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Arkansas Senate Bill SB72

Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

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11 Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
2-Act 776 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
64 95th General Assembly A Bill 2
75 Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 72 3
86 4
97 By: Joint Budget Committee 5
108 6
119 7
1210 For An Act To Be Entitled 8
1311 AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 9
1412 AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE 10
1513 OF THE COURTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 11
1614 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
1715 13
1816 14
1917 Subtitle 15
2018 AN ACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF 16
2119 THE COURTS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025 -17
2220 2026 FISCAL YEAR. 18
2321 19
2422 20
2523 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21
2624 22
2725 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established 23
2826 for the Administrative Office of the Courts for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, 24
2927 the following maximum number of regular employees. 25
3028 26
3129 Maximum Annual 27
3230 Maximum Salary Rate 28
3331 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 29
3432 No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 30
35- (1) Q004N AOC DIRECTOR 1 GRADE EXE04 31
36- (2) Q008N AOC DEPUTY DIRECTOR 1 GRADE EXE03 32
37- (3) Q260C AOC COURT APPLICATIONS BUSINESS DIR 1 GRADE IST12 33
38- (4) D143C AOC JUDICIAL CHIEF IT SECURITY ARCHITECT 1 GRADE IST11 34
39- (5) Q088C AOC COMPUTER SUPPORT MANAGER 1 GRADE IST09 35
40- (6) Q219C AOC DATA QUALITY MANAGER 2 GRADE IST09 36 As Engrossed: S4/7/25 SB72
33+ (1) Q004N AOC DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE04 31
34+ (2) Q260C AOC COURT APPLICATIONS BUSINESS DIR 1 GRADE IT12 32
35+ (3) D143C AOC JUDICIAL CHIEF IT SECURITY ARCHITECT 1 GRADE IT11 33
36+ (4) Q088C AOC COMPUTER SUPPORT MANAGER 1 GRADE IT09 34
37+ (5) Q219C AOC DATA QUALITY MANAGER 2 GRADE IT09 35
38+ (6) Q114C AOC COMPUTER SUPPORT ANALYST II 2 GRADE IT08 36 SB72
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45- (7) Q048C AOC SOFTWARE ENGINEER 2 GRADE IST06 1
46- (8) Q114C AOC COMPUTER SUPPORT ANALYST II 2 GRADE IST05 2
47- (9) Q014C AOC SPECIALTY COURT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS12 3
48- (10) Q058C AOC JUDICIAL BRANCH EDUCATION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SGS12 4
49- (11) Q050C AOC COURT INTERPRETER SERVICES DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SGS11 5
50- (12) Q071C AOC FISCAL OFFICER 1 GRADE SGS11 6
51- (13) Q104C AOC PERSONNEL MANAGER 2 GRADE SGS10 7
52- (14) Q082C AOC INTERPRETER SC:L 1 GRADE SGS10 8
53- (15) Q069C AOC CASA COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS10 9
54- (16) G309C AOC GRANTS MANAGER 1 GRADE SGS10 10
55- (17) Q258C AOC JUVENILE JUSTICE SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS10 11
56- (18) Q089C AOC OFFICE MANAGER 1 GRADE SGS10 12
57- (19) Q057C AOC PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER 1 GRADE SGS10 13
58- (20) Q081C AOC SPANISH INTERPRETER 4 GRADE SGS10 14
59- (21) Q070C AOC REGIONAL FUNCTIONAL SPECIALIST 6 GRADE SGS09 15
60- (22) Q289C AOC DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS08 16
61- (23) Q113C AOC EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 5 GRADE SGS08 17
62- (24) Q102C AOC JUDICIAL EDUCATION SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS08 18
63- (25) A142C AOC PAYROLL SERVICES SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS08 19
64- (26) Q105C AOC RESEARCH ANALYST 1 GRADE SGS08 20
65- (27) Q009C AOC MANAGING ATTORNEY 2 GRADE SPC10 21
66- (28) Q019C AOC SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY 3 GRADE SPC06 22
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41+ (7) Q048C AOC SOFTWARE ENGINEER 2 GRADE IT08 1
42+ (8) Q070C AOC REGIONAL FUNCTIONAL SPECIALIST 6 GRADE IT07 2
43+ (9) Q082C AOC INTERPRETER SC:L 1 GRADE IT06 3
44+ (10) Q008N AOC DEPUTY DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS15 4
45+ (11) Q009C AOC MANAGING ATTORNEY 2 GRADE GS15 5
46+ (12) Q019C AOC SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY 3 GRADE GS14 6
47+ (13) Q050C AOC COURT INTERPRETER SERVICES DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS13 7
48+ (14) Q071C AOC FISCAL OFFICER 1 GRADE GS13 8
49+ (15) Q058C AOC JUDICIAL BRANCH EDUCATION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS12 9
50+ (16) Q104C AOC PERSONNEL MANAGER 2 GRADE GS12 10
51+ (17) Q014C AOC SPECIALTY COURT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS12 11
52+ (18) Q069C AOC CASA COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS11 12
53+ (19) G309C AOC GRANTS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS11 13
54+ (20) Q258C AOC JUVENILE JUSTICE SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS11 14
55+ (21) Q089C AOC OFFICE MANAGER 1 GRADE GS11 15
56+ (22) Q057C AOC PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER 1 GRADE GS10 16
57+ (23) Q081C AOC SPANISH INTERPRETER 4 GRADE GS10 17
58+ (24) Q289C AOC DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS09 18
59+ (25) Q113C AOC EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 5 GRADE GS08 19
60+ (26) Q102C AOC JUDICIAL EDUCATION SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS08 20
61+ (27) A142C AOC PAYROLL SERVICES SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS08 21
62+ (28) Q105C AOC RESEARCH ANALYST 1 GRADE GS08 22
6763 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 47 23
6864 24
6965 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 25
7066 the Administrative Office of the Courts - Operations for the 2025-2026 fiscal 26
7167 year, the following maximum number of part -time or temporary employees, to be 27
7268 known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such 28
7369 purposes: two (2) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of 29
7470 pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and 30
7571 Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate 31
7672 classification. 32
7773 33
7874 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 34
7975 to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to be payable from the State 35
80-Central Services Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the 36 As Engrossed: S4/7/25 SB72
76+Central Services Fund , for personal services and operating expenses of the 36 SB72
