This bill appropriates funds for personal services and operating expenses for various court personnel in Arkansas for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. It establishes a maximum of 127 Trial Court Administrators and 127 Official Court Reporters, with allocated salaries and expenses totaling $10,715,019 and $12,580,661 respectively. Additionally, it provides funding for juvenile probation and intake officers, including $4,618,100 for their salaries, and for Drug Court Juvenile Probation and Intake Officers, with a total appropriation of $1,073,683.
The bill includes several new insertions, such as the specific number of employees and the total amounts appropriated for each category of court personnel. It also emphasizes compliance with existing laws regarding fund disbursement and includes an emergency clause to ensure the act takes effect on July 1, 2025, to prevent disruption in essential governmental programs.