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Act 619 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1191 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 PUBLIC 10
SAFETY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND 11
FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC 16
SAFETY APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025 -2026 17
FISCAL YEAR. 18
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21
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SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - SHARED SERVICES. There is hereby 23
established for the Department of Public Safety for the 2025 -2026 fiscal 24
year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 25
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Maximum Annual 27
Maximum Salary Rate 28
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 29
No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 30
(1) SC013 SECRETARY OF PUBLIC SAFETY 1 GRADE SE05 31
(2) D145C DPS CHIEF OF STAFF 1 GRADE SE02 32
(3) D103C DPS CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 1 GRADE IT11 33
(4) D003C STATE SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR LEAD 1 GRADE IT09 34
(5) D012C DATABASE SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IT08 35
(6) D123C DB ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE IT08 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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(7) D007C INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGER 1 GRADE IT08 1
(8) D035C COMPUTER SUPPORT MANAGER 1 GRADE IT07 2
(9) D034C DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE IT07 3
(10) D030C INFORMATION SYSTEMS COORDINATOR 4 GRADE IT07 4
(11) D017C INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IT07 5
(12) D038C SENIOR SOFTWARE SUPPORT ANALYST 2 GRADE IT06 6
(13) D025C STATE IT SECURITY SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IT06 7
(14) D063C COMPUTER SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IT05 8
(15) D052C SOFTWARE SUPPORT ANALYST 4 GRADE IT05 9
(16) D056C SYSTEMS COORDINATION ANALYST 1 GRADE IT05 10
(17) D065C NETWORK SUPPORT ANALYST 1 GRADE IT04 11
(18) D071C COMPUTER SUPPORT ANALYST 7 GRADE IT03 12
(19) D079C COMPUTER SUPPORT TECHNICIAN 2 GRADE IT02 13
(20) D089C INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT 5 GRADE IT01 14
(21) A139C CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER 1 GRADE GS15 15
(22) G316C DPS GENERAL COUNSEL 1 GRADE GS15 16
(23) G031N ASP GENERAL COUNSEL 1 GRADE GS14 17
(24) B150C DPS RESEARCH AND PLANNING DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS14 18
(25) P002N ADH DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 1 GRADE GS13 19
(26) A140C DPS CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER 1 GRADE GS13 20
(27) A011N DPS FISCAL OFFICER 1 GRADE GS13 21
(28) A021C AGENCY CONTROLLER I 1 GRADE GS12 22
(29) A031C ASSISTANT CONTROLLER 2 GRADE GS11 23
(30) G047C ATTORNEY SPECIALIST 3 GRADE GS11 24
(31) E079C DPS SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS11 25
(32) G076C ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MANAGER 1 GRADE GS10 26
(33) G156C DPS PROGRAM MANAGER 1 GRADE GS10 27
(34) A052C ACCOUNTING COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS09 28
(35) A050C AGENCY FISCAL MANAGER 1 GRADE GS09 29
(36) A038C FISCAL SUPPORT MANAGER 1 GRADE GS09 30
(37) G109C GRANTS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS09 31
(38) C113C DPS EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 1 GRADE GS08 32
(39) B053C FORENSIC SCIENTIST 1 GRADE GS08 33
(40) R014C PERSONNEL MANAGER 3 GRADE GS08 34
(41) V004C PROCUREMENT MANAGER 3 GRADE GS08 35
(42) A041C PROGRAM FISCAL MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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(43) B052C FORENSIC SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS07 1
(44) G147C GRANTS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07 2
(45) R022C BENEFITS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS06 3
(46) A074C FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR 2 GRADE GS06 4
(47) R025C HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 5
(48) G179C LEGAL SERVICES SPECIALIST 3 GRADE GS06 6
(49) A091C FISCAL SUPPORT ANALYST 6 GRADE GS05 7
(50) R032C HUMAN RESOURCES PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVE 3 GRADE GS05 8
(51) A090C PAYROLL SERVICES SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS05 9
(52) A101C ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN 1 GRADE GS04 10
(53) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 3 GRADE GS04 11
(54) A098C FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 6 GRADE GS04 12
(55) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 1 GRADE GS03 13
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 97 14
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - SHARED SERVICES. There is hereby authorized, 16
for the Department of Public Safety - Shared Services for the 2025 -2026 17
fiscal year, the following maximum number of part -time or temporary 18
employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated 19
herein for such purposes: five (5) temporary or part -time employees, when 20
needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform 21
Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the 22
appropriate classification. 23
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - SHARED SERVICES PAYING ACCOUNT. There is 25
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be payable from 26
the paying account as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, 27
for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Public 28
Safety - Shared Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 29
following: 30
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2025 -2026 33
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $5,898,936 34
(02) EXTRA HELP 55,000 35
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 2,103,711 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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(04) OVERTIME 10,000 1
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 2
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 810,629 3
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 35,500 4
(C) PROF. FEES 0 5
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 6
(E) DATA PROC. 0 7
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $8,913,776 8
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SECTION 4. REGULAR SALARIES - CRIME VICTIMS REPARATIONS PROGRAM. There 10
is hereby established for the Department of Public Safety - Crime Victims 11
Reparations Program for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum 12
number of regular employees. 13
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Maximum Annual 15
Maximum Salary Rate 16
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 17
No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 18
(1) N229N DPS CRIME VICTIM ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE GS11 19
(2) X220C CVRB SENIOR ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST 6 GRADE GS07 20
(3) A091C FISCAL SUPPORT ANALYST 1 GRADE GS05 21
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 8 22
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SECTION 5. EXTRA HELP - CRIME VICTIMS REPARATIONS PROGRAM. There is 24
hereby authorized, for the Department of Public Safety - Crime Victims 25
