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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1098
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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 STATE DEPARTMENT FOR
11 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION DISABILITY
12 DETERMINATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30,
13 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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16 Subtitle
17 AN ACT FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT FOR
18 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
19 DISABILITY DETERMINATION APPROPRIATION
20 FOR THE 2025-2026 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 State
26 Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination for
27 the 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) U034U DDSSA DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE03
34 (2) L003N CHIEF PHYSICIAN SPECIALIST 1 GRADE MP09
35 (3) L025N SENIOR PHYSICIAN SPECIALIST 2 GRADE MP08
36 (4) L024N DDSSA MEDICAL SPECIALIST 26 GRADE MP07
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1 (5) L012N DDSSA MEDICAL CONSULTANT 11 GRADE MP06
GRADE MP05
2 (6) L027N DDSSA PSYCHOLOGY SPECIALIST 7 GRADE IT07
GRADE IT06
3 (7) D030C INFORMATION SYSTEMS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE IT06
GRADE IT05
4 (8) D121C BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IT05
GRADE GS14
5 (9) D042C DATA WAREHOUSE SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS13
GRADE GS12
6 (10) D052C SOFTWARE SUPPORT ANALYST 6 GRADE GS12
GRADE GS11
7 (11) D056C SYSTEMS COORDINATION ANALYST 1 GRADE GS11
GRADE GS11
8 (12) A145C DDSSA CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 1 GRADE GS11
GRADE GS10
9 (13) G234C DDSSA PROGRAM DIRECTOR 4 GRADE GS10
GRADE GS10
10 (14) G059C DDSSA ASST DIRECTOR 5 GRADE GS10
GRADE GS09
11 (15) G292C DDSSA PROFESSIONAL RELATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08
GRADE GS08
12 (16) A027C ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08
GRADE GS08
13 (17) R013C AGENCY HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08
GRADE GS08
14 (18) E067C DDSSA PROGRAM EDUCATION COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07
GRADE GS07
15 (19) G233C DDSSA SECTION MANAGER 9 GRADE GS06
GRADE GS06
16 (20) X207C DDSSA ADJUDICATOR V 185 GRADE GS06
GRADE GS05
17 (21) G258C DDSSA HEARING OFFICER 5 GRADE GS05
GRADE GS05
18 (22) X203C DDSSA QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST 6 GRADE GS04
GRADE GS04
19 (23) G112C DDSSA UNIT SUPERVISOR 28
20 (24) X190C DDSSA ADJUDICATOR IV 79
21 (25) A116C BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGER 1
22 (26) X071C DDSSA CLAIMS ADJUDICATOR III 118
23 (27) X070C DDSSA FRAUD INVESTIGATOR 1
24 (28) R014C PERSONNEL MANAGER 1
25 (29) V007C PROCUREMENT COORDINATOR 1
26 (30) X062C QUALITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR 2
27 (31) X104C DDSSA CLAIMS ADJUDICATOR II 2
28 (32) C010C EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR 1
29 (33) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 3
30 (34) X143C DDSSA CLAIMS ADJUDICATOR I 3
31 (35) G199C DDSSA PROFESSIONAL RELATIONS OFFICER 1
32 (36) X201C DDSSA ADJUDICATIVE SPECIALIST 8
33 (37) A091C FISCAL SUPPORT ANALYST 3
34 (38) R032C HUMAN RESOURCES PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVE 1
35 (39) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 2
36 (40) C049C DDSSA ADJUDICATIVE ASSISTANT 58
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1 (41) A098C FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 3 GRADE GS04
2 (42) R038C HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT 1 GRADE GS04
3 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 594
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5 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP. There is hereby authorized, for the State
6 Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination for
7 the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or
8 temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds
9 appropriated herein for such purposes: twenty (20) temporary or part-time
10 employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the
11 Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act
12 for the appropriate classification.
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14 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated,
15 to the State Department for Social Security Administration Disability
16 Determination, to be payable from the federal funds as designated by the
17 Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services and operating
18 expenses of the State Department for Social Security Administration
19 Disability Determination for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the
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22 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
23 NO. 2025-2026
24 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $40,681,819
25 (02) EXTRA HELP 450,000
26 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 14,472,435
27 (04) OVERTIME 2,000,000
28 (05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
29 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 6,184,400
30 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 26,500
31 (C) PROF. FEES 13,926,285
32 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 75,000
33 (E) DATA PROC. 0
34 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $77,816,439
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36 SECTION 4. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
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1 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. ADDITIONAL
2 POSITIONS. The Director of the State Department for Social Security
3 Administration Disability Determination, after receiving the approval of the
4 Office of Personnel Management, and after seeking prior review by the
5 Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee, shall have the
6 authority to establish such new additional full time positions as may become
7 necessary to carry out the objectives of the department and/or to meet
8 Federal requirements of new and/or expanded programs where such needs are
9 financed by Federal funds; provided that not more than two hundred fifty
10 (250) positions may be created in addition to those authorized in the Regular
11 Salaries section of this Act.
12 If the department requests continuation of any positions as established
13 herein, the positions must be requested as new positions in the department's
14 budget request.
15 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1,
16 2024 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026.
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18 SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
19 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
20 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
21 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
22 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
23 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
24 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
25 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
26 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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28 SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
29 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
30 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
31 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
32 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
33 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
34 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
35 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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1 SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
2 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
3 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
4 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of
5 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
6 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
7 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm
8 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
9 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
10 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
11 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025.
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