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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 75 3
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By: Joint Budget Committee 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 9
AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 10
EDUCATION - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND 11
ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 12
ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 13
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Subtitle 16
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - 17
ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND 18
ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF 19
APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025 -2026 FISCAL 20
YEAR. 21
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 24
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SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND . There is 26
hereby established for the Department of Education - Arkansas School for the 27
Blind for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular 28
employees. 29
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Maximum Annual 31
Maximum Salary Rate 32
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 33
No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 34
(1) U030U BLIND SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT 1 GRADE SE01 35
(2) L038C REGISTERED NURSE 1 GRADE MP01 36 SB75
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(3) L042C SCHOOL SPEECH PATHOLOGIST 1 GRADE MP01 1
(4) E004C SCHOOL PRINCIPAL 2 GRADE GS11 2
(5) L040C DIETARY SERVICES DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS09 3
(6) E024C TEACHER SUPERVISOR 2 GRADE GS09 4
(7) E035C CERTIFIED MASTERS TEACHER 33 GRADE GS08 5
(8) C010C EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS07 6
(9) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 2 GRADE GS06 7
(10) S009C ASD/ASB TRANSPORTATION SERVICES COORD 1 GRADE GS06 8
(11) E044C CERTIFIED BACHELORS TEACHER 2 GRADE GS06 9
(12) L069C LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE 2 GRADE GS06 10
(13) M064C RESIDENTIAL ACTIVITIES SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS05 11
(14) S031C SKILLED TRADESMAN 2 GRADE GS05 12
(15) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 2 GRADE GS04 13
(16) S047C LANDSCAPE SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS04 14
(17) S046C MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN 2 GRADE GS04 15
(18) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 2 GRADE GS03 16
(19) C058C EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONAL 12 GRADE GS03 17
(20) S056C FOOD PREPARATION SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS03 18
(21) V027C INVENTORY CONTROL TECHNICIAN 1 GRADE GS03 19
(22) M074C RESIDENTIAL ADVISOR 9 GRADE GS03 20
(23) S068C FOOD PREPARATION COORDINATOR 2 GRADE GS02 21
(24) S086C COOK 6 GRADE GS01 22
(25) S087C INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES ASSISTANT 4 GRADE GS01 23
(26) S065C MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT 1 GRADE GS01 24
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 95 25
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND . There is hereby 27
authorized, for the Department of Education - Arkansas School for the Blind 28
for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part -time or 29
temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds 30
appropriated herein for such purposes: seventeen (17) temporary or part-time 31
employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 32
Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act 33
for the appropriate classification. 34
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE 36 SB75
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BLIND. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be 1
payable from the School for the Blind Fund Account , for personal services and 2
operating expenses of the Department of Education - Arkansas School for the 3
Blind - State Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 4
following: 5
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2025-2026 8
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $4,299,941 9
(02) EXTRA HELP 25,000 10
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,690,455 11
(04) OVERTIME 10,000 12
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 13
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 1,419,747 14
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 21,329 15
(C) PROF. FEES 96,308 16
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 50,000 17
(E) DATA PROC. 0 18
(06) SPECIAL MAINTENANCE 1,200,000 19
(07) VOCATIONAL WORKSTUDY 10,000 20
(08) SUMMER PROJECTS 25,000 21
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $8,847,780 22
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - FEDERAL OPERATIONS - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE 24
BLIND. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be 25
payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of 26
the State, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of 27
Education - Arkansas School for the Blind - Federal Operations for the fiscal 28
year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 29
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 31
NO. 2025-2026 32
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $72,405 33
(02) EXTRA HELP 30,000 34
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 26,614 35
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 36 SB75
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(A) OPER. EXPENSE 732,603 1
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 60,000 2
(C) PROF. FEES 164,171 3
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 85,000 4
(E) DATA PROC. 0 5
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,170,793 6
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - CASH OPERATIONS - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE 8
BLIND. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be 9
payable from cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code §19 -4-801, for operating 10
expenses of the Department of Education - Arkansas School for the Blind - 11
