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| 4 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 5 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 6 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 74 3 |
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| 8 | 7 | | By: Joint Budget Committee 5 |
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| 9 | 8 | | 6 |
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| 10 | 9 | | 7 |
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| 11 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 12 | 11 | | AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 9 |
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| 13 | 12 | | AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 10 |
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| 14 | 13 | | AFFAIRS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND 11 |
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| 15 | 14 | | FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12 |
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| 16 | 15 | | 13 |
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| 17 | 16 | | 14 |
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| 18 | 17 | | Subtitle 15 |
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| 19 | 18 | | AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 16 |
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| 20 | 19 | | AFFAIRS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025 -2026 17 |
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| 21 | 20 | | FISCAL YEAR. 18 |
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| 23 | 22 | | 20 |
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| 24 | 23 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21 |
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| 26 | 25 | | SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established 23 |
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| 27 | 26 | | for the Department of Veterans Affairs for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the 24 |
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| 28 | 27 | | following maximum number of regular employees. 25 |
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| 29 | 28 | | 26 |
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| 30 | 29 | | Maximum Annual 27 |
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| 31 | 30 | | Maximum Salary Rate 28 |
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| 32 | 31 | | Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 29 |
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| 33 | 32 | | No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 30 |
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| 34 | 33 | | (1) SC015 SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 1 GRADE SE05 31 |
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| 35 | 34 | | (2) U008U ADVA DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE02 32 |
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| 36 | 35 | | (3) L018N NURSE PRACTITIONER 1 GRADE MP04 33 |
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| 37 | 36 | | (4) L002C NURSING DIRECTOR 2 GRADE MP04 34 |
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| 38 | 37 | | (5) L009C NURSE MANAGER 1 GRADE MP03 35 |
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| 39 | 38 | | (6) L019C REGISTERED NURSE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE MP02 36 SB74 |
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| 42 | 41 | | (7) L027C REGISTERED NURSE SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE MP02 1 |
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| 43 | 42 | | (8) L032C REGISTERED NURSE - HOSPITAL 18 GRADE MP01 2 |
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| 44 | 43 | | (9) D022N IT SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER 1 GRADE IT09 3 |
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| 45 | 44 | | (10) D079C COMPUTER SUPPORT TECHNICIAN 1 GRADE IT02 4 |
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| 46 | 45 | | (11) N197N NURSING HOME DIVISION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS15 5 |
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| 47 | 46 | | (12) L026N ADVA STATE VETERANS HOME ADMINISTRATOR 2 GRADE GS14 6 |
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| 48 | 47 | | (13) A133C ADVA CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 1 GRADE GS13 7 |
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| 49 | 48 | | (14) G318C ADVA DIVISION DIRECTOR 2 GRADE GS13 8 |
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| 50 | 49 | | (15) L111C ADVA NURSING HOME ASST ADMINISTRATOR 2 GRADE GS12 9 |
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| 51 | 50 | | (16) R006C HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE GS12 10 |
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| 52 | 51 | | (17) A027C ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS11 11 |
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| 53 | 52 | | (18) X223C ADVA QUALITY ASSURANCE ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE GS11 12 |
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| 54 | 53 | | (19) A044C AUDIT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS10 13 |
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| 55 | 54 | | (20) M009C LICENSED CERTIFIED SOCIAL WORKER 2 GRADE GS09 14 |
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| 56 | 55 | | (21) P004C PUBLIC INFORMATION MANAGER 1 GRADE GS09 15 |
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| 57 | 56 | | (22) X038C QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER 2 GRADE GS09 16 |
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| 58 | 57 | | (23) A082C ACCOUNTANT II 1 GRADE GS08 17 |
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| 59 | 58 | | (24) S003C FOOD & BEVERAGE DIRECTOR 2 GRADE GS08 18 |
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| 60 | 59 | | (25) R014C PERSONNEL MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 19 |
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| 61 | 60 | | (26) V004C PROCUREMENT MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 20 |
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| 62 | 61 | | (27) A041C PROGRAM FISCAL MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08 21 |
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| 63 | 62 | | (28) X062C QUALITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR 2 GRADE GS08 22 |
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| 64 | 63 | | (29) G253C ADVA SERVICE OFFICER 11 GRADE GS07 23 |
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| 65 | 64 | | (30) G237C ADVA CEMETERY MANAGER 2 GRADE GS07 24 |
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| 66 | 65 | | (31) U009U ADVA VETERANS CHILD WELFARE DIR 1 GRADE GS07 25 |
