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Act 27 of the Regular Session
1 State of Arkansas
2 93rd General Assembly A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2021 SENATE BILL 93
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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 PERSONAL SERVICES
9 AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE AUDITOR OF STATE -
10 OPERATIONS AND UNCLAIMED PROPERTY PROGRAM FOR THE
11 FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2022; AND FOR OTHER
12 PURPOSES.
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15 Subtitle
16 AN ACT FOR THE AUDITOR OF STATE -
17 OPERATIONS AND UNCLAIMED PROPERTY PROGRAM
18 APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2021-2022 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. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established
25 for the Auditor of State for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, the following maximum
26 number of regular employees.
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28 Maximum Annual
29 Maximum Salary Rate
30 Item No. of Fiscal Year
31 No. Title Employees 2021-2022
32 (1) DEPUTY AUDITOR 1 $125,986
33 (2) GENERAL COUNSEL 1 $101,175
34 (3) DP MANAGER 1 $101,175
35 (4) ACCOUNTING MANAGER 1 $101,175
36 (5) EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 1 $81,257
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1 (6) DIVISION MANAGER 2 $81,257
2 (7) ACCOUNTING TECH 3 $72,822
3 (8) HUMAN RESOURCES 1 $72,822
4 (9) DP SPECIALIST 2 $72,822
5 (10) WARRANT CLERK 2 $58,493
6 (11) CLERICAL TECH 5 $58,493
7 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 20
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9 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for
10 the Auditor of State for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, the following maximum
11 number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help",
12 payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: five (5) temporary
13 or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those
14 provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its
15 successor, or this act for the appropriate classification.
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17 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated,
18 to the Auditor of State, to be payable from the State Central Services Fund,
19 for personal services and operating expenses of the Auditor of State -
20 Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, the following:
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22 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
23 NO. 2021-2022
24 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,519,665
25 (02) EXTRA HELP 30,000
26 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 461,996
27 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
28 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 615,450
29 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 30,000
30 (C) PROF. FEES 25,000
31 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 50,000
32 (E) DATA PROC. 0
33 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,732,111
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35 SECTION 4. REGULAR SALARIES - UNCLAIMED PROPERTY PROGRAM. There is
36 hereby established for the Auditor of State - Unclaimed Property Program for
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1 the 2021-2022 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees.
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3 Maximum Annual
4 Maximum Salary Rate
5 Item No. of Fiscal Year
6 No. Title Employees 2021-2022
7 (1) UCP MANAGER 1 $101,175
8 (2) UCP COMPLIANCE LEAD 1 $81,257
9 (3) UCP CLAIMS LEAD 1 $81,257
10 (4) UCP TECH 8 $58,493
11 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 11
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13 SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - UNCLAIMED PROPERTY PROGRAM. There is hereby
14 appropriated, to the Auditor of State, to be payable from the State Central
15 Services Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Auditor of
16 State - Unclaimed Property Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022,
17 the following:
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19 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
20 NO. 2021-2022
21 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $731,633
22 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 228,700
23 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
24 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 713,000
25 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 15,000
26 (C) PROF. FEES 1,120,000
27 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 50,000
28 (E) DATA PROC. 0
29 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,858,333
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31 SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - PAYMENT OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY CLAIMS - CASH.
32 There is hereby appropriated, to the Auditor of State, to be payable from
33 cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for operating expenses and
34 the payment of claims by the Auditor of State - Unclaimed Property Program
35 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, the following:
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1 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
2 NO. 2021-2022
3 (01) OPERATING EXPENSES $2,500
4 (02) PAYMENT OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY CLAIMS 25,052,750
5 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $25,055,250
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7 SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - PAYMENT OF UNCLAIMED MINERAL PROCEEDS -
8 CASH. There is hereby appropriated, to the Auditor of State, to be payable
9 from cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for operating expenses
10 and the payment of claims for abandoned mineral proceeds by the Auditor of
11 State for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, the following:
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13 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
14 NO. 2021-2022
15 (01) OPERATING EXPENSE $500
16 (02) PAYMENT OF CLAIMS FOR ABANDONED
17 MINERAL PROCEEDS 2,500,000
18 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,500,500
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20 SECTION 8. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
21 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER
22 PROVISION. After receiving approval from the Chief Fiscal Officer of the
23 State, and prior review by the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget
24 Committee, the Auditor of State is authorized to transfer appropriation from
25 any line item authorized in Operations to any other line item authorized in
26 Operations and the Agency is authorized to transfer appropriation from any
27 line item authorized in Unclaimed Property Program to any other line item
28 authorized in Unclaimed Property Program.
29 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2020
30 2021 through June 30, 2021 2022.
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32 SECTION 9. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
33 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
34 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
35 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
36 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
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1 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
2 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
3 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
4 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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6 SECTION 10. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
7 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
8 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
9 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
10 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
11 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
12 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
13 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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15 SECTION 11. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the
16 General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits
17 the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
18 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2021 is essential to the operation of
19 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
20 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
21 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2021 could work irreparable harm
22 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
23 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
24 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
25 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2021.
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