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Act 158 of the Fiscal Session
1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S4/30/24
2 94th General Assembly A Bill
3 Fiscal Session, 2024 SENATE BILL 4
4
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 ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE
10 COUNCIL, THE BUREAU OF LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH, AND THE
11 INTERIM COMMITTEES OF THE ARKANSAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
12 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025; AND FOR
13 OTHER PURPOSES.
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16 Subtitle
17 AN ACT FOR THE BUREAU OF LEGISLATIVE
18 RESEARCH AND THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
19 APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2024-2025 FISCAL
20 YEAR.
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23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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25 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established
26 for the Bureau of Legislative Research of the Legislative Council for the
27 2024-2025 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees.
28
29 Maximum Annual
30 Maximum Salary Rate
31 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
32 No. Code Title Employees 2024-2025
33 (1) Q030U DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF LEGIS RESEARCH 1 GRADE SE05
34 (2) Q029U ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 4 GRADE SE04
35 (3) Q061N BLR COUNSEL 1 GRADE SE03
36 (4) Q014N BLR ADMINISTRATOR 10 GRADE SE02
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1 (5) Q236C SR APPLICATIONS PROGRAMMER II 6 GRADE IT10
2 (6) Q237C SR NETWORK SPECIALIST II 4 GRADE IT10
3 (7) Q285C PC PROCUREMENT SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IT08
4 (8) Q286C SENIOR PC SUPPORT SPECIALIST III 4 GRADE IT07
5 (9) Q262C BLR PRODUCTION ASSISTANT 1 GRADE IT04
6 (10) Q224C ASSETS MANAGER 1 GRADE IT03
7 (11) Q272C LEGISLATIVE ECONOMIST 1 GRADE GS15
8 (12) Q068N LEGAL EDITOR SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS14
9 (13) Q281C SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ATTORNEY III 23 GRADE GS14
10 (14) Q287C SENIOR LEGAL EDITOR III 7 GRADE GS13
11 (15) Q282C SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ANALYST III 33 GRADE GS13
12 (16) Q283C BLR PROGRAM DEV & COMPLIANCE ANALYST II 1 GRADE GS10
13 (17) Q284C LEGISLATIVE ADMIN SERVICES ANALYST III 3 GRADE GS10
14 (18) Q067C ADMIN ASSIST TO DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS09
15 (19) Q077C ADMIN ASSIST TO AD 4 GRADE GS08
16 (20) Q065C OFFICE SERVICES SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS08
17 (21) Q235C ADMIN ASSIST TO ADMINISTRATOR 8 GRADE GS07
18 (22) Q118C FACILITIES COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07
19 (23) Q110C LEGISLATIVE ADMIN ASSISTANT II 16 GRADE GS06
20 (24) Q131C BLR SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS04
21 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 134
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23 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for
24 the Bureau of Legislative Research of the Legislative Council for the 2024-
25 2025 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or temporary
26 employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated
27 herein for such purposes: thirty-one (31) temporary or part-time employees,
28 when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform
29 Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the
30 appropriate classification.
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32 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated,
33 to the Bureau of Legislative Research of the Legislative Council, to be
34 payable from the State Central Services Fund, for personal services,
35 operating expenses, contingency, committee rooms, and construction and
36 capital improvements of the Bureau of Legislative Research and the
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1 Legislative Council for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
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3 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
4 NO. 2024-2025
5 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $11,860,244
6 (02) EXTRA HELP 150,000
7 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 3,827,527
8 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
9 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 2,083,686
10 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 218,002
11 (C) PROF. FEES 298,889
12 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 400,000
13 (E) DATA PROC. 0
14 (05) CONSTRUCTION/CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 50,000
15 (06) CONTINGENCY 1,393,480
16 (07) COMMITTEE ROOMS 205,063
17 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $20,486,891
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19 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - INTERIM COMMITTEE STUDY EXPENSES. There is
20 hereby appropriated, to the Bureau of Legislative Research of the Legislative
21 Council Disbursing Officer, to be payable from the State Central Services
22 Fund, for study expenses of the Ad Interim Committees of the Arkansas General
23 Assembly for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
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25 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
26 NO. 2024-2025
27 (01) INTERIM COMMITTEE STUDY EXPENSES $271,060
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29 SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - INTERIM COMMITTEE EXPENSES. There is hereby
30 appropriated, to the Bureau of Legislative Research of the Legislative
31 Council Disbursing Officer, to be payable from the State Central Services
32 Fund, for paying per diem, expenses and mileage to members of the Arkansas
33 General Assembly attending regular and special meetings and other committee
34 related activities of the Ad Interim Committees of the Arkansas General
35 Assembly, and for out-of-state travel expenses for committee staff as
36 approved by the appropriate committee for the fiscal year ending June 30,
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1 2025, the following:
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3 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
4 NO. 2024-2025
5 (01) PER DIEM, EXPENSES, AND MILEAGE FOR
6 MEMBERS OF THE ARKANSAS GENERAL
7 ASSEMBLY AD INTERIM COMMITTEES $1,419,199
8 (02) OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL OF INTERIM
9 COMMITTEE MEMBERS & COMMITTEE
10 STAFF WHO ARE AUTHORIZED BY THE
11 APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE 277,197
12 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,696,396
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14 SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - ENERGY COUNCIL. There is hereby
15 appropriated, to the Bureau of Legislative Research of the Legislative
16 Council Disbursing Officer, to be payable from the State Central Services
17 Fund, for paying expenses of members of the Arkansas General Assembly
18 attending meetings of the Energy Council and for other associated expenses
19 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
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21 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
22 NO. 2024-2025
23 (01) PAYMENT OF EXPENSES OF MEMBERS AND
24 OTHER EXPENSES $65,806
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26 SECTION 7. REAPPROPRIATION. There is hereby appropriated, to the Bureau
27 of Legislative Research of the Legislative Council, to be payable from the
28 State Central Services Fund, from the balance of the appropriation remaining
29 on June 30, 2024 in Sections 3 and 7 of Act 120 of 2023, there to be used to
30 the same purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, in a sum not to
31 exceed......................................................... $2,000,000.
