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1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H4/7/25
2 95th General Assembly
A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1084
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5 By: Joint Budget Committee
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES
10 AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE AUDIT
11 OF THE LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING COMMITTEE FOR THE
12 FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER
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17 AN ACT FOR ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE AUDIT OF
18 THE LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING COMMITTEE
19 APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL
20 YEAR.
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23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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25 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby
26 established for the Arkansas Legislative Audit of the Legislative Joint
27 Auditing Committee for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum
28 number of regular employees.
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30 Maximum Annual
31 Maximum Salary Rate
32 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
33 No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026
34 (1) Q001U LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR 1 GRADE EXE04
35 (2) Q001N ASSISTANT LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR 1 GRADE EXE03
36 (3) Q003N DEPUTY LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR 6 GRADE EXE03
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1 (4) Q002N LA LEGAL COUNSEL 1 GRADE EXE03
2 (5) Q006N LA AUDIT MANAGER 5 GRADE SPC11
3 (6) Q010N LA FIELD AUDIT SUPERVISOR 22 GRADE SPC10
4 (7) Q296C LA IT SECURITY OFFICER 1 GRADE IST11
5 (8) Q016N LA APPLICATION SYSTEMS ANALYST 2 GRADE IST09
6 (9) Q002C LA ASSISTANT NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR 3 GRADE IST10
7 (10) Q085C LA SENIOR NETWORK SERVICES SPECIALIST 2 GRADE IST06
8 (11) Q018N LA SENIOR AUDITOR 53 GRADE SPC08
9 (12) Q001C LA STAFF AUDITOR 187 GRADE SPC06
10 (13) Q275C LA EDITOR 1 GRADE SPC05
11 (14) Q022C LA ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MANAGER 1 GRADE SGS09
12 (15) Q053C LA ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 4 GRADE SGS08
13 (16) Q096C LA ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES SPEC 6 GRADE SGS06
14 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 296
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16 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for
17 the Arkansas Legislative Audit of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee
18 for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or
19 temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds
20 appropriated herein for such purposes: ten (10) temporary or part-time
21 employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the
22 Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act
23 for the appropriate classification.
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25 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated,
26 to Arkansas Legislative Audit of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, to
27 be payable from the State Central Services Fund, for personal services and
28 operating expenses of the Arkansas Legislative Audit of the Legislative Joint
29 Auditing Committee for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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31 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
32 NO. 2025-2026
33 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $34,242,327
34 (02) EXTRA HELP 230,400
35 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 10,261,932
36 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
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1 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 3,914,400
2 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 343,000
3 (C) PROF. FEES 760,000
4 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 200,000
5 (E) DATA PROC. 0
6 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $49,952,059
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8 SECTION 4. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
9 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
10 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
11 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
12 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
13 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
14 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
15 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
16 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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18 SECTION 5. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
19 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
20 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
21 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
22 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
23 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
24 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
25 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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27 SECTION 6. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
28 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
29 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
30 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of
31 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
32 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
33 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm
34 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
35 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
36 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
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