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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1088
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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 THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
11 AND ADMINISTRATION - CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT FOR
12 THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER
13 PURPOSES.
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16 Subtitle
17 AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
18 ADMINISTRATION - CHILD SUPPORT
19 ENFORCEMENT APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-
20 2026 FISCAL 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. There is hereby established for the
26 Department of Finance and Administration - Child Support Enforcement for the
27 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees.
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29 Maximum Annual
30 Maximum Salary Rate
31 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
32 No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026
33 (1) N034N DFA OCSE ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE SE02
34 (2) D005N DFA IT TECHNICAL SPECIALIST 2 GRADE IT11
35 (3) D002C DFA OIS ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE IT10
36 (4) A003C DFA REVENUE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE GS14
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1 (5) A010C AGENCY CONTROLLER II 1 GRADE GS13
2 (6) G225C DFA OCSE FIELD OPERATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS13
3 (7) G025C ATTORNEY SUPERVISOR 5 GRADE GS12
4 (8) G047C ATTORNEY SPECIALIST 46 GRADE GS11
5 (9) G223C DFA OCSE DIVISION MANAGER 2 GRADE GS10
6 (10) G226C DFA OCSE PROGRAM MANAGER 2 GRADE GS10
7 (11) A052C ACCOUNTING COORDINATOR 2 GRADE GS09
8 (12) G224C DFA OCSE FIELD MANAGER 6 GRADE GS09
9 (13) G227C DFA OCSE PROGRAM SUPERVISOR 17 GRADE GS08
10 (14) E026C EDUCATION & INSTRUCTION COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS08
11 (15) A060C SENIOR AUDITOR 1 GRADE GS08
12 (16) A081C AUDITOR 2 GRADE GS07
13 (17) M029C CHILD SUPPORT SUPERVISOR II 18 GRADE GS07
14 (18) E048C EDUCATION & INSTRUCTION SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS07
15 (19) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06
16 (20) M052C CHILD SUPPORT SUPERVISOR I 54 GRADE GS06
17 (21) A074C FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR 4 GRADE GS06
18 (22) R025C HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06
19 (23) P027C PUBLIC INFORMATION SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS06
20 (24) E046C TRAINING INSTRUCTOR 3 GRADE GS06
21 (25) M067C CHILD SUPPORT COORDINATOR 12 GRADE GS05
22 (26) M068C CHILD SUPPORT SPECIALIST 279 GRADE GS05
23 (27) A091C FISCAL SUPPORT ANALYST 11 GRADE GS05
24 (28) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04
25 (29) A098C FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 2 GRADE GS04
26 (30) C046C LEGAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 63 GRADE GS04
27 (31) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 3 GRADE GS03
28 (32) C059C DFA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE 230 GRADE GS03
29 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 775
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31 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP. There is hereby authorized, for the Department
32 of Finance and Administration - Child Support Enforcement for the 2025-2026
33 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or temporary
34 employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated
35 herein for such purposes: fifteen (15) temporary or part-time employees, when
36 needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform
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1 Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the
2 appropriate classification.
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4 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated,
5 to the Department of Finance and Administration, to be payable from the Child
6 Support Enforcement Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the
7 Department of Finance and Administration - Child Support Enforcement for the
8 fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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10 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
11 NO. 2025-2026
12 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $34,887,633
13 (02) EXTRA HELP 100,000
14 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 14,159,618
15 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
16 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 14,535,654
17 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 25,000
18 (C) PROF. FEES 250,000
19 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 100,000
20 (E) DATA PROC. 0
21 (05) DATA PROCESSING AND EQUIPMENT EXPENSE 13,848,483
22 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $77,906,388
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24 SECTION 4. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
25 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. EXTRA
26 HELP EXEMPTION. Extra Help positions authorized herein are specifically
27 exempt from limitation of hours, either by act or regulation. Provided,
28 however, when a temporary or part-time employee is employed by the Department
29 of Finance and Administration - Office of Child Support Enforcement for a
30 period of time exceeding seven (7) months, a report of such shall be filed
31 with the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee.
32 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024
33 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026.
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35 SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
36 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
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1 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
2 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
3 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
4 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
5 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
6 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
7 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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9 SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
10 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
11 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
12 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
13 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
14 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
15 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
16 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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18 SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
19 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
20 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
21 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of
22 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
23 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
24 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm
25 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
26 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
27 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
28 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025.
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