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Arkansas House Bill HB1174

Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

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11 Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
2-Act 790 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
64 95th General Assembly A Bill 2
75 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1174 3
86 4
97 By: Joint Budget Committee 5
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119 7
1210 For An Act To Be Entitled 8
1311 AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 9
1412 AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 10
1513 CORRECTIONS - DIVISION OF CORRECTION FOR THE FISCAL 11
1614 YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
1715 13
1816 14
1917 Subtitle 15
2018 AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS 16
2119 - DIVISION OF CORRECTION APPROPRIATION 17
2220 FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. 18
2321 19
2422 20
2523 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21
2624 22
2725 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - SHARED SERVICES. There is hereby 23
2826 established for the Department of Corrections for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, 24
2927 the following maximum number of regular employees. 25
3028 26
3129 Maximum Annual 27
3230 Maximum Salary Rate 28
3331 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 29
3432 No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 30
3533 (1) SC003 SECRETARY OF CORRECTIONS 1 GRADE SE05 31
3634 (2) N256N DOC CHIEF OF STAFF 1 GRADE SE02 32
3735 (3) U083U DOC CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER 1 GRADE SE01 33
3836 (4) D140C DOC CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 1 GRADE IT11 34
3937 (5) D012C DATABASE SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IT08 35
40- (6) D094C DCC PROJ & ENTERPRISE PROGRAM MGMT ADMIN 1 GRADE IT08 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1174
38+ (6) D094C DCC PROJ & ENTERPRISE PROGRAM MGMT ADMIN 1 GRADE IT08 36 HB1174
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4541 (7) D007C INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGER 1 GRADE IT08 1
4642 (8) D030C INFORMATION SYSTEMS COORDINATOR 2 GRADE IT07 2
4743 (9) D017C INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IT07 3
4844 (10) D038C SENIOR SOFTWARE SUPPORT ANALYST 5 GRADE IT06 4
4945 (11) D061C INFORMATION SYSTEMS COORDINATION SPEC 1 GRADE IT05 5
5046 (12) D052C SOFTWARE SUPPORT ANALYST 12 GRADE IT05 6
5147 (13) D071C COMPUTER SUPPORT ANALYST 5 GRADE IT03 7
5248 (14) D079C COMPUTER SUPPORT TECHNICIAN 17 GRADE IT02 8
5349 (15) N039N ADC DEPUTY DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS15 9
5450 (16) N048N ADC ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS14 10
5551 (17) N261N DOC MENTAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE GS14 11
5652 (18) N130N DOC SHARED SERVICES CHIEF 2 GRADE GS14 12
5753 (19) A108C ADC ASST CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 1 GRADE GS13 13
5854 (20) G024N ADC GENERAL COUNSEL 2 GRADE GS13 14
5955 (21) N258N DOC APPLIED RESEARCHER 1 GRADE GS13 15
6056 (22) V043C DOC CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER 1 GRADE GS13 16
6157 (23) G347C DOC CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ADMIN 1 GRADE GS13 17
6258 (24) G019C GENERAL COUNSEL 1 GRADE GS13 18
6359 (25) P003N ADC PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER 1 GRADE GS12 19
6460 (26) A021C AGENCY CONTROLLER I 1 GRADE GS12 20
6561 (27) G025C ATTORNEY SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS12 21
6662 (28) G348C DOC CHIEF OF INVESTIGATIONS 1 GRADE GS12 22
6763 (29) T129C DOC CHIEF TRAINING OFFICER 1 GRADE GS12 23
6864 (30) G346C DOC POLICY ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE GS12 24
6965 (31) R006C HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE GS12 25
7066 (32) A027C ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS MANAGER 2 GRADE GS11 26
7167 (33) R013C AGENCY HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER 2 GRADE GS11 27
7268 (34) C112C ADC POLICY & RESEARCH COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS10 28
7369 (35) T015C DOC DEPUTY WARDEN 1 GRADE GS10 29
7470 (36) A050C AGENCY FISCAL MANAGER 1 GRADE GS09 30
7571 (37) G222C DOC INTERNAL AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE GS09 31
7672 (38) T027C DOC TRAINING ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE GS09 32
7773 (39) G342C DOC VICTIM/WITNESS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS09 33
7874 (40) E022C EDUCATION & INSTRUCTION MANAGER 1 GRADE GS09 34
7975 (41) A038C FISCAL SUPPORT MANAGER 1 GRADE GS09 35
80- (42) P004C PUBLIC INFORMATION MANAGER 1 GRADE GS09 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1174
76+ (42) P004C PUBLIC INFORMATION MANAGER 1 GRADE GS09 36 HB1174
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8579 (43) R021C BUDGET ANALYST 1 GRADE GS08 1
8680 (44) T065C DOC CORRECTIONAL SERGEANT 2 GRADE GS08 2
8781 (45) T104C DOC TRAINING ACADEMY SUPERVISOR 2 GRADE GS08 3
8882 (46) A066C INTERNAL AUDITOR 1 GRADE GS08 4
8983 (47) R014C PERSONNEL MANAGER 3 GRADE GS08 5
9084 (48) V007C PROCUREMENT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS08 6
9185 (49) X062C QUALITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS08 7
9286 (50) A089C ACCOUNTANT I 2 GRADE GS07 8
9387 (51) R024C ASSISTANT PERSONNEL MANAGER 1 GRADE GS07 9
9488 (52) A081C AUDITOR 1 GRADE GS07 10
9589 (53) T075C DOC CORPORAL 1 GRADE GS07 11
9690 (54) C010C EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS07 12
9791 (55) X053C INTERNAL AFFAIRS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS07 13
9892 (56) P013C PUBLIC INFORMATION COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07 14
9993 (57) A063C RESEARCH & STATISTICS SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS07 15
10094 (58) S011C ADC COMMODITY & FOOD SVC ADMR 1 GRADE GS06 16
10195 (59) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 4 GRADE GS06 17
10296 (60) X133C DOC INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATOR 6 GRADE GS06 18
10397 (61) R030C EEO/GRIEVANCE OFFICER 1 GRADE GS06 19
10498 (62) A074C FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR 6 GRADE GS06 20
10599 (63) G180C GRANTS ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 21
106100 (64) R025C HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST 3 GRADE GS06 22
107101 (65) T103C LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING INSTRUCTOR 11 GRADE GS06 23
108102 (66) P027C PUBLIC INFORMATION SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS06 24
109103 (67) M048C SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM LEADER 1 GRADE GS06 25
110104 (68) R033C BENEFITS ANALYST 1 GRADE GS05 26
111105 (69) C022C BUSINESS OPERATIONS SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS05 27
112106 (70) V014C BUYER 5 GRADE GS05 28
113107 (71) V013C CENTRAL WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS MGR 1 GRADE GS05 29
114108 (72) M058C DOC PROGRAM SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS05 30
115109 (73) A091C FISCAL SUPPORT ANALYST 9 GRADE GS05 31
116110 (74) R032C HUMAN RESOURCES PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVE 5 GRADE GS05 32
117111 (75) R031C INSTITUTION HUMAN RESOURCES COORD 2 GRADE GS05 33
118112 (76) V015C PURCHASING SPECIALIST 6 GRADE GS05 34
119113 (77) E051C STAFF DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST 3 GRADE GS05 35
120- (78) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 9 GRADE GS04 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1174