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| 67 | 66 | | (32) R024C ASSISTANT PERSONNEL MANAGER 1 GRADE GS07 26 |
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| 68 | 67 | | (33) G159C DEPARTMENT BUSINESS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07 27 |
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| 69 | 68 | | (34) P065C DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST 2 GRADE GS07 28 |
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| 70 | 69 | | (35) S017C MAINTENANCE COORDINATOR 2 GRADE GS07 29 |
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| 71 | 70 | | (36) M024C RESIDENTIAL SERVICES MANAGER 1 GRADE GS07 30 |
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| 72 | 71 | | (37) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 31 |
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| 73 | 72 | | (38) L069C LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE 40 GRADE GS06 32 |
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| 74 | 73 | | (39) S033C MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR 2 GRADE GS06 33 |
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| 75 | 74 | | (40) C022C BUSINESS OPERATIONS SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS05 34 |
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| 76 | 75 | | (41) V014C BUYER 1 GRADE GS05 35 |
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| 77 | 76 | | (42) A091C FISCAL SUPPORT ANALYST 1 GRADE GS05 36 SB74 |
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| 80 | 79 | | (43) R032C HUMAN RESOURCES PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVE 3 GRADE GS05 1 |
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| 81 | 80 | | (44) V015C PURCHASING SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS05 2 |
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| 82 | 81 | | (45) M065C RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY SUPERVISOR 2 GRADE GS05 3 |
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| 83 | 82 | | (46) V018C WAREHOUSE MANAGER 1 GRADE GS05 4 |
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| 84 | 83 | | (47) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 2 GRADE GS04 5 |
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| 85 | 84 | | (48) S044C FOOD PREPARATION MANAGER 1 GRADE GS04 6 |
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| 86 | 85 | | (49) S046C MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN 9 GRADE GS04 7 |
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| 87 | 86 | | (50) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 3 GRADE GS03 8 |
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| 88 | 87 | | (51) L082C CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT 146 GRADE GS03 9 |
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| 89 | 88 | | (52) S056C FOOD PREPARATION SUPERVISOR 3 GRADE GS03 10 |
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| 90 | 89 | | (53) S050C MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST 3 GRADE GS03 11 |
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| 91 | 90 | | (54) C087C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST I 1 GRADE GS02 12 |
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| 92 | 91 | | (55) S085C FOOD PREPARATION SPECIALIST 7 GRADE GS02 13 |
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| 93 | 92 | | (56) S084C INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS02 14 |
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| 94 | 93 | | (57) S089C FOOD PREPARATION TECHNICIAN 2 GRADE GS01 15 |
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| 95 | 94 | | MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 305 16 |
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| 97 | 96 | | SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 18 |
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| 98 | 97 | | appropriated, to the Department of Veterans Affairs , to be payable from the 19 |
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| 99 | 98 | | Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account , for personal services and operating 20 |
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| 100 | 99 | | expenses of the Department of Veterans Affairs - State Operations for the 21 |
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| 101 | 100 | | fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 22 |
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| 102 | 101 | | 23 |
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| 103 | 102 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 24 |
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| 104 | 103 | | NO. 2025-2026 25 |
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| 105 | 104 | | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,328,091 26 |
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| 106 | 105 | | (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 476,999 27 |
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| 107 | 106 | | (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 28 |
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| 108 | 107 | | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 197,906 29 |
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| 109 | 108 | | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 69,594 30 |
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| 110 | 109 | | (C) PROF. FEES 0 31 |
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| 111 | 110 | | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 32 |
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| 112 | 111 | | (E) DATA PROC. 0 33 |
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| 113 | 112 | | (04) AID TO COUNTY VETERANS' SERVICE 34 |
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| 114 | 113 | | OFFICES 516,000 35 |
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| 115 | 114 | | (05) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 4,000 36 SB74 |
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| 118 | 117 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,592,590 1 |
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| 120 | 119 | | SECTION 3. EXTRA HELP - VETERANS' HOMES. There is hereby authorized, 3 |
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| 121 | 120 | | for the Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans' Homes for the 2025-2026 4 |
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| 122 | 121 | | fiscal year, the following maximum number of part -time or temporary 5 |
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| 123 | 122 | | employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated 6 |
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| 124 | 123 | | herein for such purposes: thirty (30) temporary or part-time employees, when 7 |
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| 125 | 124 | | needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform 8 |