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8579 Administrative Office of the Courts - Operations for the fiscal year ending 1
8680 June 30, 2026, the following: 2
8781 3
8882 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 4
8983 NO. 2025-2026 5
9084 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $3,873,747 6
9185 (02) EXTRA HELP 5,000 7
9286 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,260,512 8
9387 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 9
9488 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 619,627 10
9589 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 35,000 11
9690 (C) PROF. FEES 45,000 12
9791 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 164,500 13
9892 (E) DATA PROC. 0 14
9993 (05) JUDICIAL EDUCATION 400,000 15
10094 (06) COURT INTERPRETER FEES 519,350 16
10195 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $6,922,736 17
10296 18
10397 SECTION 4. REGULAR SALARIES - DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMISSION . There is 19
10498 hereby established for the Administrative Office of the Courts - Dispute 20
10599 Resolution Commission for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum 21
106100 number of regular employees. 22
107101 23
108102 Maximum Annual 24
109103 Maximum Salary Rate 25
110104 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 26
111105 No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 27
112- (1) Q020C AOC ADR PROGRAM COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS12 28
113- (2) Q132C AOC ADR TRAINING COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SGS08 29
114- (3) Q113C AOC EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 1 GRADE SGS08 30
106+ (1) Q020C AOC ADR PROGRAM COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS12 28
107+ (2) Q132C AOC ADR TRAINING COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS08 29
108+ (3) Q113C AOC EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 1 GRADE GS08 30
115109 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 3 31
116110 32
117111 SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMISSION - STATE. 33
118112 There is hereby appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to 34
119113 be payable from the State Central Services Fund , for personal services, 35
120-operating expenses and grants of the Administrative Office of the Courts - 36 As Engrossed: S4/7/25 SB72
114+operating expenses and grants of the Administrative Office of the Courts - 36 SB72
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125117 Dispute Resolution Commission - State for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1
126118 2026, the following: 2
127119 3
128120 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 4
129121 NO. 2025-2026 5
130122 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $223,578 6
131123 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 75,116 7
132124 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 8
133125 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 35,514 9
134126 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 15,000 10
135127 (C) PROF. FEES 31,604 11
136128 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 12
137129 (E) DATA PROC. 0 13
138130 (04) ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION GRANTS 25,000 14
139131 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $405,812 15
140132 16
141133 SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMISSION - 17
142134 CASH. There is hereby appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the 18
143135 Courts, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as 19
144136 determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for operating expenses, 20
145137 fees and services of the Administrative Office of the Courts - Alternative 21
146138 Dispute Resolution Commission - Cash for the fiscal year ending June 30, 22
147139 2026, the following: 23
148140 24
149141 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 25
150142 NO. 2025-2026 26
151143 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 27
152144 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $125,000 28
153145 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 30,000 29
154146 (C) PROF. FEES 120,000 30
155147 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 31
156148 (E) DATA PROC. 0 32
157149 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $275,000 33
158150 34
159151 SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - HEARING & VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS - STATE. There 35
160-is hereby appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts, to be 36 As Engrossed: S4/7/25 SB72
152+is hereby appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to be 36 SB72
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165155 payable from the State Central Services Fund , for operating expenses for 1
166156 reasonable accommodations for persons with hearing and visual impairments to 2
167157 act as a venire person or juror for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 3
168158 following: 4
169159 5
170160 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 6
171161 NO. 2025-2026 7
172162 (01) AUXILIARY AIDS -HEARING & VISUAL 8
173163 IMPAIRMENTS $10,000 9
174164 10
175165 SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - DISTRICT JUDGES CONTINUING EDUCATION - 11
176166 STATE. There is hereby appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the 12
177167 Courts, to be payable from the State Central Services Fund , for operating 13
178168 expenses for a continuing education program for District Judges for the 14
179169 fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 15
180170 16
181171 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17
182172 NO. 2025-2026 18
183173 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 19
184174 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $60,000 20
185175 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 20,000 21
186176 (C) PROF. FEES 0 22
187177 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 23
188178 (E) DATA PROC. 0 24
189179 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $80,000 25
190180 26
191181 SECTION 9. REGULAR SALARIES - DIVISION OF DEPENDENCY -NEGLECT 27
192182 REPRESENTATION. There is hereby established for the Administrative Office of 28
193183 the Courts - Division of Dependency-Neglect Representation for the 2025-2026 29
194184 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 30
195185 31
196186 Maximum Annual 32
197187 Maximum Salary Rate 33
198188 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 34
