Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SB71 Compare Versions

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1	1		Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
2		-	Act 896 of the Regular Session
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5		-	State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S4/7/25 1
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	3	+	State of Arkansas 1
6	4		95th General Assembly A Bill 2
7	5		Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 71 3
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9	7		By: Joint Budget Committee 5
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12	10		For An Act To Be Entitled 8
13	11		AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 9
14	12		AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR TRIAL COURT 10
15	13		ADMINISTRATORS, THE OFFICIAL COURT REPORTERS OF THE 11
16	14		CIRCUIT COURTS, JUVENILE PROBATION AND INTAKE 12
17	15		OFFICERS AND DRUG COURT JUVENILE PROBATION AND INTAKE 13
18	16		OFFICERS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; 14
19	17		AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 15
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22	20		Subtitle 18
23	21		AN ACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF 19
24	22		THE COURTS - COURT PERSONNEL 20
25	23		APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025 -2026 FISCAL 21
26	24		YEAR. 22
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29	27		BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 25
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31	29		SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATORS. There is 27
32	30		hereby established for the Administrative Office of the Courts - Trial Court 28
33	31		Administrators for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 29
34	32		regular employees. 30
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36	34		Maximum Annual 32
37	35		Maximum Salary Rate 33
38	36		Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 34
39	37		No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 35
40		-	(1) Q226C TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATOR 127 GRADE ~~SGS08~~ 36 ~~As Engrossed: S4/7/25~~ SB71
	38	+	(1) Q226C TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATOR 127 GRADE GS08 36 SB71
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45	41		MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 127 1
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47	43		SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATORS . There is hereby 3
48	44		appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to be payable from 4
49	45		the State Central Services Fund , for personal services, Trial Court 5
50	46		Administrator Substitutes expenses and Trial Court Administrators expenses of 6
51	47		the Trial Court Administrators of the Circuit Courts for the fiscal year 7
52	48		ending June 30, 2026, the following: 8
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54	50		ITEM FISCAL YEAR 10
55	51		NO. 2025-2026 11
56	52		(01) REGULAR SALARIES $7,610,945 12
57	53		(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 2,754,074 13
58	54		(03) TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATOR EXPENSES 175,000 14
59	55		(04) TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATOR SUBSTITUTES 175,000 15
60	56		TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $10,715,019 16
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62	58		SECTION 3. REGULAR SALARIES - COURT REPORTERS. There is hereby 18
63	59		established for the Administrative Office of the Courts - Official Court 19
64	60		Reporters of the Circuit Courts for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following 20
65	61		maximum number of regular employees. 21
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67	63		Maximum Annual 23
68	64		Maximum Salary Rate 24
69	65		Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 25
70	66		No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 26
71		-	(1) Q227C COURT REPORTER 127 GRADE ~~SGS09~~ 27
	67	+	(1) Q227C COURT REPORTER 127 GRADE GS09 27
72	68		MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 127 28
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74	70		SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - COURT REPORTERS. There is hereby 30
75	71		appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to be payable from 31
76	72		the State Central Services Fund , for personal services, expenses allowance, 32
77	73		indigent transcripts and court reporter substitutes of the Official Court 33
78	74		Reporters of the Circuit Courts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 34
79	75		following: 35
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85	79		ITEM FISCAL YEAR 1
86	80		NO. 2025-2026 2
87	81		(01) REGULAR SALARIES $8,335,221 3
88	82		(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 2,920,440 4
89	83		(03) EXPENSES ALLOWANCE 350,000 5
90	84		(04) INDIGENT TRANSCRIPTS 600,000 6
91	85		(05) COURT REPORTER SUBSTITUTES 375,000 7
92	86		TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $12,580,661 8
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94	88		SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - JUVENILE PROBATION & INTAKE OFFICERS . There 10
95	89		is hereby appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to be 11
96	90		payable from the State Central Services Fund , for reimbursement of a portion 12
97	91		of the salaries of full -time juvenile probation and intake officers in 13
98	92		accordance with Arkansas Code 16 -13-327 and Arkansas Code 16 -13-328 for the 14
99	93		fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 15
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101	95		ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17
102	96		NO. 2025-2026 18
103	97		(01) JUVENILE PROBATION & INTAKE OFFICERS $4,618,100 19
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105	99		SECTION 6. REGULAR SALARIES - DRUG COURT JUVENILE PROBATION & INTAKE 21
106	100		OFFICERS. There is hereby established for the Administrative Office of the 22
107	101		Courts - Drug Court Juvenile Probation & Intake Officers for the 2025-2026 23
108	102		fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 24
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110	104		Maximum Annual 26
111	105		Maximum Salary Rate 27
112	106		Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 28
113	107		No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 29
114		-	(1) Q231C DRUG COURT JUV PROB & INTAKE OFF 13 GRADE ~~SGS08~~ 30
	108	+	(1) Q231C DRUG COURT JUV PROB & INTAKE OFF 13 GRADE GS08 30
115	109		MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 13 31
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117	111		SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - DRUG COURT JUVENILE PROBATION & INTAKE 33
118	112		OFFICERS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the 34
119	113		Courts, to be payable from the State Central Services Fund , for personal 35
120		-	services for the Drug Court Juvenile Probation & Intake Officers and 36 ~~As Engrossed: S4/7/25~~ SB71
	114	+	services for the Drug Court Juvenile Probation & Intake Officers and 36 SB71
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125	117		operating expenses for risk assessment and behavioral screenings for the 1
126	118		fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 2
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128	120		ITEM FISCAL YEAR 4
129	121		NO. 2025-2026 5
130	122		(01) REGULAR SALARIES $718,242 6
131	123		(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 267,941 7
132	124		(03) ASSESSMENT-SCREENINGS EXPENSES 87,500 8
133	125		TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,073,683 9
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135	127		SECTION 8. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 11
136	128		authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 12
137	129		and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 13
138	130		the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 14
139	131		Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 15
140	132		Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 16
141	133		control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 17
142	134		the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 18
143	135		strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 19
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145	137		SECTION 9. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 21
146	138		Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 22
147	139		contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 23
148	140		which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 24
149	141		Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 25
150	142		manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 26
151	143		summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 27
152	144		Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 28
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154	146		SECTION 10. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 30
155	147		General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 31
156	148		the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 32
157	149		effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 33
158	150		the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 34
159	151		the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 35
160		-	effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 36 ~~As Engrossed: S4/7/25~~ SB71
	152	+	effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 36 SB71
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165	155		upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 1
166	156		programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 2
167	157		being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 3
168	158		and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 4
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