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Act 154 of the Fiscal Session
1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H4/24/24
2 94th General Assembly A Bill
3 Fiscal Session, 2024 HOUSE BILL 1077
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 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
10 SERVICES - DIVISION OF COUNTY OPERATIONS FOR THE
11 FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025; AND FOR OTHER
12 PURPOSES.
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14
15 Subtitle
16 AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
17 SERVICES - DIVISION OF COUNTY OPERATIONS
18 APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2024-2025 FISCAL
19 YEAR.
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21
22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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24 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established
25 for the Department of Human Services - Division of County Operations for the
26 2024-2025 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees.
27
28 Maximum Annual
29 Maximum Salary Rate
30 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
31 No. Code Title Employees 2024-2025
32 (1) N249N DHS DIVISION DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE02
33 (2) L013N GENERAL PHYSICIAN 1 GRADE MP06
34 (3) L038C REGISTERED NURSE 2 GRADE MP01
35 (4) D063C COMPUTER SUPPORT SPECIALIST 2 GRADE IT05
36 (5) D071C COMPUTER SUPPORT ANALYST 1 GRADE IT03
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1 (6) D079C COMPUTER SUPPORT TECHNICIAN 2 GRADE IT02
2 (6.1) G286C DMS DEPUTY DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS15
3 (7) N102N DHS/DCO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS14
4 (8) N080N DHS/DMS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - FISCAL 1 GRADE GS14
5 (9) N108N DHS/DCO ASST DEP DIR 2 GRADE GS13
6 (9.1) G017N ACOM DWS ASST DIR - TANF 1 GRADE GS13
7 (10) N168N DHS DIR HOME & COMMUNITY BASED SVCS 1 GRADE GS12
8 (11) N167N DHS POLICY & RESEARCH DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS12
9 (12) N141N DHS/DCO AREA DIRECTOR 6 GRADE GS12
10 (12.1) G020C ACOM DWS PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE GS12
11 (13) G047C ATTORNEY SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS11
12 (14) G100C DHS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR III 11 GRADE GS10
13 (15) G111C DHS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR II 31 GRADE GS09
14 (16) G099C DHS PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR 4 GRADE GS09
15 (17) M014C PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY COORDINATOR III 10 GRADE GS09
16 (17.1) G288C ACOM DWS DIVISION MANAGER 2 GRADE GS09
17 (17.2) G110C ACOM DWS PROGRAM MANAGER 2 GRADE GS09
18 (18) G130C DHS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR I 39 GRADE GS08
19 (19) G152C DHS PROGRAM MANAGER 6 GRADE GS08
20 (20) G129C DHS/DCO PROGRAM MANAGER 2 GRADE GS08
21 (21) M100C LTSS - PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY SUPERVISOR 18 GRADE GS08
22 (22) M018C PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY COORDINATOR II 33 GRADE GS08
23 (23) E023C TRAINING PROJECT MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08
24 (23.1) G081C ACOM DWS DIVISION CHIEF 1 GRADE GS08
25 (23.2) G128C ACOM DWS FIELD MANAGER II 3 GRADE GS08
26 (23.3) G127C ACOM DWS PROGRAM OPERATIONS MANAGER 5 GRADE GS08
27 (24) G183C DHS PROGRAM COORDINATOR 3 GRADE GS07
28 (25) G267C DHS PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY ANALYST 18 GRADE GS07
29 (26) M042C DHS STAFF SUPERVISOR 2 GRADE GS07
30 (27) G147C GRANTS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07
31 (28) M099C LTSS - PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST 210 GRADE GS07
32 (29) M025C PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY COORDINATOR I 32 GRADE GS07
33 (30) M037C PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY SUPERVISOR 89 GRADE GS07
34 (31) X095C QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYST 5 GRADE GS07
35 (32) E040C STAFF DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR 5 GRADE GS07
36 (32.1) G149C ACOM DWS FIELD MANAGER I 5 GRADE GS07
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1 (32.2) G181C ACOM DWS PROGRAM MONITOR 8 GRADE GS07
2 (32.3) G209C ACOM DWS PROGRAM SUPERVISOR 19 GRADE GS07
3 (32.4) G196C ACOM DWS SATELLITE OFFICE SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS07
4 (32.5) A085C ACOM DWS SR FIELD TAX REPRESENTATIVE 1 GRADE GS07
5 (33) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 14 GRADE GS06
6 (34) R027C BUDGET SPECIALIST 3 GRADE GS06
7 (35) G210C DHS PROGRAM SPECIALIST 6 GRADE GS06
8 (36) G180C GRANTS ANALYST 7 GRADE GS06
9 (37) G178C POLICY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR 2 GRADE GS06
10 (38) M066C PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST 750 GRADE GS06
11 (39) X154C PUBLIC ASSISTANCE INVESTIGATOR 20 GRADE GS06
12 (40) X136C QUALITY ASSURANCE REVIEWER 28 GRADE GS06
13 (41) E046C TRAINING INSTRUCTOR 19 GRADE GS06
14 (41.1) A092C ACOM DWS FIELD TAX REP 1 GRADE GS06
15 (41.2) G217C ACOM DWS WORKFORCE SPECIALIST 107 GRADE GS06
16 (41.3) G214C GRANTS SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS06
17 (41.4) B076C RESEARCH PROJECT ANALYST 2 GRADE GS06
18 (42) C030C HEALTH RECORDS SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS05
19 (43) C054C LOCAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE SPEC 34 GRADE GS05
20 (43.1) A091C FISCAL SUPPORT ANALYST 2 GRADE GS05
21 (44) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 15 GRADE GS04
22 (45) C072C ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS04
23 (46) C043C RECORDS MANAGEMENT ANALYST 1 GRADE GS04
24 (47) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 11 GRADE GS03
25 (48) M084C BEHAV HLTH AIDE 1 GRADE GS03
26 (49) C062C LOCAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 399 GRADE GS03
27 (49.1) C087C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST I 5 GRADE GS02
28 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 2,022
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30 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for
31 the Department of Human Services - Division of County Operations - Operations
32 for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or
33 temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds
34 appropriated herein for such purposes: forty-three (43) temporary or part-
35 time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in
36 the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this
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1 act for the appropriate classification.
