) C087C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST I 1 GRADE GS02 11
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 4 12
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SECTION 50. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS TOWING AND RECOVERY BOARD - 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
Towing and Recovery Board - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 19
2026, the following: 20
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
NO. 2025 -2026 23
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $147,074 24
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 56,982 25
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 26
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 73,228 27
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 28
(C) PROF. FEES 0 29
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 30
(E) DATA PROC. 0 31
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $277,284 32
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SECTION 51. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 34
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 35
PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDS COMPANY AND PROFESSIONAL BAIL BONDSMAN LICENSING 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
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BOARD - FUND TRANSFER. The Professional Bail Bonds Company and Professional 1
Bail Bondsman Licensing Board shall deposit as special revenues sufficient 2
fees and penalties directly into the Bail Bondsman Board fund to provide for 3
personal services and operating expenses for the board. At the end of each 4
fiscal year, the Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board shall be allowed 5
to retain a fund balance sufficient to cover the personal services and 6
operating expenses of the board for the following fiscal year. Seventy -five 7
percent (75%) of any funds remaining in excess of this balance shall be 8
transferred to the General Revenue Fund Account in the State Treasury. 9
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 10
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 11
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SECTION 52. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 13
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 14
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 15
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 16
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 17
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 18
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 19
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 20
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 21
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SECTION 53. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 23
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 24
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 25
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 26
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 27
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 28
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 29
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 30
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SECTION 54. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 32
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 33
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 34
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 35
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1163
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the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 1
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 2
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 3
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 4
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 5
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 6
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