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| 126 | 125 | | Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the 9 |
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| 127 | 126 | | appropriate classification. 10 |
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| 128 | 127 | | 11 |
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| 129 | 128 | | SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - VETERANS' HOMES - CASH. There is hereby 12 |
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| 130 | 129 | | appropriated, to the Department of Veterans Affairs , to be payable from the 13 |
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| 131 | 130 | | cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 14 |
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| 132 | 131 | | Officer of the State , for personal services and operating expenses of the 15 |
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| 133 | 132 | | Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans' Homes - Cash for the fiscal year 16 |
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| 134 | 133 | | ending June 30, 2026, the following: 17 |
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| 136 | 135 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 19 |
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| 137 | 136 | | NO. 2025-2026 20 |
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| 138 | 137 | | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $11,198,689 21 |
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| 139 | 138 | | (02) EXTRA HELP 45,339 22 |
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| 140 | 139 | | (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 4,810,335 23 |
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| 141 | 140 | | (04) OVERTIME 550,000 24 |
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| 142 | 141 | | (05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 25 |
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| 143 | 142 | | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 14,903,703 26 |
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| 144 | 143 | | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 52,500 27 |
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| 145 | 144 | | (C) PROF. FEES 1,176,000 28 |
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| 146 | 145 | | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 313,000 29 |
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| 147 | 146 | | (E) DATA PROC. 0 30 |
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| 148 | 147 | | (06) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 6,000 31 |
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| 149 | 148 | | (07) SPECIAL MAINTENANCE 72,831 32 |
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| 150 | 149 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $33,128,397 33 |
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| 151 | 150 | | 34 |
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| 152 | 151 | | SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - NW AR STATE VETERANS' HOME - CASH. There is 35 |
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| 153 | 152 | | hereby appropriated, to the Department of Veterans Affairs , to be payable 36 SB74 |
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| 156 | 155 | | from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 1 |
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| 157 | 156 | | Fiscal Officer of the State , for matching funds for land acquisition, 2 |
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| 158 | 157 | | improvements, construction, renovation, and purchase of equipment for a State 3 |
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| 159 | 158 | | Veterans' Home in Northwest Arkansas for the Department of Veterans Affairs - 4 |
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| 160 | 159 | | NW AR State Veterans' Home - Cash for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 5 |
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| 161 | 160 | | the following: 6 |
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| 162 | 161 | | 7 |
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| 163 | 162 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 8 |
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| 164 | 163 | | NO. 2025-2026 9 |
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| 165 | 164 | | (01) NW AR STATE VETERANS HOME $15,000,000 10 |
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| 166 | 165 | | 11 |
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| 167 | 166 | | SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - NW AR STATE VETERANS' HOME - FEDERAL. There 12 |
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| 168 | 167 | | is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Veterans Affairs , to be payable 13 |
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| 169 | 168 | | from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 14 |
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| 170 | 169 | | State, for land acquisition, improvements, construction renovation, and 15 |
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| 171 | 170 | | purchase of equipment for a State Veterans' Home in Northwest Arkansas for 16 |
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| 172 | 171 | | the Department of Veterans Affairs - NW AR State Veterans Home - Federal for 17 |
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| 173 | 172 | | the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 18 |
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| 174 | 173 | | 19 |
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| 175 | 174 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 20 |
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| 176 | 175 | | NO. 2025-2026 21 |
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| 177 | 176 | | (01) NW AR STATE VETERANS HOME - FEDERAL $30,000,000 22 |
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| 178 | 177 | | 23 |
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| 179 | 178 | | SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - VETERANS' CEMETERIES - STATE. There is 24 |
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| 180 | 179 | | hereby appropriated, to the Department of Veterans Affairs , to be payable 25 |
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| 181 | 180 | | from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account , for personal services and 26 |
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| 182 | 181 | | operating expenses of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans' 27 |
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| 183 | 182 | | Cemeteries - State for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 28 |
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| 184 | 183 | | 29 |