Reparations Program for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum 26
number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", 27
payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: two (2) temporary 28
or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those 29
provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its 30
successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 31
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - CRIME VICTIMS REPARATIONS PROGRAM - STATE. 33
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be 34
payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for personal services, 35
operating expenses and payment of claims by the Department of Public Safety - 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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Crime Victims Reparations Program - State for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1
2026, the following: 2
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 4
NO. 2025 -2026 5
(01) CRIME VICTIMS REPARATION PROGRAM $2,182,659 6
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SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - CRIME VICTIMS REPARATIONS PROGRAM. There is 8
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be payable from 9
the Crime Victims Reparations Revolving Fund, for operating expenses and 10
payment of claims by the Department of Public Safety - Crime Victims 11
Reparations Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 12
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 14
NO. 2025 -2026 15
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 16
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $37,419 17
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 1,100 18
(C) PROF. FEES 1,545 19
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 20
(E) DATA PROC. 0 21
(02) CLAIMS 634,464 22
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $674,528 23
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SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - CRIME VICTIMS REPARATIONS BOARD - FEDERAL. 25
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be 26
payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of 27
the State, for operating expenses and payment of claims by the Department of 28
Public Safety - Crime Victims Reparations Board - Federal for the fiscal year 29
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 30
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2025 -2026 33
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 34
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $20,000 35
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 30,000 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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(C) PROF. FEES 0 1
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 2
(E) DATA PROC. 0 3
(02) CLAIMS 1,805,404 4
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,855,404 5
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SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT GRANT PROGRAM. 7
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be 8
payable from the Public Safety Equipment Grant Program Fund, for equipment, 9
training, accreditation, and associated expenditures of the Department of 10
Public Safety - Public Safety Equipment Grant Program for the fiscal year 11
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 12
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 14
NO. 2025 -2026 15
(01) PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT GRANT PROGRAM $5,000,000 16
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SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - FEDERAL OPERATIONS. There is hereby 18
appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be payable from the 19
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 20
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Public Safety - 21
Federal Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 22
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 24
NO. 2025 -2026 25
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $171,228 26
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 65,409 27
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 28
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 840,100 29
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 128,400 30
(C) PROF. FEES 0 31
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 1,452,400 32
(E) DATA PROC. 0 33
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,657,537 34
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SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - FEDERAL OPERATIONS - SEXUAL ASSAULT KIT 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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INITIATIVE. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public 1
Safety, to be payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief 2
Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services and operating expenses of 3
the Department of Public Safety - Federal Operations - Sexual Assault Kit 4
Initiative for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 5
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2025 -2026 8
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $166,200 9
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 60,714 10
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 11
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 491,771 12
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 14,066 13
(C) PROF. FEES 0 14
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 124,335 15
(E) DATA PROC. 0 16
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $857,086 17
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SECTION 12. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS STATE POLICE. There is hereby 19
established for the Department of Public Safety - Division of Arkansas State 20
Police for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular 21
employees. 22
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Maximum Annual 24
Maximum Salary Rate 25
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 26
No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 27
(1) U064U DIRECTOR STATE POLICE 1 GRADE SE04 28
(2) N057N ASP DEPUTY DIRECTOR/LT. COLONEL 2 GRADE SE02 29
(3) D052C SOFTWARE SUPPORT ANALYST 1 GRADE IT05 30
(4) D071C COMPUTER SUPPORT ANALYST 3 GRADE IT03 31
(5) T001C ASP MAJOR 6 GRADE GS14 32
(6) T003C ASP CAPTAIN 21 GRADE GS13 33
(7) T007C ASP LIEUTENANT 27 GRADE GS12 34
(8) R013C AGENCY HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER 2 GRADE GS11 35
(9) T011C ASP SERGEANT 85 GRADE GS11 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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(10) T009C ASP SPECIAL OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATOR 2 GRADE GS11 1
(11) X011C ASP/CACD INVESTIGATOR ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE GS11 2
(12) E079C DPS SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS11 3
(13) C002C HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE GS11 4
(14) P067C ASP PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER 1 GRADE GS10 5
(15) T024C ASP/CACD HOTLINE ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE GS10 6
(16) G156C DPS PROGRAM MANAGER 1 GRADE GS10 7
(17) C109C ASP CACD AREA MANAGER 11 GRADE GS09 8
(18) T022C ASP CORPORAL 531 GRADE GS09 9
