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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 41 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 OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 10
AND FUNDS TO ALLEVIATE CONDITIONS ARISING IN PUBLIC 11
EMERGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; 12
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 13
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AN ACT FOR THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 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 - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established 24
for the Office of the Governor for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following 25
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) Q420U OFF OF THE GOV CHIEF OF STAFF 1 GRADE SE04 32
(2) Q423U OFF OF THE GOV CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL 1 GRADE SE03 33
(3) Q421U OFF OF THE GOV DEP CHIEF OF STAFF 2 GRADE SE03 34
(4) Q422U OFF OF THE GOV PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIR 1 GRADE SE03 35
(5) Q123U GOV OFC EXECUTIVE SECRETARY 1 GRADE SE01 36 SB41
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(6) Q133U GOV OFC CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL 1 GRADE GS15 1
(7) Q022U GOV OFC SR. MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT 7 GRADE GS14 2
(8) Q081U GOV OFC SR. EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 5 GRADE GS13 3
(9) Q121U GOV OFC MANAGER OFFICER ADMIN 1 GRADE GS12 4
(10) Q050U GOV OFC EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT II 4 GRADE GS11 5
(11) Q120U GOV OFC EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT I 5 GRADE GS10 6
(12) Q068U GOV OFC MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST 12 GRADE GS09 7
(13) Q115U GOV OFC ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT III 2 GRADE GS08 8
(14) Q076U GOV OFC ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT II 13 GRADE GS07 9
(15) Q114U GOV OFC ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT I 4 GRADE GS06 10
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 60 11
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 13
the Office of the Governor for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following 14
maximum number of part -time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra 15
Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: seven (7) 16
temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed 17
those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its 18
successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 19
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 21
to the Office of the Governor , to be payable from the State Central Services 22
Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Office of the 23
Governor for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 24
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 26
NO. 2025-2026 27
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $4,504,822 28
(02) EXTRA HELP 8,789 29
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,502,658 30
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 31
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 446,706 32
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 15,200 33
(C) PROF. FEES 14,000 34
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 35
(E) DATA PROC. 0 36 SB41
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TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $6,492,175 1
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - GOVERNOR'S EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION . There is 3
hereby appropriated, to the Office of the Governor , to be payable from the 4
Miscellaneous Revolving Fund , for the purpose provided by Arkansas Code 19 -2-5
404, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 6
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 8
NO. 2025-2026 9
(01) GOVERNOR'S EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION $500,000 10
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SECTION 5. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 12
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 13
TRANSFER PROVISION. After receiving approval from the Chief Fiscal Officer 14
of the State, and prior review by the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint 15
Budget Committee, the Agency is authorized to transfer appropriation from any 16
line item authorized in Operations Appropriation of the Governor’s Office in 17
this Act to any other line item authorized in Operations Appropriation. 18
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 19
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 20
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SECTION 6. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 22
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 23
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 24
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 25
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 26
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 27
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 28
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 29
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 30
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SECTION 7. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 32
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 33
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 34
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 35
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 36 SB41
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manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 1
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 2
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 3
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SECTION 8. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 5
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 6
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 7
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 8
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 9
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 10
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 11
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 12
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 13
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 14
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 15
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