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Act 35 of the Fiscal Session
1 State of Arkansas
2 93rd General Assembly A Bill
3 Fiscal Session, 2022 HOUSE BILL 1006
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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 ARKANSAS COURT OF
10 APPEALS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2023; AND
11 FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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14 Subtitle
15 AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS
16 APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2022-2023 FISCAL
17 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 Arkansas Court of Appeals for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the
24 following maximum number of regular employees.
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26 Maximum Annual
27 Maximum Salary Rate
28 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
29 No. Code Title Employees 2022-2023
30 (1) Q017N CA CHIEF STAFF ATTORNEY 1 GRADE GS13
31 (2) Q033C CA LAW CLERK 24 GRADE GS12
32 (3) Q013C CA STAFF ATTORNEY 3 GRADE GS12
33 (4) Q034C CA CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK 1 GRADE GS10
34 (5) Q087C EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO CA 1 GRADE GS09
35 (6) Q112C CA JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 12 GRADE GS07
36 (7) Q098C CA ASSISTANT CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK 1 GRADE GS06
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1 (8) Q099C CA FINANCE OFFICER 1 GRADE GS06
2 (9) Q100C CA RECORDS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS06
3 (10) Q119C CA DEPUTY CLERK 3 GRADE GS05
4 (11) Q111C JUDICIAL ADMIN ASSISTANT TO CA 1 GRADE GS05
5 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 49
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7 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for
8 the Arkansas Court of Appeals for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the following
9 maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra
10 Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: two (2)
11 temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed
12 those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its
13 successor, or this act for the appropriate classification.
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15 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated,
16 to the Arkansas Court of Appeals, to be payable from the State Central
17 Services Fund, for personal services, operating expenses, special judges,
18 court appointed attorneys, and other legal expenses of the Arkansas Court of
19 Appeals for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the following:
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21 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
22 NO. 2022-2023
23 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $3,789,676
24 (02) EXTRA HELP 25,000
25 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,137,002
26 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
27 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 251,129
28 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 68,900
29 (C) PROF. FEES 0
30 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 50,000
31 (E) DATA PROC. 0
32 (05) LEGAL COUNSEL 320,000
33 (06) SPECIAL JUDGES 17,044
34 (07) MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT 60,000
35 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $5,718,751
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1 SECTION 4. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
2 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. MILEAGE
3 REIMBURSEMENT. The funds appropriated in Mileage Reimbursement in the
4 Operations appropriation herein may be used by each judge of the Arkansas
5 Court of Appeals as reimbursement for necessary mileage. The mileage
6 reimbursement shall be at the same rate established in the state travel
7 regulations for state employees and shall be limited to travel within the
8 state between the judge's official residence and the court with mileage
9 reimbursements not to exceed three round trips per week. Only judges whose
10 official residence is located outside of Pulaski County shall be eligible to
11 be reimbursed for mileage.
12 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2021
13 2022 through June 30, 2022 2023.
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15 SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
16 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
17 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
18 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
19 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
20 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
21 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
22 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
23 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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25 SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
26 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
27 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
28 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
29 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
30 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
31 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
32 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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34 SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. This act is effective on and after July 1,
35 2022.
36 APPROVED: 2/23/22
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