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Arkansas Senate Bill SB25

Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

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11 Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
2-Act 607 of the Regular Session
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64 95th General Assembly A Bill 2
75 Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 25 3
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97 By: Joint Budget Committee 5
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1210 For An Act To Be Entitled 8
1311 AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 9
1412 AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 10
1513 - STATE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 11
1614 ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
1715 13
1816 14
1917 Subtitle 15
2018 AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - 16
2119 STATE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATION 17
2220 FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. 18
2321 19
2422 20
2523 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21
2624 22
2725 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established 23
2826 for the Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department for the 2025-2026 24
2927 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 25
3028 26
3129 Maximum Annual 27
3230 Maximum Salary Rate 28
3331 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 29
3432 No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 30
3533 (1) U047U ACOM STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 1 GRADE SE03 31
3634 (2) U042U ACOM INSURANCE CHIEF DEPUTY COMM 1 GRADE SE02 32
3735 (3) N025N ACOM INSURANCE DEP COMM INFO SVCS 1 GRADE SE01 33
3836 (4) D028N REGULATORY HEALTH LINK TECH OFFICER 1 GRADE IT10 34
3937 (5) D010N ACOM INSURANCE CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFF 1 GRADE IT08 35
40- (6) D007C INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGER 1 GRADE IT08 36 As Engrossed: S4/3/25 SB25
38+ (6) D007C INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGER 1 GRADE IT08 36 SB25
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4541 (7) D038C SENIOR SOFTWARE SUPPORT ANALYST 1 GRADE IT06 1
4642 (8) D022C SYSTEMS SPECIALIST 4 GRADE IT06 2
4743 (9) D052C SOFTWARE SUPPORT ANALYST 3 GRADE IT05 3
4844 (10) D044C SYSTEMS ANALYST 1 GRADE IT05 4
4945 (11) N014N ACOM INSURANCE DEP COMM FINANCE REGS 1 GRADE GS15 5
5046 (12) N201N DEPUTY COMM OF CRIM INVESTIGATIONS 1 GRADE GS15 6
5147 (13) G018N ACOM DIRECTOR RISK MANAGEMENT 1 GRADE GS14 7
5248 (14) N140N ACOM INS ASST DEP COMMISSIONER FINANCE 3 GRADE GS14 8
5349 (15) A128C ACOM INSURANCE CLAIMS DIR PUBLIC EMP 1 GRADE GS14 9
5450 (16) N190N ACOM INSURANCE GENERAL COUNSEL 1 GRADE GS14 10
5551 (17) X002N PROPERTY & CASUALTY MANAGER 1 GRADE GS14 11
5652 (18) A004N CERTIFIED FINANCIAL EXAMINER MANAGER 3 GRADE GS13 12
5753 (19) G019C GENERAL COUNSEL 1 GRADE GS13 13
5854 (20) G004C MANAGING ATTORNEY 3 GRADE GS13 14
5955 (21) G043N RISK MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS13 15
6056 (22) G010C ACOM DIVISION MANAGER 1 GRADE GS12 16
6157 (23) G025C ATTORNEY SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS12 17
6258 (24) A004C CERTIFIED FINANCIAL EXAMINER 11 GRADE GS12 18
6359 (25) A014C FISCAL DIVISION MANAGER 1 GRADE GS12 19
6460 (26) R013C AGENCY HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER 1 GRADE GS11 20
6561 (27) G047C ATTORNEY SPECIALIST 7 GRADE GS11 21
6662 (28) A007C AUDIT MANAGER 1 GRADE GS11 22
6763 (29) P074C ACOM AID PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER 1 GRADE GS10 23
6864 (30) X009C ACOM INS DEPT DIR OF SECURITY OPS 1 GRADE GS10 24
6965 (31) G259C ACOM INSURANCE PROGRAM MANAGER 4 GRADE GS10 25
7066 (32) G076C ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MANAGER 1 GRADE GS10 26
7167 (33) A044C AUDIT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS10 27
7268 (34) X032C ACOM SENIOR SECURITIES EXAMINER 1 GRADE GS09 28
7369 (35) G241C HEALTH INFO TECH OPER & TECH OFFICER 1 GRADE GS09 29
7470 (36) A042C INSURANCE SENIOR EXAMINER 6 GRADE GS09 30
7571 (37) X020C ACOM BURIAL ASSOCIATION BD EXEC SEC 1 GRADE GS08 31
7672 (38) X018C ACOM INSURANCE CONSUMER PROTECT MGR 1 GRADE GS08 32
7773 (39) X017C ACOM INSURANCE LICENSING MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 33
7874 (40) G304C ACOM WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROG MGR 1 GRADE GS08 34
7975 (41) X192C ASST DIRECTOR FRAUD INVESTIGATION 1 GRADE GS08 35
80- (42) X072C CRIMINAL INS FRAUD INVESTIGATOR 7 GRADE GS08 36 As Engrossed: S4/3/25 SB25
76+ (42) X072C CRIMINAL INS FRAUD INVESTIGATOR 7 GRADE GS08 36 SB25
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8579 (43) R014C PERSONNEL MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 1
8680 (44) A041C PROGRAM FISCAL MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 2
8781 (45) A060C SENIOR AUDITOR 2 GRADE GS08 3
8882 (46) G064C SR HLTH INSURANCE INFORMATION PRG MGR 2 GRADE GS08 4
8983 (47) G106C WCC CLAIMS SPECIALIST 5 GRADE GS08 5
9084 (48) A067C ACOM INSURANCE EXAMINER 2 GRADE GS07 6
9185 (49) X083C ACOM INS LIFE & HEALTH COMP OFFICER 4 GRADE GS07 7
9286 (50) X066C ACOM INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX EXAMINER 4 GRADE GS07 8
9387 (51) A081C AUDITOR 1 GRADE GS07 9
9488 (52) X080C PROPERTY & CASUALTY COMPLIANCE OFFICER 3 GRADE GS07 10
9589 (53) G120C RISK CONSULTANT 10 GRADE GS07 11
9690 (54) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 7 GRADE GS06 12
9791 (55) X088C EMBALMERS & FUNERAL DIR INVESTIGATOR 2 GRADE GS06 13
9892 (56) R025C HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 14
9993 (57) R029C HUMAN RESOURCES RECRUITER 1 GRADE GS06 15
10094 (58) G179C LEGAL SERVICES SPECIALIST 2 GRADE GS06 16
10195 (59) M066C PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST 3 GRADE GS06 17
10296 (60) G202C VOLUNTEER PROGRAM COORDINATOR 3 GRADE GS06 18
10397 (61) C016C ACOM INSURANCE ADMINISTRATIVE COORD 3 GRADE GS05 19
10498 (62) R033C BENEFITS ANALYST 1 GRADE GS05 20
10599 (63) X123C INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR 9 GRADE GS05 21
106100 (64) G201C WCC CLAIMS ANALYST 3 GRADE GS05 22
107101 (65) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 13 GRADE GS04 23
108102 (66) A098C FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 4 GRADE GS04 24
109- (67) RO36C HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS04 25
103+ (67) R036C HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS04 25
