An act TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR ASSISTANCE TO 10 LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL BY THE 11 OFFICE OF THE TREASURER OF STATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 12 ENDING JUNE 30, 2026, the official text

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1 State of Arkansas                 A Bill
2 95th General Assembly

3 Regular Session, 2025                                             HOUSE BILL 1111

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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 ASSISTANCE TO

10       LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL BY THE

11       OFFICE OF THE TREASURER OF STATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR

12       ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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16                       AN ACT FOR THE OFFICE OF THE TREASURER OF

17                       STATE - ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL LAW

18                       ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL

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. APPROPRIATION - EMERGENCY MEDICAL. There is hereby

26 appropriated, to the Office of the Treasurer of State, to be payable from the

27 Arkansas Citizens First Responder Safety Enhancement Fund, for personal

28 services, operating expenses and other expenses for the Arkansas Ambulance

29 Association under the provision of Arkansas Code 19-6-802 for the fiscal year

30 ending June 30, 2026, the following:

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32 ITEM                                                             FISCAL YEAR

33 NO.                                                              2025-2026

34 (01) EMERGENCY MEDICAL EXPENSES                                  $300,000

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36       SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. There is hereby

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1 appropriated, to the Office of the Treasurer of State, to be payable from the

2 Arkansas Citizens First Responder Safety Enhancement Fund, for personal

3 services, operating expenses and other expenses of the Arkansas Association

4 of Chiefs of Police under the provisions of Arkansas Code 19-6-802 for the

5 fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:

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7 ITEM                                                    FISCAL YEAR

8 NO.                                                     2025-2026

9 (01) LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPENSES                     $300,000

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11      SECTION 3. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds

12 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency

13 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and

14 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and

15 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary

16 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal

17 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by

18 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be

19 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.

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21      SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General

22 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations

23 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for

24 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive

25 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget

26 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or

27 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative

28 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.

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30      SECTION 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General

31 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the

32 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the

33 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of

34 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in

35 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the

36 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm

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 1 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
 2 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
 3 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
 4 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025.
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