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33 SECTION 8. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
34 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.
35 CLASSIFICATION UTILIZATION. The Bureau of Legislative Research may utilize,
36 at the discretion of the Director of the Bureau of Legislative Research, the
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1 following classifications as necessary. The use of these classifications
2 shall not be considered as increasing the number of positions authorized in
3 this act, only as a temporary reclassification or cross grade of a position.
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5 CLASS
6 CODE TITLE GRADE
7 Q221C SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ATTORNEY II GS13
8 Q234C SENIOR LEGAL EDITOR II GS12
9 Q006C SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ANALYST II GS12
10 Q220C SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ATTORNEY GS12
11 Q223C SENIOR LEGAL EDITOR GS11
12 Q032C SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ANALYST GS11
13 Q007C LEGISLATIVE ATTORNEY II GS11
14 Q073C LEGAL EDITOR III GS10
15 Q064C LEGISLATIVE ANALYST III GS10
16 Q046C LEGISLATIVE ATTORNEY GS10
17 Q232C BLR PROGRAM DEVELOP & COMPLIANCE ANALYST GS09
18 Q222C LEGAL EDITOR II GS09
19 Q197C LEGISLATIVE ADMIN SERVICES ANALYST II GS09
20 Q079C LEGISLATIVE ANALYST II GS09
21 Q240C LEGAL EDITOR GS08
22 Q239C LEGISLATIVE ANALYST GS08
23 Q198C LEGISLATIVE ADMIN SERVICES ANALYST GS07
24 Q128C LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT GS05
25 Q241C SR. APPLICATIONS PROGRAMMER IT09
26 Q242C SR. NETWORK SPECIALIST IT09
27 Q243C APPLICATIONS PROGRAMMER II IT08
28 Q244C NETWORK SPECIALIST II IT08
29 Q246C APPLICATIONS PROGRAMMER IT07
30 Q247C NETWORK SPECIALIST IT07
31 Q238C SENIOR PC SUPPORT SPECIALIST II IT06
32 Q245C SR. PC SUPPORT SPECIALIST IT05
33 Q271C APPLICATIONS SUPPORT SPECIALIST IT05
34 Q063C PC SUPPORT SPECIALIST II IT04
35 Q078C PC SUPPORT SPECIALIST IT03
36 Q127C HELP DESK COORDINATOR IT02
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2 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2023
3 2024 through June 30, 2024 2025.
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5 SECTION 9. SPECIAL LANGUAGE — CODE AMENDMENT. Arkansas Code § 10-3-
6 303(j), concerning the Bureau of Legislative Research, is amended to read as
7 follows:
8 (j)(1) Any adjustments in annual salary rates for employees of the
9 bureau, including without limitation labor market adjustments, merit pay
10 adjustments, or employee retention or recruitment requirements shall be made
11 at the discretion of the director.
12 (2)(A) Salary payments under this subsection shall not be
13 restricted to maximum amounts authorized by law.
14 (B) If salary adjustments under this subsection exceed the
15 maximum line item amount authorized by law for a position, the amount shall
16 be paid to the employee as a lump-sum payment.
17 (3) In order that exceptionally well-qualified personnel may be
18 recruited and retained, Bureau of Legislative Research may exceed the maximum
19 salary levels by no more than twenty percent (20%) for no more than one-third
20 (⅓) of the positions authorized in its operative appropriation act after
21 receiving approval from the:
22 (A) Legislative Council; or
23 (B) Joint Budget Committee, if the General Assembly is in
24 session.
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26 SECTION 10. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
27 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
28 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
29 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
30 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
31 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
32 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
33 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
34 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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36 SECTION 11. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
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1 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
2 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
3 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
4 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
5 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
6 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
7 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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9 SECTION 12. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the
10 General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits
11 the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
12 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2024 is essential to the operation of
13 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
14 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
15 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2024 could work irreparable harm
16 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
17 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
18 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
19 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2024.
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21 /s/Joint Budget Committee
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Statutes affected:
Old version SB4 V2 - 4-30-2024 01:57 PM:
SB 4:
Act 158: