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Act 143 of the Fiscal Session
1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H4/16/24 H4/25/24
2 94th General Assembly A Bill
3 Fiscal Session, 2024 HOUSE BILL 1035
4
5 By: Joint Budget Committee
6
7 For An Act To Be Entitled
8 AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES
9 AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR
10 THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025; AND FOR OTHER
11 PURPOSES.
12
13
14 Subtitle
15 AN ACT FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
16 APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2024-2025 FISCAL
17 YEAR.
18
19
20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
21
22 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established
23 for the Secretary of State for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the following
24 maximum number of regular employees.
25
26 Maximum Annual
27 Maximum Salary Rate
28 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
29 No. Code Title Employees 2024-2025
30 (1) Q171U SEC OF STATE CHIEF DEPUTY 1 $145,515
31 (2) Q172U SEC OF STATE DEPUTY 2 $130,400
32 (3) Q174U SEC OF STATE SENIOR INFO TECHNICIAN 1 $120,086
33 (4) Q173U SEC OF STATE GENERAL COUNSEL 1 $116,857
34 (5) Q175U SEC OF STATE INFO TECHNICIAN 1 $107,930
35 (6) Q178U SEC OF STATE CAPITOL POLICE CHIEF 1 $104,724
36 (7) Q176U SEC OF STATE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR 7 $104,724
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1 (8) Q177U SEC OF STATE ASSOCIATE COUNSEL 1 $93,852
2 (9) Q179U SEC OF STATE SYSTEMS ANALYST 1 $86,688
3 (10) Q184U SEC OF STATE BUDGET ANALYST 1 $84,110
4 (11) Q183U SEC OF STATE DEPARTMENT MANAGER 1 $84,110
5 (12) Q182U SEC OF STATE SENIOR SUPERVISOR 1 $84,110
6 (13) Q181U SEC OF STATE CAPITOL POLICE CAPTAIN 1 $84,110
7 (14) Q190U SEC OF STATE INFO TECH ANALYST 1 $77,694
8 (15) Q185U SEC OF STATE PROGRAMMER ANALYST 1 $77,694
9 (16) Q197U SEC OF STATE PROJECT COORDINATOR II 3 $75,382
10 (17) Q192U SEC OF STATE DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR 2 $75,382
11 (18) Q188U SEC OF STATE TRADE SUPERVISOR 2 $75,382
12 (19) Q187U SEC OF STATE POLICE SERGEANT 5 $75,382
13 (20) Q186U SEC OF STATE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 3 $75,382
14 (21) Q195U SEC OF STATE INFO TECH ADMINISTRATOR 2 $69,633
15 (22) Q231U SEC OF STATE PROJECT COORDINATOR I 4 $67,560
16 (23) Q212U SEC OF STATE BLDGS & GRND SUPERVISOR I 3 $67,560
17 (24) Q201U SEC OF STATE CORPORAL 24 $67,560
18 (25) Q198U SEC OF STATE BUSINESS ACCOUNTANT II 3 $67,560
19 (26) Q194U SEC OF STATE CREATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 $67,560
20 (27) Q193U SEC OF STATE MASTER TRADESPERSON 2 $67,560
21 (28) Q191U SEC OF STATE ELECTION COORDINATOR 5 $67,560
22 (29) Q180U SEC OF STATE PUBLIC EVENTS COORD 1 $67,560
23 (30) Q199U SEC OF STATE INFO TECH SPECIALIST 1 $62,411
24 (31) Q210U SEC OF STATE CORPORATIONS REP III 4 $60,552
25 (32) Q209U SEC OF STATE TRADESPERSON 2 $60,552
26 (33) Q208U SEC OF STATE MAINTENANCE WORKER II 4 $60,552
27 (34) Q204U SEC OF STATE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 4 $60,552
28 (35) Q203U SEC OF STATE CREATIVE SPECIALIST II 2 $60,552
29 (36) Q202U SEC OF STATE VOTER SVCS ADMINISTRATOR 2 $60,552
30 (37) Q200U SEC OF STATE CUSTOMER SVCS COORD II 3 $60,552
31 (38) Q215U SEC OF STATE ADMINISTRATIVE ASST III 7 $54,271
32 (39) Q214U SEC OF STATE FACILITIES SVC REP II 1 $54,271
33 (40) Q213U SEC OF STATE CREATIVE SPECIALIST I 1 $54,271
34 (41) Q211U SEC OF STATE RECORDS SPECIALIST 2 $54,271
35 (42) Q206U SEC OF STATE BLDG SVCS COORDINATOR 1 $54,271
36 (43) Q222U SEC OF STATE MAINTENANCE WORKER I 4 $48,645
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1 (44) Q221U SEC OF STATE FACILITIES SVC REP I 4 $48,645
2 (45) Q219U SEC OF STATE CORPORATIONS REP II 11 $48,645
3 (46) Q218U SEC OF STATE BUSINESS ASSISTANT I 3 $48,645
4 (47) Q216U SEC OF STATE ADMINISTRATIVE ASST II 3 $48,645
5 (48) Q229U SEC OF STATE MAIL CLERK 1 $43,601
6 (49) Q225U SEC OF STATE DISPATCHER 2 $43,601
7 (50) Q224U SEC OF STATE CUSTODIAN II 1 $43,601
8 (51) Q223U SEC OF STATE CORPORATIONS REP I 4 $43,601
9 (52) Q220U SEC OF STATE ADMINISTRATIVE ASST I 5 $43,601
10 (53) Q227U SEC OF STATE CUSTODIAN I 5 $39,081
11 (54) Q226U SEC OF STATE BLDG SVCS REP 2 $39,081
12 (55) Q230U SEC OF STATE RECEPTIONIST I 1 $36,845
13 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 162
14
15 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for
16 the Secretary of State - Operations for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the
17 following maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as
18 "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes:
19 forty-five (45) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of
20 pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and
21 Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate
22 classification.
