Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SB34 Latest Draft

Bill / Chaptered Version Filed 04/21/2025

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Act 888 of the Regular Session 
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State of Arkansas 	As Engrossed:  S3/17/25   1 
95th General Assembly A Bill     2 
Regular Session, 2025  	SENATE BILL 34 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 HUMAN 10 
SERVICES - DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 11 
SERVICES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; 12 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 13 
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Subtitle 16 
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN 17 
SERVICES - DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL 18 
DISABILITIES SERVICES APPROPRIATION FOR 19 
THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. 20 
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23 
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 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS.  There is hereby established 25 
for the Department of Human Services - Division of Developmental Disabilities 26 
Services for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 27 
regular employees. 28 
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                                                            Maximum Annual 30 
                                               Maximum        Salary Rate 31 
 Item  Class                                    No. of        Fiscal Year 32 
  No.  Code  Title                            Employees          2025 -2026 33 
  (1)  N249N DHS DIVISION DIRECTOR                    1         GRADE SE02 34 
  (2)  L008N PHYSICIAN SPECIALIST                     6         GRADE MP07 35 
  (3)  L011N DENTIST                                  1         GRADE MP06 36  As Engrossed:  S3/17/25 	SB34 
 
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  (4)  L017N DHS ALEXANDER CHIEF PSYCHOLOGIST         1         GRADE MP05 1 
  (5)  L018N NURSE PRACTITIONER                       7         GRADE MP04 2 
  (6)  L001C PSYCHOLOGIST SUPERVISOR                  1         GRADE MP04 3 
  (7)  L009C NURSE MANAGER                            4        GRADE MP03 4 
  (8)  L003C PSYCHOLOGIST                             1         GRADE MP03 5 
  (9)  L015C CLINICAL SPEECH PATHOLOGIST             10         GRADE MP02 6 
 (10)  L036C NURSE INSTRUCTOR                         4         GRADE MP02 7 
 (11)  L019C REGISTERED NURSE COORDINATOR             6         GRADE MP02 8 
 (12)  L027C REGISTERED NURSE SUPERVISOR             15         GRADE MP02 9 
 (13)  L038C REGISTERED NURSE                        74        GRADE MP01 10 
 (14)  D065C NETWORK SUPPORT ANALYST                  1         GRADE IT04 11 
 (15)  D079C COMPUTER SUPPORT TECHNICIAN              5         GRADE IT02 12 
 (16)  N175N DHS DDS ASST DIR FOR RESIDENTIAL SVC     1         GRADE GS15 13 
 (17)  G286C DMS DEPUTY DIRECTOR                      1         GRADE GS15 14 
 (18)  N144N DHS DDS DIR CLIENT SERVICES              1         GRADE GS14 15 
 (19)  N081N DHS DDS SUPT HDC/CONWAY                  1         GRADE GS14 16 
 (20)  N101N DHS/DCO ASST DEP DIR PGM & ADMN SPT      1         GRADE GS14 17 
 (21)  N110N DHS ASST DIR CONTRACT MONITORING UNIT    1         GRADE GS13 18 
 (22)  N126N DHS DDS SUPT HDC                         4         GRADE GS13 19 
 (23)  N167N DHS POLICY & RESEARCH DIRECTOR           1         GRADE GS12 20 
 (24)  M005C DHS ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT - CONWAY    1         GRADE GS11 21 
 (25)  G099C DHS PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR               24         GRADE GS09 22 
 (26)  L040C DIETARY SERVICES DIRECTOR                2         GRADE GS09 23 
 (27)  G109C GRANTS MANAGER                           1         GRADE GS09 24 
 (28)  M009C LICENSED CERTIFIED SOCIAL WORKER         1         GRADE GS09 25 
 (29)  L021C NURSING HOME ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR     4         GRADE GS09 26 
 (30)  L033C PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINER                  10         GRADE GS09 27 
 (31)  X038C QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER                2         GRADE GS09 28 
 (32)  E024C TEACHER SUPERVISOR                       1         GRADE GS09 29 
 (33)  A116C BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGER              1         GRADE GS08 30 
 (34)  E035C CERTIFIED MASTERS TEACHER                2         GRADE GS08 31 
 (35)  G152C DHS PROGRAM MANAGER                     20         GRADE GS08 32 
 (36)  E026C EDUCATION & INSTRUCTION COORDINATOR      4         GRADE GS08 33 
 (37)  R014C PERSONNEL MANAGER                        1         GRADE GS08 34 
 (38)  X062C QUALITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR            3         GRADE GS08 35 
 (39)  E023C TRAINING PROJECT MANAGER                 1         GRADE GS08 36  As Engrossed:  S3/17/25 	SB34 
 