199189 No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 35
200- (1) Q191C AOC DATA ANALYST 1 GRADE IST06 36 As Engrossed: S4/7/25 SB72
190+ (1) Q191C AOC DATA ANALYST 1 GRADE IT06 36 SB72
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205- (2) Q019C AOC SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY 2 GRADE SPC06 1
206- (3) Q029C AOC AD LITEM ATTORNEY 34 GRADE SPC05 2
207- (4) Q113C AOC EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 1 GRADE SGS08 3
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193+ (2) Q019C AOC SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY 2 GRADE GS14 1
194+ (3) Q029C AOC AD LITEM ATTORNEY 34 GRADE GS13 2
195+ (4) Q113C AOC EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 1 GRADE GS08 3
208196 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 38 4
209197 5
210198 SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - DIVISION OF DEPENDENCY -NEGLECT 6
211199 REPRESENTATION. There is hereby appropriated, to the Administrative Office 7
212200 of the Courts, to be transferred from the State Administration of Justice 8
213201 Fund, and to be payable from the State Central Services Fund , for personal 9
214202 services and operating expenses of the Administrative Office of the Courts - 10
215203 Division of Dependency -Neglect Representation for the fiscal year ending June 11
216204 30, 2026, the following: 12
217205 13
218206 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 14
219207 NO. 2025-2026 15
220208 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $3,307,962 16
221209 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,060,799 17
222210 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 18
223211 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 566,514 19
224212 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 10,000 20
225213 (C) PROF. FEES 1,405,816 21
226214 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 22
227215 (E) DATA PROC. 0 23
228216 (04) LOCAL CASA PROGRAM GRANTS 1,750,000 24
229217 (05) ATTORNEY AD LITEM FEES/REIMBURSEMENTS 396,750 25
230218 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $8,497,841 26
231219 27
232220 SECTION 11. REGULAR SALARIES - COURT AUTOMATION. There is hereby 28
233221 established for the Administrative Office of the Courts - Court Automation 29
234222 for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular 30
235223 employees. 31
236224 32
237225 Maximum Annual 33
238226 Maximum Salary Rate 34
239227 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 35
240- No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 36 As Engrossed: S4/7/25 SB72
228+ No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 36 SB72
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244-
245- (1) Q012N AOC CIS DIVISION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE IST15 1
246- (2) Q015N AOC APPLICATIONS DIRECTOR 1 GRADE IST12 2
247- (3) Q261C AOC IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE DIR 1 GRADE IST12 3
248- (4) Q062N AOC SYSTEMS DIRECTOR 1 GRADE IST12 4
249- (5) N187N CIS DIVISION ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 1 GRADE IST12 5
250- (6) Q259C AOC JUDICIAL CHIEF IT SECURITY OFFICER 1 GRADE IST11 6
251- (7) Q005C AOC DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR 2 GRADE IST11 7
252- (8) Q140C AOC DEVELOPMENT TEAM MANAGER 1 GRADE IST10 8
253- (9) Q028C AOC TECHNICAL TEAM MANAGER 1 GRADE IST10 9
254- (10) Q136C AOC INFORMATION SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR 2 GRADE IST09 10
255- (11) Q016C AOC PROGRAM MANAGER 1 GRADE IST09 11
256- (12) Q190C AOC PROJECT MANAGER II 3 GRADE IST07 12
257- (13) Q138C AOC QUALITY ASSURANCE LEAD 1 GRADE IST07 13
258- (14) Q139C AOC IT SECURITY ANALYST 1 GRADE IST06 14
259- (15) Q142C AOC SOFTWARE ENGINEER 4 GRADE IST06 15
260- (16) Q049C AOC TECHNICAL ANALYST 3 GRADE IST06 16
261- (17) Q101C AOC WEBSITE DEVELOPER 1 GRADE IST06 17
262- (18) Q135C AOC BUSINESS ANALYST 4 GRADE IST06 18
263- (19) Q191C AOC DATA ANALYST 1 GRADE IST06 19
264- (20) Q189C AOC PROJECT ANALYST 2 GRADE IST06 20
265- (21) Q137C AOC QUALITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE IST06 21
266- (22) Q300C AOC QUALITY ENGINEER 1 GRADE IST06 22
267- (23) Q068C AOC APPLICATIONS SPECIALIST 8 GRADE IST05 23
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231+ (1) Q015N AOC APPLICATIONS DIRECTOR 1 GRADE IT12 1
232+ (2) Q012N AOC CIS DIVISION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE IT12 2
233+ (3) Q261C AOC IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE DIR 1 GRADE IT12 3
234+ (4) Q062N AOC SYSTEMS DIRECTOR 1 GRADE IT12 4
235+ (5) N187N CIS DIVISION ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 1 GRADE IT12 5
236+ (6) Q259C AOC JUDICIAL CHIEF IT SECURITY OFFICER 1 GRADE IT11 6
237+ (7) Q016C AOC PROGRAM MANAGER 1 GRADE IT11 7
238+ (8) Q005C AOC DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR 2 GRADE IT10 8
239+ (9) Q140C AOC DEVELOPMENT TEAM MANAGER 1 GRADE IT10 9
240+ (10) Q028C AOC TECHNICAL TEAM MANAGER 1 GRADE IT10 10
241+ (11) Q136C AOC INFORMATION SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR 2 GRADE IT09 11
242+ (12) Q139C AOC IT SECURITY ANALYST 1 GRADE IT08 12
243+ (13) Q190C AOC PROJECT MANAGER II 3 GRADE IT08 13
244+ (14) Q142C AOC SOFTWARE ENGINEER 4 GRADE IT08 14
245+ (15) Q049C AOC TECHNICAL ANALYST 3 GRADE IT08 15
246+ (16) Q101C AOC WEBSITE DEVELOPER 1 GRADE IT08 16
247+ (17) Q135C AOC BUSINESS ANALYST 4 GRADE IT07 17
248+ (18) Q191C AOC DATA ANALYST 1 GRADE IT06 18
249+ (19) Q189C AOC PROJECT ANALYST 2 GRADE IT06 19
250+ (20) Q138C AOC QUALITY ASSURANCE LEAD 1 GRADE GS12 20
251+ (21) Q068C AOC APPLICATIONS SPECIALIST 8 GRADE GS11 21
252+ (22) Q137C AOC QUALITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS11 22
253+ (23) Q113C AOC EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 1 GRADE GS08 23
268254 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 43 24
269255 25
270256 SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION - COURT AUTOMATION. There is hereby 26
271257 appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to be payable from 27
272258 the Judicial Fine Collection Enhancement Fund , for personal services, 28
273259 operating expenses and other costs associated with the state court automation 29
274260 system by the Administrative Office of the Courts - Court Automation for the 30
275261 fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 31
276262 32
277263 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 33
278264 NO. 2025-2026 34
279265 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $3,598,673 35