110104 (68) C046C LEGAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 3 GRADE GS04 26
111105 (69) X180C ACOM INSURANCE LICENSING TECHNICIAN 7 GRADE GS03 27
112106 (70) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 10 GRADE GS03 28
113107 (71) C087C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST I 1 GRADE GS02 29
114108 (72) C084C MAIL SERVICES SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS02 30
115- MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 188 31
109+ MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 193 31
116110 32
117111 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP. There is hereby authorized, for the Department 33
118112 of Commerce - State Insurance Department for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the 34
119113 following maximum number of part -time or temporary employees, to be known as 35
120-"Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: 36 As Engrossed: S4/3/25 SB25
114+"Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: 36 SB25
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125117 nineteen (19) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay 1
126118 not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation 2
127119 Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 3
128120 4
129121 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 5
130122 to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the State Insurance 6
131123 Department Trust Fund , for personal services, operating expenses, special 7
132124 maintenance and professional services of the Department of Commerce - State 8
133125 Insurance Department - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 9
134126 the following: 10
135127 11
136128 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12
137129 NO. 2025-2026 13
138-(01) REGULAR SALARIES $8,183,021 14
130+(01) REGULAR SALARIES $8,425,433 14
139131 (02) EXTRA HELP 140,000 15
140-(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 2,870,046 16
132+(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 2,966,108 16
141133 (04) OVERTIME 27,500 17
142134 (05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 18
143135 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 2,250,674 19
144136 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 188,000 20
145137 (C) PROF. FEES 161,600 21
146138 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 150,000 22
147139 (E) DATA PROC. 0 23
148140 (06) PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 956,000 24
149141 (07) AHIM EXPENSES 500,000 25
150- TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $15,426,841 26
142+ TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $15,765,315 26
151143 27
152144 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - FUNERAL SERVICES. There is hereby 28
153145 appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the cash fund 29
154146 deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of 30
155147 the State, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of 31
156148 Commerce - State Insurance Department - Funeral Services for the fiscal year 32
157149 ending June 30, 2026, the following: 33
158150 34
159151 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 35
160- NO. 2025 -2026 36 As Engrossed: S4/3/25 SB25
152+ NO. 2025-2026 36 SB25
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165155 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $326,284 1
166156 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 122,466 2
167157 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 3
168158 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 100,000 4
169159 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 5,464 5
170160 (C) PROF. FEES 2,950 6
171161 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 7
172162 (E) DATA PROC. 0 8
173163 (04) LOANS 55,000 9
174164 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $612,164 10
175165 11
176166 SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - INSURANCE FRAUD INVESTIGATION DIVISION . 12
177167 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable 13
178168 from the State Insurance Department Criminal Investigation Division Trust 14
179169 Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of 15
180170 Commerce - State Insurance Department - Insurance Fraud Investigation 16
181171 Division for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 17
182172 18
183173 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 19
184174 NO. 2025-2026 20
185175 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $987,058 21
186176 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 334,870 22
187177 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 23
188178 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 220,635 24
189179 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 35,000 25
190180 (C) PROF. FEES 4,000 26
191181 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 60,000 27
192182 (E) DATA PROC. 0 28
193183 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,641,563 29
194184 30
195185 SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - PREPAID FUNERAL BENEFITS DIVISION . There is 31
196186 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the 32
197187 State Insurance Department Prepaid Trust Fund , for personal services and 33
198188 operating expenses of the Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department 34
199189 - Prepaid Funeral Benefits Division for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 35
200-the following: 36 As Engrossed: S4/3/25 SB25
190+the following: 36 SB25
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205193 1
206194 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
207195 NO. 2025-2026 3
208196 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $290,009 4
209197 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 106,215 5
210198 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 6
211199 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 36,700 7
212200 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 4,000 8
213201 (C) PROF. FEES 0 9
214202 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 30,000 10
215203 (E) DATA PROC. 0 11
216204 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $466,924 12
217205 13
218206 SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - PREPAID FUNERAL CONTRACTS RECOVERY 14
219207 PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be 15
220208 payable from the State Insurance Department Prepaid Trust Fund , for expenses 16
