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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 39 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 COMMERCE 10
- DIVISION OF WORKFORCE SERVICES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 11
ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - 16
DIVISION OF WORKFORCE SERVICES 17
APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025 -2026 FISCAL 18
YEAR. 19
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 22
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SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES. There is hereby established for the 24
Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services for the 2025-2026 25
fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 26
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Maximum Annual 28
Maximum Salary Rate 29
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 30
No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 31
(1) G323C DIR OF ARKANSAS WORKFORCE CONNECTION 1 GRADE SE04 32
(2) U037U ACOM DWS DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE03 33
(3) U065U ACOM DEPUTY DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE01 34
(4) U070U ACOM DWS DEPUTY DIRECTOR 2 GRADE SE01 35
(5) U036U AR APPEALS TRIBUNAL CHAIRMAN 1 GRADE SE01 36 SB39
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(6) U076U DWS WORKFORCE INVESTMENT DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE01 1
(7) D002N STATE DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR LEAD 2 GRADE IT11 2
(8) D006N STATE SYSTEMS ARCHITECT 2 GRADE IT10 3
(9) D001C STATE DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR 3 GRADE IT09 4
(10) D007C INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGER 3 GRADE IT08 5
(11) D017C INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY SPEC 1 GRADE IT07 6
(12) D038C SENIOR SOFTWARE SUPPORT ANALYST 12 GRADE IT06 7
(13) D022C SYSTEMS SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IT06 8
(14) D061C INFORMATION SYSTEMS COORDINATION SPEC 1 GRADE IT05 9
(15) D052C SOFTWARE SUPPORT ANALYST 6 GRADE IT05 10
(16) D071C COMPUTER SUPPORT ANALYST 2 GRADE IT03 11
(17) G324C ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, REEMPLOYMENT 1 GRADE GS15 12
(18) A139C CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER 1 GRADE GS15 13
(19) G349C DWS CHIEF OF LEGAL SERVICES 1 GRADE GS15 14
(20) G007N ACOM DWS GENERAL COUNSEL 1 GRADE GS14 15
(21) N051N ACOM DWS ASST DIR, EMPLOYMENT ASSIST 1 GRADE GS13 16
(22) N050N ACOM DWS ASST DIR, FINANCIAL MAN 1 GRADE GS13 17
(23) N049N ACOM DWS ASST DIR, INFO AND TECH 1 GRADE GS13 18
(24) N074N ACOM DWS ASST DIR, UNEMPLOYMENT INS 1 GRADE GS13 19
(25) G004C MANAGING ATTORNEY 1 GRADE GS13 20
(26) G010C ACOM DIVISION MANAGER 2 GRADE GS12 21
(27) G016N ACOM DWS ASST DIR GRANTS RESOURCE ADM 1 GRADE GS12 22
(28) P007N ACOM DWS DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 1 GRADE GS12 23
(29) G020C ACOM DWS PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR 3 GRADE GS12 24
(30) R006C HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE GS12 25
(31) A031C ASSISTANT CONTROLLER 3 GRADE GS11 26
(32) G047C ATTORNEY SPECIALIST 4 GRADE GS11 27
(33) G068C ACOM DWS AREA OPERATIONS CHIEF 6 GRADE GS10 28
(34) E074C ACOM PROGRAM COORDINATOR 2 GRADE GS10 29
(35) G076C ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MANAGER 1 GRADE GS10 30
(36) G073C ATTORNEY 11 GRADE GS10 31
(37) A044C AUDIT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS10 32
(38) G288C ACOM DWS DIVISION MANAGER 2 GRADE GS09 33
(39) R015C ACOM DWS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY MANAGER 1 GRADE GS09 34
(40) G243C ACOM DWS FIELD MANAGER III 2 GRADE GS09 35
(41) G110C ACOM DWS PROGRAM MANAGER 12 GRADE GS09 36 SB39
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(42) E075C ACOM PROGRAM ADVISOR 9 GRADE GS09 1
(43) R019C BUDGET MANAGER 1 GRADE GS09 2
(44) G109C GRANTS MANAGER 2 GRADE GS09 3
(45) A082C ACCOUNTANT II 1 GRADE GS08 4
(46) G128C ACOM DWS FIELD MANAGER II 14 GRADE GS08 5
(47) G127C ACOM DWS PROGRAM OPERATIONS MANAGER 29 GRADE GS08 6
(48) G114C ACOM DWS WORKFORCE INVEST REG ADVIS 2 GRADE GS08 7
(49) R021C BUDGET ANALYST 2 GRADE GS08 8
(50) A116C BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 9
(51) A066C INTERNAL AUDITOR 4 GRADE GS08 10
(52) R014C PERSONNEL MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 11
(53) V007C PROCUREMENT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS08 12
(54) A041C PROGRAM FISCAL MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 13
(55) A060C SENIOR AUDITOR 5 GRADE GS08 14
(56) A089C ACCOUNTANT I 4 GRADE GS07 15
(57) G149C ACOM DWS FIELD MANAGER I 10 GRADE GS07 16
(58) G181C ACOM DWS PROGRAM MONITOR 52 GRADE GS07 17
(59) G209C ACOM DWS PROGRAM SUPERVISOR 22 GRADE GS07 18
(60) G196C ACOM DWS SATELLITE OFFICE SUPERVISOR 6 GRADE GS07 19
(61) A085C ACOM DWS SR FIELD TAX REPRESENTATIVE 2 GRADE GS07 20
(62) G138C AGENCY ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OFFICER 8 GRADE GS07 21
(63) R024C ASSISTANT PERSONNEL MANAGER 1 GRADE GS07 22
(64) A081C AUDITOR 3 GRADE GS07 23
(65) C010C EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR 3 GRADE GS07 24
(66) A075C FINANCIAL ANALYST I 2 GRADE GS07 25
(67) S017C MAINTENANCE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07 26
(68) A065C PAYROLL SERVICES COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07 27
(69) A073C PROGRAM/FIELD AUDITOR SUPERVISOR 2 GRADE GS07 28
(70) X047C REAL ESTATE MANAGER 1 GRADE GS07 29
(71) E040C STAFF DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07 30
(72) A092C ACOM DWS FIELD TAX REP 14 GRADE GS06 31
(73) C032C ACOM DWS UI CLAIM TECHNICIAN 9 GRADE GS06 32
(74) X139C ACOM DWS UI INVESTIGATOR 10 GRADE GS06 33
(75) G217C ACOM DWS WORKFORCE SPECIALIST 191 GRADE GS06 34
(76) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 11 GRADE GS06 35
(77) R027C BUDGET SPECIALIST 3 GRADE GS06 36 SB39
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(78) A074C FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR 5 GRADE GS06 1
(79) R025C HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 2
