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Act 607 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S4/3/25 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 25 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 COMMERCE 10
- STATE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 11
ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - 16
STATE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATION 17
FOR THE 2025-2026 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 - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established 23
for the Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department for the 2025 -2026 24
fiscal 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) U047U ACOM STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 1 GRADE SE03 31
(2) U042U ACOM INSURANCE CHIEF DEPUTY COMM 1 GRADE SE02 32
(3) N025N ACOM INSURANCE DEP COMM INFO SVCS 1 GRADE SE01 33
(4) D028N REGULATORY HEALTH LINK TECH OFFICER 1 GRADE IT10 34
(5) D010N ACOM INSURANCE CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFF 1 GRADE IT08 35
(6) D007C INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGER 1 GRADE IT08 36 As Engrossed: S4/3/25 SB25
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(7) D038C SENIOR SOFTWARE SUPPORT ANALYST 1 GRADE IT06 1
(8) D022C SYSTEMS SPECIALIST 4 GRADE IT06 2
(9) D052C SOFTWARE SUPPORT ANALYST 3 GRADE IT05 3
(10) D044C SYSTEMS ANALYST 1 GRADE IT05 4
(11) N014N ACOM INSURANCE DEP COMM FINANCE REGS 1 GRADE GS15 5
(12) N201N DEPUTY COMM OF CRIM INVESTIGATIONS 1 GRADE GS15 6
(13) G018N ACOM DIRECTOR RISK MANAGEMENT 1 GRADE GS14 7
(14) N140N ACOM INS ASST DEP COMMISSIONER FINANCE 3 GRADE GS14 8
(15) A128C ACOM INSURANCE CLAIMS DIR PUBLIC EMP 1 GRADE GS14 9
(16) N190N ACOM INSURANCE GENERAL COUNSEL 1 GRADE GS14 10
(17) X002N PROPERTY & CASUALTY MANAGER 1 GRADE GS14 11
(18) A004N CERTIFIED FINANCIAL EXAMINER MANAGER 3 GRADE GS13 12
(19) G019C GENERAL COUNSEL 1 GRADE GS13 13
(20) G004C MANAGING ATTORNEY 3 GRADE GS13 14
(21) G043N RISK MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS13 15
(22) G010C ACOM DIVISION MANAGER 1 GRADE GS12 16
(23) G025C ATTORNEY SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS12 17
(24) A004C CERTIFIED FINANCIAL EXAMINER 11 GRADE GS12 18
(25) A014C FISCAL DIVISION MANAGER 1 GRADE GS12 19
(26) R013C AGENCY HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER 1 GRADE GS11 20
(27) G047C ATTORNEY SPECIALIST 7 GRADE GS11 21
(28) A007C AUDIT MANAGER 1 GRADE GS11 22
(29) P074C ACOM AID PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER 1 GRADE GS10 23
(30) X009C ACOM INS DEPT DIR OF SECURITY OPS 1 GRADE GS10 24
(31) G259C ACOM INSURANCE PROGRAM MANAGER 4 GRADE GS10 25
(32) G076C ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MANAGER 1 GRADE GS10 26
(33) A044C AUDIT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS10 27
(34) X032C ACOM SENIOR SECURITIES EXAMINER 1 GRADE GS09 28
(35) G241C HEALTH INFO TECH OPER & TECH OFFICER 1 GRADE GS09 29
(36) A042C INSURANCE SENIOR EXAMINER 6 GRADE GS09 30
(37) X020C ACOM BURIAL ASSOCIATION BD EXEC SEC 1 GRADE GS08 31
(38) X018C ACOM INSURANCE CONSUMER PROTECT MGR 1 GRADE GS08 32
(39) X017C ACOM INSURANCE LICENSING MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 33
(40) G304C ACOM WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROG MGR 1 GRADE GS08 34
(41) X192C ASST DIRECTOR FRAUD INVESTIGATION 1 GRADE GS08 35
(42) X072C CRIMINAL INS FRAUD INVESTIGATOR 7 GRADE GS08 36 As Engrossed: S4/3/25 SB25
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(43) R014C PERSONNEL MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 1
(44) A041C PROGRAM FISCAL MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 2
(45) A060C SENIOR AUDITOR 2 GRADE GS08 3
(46) G064C SR HLTH INSURANCE INFORMATION PRG MGR 2 GRADE GS08 4
(47) G106C WCC CLAIMS SPECIALIST 5 GRADE GS08 5
(48) A067C ACOM INSURANCE EXAMINER 2 GRADE GS07 6
(49) X083C ACOM INS LIFE & HEALTH COMP OFFICER 4 GRADE GS07 7
(50) X066C ACOM INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX EXAMINER 4 GRADE GS07 8
(51) A081C AUDITOR 1 GRADE GS07 9
(52) X080C PROPERTY & CASUALTY COMPLIANCE OFFICER 3 GRADE GS07 10
(53) G120C RISK CONSULTANT 10 GRADE GS07 11
(54) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 7 GRADE GS06 12
(55) X088C EMBALMERS & FUNERAL DIR INVESTIGATOR 2 GRADE GS06 13
(56) R025C HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 14
(57) R029C HUMAN RESOURCES RECRUITER 1 GRADE GS06 15
(58) G179C LEGAL SERVICES SPECIALIST 2 GRADE GS06 16
(59) M066C PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST 3 GRADE GS06 17
(60) G202C VOLUNTEER PROGRAM COORDINATOR 3 GRADE GS06 18
(61) C016C ACOM INSURANCE ADMINISTRATIVE COORD 3 GRADE GS05 19
(62) R033C BENEFITS ANALYST 1 GRADE GS05 20
(63) X123C INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR 9 GRADE GS05 21
(64) G201C WCC CLAIMS ANALYST 3 GRADE GS05 22
(65) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 13 GRADE GS04 23
(66) A098C FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 4 GRADE GS04 24
(67) RO36C HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS04 25
(68) C046C LEGAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 3 GRADE GS04 26
(69) X180C ACOM INSURANCE LICENSING TECHNICIAN 7 GRADE GS03 27
(70) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 10 GRADE GS03 28
(71) C087C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST I 1 GRADE GS02 29
(72) C084C MAIL SERVICES SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS02 30
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 188 31
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP. There is hereby authorized, for the Department 33
of Commerce - State Insurance Department for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the 34
following maximum number of part -time or temporary employees, to be known as 35
"Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: 36 As Engrossed: S4/3/25 SB25
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nineteen (19) temporary or part -time employees, when needed, at rates of pay 1
not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation 2
Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 3
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 5
to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the State Insurance 6
Department Trust Fund, for personal services, operating expenses, special 7
maintenance and professional services of the Department of Commerce - State 8
Insurance Department - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 9
the following: 10
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12
NO. 2025 -2026 13
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $8,183,021 14
(02) EXTRA HELP 140,000 15
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 2,870,046 16
(04) OVERTIME 27,500 17
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 18
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 2,250,674 19
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 188,000 20
(C) PROF. FEES 161,600 21
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 150,000 22
(E) DATA PROC. 0 23