221209 and payment of claims of the Department of Commerce - State Insurance 17
222210 Department Prepaid Contracts Recovery Program for the fiscal year ending June 18
223211 30, 2026, the following: 19
224212 20
225213 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 21
226214 NO. 2025-2026 22
227215 (01) EXPENSES AND CLAIMS FOR PREPAID 23
228216 FUNERAL CONTRACTS RECOVERY PROGRAM $500,000 24
229217 25
230218 SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - REFUNDS OF OVERPAYMENTS . There is hereby 26
231219 appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the 27
232220 Miscellaneous Revolving Fund , for payments of miscellaneous tax and fee 28
233221 refunds by the Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department - Refunds 29
234222 of Overpayments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 30
235223 31
236224 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
237225 NO. 2025-2026 33
238226 (01) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS $11,000,000 34
239227 35
240- SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM. There is 36 As Engrossed: S4/3/25 SB25
228+ SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM . There is 36 SB25
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245231 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the 1
246232 Insurance Continuing Education Trust Fund , for personal services of the 2
247233 Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department - Continuing Education 3
248234 Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 4
249235 5
250236 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 6
251237 NO. 2025-2026 7
252238 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $25,268 8
253239 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 5,916 9
254240 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $31,184 10
255241 11
256242 SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - HEALTH INFORMATION COUNSELING . There is 12
257243 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the 13
258244 federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for 14
259245 personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Commerce - 15
260246 State Insurance Department - Health Information Counseling for the fiscal 16
261247 year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 17
262248 18
263249 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 19
264250 NO. 2025-2026 20
265251 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $318,851 21
266252 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 137,135 22
267253 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 23
268254 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 317,407 24
269255 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 20,000 25
270256 (C) PROF. FEES 471,552 26
271257 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 27
272258 (E) DATA PROC. 0 28
273259 (04) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 55,000 29
274260 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,319,945 30
275261 31
276262 SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - CONSUMER INFORMATION SYSTEM - CASH. There 32
277263 is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the 33
278264 cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 34
279265 Officer of the State , for operating expenses of the Department of Commerce - 35
280-State Insurance Department - Consumer Information System - Cash for the 36 As Engrossed: S4/3/25 SB25
266+State Insurance Department - Consumer Information System - Cash for the 36 SB25
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285269 fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 1
286270 2
287271 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 3
288272 NO. 2025-2026 4
289273 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 5
290274 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $28,005 6
291275 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 7
292276 (C) PROF. FEES 0 8
293277 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 9
294278 (E) DATA PROC. 0 10
295279 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $28,005 11
296280 12
297281 SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE CLAIMS SECTION . There is 13
298282 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the 14
299283 Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account , for personal services and operating 15
300284 expenses of the Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department - Public 16
301285 Employee Claims Section for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 17
302286 following: 18
303287 19
304288 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 20
305289 NO. 2025-2026 21
306290 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,185,851 22
307291 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 438,710 23
308292 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 24
309293 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 498,631 25
310294 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 24,300 26
311295 (C) PROF. FEES 0 27
312296 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 28
313297 (E) DATA PROC. 0 29
314298 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,147,492 30
315299 31
316300 SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - STATE EMPLOYEE CLAIMS . There is hereby 32
317301 appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the Workers' 33
318302 Compensation Revolving Fund , for payment of state employee claims by the 34
319303 Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department - State Employee Claims 35
320-for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 36 As Engrossed: S4/3/25 SB25
304+for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 36 SB25
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326308 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
327309 NO. 2025-2026 3
328310 (01) STATE EMPLOYEE CLAIMS $15,500,000 4
329311 5
330312 SECTION 14. APPROPRIATION - PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEE CLAIMS . There is 6
331313 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the 7
332314 Miscellaneous Revolving Fund , for payment of public school employee claims by 8
333315 the Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department - Public School 9
334316 Employee Claims for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 10
335317 11
336318 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12
