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Act 44 of the Fiscal Session
1 State of Arkansas
2 94th General Assembly A Bill
3 Fiscal Session, 2024 HOUSE BILL 1004
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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 DEPARTMENT OF
10 EDUCATION - MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMISSION FOR
11 THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025; AND FOR OTHER
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15 Subtitle
16 AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION -
17 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMISSION
18 APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2024-2025 FISCAL
19 YEAR.
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22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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24 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established
25 for the Department of Education - Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission for the
26 2024-2025 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees.
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28 Maximum Annual
29 Maximum Salary Rate
30 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
31 No. Code Title Employees 2024-2025
32 (1) G077C MLK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS14
33 (2) A074C FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS06
34 (3) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04
35 (4) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 1 GRADE GS03
36 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 4
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2 SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated,
3 to the Department of Education, to be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies
4 Fund Account, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department
5 of Education - Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission - Operations for the fiscal
6 year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
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8 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
9 NO. 2024-2025
10 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $222,378
11 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 81,440
12 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
13 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 50,000
14 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0
15 (C) PROF. FEES 0
16 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
17 (E) DATA PROC. 0
18 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $353,818
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20 SECTION 3. EXTRA HELP - CASH. There is hereby authorized, for the
21 Department of Education - Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission - Cash for the
22 2024-2025 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or temporary
23 employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated
24 herein for such purposes: four (4) temporary or part-time employees, when
25 needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform
26 Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the
27 appropriate classification.
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29 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH. There is hereby appropriated, to the
30 Department of Education, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the
31 State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for
32 personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Education -
33 Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission - Cash for the fiscal year ending June 30,
34 2025, the following:
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36 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
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2 (01) EXTRA HELP $15,900
3 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,299
4 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
5 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 67,924
6 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 2,000
7 (C) PROF. FEES 4,000
8 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
9 (E) DATA PROC. 0
10 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $91,123
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12 SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
13 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
14 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
15 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
16 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
17 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
18 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
19 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
20 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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22 SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
23 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
24 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
25 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
26 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
27 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
28 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
29 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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31 SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
32 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
33 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
34 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2024 is essential to the operation of
35 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
36 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
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1 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2024 could work irreparable harm
2 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
3 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
4 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
5 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2024.
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