HB 1056

Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
  Act 50 of the Fiscal Session
1 State of Arkansas
2 95th General Assembly  A Bill
3 Fiscal Session, 2026  HOUSE BILL 1056
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5 By: Joint Budget Committee
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8For An Act To Be Entitled
9AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES
10AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
11EDUCATION - MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMISSION FOR
12THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; AND FOR OTHER
13PURPOSES.
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16Subtitle
17AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION -
18MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMISSION
19APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL
20YEAR.
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23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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25SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES.  There is hereby established for the
26 Department of Education - Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission for the 2026-
27 2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees.
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29Maximum Annual
30Maximum  Salary Rate
31  Item    Class  No. of  Fiscal Year
32   No.    Code       Title  Employees  2026-2027
33   (1)    EEA04C MLK COMMISSION DIRECTOR  1  GRADE SPC06
34   (2)    FFS05P FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR/EXPERT  1  GRADE SGS07
35   (3)    PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR  1  GRADE SGS04
36   (4)    PAS03P ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST  1  GRADE SGS02
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1MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES  4
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3SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS.       There is hereby appropriated,
4 to the Department of Education, to be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies
5 Fund Account, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department
6 of Education - Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission - Operations for the fiscal
7 year ending June 30, 2027, the following:
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9 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
10  NO.  2026-2027
11 (01)   REGULAR SALARIES  $245,831
12 (02)   PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING  88,147
13 (03)   MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
14(A) OPER. EXPENSE  50,000
15(B) CONF. & TRAVEL  0
16(C) PROF. FEES  0
17(D) CAP. OUTLAY  0
18(E) DATA PROC.  0
19TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED  $383,978
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21SECTION 3. EXTRA HELP - CASH.   There is hereby authorized, for the
22 Department of Education - Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission - Cash for the
23 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or temporary
24 employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated
25 herein for such purposes: four (4) temporary or part-time employees, when
26 needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform
27 Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the
28 appropriate classification.
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30SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH.       There is hereby appropriated, to the
31 Department of Education, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the
32 State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for
33 personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Education -
34 Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission - Cash for the fiscal year ending June 30,
35 2027, the following:
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1 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
2  NO.  2026-2027
3 (01)   EXTRA HELP  $15,900
4 (02)   PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING  1,299
5 (03)   MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
6(A) OPER. EXPENSE  67,924
7(B) CONF. & TRAVEL  2,000
8(C) PROF. FEES  4,000
9(D) CAP. OUTLAY  0
10(E) DATA PROC.  0
11TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED  $91,123
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13SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.   Disbursement of funds
14 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
15 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
16 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
17 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
18 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
19 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
20 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
21 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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23SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.   It is the intent of the General
24 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
25 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
26 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
27 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
28 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
29 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
30 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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32SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE.   It is found and determined by the General
33 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
34 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
35 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of
36 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
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1 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
2 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm
3 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
4 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
5 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
6 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026.
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9APPROVED: 4/22/26
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