337319 NO. 2025-2026 13
338320 (01) PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEE CLAIMS $400,000 14
339321 15
340322 SECTION 15. APPROPRIATION - COUNTY EMPLOYEE CLAIMS . There is hereby 16
341323 appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the 17
342324 Miscellaneous Revolving Fund , for payment of county employee claims by the 18
343325 Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department - County Employee Claims 19
344326 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 20
345327 21
346328 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
347329 NO. 2025-2026 23
348330 (01) COUNTY EMPLOYEE CLAIMS $200,000 24
349331 25
350332 SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION - CITY EMPLOYEE CLAIMS . There is hereby 26
351333 appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the 27
352334 Miscellaneous Revolving Fund , for payment of city employee claims by the 28
353335 Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department - City Employee Claims 29
354336 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 30
355337 31
356338 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
357339 NO. 2025-2026 33
358340 (01) CITY EMPLOYEE CLAIMS $400,000 34
359341 35
360- SECTION 17. APPROPRIATION - GOVERNMENTAL BONDING BOARD. There is 36 As Engrossed: S4/3/25 SB25
342+ SECTION 17. APPROPRIATION - GOVERNMENTAL BONDING BOARD . There is 36 SB25
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365345 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the 1
366346 Self-Insured Fidelity Bond Trust Fund , for operating expenses, refunds, 2
367347 reimbursements, claims, and professional services of the Department of 3
368348 Commerce - State Insurance Department - Governmental Bonding Board for the 4
369349 fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 5
370350 6
371351 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
372352 NO. 2025-2026 8
373353 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 9
374354 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $5,000 10
375355 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 11
376356 (C) PROF. FEES 0 12
377357 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 13
378358 (E) DATA PROC. 0 14
379359 (02) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS 150,000 15
380360 (03) CLAIMS 1,500,000 16
381361 (04) PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 50,000 17
382362 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,705,000 18
383363 19
384364 SECTION 18. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS MULTI-AGENCY INSURANCE TRUST FUND . 20
385365 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable 21
386366 from the Arkansas Multi-Agency Insurance Trust Fund , for expense and payment 22
387367 of claims by the Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department -23
388368 Arkansas Multi-Agency Insurance Trust Fund for the fiscal year ending June 24
389369 30, 2026, the following: 25
390370 26
391371 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
392372 NO. 2025-2026 28
393373 (01) FOR EXPENSES AND CLAIMS FROM AMAIT FUND $75,000,000 29
394374 30
395375 SECTION 19. APPROPRIATION - PUBLIC SCHOOL INSURANCE PROGRAM . There is 31
396376 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the 32
397377 Public School Insurance Trust Fund , for expenses and payment of claims by the 33
398378 Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department - Public School Insurance 34
399379 Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 35
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405383 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 1
406384 NO. 2025-2026 2
407385 (01) EXPENSES AND CLAIMS $50,000,000 3
408386 4
409387 SECTION 20. APPROPRIATION - CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS - CASH. There 5
410388 is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the 6
411389 cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 7
412390 Officer of the State , for operating expenses of the Department of Commerce - 8
413391 State Insurance Department - Criminal Background Checks - Cash for the fiscal 9
414392 year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 10
415393 11
416394 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12
417395 NO. 2025-2026 13
418396 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 14
419397 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $25,000 15
420398 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 16
421399 (C) PROF. FEES 0 17
422400 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 18
423401 (E) DATA PROC. 0 19
424402 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $25,000 20
425403 21
426404 SECTION 21. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS HEALTHCARE TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE 22
427405 DATABASE. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be 23
428406 payable from the Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative Fund , for the 24
429407 Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative Database, maintenance and 25
430408 operations, data collection and management, and data request fulfillment of 26
431409 the Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department for the fiscal year 27
432410 ending June 30, 2026, the following: 28
433411 29
434412 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 30
435413 NO. 2025-2026 31
436414 (01) HEALTHCARE TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE 32
437415 DATABASE EXPENSES $3,200,000 33
438416 34
439417 SECTION 22. APPROPRIATION - FIREFIGHTER CANCER RELIEF . There is hereby 35
440-appropriated, to the Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department, to 36 As Engrossed: S4/3/25 SB25
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445421 be payable from the Arkansas Firefighter Cancer Relief Network Trust Fund , 1
446422 for relief to firefighters who are diagnosed with cancer and participating in 2
447423 a firefighter cancer relief network for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 3
448424 the following: 4
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450426 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 6
451427 NO. 2025-2026 7
452428 (01) FIREFIGHTER CANCER RELIEF $250,000 8
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454430 SECTION 23. APPROPRIATION - MEDICARE IMPROVEMENTS FOR PATIENTS AND 10
455431 PROVIDERS ACT. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , 11
456432 to be payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal 12