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| 185 | 184 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 30 |
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| 186 | 185 | | NO. 2025-2026 31 |
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| 187 | 186 | | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $688,586 32 |
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| 188 | 187 | | (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 286,867 33 |
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| 189 | 188 | | (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 34 |
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| 190 | 189 | | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 158,350 35 |
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| 191 | 190 | | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 36 SB74 |
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| 194 | 193 | | (C) PROF. FEES 0 1 |
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| 195 | 194 | | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 2 |
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| 196 | 195 | | (E) DATA PROC. 0 3 |
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| 197 | 196 | | (04) CEMETERY REALIGNMENT AND MAINTENANCE 50,000 4 |
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| 198 | 197 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,183,803 5 |
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| 199 | 198 | | 6 |
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| 200 | 199 | | SECTION 8. EXTRA HELP - VETERANS' CEMETERIES - CASH. There is hereby 7 |
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| 201 | 200 | | authorized, for the Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans' Cemeteries - 8 |
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| 202 | 201 | | Cash for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part -time 9 |
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| 203 | 202 | | or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds 10 |
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| 204 | 203 | | appropriated herein for such purposes: five (5) temporary or part-time 11 |
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| 205 | 204 | | employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 12 |
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| 206 | 205 | | Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act 13 |
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| 207 | 206 | | for the appropriate classification. 14 |
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| 208 | 207 | | 15 |
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| 209 | 208 | | SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - VETERANS' CEMETERIES - CASH. There is 16 |
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| 210 | 209 | | hereby appropriated, to the Department of Veterans Affairs , to be payable 17 |
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| 211 | 210 | | from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 18 |
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| 212 | 211 | | Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal services and operating expenses of 19 |
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| 213 | 212 | | the Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans' Cemeteries - Cash for the 20 |
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| 214 | 213 | | fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 21 |
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| 216 | 215 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 23 |
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| 217 | 216 | | NO. 2025-2026 24 |
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| 218 | 217 | | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $28,020 25 |
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| 219 | 218 | | (02) EXTRA HELP 24,000 26 |
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| 220 | 219 | | (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 14,213 27 |
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| 221 | 220 | | (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 28 |
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| 222 | 221 | | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 453,475 29 |
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| 223 | 222 | | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 17,600 30 |
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| 224 | 223 | | (C) PROF. FEES 0 31 |
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| 225 | 224 | | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 125,000 32 |
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| 226 | 225 | | (E) DATA PROC. 0 33 |
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| 227 | 226 | | (05) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 6,500 34 |
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| 228 | 227 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $668,808 35 |
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| 232 | 231 | | SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS PROGRAM . There is 1 |
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| 233 | 232 | | hereby appropriated, to the Department of Veterans Affairs , to be payable 2 |
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| 234 | 233 | | from the Military Funeral Honors Fund , for operating expenses of the 3 |
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| 235 | 234 | | Department of Veterans Affairs - Military Funeral Honors Program for the 4 |
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| 236 | 235 | | fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 5 |
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| 238 | 237 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7 |
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| 239 | 238 | | NO. 2025-2026 8 |
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| 240 | 239 | | (01) MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS EXPENSES $45,900 9 |
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| 242 | 241 | | SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - NLR CEMETERY EXPANSION 2 - FEDERAL. There 11 |
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| 243 | 242 | | is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Veterans Affairs , to be payable 12 |
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| 244 | 243 | | from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 13 |
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| 245 | 244 | | State, for construction and expansion expenses for the North Little Rock 14 |
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| 246 | 245 | | Veterans' Cemetery of the Department of Veterans Affairs - NLR Cemetery 15 |
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| 247 | 246 | | Expansion 2 - Federal for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 16 |
