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Act 188 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 23 3
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By: Joint Budget Committee 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 7
AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 8
AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE 9
AND DISABILITY COMMISSION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 10
JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 11
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AN ACT FOR THE JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE AND 15
DISABILITY COMMISSION APPROPRIATION FOR 16
THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. 17
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 20
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SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established 22
for the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission for the 2025-2026 23
fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 24
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Maximum Annual 26
Maximum Salary Rate 27
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 28
No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 29
(1) U101U EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE01 30
(2) G028N JDDC DEPUTY EXEC DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS12 31
(3) A105C JDDC FISCAL MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 32
(4) X187C INVESTIGATOR 1 GRADE GS07 33
(5) G230C JDDC PARALEGAL 1 GRADE GS06 34
(6) C092C JDDC LEGAL/ADMIN SECRETARY 1 GRADE GS05 35
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 6 36 SB23
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SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 2
to the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission , to be payable from the 3
Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account , for personal services and operating 4
expenses of the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission for the fiscal 5
year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 6
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 8
NO. 2025-2026 9
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $426,018 10
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 145,376 11
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 12
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 138,150 13
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 26,875 14
(C) PROF. FEES 72,740 15
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 16
(E) DATA PROC. 0 17
(04) INVESTIGATOR EXPENSES 28,080 18
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $837,239 19
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SECTION 3. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 21
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 22
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 23
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 24
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 25
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 26
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 27
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 28
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 29
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SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 31
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 32
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 33
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 34
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 35
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 36 SB23
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summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 1
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 2
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SECTION 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 4
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 5
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 6
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 7
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 8
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 9
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 10
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 11
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 12
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 13
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 14
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APPROVED: 2/25/25 17
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