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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 28
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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 ARKANSAS ETHICS
10 COMMISSION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026;
11 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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15 AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS ETHICS
16 COMMISSION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-
17 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 Arkansas Ethics Commission for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the
24 following maximum number of regular employees.
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27 Maximum Salary Rate
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29 No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026
30 (1) U092U ETHICS COMMISSION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE01
31 (2) D057C INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGER 1 GRADE IT05
32 (3) G047C ATTORNEY SPECIALIST 4 GRADE GS11
33 (4) X068C ETHICS COMMISSION COMPLIANCE SPEC 3 GRADE GS07
34 (5) C022C BUSINESS OPERATIONS SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS05
35 (6) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04
36 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 11
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2 SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated,
3 to the Arkansas Ethics Commission, to be payable from the Miscellaneous
4 Agencies Fund Account, for personal services and operating expenses of the
5 Arkansas Ethics Commission for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the
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8 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
9 NO. 2025-2026
10 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $777,591
11 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 265,733
12 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
13 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 110,910
14 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,000
15 (C) PROF. FEES 0
16 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
17 (E) DATA PROC. 0
18 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,157,234
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20 SECTION 3. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
21 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
22 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
23 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
24 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
25 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
26 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
27 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
28 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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30 SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
31 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
32 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
33 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
34 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
35 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
36 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
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3 SECTION 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
4 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
5 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
6 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of
7 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
8 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
9 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm
10 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
11 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
12 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
13 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025.
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