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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1099
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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 BOARD OF
11 ELECTION COMMISSIONERS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
12 JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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16 AN ACT FOR THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTION
17 COMMISSIONERS APPROPRIATION FOR THE
18 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.
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21 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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23 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established
24 for the State Board of Election Commissioners for the 2025-2026 fiscal year,
25 the following maximum number of regular employees.
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27 Maximum Annual
28 Maximum Salary Rate
29 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
30 No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026
31 (1) N131N SBEC DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS12
32 (2) G047C ATTORNEY SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS11
33 (3) G314C ELECTION ADMIN SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS11
34 (4) G073C ATTORNEY 1 GRADE GS10
35 (5) A116C BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08
36 (6) G119C SBEC EDUCATIONAL SERVICES MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08
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1 (7) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06
2 (8) G162C SBEC ELECTION COORDINATOR 2 GRADE GS06
3 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 9
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5 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP. There is hereby authorized, for the State Board
6 of Election Commissioners for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following
7 maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra
8 Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: twenty (20)
9 temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed
10 those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its
11 successor, or this act for the appropriate classification.
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13 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated,
14 to the State Board of Election Commissioners, to be payable from the
15 Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for personal services and operating
16 expenses of the State Board of Election Commissioners for the fiscal year
17 ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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19 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
20 NO. 2025-2026
21 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $603,967
22 (02) EXTRA HELP 100,000
23 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 221,840
24 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
25 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 167,810
26 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 5,000
27 (C) PROF. FEES 5,000
28 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
29 (E) DATA PROC. 0
30 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,103,617
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32 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - ELECTION EXPENSES. There is hereby
33 appropriated, to the State Board of Election Commissioners, to be payable
34 from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for covering the costs of
35 election expenses of the State Board of Election Commissioners for the fiscal
36 year ending June 30, 2026, the sum of...........................$6,340,000.
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2 SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - NONPARTISAN GENERAL ELECTION. There is
3 hereby appropriated, to the State Board of Election Commissioners, to be
4 payable from the Nonpartisan Filing Fee Fund, for covering the costs of
5 election expenses of the State Board of Election Commissioners for the fiscal
6 year ending June 30, 2026, the sum of...........................$1,600,000.
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8 SECTION 6. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
9 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.
10 CARRY FORWARD � ELECTION EXPENSES. At the close of the fiscal year ending
11 June 30, 2025 2026, any unexpended balance of monies provided for Election
12 Expenses, shall be transferred forward and made available for the same
13 purpose for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 2027.
14 Any carry forward of unexpended balance of funding as authorized herein, may
15 be carried forward under the following conditions:
16 (1) Prior to June 30, 2025 2026 the Agency shall by written statement set
17 forth its reason(s) for the need to carry forward said funding to the
18 Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget;
19 (2) The Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget shall
20 report to the Arkansas Legislative Council all amounts carried forward by the
21 September Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee meeting
22 which report shall include the name of the Agency, Board, Commission or
23 Institution and the amount of the funding carried forward, the program name
24 or line item, the funding source of that appropriation and a copy of the
25 written request set forth in (1) above;
26 (3) Each Agency, Board, Commission or Institution shall provide a written
27 report to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee
28 containing all information set forth in item (2) above, along with a written
29 statement as to the current status of the project, contract, purpose etc. for
30 which the carry forward was originally requested no later than thirty (30)
31 days prior to the time the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution presents
32 its budget request to the Arkansas Legislative Council/Joint Budget
33 Committee; and
34 (4) Thereupon, the Department of Finance and Administration shall include
35 all information obtained in item (3) above in the biennial budget manuals
36 and/or a statement of non-compliance by the Agency, Board, Commission or
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2 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024
3 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026.
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5 SECTION 7. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
6 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.
7 TRANSFER. If funds are not available for the State Board of Election
8 Commissioners to perform their duties, the Director of the State Board of
9 Election Commissioners may from time to time certify to the Chief Fiscal
10 Officer of the State the amount of funds needed and the Chief Fiscal Officer
11 of the State shall transfer the certified amount from the Nonpartisan Filing
12 Fee Fund to the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund for use by the State Board of
13 Election Commissioners.
14 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1,
15 2024 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026.
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17 SECTION 8. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
18 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
19 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
20 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
21 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
22 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
23 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
24 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
25 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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27 SECTION 9. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
28 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
29 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
30 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
31 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
32 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
33 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
34 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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36 SECTION 10. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the
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1 General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits
2 the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
3 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of
4 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
5 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
6 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm
7 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
8 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
9 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
10 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025.
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