An act TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 10 AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE DEPUTY PROSECUTING 11 ATTORNEYS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026, the official text

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1 State of Arkansas           As Engrossed: S4/7/25 S4/14/25
2 95th General Assembly
                                       A Bill

3 Regular Session, 2025                                            SENATE BILL 54

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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 DEPUTY PROSECUTING

11       ATTORNEYS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026;

12       AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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16                       AN ACT FOR THE AUDITOR OF STATE - DEPUTY

17                       PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS APPROPRIATION FOR

18                       THE 2025-2026 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 - DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS. There is

24 hereby established for Auditor of State - Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys for

25 the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees.

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27                                                                 Maximum Annual

28                                                   Maximum       Salary Rate

29 Item                                              No. of        Fiscal Year

30  No.  Title                                       Employees      2025-2026

31  (1)  SENIOR DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY II                9     GRADE SPC10

32  (2)  SENIOR DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY I            23         GRADE SPC09

33  (3)  DEP PROS ATTY - ATTORNEY SUPERVISOR             30         GRADE SPC08

34  (4)  DEP PROS ATTY - ATTORNEY SPECIALIST             39         GRADE SPC07

35  (5)  DEP PROS ATTY - ATTORNEY                    104            GRADE SPC05

36  (6)  DEP PROS ATTY - ATTORNEY PART-TIME III          16         GRADE SPC05

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1   (7)  DEP PROS ATTY - ATTORNEY PART-TIME II            14  GRADE SPC04

2   (8)  DEP PROS ATTY - ATTORNEY PART-TIME I             54  GRADE SPC03

3        MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES                  289

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5        SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS. There is

6 hereby appropriated, to the Auditor of State, to be payable from the State

7 Central Services Fund, for personal services and Special Deputy Expense

8 Allowance of the Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys for the fiscal year ending June

9 30, 2026, the following:

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11 ITEM                                                       FISCAL YEAR

12 NO.                                                        2025-2026

13 (01) REGULAR SALARIES                                      $24,408,568

14 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING                            8,488,415

15 (03) SPECIAL DEPUTY EXPENSE ALLOWANCE                                 4,800

16 (04) LICENSURE EXPENSES                                             40,600

17       TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED                            $32,942,383

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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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