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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1126
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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
11 EDUCATION - OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD FOR THE FISCAL
12 YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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15 Subtitle
16 AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION -
17 OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD APPROPRIATION
18 FOR THE 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. There is hereby established for the
24 Department of Education - Office of Early Childhood for the 2025-2026 fiscal
25 year, 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) N249N DHS DIVISION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE02
32 (2) D061C INFORMATION SYSTEMS COORD SPECIALIST 2 GRADE IT05
33 (3) D057C INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGER 1 GRADE IT05
34 (4) D062C DATABASE ANALYST 1 GRADE IT04
35 (5) D071C COMPUTER SUPPORT ANALYST 1 GRADE IT03
36 (6) D075C SOFTWARE SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IT03
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1 (7) N122N DHS/DCC ASSIST DIR FINANCE & ADMIN 1 GRADE GS14
2 (8) G056C DHS/DCC ASST DIR OPS & PROG SUPV 3 GRADE GS13
3 (9) E013C EDUCATION PROGRAM MANAGER 2 GRADE GS10
4 (10) G099C DHS PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR 6 GRADE GS09
5 (11) A082C ACCOUNTANT II 1 GRADE GS08
6 (12) G152C DHS PROGRAM MANAGER 14 GRADE GS08
7 (13) R014C PERSONNEL MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08
8 (14) X062C QUALITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR 5 GRADE GS08
9 (15) E023C TRAINING PROJECT MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08
10 (16) A089C ACCOUNTANT I 1 GRADE GS07
11 (17) G183C DHS PROGRAM COORDINATOR 21 GRADE GS07
12 (18) X125C FRAUD INVESTIGATOR COORDINATOR 4 GRADE GS07
13 (19) G147C GRANTS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07
14 (20) M025C PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY COORDINATOR I 1 GRADE GS07
15 (21) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 4 GRADE GS06
16 (22) M053C CHILD CARE SERVICE SPECIALIST 36 GRADE GS06
17 (23) G210C DHS PROGRAM SPECIALIST 3 GRADE GS06
18 (24) E038C EDUCATION & INSTRUCTION ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06
19 (25) M051C FAMILY SERVICE WORKER 3 GRADE GS06
20 (26) G214C GRANTS SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS06
21 (27) G178C POLICY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS06
22 (28) M066C PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST 43 GRADE GS06
23 (29) X136C QUALITY ASSURANCE REVIEWER 1 GRADE GS06
24 (30) B076C RESEARCH PROJECT ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06
25 (31) C050C ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS05
26 (32) A088C ASSETS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS05
27 (33) V012C FEDERAL SURPLUS PROPERTY SUPV 1 GRADE GS05
28 (34) E051C STAFF DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS05
29 (35) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 6 GRADE GS04
30 (36) V022C PURCHASING TECHNICIAN 1 GRADE GS04
31 (37) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 3 GRADE GS03
32 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 177
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34 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for
35 the Department of Education - Office of Early Childhood for the 2025-2026
36 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or temporary
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1 employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated
2 herein for such purposes: thirteen (13) temporary or part-time employees,
3 when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform
4 Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the
5 appropriate classification.
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7 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD - OPERATIONS.
8 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable
9 from the Child Care and Early Childhood Education Fund Account, for personal
10 services and operating expenses of the Department of Education - Office of
11 Early Childhood - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the
12 following:
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14 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
15 NO. 2025-2026
16 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,482,755
17 (02) EXTRA HELP 20,000
18 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 668,974
19 (04) OVERTIME 4,850
20 (05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
21 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 7,585,752
22 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 103,243
23 (C) PROF. FEES 3,000,000
24 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
25 (E) DATA PROC. 0
26 (06) GRANTS AND AID 2,500,000
27 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $15,365,574
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29 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD - OPERATIONS -
30 FEDERAL. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be
31 payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of
32 the State, for personal services, operating expenses, and grants of the
33 Department of Education - Office of Early Childhood - Operations - Federal
34 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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36 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
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2 (01) EARLY CHILDHOOD FEDERAL EXPENSES $268,670,324
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4 SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD - CHILD CARE
5 PROGRAM GRANTS AND EXPENSES. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department
6 of Education, to be payable from the Child Care Grant Fund Account, for
7 operating expenses and grants of the Department of Education - Office of
8 Early Childhood - Child Care Program Grants and Expenses for the fiscal year
9 ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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11 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
12 NO. 2025-2026
13 (01) CHILD CARE PROGRAM GRANTS AND EXPENSES $9,000,000
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15 SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD - LOAN GUARANTEES AND
16 GRANTS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be
17 payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by
18 the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for loan guarantees and grants of the
19 Department of Education - Office of Early Childhood - Loan Guarantees and
20 Grants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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22 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
23 NO. 2025-2026
24 (01) LOAN GUARANTEES & GRANTS $36,786
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26 SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD - COMMODITY
27 DISTRIBUTION AND SALVAGE CONTAINER - CASH. There is hereby appropriated, to
28 the Department of Education, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in
29 the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State,
30 for operating expenses of the Department of Education - Office of Early
31 Childhood - Commodity Distribution and Salvage Container - Cash for the
32 fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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34 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
35 NO. 2025-2026
36 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
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1 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $130,186
2 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 9,490
3 (C) PROF. FEES 0
4 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
5 (E) DATA PROC. 0
6 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $139,676
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8 SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD - CHILDCARE
9 FACILITY GRANTS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of
10 Education, to be payable from the Child Care Fund, for providing grants to
11 childcare facilities as provided by law of the Department of Education -
12 Office of Early Childhood - Childcare Facility Grants for the fiscal year
13 ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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15 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
16 NO. 2025-2026
17 (01) CHILDCARE FACILITY GRANTS $200,000
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19 SECTION 9. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
20 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
21 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
22 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
23 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
24 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
25 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
26 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
27 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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29 SECTION 10. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
30 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
31 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
32 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
33 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
34 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
35 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
36 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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2 SECTION 11. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the
3 General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits
4 the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
5 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of
6 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
7 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
8 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm
9 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
10 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
11 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
12 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025.
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