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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1151
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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 AND FOR GRANTS AND AID TO
11 LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE
12 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF CAREER AND
13 TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE
14 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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17 Subtitle
18 AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION -
19 DIVISION OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL
20 EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-
21 2026 FISCAL YEAR.
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24 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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26 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES. There is hereby established for the
27 Department of Education - Division of Career and Technical Education for the
28 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees.
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30 Maximum Annual
31 Maximum Salary Rate
32 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
33 No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026
34 (1) U077U ACE DIRECTOR CAREER & TECHNICAL ED 1 GRADE SE01
35 (2) N069N ADE SPECIAL ADVISOR 1 GRADE GS14
36 (3) E076C ADE CAREER EDUCATION DIVISION MANAGER 1 GRADE GS12
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1 (4) E061C ACE PROGRAM COORDINATOR 9 GRADE GS10
2 (5) A044C AUDIT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS10
3 (6) E062C ACE PROGRAM ADVISOR 18 GRADE GS09
4 (7) A060C SENIOR AUDITOR 1 GRADE GS08
5 (8) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06
6 (9) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 3 GRADE GS04
7 (10) A098C FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS04
8 (11) R036C HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS04
9 (12) V020C INVENTORY CONTROL MANAGER 1 GRADE GS04
10 (13) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 5 GRADE GS03
11 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 44
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13 SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - VOCATIONAL & TECHNICAL EDUCATION. There is
14 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the
15 Division of Career and Technical Education Fund Account, for personal
16 services and operating expenses of the Department of Education - Division of
17 Career and Technical Education - Vocational & Technical Education for the
18 fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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20 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
21 NO. 2025-2026
22 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,749,693
23 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 610,145
24 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
25 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 617,825
26 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 15,446
27 (C) PROF. FEES 0
28 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
29 (E) DATA PROC. 0
30 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,993,109
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32 SECTION 3. EXTRA HELP - FEDERAL VOCATIONAL & TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
33 There is hereby authorized, for the Department of Education - Division of
34 Career and Technical Education - Federal Vocational & Technical Education for
35 the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or
36 temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds
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1 appropriated herein for such purposes: four (4) temporary or part-time
2 employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the
3 Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act
4 for the appropriate classification.
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6 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - FEDERAL VOCATIONAL & TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
7 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable
8 from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the
9 State, for personal services, operating expenses, and grants by the
10 Department of Education - Division of Career and Technical Education -
11 Federal Vocational & Technical Education for the fiscal year ending June 30,
12 2026, the following:
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14 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
15 NO. 2025-2026
16 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $662,907
17 (02) EXTRA HELP 13,923
18 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 270,799
19 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
20 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 1,066,755
21 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 55,000
22 (C) PROF. FEES 100,000
23 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
24 (E) DATA PROC. 0
25 (05) VOCATIONAL EDUCATION GRANTS 16,740,680
26 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $18,910,064
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28 SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - COORDINATED CAREER EDUCATION SERVICES.
29 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable
30 from the Division of Career and Technical Education Public School Fund
31 Account, for operating expenses and Coordinated Career Education Services -
32 Special Needs Students Program grants and aid of the Department of Education
33 - Division of Career and Technical Education - Coordinated Career Education
34 Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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36 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
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2 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
3 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $0
4 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 56,000
5 (C) PROF. FEES 0
6 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
7 (E) DATA PROC. 0
8 (02) COORDINATED CAREER EDUCATION
9 SERVICES-SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS
10 PROGRAM GRANTS & AID 1,063,433
11 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,119,433
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13 SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - VOCATIONAL CENTER AID. There is hereby
14 appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the Division
15 of Career and Technical Education Public School Fund Account, for Vocational
16 Center Grants and Aid by the Department of Education - Division of Career and
17 Technical Education - Vocational Center Aid for the fiscal year ending June
18 30, 2026, the following:
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20 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
21 NO. 2025-2026
22 (01) VOCATIONAL CENTER GRANTS AND AID $23,240,092
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24 SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - VOCATIONAL START-UP GRANTS AND AID. There
25 is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from
26 the Division of Career and Technical Education Public School Fund Account,
27 for Vocational Start-Up grants and aid of the Department of Education -
28 Division of Career and Technical Education - Vocational Start-Up Grants and
29 Aid for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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31 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
32 NO. 2025-2026
33 (01) VOCATIONAL START-UP GRANTS AND AID $4,740,000
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35 SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - CAREER COACHES PROGRAM. There is hereby
36 appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the Division
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1 of Career and Technical Education Public School Fund Account, for operating
2 expenses, Career Coaches grants and aid, and expenses by the Department of
3 Education - Division of Career and Technical Education - Career Coaches
4 Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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6 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
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8 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
9 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $7,000
10 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 8,000
11 (C) PROF. FEES 0
12 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
13 (E) DATA PROC. 0
14 (02) CAREER COACHES GRANTS AND AID 2,263,997
15 (03) CAREER COACHES EXPENSES 2,947,542
16 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $5,226,539
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18 SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - MULTIPLE GRANT AWARD PROGRAMS. There is
19 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the
20 cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal
21 Officer of the State, for expenses and grants of the Department of Education
22 - Division of Career and Technical Education - Multiple Grant Award Programs
23 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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25 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
26 NO. 2025-2026
27 (01) MULT GRANT AWARD $900,000
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29 SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR CTE TEACHERS.
30 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable
31 from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief
32 Fiscal Officer of the State, for professional development costs for Career
33 and Technical Education teachers of the Department of Education - Division of
34 Career and Technical Education - Professional Development for CTE Teachers
35 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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2 NO. 2025-2026
3 (01) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT $260,000
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5 SECTION 11. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE
6 ARKANSAS CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.
7 FEDERAL MATCHING. The funds appropriated in Sections for Coordinated Career
8 Education Services, Vocational Center Aid and Vocational Start-up Grants and
9 Aid of this Act may also be used to match any available federal funds from
10 any agency in order to provide the maximum amount of money possible for the
11 purposes enumerated in such Section.
12 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024
13 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026.
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15 SECTION 12. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
16 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
17 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
18 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
19 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
20 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
21 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
22 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
23 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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25 SECTION 13. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
26 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
27 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
28 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
29 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
30 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
31 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
32 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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34 SECTION 14. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the
35 General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits
36 the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
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1 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of
2 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
3 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
4 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm
5 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
6 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
7 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
8 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025.
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