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| 248 | 247 | | following: 17 |
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| 249 | 248 | | 18 |
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| 250 | 249 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 19 |
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| 251 | 250 | | NO. 2025-2026 20 |
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| 252 | 251 | | (01) CONSTRUCTION AND EXPANSION EXPENSES $2,000,000 21 |
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| 253 | 252 | | 22 |
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| 254 | 253 | | SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS - DIABLED VETERANS' SERVICES 23 |
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| 255 | 254 | | OFFICE. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Veterans Affairs , 24 |
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| 256 | 255 | | to be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account , for personal 25 |
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| 257 | 256 | | services and operating expenses of the Department of Veterans Affairs - 26 |
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| 258 | 257 | | Disabled Veteran's Services Office for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 27 |
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| 259 | 258 | | the following: 28 |
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| 261 | 260 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 30 |
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| 262 | 261 | | NO. 2025-2026 31 |
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| 263 | 262 | | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $33,205 32 |
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| 264 | 263 | | (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 15,547 33 |
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| 265 | 264 | | (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 34 |
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| 266 | 265 | | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 3,000 35 |
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| 267 | 266 | | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 36 SB74 |
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| 270 | 269 | | (C) PROF. FEES 0 1 |
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| 271 | 270 | | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 2 |
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| 272 | 271 | | (E) DATA PROC. 0 3 |
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| 273 | 272 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $51,752 4 |
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| 274 | 273 | | 5 |
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| 275 | 274 | | SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS - ARKANSAS VETERANS' CHILD 6 |
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| 276 | 275 | | WELFARE SERVICE. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Veterans 7 |
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| 277 | 276 | | Affairs, to be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account , for 8 |
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| 278 | 277 | | personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Veterans 9 |
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| 279 | 278 | | Affairs - Arkansas Veterans' Child Welfare Service for the fiscal year ending 10 |
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| 280 | 279 | | June 30, 2026, the following: 11 |
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| 282 | 281 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 13 |
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| 283 | 282 | | NO. 2025-2026 14 |
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| 284 | 283 | | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $48,400 15 |
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| 285 | 284 | | (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 19,037 16 |
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| 286 | 285 | | (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 17 |
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| 287 | 286 | | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 4,182 18 |
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| 288 | 287 | | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 19 |
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| 289 | 288 | | (C) PROF. FEES 0 20 |
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| 290 | 289 | | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 21 |
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| 291 | 290 | | (E) DATA PROC. 0 22 |
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| 292 | 291 | | (04) GRANTS/AID-ASSISTANCE TO MINOR 23 |
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| 293 | 292 | | CHILDREN 107,762 24 |
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| 294 | 293 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $179,381 25 |
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| 296 | 295 | | SECTION 14. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 27 |
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| 297 | 296 | | 36 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 28 |
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| 298 | 297 | | ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. At the close of the fiscal year 29 |
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| 299 | 298 | | ending June 30, 2025, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall authorize 30 |
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| 300 | 299 | | up to $50,000 of the balance of funds remaining in the Miscellaneous Agencies 31 |
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| 301 | 300 | | Fund Account for the Department of Veterans Affairs for operations to be 32 |
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| 302 | 301 | | transferred into a sub -fund created within the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund 33 |
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| 303 | 302 | | Account to support the state veteran cemetery realignment and maintenance 34 |
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| 304 | 303 | | expenses in the appropriation entitled "Cemetery Realignment and Maintenance 35 |
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| 305 | 304 | | Expenses". 36 SB74 |
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| 308 | 307 | | Any carry forward of unexpended balance of funding as authorized herein, may 1 |
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| 309 | 308 | | be carried forward under the following conditions: 2 |
