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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 42
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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 OFFICE OF THE
11 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE
12 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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16 AN ACT FOR THE OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT
17 GOVERNOR APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026
18 FISCAL YEAR.
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21 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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23 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established
24 for the Office of the Lieutenant Governor for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the
25 following maximum number of regular employees.
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28 Maximum Salary Rate
29 Item No. of Fiscal Year
30 No. Title Employees 2025-2026
31 (1) CHIEF OF STAFF/LEGAL COUNSEL 1 $104,500
32 (2) COMMUNICATIONS/POLICY DIRECTOR 1 $77,000
33 (3) LT. GOV. SECURITY OFFICER 2 $75,000
34 (4) EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT/SCHEDULER 1 $44,000
35 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 5
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1 SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated,
2 to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, to be payable from the State
3 Central Services Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the
4 Office of the Lieutenant Governor for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026,
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7 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
8 NO. 2025-2026
9 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $379,600
10 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 129,773
11 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
12 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 52,304
13 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 11,234
14 (C) PROF. FEES 0
15 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
16 (E) DATA PROC. 0
17 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $572,911
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19 SECTION 3. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
20 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
21 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
22 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
23 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
24 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
25 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
26 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
27 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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29 SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
30 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
31 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
32 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
33 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
34 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
35 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
36 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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2 SECTION 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
3 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
4 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
5 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of
6 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
7 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
8 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm
9 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
10 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
11 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
12 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025.
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