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Act 35 of the Fiscal Session
1 State of Arkansas
2 94th General Assembly A Bill
3 Fiscal Session, 2024 SENATE BILL 8
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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 CORRECTIONS - ARKANSAS SENTENCING COMMISSION FOR THE
11 FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025; AND FOR OTHER
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15 AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
16 - ARKANSAS SENTENCING COMMISSION
17 APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2024-2025 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 Department of Corrections - Arkansas Sentencing Commission for the
25 2024-2025 fiscal year, the following 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 2024-2025
31 (1) U081U AR SENTENCING COMMISSION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS13
32 (2) G073C ATTORNEY 1 GRADE GS10
33 (3) X038C QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER 1 GRADE GS09
34 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 3
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36 SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated,
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1 to the Department of Corrections, to be payable from the Miscellaneous
2 Agencies Fund Account, for personal services and operating expenses of the
3 Department of Corrections - Arkansas Sentencing Commission for the fiscal
4 year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
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6 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
7 NO. 2024-2025
8 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $214,212
9 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 71,974
10 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
11 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 154,783
12 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 4,550
13 (C) PROF. FEES 51,976
14 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
15 (E) DATA PROC. 0
16 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $497,495
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18 SECTION 3. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
19 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
20 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
21 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
22 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
23 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
24 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
25 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
26 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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28 SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
29 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
30 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
31 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
32 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
33 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
34 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
35 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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1 SECTION 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
2 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
3 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
4 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2024 is essential to the operation of
5 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
6 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
7 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2024 could work irreparable harm
8 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
9 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
10 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
11 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2024.
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