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                                                Act 55 of the Fiscal Session
 State of Arkansas
 93rd General Assembly                            A Bill
 Fiscal Session, 2022                                                                   HOUSE BILL 1038
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 By: Joint Budget Committee
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                                      For An Act To Be Entitled
                 AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES
                 AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE AUDIT
                 OF THE LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING COMMITTEE FOR THE
                 FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2023; AND FOR OTHER
                 PURPOSES.
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                           AN ACT FOR ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE AUDIT OF
                           THE LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING COMMITTEE
                           APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2022-2023 FISCAL
                           YEAR.
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 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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         SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES.               There is hereby established for the
 Arkansas Legislative Audit of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee for
 the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees.
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                                                                                      Maximum Annual
                                                                    Maximum              Salary Rate
  Item    Class                                                      No. of              Fiscal Year
   No.    Code       Title                                        Employees                     2022-2023
   (1)    Q001U LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR                                           1             GRADE SE05
   (2)    Q001N ASSISTANT LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR                                 1             GRADE SE05
   (3)    Q003N DEPUTY LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR                                    6             GRADE SE04
   (4)    Q002N LA LEGAL COUNSEL                                              1             GRADE SE04
   (5)    Q006N LA AUDIT MANAGER                                              5             GRADE SE02
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   (6)   Q010N LA FIELD AUDIT SUPERVISOR                   22          GRADE SE01
   (7)   Q016N LA APPLICATION SYSTEMS ANALYST                2         GRADE IT10
   (8)   Q002C LA ASSISTANT NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR            3         GRADE IT10
   (9)   Q085C LA SENIOR NETWORK SERVICES SPECIALIST         2         GRADE IT06
  (10)   Q018N LA SENIOR AUDITOR                           53          GRADE GS15
  (11)   Q001C LA STAFF AUDITOR                           138          GRADE GS13
  (12)   Q275C LA EDITOR                                     1         GRADE GS13
  (13)   Q022C LA ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MANAGER            1         GRADE GS11
  (14)   Q045C LA ASSOCIATE AUDITOR                        49          GRADE GS11
  (15)   Q053C LA ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT                   4         GRADE GS10
  (16)   Q096C LA ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES SPEC               6         GRADE GS08
          MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES                            295
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         SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS.      There is hereby appropriated,
 to Arkansas Legislative Audit of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, to
 be payable from the State Central Services Fund, for personal services and
 operating expenses of the Arkansas Legislative Audit of the Legislative Joint
 Auditing Committee for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the following:
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 ITEM                                                                 FISCAL YEAR
  NO.                                                                   2022-2023
 (01)    REGULAR SALARIES                                             $28,674,608
 (02)    PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING                                    8,151,055
 (03)    MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
         (A)   OPER. EXPENSE                                           3,914,400
         (B)   CONF. & TRAVEL                                             343,000
         (C)   PROF. FEES                                                760,000
         (D)   CAP. OUTLAY                                               200,000
         (E)   DATA PROC.                                                         0
         TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED                                    $42,043,063
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         SECTION 3. SPECIAL LANGUAGE.      NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.        TRANSFER
 PROVISION  LINE ITEMS.        The Legislative Auditor is hereby authorized to
 direct the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State to transfer appropriation
 between the line items of the Operations appropriation in this Act in such
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 amounts determined necessary. In no event, however, shall the Regular
 Salaries line item in the Operations appropriation be increased or decreased
 by such transfers authorized herein, until the Legislative Council or Joint
 Budget Committee reviews such transfers.
   The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2021
 2022 through June 30, 2022 2023.
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      SECTION 4. SPECIAL LANGUAGE.   NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.   SALARIES.
 Employees of Arkansas Legislative Audit shall be eligible for cost-of-living
 increases on July 1, in an amount equal to that granted to all other state
 agency, board, commission or institution of higher education employees on
 those dates. Any additional adjustments in annual salary rates for employees,
 labor market adjustments, merit pay adjustments or employee retention or
 recruitment requirements shall be made at the discretion of the Legislative
 Auditor. In addition, the Legislative Auditor may implement a merit program
 to reward employees for exceptional service. The plan shall be approved by
 the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee prior to its implementation. In
 order that exceptionally well-qualified personnel may be recruited and
 retained, Arkansas Legislative Audit may exceed the maximum salary levels by
 no more than twenty percent (20%) for no more than one-third (1/3) of the
 positions authorized in the appropriation act after receiving approval from
 the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee. Salary payments
 in accordance with this section shall not be restricted to maximum amounts
 authorized by law.
   The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2021
 2022 through June 30, 2022 2023.
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      SECTION 5. SPECIAL LANGUAGE.   NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.   FUNDS.
 In the event Arkansas Legislative Audit of the Legislative Joint Auditing
 Committee should receive any funds in connection with performing their duties
 as prescribed by the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act, such funds shall be
 deposited into the State Central Services Fund to be utilized solely by
 Arkansas Legislative Audit of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee in
 performing such duties.
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    The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2021
 2022 through June 30, 2022 2023.
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         SECTION 6. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.    Disbursement of funds
 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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         SECTION 7. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.    It is the intent of the General
 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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         SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.   This act is effective on and after July 1,
 2022.
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                                 APPROVED: 2/23/22
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