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1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H3/15/21
2 93rd General Assembly A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2021 HOUSE BILL 1277
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5 By: Representative C. Fite
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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 FINANCE
10 AND ADMINISTRATION - OFFICE OF DEAF AND HARD OF
11 HEARING FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2022; AND
12 FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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16 AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
17 ADMINISTRATION - OFFICE OF DEAF AND HARD
18 OF HEARING APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2021-
19 2022 FISCAL 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 - OFFICE OF DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING.
25 There is hereby established for the Department of Finance and Administration
26 - Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, the
27 following maximum number of regular employees.
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30 Maximum Salary Rate
31 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
32 No. Code Title Employees 2021-2022
33 (1) N228N EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ODHH 1 GRADE GS14
34 (2) E077C ODHH INTERPRETER / ACCESS SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS10
35 (3) E078C ODHH OUTREACH SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS10
36 (4) C117C ODHH ADMIN ASST / BUDGET SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS08
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1 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 4
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3 SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - OFFICE OF DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING. There
4 is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance and Administration, to
5 be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for personal
6 services and operating expenses of the Department of Finance and
7 Administration - Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing for the fiscal year
8 ending June 30, 2022, the following:
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10 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
11 NO. 2021-2022
12 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $255,000
13 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 71,400
14 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
15 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 78,350
16 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0
17 (C) PROF. FEES 102,000
18 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
19 (E) DATA PROC. 0
20 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $506,750
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22 SECTION 3. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
23 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
24 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
25 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
26 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
27 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
28 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
29 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
30 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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32 SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
33 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
34 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
35 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
36 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
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1 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
2 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
3 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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5 SECTION 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
6 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
7 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
8 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2021 is essential to the operation of
9 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
10 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
11 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2021 could work irreparable harm
12 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
13 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
14 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
15 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2021.
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