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| 4 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 5 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 6 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 35 3 |
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| 7 | 6 | | 4 |
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| 8 | 7 | | By: Joint Budget Committee 5 |
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| 9 | 8 | | 6 |
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| 10 | 9 | | 7 |
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| 11 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 12 | 11 | | AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 9 |
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| 13 | 12 | | AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN 10 |
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| 14 | 13 | | SERVICES - DIVISION OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES 11 |
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| 15 | 14 | | FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR 12 |
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| 16 | 15 | | OTHER PURPOSES. 13 |
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| 17 | 16 | | 14 |
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| 18 | 17 | | 15 |
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| 19 | 18 | | Subtitle 16 |
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| 20 | 19 | | AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN 17 |
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| 21 | 20 | | SERVICES - DIVISION OF CHILDREN AND 18 |
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| 22 | 21 | | FAMILY SERVICES APPROPRIATION FOR THE 19 |
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| 23 | 22 | | 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. 20 |
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| 25 | 24 | | 22 |
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| 26 | 25 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23 |
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| 27 | 26 | | 24 |
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| 28 | 27 | | SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established 25 |
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| 29 | 28 | | for the Department of Human Services - Division of Children and Family 26 |
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| 30 | 29 | | Services for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 27 |
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| 31 | 30 | | regular employees. 28 |
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| 32 | 31 | | 29 |
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| 33 | 32 | | Maximum Annual 30 |
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| 34 | 33 | | Maximum Salary Rate 31 |
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| 35 | 34 | | Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 32 |
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| 36 | 35 | | No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 33 |
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| 37 | 36 | | (1) N249N DHS DIVISION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE02 34 |
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| 38 | 37 | | (2) N016N DHS DEP DIR ADMINISTRATIVE SVCS 1 GRADE GS15 35 |
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| 39 | 38 | | (3) N134N DHS/DCFS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 4 GRADE GS14 36 SB35 |
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| 40 | 39 | | |
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| 42 | 41 | | (4) N121N DHS/DCFS DEPUTY DIRECTOR 2 GRADE GS14 1 |
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| 43 | 42 | | (5) G101C DHS AREA MANAGER 10 GRADE GS12 2 |
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| 44 | 43 | | (6) G027N DHS RESEARCH ANALYSIS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS11 3 |
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| 45 | 44 | | (7) G100C DHS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR III 2 GRADE GS10 4 |
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| 46 | 45 | | (8) E013C EDUCATION PROGRAM MANAGER 1 GRADE GS10 5 |
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| 47 | 46 | | (9) G099C DHS PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR 19 GRADE GS09 6 |
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| 48 | 47 | | (10) M011C FAMILY SERVICE WORKER COUNTY SUPV 29 GRADE GS09 7 |
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| 49 | 48 | | (11) M016C DHS FIELD MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 8 |
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| 50 | 49 | | (12) G152C DHS PROGRAM MANAGER 6 GRADE GS08 9 |
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| 51 | 50 | | (13) M010C FAMILY SERVICE WORKER CLINICAL SPEC 26 GRADE GS08 10 |
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| 52 | 51 | | (14) M015C FAMILY SERVICE WORKER SUPERVISOR 162 GRADE GS08 11 |
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| 53 | 52 | | (15) X062C QUALITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR 2 GRADE GS08 12 |
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| 54 | 53 | | (16) E023C TRAINING PROJECT MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 13 |
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| 55 | 54 | | (17) R024C ASSISTANT PERSONNEL MANAGER 1 GRADE GS07 14 |
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| 56 | 55 | | (18) G183C DHS PROGRAM COORDINATOR 11 GRADE GS07 15 |
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| 57 | 56 | | (19) G267C DHS PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY ANALYST 2 GRADE GS07 16 |
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| 58 | 57 | | (20) M027C FAMILY SERVICE WORKER SPECIALIST 670 GRADE GS07 17 |
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| 59 | 58 | | (21) M040C FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAM COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07 18 |
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| 60 | 59 | | (22) X095C QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYST 3 GRADE GS07 19 |
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| 61 | 60 | | (23) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 16 GRADE GS06 20 |
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| 62 | 61 | | (24) G210C DHS PROGRAM SPECIALIST 3 GRADE GS06 21 |
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| 63 | 62 | | (25) M051C FAMILY SERVICE WORKER 40 GRADE GS06 22 |
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| 64 | 63 | | (26) M066C PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST 4 GRADE GS06 23 |
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| 65 | 64 | | (27) A091C FISCAL SUPPORT ANALYST 10 GRADE GS05 24 |
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| 66 | 65 | | (28) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 26 GRADE GS04 25 |
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| 67 | 66 | | (29) L078C FAMILY SERVICES ASSISTANT 6 GRADE GS04 26 |