(19) S005C AVIATION MANAGER 1 GRADE GS09 10
(20) R019C BUDGET MANAGER 1 GRADE GS09 11
(21) C110C DPS FLEET ADMINISTRATOR 3 GRADE GS09 12
(22) G109C GRANTS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS09 13
(23) G086C DPS PROGRAM COORDINATOR 2 GRADE GS08 14
(24) S004C MAINTENANCE MANAGER 2 GRADE GS08 15
(25) M018C PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY COORDINATOR II 1 GRADE GS08 16
(26) A041C PROGRAM FISCAL MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 17
(27) X108C ASP DL/CDL COORDINATOR 5 GRADE GS07 18
(28) X090C ASP/CACD SENIOR INVESTIGATOR 73 GRADE GS07 19
(29) S115C AUTO BODY REPAIR TECHNICIAN 1 GRADE GS07 20
(30) C010C EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS07 21
(31) G147C GRANTS COORDINATOR 3 GRADE GS07 22
(32) T044C IA SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS07 23
(33) S017C MAINTENANCE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07 24
(34) P013C PUBLIC INFORMATION COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07 25
(35) X095C QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYST 2 GRADE GS07 26
(36) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 12 GRADE GS06 27
(37) X219C ASP DRIVER LICENSE EXAMINER SUPERVISOR 2 GRADE GS06 28
(38) T046C ASP/CACD HOTLINE SUPERVISOR 5 GRADE GS06 29
(39) S020C AVIATION TECHNICIAN 1 GRADE GS06 30
(40) S024C CONSTRUCTION/MAINTENANCE COORD 3 GRADE GS06 31
(41) G191C HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM SPECIALIST 3 GRADE GS06 32
(42) R025C HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 33
(43) P027C PUBLIC INFORMATION SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS06 34
(44) T061C SENIOR IA 4 GRADE GS06 35
(45) D074C TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR 13 GRADE GS06 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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(46) A091C FISCAL SUPPORT ANALYST 1 GRADE GS05 1
(47) C054C LOCAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 23 GRADE GS05 2
(48) D081C TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST 71 GRADE GS05 3
(49) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 8 GRADE GS04 4
(50) X189C AFIS TECHNICIAN 8 GRADE GS04 5
(51) T102C ASP CACD SR. HOTLINE OPERATOR 35 GRADE GS04 6
(52) X179C ASP COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE EXAMINER 19 GRADE GS04 7
(53) X182C ASP DRIVERS LICENSE EXAMINER 39 GRADE GS04 8
(54) X160C ASP USED MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTOR 8 GRADE GS04 9
(55) S053C AUTO/DIESEL MECHANIC 1 GRADE GS04 10
(56) S044C FOOD PREPARATION MANAGER 1 GRADE GS04 11
(57) R036C HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS04 12
(58) C043C RECORDS MANAGEMENT ANALYST 3 GRADE GS04 13
(59) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 21 GRADE GS03 14
(60) X161C ASP INVESTIGATOR SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS03 15
(61) C087C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST I 10 GRADE GS02 16
(62) C080C CREDENTIALING ASSISTANT 1 GRADE GS02 17
(63) X178C FINGERPRINT TECHNICIAN 2 GRADE GS02 18
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1,096 19
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SECTION 13. EXTRA HELP - ASP. There is hereby authorized, for the 21
Department of Public Safety - Division of Arkansas State Police for the 2025 -22
2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part -time or temporary 23
employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated 24
herein for such purposes: twenty (20) temporary or part -time employees, when 25
needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform 26
Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the 27
appropriate classification. 28
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SECTION 14. APPROPRIATION - ASP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby 30
appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be payable from the 31
Division of Arkansas State Police Fund, for personal services and operating 32
expenses of the Department of Public Safety - Division of Arkansas State 33
Police - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 34
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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NO. 2025 -2026 1
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $64,216,141 2
(02) EXTRA HELP 238,835 3
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 39,214,284 4
(04) OVERTIME 3,861,000 5
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 6
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 15,798,588 7
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 276,325 8
(C) PROF. FEES 189,527 9
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 10
(E) DATA PROC. 0 11
(06) UNIFORMS 640,000 12
(07) COVERT OPERATIONS 125,000 13
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $124,559,700 14
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SECTION 15. APPROPRIATION - ASP - VARIOUS FEDERAL PROGRAMS. There is 16
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be payable from 17
the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 18
operating expenses of the Department of Public Safety - Division of Arkansas 19
State Police - Various Federal Programs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 20
2026, the following: 21
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 23
NO. 2025 -2026 24
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 25
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $570,330 26
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 212,596 27
(C) PROF. FEES 6,000 28
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 249,982 29
(E) DATA PROC. 0 30
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,038,908 31
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SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION - ASP - AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION 33
SYSTEM (AFIS). There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public 34
Safety, to be payable from the State Police Equipment Fund, for operating 35
expenses of the Department of Public Safety - Division of Arkansas State 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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Police - AFIS for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 1
2
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 3
NO. 2025 -2026 4
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 5
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $1,666,650 6
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 8,400 7
(C) PROF. FEES 0 8
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 50,000 9
(E) DATA PROC. 0 10
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,725,050 11
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SECTION 17. APPROPRIATION - ASP - CONFISCATED FUNDS TRANSFER. There is 13
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be payable from 14
the Court Awards Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the 15
Department of Public Safety - Division of Arkansas State Police - Confiscated 16
Funds Transfer for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 17
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 19
NO. 2025 -2026 20
(01) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING $71,160 21
(02) OVERTIME 110,000 22
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 23
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 279,930 24