(80) G179C LEGAL SERVICES SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS06 3
(81) S033C MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR 3 GRADE GS06 4
(82) A084C PROGRAM/FIELD AUDIT SPECIALIST 2 GRADE GS06 5
(83) B076C RESEARCH PROJECT ANALYST 9 GRADE GS06 6
(84) E046C TRAINING INSTRUCTOR 11 GRADE GS06 7
(85) C050C ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS05 8
(86) V014C BUYER 1 GRADE GS05 9
(87) G220C DWS UNIT SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS05 10
(88) A091C FISCAL SUPPORT ANALYST 9 GRADE GS05 11
(89) S032C PRINT SHOP SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS05 12
(90) S031C SKILLED TRADESMAN 1 GRADE GS05 13
(91) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 10 GRADE GS04 14
(92) A098C FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 13 GRADE GS04 15
(93) R036C HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST 2 GRADE GS04 16
(94) C046C LEGAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 9 GRADE GS04 17
(95) S046C MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN 1 GRADE GS04 18
(96) X183C ACOM DWS CLAIMS ADJUDICATOR 4 GRADE GS03 19
(97) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 8 GRADE GS03 20
(98) C087C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST I 2 GRADE GS02 21
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 627 22
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SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 24
to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the Division of Workforce 25
Services Trust Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the 26
Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Operations for the 27
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 28
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 30
NO. 2025-2026 31
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $29,170,849 32
(02) EXTRA HELP 1,000,000 33
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 11,642,535 34
(04) OVERTIME 360,000 35
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 36 SB39
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(A) OPER. EXPENSE 19,335,741 1
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 396,990 2
(C) PROF. FEES 1,672,462 3
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 4
(E) DATA PROC. 0 5
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $63,578,577 6
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND EXPENSES - CASH. 8
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable 9
from the cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19 -4-801, for unemployment 10
benefit payments and other expenses including disaster relief payments, 11
training allowances, payments to participant contractors and Unemployment 12
Insurance Trust Fund loan repayments by the Department of Commerce - Division 13
of Workforce Services - Unemployment Benefits and Expenses - Cash for the 14
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 15
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17
NO. 2025-2026 18
(01) DISASTER RELIEF PAYMENTS $350,000 19
(02) FEDERALLY PAID BENEFITS PAYMENTS 200,000,000 20
(03) U I BENEFITS - REIMBURSABLE EMPLOYERS 1,000,000 21
(04) U I BENEFITS - TAXABLE EMPLOYERS 500,000,000 22
(05) TRAINING ALLOWANCES 500,000 23
(06) PAYMENTS TO PART CONTRACTORS 150,000 24
(07) UI ADVANCE REPAYMENT 1 25
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $702,000,001 26
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS. There is hereby 28
appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the Division 29
of Workforce Services Special Fund , for payment of the annual assessment to 30
maintain voting member rights in the National Association of Workforce 31
Agencies by the Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - 32
Annual Assessments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 33
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 35
NO. 2025-2026 36 SB39
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(01) ANNUAL ASSESSMENT $26,000 1
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - EXCESS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND EXPENSES . 3
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable 4
from the Division of Workforce Services Special Fund , for construction, 5
personal services and matching, maintenance and general operating expenses 6
for the Administration Building and all other agency owned buildings, 7
building and land acquisition, rent of buildings, and payment of unemployment 8
benefits and expenses incurred by the Department of Commerce - Division of 9
Workforce Services in the administration of the Division of Workforce 10
Services Law, the Arkansas Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and the 11
Arkansas Works Act of 2016, or their successor programs and any other 12
programs transferred under the direction and supervision of the Division of 13
Workforce Services, when such expenses exceed funds available from other 14
sources by the Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - 15
Excess Unemployment Benefits and Expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 16
2026, the following: 17
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 19
NO. 2025-2026 20
(01) CONSTRUCTION $0 21
(02) RENT OF BUILDINGS 0 22
(03) PAYMENT/EXPENSES 4,026,000 23
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $4,026,000 24
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT . 26
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable 27
from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 28
State, for grant payments of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act by 29
the Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Workforce 30
Innovation and Opportunity Act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 31
following: 32
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 34
NO. 2025-2026 35
(01) WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY 36 SB39
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ACT PAYMENTS $30,000,000 1
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SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - U I TRUST FUND INTEREST/UNEMPLOYMENT 3