114+ (78) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 9 GRADE GS04 36 HB1174
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125117 (79) A098C FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 22 GRADE GS04 1
126118 (80) R038C HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT 1 GRADE GS04 2
127119 (81) R036C HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST 2 GRADE GS04 3
128120 (82) V020C INVENTORY CONTROL MANAGER 2 GRADE GS04 4
129121 (83) C046C LEGAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS04 5
130122 (84) V022C PURCHASING TECHNICIAN 2 GRADE GS04 6
131123 (85) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 4 GRADE GS03 7
132124 (86) C087C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST I 1 GRADE GS02 8
133125 (87) V030C SHIPPING & RECEIVING CLERK 1 GRADE GS02 9
134- MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 214 10
126+ MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 216 10
135127 11
136128 SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - SHARED SERVICES PAYING ACCOUNT . There is 12
137129 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Corrections , to be payable from the 13
138130 paying account as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for 14
139131 personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Corrections - 15
140132 Shared Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 16
141133 17
142134 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
143135 NO. 2025-2026 19
144136 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $11,662,894 20
145137 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 4,404,211 21
146138 (03) OVERTIME 100,000 22
147139 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 23
148140 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 15,858,565 24
149141 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 25
150142 (C) PROF. FEES 210,408 26
151143 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 250,000 27
152144 (E) DATA PROC. 0 28
153145 (05) MEDICAL CONTRACTS 141,429,822 29
154146 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $173,915,900 30
155147 31
156148 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - COUNTY JAIL REIMBURSEMENT . There is hereby 32
157149 appropriated, to the Department of Corrections , to be payable from the County 33
158150 Jail Reimbursement Fund , for reimbursement to counties housing state inmates 34
159151 of the Department of Corrections - County Jail Reimbursement for the fiscal 35
160-year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1174
152+year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 36 HB1174
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165155 1
166156 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
167157 NO. 2025-2026 3
168158 (01) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS $34,800,000 4
169159 5
170160 SECTION 4. REGULAR SALARIES. There is hereby established for the 6
171161 Department of Corrections - Division of Correction for the 2025-2026 fiscal 7
172162 year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 8
173163 9
174164 Maximum Annual 10
175165 Maximum Salary Rate 11
176166 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 12
177167 No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 13
178168 (1) U035U ADC DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE04 14
179169 (2) U062U ADC CHIEF DEPUTY DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE02 15
180170 (3) L001C PSYCHOLOGIST SUPERVISOR 3 GRADE MP04 16
181171 (4) L097C ADC PSYCHOLOGIST 11 GRADE MP03 17
182172 (5) L003C PSYCHOLOGIST 1 GRADE MP03 18
183173 (6) L038C REGISTERED NURSE 1 GRADE MP01 19
184174 (7) N039N ADC DEPUTY DIRECTOR 2 GRADE GS15 20
185175 (8) N048N ADC ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS14 21
186176 (9) G014N ADC COMPLIANCE ATTORNEY 1 GRADE GS13 22
187177 (10) T001N ADC SUPERINTENDENT 7 GRADE GS13 23
188178 (11) N120N ADC FARM ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE GS12 24
189179 (12) N136N ADC HEALTH SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE GS12 25
190180 (13) N119N ADC INDUSTRY ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE GS12 26
191181 (14) T005C DOC CORRECTIONAL WARDEN 10 GRADE GS12 27
192182 (15) T109C SEX OFFENDER COMM NOTIFCTN ASMNT ADMIN 1 GRADE GS12 28
193183 (16) G047C ATTORNEY SPECIALIST 2 GRADE GS11 29
194184 (17) S108C DOC CONSTRUCTION DIVISION MANAGER 1 GRADE GS11 30
195185 (18) T033C DOC MAJOR 25 GRADE GS11 31
196186 (19) T048C DOC CAPTAIN 55 GRADE GS10 32
197187 (20) T015C DOC DEPUTY WARDEN 25 GRADE GS10 33
198188 (21) T006C ADC HEAD FARM MANAGER II 3 GRADE GS09 34
199189 (22) T054C DOC LIEUTENANT 159 GRADE GS09 35
200- (23) E022C EDUCATION & INSTRUCTION MANAGER 2 GRADE GS09 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1174
190+ (23) E022C EDUCATION & INSTRUCTION MANAGER 2 GRADE GS09 36 HB1174
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205193 (24) B042C ENGINEER 1 GRADE GS09 1
206194 (25) A038C FISCAL SUPPORT MANAGER 1 GRADE GS09 2
207195 (26) M009C LICENSED CERTIFIED SOCIAL WORKER 25 GRADE GS09 3
208196 (27) L033C PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINER 4 GRADE GS09 4
209197 (28) L041C ADC ASST MEDICAL PROGRAM MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 5
210198 (29) S094C ADC CONSTRUCTION/MAINTENANCE COORD 4 GRADE GS08 6
211199 (30) T021C ADC HEAD FARM MANAGER I 3 GRADE GS08 7
212200 (31) S010C ADC INDUSTRY PROGRAM MANAGER 7 GRADE GS08 8
213201 (32) M031C ADMINISTRATOR OF CHAPLAINCY SVCS 1 GRADE GS08 9
214202 (33) T065C DOC CORRECTIONAL SERGEANT 885 GRADE GS08 10
215203 (34) A066C INTERNAL AUDITOR 1 GRADE GS08 11
216204 (35) M088C LICENSED MASTER SOCIAL WORKER 7 GRADE GS08 12
217205 (36) M020C LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR 66 GRADE GS08 13
218206 (37) V007C PROCUREMENT COORDINATOR 2 GRADE GS08 14
219207 (38) G121C REHAB PROGRAM MANAGER 9 GRADE GS08 15
220208 (39) A060C SENIOR AUDITOR 1 GRADE GS08 16
221209 (40) G142C ADC CLASSIFICATION ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE GS07 17
222210 (41) S096C ADC CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SUPERVISOR 15 GRADE GS07 18
223211 (42) G159C DEPARTMENT BUSINESS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07 19
224212 (43) S019C DIRECTOR MAINTENANCE 10 GRADE GS07 20
225213 (44) T075C DOC CORPORAL 2,316 GRADE GS07 21
226214 (45) T059C DOC FOOD PREPARATION MANAGER 20 GRADE GS07 22
227215 (46) G322C DOC INMATE GRIEVANCE COORDINATOR 2 GRADE GS07 23
228216 (47) C010C EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR 2 GRADE GS07 24
229217 (48) M026C LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER 1 GRADE GS07 25
230218 (49) L052C REHAB FACILITY SUPERVISOR 6 GRADE GS07 26
231219 (50) M049C SENIOR CHAPLAIN 7 GRADE GS07 27
232220 (51) E041C SENIOR LIBRARIAN 1 GRADE GS07 28
233221 (52) M023C SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM COORD 4 GRADE GS07 29
234222 (53) B040C ADC AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS06 30
235223 (54) T040C ADC ASSISTANT HEAD FARM MANAGER 4 GRADE GS06 31
236224 (55) S095C ADC CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SPECIALIST 9 GRADE GS06 32
237225 (56) S027C ADC INDUSTRIAL SUPERVISOR II 19 GRADE GS06 33
238226 (57) S105C ADC INDUSTRY PROGRAM SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS06 34
239227 (58) T039C ADC INMATE TRANSPORTATION COORD 1 GRADE GS06 35
240- (59) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 13 GRADE GS06 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1174
228+ (59) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 13 GRADE GS06 36 HB1174