Cash Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 12
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 14
NO. 2025-2026 15
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 16
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $211,508 17
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 23,000 18
(C) PROF. FEES 100,000 19
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 100,000 20
(E) DATA PROC. 0 21
(02) SPECIAL MAINTENANCE 125,000 22
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $559,508 23
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - BRAILLE AND LARGE PRINT TEXTBOOKS - ARKANSAS 25
SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND . There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 26
Education, to be payable from the School for the Blind Fund Account, for 27
purchasing, copying, and shipping braille and large print textbooks for the 28
blind and visually impaired students attending public schools in Arkansas by 29
the Department of Education - Arkansas School for the Blind - Braille and 30
Large Print Textbooks for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 31
following: 32
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 34
NO. 2025-2026 35
(01) BRAILLE AND LARGE PRINT TEXTBOOKS $223,024 36 SB75
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SECTION 7. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF . There is 2
hereby established for the Department of Education - Arkansas School for the 3
Deaf for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular 4
employees. 5
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Maximum Annual 7
Maximum Salary Rate 8
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 9
No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 10
(1) U029U DEAF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT 1 GRADE SE01 11
(2) L027C REGISTERED NURSE SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE MP02 12
(3) L045C AUDIOLOGIST 1 GRADE MP01 13
(4) L038C REGISTERED NURSE 1 GRADE MP01 14
(5) L042C SCHOOL SPEECH PATHOLOGIST 5 GRADE MP01 15
(6) D063C COMPUTER SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IT05 16
(7) D071C COMPUTER SUPPORT ANALYST 2 GRADE IT03 17
(8) E004C SCHOOL PRINCIPAL 1 GRADE GS11 18
(9) E017C ASST PRINCIPAL 1 GRADE GS10 19
(10) E013C EDUCATION PROGRAM MANAGER 1 GRADE GS10 20
(11) E036C CERTIFIED MASTERS DEGREE LIBRARIAN 1 GRADE GS09 21
(12) L040C DIETARY SERVICES DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS09 22
(13) E022C EDUCATION & INSTRUCTION MANAGER 1 GRADE GS09 23
(14) E025C EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST 2 GRADE GS09 24
(15) E015C SPECIAL EDUCATION SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS09 25
(16) E035C CERTIFIED MASTERS TEACHER 34 GRADE GS08 26
(17) M088C LICENSED MASTER SOCIAL WORKER 1 GRADE GS08 27
(18) M020C LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR 1 GRADE GS08 28
(19) E029C SIGN LANGUAGE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS08 29
(20) E032C EDUCATION COUNSELOR 2 GRADE GS07 30
(21) C010C EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS07 31
(22) G147C GRANTS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07 32
(23) M024C RESIDENTIAL SERVICES MANAGER 1 GRADE GS07 33
(24) L069C LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE 2 GRADE GS06 34
(25) M064C RESIDENTIAL ACTIVITIES SUPERVISOR 3 GRADE GS05 35
(26) S031C SKILLED TRADESMAN 2 GRADE GS05 36 SB75
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(27) S038C TRANSIT OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS05 1
(28) V018C WAREHOUSE MANAGER 1 GRADE GS05 2
(29) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 3
(30) L078C FAMILY SERVICES ASSISTANT 1 GRADE GS04 4
(31) A098C FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS04 5
(32) S047C LANDSCAPE SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS04 6
(33) S046C MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN 3 GRADE GS04 7
(34) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 5 GRADE GS03 8
(35) L082C CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT 1 GRADE GS03 9
(36) C058C EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONAL 19 GRADE GS03 10
(37) S056C FOOD PREPARATION SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS03 11
(38) C053C MEDICAL RECORDS TECHNICIAN 1 GRADE GS03 12
(39) M074C RESIDENTIAL ADVISOR 21 GRADE GS03 13
(40) S068C FOOD PREPARATION COORDINATOR 2 GRADE GS02 14
(41) S084C INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS02 15
(42) S086C COOK 7 GRADE GS01 16
(43) S065C MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT 3 GRADE GS01 17
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 140 18
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SECTION 8. EXTRA HELP - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF . There is hereby 20
authorized, for the Department of Education - Arkansas School for the Deaf 21
for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part -time or 22
temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds 23
appropriated herein for such purposes: fifty-five (55) temporary or part-time 24
employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 25
Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act 26
for the appropriate classification. 27
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SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE 29
DEAF. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be 30
payable from the School for the Deaf Fund Account , for personal services and 31
operating expenses of the Department of Education - Arkansas School for the 32
Deaf - State Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 33
following: 34
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 36 SB75
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NO. 2025-2026 1
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $6,732,040 2
(02) EXTRA HELP 95,000 3
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 2,631,059 4
(04) OVERTIME 25,000 5
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 6
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 1,752,763 7
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 15,000 8
(C) PROF. FEES 15,000 9
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 50,000 10
(E) DATA PROC. 0 11
