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Act 58 of the Fiscal Session
1 State of Arkansas
2 94th General Assembly A Bill
3 Fiscal Session, 2024 HOUSE BILL 1031
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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 ASSISTANCE TO
9 LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL BY THE
10 OFFICE OF THE TREASURER OF STATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
11 ENDING JUNE 30, 2025; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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15 AN ACT FOR THE OFFICE OF THE TREASURER OF
16 STATE - ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL LAW
17 ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL
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. APPROPRIATION - EMERGENCY MEDICAL. There is hereby
25 appropriated, to the Office of the Treasurer of State, to be payable from the
26 Arkansas Citizens First Responder Safety Enhancement Fund, for personal
27 services, operating expenses and other expenses for the Arkansas Ambulance
28 Association under the provision of Arkansas Code 19-6-802 for the fiscal year
29 ending June 30, 2025, the following:
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31 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
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33 (01) EMERGENCY MEDICAL EXPENSES $300,000
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35 SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. There is hereby
36 appropriated, to the Office of the Treasurer of State, to be payable from the
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1 Arkansas Citizens First Responder Safety Enhancement Fund, for personal
2 services, operating expenses and other expenses for the Arkansas Association
3 of Chiefs of Police under the provisions of Arkansas Code 19-6-802 for the
4 fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
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6 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
7 NO. 2024-2025
8 (01) LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPENSES $300,000
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10 SECTION 3. 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 4. 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 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
30 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
31 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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