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Act 29 of the Regular Session
1 State of Arkansas
2 93rd General Assembly A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2021 SENATE BILL 91
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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 OFFICE OF THE
10 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE
11 30, 2022; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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15 AN ACT FOR THE OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT
16 GOVERNOR APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2021-2022
17 FISCAL YEAR.
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20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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22 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established
23 for the Office of the Lieutenant Governor for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, the
24 following maximum number of regular employees.
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26 Maximum Annual
27 Maximum Salary Rate
28 Item No. of Fiscal Year
29 No. Title Employees 2021-2022
30 (1) CHIEF OF STAFF/LEGAL COUNSEL 1 $95,000
31 (2) COMMUNICATIONS/POLICY DIRECTOR 1 $70,000
32 (3) EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT/SCHEDULER 1 $40,000
33 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 3
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35 SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated,
36 to the Office of Lieutenant Governor, to be payable from the State Central
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1 Services Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Office of
2 Lieutenant Governor for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, the following:
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4 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
5 NO. 2021-2022
6 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $205,000
7 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 69,439
8 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
9 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 52,304
10 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 16,695
11 (C) PROF. FEES 0
12 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
13 (E) DATA PROC. 0
14 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $343,438
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16 SECTION 3. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
17 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER
18 PROVISION. After receiving approval from the Chief Fiscal Officer of the
19 State, and prior review by the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget
20 Committee, the Office of Lieutenant Governor is authorized to transfer
21 appropriation from any line item authorized in Operations appropriation of
22 the Lieutenant Governors Office in this Act to any other line item
23 authorized in Operations appropriation.
24 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2020
25 2021 through June 30, 2021 2022.
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27 SECTION 4. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
28 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
29 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
30 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
31 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
32 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
33 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
34 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
35 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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1 SECTION 5. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
2 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
3 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
4 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
5 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
6 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
7 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
8 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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10 SECTION 6. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
11 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
12 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
13 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2021 is essential to the operation of
14 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
15 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
16 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2021 could work irreparable harm
17 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
18 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
19 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
20 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2021.
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