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245231 (60) T053C AGRICULTURE UNIT SUPERVISOR II 31 GRADE GS06 1
246232 (61) M044C ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR 14 GRADE GS06 2
247233 (62) M057C CHAPLAIN 18 GRADE GS06 3
248234 (63) L058C DISEASE INTERVENTION SPECIALIST 2 GRADE GS06 4
249235 (64) X133C DOC INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATOR 2 GRADE GS06 5
250236 (65) G340C DOC ASST INMATE GRIEVANCE COORDINATOR 6 GRADE GS06 6
251237 (66) T070C DOC FOOD PREPARATION SUPERVISOR 86 GRADE GS06 7
252238 (67) C026C RECORDS/INTAKE SUPERVISOR 2 GRADE GS06 8
253239 (68) T061C SENIOR IA 1 GRADE GS06 9
254240 (69) S016C SKILLED TRADES FOREMAN 1 GRADE GS06 10
255241 (70) S022C SKILLED TRADES SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS06 11
256242 (71) M048C SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM LEADER 45 GRADE GS06 12
257243 (72) T041C WORK RELEASE PROGRAM SUPERVISOR 4 GRADE GS06 13
258244 (73) G216C ADC INMATE GRIEVANCE COORDINATOR 19 GRADE GS05 14
259245 (74) P044C ADC SALES REPRESENTATIVE 4 GRADE GS05 15
260246 (75) T071C ADC UNIT TRAINING SUPERVISOR 17 GRADE GS05 16
261247 (76) T058C AGRICULTURE UNIT SUPERVISOR I 3 GRADE GS05 17
262248 (77) C022C BUSINESS OPERATIONS SPECIALIST 17 GRADE GS05 18
263249 (78) G215C CAREER PLANNING & PLACEMENT SPECIALIST 2 GRADE GS05 19
264250 (79) G200C CLASSIFICATION & ASSIGNMENT OFFICER 20 GRADE GS05 20
265251 (80) X128C CORRECTIONAL UNIT ACCREDITATION SPEC 12 GRADE GS05 21
266252 (81) X127C DISCIPLINARY HEARING OFFICER 5 GRADE GS05 22
267253 (82) T076C DOC ADMIN REVIEW OFFICER 6 GRADE GS05 23
268254 (83) M059C DOC ADVISOR 14 GRADE GS05 24
269255 (84) S026C DOC ASST MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR 13 GRADE GS05 25
270256 (85) M058C DOC PROGRAM SPECIALIST 14 GRADE GS05 26
271257 (86) C024C DOC RECORDS SUPERVISOR 23 GRADE GS05 27
272258 (87) A091C FISCAL SUPPORT ANALYST 2 GRADE GS05 28
273259 (88) R031C INSTITUTION HUMAN RESOURCES COORDINATOR 15 GRADE GS05 29
274260 (89) V015C PURCHASING SPECIALIST 2 GRADE GS05 30
275261 (90) M065C RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY SUPERVISOR 20 GRADE GS05 31
276262 (91) S043C ADC INDUSTRIAL SUPERVISOR I 7 GRADE GS04 32
277263 (92) T077C ADC MAILROOM SERVICES COORDINATOR 15 GRADE GS04 33
278264 (93) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 35 GRADE GS04 34
279265 (94) A098C FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 13 GRADE GS04 35
280- (95) R038C HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT 22 GRADE GS04 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1174
266+ (95) R038C HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT 22 GRADE GS04 36 HB1174
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285269 (96) R036C HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST 2 GRADE GS04 1
286270 (97) S051C INSTRUMENTATION TECHNICIAN 1 GRADE GS04 2
287271 (98) V020C INVENTORY CONTROL MANAGER 2 GRADE GS04 3
288272 (99) C046C LEGAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 2 GRADE GS04 4
289273 (100) S046C MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN 24 GRADE GS04 5
290274 (101) V024C ADC PROPERTY OFFICER 2 GRADE GS03 6
291275 (102) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 65 GRADE GS03 7
292276 (103) T081C COMMISSARY MANAGER 29 GRADE GS03 8
293277 (104) C087C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST I 102 GRADE GS02 9
294278 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 4,509 10
295279 11
296280 SECTION 5. EXTRA HELP. There is hereby authorized, for the Department 12
297281 of Corrections - Division of Correction for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the 13
298282 following maximum number of part -time or temporary employees, to be known as 14
299283 "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one 15
300284 hundred seventy (170) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates 16
301285 of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and 17
302286 Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate 18
303287 classification. 19
304288 20
305289 SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - INMATE CARE & CUSTODY . There is hereby 21
306290 appropriated, to the Department of Corrections , to be payable from the 22
307291 Division of Correction Inmate Care and Custody Fund Account , for personal 23
308292 services and operating expenses of the Department of Corrections - Division 24
309293 of Correction - Inmate Care & Custody for the fiscal year ending June 30, 25
310294 2026, the following: 26
311295 27
312296 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 28
313297 NO. 2025-2026 29
314298 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $192,640,115 30
315299 (02) EXTRA HELP 100,000 31
316300 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 82,977,040 32
317301 (04) OVERTIME 15,050,000 33
318302 (05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 34
319303 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 69,737,850 35
320- (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 155,398 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1174
304+ (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 155,398 36 HB1174
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325307 (C) PROF. FEES 655,724 1
326308 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 749,000 2
327309 (E) DATA PROC. 0 3
328310 (06) JAIL CONTRACTS 1,533,000 4
329311 (07) ENERGY SAVINGS & EFFICIENCIES 1,431,465 5
330312 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $365,029,592 6
331313 7
332314 SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - INMATE WELFARE PROGRAM . There is hereby 8
333315 appropriated, to the Department of Corrections , to be payable from the cash 9
334316 fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 10
335317 Officer of the State , for personal services and operating expenses of the 11
336318 Department of Corrections - Division of Correction - Inmate Welfare Program 12
337319 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 13
338320 14
339321 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 15
340322 NO. 2025-2026 16
341323 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $985,130 17
342324 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 465,289 18
343325 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 19
344326 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 17,028,560 20
345327 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 21
346328 (C) PROF. FEES 0 22
347329 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 4,250,000 23
348330 (E) DATA PROC. 0 24
349331 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $22,728,979 25
350332 26
351333 SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - WORK RELEASE PROGRAM . There is hereby 27
352334 appropriated, to the Department of Corrections , to be payable from the cash 28
353335 fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 29
354336 Officer of the State , for operating expenses and debt service of the 30
355337 Department of Corrections - Division of Correction - Work Release Program for 31
356338 the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 32
357339 33
358340 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 34
359341 NO. 2025-2026 35
360-(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1174
342+(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 36 HB1174
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365345 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $5,394,120 1
366346 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 104,150 2
367347 (C) PROF. FEES 100,000 3