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 (40)  R024C ASSISTANT PERSONNEL MANAGER              5         GRADE GS07 1 
 (41)  S008C CAMPUS MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR            1         GRADE GS07 2 
 (42)  M043C DDS PROGRAM COORDINATOR                  3         GRADE GS07 3 
 (43)  A055C DHS INSTITUTION BUSINESS MANAGER         4         GRADE GS07 4 
 (44)  G183C DHS PROGRAM COORDINATOR                 49         GRADE GS07 5 
 (45)  G182C DHS/DDS PROGRAM COORDINATOR             33         GRADE GS07 6 
 (46)  L055C DIETICIAN                                1         GRADE GS07 7 
 (47)  S019C DIRECTOR MAINTENANCE                     1         GRADE GS07 8 
 (48)  E048C EDUCATION & INSTRUCTION SPECIALIST      10         GRADE GS07 9 
 (49)  E032C EDUCATION COUNSELOR                      1         GRADE GS07 10 
 (50)  M026C LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER                   3         GRADE GS07 11 
 (51)  S017C MAINTENANCE COORDINATOR                  4         GRADE GS07 12 
 (52)  L061C MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST                     2         GRADE GS07 13 
 (53)  X095C QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYST                7         GRADE GS07 14 
 (54)  M024C RESIDENTIAL SERVICES MANAGER            14         GRADE GS07 15 
 (55)  E040C STAFF DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR            4         GRADE GS07 16 
 (56)  C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST                   6         GRADE GS06 17 
 (57)  R027C BUDGET SPECIALIST                        1         GRADE GS06 18 
 (58)  E044C CERTIFIED BACHELORS TEACHER              7         GRADE GS06 19 
 (59)  M057C CHAPLAIN                                 1         GRADE GS06 20 
 (60)  G210C DHS PROGRAM SPECIALIST                   6         GRADE GS06 21 
 (61)  A074C FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR                2         GRADE GS06 22 
 (62)  R025C HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST                  7         GRADE GS06 23 
 (63)  L069C LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE               104         GRADE GS06 24 
 (64)  S033C MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR                   6         GRADE GS06 25 
 (65)  A084C PROGRAM/FIELD AUDIT SPECIALIST           1         GRADE GS06 26 
 (66)  X136C QUALITY ASSURANCE REVIEWER               1         GRADE GS06 27 
 (67)  L060C REHAB INSTRUCTOR SUPERVISOR             26         GRADE GS06 28 
 (68)  M098C RESIDENTIAL CARE SHIFT MANAGER          55         GRADE GS06 29 
 (69)  X094C SERVICES & PROGRAM LICENSING SPECIAL     1         GRADE GS06 30 
 (70)  M054C SOCIAL SERVICE WORKER                   11         GRADE GS06 31 
 (71)  S021C WATER FILTER/WASTE DISPOSAL PLNT SUPV    1         GRADE GS06 32 
 (72)  C050C ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SUPERVISOR        9         GRADE GS05 33 
 (73)  A088C ASSETS COORDINATOR                       3         GRADE GS05 34 
 (74)  S041C BOILER OPERATOR                          2         GRADE GS05 35 
 (75)  S025C BUILDING AND GROUNDS COORDINATOR         1         GRADE GS05 36  As Engrossed:  S3/17/25 	SB34 
 