280-(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,167,176 36 As Engrossed: S4/7/25 SB72
266+(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,167,176 36 SB72
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285269 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 1
286270 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 2,450,000 2
287271 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 25,000 3
288272 (C) PROF. FEES 50,000 4
289273 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 801,590 5
290274 (E) DATA PROC. 0 6
291275 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $8,092,439 7
292276 8
293277 SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - COURT AUTOMATION - CASH. There is hereby 9
294278 appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to be payable from 10
295279 the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 11
296280 Fiscal Officer of the State , for operating expenses and other costs 12
297281 associated with the state court automation system of the Administrative 13
298282 Office of the Courts - Court Automation - Cash for the fiscal year ending 14
299283 June 30, 2026, the following: 15
300284 16
301285 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17
302286 NO. 2025-2026 18
303287 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 19
304288 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $150,000 20
305289 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 21
306290 (C) PROF. FEES 0 22
307291 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 23
308292 (E) DATA PROC. 0 24
309293 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $150,000 25
310294 26
311295 SECTION 14. APPROPRIATION - DISTRICT JUDGES & CLERKS CONTINUING 27
312296 EDUCATION. There is hereby appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the 28
313297 Courts, to be payable from the District Court Judge and District Court Clerk 29
314298 Education Fund, for operating expenses for the purpose of providing 30
315299 continuing education to District Court Judges and District Courts Clerks by 31
316300 the Administrative Office of the Courts - District Court Judges & Clerks 32
317301 Continuing Education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 33
318302 34
319303 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 35
320- NO. 2025 -2026 36 As Engrossed: S4/7/25 SB72
304+ NO. 2025-2026 36 SB72
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325307 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 1
326308 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $100,000 2
327309 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 10,000 3
328310 (C) PROF. FEES 10,000 4
329311 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 5
330312 (E) DATA PROC. 0 6
331313 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $120,000 7
332314 8
333315 SECTION 15. REGULAR SALARIES - COURT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM - FEDERAL. 9
334316 There is hereby established for the Administrative Office of the Courts - 10
335317 Court Improvement - Federal for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following 11
336318 maximum number of regular employees. 12
337319 13
338320 Maximum Annual 14
339321 Maximum Salary Rate 15
340322 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 16
341323 No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 17
342- (1) Q056C AOC CIP PROGRAM MANAGER 1 GRADE SGS10 18
324+ (1) Q056C AOC CIP PROGRAM MANAGER 1 GRADE GS12 18
343325 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1 19
344326 20
345327 SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION - COURT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM - FEDERAL. There 21
346328 is hereby appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to be 22
347329 payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of 23
348330 the State, for personal services, operating expenses and grants of the 24
349331 Administrative Office of the Courts - Court Improvement Program - Federal for 25
350332 the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 26
351333 27
352334 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 28
353335 NO. 2025-2026 29
354336 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $67,947 30
355337 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 23,527 31
356338 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 32
357339 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 350,000 33
358340 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 150,000 34
359341 (C) PROF. FEES 30,000 35
360- (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 36 As Engrossed: S4/7/25 SB72
342+ (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 36 SB72
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365345 (E) DATA PROC. 0 1
366346 (04) DEPENDENCY NEGLECT GRANTS 140,000 2
367347 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $761,474 3
368348 4
369349 SECTION 17. REGULAR SALARIES - ACCESS & VISITATION MEDIATION - FEDERAL. 5
370350 There is hereby established for the Administrative Office of the Courts 6
371351 Access & Visitation Mediation - Federal for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the 7
372352 following maximum number of regular employees. 8
373353 9
374354 Maximum Annual 10
375355 Maximum Salary Rate 11
376356 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 12
377357 No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 13
378- (1) Q121C AOC DIRECTOR ACCESS & VISITATION 1 GRADE SGS07 14
358+ (1) Q121C AOC DIRECTOR ACCESS & VISITATION 1 GRADE GS07 14
379359 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1 15
380360 16
381361 SECTION 18. APPROPRIATION - ACCESS & VISITATION MEDIATION - FEDERAL. 17
382362 There is hereby appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to 18
383363 be payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer 19
384364 of the State, for personal services and operating expenses of the 20
385365 Administrative Office of the Courts - Access & Visitation Mediation - Federal 21
386366 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 22
387367 23
388368 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 24
389369 NO. 2025-2026 25
390370 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $43,010 26
391371 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 17,933 27
392372 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 28
393373 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 10,000 29
394374 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 30
395375 (C) PROF. FEES 85,000 31