368348 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 2,427,590 4
369349 (E) DATA PROC. 0 5
370350 (02) DEBT SERVICE 0 6
371351 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $8,025,860 7
372352 8
373353 SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - PRISON INDUSTRY PROGRAM . There is hereby 9
374354 appropriated, to the Department of Corrections , to be payable from the 10
375355 Division of Correction Prison Industry Fund , for personal services and 11
376356 operating expenses of the Department of Corrections - Division of Correction 12
377357 - Prison Industry Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 13
378358 following: 14
379359 15
380360 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 16
381361 NO. 2025-2026 17
382362 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $2,351,787 18
383363 (02) EXTRA HELP 10,000 19
384364 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,091,660 20
385365 (04) OVERTIME 8,000 21
386366 (05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 22
387367 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 7,905,213 23
388368 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 41,280 24
389369 (C) PROF. FEES 100,000 25
390370 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 850,000 26
391371 (E) DATA PROC. 0 27
392372 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $12,357,940 28
393373 29
394374 SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - FARM OPERATIONS PROGRAM . There is hereby 30
395375 appropriated, to the Department of Corrections , to be payable from the 31
396376 Division of Correction Farm Fund , for personal services and operating 32
397377 expenses of the Department of Corrections - Division of Correction - Farm 33
398378 Operations Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 34
399379 35
400-ITEM FISCAL YEAR 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1174
380+ITEM FISCAL YEAR 36 HB1174
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405383 NO. 2025-2026 1
406384 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $2,871,466 2
407385 (02) EXTRA HELP 10,000 3
408386 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,307,018 4
409387 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 5
410388 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 12,900,000 6
411389 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 53,010 7
412390 (C) PROF. FEES 138,354 8
413391 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 2,000,000 9
414392 (E) DATA PROC. 0 10
415393 (05) PURCHASE CATTLE/MEAT 650,000 11
416394 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $19,929,848 12
417395 13
418396 SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - NON-TAX REVENUE RECEIPTS . There is hereby 14
419397 appropriated, to the Department of Corrections , to be payable from the cash 15
420398 fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 16
421399 Officer of the State , for operating expenses of the Department of Corrections 17
422400 - Division of Correction - Non-Tax Revenue Receipts for the fiscal year 18
423401 ending June 30, 2026, the following: 19
424402 20
425403 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 21
426404 NO. 2025-2026 22
427405 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 23
428406 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $1,841,000 24
429407 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 25
430408 (C) PROF. FEES 30,000 26
431409 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 27
432410 (E) DATA PROC. 0 28
433411 (02) CONSTRUCTION 1,870,200 29
434412 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $3,741,200 30
435413 31
436414 SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION - ADC SEX OFFENDER ASSESSMENT . There is 32
437415 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Corrections , to be payable from the 33
438416 Sex and Child Offenders Registration Fund , for operating expenses of the 34
439417 Department of Corrections - Division of Correction - ADC Sex Offender 35
440-Assessment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1174
418+Assessment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 36 HB1174
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445421 1
446422 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
447423 NO. 2025-2026 3
448424 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 4
449425 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $50,000 5
450426 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 6
451427 (C) PROF. FEES 120,000 7
452428 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 8
453429 (E) DATA PROC. 0 9
454430 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $170,000 10
455431 11
456432 SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - FIRE STATION - PROTECTION. There is hereby 12
457433 appropriated, to the Department of Corrections , to be payable from the cash 13
458434 fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 14
459435 Officer of the State , for operating expenses of the Department of Corrections 15
460436 - Division of Correction - Fire Station - Protection for the fiscal year 16
461437 ending June 30, 2026, the following: 17
462438 18
463439 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 19
464440 NO. 2025-2026 20
465441 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 21
466442 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $25,000 22
467443 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 23
468444 (C) PROF. FEES 0 24
469445 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 25
470446 (E) DATA PROC. 0 26
471447 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $25,000 27
472448 28
473449 SECTION 14. APPROPRIATION - PAWS IN PRISON. There is hereby 29
474450 appropriated, to the Department of Corrections , to be payable from the cash 30
475451 fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 31
476452 Officer of the State , for operating expenses of the Department of Corrections 32
477453 - Division of Correction - Paws In Prison for the fiscal year ending June 30, 33
478454 2026, the following: 34
479455 35
480-ITEM FISCAL YEAR 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1174
456+ITEM FISCAL YEAR 36 HB1174
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485459 NO. 2025-2026 1
486460 (01) PAWS IN PRISON $150,000 2
487461 3
488462 SECTION 15. APPROPRIATION - MEDICAL MONETARY SANCTIONS . There is 4
489463 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Corrections , to be payable from the 5
490464 cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 6
491465 Officer of the State , for comprehensive inmate/offender health services of 7
492466 the Department of Corrections - Division of Correction - Medical Monetary 8
493467 Sanctions for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 9
494468 10
495469 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 11
496470 NO. 2025-2026 12
497471 (01) MEDICAL MONETARY SANCTIONS $5,000,000 13
498472 14
499473 SECTION 16. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 15
500474 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER 16
501475 OF APPROPRIATION WITHIN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. The Department of 17
502476 Corrections is hereby authorized to transfer appropriation between and/or 18
503477 among the various capital improvements/construction projects authorized by 19
504478 the General Assembly. Such transfers may be made only after approval by the 20
505479 Governor and after prior approval by the Arkansas Legislative Council or 21
506480 Joint Budget Committee. Such authorization shall in no way mean that the 22