INSURANCE. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to 4
be payable from the Employment Security Advance Interest Trust Fund , for 5
paying interest incurred by the state on advances from the Federal 6
Unemployment Trust Fund, making refunds of advance interest taxes or interest 7
and penalty payments which were erroneously paid, and returning moneys to the 8
Unemployment Compensation Fund Clearing Account which were incorrectly 9
identified and erroneously transferred, if needed by the Department of 10
Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - U I Trust Fund 11
Interest/Unemployment Insurance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 12
following: 13
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 15
NO. 2025-2026 16
(01) U I TRUST FUND INTEREST $3,000,000 17
(02) LOAN INTEREST 1 18
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $3,000,001 19
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SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - REED ACT FUNDS. There is hereby 21
appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the cash 22
funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19 -4-801, for construction, improvement of 23
buildings, rent and lease costs, acquisition of data processing equipment, 24
acquisition of land, payment of salaries and related benefits, maintenance 25
and general operation and for the payment of unemployment insurance benefits 26
or as prescribed by the Social Security Act by the Department of Commerce - 27
Division of Workforce Services - Reed Act Funds for the fiscal year ending 28
June 30, 2026, the following: 29
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 31
NO. 2025-2026 32
(01) REED ACT FUNDS $1,000,000 33
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SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - NEW HIRE REGISTRY. There is hereby 35
appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the paying 36 SB39
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account as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal 1
services, maintenance and general operations by the Department of Commerce - 2
Division of Workforce Services - New Hire Registry for the fiscal year ending 3
June 30, 2026, the following: 4
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 6
NO. 2025-2026 7
(01) NEW HIRE REGISTRY -PERSONAL SERVICES, 8
MAINTENANCE & GENERAL OPERATIONS $250,000 9
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SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - DIVISION OF WORKFORCE SERVICES - TRAINING 11
TRUST FUND. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to 12
be payable from the Division of Workforce Services Training Trust Fund , for 13
personal services, operating expenses, and grants for the Worker Training 14
Program of the Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - 15
Training Trust Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 16
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
NO. 2025-2026 19
(01) PERSONAL SERVICES, OPERATING EXPENSES 20
AND GRANTS $2,500,000 21
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SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - DIVISION OF WORKFORCE SERVICES - 23
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION FUND . There is hereby appropriated, to 24
the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the Division of Workforce 25
Services Unemployment Insurance Administration Fund , for personal services 26
and operating expenses of the Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce 27
Services - Unemployment Insurance Administration Fund for the fiscal year 28
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 29
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 31
NO. 2025-2026 32
(01) ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES $6,000,000 33
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SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION - TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM . There 35
is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the 36 SB39
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cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 1
Officer of the State , for Payments of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program 2
by of the Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Trade 3
Adjustment Assistance Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 4
following: 5
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2025-2026 8
(01) TAA SUPPORTIVE SERVICES $200,000 9
(02) TAA VENDOR PAYMENTS 1,000,000 10
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,200,000 11
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SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - ADULT EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION - 13
OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to 14
be payable from the Division of Workforce Services Fund , for personal 15
services and operating expenses of the Department of Commerce - Division of 16
Workforce Services - Adult Education Administration - Operations for the 17
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 18
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 20
NO. 2025-2026 21
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,790,388 22
(02) EXTRA HELP 7,000 23
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 639,393 24
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 25
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 214,507 26
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 10,500 27
(C) PROF. FEES 0 28
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 29
(E) DATA PROC. 0 30
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,661,788 31
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SECTION 14. APPROPRIATION - FEDERAL ADULT BASIC EDUCATION . There is 33
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the 34
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for 35
personal services, operating expenses and grants by the Department of 36 SB39