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3 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated,
4 to the Department of Human Services, to be payable from the paying account as
5 determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services
6 and operating expenses of the Department of Human Services - Division of
7 County Operations - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the
8 following:
9
10 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
11 NO. 2024-2025
12 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $86,603,039
13 (02) EXTRA HELP 503,937
14 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 35,861,275
15 (04) OVERTIME 130,000
16 (05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
17 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 27,469,893
18 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 124,000
19 (C) PROF. FEES 19,037,338
20 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
21 (E) DATA PROC. 0
22 (06) DATA PROCESSING SERVICES 20,356,228
23 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $190,085,710
24
25 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - GRANTS - FEDERAL. There is hereby
26 appropriated, to the Department of Human Services, to be payable from the
27 federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for
28 federally funded grants of the Department of Human Services - Division of
29 County Operations - Grants - Federal for the fiscal year ending June 30,
30 2025, the following:
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32 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
33 NO. 2024-2025
34 (01) HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANT $7,297,012
35 (02) REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM 272,846
36 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $7,569,858
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2 SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - GRANTS - STATE. There is hereby
3 appropriated, to the Department of Human Services, to be payable from the
4 Department of Human Services Grants Fund Account, for grant payments of the
5 Department of Human Services - Division of County Operations - Grants - State
6 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
7
8 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
9 NO. 2024-2025
10 (01) AID TO AGED, BLIND, DISABLED $4,000
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12 SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - GRANTS. There is hereby appropriated, to
13 the Department of Human Services, to be payable from the paying account as
14 determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for grant payments of
15 the Department of Human Services - Division of County Operations - Grants for
16 the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
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18 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
19 NO. 2024-2025
20 (01) TANF BLOCK GRANT $57,200,764
21 (02) COMMUNITY SERVICE BLOCK GRANT 13,943,475
22 (03) SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE
23 PROGRAM (SNAP) 5,378,754
24 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $76,522,993
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26 SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - HUNGER COALITION. There is hereby
27 appropriated, to the Department of Human Services, to be payable from the
28 County Operations Fund Account, for grant payments of the Department of Human
29 Services - Division of County Operations - Hunger Coalition for the fiscal
30 year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
31
32 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
33 NO. 2024-2025
34 (01) HUNGER COALITION GRANTS AND AID $995,113
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36 SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - COUNTY OPERATIONS - MEDICAID TOBACCO
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1 SETTLEMENT PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Human
2 Services, to be payable from the Medicaid Expansion Program Account, for
3 personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Human Services
4 - Division of County Operations - Medicaid Tobacco Settlement Program for the
5 fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
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7 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
8 NO. 2024-2025
9 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,677,881
10 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 704,614
11 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
12 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 197,197
13 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0
14 (C) PROF. FEES 0
15 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
16 (E) DATA PROC. 0
17 (04) DATA PROCESSING SERVICES 50,000
18 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,629,692
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20 SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS.
21 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Human Services, to be
22 payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of
23 the State, for grant payments of the Department of Human Services - Division
24 of County Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
25
26 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
27 NO. 2024-2025
28 (01) EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE $2,131,685
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30 SECTION 10. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
31 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER
32 OF TANF BLOCK GRANT FUNDS. Each fiscal year, the Department of Human
33 Services shall transfer the sum of seven million five hundred thousand
34 dollars ($7,500,000) from the state's federal Temporary Assistance for Needy
35 Families block grant to the Department of Education Division of Elementary
36 and Secondary Education Public School Fund Account to be used solely for the
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1 Arkansas Better Chance Program.
2 If the state match for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grant
3 or the state's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grant is reduced, the
4 amount to be transferred may be adjusted in proportion to the percentage
5 change in the state match or the state's Temporary Assistance for Needy
6 Families grant. The amount to be transferred may also be reduced
7 proportionately if new cost requirements are imposed upon the state as a
8 result of new or revised Temporary Assistance for Needy Families regulations
9 at the federal level.
10 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2023
11 2024 through June 30, 2024 2025.
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13 SECTION 11. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
14 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.
15 RESTRICTIONS ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY
16 FAMILIES PROGRAM.
17 (a)(1) Determining the maximum number of employees, the maximum amount
18 of appropriation, for what purposes an appropriation is authorized, and
19 general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year is the
20 prerogative of the General Assembly.
21 (2) The purposes of subsection (a) of this section are typically
22 accomplished by:
23 (A) Identifying the purpose in the appropriation act;
24 (B) Delineating such maximums in the appropriation act for a
25 state agency; and
26 (C) Delineating the general revenue allocations authorized for
27 each fund and fund account by amendment to the revenue stabilization law.
28 (3) It is both necessary and appropriate that the Gen