507481 total amount of funds or appropriations for capital improvement/construction 23
508482 projects be greater than that provided by the General Assembly for the 24
509483 Department of Corrections. 25
510484 Determining the maximum number of employees and the maximum amount of 26
511485 appropriation and general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year 27
512486 is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This is usually accomplished by 28
513487 delineating such maximums in the appropriation act(s) for a state agency and 29
514488 the general revenue allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by 30
515489 amendment to the Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly 31
516490 has determined that the Department of Corrections - Division of Correction 32
517491 may operate more efficiently if some flexibility is provided to the 33
518492 Department of Corrections authorizing broad powers under this Section. 34
519493 Therefore, it is both necessary and appropriate that the General Assembly 35
520-maintain oversight by requiring prior approval of the Legislative Council or 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1174
494+maintain oversight by requiring prior approval of the Legislative Council or 36 HB1174
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525497 Joint Budget Committee as provided by this section. The requirement of 1
526498 approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is not a 2
527499 severable part of this section. If the requirement of approval by the 3
528500 Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a 4
529501 court of competent jurisdiction, this entire section is void. 5
530502 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 6
531503 2024 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 7
532504 8
533505 SECTION 17. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 9
534506 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 10
535507 REALLOCATION OF RESOURCES. Upon determination by the Board of Corrections , 11
536508 at the request of the Secretary of Corrections, that a reallocation of 12
537509 resources within the Division of Community Correction and Division of 13
538510 Correction is necessary for the efficient and effective operation of the 14
539511 divisions department, the Board, with approval of the Governor and approval 15
540512 by the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee, shall have the 16
541513 authority to instruct the division directors Department Secretary , to request 17
542514 from the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, a transfer of positions, 18
543515 programs, funds, appropriations, and line -item appropriations within or 19
544516 between existing and newly created divisions, offices, sections, or units of 20
545517 the divisions department. If it is determined that the requested transfer 21
546518 should be made, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall then initiate the 22
547519 necessary transfer documents to reflect the transfers upon the fiscal records 23
548520 of the State Treasurer, the State Auditor, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 24
549521 State, and the Department of Corrections Divisions of Correction and 25
550522 Community Correction. Provided, however, that the Board Department Secretary 26
551523 shall be limited to submitting no more than two requests, encompassing a 27
552524 single purpose listed in this section, during any fiscal year per division. 28
553525 Transfer authority shall further be limited to no more than five percent (5%) 29
554526 of the total General Revenue and Special Revenue appropriation, funding, and 30
555527 positions specific to each agency division, office, section, or unit from 31
556528 which funds are transferred . However, there shall be no fund transfers to or 32
557529 from the County Jail Reimbursement Fund. A Reallocation of Resources 33
558530 Transfer shall be limited to the following specific purposes: 34
559531 a) Costs to open and operate temporary beds; 35
560-b) Payment of Debt Service; 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1174
532+b) Payment of Debt Service; 36 HB1174
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565535 c) Payment of Overtime Expenses; 1
566536 d) Unanticipated increases for medical or private prison contracts; 2
567537 e) Construction/renovation/equipping of new beds; 3
568538 f) Deficits in Farm or Industry Program; 4
569539 g) Losses not covered by insurance proceeds; 5
570540 h) Costs of personnel for critical services necessary to carry out the 6
571541 mission of the agency. 7
572542 Determining the maximum number of employees and the maximum amount of 8
573543 appropriation and general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year 9
574544 is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This is usually accomplished by 10
575545 delineating such maximums in the appropriation act(s) for a state agency and 11
576546 the general revenue allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by 12
577547 amendment to the Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly 13
578548 has determined that the Department of Corrections Divisions of Correction and 14
579549 the Division of Community Correction may operate more efficiently if some 15
580550 flexibility is provided to the Board of Corrections authorizing broad powers 16
581551 under the Reallocation of Resources provisions herein. Therefore, it is both 17
582552 necessary and appropriate that the General Assembly maintain oversight by 18
583553 requiring prior approval of the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 19
584554 as provided by this section. The requirement of approval by the Legislative 20
585555 Council or Joint Budget Committee is not a severable part of this section. 21
586556 If the requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 22
587557 Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a court jurisdiction, this entire 23
588558 section is void. 24
589559 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 25
590560 2024 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 26
591561 27
592562 SECTION 18. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 28
593563 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. HOLIDAY 29
594564 COMPENSATION. The Department of Corrections is authorized to pay employees 30
595565 for hours of unused holidays in the employee's holiday account. Payments of 31
596566 unused Holiday hours must be processed on or before June 1st in each fiscal 32
597567 year. Employees terminating employment from the Department of Corrections 33
598568 will be eligible for all holiday pay accrued. This request is contingent on 34
599569 approval by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State after the Secretary of the 35
600-Department of Corrections has verified that sufficient revenues are available 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1174
570+Department of Corrections has verified that sufficient revenues are available 36 HB1174
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605573 to make such payments to employees who have served in the following 1
606574 classifications, with the exception that those employees wishing to accrue 2
607575 banked hours be allowed the option to bank unused holiday hours in the 3
608576 employee's holiday account, not to exceed one -hundred fifty (150) hours: 4
609577 5
610578 Class 6
611579 Code Title Grade 7
612580 T033C ADC/DCC MAJOR GRADE GS09 8
613581 T048C ADC/DCC CAPTAIN GRADE GS08 9
