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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 55
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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 SUPREME COURT
11 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR
12 OTHER PURPOSES.
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15 Subtitle
16 AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT
17 APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL
18 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 Arkansas Supreme Court for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following
25 maximum number of regular employees.
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27 Maximum Annual
28 Maximum Salary Rate
29 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
30 No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026
31 (1) Q009N SUPREME COURT CLERK 1 GRADE EXE01
32 (2) Q051C NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE IST10
33 (3) Q263C APPELLATE AUTOMATION SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IST08
34 (4) Q106C DATA POLICY MANAGER 1 GRADE IST08
35 (5) Q021C APPELLATE REVIEW ATTORNEY II 2 GRADE SPC07
36 (6) Q011C CRIMINAL COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SPC07
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1 (7) Q072C FISCAL OFFICER 1 GRADE SPC07
GRADE SPC07
2 (8) Q010C LIBRARY DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SPC07
GRADE SPC07
3 (9) Q035C SUPREME COURT LAW CLERK 14 GRADE SPC05
GRADE SPC05
4 (10) Q012C SUPREME COURT REPORTER 1 GRADE SPC06
GRADE SGS11
5 (11) Q037C ASSISTANT CRIMINAL COORDINATOR 2 GRADE SPC04
GRADE SPC05
6 (12) Q036C CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK 1 GRADE SGS08
GRADE SGS09
7 (13) Q217C DEPUTY CRIMINAL COORDINATOR 1 GRADE LES04
GRADE SGS08
8 (14) Q288C SUPREME COURT HUMAN RESOURCE COORD 1 GRADE SGS09
GRADE SGS09
9 (15) Q083C COMMUNICATIONS COUNSEL 1 GRADE SGS09
GRADE SGS08
10 (16) Q038C DEPUTY REPORTER 1 GRADE SGS08
GRADE SGS08
11 (17) Q090C EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO CLERK 1 GRADE SGS07
12 (18) Q091C JUDICIAL CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIST 1
13 (19) Q125C SUPREME COURT POLICE OFFICER 5
14 (20) Q228C DEPUTY CLERK 1
15 (21) Q108C FINANCIAL SPECIALIST 1
16 (22) Q116C JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 6
17 (23) Q109C RECORDS SUPERVISOR 1
18 (24) Q107C ASSISTANT CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK 1
19 (25) Q122C DATA RESEARCH ANALYST 1
20 (26) Q192C PUBLIC SERVICE LIBRARIAN 1
21 (27) Q124C LIBRARY TECHNICAL ASSISTANT 1
22 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 51
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24 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for
25 the Arkansas Supreme Court for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following
26 maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra
27 Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: five (5)
28 temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed
29 those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its
30 successor, or this act for the appropriate classification.
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32 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated,
33 to the Arkansas Supreme Court, to be payable from the State Central Services
34 Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Arkansas Supreme
35 Court for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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2 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
3 NO. 2025-2026
4 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $4,689,830
5 (02) EXTRA HELP 30,000
6 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,483,556
7 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
8 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 417,765
9 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 55,000
10 (C) PROF. FEES 25,000
11 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 112,000
12 (E) DATA PROC. 0
13 (05) ARKANSAS REPORTS 229,477
14 (06) COURT APPOINTED ATTORNEYS 195,000
15 (07) COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES 20,000
16 (08) SPECIAL JUSTICES 5,500
17 (09) JUDICIAL EDUCATION 100,000
18 (10) RECORDS MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY 300,000
19 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $7,663,128
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21 SECTION 4. REGULAR SALARIES - SUPREME COURT BAR OF ARKANSAS. There is
22 hereby established for the Arkansas Supreme Court - Bar of Arkansas for the
23 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees.
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25 Maximum Annual
26 Maximum Salary Rate
27 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
28 No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026
29 (1) Q057N SUPREME COURT DIRECTOR OF OPC 1 GRADE EXE01
30 (2) Q058N SUPREME COURT DIRECTOR OF OPP 1 GRADE EXE01
31 (3) Q059N SUPREME COURT DEP DIRECTOR OF OPC 1 GRADE SPC08
32 (4) Q268C SUPREME COURT ATTORNEY SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE SPC07
33 (5) Q269C SUPREME COURT ATTORNEY SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SPC06
34 (6) Q200C SUPREME COURT DIRECTOR OF AJC 1 GRADE SPC06
35 (7) Q201C SUPREME COURT DIRECTOR OF JLAP 1 GRADE SPC06
36 (8) Q199C SUPREME COURT SENIOR STAFF ATTY OPC 1 GRADE SPC06
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1 (9) Q202C SUPREME COURT STAFF ATTORNEY OPC 2 GRADE SPC05
GRADE SGS11
2 (10) Q264C HELP DESK APPLICATION SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SPC05
GRADE SGS11
3 (11) Q204C SUPREME COURT DEPUTY DIRECTOR JLAP 1 GRADE SPC04
GRADE SGS11
4 (12) Q207C SUPREME COURT LICENSING DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SGS08
GRADE SGS09
5 (13) Q229C SUPREME COURT PROGRAM COORD AJC 1 GRADE SGS09
GRADE SGS09
6 (14) Q301C SUPREME COURT PROGRAM COORD OPP II 1 GRADE SGS07
GRADE SGS07
7 (15) Q203C SUPREME COURT PROGRAM COORD OPP I 1 GRADE SGS07
GRADE SGS06
8 (16) Q270C SUPREME COURT ADMIN ASST/PARALEGAL 1 GRADE SGS07
9 (17) Q206C SUPREME COURT FINANCIAL SPECIALIST 1
10 (18) Q208C SUPREME COURT PARALEGAL OPC 1
11 (19) Q211C SUPREME COURT ADMIN ASSISTANT AJC 1
12 (20) Q297C SUPREME COURT ADMIN ASSISTANT OPC 1
13 (21) Q210C SUPREME COURT ADMIN ASSISTANT OPP 2
14 (22) Q230C SUPREME COURT ADMIN ASST JLAP 1
15 (23) Q209C SUPREME COURT INVESTIGATOR OPC 1
16 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 25
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18 SECTION 5. EXTRA HELP - SUPREME COURT BAR OF ARKANSAS. There is hereby
19 authorized, for the Arkansas Supreme Court for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the
20 following maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as
21 "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: five
22 (5) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to
23 exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or
24 its successor, or this act for the appropriate classification.
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26 SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - SUPREME COURT BAR OF ARKANSAS. There is
27 hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas Supreme Court, to be payable from cash
28 funds as defined by Arkansas Code �19-4-801, for personal services and
29 operating expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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31 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
32 NO. 2025-2026
33 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,886,951
34 (02) EXTRA HELP 20,000
35 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 632,963
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1 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
2 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 750,000
3 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 181,700
4 (C) PROF. FEES 420,000
5 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 75,000
6 (E) DATA PROC. 0
7 (05) CONSTRUCTION 75,000
8 (06) REFUNDS/INVESTMENTS/TRANSFERS 1,690,000
9 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $5,731,614
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11 SECTION 7. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
12 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
13 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
14 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
15 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
16 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
17 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
18 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
19 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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21 SECTION 8. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
22 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
23 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
24 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
25 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
26 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
27 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
28 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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30 SECTION 9. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
31 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
32 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
33 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of
34 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
35 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
36 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm
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1 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
2 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
3 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
4 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025.
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