(06) SPECIAL MAINTENANCE 1,519,627 12
(07) VOCATIONAL WORKSTUDY 10,000 13
(08) MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES 20,000 14
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $12,865,489 15
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SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - FEDERAL OPERATIONS - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR 17
THE DEAF. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education , to 18
be payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer 19
of the State, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department 20
of Education - Arkansas School for the Deaf - Federal Operations for the 21
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 22
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 24
NO. 2025-2026 25
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $55,000 26
(02) EXTRA HELP 39,000 27
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 28,832 28
(04) OVERTIME 8,393 29
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 30
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 627,417 31
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 60,000 32
(C) PROF. FEES 245,000 33
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 90,000 34
(E) DATA PROC. 0 35
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,153,642 36 SB75
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SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - CASH OPERATIONS - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE 2
DEAF. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be 3
payable from cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code §19 -4-801, for operating 4
expenses of the Department of Education - Arkansas School for the Deaf - Cash 5
Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 6
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 8
NO. 2025-2026 9
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 10
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $228,136 11
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 25,000 12
(C) PROF. FEES 26,864 13
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 45,000 14
(E) DATA PROC. 0 15
(02) SPECIAL MAINTENANCE 50,000 16
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $375,000 17
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SECTION 12. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 19
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 20
ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND - TRANSFER PROVISION. Upon approval from the 21
Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, the Arkansas School for the Blind shall 22
transfer appropriation from the Summer Projects line item, in the State 23
Operations Appropriation of this Act, to the Regular Salaries, Extra Help, 24
Personal Services Matching, Overtime and Maintenance & General Operations 25
line items in the State Operations Appropriation of this Act, to compensate 26
staff who work during the summer months on summer projects, and to cover 27
other expenses of summer project activities. The Summer Projects line item 28
may also be used for the annual cost related to the compensation of eligible 29
staff for shift differential pay as well as compensation of employees for 30
performance of duties assigned as referenced in the Special Allowance Special 31
Language Section of this Act. Such additional compensation shall not be 32
construed as exceeding the maximum salary authorized for said employees. 33
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 34
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 35
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SECTION 13. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 1
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 2
ADE - ASB/ASD - SUMMER SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. Employees who, in addition to 3
working during the regular school term, also work during summer months shall 4
be authorized as additional compensation an amount not to exceed 1/12 of 5
their annual salary for each month or part thereof worked. Such additional 6
compensation shall not be construed as exceeding the maximum salary 7
authorized for said employees. Payment of additional compensation shall be 8
limited to employees in the following classifications: 9
CLASS CODE SUMMER SCHOOL POSITIONS GRADE 10
E044C Certified Bachelor's Teacher GS06 11
M026C Licensed Social Worker GS07 12
M020C Licensed Professional Counselor GS08 13
E035C Certified Masters Teacher GS08 14
M088C Licensed Master Social Worker GS08 15
E024C Teacher Supervisor GS09 16
E025C Educational Specialist GS09 17
E017C Assistant Principal GS10 18
E026C Education & Instruction Coordinator GS08 19
E015C Special Education Supervisor GS09 20
Exempt employees who require job responsibilities less than 2080 hours may 21
work during summer months with approval from school Superintendent. Said 22
employees shall be authorized as additional compensation an amount not to 23
exceed 1/12 of their annual salary for each month or part thereof worked. 24
Such additional compensation shall not be construed as exceeding the maximum 25
salary authorized for said employees. 26
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 27
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 28
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SECTION 14. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 30
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 31
CARRY FORWARD OF FUNDS - ASB. 32
(a) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall cause to be 33
transferred on his or her books and those of the State Treasurer and Auditor 34
of State the balance of General Revenue funds remaining in the School for the 35
Blind Fund Account on June 30, 2024 2025 into a sub-fund created within the 36 SB75
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School for the Blind Fund Account to be used for special maintenance, 1
renovations, or future construction projects of the Department of Education - 2
Arkansas School for the Blind. 3
(b) Any carry forward of the unexpended balance of funding as 4
authorized herein, may be carried forward under the following conditions: 5
(1) The Office of Budget of the Department of Finance and 6