457433 Officer of the State , for personal services and operating expenses of the 13
458434 Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department - MIPPA for the fiscal 14
459435 year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 15
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461437 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17
462438 NO. 2025-2026 18
463439 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $235,183 19
464440 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 90,005 20
465441 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 21
466442 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 266,229 22
467443 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 47,630 23
468444 (C) PROF. FEES 541,802 24
469445 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 25
470446 (E) DATA PROC. 0 26
471447 (04) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 105,291 27
472448 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,286,140 28
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474450 SECTION 24. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS SELF-FUNDED CYBER RESPONSE 30
475451 PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be 31
476452 payable from the Arkansas Self-Funded Cyber Response Program Trust Fund , for 32
477453 expenses of the Arkansas Self -Funded Cyber Response program by the Department 33
478454 of Commerce - State Insurance Department - Arkansas Cyber Response Board for 34
479455 the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 35
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488462 PROGRAM $10,000,000 4
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490464 SECTION 25. APPROPRIATION - SENIOR MEDICARE PATROL SMP . There is 6
491465 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the 7
492466 federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , to 8
493467 empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries to prevent, detect, and report 9
494468 health care fraud, errors, and abuse through outreach, counseling and 10
495469 education by the Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department for the 11
496470 fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 12
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499473 NO. 2025-2026 15
500474 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $130,177 16
501475 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 53,662 17
502476 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 18
503477 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 394,432 19
504478 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 9,582 20
505479 (C) PROF. FEES 0 21
506480 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 22
507481 (04) GRANTS AND AID 192,000 23
508482 (05) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 36,000 24
509483 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $815,853 25
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511485 SECTION 26. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 27
512486 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER 28
513487 PROVISION. In the event the State Insurance Department is unable to maintain 29
514488 a full roster of examination personnel, and upon approval of the Chief Fiscal 30
515489 Officer of the State, the resulting unused appropriations in Regular 31
516490 Salaries, Extra Help, and Personal Services Matching may be transferred to 32
517491 the Professional Services special line item for the purpose of contracting 33
518492 with qualified individuals or firms for examination assistance. 34
519493 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 35
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526498 SECTION 27. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 2
527499 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. REFUND TO 3
528500 EXPENDITURE. The proceeds from the reimbursement of travel expenses received 4
529501 by the Arkansas Insurance Department, shall be deposited into the same State 5
530502 Treasury Fund or Fund Account from which the original travel expenditure was 6
531503 incurred as a refund to expenditure to the credit of the appropriation from 7
532504 which the original expenditure was made. 8
533505 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July, 1, 9
534506 2024 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 10
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536508 SECTION 28. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 12
537509 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 13
538510 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 14
539511 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 15
540512 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 16
541513 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 17
542514 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 18
543515 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 19
544516 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 20
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546518 SECTION 29. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 22
547519 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 23
548520 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 24
549521 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 25
550522 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 26
551523 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 27
552524 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 28
553525 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 29
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555527 SECTION 30. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 31
556528 General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 32
557529 the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 33
558530 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 34
559531 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 35
560-the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 36 As Engrossed: S4/3/25 SB25
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565535 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 1
566536 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 2
567537 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 3
568538 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 4
569539 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 5
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