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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 23
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5 By: Joint Budget Committee
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7 For An Act To Be Entitled
8 AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES
9 AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE
10 AND DISABILITY COMMISSION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
11 JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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15 AN ACT FOR THE JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE AND
16 DISABILITY COMMISSION APPROPRIATION FOR
17 THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.
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20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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22 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established
23 for the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission for the 2025-2026
24 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees.
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26 Maximum Annual
27 Maximum Salary Rate
28 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
29 No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026
30 (1) U101U EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE01
31 (2) G028N JDDC DEPUTY EXEC DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS12
32 (3) A105C JDDC FISCAL MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08
33 (4) X187C INVESTIGATOR 1 GRADE GS07
34 (5) G230C JDDC PARALEGAL 1 GRADE GS06
35 (6) C092C JDDC LEGAL/ADMIN SECRETARY 1 GRADE GS05
36 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 6
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2 SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated,
3 to the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission, to be payable from the
4 Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for personal services and operating
5 expenses of the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission for the fiscal
6 year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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8 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
9 NO. 2025-2026
10 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $426,018
11 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 145,376
12 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
13 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 138,150
14 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 26,875
15 (C) PROF. FEES 72,740
16 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
17 (E) DATA PROC. 0
18 (04) INVESTIGATOR EXPENSES 28,080
19 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $837,239
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21 SECTION 3. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
22 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
23 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
24 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
25 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
26 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
27 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
28 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
29 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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31 SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
32 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
33 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
34 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
35 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
36 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
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2 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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4 SECTION 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
5 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
6 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
7 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of
8 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
9 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
10 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm
11 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
12 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
13 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
14 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025.
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