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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 350
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5 By: Senators Gilmore, B. Davis
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO CREATE FUNDING FOR STATE-SUPPORTED MULTI-
10 JURISDICTIONAL DRUG TASK FORCES; TO CREATE
11 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE FOR MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL
12 DRUG TASK FORCES; TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR
13 PERSONAL SERVICES AND OPERATING EXPENSES OF DRUG TASK
14 FORCE EMPLOYEES, THE DRUG TASK FORCE COORDINATOR, AND
15 DRUG TASK FORCE COORDINATOR EMPLOYEES FOR THE FISCAL
16 YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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19 Subtitle
20 AN ACT FOR THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTOR
21 COORDINATOR - MULTI-JURISDICITIONAL DRUG
22 TASK FORCES APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-
23 2026 FISCAL YEAR.
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25 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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27 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - DRUG TASK FORCE COORDINATOR. There is
28 hereby established for the Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator for the 2025-
29 2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees.
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31 Maximum Annual
32 Maximum Salary Rate
33 Item No. of Fiscal Year
34 No. Title Employees 2025-2026
35 (1) DRUG TASK FORCE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS12
36 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1
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2 SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - DRUG TASK FORCE COORDINATOR. There is
3 hereby appropriated, to the Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator, to be
4 payable from the State Central Services Fund, for personal services and
5 operating expenses of the Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator - Drug Task
6 Force Coordinator for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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8 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
9 NO. 2025-2026
10 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $180,000
11 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 72,000
12 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
13 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 75,000
14 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 2,000
15 (C) PROF. FEES 0
16 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
17 (E) DATA PROC. 0
18 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $329,000
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20 SECTION 3. REGULAR SALARIES - MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL DRUG TASK FORCE.
21 There is hereby established for the Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator for
22 the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees.
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24 Maximum Annual
25 Maximum Salary Rate
26 Item No. of Fiscal Year
27 No. Title Employees 2025-2026
28 (1) DRUG TASK FORCE COMMANDER 20 GRADE GS11
29 (2) DRUG TASK FORCE SUPERVISING AGENT 20 GRADE GS09
30 (3) DRUG TASK FORCE AGENT 60 GRADE GS09
31 (4) DRUG TASK FORCE ADMIN. ASST. 20 GRADE GS06
32 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 120
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34 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL DRUG TASK FORCE. There
35 is hereby appropriated, to the Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator, to be
36 payable from the State Central Services Fund, for personal services and
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1 operating expenses of the Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator - Multi-
2 Jurisdictional Drug Task Force for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the
3 following:
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5 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
6 NO. 2025-2026
7 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $8,032,400
8 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 3,212,960
9 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
10 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 2,821,000
11 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0
12 (C) PROF. FEES 0
13 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
14 (E) DATA PROC. 0
15 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $14,066,360
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17 SECTION 5. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
18 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. SALARIES.
19 The salaries of the Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force agents and employees
20 shall be consistent with that established by the state pay plan for the
21 appropriate grade of each position.
22 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1,
23 2025 to June 30, 2026.
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25 SECTION 6. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
26 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. LEAVE
27 BENEFITS. Drug Task Force agents and employees who convert from county or
28 grant funded employment to state employment and are employed prior to the
29 effective date of this legislation shall have their length of service with
30 the county recognized for purposes of accrual rates for sick leave and annual
31 leave.
32 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1,
33 2025 to June 30, 2026.
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35 SECTION 7. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
36 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. FUNDING OF
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1 EXPENSES AND ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES OF THE MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL DRUG TASK
2 FORCE. Each Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force shall continue to bear the
3 responsibility and expense of providing, at the Multi-Jurisdictional Drug
4 Task Force expense the following at sufficient levels for operation:
5 (1) The cost of facilities, equipment supplies, and other office expenses
6 for the Multi-Jurisdictional Task Force.
7 (2) The Drug Task Force shall provide compensation of additional personnel
8 and expenses within the Drug Task Force which are not covered by this Act.
9 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1,
10 2025 to June 30, 2026.
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12 SECTION 8. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
13 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. FUNDS.
14 The funds designated by this Act shall not be subject to the provisions of
15 Ark. Code Ann. �12-17-102 (b)(2).
16 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1,
17 2025 to June 30, 2026.
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19 SECTION 9. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
20 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.
21 LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General Assembly, in the
22 transition to a state-funded Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force system, to
23 provide an appropriate and adequate level of Drug Enforcement Activity
24 through Multi-Jurisdictional Task Forces in all areas of the state. It is
25 recognized by the General Assembly that in many areas of the state resources
26 have not been available to support Drug Enforcement at the necessary level.
27 With the transition of funding of Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Forces to
28 state funding; it is not the intent of the General Assembly to adversely
29 affect those districts whose system has been working well or to implement a
30 system which is too inflexible to respond to the needs of each judicial
31 district or task force area. Therefore, the Prosecution Coordination
32 Commission is charged with the responsibility of assisting in the maintenance
33 of a system which equitably serves all areas of the state by providing
34 statewide coordination of drug enforcement with law enforcement agencies
35 statewide.
36 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1,
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1 2025 to June 30, 2026.
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3 SECTION 10. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
4 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
5 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
6 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
7 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
8 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
9 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
10 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
11 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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13 SECTION 11. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
14 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
15 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
16 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
17 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
18 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
19 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
20 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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22 SECTION 12. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the
23 General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits
24 the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
25 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of
26 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
27 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
28 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm
29 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
30 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
31 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
32 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025.
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