396376 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 32
397377 (E) DATA PROC. 0 33
398378 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $155,943 34
399379 35
400- SECTION 19. REGULAR SALARIES - COURT SECURITY GRANTS. There is hereby 36 As Engrossed: S4/7/25 SB72
380+ SECTION 19. REGULAR SALARIES - COURT SECURITY GRANTS . There is hereby 36 SB72
401381
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404-
382+ 11 01/15/2025 1:29:52 PM JAR037
405383 established for the Administrative Office of the Courts - Court Security 1
406384 Grants for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular 2
407385 employees. 3
408386 4
409387 Maximum Annual 5
410388 Maximum Salary Rate 6
411389 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 7
412390 No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 8
413- (1) Q133C AOC DIR OF SEC & EMER PREPAREDNESS 1 GRADE LES09 9
391+ (1) Q133C AOC DIR OF SEC & EMER PREPAREDNESS 1 GRADE GS12 9
414392 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1 10
415393 11
416394 SECTION 20. APPROPRIATION - COURT SECURITY GRANTS . There is hereby 12
417395 appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to be payable from 13
418396 the State Central Services Fund , for personal services, operating expenses 14
419397 and security grants of the Administrative Office of the Courts - Court 15
420398 Security Grants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 16
421399 17
422400 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
423401 NO. 2025-2026 19
424402 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $97,565 20
425403 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 30,331 21
426404 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 22
427405 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 25,000 23
428406 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,000 24
429407 (C) PROF. FEES 5,000 25
430408 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 26
431409 (E) DATA PROC. 0 27
432410 (04) SECURITY GRANTS 500,000 28
433411 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $660,896 29
434412 30
435413 SECTION 21. APPROPRIATION - COUNTY JUROR REIMBURSEMENT . There is 31
436414 hereby appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to be 32
437415 payable from the County Juror Reimbursement Fund , for reimbursing Arkansas 33
438416 counties for the costs of jurors by the Administrative Office of the Courts - 34
439417 County Juror Reimbursement for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 35
440-following: 36 As Engrossed: S4/7/25 SB72
418+following: 36 SB72
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444-
420+ 12 01/15/2025 1:29:52 PM JAR037
445421 1
446422 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
447423 NO. 2025-2026 3
448424 (01) COUNTY JUROR REIMBURSEMENTS $850,000 4
449425 5
450426 SECTION 22. APPROPRIATION - COURT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM . There is hereby 6
451427 appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to be payable from 7
452428 the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 8
453429 Fiscal Officer of the State , for operating expenses of the Administrative 9
454430 Office of the Courts - Court Management Program for the fiscal year ending 10
455431 June 30, 2026, the following: 11
456432 12
457433 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 13
458434 NO. 2025-2026 14
459435 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 15
460436 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $25,000 16
461437 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 17
462438 (C) PROF. FEES 0 18
463439 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 19
464440 (E) DATA PROC. 0 20
465441 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $25,000 21
466442 22
467443 SECTION 23. APPROPRIATION - USDOT CASE MANAGEMENT . There is hereby 23
468444 appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to be payable from 24
469445 the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for 25
470446 operating expenses for the US Department of Transportation Case Management 26
471447 Program of the Administrative Office of the Courts - USDOT Case Management 27
472448 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 28
473449 29
474450 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 30
475451 NO. 2025-2026 31
476452 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 32
477453 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $484,000 33
478454 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 34
479455 (C) PROF. FEES 0 35
480- (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 36 As Engrossed: S4/7/25 SB72
456+ (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 36 SB72
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483-
484-
458+ 13 01/15/2025 1:29:52 PM JAR037
485459 (E) DATA PROC. 0 1
486460 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $484,000 2
487461 3
488462 SECTION 24. APPROPRIATION - COURT INTERPRETERS. There is hereby 4
489463 appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to be payable from 5
490464 the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 6
491465 Fiscal Officer of the State , for operating expenses associated with fees from 7
492466 Court Interpreter candidates and interpreter fees ordered by judges for the 8
493467 fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 9
494468 10
495469 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 11
496470 NO. 2025-2026 12
497471 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 13
498472 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $10,000 14
499473 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 15
500474 (C) PROF. FEES 15,000 16
501475 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 17
502476 (E) DATA PROC. 0 18
503477 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $25,000 19
504478 20
505479 SECTION 25. APPROPRIATION - SPECIALTY COURT PROGRAM . There is hereby 21
506480 appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to be payable from 22
507481 the Specialty Court Program Fund , for costs associated with the Specialty 23
508482 Court Program and providing assistance and support to the Specialty Court 24
509483 Advisory Committee for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 25
510484 26
511485 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
512486 NO. 2025-2026 28
513487 (01) SPECIALTY COURT PROGRAM $300,000 29
514488 30
515489 SECTION 26. APPROPRIATION - CASA PROGRAM. There is hereby 31
516490 appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to be payable from 32