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 80,000 25
(C) PROF. FEES 50,000 26
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 100,000 27
(E) DATA PROC. 0 28
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $691,090 29
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SECTION 18. APPROPRIATION - ASP - CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. There is 31
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be payable from 32
the State Police Equipment Fund, for personal services and operating expenses 33
of the Department of Public Safety - Division of Arkansas State Police - 34
Criminal Background Checks for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 35
following: 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
NO. 2025 -2026 3
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $409,825 4
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 299,694 5
(03) OVERTIME 1,000 6
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 7
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 2,784,412 8
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 8,700 9
(C) PROF. FEES 0 10
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 200,000 11
(E) DATA PROC. 0 12
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $3,703,631 13
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SECTION 19. APPROPRIATION - ASP - HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM - FEDERAL. 15
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be 16
payable from the Division of Arkansas State Police Fund, for personal 17
services, operating expenses and Highway Safety Program Grants of the 18
Department of Public Safety - Division of Arkansas State Police - Highway 19
Safety Program - Federal for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 20
following: 21
22
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 23
NO. 2025 -2026 24
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $652,907 25
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 657,377 26
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 27
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 20,000 28
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 29
(C) PROF. FEES 0 30
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 31
(E) DATA PROC. 0 32
(04) HIGHWAY SAFETY GRANTS 200,000 33
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,530,284 34
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SECTION 20. APPROPRIATION - ASP - HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM - STATE. 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be 1
payable from the Arkansas Child Passenger Protection Fund, for operating 2
expenses and Highway Safety Program Grants of the Department of Public Safety 3
- Division of Arkansas State Police - Highway Safety Program - State for the 4
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 5
6
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2025 -2026 8
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 9
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $80,000 10
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 11
(C) PROF. FEES 0 12
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 13
(E) DATA PROC. 0 14
(02) HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM GRANTS 123,000 15
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $203,000 16
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SECTION 21. APPROPRIATION - ASP - HOMELAND SECURITY - FEDERAL. There 18
is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be transferred 19
from the Division of Arkansas State Police Fund, and to be payable from the 20
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 21
operating expenses of the Department of Public Safety - Division of Arkansas 22
State Police - Homeland Security - Federal for the fiscal year ending June 23
30, 2026, the following: 24
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 26
NO. 2025 -2026 27
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 28
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $255,370 29
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 197,966 30
(C) PROF. FEES 0 31
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 265,000 32
(E) DATA PROC. 0 33
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $718,336 34
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SECTION 22. APPROPRIATION - ASP - TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT. There is 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be payable from 1
the State Police Equipment Fund, for personal services and operating expenses 2
of the Department of Public Safety - Division of Arkansas State Police - 3
Training and Equipment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 4
following: 5
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2025 -2026 8
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $390,080 9
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 191,017 10
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 11
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 1,000,000 12
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 13
(C) PROF. FEES 0 14
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 250,000 15
(E) DATA PROC. 0 16
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,831,097 17
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SECTION 23. APPROPRIATION - ASP - OPERATIONS - CASH. There is hereby 19
appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be payable from the cash 20
fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 21
Officer of the State, for operating expenses of the Department of Public 22
Safety - Division of Arkansas State Police - Operations - Cash for the fiscal 23
year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 24
25
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 26
NO. 2025 -2026 27
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 28
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $100,000 29
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 30
(C) PROF. FEES 0 31
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 32
(E) DATA PROC. 0 33
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $100,000 34
35
SECTION 24. REGULAR SALARIES - CLEST. There is hereby established for 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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the Department of Public Safety - Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement 1
Standards and Training for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum 2
number of regular employees. 3
4
Maximum Annual 5
Maximum Salary Rate 6
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 7
No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 8
(1) N252N CLEST DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE01 9
(2) T128C CLEST DEPUTY DIRECTOR 2 GRADE GS13 10
(3) T025C CLEST SUPERVISOR 4 GRADE GS10 11
(4) T029C CLEST SENIOR AGENT 20 GRADE GS09 12
(5) E026C EDUCATION & INSTRUCTION COORDINATOR 2 GRADE GS08 13
(6) T100C ASP TROOPER 1 GRADE GS07 14
(7) E048C EDUCATION & INSTRUCTION SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS07 15
(8) S033C MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR 2 GRADE GS06 16
(9) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 5 GRADE GS04 17
(10) S053C AUTO/DIESEL MECHANIC 1 GRADE GS04 18
(11) S044C FOOD PREPARATION MANAGER 1 GRADE GS04 19
(12) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 6 GRADE GS03 20