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| 68 | 67 | | (30) A098C FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS04 27 |
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| 69 | 68 | | (31) C046C LEGAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 2 GRADE GS04 28 |
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| 70 | 69 | | (32) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 1 GRADE GS03 29 |
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| 71 | 70 | | (33) M090C DHS PROGRAM ASSISTANT 338 GRADE GS03 30 |
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| 72 | 71 | | (34) C062C LOCAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE ASST 17 GRADE GS03 31 |
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| 73 | 72 | | MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1,420 32 |
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| 75 | 74 | | SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 34 |
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| 76 | 75 | | the Department of Human Services - Division of Children and Family Services 35 |
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| 77 | 76 | | for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part -time or 36 SB35 |
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| 80 | 79 | | temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds 1 |
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| 81 | 80 | | appropriated herein for such purposes: sixty-five (65) temporary or part-time 2 |
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| 82 | 81 | | employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 3 |
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| 83 | 82 | | Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act 4 |
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| 84 | 83 | | for the appropriate classification. 5 |
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| 86 | 85 | | SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 7 |
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| 87 | 86 | | to the Department of Human Services , to be payable from the paying account as 8 |
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| 88 | 87 | | determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services 9 |
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| 89 | 88 | | and operating expenses of the Department of Human Services - Division of 10 |
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| 90 | 89 | | Children and Family Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 11 |
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| 91 | 90 | | following: 12 |
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| 92 | 91 | | 13 |
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| 93 | 92 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 14 |
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| 94 | 93 | | NO. 2025-2026 15 |
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| 95 | 94 | | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $62,586,466 16 |
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| 96 | 95 | | (02) EXTRA HELP 1,231,570 17 |
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| 97 | 96 | | (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 27,002,960 18 |
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| 98 | 97 | | (04) OVERTIME 5,061,305 19 |
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| 99 | 98 | | (05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 20 |
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| 100 | 99 | | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 17,191,660 21 |
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| 101 | 100 | | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 39,011 22 |
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| 102 | 101 | | (C) PROF. FEES 33,236,462 23 |
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| 103 | 102 | | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 24 |
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| 104 | 103 | | (E) DATA PROC. 0 25 |
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| 105 | 104 | | (06) DATA PROCESSING SERVICES 1,595,570 26 |
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| 106 | 105 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $147,945,004 27 |
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| 108 | 107 | | SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - GRANTS - STATE. There is hereby 29 |
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| 109 | 108 | | appropriated, to the Department of Human Services , to be payable from the 30 |
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| 110 | 109 | | Children and Family Services Fund Account , for grant payments of the 31 |
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| 111 | 110 | | Department of Human Services - Division of Children and Family Services - 32 |
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| 112 | 111 | | Grants - State for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 33 |
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| 113 | 112 | | 34 |
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| 114 | 113 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 35 |
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| 115 | 114 | | NO. 2025-2026 36 SB35 |
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| 118 | 117 | | (01) FOSTER CARE $54,006,830 1 |
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| 119 | 118 | | (02) STATE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT 10,647,249 2 |
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| 120 | 119 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $64,654,079 3 |
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| 121 | 120 | | 4 |
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| 122 | 121 | | SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - TANF - FOSTER CARE. There is hereby 5 |
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| 123 | 122 | | appropriated, to the Department of Human Services , to be payable from the 6 |
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| 124 | 123 | | paying account as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for 7 |
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| 125 | 124 | | grant payments of the Department of Human Services - Division of Children and 8 |
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| 126 | 125 | | Family Services - TANF - Foster Care for the fiscal year ending June 30, 9 |
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| 127 | 126 | | 2026, the following: 10 |
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| 128 | 127 | | 11 |
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| 129 | 128 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12 |
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| 130 | 129 | | NO. 2025-2026 13 |
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| 131 | 130 | | (01) FOSTER CARE $102,907,999 14 |
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| 133 | 132 | | SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION 16 |