517491 the Arkansas Court Appointed Special Advocates Program Fund , for operating 33
518492 expenses and grants to local CASA programs statewide of the Administrative 34
519493 Office of the Courts - CASA Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 35
520-the following: 36 As Engrossed: S4/7/25 SB72
494+the following: 36 SB72
521495
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523-
524-
496+ 14 01/15/2025 1:29:52 PM JAR037
525497 1
526498 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
527499 NO. 2025-2026 3
528500 (01) CASA PROGRAM EXPENSES $10,000 4
529501 5
530502 SECTION 27. APPROPRIATION - DRUG COURT ENHANCEMENT . There is hereby 6
531503 appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to be payable from 7
532504 the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for 8
533505 operating expenses of the Administrative Office of the Courts - Drug Court 9
534506 Enhancement for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 10
535507 11
536508 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12
537509 NO. 2025-2026 13
538510 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 14
539511 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $2,021,851 15
540512 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 964,359 16
541513 (C) PROF. FEES 3,677,807 17
542514 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 18
543515 (E) DATA PROC. 0 19
544516 (02) GRANTS AND AID 2,498,223 20
545517 (03) ADULT TREATMENT COURT PROGRAM 28,640 21
546518 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $9,190,880 22
547519 23
548520 SECTION 28. APPROPRIATION - AOC STATEWIDE SOFTWARE LICENSE . There is 24
549521 hereby appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to be 25
550522 payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by 26
551523 the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for costs associated with software 27
552524 licensing for district and circuit courts of the Administrative Office of the 28
553525 Courts - Statewide Software License for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 29
554526 the following: 30
555527 31
556528 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
557529 NO. 2025-2026 33
558530 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 34
559531 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $30,000 35
560- (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 36 As Engrossed: S4/7/25 SB72
532+ (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 36 SB72
561533
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563-
564-
534+ 15 01/15/2025 1:29:52 PM JAR037
565535 (C) PROF. FEES 0 1
566536 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 2
567537 (E) DATA PROC. 0 3
568538 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $30,000 4
569539 5
570540 SECTION 29. APPROPRIATION - JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM . There is hereby 6
571541 appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to be payable from 7
572542 the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for 8
573543 operating expenses associated with Juvenile Justice Racial and Ethnic 9
574544 Disparities Reform Initiative of the Administrative Office of the Courts - 10
575545 Juvenile Justice Reform for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 11
576546 following: 12
577547 13
578548 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 14
579549 NO. 2025-2026 15
580550 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 16
581551 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $353,774 17
582552 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 13,914 18
583553 (C) PROF. FEES 632,312 19
584554 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 20
585555 (E) DATA PROC. 0 21
586556 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,000,000 22
587557 23
588558 SECTION 30. APPROPRIATION - ACCOUNTABILITY COURT FUND . There is hereby 24
589559 appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to be payable from 25
590560 the Accountability Court Fund , for operating expenses and grants and aid of 26
591561 the Administrative Office of the Courts - Accountability Court Fund for the 27
592562 fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 28
593563 29
594564 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 30
595565 NO. 2025-2026 31
596566 (01) ACCOUNTABILITY COURT EXPENSES $400,000 32
597567 33
598568 SECTION 31. APPROPRIATION - ADULT DRUG COURT. There is hereby 34
599569 appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to be payable from 35
600-the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 36 As Engrossed: S4/7/25 SB72
570+the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 36 SB72
601571
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603-
604-
572+ 16 01/15/2025 1:29:52 PM JAR037
605573 Fiscal Officer of the State , for operating expenses and grants and aid of the 1
606574 Administrative Office of the Courts - Adult Drug Court Program for the fiscal 2
607575 year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 3
608576 4
609577 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 5
610578 NO. 2025-2026 6
611579 (01) ADULT DRUG COURT EXPENSES $1,000,000 7
612580 8
613581 SECTION 32. APPROPRIATION - SPECIALTY COURTS. There is hereby 9
614582 appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to be payable from 10
615583 the State Central Services Fund , for operating expenses and grants for 11
616584 specialty courts of the Administrative Office of the Courts for the fiscal 12
617585 year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 13
618586 14
619587 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 15
620588 NO. 2025-2026 16
621589 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 17
622590 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $0 18
623591 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 19
624592 (C) PROF. FEES 2,800,000 20
625593 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 21
626594 (E) DATA PROC. 0 22
627595 (02) GRANTS AND AID 1,700,000 23
628596 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $4,500,000 24
629597 25
630598 SECTION 33. APPROPRIATION - COURTHOUSE LACTATION FACILITIES . There is 26
631599 hereby appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to be 27
632600 payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by 28
633601 the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for operating expenses and grants for 29
634602 the construction, maintenance, renovation, equipping or purchase of lactation 30
635603 facilities for Arkansas Courthouses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 31