(06) PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 956,000 24
(07) AHIM EXPENSES 500,000 25
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $15,426,841 26
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - FUNERAL SERVICES. There is hereby 28
appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the cash fund 29
deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of 30
the State, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of 31
Commerce - State Insurance Department - Funeral Services for the fiscal year 32
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 33
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 35
NO. 2025 -2026 36 As Engrossed: S4/3/25 SB25
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(01) REGULAR SALARIES $326,284 1
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 122,466 2
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 3
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 100,000 4
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 5,464 5
(C) PROF. FEES 2,950 6
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 7
(E) DATA PROC. 0 8
(04) LOANS 55,000 9
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $612,164 10
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - INSURANCE FRAUD INVESTIGATION DIVISION. 12
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable 13
from the State Insurance Department Criminal Investigation Division Trust 14
Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of 15
Commerce - State Insurance Department - Insurance Fraud Investigation 16
Division for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 17
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 19
NO. 2025 -2026 20
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $987,058 21
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 334,870 22
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 23
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 220,635 24
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 35,000 25
(C) PROF. FEES 4,000 26
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 60,000 27
(E) DATA PROC. 0 28
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,641,563 29
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - PREPAID FUNERAL BENEFITS DIVISION. There is 31
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the 32
State Insurance Department Prepaid Trust Fund, for personal services and 33
operating expenses of the Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department 34
- Prepaid Funeral Benefits Division for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 35
the following: 36 As Engrossed: S4/3/25 SB25
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
NO. 2025 -2026 3
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $290,009 4
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 106,215 5
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 6
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 36,700 7
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 4,000 8
(C) PROF. FEES 0 9
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 30,000 10
(E) DATA PROC. 0 11
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $466,924 12
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SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - PREPAID FUNERAL CONTRACTS RECOVERY 14
PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be 15
payable from the State Insurance Department Prepaid Trust Fund, for expenses 16
and payment of claims of the Department of Commerce - State Insurance 17
Department Prepaid Contracts Recovery Program for the fiscal year ending June 18
30, 2026, the following: 19
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 21
NO. 2025 -2026 22
(01) EXPENSES AND CLAIMS FOR PREPAID 23
FUNERAL CONTRACTS RECOVERY PROGRAM $500,000 24
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SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - REFUNDS OF OVERPAYMENTS. There is hereby 26
appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the 27
Miscellaneous Revolving Fund, for payments of miscellaneous tax and fee 28
refunds by the Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department - Refunds 29
of Overpayments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 30
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2025 -2026 33
(01) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS $11,000,000 34
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SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM. There is 36 As Engrossed: S4/3/25 SB25
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hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the 1
Insurance Continuing Education Trust Fund, for personal services of the 2
Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department - Continuing Education 3
Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 4
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 6
NO. 2025 -2026 7
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $25,268 8
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 5,916 9
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $31,184 10
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SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - HEALTH INFORMATION COUNSELING. There is 12
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the 13
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 14
personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Commerce - 15
State Insurance Department - Health Information Counseling for the fiscal 16
year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 17
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 19
NO. 2025 -2026 20
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $318,851 21
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 137,135 22
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 23
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 317,407 24
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 20,000 25
(C) PROF. FEES 471,552 26
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 27
(E) DATA PROC. 0 28
(04) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 55,000 29
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,319,945 30
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SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - CONSUMER INFORMATION SYSTEM - CASH. There 32
is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the 33
cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 34
Officer of the State, for operating expenses of the Department of Commerce - 35
State Insurance Department - Consumer Information System - Cash for the 36 As Engrossed: S4/3/25 SB25
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fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 1
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 3
NO. 2025 -2026 4
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 5
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $28,005 6
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 7
(C) PROF. FEES 0 8
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 9
(E) DATA PROC. 0 10
