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Act 856 of the Regular Session
1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S4/3/23
2 94th General Assembly A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2023 SENATE BILL 17
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5 By: Joint Budget Committee
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7 For An Act To Be Entitled
8 AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES
9 AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE DEPUTY PROSECUTING
10 ATTORNEYS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2024;
11 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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14 Subtitle
15 AN ACT FOR THE AUDITOR OF STATE - DEPUTY
16 PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS APPROPRIATION FOR
17 THE 2023-2024 FISCAL YEAR.
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20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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22 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS. There is
23 hereby established for Auditor of State - Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys for
24 the 2023-2024 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees.
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26 Maximum Annual
27 Maximum Salary Rate
28 Item No. of Fiscal Year
29 No. Title Employees 2023-2024
30 (1) SENIOR DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY II 9 GRADE GS15
31 (2) SENIOR DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY I 23 GRADE GS14
32 (3) DEP PROS ATTY - ATTORNEY SUPERVISOR 30 GRADE GS13
33 (4) SPECIAL DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY 1 GRADE GS13
34 (5) DEP PROS ATTY - ATTORNEY SPECIALIST 39 GRADE GS12
35 (6) DEP PROS ATTY - ATTORNEY 102 GRADE GS11
36 (7) DEP PROS ATTY - ATTORNEY PART-TIME III 16 GRADE GS11
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1 (8) DEP PROS ATTY - ATTORNEY PART-TIME II 8 GRADE GS10
2 (9) DEP PROS ATTY - ATTORNEY PART-TIME I 53 GRADE GS09
3 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 280
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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, 2024, the following:
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11 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
12 NO. 2023-2024
13 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $20,501,247
14 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 6,658,292
15 (03) LICENSURE EXPENSES 40,600
16 (04) SPECIAL DEPUTY EXPENSE ALLOWANCE 4,800
17 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $27,204,939
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19 SECTION 3. EXTRA HELP - CASH. There is hereby authorized, for the
20 Auditor of State - Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys for the 2023-2024 fiscal
21 year, the following maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be
22 known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such
23 purposes: forty-five (45) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at
24 rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and
25 Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate
26 classification.
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28 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - EXTRA HELP - CASH. There is hereby
29 appropriated, to the Auditor of State - Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys, to be
30 payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by
31 the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for extra help and associated matching
32 costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, the following:
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34 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
35 NO. 2023-2024
36 (01) EXTRA HELP AND ASSOCIATED MATCHING
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1 COSTS $1,000,000
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3 SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
4 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
5 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
6 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
7 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
8 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
9 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
10 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
11 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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13 SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
14 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
15 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
16 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
17 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
18 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
19 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
20 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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22 SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
23 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
24 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
25 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2023 is essential to the operation of
26 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
27 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
28 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2023 could work irreparable harm
29 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
30 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
31 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
32 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2023.
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34 /s/Joint Budget Committee
35 APPROVED: 4/13/23
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