614582 T054C ADC/DCC LIEUTENANT GRADE GS07 10
615583 T059C ADC/DCC FOOD PREPARATION MANAGER GRADE GS07 11
616584 TO65C ADC/DCC CORRECTIONAL SERGEANT GRADE GS06 12
617585 T070C ADC/DCC FOOD PREPARATION SUPERVISOR GRADE GS06 13
618586 T075C ADC/DCC CORPORAL GRADE GS05 14
619587 T083C ADC/DCC CORRECTIONAL OFFICER I GRADE GS04 15
620588 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 16
621589 2024 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 17
622590 18
623591 SECTION 19. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 19
624592 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. EMPLOYEE 20
625593 COMPENSATION REPORT. The Department of Finance and Administration Office of 21
626594 Budget shall prepare and submit to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint 22
627595 Budget Committee a report reflecting the amount of appropriation and funding 23
628596 necessary for the Department of Corrections to sufficiently budget for the 24
629597 expenditure of payments to employees for all Holiday Liability, GAP Time 25
630598 Liability, Overtime, and Hazardous Duty Compensation incurred, including the 26
631599 current balances of said liabilities. This report shall be included in the 27
632600 summary budget information manual submitted during the biennial budget 28
633601 process. 29
634602 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 30
635603 2024 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 31
636604 32
637605 SECTION 20. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 33
638606 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. COUNTY 34
639607 JAIL REIMBURSEMENT FUND YEAR -END FUND BALANCE CARRY FORWARD. Notwithstanding 35
640-any law pertaining to the transfer of year -end fund balances or any law to 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1174
608+any law pertaining to the transfer of year -end fund balances or any law to 36 HB1174
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645611 the contrary, any funds which remain in the County Jail Reimbursement Fund at 1
646612 the end of a fiscal year shall remain in the County Jail Reimbursement Fund 2
647613 and made available to fund appropriations authorized by law payable from the 3
648614 County Jail Reimbursement Fund for the following fiscal year. 4
649615 Any carry forward of unexpended balance of funding as authorized herein, may 5
650616 be carried forward under the following conditions: 6
651617 (1) Prior to June 30, 2024 2025 the Agency shall by written statement set 7
652618 forth its reason(s) for the need to carry forward said funding to the 8
653619 Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget; 9
654620 (2) The Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget shall 10
655621 report to the Arkansas Legislative Council all amounts carried forward from 11
656622 the first fiscal year to the second fiscal year by the September Arkansas 12
657623 Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee meeting which report shall 13
658624 include the name of the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution and the 14
659625 amount of the funding carried forward from the first fiscal year to the 15
660626 second fiscal year, the program name or line item, the funding source of that 16
661627 appropriation and a copy of the written request set forth in (1) above; 17
662628 (3) Each Agency, Board, Commission or Institution shall provide a written 18
663629 report to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 19
664630 containing all information set forth in item (2) above, along with a written 20
665631 statement as to the current status of the project, contract, purpose etc. for 21
666632 which the carry forward was originally requested no later than thirty (30) 22
667633 days prior to the time the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution presents 23
668634 its budget request to the Arkansas Legislative Council/Joint Budget 24
669635 Committee; and 25
670636 (4) Thereupon, the Department of Finance and Administration shall include 26
671637 all information obtained in item (3) above in the budget manuals and/or a 27
672638 statement of non-compliance by the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution. 28
673639 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 29
674640 2024 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 30
675641 31
676642 SECTION 21. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 32
677643 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. REFUND TO 33
678644 EXPENDITURE. The proceeds from the sale of feeder cattle by the Department 34
679645 of Corrections - Division of Correction shall be deposited into the State 35
680-Treasury as a refund to expenditure to the credit of the appropriation 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1174
646+Treasury as a refund to expenditure to the credit of the appropriation 36 HB1174
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685649 available to the Department of Corrections - Division of Correction for the 1
686650 "Purchase Cattle/Meat" line item. 2
687651 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 3
688652 2024 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 4
689653 5
690654 SECTION 22. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 6
691655 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. USE OF 7
692656 MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION APPROPRIATION AND SALVAGED MATERIALS CONSTRUCTION. 8
693657 The Department of Corrections - Division of Correction is hereby authorized 9
694658 to utilize Maintenance and General Operation Appropriation in conjunction 10
695659 with surplus and/or salvageable materials for the purpose of implementing 11
696660 construction projects to benefit the Department and its various programs. 12
697661 Before such projects may be undertaken, a Method of Finance must be submitted 13
698662 for prior review and approval by the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint 14
699663 Budget Committee, and review and approval by the Department of Finance and 15
700664 Administration and the Building Authority Division of the Department of 16
701665 Finance and Administration. 17
702666 Determining the maximum number of employees and the maximum amount of 18
703667 appropriation and general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year 19
704668 is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This is usually accomplished by 20
705669 delineating such maximums in the appropriation act(s) for a state agency and 21
706670 the general revenue allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by 22
707671 amendment to the Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly 23
708672 has determined that the Department of Corrections - Division of Correction 24
709673 may operate more efficiently if some flexibility is provided to the 25
710674 Department of Corrections authorizing broad powers under this Section. 26
711675 Therefore, it is both necessary and appropriate that the General Assembly 27
712676 maintain oversight by requiring prior approval of the Legislative Council or 28
713677 Joint Budget Committee as provided by this section. The requirement of 29
714678 approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is not a 30
715679 severable part of this section. If the requirement of approval by the 31
716680 Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a 32
717681 court of competent jurisdiction, this entire section is void. 33
718682 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 34
719683 2024 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 35
