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Act 547 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H2/13/25 H3/31/25 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1389 3
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By: Representative Ladyman 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR JONESBORO HUMAN 9
DEVELOPMENT CENTER - PHASE 2 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 10
HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL 11
DISABILITIES SERVICES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 12
30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 13
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Subtitle 16
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN 17
SERVICES - DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL 18
DISABILITIES SERVICES - JONESBORO HUMAN 19
DEVELOPMENT CENTER APPROPRIATION FOR THE 20
2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. 21
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 24
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SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - JONESBORO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CENTER - PHASE 26
2. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Human Services, to be 27
payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by 28
the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for continued implementation of the 29
master plan at the Jonesboro Human Development Center including costs 30
associated with planning, demolition, construction, replacement, renovation, 31
upgrade, and addition of facilities by the Department of Human Services - 32
Division of Developmental Disabilities Services for the fiscal year ending 33
June 30, 2026, the following: 34
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 36 As Engrossed: H2/13/25 H3/31/25 HB1389
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(01) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS - JONESBORO HDC $20,000,000 2
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SECTION 2. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 4
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 5
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 6
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 7
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 8
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 9
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 10
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 11
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 12
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SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 14
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 15
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 16
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 17
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 18
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 19
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 20
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 21
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SECTION 4. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 23
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 24
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 25
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 26
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 27
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 28
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 29
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 30
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 31
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 32
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 33
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/s/Ladyman 35
APPROVED: 4/10/25 36