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Act 159 of the Fiscal Session
1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S4/17/24
2 94th General Assembly A Bill
3 Fiscal Session, 2024 SENATE BILL 10
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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 TRIAL COURT
10 ADMINISTRATORS, THE OFFICIAL COURT REPORTERS OF THE
11 CIRCUIT COURTS, JUVENILE PROBATION AND INTAKE
12 OFFICERS AND DRUG COURT JUVENILE PROBATION AND INTAKE
13 OFFICERS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025;
14 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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18 AN ACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF
19 THE COURTS - COURT PERSONNEL
20 APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2024-2025 FISCAL
21 YEAR.
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24 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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26 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATORS. There is
27 hereby established for the Administrative Office of the Courts - Trial Court
28 Administrators for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the following maximum number of
29 regular employees.
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31 Maximum Annual
32 Maximum Salary Rate
33 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
34 No. Code Title Employees 2024-2025
35 (1) Q226C TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATOR 127 GRADE GS08
36 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 127
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2 SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATORS. There is hereby
3 appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts, to be payable from
4 the State Central Services Fund, for personal services, Trial Court
5 Administrator Substitutes expenses and Trial Court Administrators expenses of
6 the Trial Court Administrators of the Circuit Courts for the fiscal year
7 ending June 30, 2025, the following:
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9 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
10 NO. 2024-2025
11 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $6,446,513
12 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 2,445,798
13 (03) TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATOR EXPENSES 175,000
14 (04) TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATOR SUBSTITUTES 175,000
15 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $9,242,311
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17 SECTION 3. REGULAR SALARIES - COURT REPORTERS. There is hereby
18 established for the Administrative Office of the Courts - Official Court
19 Reporters of the Circuit Courts for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the following
20 maximum number of regular employees.
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22 Maximum Annual
23 Maximum Salary Rate
24 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
25 No. Code Title Employees 2024-2025
26 (1) Q227C COURT REPORTER 127 GRADE GS09
27 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 127
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29 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - COURT REPORTERS. There is hereby
30 appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts, to be payable from
31 the State Central Services Fund, for personal services, expenses allowance,
32 indigent transcripts and court reporter substitutes of the Official Court
33 Reporters of the Circuit Courts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the
34 following:
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36 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
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2 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $7,293,661
3 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 2,640,288
4 (03) EXPENSES ALLOWANCE 350,000
5 (04) INDIGENT TRANSCRIPTS 600,000
6 (05) COURT REPORTER SUBSTITUTES 375,000
7 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $11,258,949
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9 SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - JUVENILE PROBATION & INTAKE OFFICERS. There
10 is hereby appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the Courts, to be
11 payable from the State Central Services Fund, for reimbursement of a portion
12 of the salaries of full-time juvenile probation and intake officers in
13 accordance with Arkansas Code 16-13-327 and Arkansas Code 16-13-328 for the
14 fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
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16 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
17 NO. 2024-2025
18 (01) JUVENILE PROBATION & INTAKE OFFICERS $4,618,100
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20 SECTION 6. REGULAR SALARIES - DRUG COURT JUVENILE PROBATION & INTAKE
21 OFFICERS. There is hereby established for the Administrative Office of the
22 Courts - Drug Court Juvenile Probation & Intake Officers for the 2024-2025
23 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees.
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25 Maximum Annual
26 Maximum Salary Rate
27 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
28 No. Code Title Employees 2024-2025
29 (1) Q231C DRUG COURT JUV PROB & INTAKE OFF 13 GRADE GS08
30 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 13
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32 SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - DRUG COURT JUVENILE PROBATION & INTAKE
33 OFFICERS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Administrative Office of the
34 Courts, to be payable from the State Central Services Fund, for personal
35 services for the Drug Court Juvenile Probation & Intake Officers and
36 operating expenses for risk assessment and behavioral screenings for the
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1 fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
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3 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
4 NO. 2024-2025
5 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $589,010
6 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 234,392
7 (03) ASSESSMENT-SCREENINGS EXPENSES 87,500
8 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $910,902
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10 SECTION 8. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
11 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
12 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
13 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
14 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
15 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
16 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
17 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
18 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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20 SECTION 9. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
21 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
22 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
23 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
24 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
25 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
26 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
27 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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29 SECTION 10. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the
30 General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits
31 the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
32 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2024 is essential to the operation of
33 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
34 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
35 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2024 could work irreparable harm
36 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
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1 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
2 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
3 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2024.
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8 APPROVED: 5/3/24
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