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 (76)  V014C BUYER                                    2         GRADE GS05 1 
 (77)  B090C ENGINEER TECHNICIAN                      7         GRADE GS05 2 
 (78)  A091C FISCAL SUPPORT ANALYST                   2         GRADE GS05 3 
 (79)  L070C HEALTH CARE ANALYST                      1         GRADE GS05 4 
 (80)  C030C HEALTH RECORDS SPECIALIST                1         GRADE GS05 5 
 (81)  D077C HELP DESK SPECIALIST                     1         GRADE GS05 6 
 (82)  R032C HUMAN RESOURCES PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVE   3         GRADE GS05 7 
 (83)  C054C LOCAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST   8         GRADE GS05 8 
 (84)  V015C PURCHASING SPECIALIST                    3         GRADE GS05 9 
 (85)  M065C RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY SUPERVISOR         1         GRADE GS05 10 
 (86)  L066C REHABILITATION INSTRUCTOR              124         GRADE GS05 11 
 (87)  M004C RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS MANAGER         301         GRADE GS05 12 
 (88)  S031C SKILLED TRADESMAN                       25         GRADE GS05 13 
 (89)  E051C STAFF DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST             2         GRADE GS05 14 
 (90)  S030C WATER FILTER/WASTE DISPOSAL PLNT OPER    2         GRADE GS05 15 
 (91)  C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III           50         GRADE GS04 16 
 (92)  S053C AUTO/DIESEL MECHANIC                     1         GRADE GS04 17 
 (93)  S061C CHDC LAUNDRY OPERATIONS MANAGER          1         GRADE GS04 18 
 (94)  L081C DENTAL ASSISTANT                         2         GRADE GS04 19 
 (95)  A098C FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST                3         GRADE GS04 20 
 (96)  A102C FISCAL SUPPORT TECHNICIAN                3         GRADE GS04 21 
 (97)  S044C FOOD PREPARATION MANAGER                 4         GRADE GS04 22 
 (98)  R038C HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT                1         GRADE GS04 23 
 (99)  R036C HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST               3         GRADE GS04 24 
(100)  V020C INVENTORY CONTROL MANAGER                1         GRADE GS04 25 
(101)  S047C LANDSCAPE SUPERVISOR                     2         GRADE GS04 26 
(102)  S046C MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN                  5         GRADE GS04 27 
(103)  C044C MEDICAL BILLING SPECIALIST               1         GRADE GS04 28 
(104)  M063C RESIDENTIAL CARE PROGRAM COORDINATOR     1         GRADE GS04 29 
(105)  V023C STOREROOM SUPERVISOR                     4         GRADE GS04 30 
(106)  L074C THERAPY ASSISTANT                        1         GRADE GS04 31 
(107)  V025C WAREHOUSE SPECIALIST                     4         GRADE GS04 32 
(108)  C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II            67         GRADE GS03 33 
(109)  S081C APPRENTICE TRADESMAN                     8         GRADE GS03 34 
(110)  M084C BEHAV HLTH AIDE                        106         GRADE GS03 35 
(111)  L082C CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT            782         GRADE GS03 36  As Engrossed:  S3/17/25 	SB34 
 
