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1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S4/7/25
2 95th General Assembly
A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 40
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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 ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE
11 COUNCIL, THE BUREAU OF LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH, AND THE
12 INTERIM COMMITTEES OF THE ARKANSAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
13 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR
14 OTHER PURPOSES.
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17 Subtitle
18 AN ACT FOR THE BUREAU OF LEGISLATIVE
19 RESEARCH AND THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
20 APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL
21 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 - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established
27 for the Bureau of Legislative Research of the Legislative Council 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) Q030U DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF LEGIS RESEARCH 1 GRADE EXE04
35 (2) Q302C DEPUTY DIRECTOR 3 GRADE EXE03
36 (3) Q303C BLR CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL 1 GRADE EXE03
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1 (4) Q304C BLR CHIEF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICER 1 GRADE IST14
GRADE EXE02
2 (5) Q305C BLR CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER 1 GRADE EXE02
GRADE EXE02
3 (6) Q306C LEGAL RES & DRAFTING CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL 1 GRADE EXE02
GRADE SPC10
4 (7) Q307C ADMINISTRATIVE RULES CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL 1 GRADE SPC10
GRADE IST13
5 (8) Q308C STATUTORY REVIEW CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL 1 GRADE IST13
GRADE SPC10
6 (9) Q309C LEGISLATIVE PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE SPC10
GRADE IST11
7 (10) Q310C LEGISLATIVE BUDGET ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE IST11
GRADE IST07
8 (11) Q311C LEGISLATIVE PROGRAMMER ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE IST05
GRADE IST05
9 (12) Q312C LEGISLATIVE NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE IST04
GRADE SPC08
10 (13) Q313C RESEARCH & POLICY ANALYSIS ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE SPC08
GRADE SPC06
11 (14) Q314C COMMITTEE SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE SPC06
GRADE SPC06
12 (15) Q315C LEGISLATIVE APPLICATIONS EXPERT 5 GRADE SPC04
GRADE SPC04
13 (16) Q316C LEGISLATIVE IT INFRASTRUCTURE EXPERT 4 GRADE SGS10
GRADE SGS09
14 (17) Q317C LEGISLATIVE WEBSITE SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS08
GRADE SGS08
15 (18) Q318C LEGISLATIVE USER IT EXPERT 5 GRADE SGS06
GRADE SGS05
16 (19) Q319C LEGISLATIVE DATA SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS04
GRADE SGS04
17 (20) Q320C LEGISLATIVE MEDIA ENGINEER 1 GRADE SGS03
GRADE SGS06
18 (21) Q272C LEGISLATIVE ECONOMIST 2
19 (22) Q321C LEGISLATIVE ATTORNEY III 23
20 (23) Q322C LEGISLATIVE EDITOR COORDINATOR 1
21 (24) Q323C LEGISLATIVE STATE BUDGET EXPERT 10
22 (25) Q324C LEGISLATIVE STATE PERSONNEL EXPERT 5
23 (26) Q325C LEGISLATIVE EDITOR LEAD 7
24 (27) Q326C LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH LEAD 7
25 (28) Q327C LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE LEAD 10
26 (29) Q328C LEGISLATIVE ADMIN SERVICES SR. ANALYST 3
27 (30) Q329C LEGISLATIVE HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST 1
28 (31) Q330C LEGISLATIVE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 1
29 (32) Q331C LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASST III 4
30 (33) Q110C LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASST II 8
31 (34) Q332C LEGISLATIVE INVENTORY/FACILITIES SPEC 1
32 (35) Q128C LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 16
33 (36) Q333C LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 1
34 (37) Q065C OFFICE SERVICES SUPERVISOR 1
35 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 134
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1 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for
2 the Bureau of Legislative Research of the Legislative Council for the 2025-
3 2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or temporary
4 employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated
5 herein for such purposes: thirty-one (31) temporary or part-time employees,
6 when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform
7 Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the
8 appropriate classification.