720- 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1174
684+ 36 HB1174
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725687 SECTION 23. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 1
726688 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. SPECIAL 2
727689 REVENUE/CASH FUNDS TRANSFER. The Department of Corrections is authorized to 3
728690 transfer funds from various Special Revenue and Cash Funds into the Inmate 4
729691 Care and Custody Fund Account in order to adjust to the budget needs upon 5
730692 prior approval by the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 6
731693 and approval of the Board of Corrections and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 7
732694 State. 8
733695 Determining the maximum number of employees and the maximum amount of 9
734696 appropriation and general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year 10
735697 is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This is usually accomplished by 11
736698 delineating such maximums in the appropriation act(s) for a state agency and 12
737699 the general revenue allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by 13
738700 amendment to the Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly 14
739701 has determined that the Department of Corrections may operate more 15
740702 efficiently if some flexibility is provided to the Department of Corrections 16
741703 authorizing broad powers under this Section. Therefore, it is both necessary 17
742704 and appropriate that the General Assembly maintain oversight by requiring 18
743705 prior approval of the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee as 19
744706 provided by this section. The requirement of approval by the Legislative 20
745707 Council or Joint Budget Committee is not a severable part of this section. 21
746708 If the requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 22
747709 Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, 23
748710 this entire section is void. 24
749711 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 25
750712 2024 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 26
751713 27
752714 SECTION 24. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 28
753715 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. NEW 29
754716 FACILITIES. If it is found that contracting for the operation of new 30
755717 facilities is economically beneficial to the State of Arkansas, the 31
756718 Department of Corrections may, after receiving approval of the Chief Fiscal 32
757719 Officer, and seeking prior review and approval by the Arkansas Legislative 33
758720 Council or Joint Budget Committee, transfer from any line item appropriation 34
759721 contained in the Inmate Care & Custody appropriation of this Act into the 35
760-Professional Fees and Services line item contained in the Inmate Care & 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1174
722+Professional Fees and Services line item contained in the Inmate Care & 36 HB1174
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765725 Custody appropriation of this Act to operate new facilities. 1
766726 Determining the maximum number of employees and the maximum amount of 2
767727 appropriation and general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year 3
768728 is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This is usually accomplished by 4
769729 delineating such maximums in the appropriation act(s) for a state agency and 5
770730 the general revenue allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by 6
771731 amendment to the Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly 7
772732 has determined that the Department of Corrections may operate more 8
773733 efficiently if some flexibility is provided to the Department of Corrections 9
774734 authorizing broad powers under this Section. Therefore, it is both necessary 10
775735 and appropriate that the General Assembly maintain oversight by requiring 11
776736 prior approval of the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee as 12
777737 provided by this section. The requirement of approval by the Legislative 13
778738 Council or Joint Budget Committee is not a severable part of this section. 14
779739 If the requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 15
780740 Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, 16
781741 this entire section is void. 17
782742 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 18
783743 2024 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 19
784744 20
785745 SECTION 25. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 21
786746 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 22
787747 APPROPRIATION TRANSFER FOR CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING. The Department of 23
788748 Corrections is hereby authorized to transfer appropriations between any line 24
789749 items authorized herein but only for the purpose of financing construction or 25
790750 equipment for a facility of the department. Any transfers authorized by this 26
791751 section shall require the approval of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State 27
792752 after prior review and approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 28
793753 Committee. 29
794754 Determining the maximum number of employees and the maximum amount of 30
795755 appropriation and general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year 31
796756 is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This is usually accomplished by 32
797757 delineating such maximums in the appropriation act(s) for a state agency and 33
798758 the general revenue allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by 34
799759 amendment to the Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly 35
800-has determined that the Department of Corrections may operate more 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1174
760+has determined that the Department of Corrections may operate more 36 HB1174
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805763 efficiently if some flexibility is provided to the Department of Corrections 1
806764 authorizing broad powers under this Section. Therefore, it is both necessary 2
807765 and appropriate that the General Assembly maintain oversight by requiring 3
808766 prior approval of the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee as 4
809767 provided by this section. The requirement of approval by the Legislative 5
810768 Council or Joint Budget Committee is not a severable part of this section. 6
811769 If the requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 7
812770 Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, 8
813771 this entire section is void. 9
814772 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 10
815773 2024 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 11
816774 12
817775 SECTION 26. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 13
818776 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER 14
819777 OF APPROPRIATION AND FUNDS TO THE COUNTY JAIL REIMBURSEMENT FUND. If any 15
820778 savings of general revenue appropriation and funds accrue during the 2024-16
821779 2025 2025-2026 fiscal year in the operations of the Department of Corrections 17
822780 - Division of Correction & Community Correction, the Secretary of the 18
823781 Department of Corrections may request a transfer of appropriation and funds 19
824782 from any line item appropriation to the County Jail Reimbursement Fund in 20
825783 order to meet obligations to counties for housing state inmates. Such 21