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Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Federal Adult Basic Education for 1
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 2
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 4
NO. 2025-2026 5
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $423,968 6
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 146,387 7
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 8
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 132,467 9
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 50,200 10
(C) PROF. FEES 9,000 11
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 12
(E) DATA PROC. 0 13
(04) ADULT BASIC EDUCATION GRANTS 10,369,442 14
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $11,131,464 15
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SECTION 15. APPROPRIATION - GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON ADULT LITERACY . 17
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable 18
from the Division of Career and Technical Education Public School Fund 19
Account, for personal services, operating expenses and grants by the 20
Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Governor's 21
Commission on Adult Literacy for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 22
following: 23
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 25
NO. 2025-2026 26
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $28,445 27
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 9,591 28
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 29
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 52,242 30
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 6,005 31
(C) PROF. FEES 0 32
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 33
(E) DATA PROC. 0 34
(04) GRANTS TO LITERACY COUNCILS 1,000,000 35
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,096,283 36 SB39
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SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION - ADULT BASIC AND GENERAL EDUCATION . There 2
is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the 3
Division of Career and Technical Education Public School Fund Account , for 4
Adult Basic and General Adult Education grants and aid by the Department of 5
Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - Adult Basic and General Education 6
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 7
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 9
NO. 2025-2026 10
(01) ADULT BASIC & GENERAL ADULT EDUCATION $22,770,569 11
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SECTION 17. APPROPRIATION - GED TESTING. There is hereby appropriated, 13
to the Department of Commerce , to be payable from the Division of Career and 14
Technical Education Public School Fund Account , for the cost of individuals 15
taking the General Education Development (GED) test and official practice 16
test of the Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services - GED 17
Testing for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 18
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 20
NO. 2025-2026 21
(01) GED TEST COSTS $400,000 22
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SECTION 18. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 24
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. CARRY 25
FORWARD - NEW HIRE REGISTRY. Any balance in the funds made available by this 26
Act for the New Hire Registry which remain on June 30, 2025 2026, may be 27
carried forward into the next fiscal year, to be used for the same purpose. 28
Any carry forward of unexpended balance of funding as authorized herein, 29
may be carried forward under the following conditions: 30
(1) Prior to June 30, 2025 2026 the Agency shall by written statement 31
set forth its reason(s) for the need to carry forward said funding to the 32
Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget; 33
(2) The Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget shall 34
report to the Arkansas Legislative Council all amounts carried forward by the 35
September Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee meeting 36 SB39
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which report shall include the name of the Agency, Board, Commission or 1
Institution and the amount of the funding carried forward, the program name 2
or line item, the funding source of that appropriation and a copy of the 3
written request set forth in (1) above; 4
(3) Each Agency, Board, Commission or Institution shall provide a 5
written report to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 6
containing all information set forth in item (2) above, along with a written 7
statement as to the current status of the project, contract, purpose etc. for 8
which the carry forward was originally requested no later than thirty (30) 9
days prior to the time the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution presents 10
its budget request to the Arkansas Legislative Council/Joint Budget 11
Committee; and 12
(4) Thereupon, the Department of Finance and Administration shall 13
include all information obtained in item (3) above in the budget manuals 14
and/or a statement of non -compliance by the Agency, Board, Commission or 15
Institution. 16
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 17
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 18
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SECTION 19. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 20
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. EXTRA 21
HELP. There is hereby authorized, for the Division of Workforce Services for 22
the 2024-2025 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part -23
time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds 24
appropriated herein for such purposes: four hundred thirty three fifty(433) 25
(50) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to 26
exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or 27
its successor, for the appropriate classification. Any of these positions 28
utilized in a manner which are funded by federal sources are specifically 29
exempt from limitation of hours, either by Act or Regulation. 30