Administration shall report to the Legislative Council all amounts carried 7
forward by the September meeting of the Legislative Council or the Joint 8
Budget Committee meeting which report shall include the name of the agency, 9
board, commission, or institution and the amount of funding carried forward, 10
the program name or line item and the funding source; and 11
(2) The Department of Education - Arkansas School for the Blind 12
shall provide a written report to the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 13
Committee containing all information set forth in subdivision (b)(1) of this 14
section no later than thirty (30) days prior to the time the Department 15
presents its budget request to the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 16
Committee, or both; and 17
(3) Thereupon, the Department of Finance and Administration shall 18
include all information obtained in subdivision (b)(2) of this section in the 19
budget manuals. 20
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 21
2024 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 22
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SECTION 15. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 24
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 25
ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF - TRANSFER PROVISION. Upon approval from the 26
Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, the Arkansas School for the Deaf shall 27
transfer appropriation from the Miscellaneous Activities line item in the 28
State Operations Appropriation of this Act, to the Regular Salaries, Extra 29
Help, Personal Service Matching, Overtime, and Maintenance and General 30
Operations line items also in the State Operations Appropriation, to 31
compensate staff who work during the summer months on summer projects and to 32
cover other expenses of summer project activities. The Miscellaneous 33
Activities line item may also be used for the annual cost related to the 34
payment of contracted interpreter services, compensation of eligible staff 35
for shift differential pay, and compensation of employees for performance of 36 SB75
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duties assigned as referenced in the Special Allowance Special Language of 1
this Act. Such additional compensation shall not be construed as exceeding 2
the maximum salary authorized for said employees. 3
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 4
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 5
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SECTION 16. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 7
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 8
CARRY FORWARD OF FUNDS - ASD. 9
(a) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall cause to be 10
transferred on his or her books and those of the State Treasurer and Auditor 11
of State the balance of General Revenue funds remaining in the School for the 12
Deaf Fund Account on June 30, 2024 2025 into a sub-fund created within the 13
School for the Deaf Fund Account to be used for special maintenance, 14
renovations, or future construction projects of the Department of Education - 15
Arkansas School for the Deaf. 16
(b) Any carry forward of the unexpended balance of funding as 17
authorized herein, may be carried forward under the following conditions: 18
(1) The Office of Budget of the Department of Finance and 19
Administration shall report to the Legislative Council all amounts carried 20
forward by the September meeting of the Legislative Council or the Joint 21
Budget Committee meeting which report shall include the name of the agency, 22
board, commission, or institution and the amount of funding carried forward, 23
the program name or line item and the funding source; and 24
(2) The Department of Education - Arkansas School for the Deaf 25
shall provide a written report to the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 26
Committee containing all information set forth in subdivision (b)(1) of this 27
section no later than thirty (30) days prior to the time the Department 28
presents its budget request to the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 29
Committee, or both; and 30
(3) Thereupon, the Department of Finance and Administration shall 31
include all information obtained in subdivision (b)(2) of this section in the 32
budget manuals. 33
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 34
2024 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 35
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SECTION 17. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 1
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 2
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 3
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 4
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 5
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 6
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 7
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 8
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 9
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SECTION 18. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 11
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 12
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 13
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 14
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 15
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 16
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 17
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 18
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SECTION 19. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 20
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 21
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 22
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 23
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 24
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 25
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 26
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 27
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 28
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 29
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 30
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