826784 transfer request shall be made upon the approval of the Chief Fiscal Officer 22
827785 of the State and prior review and approval by the Arkansas Legislative 23
828786 Council or Joint Budget Committee. 24
829787 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 25
830788 2024 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 26
831789 27
832790 SECTION 27. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 28
833791 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER 29
834792 OF FUNDS. The Arkansas Department of Corrections shall provide funding each 30
835793 year in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney 31
836794 who will be assigned to handle the prosecution of offenses occurring at the 32
837795 Arkansas Department of Corrections. Upon request by the Auditor of the State, 33
838796 the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall transfer an amount not to exceed 34
839797 $100,000 from an account designated by the Secretary of the Department of 35
840-Corrections to the State Central Services Fund as a direct revenue to fund a 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1174
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846802 offenses occurring at the Arkansas Department of Corrections. 2
847803 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 3
848804 2024 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 4
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850806 SECTION 28. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 6
851807 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. SHARED 7
852808 SERVICES. (a)(1) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State may create a Shared 8
853809 Services paying account on his or her books and on the books of the Treasurer 9
854810 of State and the Auditor of State for the payment of personal services and 10
855811 operating expenses in the Shared Services Paying Account Appropriation by the 11
856812 Department of Corrections. 12
857813 (2) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall direct the transfer 13
858814 of funds and appropriations to the Shared Services Paying Account 14
859815 appropriation section of this act on the books of the Treasurer of State, the 15
860816 Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State. 16
861817 (3) The transfer authority provided to the department in 17
862818 subdivision (a)(2) of this section may be used to make transfers only within 18
863819 the department's appropriation act or between other appropriation acts 19
864820 authorized for the department. 20
865821 (4) The provisions of this section shall be in effect from the 21
866822 date of passage through June 30, 2025 2026. 22
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868824 SECTION 29. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 24
869825 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. CARRY 25
870826 FORWARD - GENERAL REVENUE YEAR END FUND BALANCE. (a) The Chief Fiscal 26
871827 Officer of the State shall cause to be transferred on his or her books and 27
872828 those of the State Treasurer and Auditor of State the balance of General 28
873829 Revenue funds remaining in the Division of Correction Fund Account on June 29
874830 30, 2026 into a sub-fund created within the Division of Correction Fund 30
875831 Account to be used for County Jail Reimbursement or maintenance needs within 31
876832 the Department of Corrections - Division of Correction. The balance of 32
877833 General Revenue in the sub -fund of the Division of Correction Fund Account at 33
878834 the beginning of any fiscal year shall not exceed five million dollars 34
879835 ($5,000,000). For this reason, any general revenue which would cause the 35
880-balance of sub-fund of the Division of Correction Fund Account to exceed five 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1174
836+balance of sub-fund of the Division of Correction Fund Account to exceed five 36 HB1174
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885839 million dollars ($5,000,000) shall be reclaimed by the Department of Finance 1
886840 and Administration pursuant to the same procedures as other general revenue 2
887841 recapture. 3
888842 (b) Any carry forward of the unexpended balance of funding as authorized 4
889843 herein, may be carried forward under the following conditions: 5
890844 (1) The Office of Budget of the Department of Finance and Administration 6
891845 shall report to the Legislative Council all amounts carried forward by the 7
892846 September meeting of the Legislative Council or the Joint Budget Committee 8
893847 meeting which report shall include the name of the agency, board, commission, 9
894848 or institution and the amount of funding carried forward, the program name or 10
895849 line item and the funding source; and 11
896850 (2) The Department of Corrections - Division of Correction shall provide a 12
897851 written report to the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 13
898852 containing all information set forth in subdivision (b)(1) of this section no 14
899853 later than thirty (30) days prior to the time the Department presents its 15
900854 budget request to the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee, or both; 16
901855 and 17
902856 (3) Thereupon, the Department of Finance and Administration shall include all 18
903857 information obtained in subdivision (b)(2) of this section in the budget 19
904858 manuals. 20
905859 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 21
906860 2025 through June 30, 2026. 22
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908862 SECTION 30. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 24
909863 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 25
910864 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 26
911865 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 27
912866 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 28
913867 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 29
914868 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 30
915869 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 31
916870 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 32
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918872 SECTION 31. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 34
919873 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 35
920-contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 36 As Engrossed: H3/12/25 HB1174
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925877 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 1
926878 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 2
927879 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 3
928880 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 4
929881 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 5
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931883 SECTION 32. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 7
932884 General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 8
933885 the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 9
934886 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 10
935887 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 11
936888 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 12
937889 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 13
938890 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 14
939891 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 15
940892 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 16
941893 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 17
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