636604 the following: 32
637605 33
638606 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 34
639607 NO. 2025-2026 35
640-(01) COURTHOUSE LACTATION FACILITIES $100,000 36 As Engrossed: S4/7/25 SB72
608+(01) COURTHOUSE LACTATION FACILITIES $100,000 36 SB72
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643-
644-
610+ 17 01/15/2025 1:29:52 PM JAR037
645611 1
646612 SECTION 34. APPROPRIATION - BYRNE JAG GRANT. There is hereby 2
647613 appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to be payable from 3
648614 the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for 4
649615 grants and aid to improve collaborative efforts with behavioral health and 5
650616 criminal justice stakeholders for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 6
651617 following: 7
652618 8
653619 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 9
654620 NO. 2025-2026 10
655621 (01) GRANTS AND AID $150,000 11
656622 12
657623 SECTION 35. APPROPRIATION - COURT TECHNOLOGY INITATIVE . There is 13
658624 hereby appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts , to be 14
659625 payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of 15
660626 the State, for operating expenses for advancing the case management system in 16
661627 Arkansas for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 17
662628 18
663629 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 19
664630 NO. 2025-2026 20
665631 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 21
666632 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $0 22
667633 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 23
668634 (C) PROF. FEES 4,027,500 24
669635 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 25
670636 (E) DATA PROC. 0 26
671637 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $4,027,500 27
672638 28
673639 SECTION 36. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 29
674640 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. FUND 30
675641 TRANSFER. Federal funds received by the Arkansas State Police from the 31
676642 United States Department of Transportation from safety incentive funds 32
677643 received under 23 USC Section 402 for the "State and Community Highway Safety 33
678644 Program" may be granted to the Administrative Office of the Courts and 34
679645 deposited into the State Central Services Fund to reimburse expenditures by 35
680-the Administrative Office of the Courts for operating expenses of the 36 As Engrossed: S4/7/25 SB72
646+the Administrative Office of the Courts for operating expenses of the 36 SB72
681647
682- 18 04-07-2025 17:31:37 JAR037
683-
684-
648+ 18 01/15/2025 1:29:52 PM JAR037
685649 Continuing Education Program for District Judges as appropriated in the 1
686650 District Judges Continuing Education - State appropriation herein. The 2
687651 appropriation to the Administrative Office of the Courts provided in the 3
688652 District Judges Continuing Education - State appropriation may be expended 4
689653 only in the event that federal funds have been granted and will be 5
690654 transferred from the Arkansas State Police to reimburse the Continuing 6
691655 Education Program for District Judges. 7
692656 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 8
693657 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 9
694658 10
695659 SECTION 37. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 11
696660 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 12
697661 DEPENDENCY-NEGLECT REPRESENTATION APPROPRIATION TRANSFER AUTHORITY. The 13
698662 Administrative Office of the Courts shall receive approval from the Chief 14
699663 Fiscal Officer of the State and Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget 15
700664 Committee to transfer funds and appropriations between line items Regular 16
701665 Salaries, Personal Services Matching, Operating Expense, Professional Fees 17
702666 and Attorney Ad Litem Fees/Reimbursements of the Division of Dependency -18
703667 Neglect Representation appropriation herein for the payment of employees 19
704668 and/or contractors providing legal services for the Division of Dependency -20
705669 Neglect Representation. 21
706670 Determining the maximum number of employees and the maximum amount of 22
707671 appropriation and general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year 23
708672 is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This is usually accomplished by 24
709673 delineating such maximums in the appropriation act(s) for a state agency and 25
710674 the general revenue allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by 26
711675 amendment to the Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly 27
712676 has determined that the Administrative Office of the Courts may operate more 28
713677 efficiently if some flexibility is provided to the Administrative Office of 29
714678 the Courts authorizing broad powers under this Section. Therefore, it is 30
715679 both necessary and appropriate that the General Assembly maintain oversight 31
716680 by requiring prior approval of the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 32
717681 Committee as provided by this section. The requirement of approval by the 33
718682 Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is not a severable part of this 34
719683 section. If the requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint 35
720-Budget Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a court of competent 36 As Engrossed: S4/7/25 SB72
684+Budget Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a court of competent 36 SB72
721685
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723-
724-
686+ 19 01/15/2025 1:29:52 PM JAR037
725687 jurisdiction, this entire section is void. 1
726688 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 2
727689 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 3
728690 4
729691 SECTION 38. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 5
730692 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 6
731693 MONTHLY INSTALLMENT. From July 1, 2024 2025 through June 20, 2025 2026, a 7
732694 lump sum monthly installment of at least one -twelfth (1/12) of a portion of 8
733695 the annual appropriation provided for in the Division of Dependency -Neglect 9
734696 Representation appropriation of this Act, or so much thereof as may be made 10
735697 available, shall be provided from the State Administration of Justice Fund to 11
736698 the State Central Services Fund to provide a portion of the funds for that 12
737699 appropriation. 13
