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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 201 3
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By: Senator J. Payton 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR GRANTS FOR 9
CONGREGATE AND HOME-DELIVERED MEALS FOR THE 10
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF AGING, 11
ADULT, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE FISCAL 12
YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 13
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN 17
SERVICES - DIVISION OF AGING, ADULT, AND 18
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES - GRANTS FOR 19
CONGREGATE AND HOME-DELIVERED MEALS 20
APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2024 -2025 FISCAL 21
YEAR. 22
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 24
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SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - GRANTS FOR CONGREGATE AND HOME -DELIVERED 26
MEALS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Human Services , to 27
be payable from the paying account as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer 28
of the State, for grants to Arkansas Area Agencies on Aging for congregate 29
and home-delivered meals by the Department of Human Services - Division of 30
Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services for the fiscal year ending June 31
30, 2025, the following: 32
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 34
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(01) CONGREGATE/HOME -DELIVERED MEALS $5,000,000 36 SB201
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SECTION 2. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 2
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. FUND 3
TRANSFER - CONGREGATE AND HOME-DELIVERED MEALS. Immediately upon the 4
effective date of this Act, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall 5
transfer on his or her books an d those of the State Treasure r and the Auditor 6
of the State the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) from the General 7
Revenue Allotment Reserve Fund to the paying account as determined by the 8
Chief Fiscal Officer of the State for congregate and home -delivered meals. 9
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SECTION 3. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 11
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 12
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 13
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 14
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 15
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 16
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 17
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 18
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 19
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SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 21
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 22
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 23
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 24
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 25
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 26
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 27
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 28
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SECTION 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 30
Assembly, that funds provided by the General Assembly for the operations of 31
the Department of Human Services - Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral 32
Health Services are, due to unforeseen circumstances, insufficient for the 33
Department of Human Services - Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral 34
Health Services to continue to provide essential governmental services; that 35
the provisions of this act will provide the necessary monies for the 36 SB201
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Department of Human Services - Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral 1
Health Services to continue such services; and that a delay in the effective 2
date of this Act could work irreparable harm upon the proper administration 3
and provision of essential governmental programs. Therefore, an emergency is 4
hereby declared to exist and this Act being necessary for the immediate 5
preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall be in full force 6
and effect from and after the date of its passage and approval. 7
If the bill is neither approved nor vetoed by the Governor, it shall 8
become effective on the expiration of the period of time during which the 9
Governor may veto the bill. If the bill is vetoed by the Governor and the 10
veto is overridden, it shall become effective on the date the last house 11
overrides the veto. 12
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