In order to comply with the timeliness requirements set forth by the 31
Social Security Act, the Chairman of the Board of Review is authorized to 32
utilize part-time or temporary employees from the pool of positions provided 33
to the Division of Workforce Services in any occurrence where the number of 34
appeals to the Board of Review or Appeal Tribunal increases above a level 35
that can be resolved by the permanent staff in a timely manner. The Division 36 SB39
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of Workforce Services will determine the appropriate funding source within 1
the Department for said positions. 2
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 3
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 4
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SECTION 20. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 6
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER 7
OF APPROPRIATION. Subject to such rules and regulations as may be 8
implemented by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State and after having sought 9
the prior approval by the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget 10
Committee, the Director of the Division of Workforce Services is hereby 11
authorized to make transfers from any appropriation made by this Act to any 12
other appropriation made by this Act with the exception of the "Reed Act 13
Funds" appropriations set forth in the Reed Act Funds appropriation section 14
of this Act, and of the appropriation made for Regular Salaries or 15
Maintenance and General Operation. Such transfers may be made whenever it 16
appears, by projecting the expenditures of any of the appropriations in this 17
Act, that there will be a deficiency of appropriation in one item and that 18
there will be a corresponding excess of appropriation in another item or 19
items which may be transferred. The transfer of appropriation shall be 20
effected only on approval of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State. Provided, 21
however, that no transfer of appropriations may be authorized to increase the 22
total amount appropriated for Regular Salaries, or Maintenance and General 23
Operations, except as may be authorized elsewhere by law. 24
Determining the maximum number of employees and the maximum amount of 25
appropriation and general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year 26
is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This is usually accomplished by 27
delineating such maximums in the appropriation act(s) for a state agency and 28
the general revenue allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by 29
amendment to the Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly 30
has determined that the Division of Workforce Services may operate more 31
efficiently if some flexibility is provided to the Division of Workforce 32
Services authorizing broad powers under this Section. Therefore, it is both 33
necessary and appropriate that the General Assembly maintain oversight by 34
requiring prior approval of the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 35
as provided by this section. The requirement of approval by the Legislative 36 SB39
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Council or Joint Budget Committee is not a severable part of this section. 1
If the requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 2
Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, 3
this entire section is void. 4
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 5
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 6
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SECTION 21. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 8
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRAINING 9
TRUST FUND TRANSFER. Immediately upon the effective date of this Act, the 10
Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall transfer on his or her books and 11
those of the State Treasurer and the Auditor of the State the sum of up to 12
two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) from the Division of 13
Workforce Services Training Trust Fund to the Skills Development Fund. 14
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 15
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 16
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SECTION 22. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 18
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. FEDERAL 19
MATCHING. The funds appropriated in Sections for Adult Basic and General 20
Adult Education of this Act may also be used to match any available federal 21
funds from any agency in order to provide the maximum amount of money 22
possible for the purposes enumerated in such Section. 23
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 24
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 25
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SECTION 23. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 27
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. ADULT 28
EDUCATION DISTRIBUTION. All funds that become available for Adult Education 29
shall be distributed to those administrative units determined to be operating 30
efficient adult education programs, under criteria established by the 31
Division of Workforce Services. The criteria shall include the relative 32
efficiency of administration of the program in the counties served and 33
achievement of federal performance indicators. The Division of Workforce 34
Services shall promulgate rules and regulations for the distribution of funds 35
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distribution of funds to local units the Board shall consider performance in 1
meeting state and federal performance indicators. Unallocated funds will be 2
redistributed based upon need as determined by the Division of Workforce 3
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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 25. 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 26. 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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