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| 310 | 309 | | (1) Prior to June 30, 2025 the Agency shall by written statement set forth 3 |
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| 311 | 310 | | its reason(s) for the need to carry forward said funding to the Department 4 |
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| 312 | 311 | | of Finance and Administration Office of Budget; 5 |
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| 313 | 312 | | (2) The Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget shall 6 |
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| 314 | 313 | | report to the Arkansas Legislative Council all amounts carried forward by the 7 |
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| 315 | 314 | | September Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee meeting 8 |
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| 316 | 315 | | which report shall include the name of the Agency, Board, Commission or 9 |
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| 317 | 316 | | Institution and the amount of the funding carried forward from the first 10 |
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| 318 | 317 | | fiscal year to the second fiscal year, the program name or line item, the 11 |
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| 319 | 318 | | funding source of that appropriation and a copy of the written request set 12 |
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| 320 | 319 | | forth in (1) above; 13 |
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| 321 | 320 | | (3) Each Agency, Board, Commission or Institution shall provide a written 14 |
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| 322 | 321 | | report to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 15 |
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| 323 | 322 | | containing all information set forth in item (2) above, along with a written 16 |
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| 324 | 323 | | statement as to the current status of the project, contract, purpose etc. for 17 |
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| 325 | 324 | | which the carry forward was originally requested no later than thirty (30) 18 |
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| 326 | 325 | | days prior to the time the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution presents 19 |
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| 327 | 326 | | its budget request to the Arkansas Legislative Council/Joint Budget 20 |
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| 328 | 327 | | Committee; and 21 |
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| 329 | 328 | | (4) Thereupon, the Department of Finance and Administration shall include 22 |
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| 330 | 329 | | all information obtained in item (3) above in the budget manuals and/or a 23 |
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| 331 | 330 | | statement of non-compliance by the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution. 24 |
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| 332 | 331 | | The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 25 |
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| 333 | 332 | | through June 30, 2026. 26 |
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| 335 | 334 | | SECTION 15. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 28 |
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| 336 | 335 | | authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 29 |
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| 337 | 336 | | and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 30 |
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| 338 | 337 | | the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 31 |
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| 339 | 338 | | Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 32 |
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| 340 | 339 | | Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 33 |
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| 341 | 340 | | control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 34 |
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| 342 | 341 | | the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 35 |
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| 343 | 342 | | strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 36 SB74 |
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| 347 | 346 | | SECTION 16. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 2 |
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| 348 | 347 | | Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 3 |
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| 349 | 348 | | contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 4 |
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| 350 | 349 | | which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 5 |
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| 351 | 350 | | Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 6 |
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| 352 | 351 | | manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 7 |
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| 353 | 352 | | summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 8 |
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| 354 | 353 | | Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 9 |
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| 356 | 355 | | SECTION 17. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 11 |
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| 357 | 356 | | General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 12 |
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| 358 | 357 | | the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 13 |
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| 359 | 358 | | effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 14 |
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| 360 | 359 | | the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 15 |
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| 361 | 360 | | the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 16 |
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| 362 | 361 | | effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 17 |
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| 363 | 362 | | upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 18 |
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| 364 | 363 | | programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 19 |
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| 365 | 364 | | being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 20 |
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| 366 | 365 | | and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 21 |
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