(13) S056C FOOD PREPARATION SUPERVISOR 2 GRADE GS03 21
(14) T084C PUBLIC SAFETY SECURITY OFFICER 5 GRADE GS03 22
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 53 23
24
SECTION 25. APPROPRIATION - CLEST - OPERATIONS. There is hereby 25
appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be payable from the 26
Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for personal services and operating 27
expenses of the Department of Public Safety - CLEST - Operations for the 28
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 29
30
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 31
NO. 2025 -2026 32
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $2,492,899 33
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 948,626 34
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 35
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 1,054,870 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 14,700 1
(C) PROF. FEES 5,699 2
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 3
(E) DATA PROC. 0 4
(04) ADVANCED LAW ENFORCEMENT RAPID 5
RESPONSE TRAINING (ALERRT) $100,000 6
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $4,616,794 7
8
SECTION 26. APPROPRIATION - CLEST - SPECIAL TRAINING - CASH. There is 9
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be payable from 10
the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 11
Fiscal Officer of the State, for operating expenses of the Department of 12
Public Safety - CLEST - Special Training - Cash for the fiscal year ending 13
June 30, 2026, the following: 14
15
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 16
NO. 2025 -2026 17
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 18
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $50,000 19
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 20
(C) PROF. FEES 0 21
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 22
(E) DATA PROC. 0 23
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $50,000 24
25
SECTION 27. APPROPRIATION - CLEST - 911 TRAINING & EDUCATION. There is 26
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be payable from 27
the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for personal services and operating 28
expenses of the Department of Public Safety - CLEST - 911 Training & 29
Education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 30
31
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2025 -2026 33
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $141,013 34
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 52,335 35
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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(A) OPER. EXPENSE 189,099 1
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 5,000 2
(C) PROF. FEES 1,000 3
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 4
(E) DATA PROC. 0 5
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $388,447 6
7
SECTION 28. APPROPRIATION - CLEST - FALLEN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. 8
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be 9
payable from the Fallen Law Enforcement Officers' Beneficiary Fund, for 10
personal services, operating expenses and grants of the Department of Public 11
Safety - CLEST - Fallen Law Enforcement Officers for the fiscal year ending 12
June 30, 2026, the following: 13
14
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 15
NO. 2025 -2026 16
(01) FALLEN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS $50,000 17
18
SECTION 29. APPROPRIATION - CLEST - LAW ENFORCEMENT FAMILY RELIEF TRUST 19
FUND. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to 20
be payable from the Law Enforcement Family Relief Trust Fund, for 21
miscellaneous grants awarded by the Department of Public Safety - CLEST - Law 22
Enforcement Family Relief Trust Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 23
2026, the following: 24
25
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 26
NO. 2025 -2026 27
(01) LAW ENFORCEMENT FAMILY RELIEF GRANTS $500,000 28
29
SECTION 30. APPROPRIATION - CLEST - LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM. 30
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be 31
payable from the Law Enforcement Training Fund, for personal services and 32
operating expenses of the Department of Public Safety - CLEST - Law 33
Enforcement Training Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 34
following: 35
36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 1
NO. 2025 -2026 2
(01) LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM 3
EXPENSES $160,000 4
5
SECTION 31. APPROPRIATION - CLEST - CASH OPERATIONS. There is hereby 6
appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be payable from the cash 7
fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 8
Officer of the State, for operating expenses of the Department of Public 9
Safety - CLEST - Cash Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 10
the following: 11
12
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 13
NO. 2025 -2026 14
(01) PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT GRANT $100,000 15
16
SECTION 32. APPROPRIATION - CLEST - CASH. There is hereby 17
appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be payable from the cash 18
fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 19
Officer of the State, for operating expenses and costs associated with the 20
Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Program of the Department of 21
Public Safety - CLEST - Cash for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 22
following: 23
24
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 25
NO. 2025 -2026 26
(01) TRANSFER - ALERRT $145,000 27
28
SECTION 33. APPROPRIATION - CLEST - FEDERAL. There is hereby 29
appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be payable from the 30
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 31
operating expenses and costs associated with the Crisis Intervention Program 32
of the Department of Public Safety - CLEST - Federal for the fiscal year 33
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 34
35
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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NO. 2025 -2026 1
(01) FEDERAL AWARD $100,000 2
3
SECTION 34. REGULAR SALARIES - CLEST - LAW ENFORCEMENT SAFETY OFFICE. 4
There is hereby established for the Department of Public Safety - CLEST - Law 5
Enforcement Safety Office for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following 6
maximum 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) G301C DPS LESO PROGRAM COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS09 13
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1 14
15
SECTION 35. APPROPRIATION - CLEST - LAW ENFORCEMENT SAFETY OFFICE - 16
CASH. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to 17
be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined 18
by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for operating expenses of the 19
Department of Public Safety - CLEST - Law Enforcement Safety Office - Cash 20
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 21
22
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 23
NO. 2025 -2026 24
(01) LAW ENFORCEMENT SAFETY OFFICE - CASH $40,000 25
26
SECTION 36. APPROPRIATION - CLEST - LAW ENFORCEMENT SAFETY OFFICE. 27
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be 28
payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for personal services 29
and operating expenses of the Department of Public Safety - CLEST - Law 30