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(112)  M090C DHS PROGRAM ASSISTANT                    4         GRADE GS03 1 
(113)  S056C FOOD PREPARATION SUPERVISOR              6         GRADE GS03 2 
(114)  S067C HOUSEKEEPER SUPERVISOR                   1         GRADE GS03 3 
(115)  S076C INSTITUTIONAL BEAUTICIAN                 3         GRADE GS03 4 
(116)  V027C INVENTORY CONTROL TECHNICIAN             3         GRADE GS03 5 
(117)  S050C MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST                   7         GRADE GS03 6 
(118)  C066C PATIENT ACCOUNT SPECIALIST               2         GRADE GS03 7 
(119)  T087C SECURITY OFFICER                         1         GRADE GS03 8 
(120)  C087C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST I             27         GRADE GS02 9 
(121)  S083C BAKER                                    4         GRADE GS02 10 
(122)  S082C CANTEEN SUPERVISOR                       2         GRADE GS02 11 
(123)  S070C EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN                    18         GRADE GS02 12 
(124)  S085C FOOD PREPARATION SPECIALIST             13         GRADE GS02 13 
(125)  S084C INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES SUPERVISOR       36         GRADE GS02 14 
(126)  S088C KITCHEN ASSISTANT                       72         GRADE GS02 15 
(127)  L075C ORTHOTIST AIDE                           4         GRADE GS02 16 
(128)  L085C PHYSICAL THERAPY AIDE                    1         GRADE GS02 17 
(129)  E056C TEACHER ASSISTANT                        1         GRADE 	GS02 18 
(130)  L084C THERAPY AIDE                             1         GRADE GS02 19 
(131)  V028C WAREHOUSE WORKER                         3         GRADE GS02 20 
(132)  S086C COOK                                     6         GRADE GS01 21 
(133)  S080C EQUIPMENT OPERATOR                       1         GRADE GS01 22 
(134)  S089C FOOD PREPARATION TECHNICIAN             29         GRADE GS01 23 
(135)  S087C INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES ASSISTANT        87         GRADE GS01 24 
(136)  S065C MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT                   6        GRADE GS01 25 
       MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES                     2,490 26 
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 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS.  There is hereby authorized, for 28 
the Department of Human Services - Division of Developmental Disabilities 29 
Services for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part -30 
time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds 31 
appropriated herein for such purposes: one hundred ninety -nine (199) 32 
temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed 33 
those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its 34 
successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 35 
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 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS.  There is hereby appropriated, 1 
to the Department of Human Services, to be payable from the paying account as 2 
determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services 3 
and operating expenses of the Department of Human Services - Division of 4 
Developmental Disabilities Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 5 
the following: 6 
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ITEM                                                           FISCAL YEAR 8 
 NO.                                                             2025	-2026 9 
(01)  REGULAR SALARIES                                        $104,057,583 10 
(02)  EXTRA HELP                                                 2,860,944 11 
(03)  PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING                               45,126,030 12 
(04)  OVERTIME                                                   4,310,000 13 
(05)  MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 14 
      (A) OPER. EXPENSE                                         30,477,449 15 
      (B) CONF. & TRAVEL                                            25,000 16 
      (C) PROF. FEES                                             3,238,079 17 
      (D) CAP. OUTLAY                                            1,000,000   18 
      (E) DATA PROC.                                                     0 19 
(06)  GRANTS/PATIENT SERVICES                                    2,487,134 20 
(07)  DATA PROCESSING SERVICES                                   1,000,000 21 
(08)  VOCATIONAL TRAINEES                                          239,000 22 
(09)  CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT SERVICES                              67,191 23 
(10)  PURCHASE OF SERVICES                                      6,805,302 24 
      TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED                             $201,693,712 25 
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 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - SPECIAL OLYMPICS.  There is hereby 27 
appropriated, to the Department of Human Services, to be payable from the 28 
Developmental Disabilities Services Fund Account, for grants to the Arkansas 29 
Special Olympics by the Department of Human Services - Division of 30 
Developmental Disabilities Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 31 
the following: 32 
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ITEM                                                           FISCAL YEAR 34 
 NO.                                                             2025	-2026 35 
(01)  GRANTS-SPECIAL OLYMPICS                                    $178,768 36  As Engrossed:  S3/17/25 	SB34 
 
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 SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - COMMUNITY PROGRAMS.  There is hereby 2 
appropriated, to the Department of Human Services, to be payable from the 3 
Developmental Disabilities Services -Dog Track Special Revenue Fund, for 4 
expenses of the private non -profit community based programs licensed by the 5 
Department of Human Services - Division of Developmental Disabilities 6 
Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 7 
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ITEM                                                           FISCAL YEAR 9 
 NO.                                                             2025	-2026 10 
(01)  COMMUNITY PROGRAMS                                          $50,000 11 
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 SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - GRANTS-IN-AID.  There is hereby 13 
appropriated, to the Department of Human Services, to be payable from the 14 
Developmental Disabilities Services Fund Account, for grants -in-aid to the 15 
community providers of services to the developmentally disabled by the 16 
Department of Human Services - Division of Developmental Disabilities 17 
Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 18 
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ITEM                                                           FISCAL YEAR 20 
 NO.                                                             2025	-2026 21 
(01)  GRANTS TO COMMUNITY PROVIDERS                           $15,892,045 22 
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 SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - INTER-DIVISIONAL PROGRAMS.  There is hereby 24 
appropriated, to the Department of Human Services, to be payable from the 25 
Developmental Disabilities Services Fund Account, for integrated services and 26 
programs developed by the various divisions, for services and programs 27 
developed in conjunction with other state agencies, and for the development 28 
and implementation of an integrated case management system for the Department 29 
of Human Services - Division of Developmental Disabilities Services for the 30 
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 31 
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ITEM                                                           FISCAL YEAR 33 
 NO.                                                             2025	-2026 34 
(01)  INTER-DIVISIONAL PROGRAMS                                  $108,644 35 
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 SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - GRANTS - STATE.  There is hereby 1 
appropriated, to the Department of Human Services, to be payable from the 2 
Department of Human Services Grants Fund Account, for grant payments of the 3 
Department of Human Services - Division of Developmental Disabilities 4 
Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 5 
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ITEM                                                           FISCAL YEAR 7 
 NO.                                                             2025	-2026 8 
(01)  CHILDREN'S MEDICAL SERVICES -STATE                        $1,729,279 9 
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 SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - GRANTS - FEDERAL.  There is hereby 11 
appropriated, to the Department of Human Services, to be payable from the 12 
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 13 
federally funded grants of the Department of Human Services - Division of 14 
Developmental Disabilities Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 15 
the following: 16 
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ITEM                                                           FISCAL YEAR 18 
 NO.                                                             2025	-2026 19 
(01)  CHILDREN'S MEDICAL SERVICES -FEDERAL                        $446,205 20 
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 SECTION 10. SPECIAL LANGUAGE.  NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 22 
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.   23 
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES - GRANTS TO COMMUNITY BASED PROVIDERS.  Funds 24 
allocated for community -based services under the appropriation for (i) the 25 
Grants-in-Aid appropriation in this act, (ii) the Grants/Patient Services 26 
Line in the Operations appropriation in this act, and (iii) the Inter	-27 
Divisional Programs appropriation in this act, shall be used only to provide 28 
services through private community based services licensed or certified by 29 
the Arkansas Division of Developmental Disabilities Services (DDS) or 30 
licensed or certified by a Provider -Led Arkansas Shared Savings Entity 31 
(PASSE). Non-profit community-based programs licensed by the Division of 32 
Developmental Disabilities Services are quasi -governmental instrumentalities 33 
of the state which provide supports and services to individuals who have a 34 
developmental disability or delay, who would otherwise require supports and 35 
services through state -operated programs and facilities owned by the State of 36  As Engrossed:  S3/17/25 	SB34 
 