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| 134 | 133 | | OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Human 17 |
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| 135 | 134 | | Services, to be payable from the Children's Trust Fund , for operating 18 |
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| 136 | 135 | | expenses and grants or loans for the development or operation of child abuse 19 |
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| 137 | 136 | | prevention programs of the Department of Human Services - Division of 20 |
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| 138 | 137 | | Children and Family Services - Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board for 21 |
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| 139 | 138 | | the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 22 |
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| 141 | 140 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 24 |
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| 142 | 141 | | NO. 2025-2026 25 |
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| 143 | 142 | | (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 26 |
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| 144 | 143 | | (A) OPER. EXPENSE $17,770 27 |
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| 145 | 144 | | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 28 |
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| 146 | 145 | | (C) PROF. FEES 0 29 |
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| 147 | 146 | | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 30 |
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| 148 | 147 | | (E) DATA PROC. 0 31 |
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| 149 | 148 | | (02) CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION 32 |
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| 150 | 149 | | GRANT AND AID/LOANS 197,029 33 |
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| 151 | 150 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $214,799 34 |
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| 153 | 152 | | SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - SAFE HARBOR GRANTS. There is hereby 36 SB35 |
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| 156 | 155 | | appropriated, to the Department of Human Services , to be payable from the 1 |
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| 157 | 156 | | Safe Harbor Fund for Sexually Exploited Children , for grants to Children's 2 |
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| 158 | 157 | | Advocacy Centers statewide for services and treatment for sexually exploited 3 |
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| 159 | 158 | | children by the Department of Human Services - Division of Children and 4 |
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| 160 | 159 | | Family Services - Safe Harbor Grants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 5 |
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| 161 | 160 | | 2026, the following: 6 |
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| 163 | 162 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 8 |
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| 164 | 163 | | NO. 2025-2026 9 |
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| 165 | 164 | | (01) SAFE HARBOR GRANTS $50,000 10 |
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| 167 | 166 | | SECTION 8. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 12 |
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| 168 | 167 | | authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 13 |
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| 169 | 168 | | and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 14 |
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| 170 | 169 | | the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 15 |
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| 171 | 170 | | Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 16 |
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| 172 | 171 | | Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 17 |
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| 173 | 172 | | control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 18 |
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| 174 | 173 | | the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 19 |
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| 175 | 174 | | strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 20 |
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| 177 | 176 | | SECTION 9. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 22 |
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| 178 | 177 | | Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 23 |
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| 179 | 178 | | contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 24 |
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| 180 | 179 | | which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 25 |
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| 181 | 180 | | Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 26 |
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| 182 | 181 | | manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 27 |
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| 183 | 182 | | summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 28 |
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| 184 | 183 | | Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 29 |
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| 186 | 185 | | SECTION 10. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 31 |
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| 187 | 186 | | General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 32 |
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| 188 | 187 | | the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 33 |
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| 189 | 188 | | effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 34 |
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| 190 | 189 | | the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 35 |
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| 191 | 190 | | the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 36 SB35 |
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| 194 | 193 | | effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 1 |
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| 195 | 194 | | upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 2 |
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| 196 | 195 | | programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 3 |
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| 197 | 196 | | being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 4 |
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| 198 | 197 | | and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 5 |
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