Enforcement Safety Office for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 31
following: 32
33
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 34
NO. 2025 -2026 35
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $70,179 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 24,040 1
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 2
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 100 3
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 4
(C) PROF. FEES 0 5
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 6
(E) DATA PROC. 0 7
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $94,319 8
9
SECTION 37. REGULAR SALARIES - CLEST - CRIMINAL DETENTION FACILITY 10
REVIEW. There is hereby established for the Department of Public Safety - 11
CLEST - Criminal Detention Facility Review for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the 12
following maximum number of regular employees. 13
14
Maximum Annual 15
Maximum Salary Rate 16
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 17
No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 18
(1) X026C CRIMINAL DETENTION FACILITIES COORD 1 GRADE GS08 19
(2) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 20
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 2 21
22
SECTION 38. APPROPRIATION - CLEST - CRIMINAL DETENTION FACILITY REVIEW. 23
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be 24
payable from the State Central Services Fund, for personal services and 25
operating expenses of the Department of Public Safety - CLEST - Criminal 26
Detention Facility Review for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 27
following: 28
29
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 30
NO. 2025 -2026 31
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $110,113 32
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 41,133 33
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 34
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 19,000 35
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 1,500 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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(C) PROF. FEES 0 1
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 2
(E) DATA PROC. 0 3
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $171,746 4
5
SECTION 39. APPROPRIATION - CLEST - CRIMINAL DETENTION COMMITTEE 6
EXPENSES. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, 7
to be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for operating 8
expenses of the Department of Public Safety - CLEST - Criminal Detention 9
Committee Expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 10
11
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12
NO. 2025 -2026 13
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 14
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $18,639 15
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 16
(C) PROF. FEES 0 17
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 18
(E) DATA PROC. 0 19
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $18,639 20
21
SECTION 40. APPROPRIATION - CLEST - TRANSPORTATION OF JUVENILE 22
OFFENDERS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, 23
to be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for miscellaneous 24
grants and aid of the Department of Public Safety - CLEST - Transportation of 25
Juvenile Offenders for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 26
27
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 28
NO. 2025 -2026 29
(01) GRANTS AND AID - TRANSPORTATION OF 30
JUVENILE OFFENDERS $187,000 31
32
SECTION 41. REGULAR SALARIES - ACIC. There is hereby established for 33
the Department of Public Safety - Arkansas Crime Information Center for the 34
2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 35
36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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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) U069U ACIC DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE01 5
(2) G052C DPS DIVISION MANAGER 2 GRADE GS11 6
(3) G158C ACIC PROGRAM MANAGER 6 GRADE GS07 7
(4) X095C QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS07 8
(5) D073C ACIC FIELD AGENT 8 GRADE GS06 9
(6) G192C ACIC PROGRAM ANALYST 8 GRADE GS06 10
(7) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 2 GRADE GS06 11
(8) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 2 GRADE GS04 12
(9) X189C AFIS TECHNICIAN 4 GRADE GS04 13
(10) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 21 GRADE GS03 14
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 55 15
16
SECTION 42. EXTRA HELP - ACIC. There is hereby authorized, for the 17
Department of Public Safety - Arkansas Crime Information Center for the 2025 -18
2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part -time or temporary 19
employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated 20
herein for such purposes: one (1) temporary or part -time employees, when 21
needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform 22
Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the 23
appropriate classification. 24
25
SECTION 43. APPROPRIATION - ACIC - OPERATIONS. There is hereby 26
appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be payable from the 27
Crime Information System Fund, for personal services and operating expenses 28
of the Department of Public Safety - ACIC - Operations for the fiscal year 29
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 30
31
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2025 -2026 33
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $2,481,933 34
(02) EXTRA HELP 23,369 35
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,041,913 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 1
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 3,960,506 2
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 38,250 3
(C) PROF. FEES 11,000 4
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 5
(E) DATA PROC. 0 6
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $7,556,971 7
8
SECTION 44. APPROPRIATION - ACIC - SYSTEMS CONFERENCE. There is hereby 9
appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be payable from the cash 10
fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 11
Officer of the State, for operating expenses of the Department of Public 12
Safety - ACIC - Systems Conference for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 13
the following: 14
15
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 16
NO. 2025 -2026 17
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 18
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $0 19
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 100,000 20
(C) PROF. FEES 0 21
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 22
(E) DATA PROC. 0 23
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $100,000 24
25
SECTION 45. APPROPRIATION - ACIC - SEX/CHILD OFFENDER REGISTRATION 26
PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, 27
to be payable from the Sex and Child Offenders Registration Fund, for 28
operating expenses of the Department of Public Safety - ACIC - Sex/Child 29
Offender Registration Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 30
following: 31
32
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 33
NO. 2025 -2026 34
(01) SOR TRANSFERS $60,000 35
36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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SECTION 46. APPROPRIATION - ACIC - SCRAP METAL LOGBOOK. There is 1
