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                                             Act 167 of the Regular Session
 1   State of Arkansas
 2   93rd General Assembly                            A Bill
 3   Regular Session, 2021                                                                  SENATE BILL 266
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 5   By: Joint Budget Committee
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 7                                        For An Act To Be Entitled
 8                  AN ACT TO REAPPROPRIATE THE BALANCES OF CAPITAL
 9                  IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
10                  HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF COUNTY OPERATIONS;                        AND
11                  FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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15                             AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
16                             SERVICES - DIVISION OF COUNTY OPERATIONS
17                             REAPPROPRIATION.
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20   BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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22          SECTION 1. REAPPROPRIATION - DIVISION OF COUNTY OPERATIONS.                               There is
23   hereby appropriated, to the Department of Human Services, to be payable from
24   the Development and Enhancement Fund, for the Department of Human Services -
25   Division of County Operations the following:
26          (A)    Effective July 1, 2021, the balance of the appropriation provided
27   in Item (A) of Section 1 of Act 114 of 2020, for replacement of computer
28   system equipment at field offices, in a sum not to exceed ..........$510,000.
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30          SECTION 2. REAPPROPRIATION - COUNTY OPERATIONS - FEDERAL.                               There is
31   hereby appropriated, to the Department of Human Services, to be payable from
32   the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for
33   the Department of Human Services - Division of County Operations the
34   following:
35          (A)    Effective July 1, 2021, the balance of the appropriation provided
36   in Item (A) of Section 2 of Act 114 of 2020, for replacement of computer
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 1   system equipment at field offices, in a sum not to exceed ..........$510,000.
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 3        SECTION 3. DISBURSEMENT CONTROLS. (A)    No contract may be awarded nor
 4   obligations otherwise incurred in relation to the project or projects
 5   described herein in excess of the State Treasury funds actually available
 6   therefor as provided by law.   Provided, however, that institutions and
 7   agencies listed herein shall have the authority to accept and use grants and
 8   donations including Federal funds, and to use its unobligated cash income or
 9   funds, or both available to it, for the purpose of supplementing the State
10   Treasury funds for financing the entire costs of the project or projects
11   enumerated herein.   Provided further, that the appropriations and funds
12   otherwise provided by the General Assembly for Maintenance and General
13   Operations of the agency or institutions receiving appropriation herein shall
14   not be used for any of the purposes as appropriated in this act.
15        (B) The restrictions of any applicable provisions of the State
16   Purchasing Law, the General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, the
17   Revenue Stabilization Law and any other applicable fiscal control laws of
18   this State and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and
19   Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in
20   disbursement of any funds provided by this act unless specifically provided
21   otherwise by law.
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23        SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.     It is the intent of the General
24   Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
25   contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
26   which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
27   Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
28   manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
29   summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
30   Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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32        SECTION 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE.   It is found and determined by the General
33   Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
34   appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
35   effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2021 is essential to the operation of
36   the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
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 1   the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
 2   effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2021 could work irreparable harm
 3   upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
 4   programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
 5   being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
 6   and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2021.
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 9                                 APPROVED: 3/1/21
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