738700 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 14
739701 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 15
740702 16
741703 SECTION 39. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 17
742704 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 18
743705 TRANSFER PROVISION. After receiving approval from the Chief Fiscal Officer 19
744706 of the State and Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee, the 20
745707 Agency is authorized to transfer appropriation from any line item authorized 21
746708 in Court Automation Appropriation of the Administrative Office of the Courts 22
747709 in this Act to any other line item authorized in Court Automation 23
748710 Appropriation. 24
749711 Determining the maximum number of employees and the maximum amount of 25
750712 appropriation and general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year 26
751713 is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This is usually accomplished by 27
752714 delineating such maximums in the appropriation act(s) for a state agency and 28
753715 the general revenue allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by 29
754716 amendment to the Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly 30
755717 has determined that the Administrative Office of the Courts may operate more 31
756718 efficiently if some flexibility is provided to the Administrative Office of 32
757719 the Courts authorizing broad powers under this Section. Therefore, it is both 33
758720 necessary and appropriate that the General Assembly maintain oversight by 34
759721 requiring prior approval of the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 35
760-as provided by this section. The requirement of approval by the Legislative 36 As Engrossed: S4/7/25 SB72
722+as provided by this section. The requirement of approval by the Legislative 36 SB72
761723
762- 20 04-07-2025 17:31:37 JAR037
763-
764-
724+ 20 01/15/2025 1:29:52 PM JAR037
765725 Council or Joint Budget Committee is not a severable part of this section. 1
766726 If the requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 2
767727 Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, 3
768728 this entire section is void. 4
769729 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 5
770730 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 6
771731 7
772732 SECTION 40. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 8
773733 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. FUNDING 9
774734 AND APPROPRIATION TRANSFER AUTHORITY FOR COUNTY JUROR REIMBURSEMENT. (i) 10
775735 After receiving prior approval by the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint 11
776736 Budget Committee if meeting in a Legislative Session, the Director of the 12
777737 Administrative Office of the Courts may direct the Chief Fiscal Officer of 13
778738 the State to transfer appropriation to the County Juror Reimbursement 14
779739 appropriation and State Central Services funding in the same amount to the 15
780740 County Juror Reimbursement Fund from any State Central Services Fund 16
781741 appropriation authorized for the Administrative Office of the Courts. 17
782742 (ii) Determining the maximum amount of appropriation and funding for a state 18
783743 agency each fiscal year is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This is 19
784744 usually accomplished by delineating such maximums in the appropriation act(s) 20
785745 for a state agency and the general revenue allocations authorized for each 21
786746 fund and fund account by amendment to the Revenue Stabilization law. 22
787747 Further, the General Assembly has determined that the Administrative Office 23
788748 of the Courts may operate more efficiently if some flexibility is provided to 24
789749 the Administrative Office of the Courts authorizing broad powers under this 25
790750 Section. Therefore, it is both necessary and appropriate that the General 26
791751 Assembly maintain oversight by requiring prior approval of the Legislative 27
792752 Council or Joint Budget Committee, if meeting in a Legislative Session, as 28
793753 provided by this section. The requirement of approval by the Legislative 29
794754 Council or Joint Budget Committee is not a severable part of this section. 30
795755 If the requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 31
796756 Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, 32
797757 this entire section is void. 33
798758 (iii) The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 34
799759 2024 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 35
800- 36 As Engrossed: S4/7/25 SB72
760+ 36 SB72
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805763 SECTION 41. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 1
806764 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 2
807765 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 3
808766 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 4
809767 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 5
810768 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 6
811769 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 7
812770 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 8
813771 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 9
814772 10
815773 SECTION 42. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 11
816774 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 12
817775 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 13
818776 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 14
819777 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 15
820778 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 16
821779 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 17
822780 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 18
823781 19
824782 SECTION 43. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 20
825783 General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 21
826784 the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 22
827785 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 23
828786 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 24
829787 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 25
830788 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 26
831789 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 27
832790 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 28
833791 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 29
834792 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 30
835793 31
836-/s/Joint Budget Committee 32
794+ 32
837795 33
838796 34
839-APPROVED: 4/17/25 35
797+ 35
840798 36