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be payable from 2
the Crime Information System Fund, for operating expenses of the Department 3
of Public Safety - ACIC - Scrap Metal Logbook for the fiscal year ending June 4
30, 2026, the following: 5
6
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2025 -2026 8
(01) SCRAP METAL LOGBOOK/CATALYTIC 9
CONVERTER PROGRAM $190,000 10
11
SECTION 47. APPROPRIATION - ACIC - FEDERAL OPERATIONS. There is hereby 12
appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be payable from the 13
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 14
operating expenses of the Department of Public Safety - ACIC - Federal 15
Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 16
17
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
NO. 2025 -2026 19
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 20
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $297,000 21
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,164 22
(C) PROF. FEES 0 23
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 1,100,000 24
(E) DATA PROC. 0 25
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,400,164 26
27
SECTION 48. APPROPRIATION - ACIC - NCHIP. There is hereby 28
appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be payable from the 29
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 30
operating expenses of the National Criminal History Improvement Program of 31
the Department of Public Safety - ACIC - NCHIP for the fiscal year ending 32
June 30, 2026, the following: 33
34
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 35
NO. 2025 -2026 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 1
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $35,438 2
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 11,104 3
(C) PROF. FEES 0 4
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 776,656 5
(E) DATA PROC. 0 6
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $823,198 7
8
SECTION 49. REGULAR SALARIES - CRIME LAB. There is hereby established 9
for the Department of Public Safety - Arkansas Crime Lab for the 2025 -2026 10
fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 11
12
Maximum Annual 13
Maximum Salary Rate 14
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 15
No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 16
(1) U094U CRIME LAB EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE02 17
(2) L001N CRIME LAB DIR MEDICAL EXAMINATION DIV 1 GRADE MP10 18
(3) L004N CRIME LAB ASSOC MEDICAL EXAMINER 8 GRADE MP09 19
(4) U093U CRIME LAB ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS13 20
(5) B019C FORENSIC ADMINISTRATOR 15 GRADE GS11 21
(6) B053C FORENSIC SCIENTIST 90 GRADE GS08 22
(7) B137C CRIME LAB PROGRAM COORDINATOR 2 GRADE GS07 23
(8) B073C FORENSIC TECHNICIAN SUPERVISOR 4 GRADE GS06 24
(9) B094C FORENSIC TECHNICIAN 35 GRADE GS05 25
(10) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 3 GRADE GS04 26
(11) B111C LABORATORY TECHNICIAN 3 GRADE GS04 27
(12) S046C MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN 1 GRADE GS04 28
(13) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 4 GRADE GS03 29
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 168 30
31
SECTION 50. APPROPRIATION - CRIME LAB - STATE OPERATIONS. There is 32
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be payable from 33
the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for personal services and operating 34
expenses of the Department of Public Safety - Crime Lab - State Operations 35
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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1
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
NO. 2025 -2026 3
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $10,261,796 4
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 3,605,204 5
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 6
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 2,172,998 7
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 55,000 8
(C) PROF. FEES 66,515 9
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 10
(E) DATA PROC. 0 11
(04) STUDENT LOAN INCENTIVE PROGRAM 12
EXPENSES 75,000 13
(05) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM EXPENSES 125,000 14
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $16,361,513 15
16
SECTION 51. APPROPRIATION - CRIME LAB - DNA SECTION - SPECIAL. There 17
is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be payable 18
from the DNA Detection Fund, for operating expenses of the Department of 19
Public Safety - Crime Lab - DNA Section - Special for the fiscal year ending 20
June 30, 2026, the following: 21
22
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 23
NO. 2025 -2026 24
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 25
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $1,433,520 26
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 33,750 27
(C) PROF. FEES 185,000 28
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 29
(E) DATA PROC. 0 30
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,652,270 31
32
SECTION 52. APPROPRIATION - CRIME LAB - EQUIPMENT - SPECIAL. There is 33
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be payable from 34
the Crime Lab Equipment Fund, for the purchase and replacement of crime lab 35
equipment and operations of the Department of Public Safety - Crime Lab - 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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Equipment - Special for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 1
2
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 3
NO. 2025 -2026 4
(01) CRIME LAB EQUIP/PUR/REPLACE $587,023 5
6
SECTION 53. APPROPRIATION - CRIME LAB - FEDERAL. There is hereby 7
appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be payable from the 8
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 9
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Public Safety - 10
Crime Lab - Federal for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 11
12
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 13
NO. 2025 -2026 14
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $633,274 15
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 239,457 16
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 17
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 1,719,902 18
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 500,228 19
(C) PROF. FEES 614,470 20
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 586,279 21
(E) DATA PROC. 0 22
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $4,293,610 23
24
SECTION 54. APPROPRIATION - CRIME LAB - CASH. There is hereby 25
appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be payable from the cash 26
fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 27
Officer of the State, for operating expenses of the Department of Public 28
Safety - Crime Lab - Cash for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 29
following: 30
31
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2025 -2026 33
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 34
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $254,000 35
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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(C) PROF. FEES 0 1
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 2
(E) DATA PROC. 0 3
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $254,000 4
5
