| 6 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 7 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 332 3 |
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| 8 | 6 | | 4 |
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| 9 | 7 | | By: Senator J. Dotson 5 |
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| 10 | 8 | | By: Representatives Bentley, Lundstrum 6 |
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| 12 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 13 | 11 | | AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR GRANTS AND 9 |
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| 14 | 12 | | EXPENSES OF THE SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION 10 |
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| 15 | 13 | | PROGRAM FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF 11 |
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| 16 | 14 | | ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION FOR THE FISCAL 12 |
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| 17 | 15 | | YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 13 |
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| 19 | 17 | | 15 |
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| 20 | 18 | | Subtitle 16 |
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| 21 | 19 | | AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - 17 |
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| 22 | 20 | | DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 18 |
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| 23 | 21 | | EDUCATION SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE 19 |
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| 24 | 22 | | EDUCATION PROGRAM APPROPRIATION FOR THE 20 |
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| 25 | 23 | | 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. 21 |
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| 27 | 25 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23 |
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| 29 | 27 | | SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM . 25 |
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| 30 | 28 | | There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be payable 26 |
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| 31 | | - | from the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Public School Fund 27 |
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| 32 | | - | Account, for personal services, operating expenses, and grants and aid for 28 |
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| 33 | | - | the Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Program by the Department of Education - 29 |
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| 34 | | - | Division of Elementary and Secondary Education - Sexual Risk Avoidance 30 |
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| 35 | | - | Education Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 31 |
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| 29 | + | from the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Fund Account , for 27 |
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| 30 | + | personal services, operating expenses, and grants and aid for the Sexual Risk 28 |
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| 31 | + | Avoidance Education Program by the Department of Education - Division of 29 |
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| 32 | + | Elementary and Secondary Education - Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Program 30 |
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| 33 | + | for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 31 |
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| 45 | 41 | | SECTION 2. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 1 |
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| 46 | 42 | | authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 2 |
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| 47 | 43 | | and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 3 |
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| 48 | 44 | | the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 4 |
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| 49 | 45 | | Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 5 |
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| 50 | 46 | | Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 6 |
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| 51 | 47 | | control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 7 |
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| 52 | 48 | | the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 8 |
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| 53 | 49 | | strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 9 |
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| 55 | 51 | | SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 11 |
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| 56 | 52 | | Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 12 |
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| 57 | 53 | | contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 13 |
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| 58 | 54 | | which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 14 |
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| 59 | 55 | | Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 15 |
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| 60 | 56 | | manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 16 |
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| 61 | 57 | | summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 17 |
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| 62 | 58 | | Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 18 |
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| 64 | 60 | | SECTION 4. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 20 |
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| 65 | 61 | | Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 21 |
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| 66 | 62 | | appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 22 |
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| 67 | 63 | | effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 23 |
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| 68 | 64 | | the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 24 |
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| 69 | 65 | | the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 25 |
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| 70 | 66 | | effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 26 |
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| 71 | 67 | | upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 27 |
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| 72 | 68 | | programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 28 |
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| 73 | 69 | | being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 29 |
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| 74 | 70 | | and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 30 |
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