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Act 893 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 51 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 10
PROSECUTOR COORDINATOR FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 11
JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTOR 16
COORDINATOR APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025 -17
2026 FISCAL 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 - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established 23
for the Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, 24
the following maximum number of regular employees. 25
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Maximum Annual 27
Maximum Salary Rate 28
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 29
No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 30
(1) U091U PROSECUTOR COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SE02 31
(2) D030C INFORMATION SYSTEMS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE IT07 32
(3) D052C SOFTWARE SUPPORT ANALYST 2 GRADE IT05 33
(4) G023C DEPUTY PROSECUTOR COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS13 34
(5) G047C ATTORNEY SPECIALIST 3 GRADE GS11 35
(6) C010C EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS07 36 SB51
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(7) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 1
(8) G161C VICTIM/WITNESS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS06 2
(9) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 3
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 12 4
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SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 6
to the Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator , to be payable from the State 7
Central Services Fund , for personal services and operating expenses of the 8
Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator 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) REGULAR SALARIES $949,957 14
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 313,245 15
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 16
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 250,152 17
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 4,692 18
(C) PROF. FEES 0 19
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 20
(E) DATA PROC. 0 21
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,518,046 22
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROSECUTORIAL PROGRAMS . 24
There is hereby appropriated, to the Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator , to 25
be payable from the Law Enforcement and Prosecutor Drug Enforcement Training 26
Fund, for Law Enforcement and Prosecutor Drug Enforcement Training by the 27
Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator for the fiscal year ending June 30, 28
2026, the following: 29
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 31
NO. 2025-2026 32
(01) LAW ENFORCEMENT/PROSECUTORIAL PROGRAMS $70,660 33
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - JRJ LOAN REPAYMENT - FEDERAL. There is 35
hereby appropriated, to the Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator , to be 36 SB51
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payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of 1
the State, for refunds and reimbursements to eligible state and federal 2
public defenders and deputy prosecuting attorneys for qualified student loan 3
repayment of the Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator for the fiscal year 4
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 5
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2025-2026 8
(01) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS $88,881 9
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SECTION 5. REGULAR SALARIES - PAWS FOR JUSTICE - STATE. There is 11
hereby established for the Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator for the 2025-12
2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 13
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Maximum Annual 15
Maximum Salary Rate 16
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 17
No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 18
(1) T118C CERTIFIED FACILITY DOG HANDLER PROG 1 GRADE GS11 19
(2) T120C CERTIFIED FACILITY DOG HANDLER I 2 GRADE GS08 20
(3) T119C CERTIFIED FACILITY DOG HANDLER II 3 GRADE GS06 21
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 6 22
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - PAWS FOR JUSTICE - STATE. There is hereby 24
appropriated, to the Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator , to be payable from 25
the State Central Services Fund , for personal services and operating expenses 26
of the Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator for the fiscal year ending June 27
30, 2026, the following: 28
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 30
NO. 2025-2026 31
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $320,497 32
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 116,481 33
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 34
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 105,919 35
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 63,564 36 SB51
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(C) PROF. FEES 0 1
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 2
(E) DATA PROC. 0 3
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $606,461 4
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SECTION 7. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 6
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 7
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 8
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 9
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 10
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 11
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 12
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 13
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 14
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SECTION 8. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 16
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 17
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 18
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 19
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 20
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 21
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 22
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 23
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SECTION 9. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 25
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 26
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 27
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 28
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 29
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 30
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 31
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 32
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 33
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 34
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025.35
APPROVED: 4/18/25 36