SECTION 55. APPROPRIATION - CRIME LAB - RAPID DNA TECHNOLOGY. There is 6
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to be payable from 7
the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for Rapid DNA Technology operating 8
expenses of the Department of Public Safety - Crime Lab - Rapid DNA 9
Technology for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 10
11
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12
NO. 2025 -2026 13
(01) RAPID DNA EXPENSES $1,386,572 14
15
SECTION 56. APPROPRIATION - CRIME LAB - RAPID ID JUMP START PACKAGE - 16
CASH. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Public Safety, to 17
be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined 18
by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for Rapid ID Jump Start Package 19
expenses of the Department of Public Safety - Crime Lab - Rapid ID Jump Start 20
Package - Cash for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 21
22
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 23
NO. 2025 -2026 24
(01) RAPID ID JUMP START PACKAGE $369,460 25
26
SECTION 57. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 27
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. ASP. 28
PROMOTIONAL ITEMS. The Arkansas State Police is hereby authorized to purchase 29
from Maintenance & General Operations Classifications in the Operations 30
Appropriation provided by this Act, up to an amount not to exceed $2,500 each 31
fiscal year, promotional items, authorized by the Secretary of the Department 32
to meet requirements of the Arkansas State Police Strategic Recruitment Plan. 33
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 34
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 35
36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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SECTION 58. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 1
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 2
ASP. MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASE. The Arkansas State Police is hereby authorized 3
to purchase motor vehicles from the appropriations authorized for Capital 4
Outlay in the State Police Operations and/or Confiscated Funds Transfer 5
appropriation in this Act. Motor vehicles donated to Arkansas State Police 6
and confiscated vehicles used for Arkansas State Police operations shall not 7
be included in the maximum number of authorized passenger vehicles. 8
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 9
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 10
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SECTION 59. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 12
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 13
SHARED SERVICES. (a)(1) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State may create a 14
Shared Services paying account on his or her books and on the books of the 15
Treasurer of State and the Auditor of State for the payment of personal 16
services and operating expenses in the Shared Services Paying Account 17
Appropriation by the Department of Public Safety. 18
(2) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall direct the transfer 19
of funds and appropriations to the Shared Services Paying Account 20
appropriation section of this act on the books of the Treasurer of State, the 21
Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State. 22
(3) The transfer authority provided to the department in 23
subdivision (a)(2) of this section may be used to make transfers only within 24
the department's appropriation act or between other appropriation acts 25
authorized for the department. 26
(4) The provisions of this section shall be in effect from the 27
date of passage through June 30, 2025 2026. 28
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SECTION 60. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 30
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 31
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SALARY GRID. 32
(a) In the event additional General Revenue funds become available to 33
the Department of Public Safety, as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of 34
the State, the division shall implement a salary administration grid 35
effective July 1, 2022 , after review by Legislative Council or, if the 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee. 1
(b) All employees in the certified law enforcement officer 2
classifications, including recruits, at the Department of Public Safety are 3
eligible for the increase provided in the salary administration grid 4
established in section (a); the grid increase shall be in addition to any 5
cost-of-living adjustment or performance-based increase provided during the 6
2023 Fiscal Year. Notwithstanding other provisions of law, salaries 7
established by this section may exceed the maximum pay level for the grade 8
assigned to the classification by no more than twenty percent (20%) for any 9
effected employee. 10
(c) The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 11
2024 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 12
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SECTION 61. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 14
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 15
RECRUITMENT EXPENSES. The Department of Public Safety - Crime Lab is 16
authorized to pay for recruitment expenses of potential Medical Examiner 17
employees. During the recruitment phase of interviewing potential employees, 18
Crime Lab is authorized to pay for airfare, hotel, and meal expenses. 19
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 202 5 20
through June 30, 202 6. 21
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SECTION 62. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 23
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 24
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 25
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 26
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 27
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 28
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 29
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 30
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 31
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SECTION 63. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 33
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 34
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 35
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 H4/3/25 HB1191
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Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 1
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 2
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 3
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 4
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SECTION 64. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 6
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 7
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 8
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 9
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 10
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 11
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 12
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 13
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 14
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 15
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 16
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