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $28,005 11
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SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CLAIMS SECTION. There is 13
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the 14
Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for personal services and operating 15
expenses of the Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department - Public 16
Employee Claims Section for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 17
following: 18
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 20
NO. 2025 -2026 21
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,185,851 22
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 438,710 23
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 24
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 498,631 25
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 24,300 26
(C) PROF. FEES 0 27
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 28
(E) DATA PROC. 0 29
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,147,492 30
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SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - STATE EMPLOYEE CLAIMS. There is hereby 32
appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the Workers' 33
Compensation Revolving Fund, for payment of state employee claims by the 34
Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department - State Employee Claims 35
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 36 As Engrossed: S4/3/25 SB25
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
NO. 2025 -2026 3
(01) STATE EMPLOYEE CLAIMS $15,500,000 4
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SECTION 14. APPROPRIATION - PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEE CLAIMS. There is 6
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the 7
Miscellaneous Revolving Fund, for payment of public school employee claims by 8
the Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department - Public School 9
Employee Claims for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 10
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12
NO. 2025 -2026 13
(01) PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEE CLAIMS $400,000 14
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SECTION 15. APPROPRIATION - COUNTY EMPLOYEE CLAIMS. There is hereby 16
appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the 17
Miscellaneous Revolving Fund, for payment of county employee claims by the 18
Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department - County Employee Claims 19
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 20
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
NO. 2025 -2026 23
(01) COUNTY EMPLOYEE CLAIMS $200,000 24
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SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION - CITY EMPLOYEE CLAIMS. There is hereby 26
appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the 27
Miscellaneous Revolving Fund, for payment of city employee claims by the 28
Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department - City Employee Claims 29
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 30
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2025 -2026 33
(01) CITY EMPLOYEE CLAIMS $400,000 34
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SECTION 17. APPROPRIATION - GOVERNMENTAL BONDING BOARD. There is 36 As Engrossed: S4/3/25 SB25
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hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the 1
Self-Insured Fidelity Bond Trust Fund, for operating expenses, refunds, 2
reimbursements, claims, and professional services of the Department of 3
Commerce - State Insurance Department - Governmental Bonding Board for the 4
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 5
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2025 -2026 8
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 9
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $5,000 10
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 11
(C) PROF. FEES 0 12
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 13
(E) DATA PROC. 0 14
(02) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 150,000 15
(03) CLAIMS 1,500,000 16
(04) PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 50,000 17
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,705,000 18
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SECTION 18. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS MULTI-AGENCY INSURANCE TRUST FUND. 20
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable 21
from the Arkansas Multi -Agency Insurance Trust Fund, for expense and payment 22
of claims by the Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department -23
Arkansas Multi-Agency Insurance Trust Fund for the fiscal year ending June 24
30, 2026, the following: 25
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2025 -2026 28
(01) FOR EXPENSES AND CLAIMS FROM AMAIT FUND $75,000,000 29
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SECTION 19. APPROPRIATION - PUBLIC SCHOOL INSURANCE PROGRAM. There is 31
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the 32
Public School Insurance Trust Fund, for expenses and payment of claims by the 33
Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department - Public School Insurance 34
Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 35
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 1
NO. 2025 -2026 2
(01) EXPENSES AND CLAIMS $50,000,000 3
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SECTION 20. APPROPRIATION - CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS - CASH. There 5
is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the 6
cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 7
Officer of the State, for operating expenses of the Department of Commerce - 8
State Insurance Department - Criminal Background Checks - Cash for the fiscal 9
year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 10
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12
NO. 2025 -2026 13
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 14
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $25,000 15
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 16
(C) PROF. FEES 0 17
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 18
(E) DATA PROC. 0 19
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $25,000 20
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SECTION 21. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS HEALTHCARE TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE 22
DATABASE. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be 23
payable from the Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative Fund, for the 24
Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative Database, maintenance and 25
operations, data collection and management, and data request fulfillment of 26
the Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department for the fiscal year 27
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 28
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 30