23
24 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated,
25 to the Secretary of State, to be payable from the State Central Services
26 Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Secretary of State
27 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
28
29 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
30 NO. 2024-2025
31 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $10,052,645
32 (02) EXTRA HELP 144,909
33 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 3,653,872
34 (04) OVERTIME 33,000
35 (05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
36 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 4,258,525
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1 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 65,651
2 (C) PROF. FEES 205,956
3 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 210,000
4 (E) DATA PROC. 0
5 (06) SPECIAL MAINTENANCE 675,048
6 (07) BUILDING & GROUNDS MAINTENANCE 372,678
7 (08) ELECTION EXPENSES 3,088,029
8 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $22,760,313
9
10 SECTION 4. REGULAR SALARIES - CAPITOL POLICE. There is hereby
11 established for the Secretary of State for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the
12 following maximum number of regular employees.
13
14 Maximum Annual
15 Maximum Salary Rate
16 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
17 No. Code Title Employees 2024-2025
18 (1) Q440U SEC OF STATE CAPITOL POLICE LIEUTENANT 1 $80,000
19 (2) Q441U SEC OF STATE TRAINING SERGEANT 1 $78,500
20 (3) Q185U SEC OF STATE PROGRAMMER ANALYST 1 $77,694
21 (4) Q187U SEC OF STATE POLICE SERGEANT 1 $75,382
22 (5) Q201U SEC OF STATE POLICE CORPORAL 15 $67,560
23 (6) Q225U SEC OF STATE DISPATCHER 1 $43,601
24 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 20
25
26 SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - CAPITOL POLICE. There is hereby
27 appropriated, to the Secretary of State, to be payable from the State Central
28 Services Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Capitol
29 Police of the Secretary of State for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025,
30 the following:
31 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
32 NO. 2024-2025
33 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,368,577
34 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 547,431
35 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
36 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 692,312
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1 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0
2 (C) PROF. FEES 0
3 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 157,285
4 (E) DATA PROC. 0
5 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,765,605
6
7 SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - CAPITOL POLICE EQUIPMENT. There is hereby
8 appropriated, to the Secretary of State, to be payable from the State Central
9 Services Fund, for operating expenses for the build out of the Big Mac
10 building, officer equipment, radio amplifiers, camera upgrades, dispatch
11 remodels and computer hardware of the Secretary of State for the fiscal year
12 ending June 30, 2025, the following:
13
14 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
15 NO. 2024-2025
16 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
17 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $838,776
18 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0
19 (C) PROF. FEES 0
20 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 343,419
21 (E) DATA PROC. 0
22 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,182,195
23
24 SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - CAPITOL GROUNDS MONUMENT/MEMORIAL
25 PRESERVATION. There is hereby appropriated, to the Secretary of State, to be
26 payable from the Capitol Grounds Monument And Memorial Preservation Fund, for
27 various construction and operating expenses for the preservation of Monuments
28 and Memorials on the State Capitol Grounds by the Secretary of State for the
29 fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
30
31 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
32 NO. 2024-2025
33 (01) VARIOUS OPERATING & CONSTRUCTION
34 EXPENSES FOR MONUMENT/MEMORIAL
35 PRESERVATION $77,456
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1 SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS STATE CAPITOL BUILDINGS & GROUNDS
2 RESTORATION - CASH. There is hereby appropriated, to the Secretary of State,
3 to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as
4 determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, from contributions and
5 donations for maintenance and restoration projects by the Secretary of State
6 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
7
8 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
9 NO. 2024-2025
10 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
11 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $25,000
12 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0
13 (C) PROF. FEES 0
14 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
15 (E) DATA PROC. 0
16 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $25,000
17
18 SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - ADMINISTRATIVE & MAINTENANCE - CASH. There
19 is hereby appropriated, to the Secretary of State, to be payable from cash
20 funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for various operating and
21 associated expenses for administrative and maintenance expenses for the State
22 Capitol grounds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
23
24 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
25 NO. 2024-2025
26 (01) VARIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE & MAINTENANCE
27 EXPENSES $1,000,000
28
29 SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - FEE AND TAX REFUNDS. There is hereby
30 appropriated, to the Secretary of State, to be payable from the Miscellaneous
31 Revolving Fund, for refunds and reimbursements of corporate filings fees and
32 franchise taxes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
33
34 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
35 NO. 2024-2025
36 (01) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS $550,000
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2 SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - COUNTY VOTING SYSTEM GRANT FUND. There is
3 hereby appropriated, to the Secretary of State, to be payable from the County
4 Voting System Grant Fund, for professional fees and services for upgrading or
5 purchasing county voting systems, grants and aid for voting system equipment,
6 programming, maintenance or equipment and devices used to view voter
7 registration records at a polling location and refunds/reimbursements of fees
8 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
9
10 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
11 NO. 2024-2025
12 (01) COUNTY VOTING SYSTEMS GRANT $10,000,000
13
14 SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS VIDEO SERVICE ACT. There is
15 hereby appropriated, to the Secretary of State, to be payable from the
16 Arkansas Video Service Fund, for the review and issue of certificates of
17 franchise authority and refunds/reimbursements of fees of the Arkansas Video
18 Service Act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
19
20 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
21 NO. 2024-2025
22 (01) ARKANSAS VIDEO SERVICE ACT $25,000
23
24 SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - NATIONAL STATUARY HALL COLLECTION. There is
25 hereby appropriated, to the Secretary of State, to be payable from the
26 National Statuary Hall Collection Trust Fund, for placement and replacement
27 of Arkansas statues in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the United
28 States