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Act 889 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 35 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 CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES 11
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR 12
OTHER PURPOSES. 13
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Subtitle 16
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN 17
SERVICES - DIVISION OF CHILDREN AND 18
FAMILY SERVICES APPROPRIATION FOR THE 19
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 Children and Family 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) N016N DHS DEP DIR ADMINISTRATIVE SVCS 1 GRADE GS15 35
(3) N134N DHS/DCFS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 4 GRADE GS14 36 SB35
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(4) N121N DHS/DCFS DEPUTY DIRECTOR 2 GRADE GS14 1
(5) G101C DHS AREA MANAGER 10 GRADE GS12 2
(6) G027N DHS RESEARCH ANALYSIS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS11 3
(7) G100C DHS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR III 2 GRADE GS10 4
(8) E013C EDUCATION PROGRAM MANAGER 1 GRADE GS10 5
(9) G099C DHS PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR 19 GRADE GS09 6
(10) M011C FAMILY SERVICE WORKER COUNTY SUPV 29 GRADE GS09 7
(11) M016C DHS FIELD MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 8
(12) G152C DHS PROGRAM MANAGER 6 GRADE GS08 9
(13) M010C FAMILY SERVICE WORKER CLINICAL SPEC 26 GRADE GS08 10
(14) M015C FAMILY SERVICE WORKER SUPERVISOR 162 GRADE GS08 11
(15) X062C QUALITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR 2 GRADE GS08 12
(16) E023C TRAINING PROJECT MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 13
(17) R024C ASSISTANT PERSONNEL MANAGER 1 GRADE GS07 14
(18) G183C DHS PROGRAM COORDINATOR 11 GRADE GS07 15
(19) G267C DHS PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY ANALYST 2 GRADE GS07 16
(20) M027C FAMILY SERVICE WORKER SPECIALIST 670 GRADE GS07 17
(21) M040C FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAM COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07 18
(22) X095C QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYST 3 GRADE GS07 19
(23) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 16 GRADE GS06 20
(24) G210C DHS PROGRAM SPECIALIST 3 GRADE GS06 21
(25) M051C FAMILY SERVICE WORKER 40 GRADE GS06 22
(26) M066C PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST 4 GRADE GS06 23
(27) A091C FISCAL SUPPORT ANALYST 10 GRADE GS05 24
(28) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 26 GRADE GS04 25
(29) L078C FAMILY SERVICES ASSISTANT 6 GRADE GS04 26
(30) A098C FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS04 27
(31) C046C LEGAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 2 GRADE GS04 28
(32) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 1 GRADE GS03 29
(33) M090C DHS PROGRAM ASSISTANT 338 GRADE GS03 30
(34) C062C LOCAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE ASST 17 GRADE GS03 31
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1,420 32
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 34
the Department of Human Services - Division of Children and Family Services 35
for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part -time or 36 SB35
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temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds 1
appropriated herein for such purposes: sixty-five (65) temporary or part-time 2
employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 3
Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act 4
for the appropriate classification. 5
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 7
to the Department of Human Services , to be payable from the paying account as 8
determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services 9
and operating expenses of the Department of Human Services - Division of 10
Children and Family Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 11
following: 12
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 14
NO. 2025-2026 15
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $62,586,466 16
(02) EXTRA HELP 1,231,570 17
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 27,002,960 18
(04) OVERTIME 5,061,305 19
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 20
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 17,191,660 21
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 39,011 22
(C) PROF. FEES 33,236,462 23
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 24
(E) DATA PROC. 0 25
(06) DATA PROCESSING SERVICES 1,595,570 26
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $147,945,004 27
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - GRANTS - STATE. There is hereby 29
appropriated, to the Department of Human Services , to be payable from the 30
Children and Family Services Fund Account , for grant payments of the 31
Department of Human Services - Division of Children and Family Services - 32
Grants - State for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 33
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 35
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(01) FOSTER CARE $54,006,830 1
(02) STATE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT 10,647,249 2
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $64,654,079 3
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - TANF - FOSTER CARE. There is hereby 5
appropriated, to the Department of Human Services , to be payable from the 6
paying account as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for 7
grant payments of the Department of Human Services - Division of Children and 8
Family Services - TANF - Foster Care for the fiscal year ending June 30, 9
2026, the following: 10
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12
NO. 2025-2026 13
(01) FOSTER CARE $102,907,999 14
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION 16
OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Human 17
Services, to be payable from the Children's Trust Fund , for operating 18
expenses and grants or loans for the development or operation of child abuse 19
prevention programs of the Department of Human Services - Division of 20
Children and Family Services - Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board for 21
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 22
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 24
NO. 2025-2026 25
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 26
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $17,770 27
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 28
(C) PROF. FEES 0 29
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 30
(E) DATA PROC. 0 31
(02) CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION 32
GRANT AND AID/LOANS 197,029 33
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $214,799 34
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SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - SAFE HARBOR GRANTS. There is hereby 36 SB35
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appropriated, to the Department of Human Services , to be payable from the 1
Safe Harbor Fund for Sexually Exploited Children , for grants to Children's 2
Advocacy Centers statewide for services and treatment for sexually exploited 3
children by the Department of Human Services - Division of Children and 4
Family Services - Safe Harbor Grants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 5
2026, the following: 6
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 8
NO. 2025-2026 9
(01) SAFE HARBOR GRANTS $50,000 10
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SECTION 8. 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 9. 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 10. 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 SB35
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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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APPROVED: 4/18/25 8
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