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Arkansas. When licensed providers are involved in delivering services which 1 
are Medicaid reimbursable, they must enroll as a provider with the Arkansas 2 
Medicaid Program and must bill the Arkansas Medicaid Program for all covered 3 
services for eligible individuals. 4 
   Services which are covered by the Arkansas State Medicaid Program, 5 
including the Provider -Led Arkansas Shared Savings Entity (PASSE) model, will 6 
be utilized to the maximum extent possible for any individual who is eligible 7 
for Medicaid coverage. It is the intent of this section that DDS, as a 8 
general policy, maximize the use of Medicaid funding available for 9 
appropriate services. 10 
   Licensed private community providers funded from these appropriations for 11 
community based services shall: 12 
1.  Screen each individual to whom services are provided for a determination 13 
of eligibility or ineligibility for Medicaid coverage within thirty days of 14 
the first date that services are provided. 15 
2. Meet minimum standards of performance in the delivery of services to 16 
people with disabilities as defined by the Department of Human Services 	- 17 
Division of Developmental Disabilities Services. 18 
3. Supply statistical and financial data to the Department of Human Services 19 
- Division of Developmental Disabilities Services. 20 
4. Establish and maintain a sound financial management system in accordance 21 
with guidelines as set forth by the Department of Human Services. 22 
5. Establish and maintain community support programs designed to provide 23 
coordinated care and treatment to ensure ongoing involvement and 24 
individualized services for persons with disabilities. 25 
It is the intent of this section to insure that wherever possible and 26 
appropriate, Medicaid funds are utilized. 27 
   Nothing in this Act shall prevent the Division or any provider from 28 
extending emergency services when appropriate measures have been taken in a 29 
timely manner to secure Medicaid eligibility. 30 
   The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 	2024 31 
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 32 
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 SECTION 11. SPECIAL LANGUAGE.  NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 34 
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.   35 
ELIMINATION OF AUTISM WAIVER SERVICES WAITING LIST. Immediately upon the 36  As Engrossed:  S3/17/25 	SB34 
 
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effective date of this Act, the Department of Human Services - Division of 1 
Developmental Disabilities Services shall budget, allocate, and expend up to 2 
one million dollars ($1,000,000) for the elimination of the Autism Waiver 3 
Services Program waiting list. 4 
 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 5 
2024 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 6 
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 SECTION 12. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.  Disbursement of funds 8 
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 9 
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 10 
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 11 
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 12 
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 13 
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 14 
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 15 
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 16 
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 SECTION 13. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.  It is the intent of the General 18 
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 19 
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 20 
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 21 
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 22 
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 23 
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 24 
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 25 
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 SECTION 14. EMERGENCY CLAUSE.  It is found and determined by the 27 
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 28 
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 29 
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 30 
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 31 
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 32 
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 33 
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 34 
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 35 
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and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 1 
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