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10 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated,
11 to the Bureau of Legislative Research of the Legislative Council, to be
12 payable from the State Central Services Fund, for personal services,
13 operating expenses, contingency, committee rooms, and construction and
14 capital improvements of the Bureau of Legislative Research and the
15 Legislative Council for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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17 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
18 NO. 2025-2026
19 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $11,860,244
20 (02) EXTRA HELP 150,000
21 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 3,827,527
22 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
23 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 2,083,686
24 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 218,002
25 (C) PROF. FEES 298,889
26 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 400,000
27 (E) DATA PROC. 0
28 (05) CONSTRUCTION/CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 50,000
29 (06) CONTINGENCY 3,393,480
30 (07) COMMITTEE ROOMS 205,063
31 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $22,486,891
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33 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - INTERIM COMMITTEE STUDY EXPENSES. There is
34 hereby appropriated, to the Bureau of Legislative Research of the Legislative
35 Council Disbursing Officer, to be payable from the State Central Services
36 Fund, for study expenses of the Committees of the Arkansas General Assembly
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1 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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3 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
4 NO. 2025-2026
5 (01) INTERIM COMMITTEE STUDY EXPENSES $271,060
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7 SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - INTERIM COMMITTEE EXPENSES. There is hereby
8 appropriated, to the Bureau of Legislative Research of the Legislative
9 Council Disbursing Officer, to be payable from the State Central Services
10 Fund, for paying per diem, expenses and mileage to members of the Arkansas
11 General Assembly attending regular and special meetings and other committee
12 related activities of the Committees of the Arkansas General Assembly for the
13 fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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15 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
16 NO. 2025-2026
17 (01) PER DIEM, EXPENSES, AND MILEAGE FOR
18 MEMBERS OF THE ARKANSAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
19 COMMITTEES $1,449,199
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21 SECTION 6. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
22 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.
23 CLASSIFICATION UTILIZATION. The Bureau of Legislative Research may utilize,
24 at the discretion of the Director of the Bureau of Legislative Research, the
25 following classifications as necessary. The use of these classifications
26 shall not be considered as increasing the number of positions authorized in
27 this act, only as a temporary reclassification or cross grade of a position.
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30 CODE TITLE GRADE
31 Q334C LEGISLATIVE ATTORNEY IV SPC09
32 Q335C LEGISLATIVE ATTORNEY II SPC05
33 Q336C LEGISLATIVE STATE BUDGET SENIOR ANALYST SPC05
34 Q337C LEGISLATIVE STATE PERSONNEL SENIOR ANALYST SPC05
35 Q338C LEGISLATIVE STATE BUDGET ANALYST SPC04
36 Q339C LEGISLATIVE STATE PERSONNEL ANALYST SPC04
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1 Q340C LEGISLATIVE ATTORNEY I SPC03
2 Q341C LEGISLATIVE EDITOR SENIOR ANALYST SPC02
3 Q342C LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH SENIOR ANALYST SPC02
4 Q343C LEGISLATIVE EDITOR ANALYST SPC01
5 Q344C LEGISLATIVE STATE BUDGET SPECIALIST SPC01
6 Q345C LEGISLATIVE STATE PERSONNEL SPECIALIST SPC01
7 Q346C LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH ANALYST SPC01
8 Q347C LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE SENIOR ANALYST SGS08
9 Q348C LEGISLATIVE HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST SGS07
10 Q349C LEGISLATIVE EDITOR SPECIALIST SGS06
11 Q350C LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ANALYST SGS06
12 Q364C LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH SPECIALIST SGS06
13 Q365C LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES SPEC SGS05
14 Q353C LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE SPECIALIST SGS05
15 Q354C LEGISLATIVE IT INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER IST10
16 Q355C LEGISLATIVE APPLICATIONS COORDINATOR IST10
17 Q356C LEGISLATIVE IT INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNICIAN IST08
18 Q357C LEGISLATIVE APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER II IST08
19 Q358C LEGISLATIVE APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER I IST07
20 Q359C LEGISLATIVE PROJECT ANALYST IST07
21 Q360C LEGISLATIVE IT INFRASTRUCTURE SPECIALIST IST06
22 Q361C LEGISLATIVE USER SUPPORT LEAD IST04
23 Q362C LEGISLATIVE USER SUPPORT TECHNICIAN IST03
24 Q363C LEGISLATIVE USER SUPPORT SPECIALIST IST02
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26 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025
27 through June 30, 2026.
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29 SECTION 7. SPECIAL LANGUAGE - CODE AMENDMENT. Arkansas Code � 10-3-303,
30 concerning the Bureau of Legislative Research, is amended to add additional
31 subsections to read as follows:
32 (i) The director may direct the Chief Fiscal Officer of the state to
33 transfer appropriation between the following in such amounts as are
34 determined to be necessary:
35 (1) The line items within appropriations pertaining to the bureau;
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1 (2) The appropriations made by the operative appropriation act for the
2 bureau.; and
3 (3) The appropriations for the Bureau to any other Constitutional
4 Officer.
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6 SECTION 8. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
7 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
8 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
9 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
10 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
11 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
12 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
13 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
14 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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16 SECTION 9. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
17 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
18 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
19 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
20 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
21 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
22 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
23 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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25 SECTION 10. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the
26 General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits
27 the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
28 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of
29 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
30 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
31 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm
32 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
33 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
34 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
35 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025.
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