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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 346 3
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By: Senate Efficiency 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 ARKANSAS SENATE FOR 10
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER 11
PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS SENATE 16
APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025 -2026 FISCAL 17
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 - STAFF SERVICES. There is hereby 23
established for the Arkansas Senate for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the 24
following maximum number of regular employees. 25
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Maximum Annual 27
Maximum Salary Rate 28
Item No. of Fiscal Year 29
No. Title Employees 2025-2026 30
(1) DIRECTOR OF SENATE/SEC OF SENATE 1 GRADE SE05 31
(2) CHIEF COUNSEL/PARLIAMENTARIAN 1 GRADE SE03 32
(3) DEPUTY DIRECTOR/ASST SEC OF SENATE 1 GRADE SE03 33
(4) PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER 1 GRADE SE01 34
(5) FISCAL OFFICER/HUMAN RESOURCES 1 GRADE GS13 35
(6) DIRECTOR OF CONSTITUENT SERVICES/SESSION 1 GRADE GS13 36 SB346
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(7) CONSTITUENT ADVISOR 2 GRADE GS11 1
(8) PRODUCTION VIDEOGRAPHER 1 GRADE GS11 2
(9) ASSISTANT TO PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 1 GRADE GS11 3
(10) ASSISTANT INFORMATION OFFICER 1 GRADE GS10 4
(11) LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT/RECEPTIONIST 1 GRADE GS10 5
(12) ADMIN ASST/RECEPTIONIST 2 GRADE GS10 6
(13) PROPERTIES OFFICER/INVENTORY 1 GRADE GS10 7
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 15 8
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - STAFF SERVICES. There is hereby authorized, 10
for the Arkansas Senate for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum 11
number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", 12
payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: two (2) temporary 13
or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those 14
provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its 15
successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 16
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STAFF SERVICES. There is hereby 18
appropriated, to the Arkansas Senate, to be payable from the State Central 19
Services Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Arkansas 20
Senate - Staff Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 21
following: 22
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 24
NO. 2025-2026 25
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,963,896 26
(02) EXTRA HELP 50,000 27
(03) PERSONAL SERV MATCHING 587,183 28
(04) MAINT. & GEN OPERATION 250,000 29
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,851,079 30
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - ORIENTATION. There is hereby appropriated, 32
to the Arkansas Senate, to be payable from the Constitutional Officers Fund , 33
for expenses of the State Orientation including the payment of per diem and 34
mileage of members of the Arkansas Senate who attend the Senate Orientation 35
program held prior to the convening of a Legislative Session of the General 36 SB346
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Assembly, the sum of................................................. $15,000. 1
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - REAPPROPRIATION - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS 3
FUND. There is hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas Senate, to be payable 4
from the Constitutional Officers Fund , for the balance remaining on June 30, 5
2025 in the appropriations Section 3 of Act 1 of 2024, Sections 4 and 5 of 6
Act 32 of 2024, and SB1 as introduced in the 2025 Regular Session, there to 7
be used for any purpose to defray the necessary expenses of the Arkansas 8
Senate of the Ninety -Fifth General Assembly, in a sum in the aggregate not to 9
exceed............................................................ $4,000,000. 10
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - REAPPROPRIATION - STATE CENTRAL SERVICES 12
FUND. There is hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas Senate, to be payable 13
from the State Central Services Fund , and payable from the balance remaining 14
on June 30, 2025 in the appropriations, Sections 3, 6, 7 and 8 of Act 32 of 15
2024 there to be used for any purpose to defray the necessary expenses of the 16
Arkansas Senate of the Ninety -Fifth General Assembly, in a sum in the 17
aggregate not to exceed........................................... $4,000,000. 18
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SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - COMPUTERIZATION. There is hereby 20
appropriated, to the Arkansas Senate, to be payable from the State Central 21
Services Fund, for expenses necessary in continuing the computerization of 22
the legislative process in the Arkansas Senate , the sum of.......... $700,000. 23
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SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - RENOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS . There is 25
hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas Senate, to be payable from the State 26
Central Services Fund , for construction, improvements, renovations and 27
equipping of the Arkansas Senate facilities and other purposes of the 28
Arkansas Senate, the sum of......................................... $700,000. 29
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SECTION 9. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 31
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 32
TRANSFERS. If the Senate Efficiency Committee and the Secretary of the 33
Senate, subject to the approval of the Arkansas Senate, should determine that 34
any item or portion thereof appropriated herein for a specific purpose is not 35
needed for such purpose, the Secretary of the Senate may certify such fact to 36 SB346
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the State Auditor and the State Auditor shall cause a transfer to be made 1
from one item to another. 2
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SECTION 10. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 4
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. SALARIES. 5
In order that exceptionally well -qualified personnel may be recruited and 6
retained, the Senate may exceed the maximum salary levels by no more than 7
twenty percent (20%) for no more than one -third (1/3) of the positions 8
authorized in their operation appropriation act, and may exceed the maximum 9
salary levels for the purpose of merit adjustments for all positions. 10
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SECTION 11. 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 12. 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 13. 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 SB346
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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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