NO. 2025 -2026 31
(01) HEALTHCARE TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE 32
DATABASE EXPENSES $3,200,000 33
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SECTION 22. APPROPRIATION - FIREFIGHTER CANCER RELIEF. There is hereby 35
appropriated, to the Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department, to 36 As Engrossed: S4/3/25 SB25
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be payable from the Arkansas Firefighter Cancer Relief Network Trust Fund, 1
for relief to firefighters who are diagnosed with cancer and participating in 2
a firefighter cancer relief network for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 3
the following: 4
5
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 6
NO. 2025 -2026 7
(01) FIREFIGHTER CANCER RELIEF $250,000 8
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SECTION 23. APPROPRIATION - MEDICARE IMPROVEMENTS FOR PATIENTS AND 10
PROVIDERS ACT. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, 11
to be payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal 12
Officer of the State, for personal services and operating expenses of the 13
Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department - MIPPA for the fiscal 14
year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 15
16
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17
NO. 2025 -2026 18
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $235,183 19
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 90,005 20
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 21
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 266,229 22
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 47,630 23
(C) PROF. FEES 541,802 24
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 25
(E) DATA PROC. 0 26
(04) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 105,291 27
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,286,140 28
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SECTION 24. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS SELF-FUNDED CYBER RESPONSE 30
PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be 31
payable from the Arkansas Self -Funded Cyber Response Program Trust Fund, for 32
expenses of the Arkansas Self -Funded Cyber Response program by the Department 33
of Commerce - State Insurance Department - Arkansas Cyber Response Board for 34
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 35
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 1
NO. 2025 -2026 2
(01) EXPENSES OF THE AR CYBER RESPONSE 3
PROGRAM $10,000,000 4
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SECTION 25. APPROPRIATION - SENIOR MEDICARE PATROL SMP. There is 6
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce, to be payable from the 7
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, to 8
empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries to prevent, detect, and report 9
health care fraud, errors, and abuse through outreach, counseling and 10
education by the Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department for the 11
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 12
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 14
NO. 2025 -2026 15
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $130,177 16
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 53,662 17
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 18
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 394,432 19
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 9,582 20
(C) PROF. FEES 0 21
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 22
(04) GRANTS AND AID 192,000 23
(05) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 36,000 24
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $815,853 25
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SECTION 26. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 27
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER 28
PROVISION. In the event the State Insurance Department is unable to maintain 29
a full roster of examination personnel, and upon approval of the Chief Fiscal 30
Officer of the State, the resulting unused appropriations in Regular 31
Salaries, Extra Help, and Personal Services Matching may be transferred to 32
the Professional Services special line item for the purpose of contracting 33
with qualified individuals or firms for examination assistance. 34
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 35
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 36 As Engrossed: S4/3/25 SB25
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SECTION 27. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 2
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. REFUND TO 3
EXPENDITURE. The proceeds from the reimbursement of travel expenses received 4
by the Arkansas Insurance Department, shall be deposited into the same State 5
Treasury Fund or Fund Account from which the original travel expenditure was 6
incurred as a refund to expenditure to the credit of the appropriation from 7
which the original expenditure was made. 8
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July, 1, 9
2024 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 10
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SECTION 28. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 12
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 13
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 14
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 15
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 16
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 17
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 18
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 19
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 20
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SECTION 29. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 22
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 23
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 24
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 25
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 26
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 27
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 28
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 29
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SECTION 30. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 31
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 32
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 33
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 34
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 35
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 36 As Engrossed: S4/3/25 SB25
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effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 1
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 2
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 3
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 4
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 5
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/s/Joint Budget Committee 7
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