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Act 71 of the Fiscal Session
1 State of Arkansas
2 93rd General Assembly A Bill
3 Fiscal Session, 2022 SENATE BILL 1
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5 By: Senate Efficiency
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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 SENATE FOR
10 THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2023; AND FOR OTHER
11 PURPOSES.
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15 AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS SENATE
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 - STAFF SERVICES. There is hereby
23 established for the Arkansas Senate 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 No. of Fiscal Year
29 No. Title Employees 2022-2023
30 (1) DIRECTOR OF SENATE/SEC OF SENATE 1 GRADE SE04
31 (2) CHIEF COUNSEL 1 GRADE SE03
32 (3) DEPUTY DIRECTOR/ASST SEC OF SENATE 1 GRADE SE02
33 (4) PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER 1 GRADE SE01
34 (5) FISCAL OFFICER 1 GRADE GS12
35 (6) CONSTITUENT SERVICES MANAGER 1 GRADE GS12
36 (7) CONSTITUENT ADVISOR 2 GRADE GS11
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1 (8) ASSISTANT INFORMATION OFFICER 1 GRADE GS10
2 (9) PRODUCTION ASSISTANT 1 GRADE GS10
3 (10) LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT/RECEPTIONIST 1 GRADE GS10
4 (11) ADMIN ASST/RECEPTIONIST 2 GRADE GS10
5 (12) PROPERTIES OFFICER 1 GRADE GS09
6 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 14
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8 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - STAFF SERVICES. There is hereby authorized,
9 for the Arkansas Senate for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the following maximum
10 number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help",
11 payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: two (2) temporary
12 or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those
13 provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its
14 successor, or this act for the appropriate classification.
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16 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STAFF SERVICES. There is hereby
17 appropriated, to the Arkansas Senate, to be payable from the State Central
18 Services Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Arkansas
19 Senate - Staff Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the
20 following:
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22 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
23 NO. 2022-2023
24 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,963,896
25 (02) EXTRA HELP 50,000
26 (03) PERSONAL SERV MATCHING 549,891
27 (04) MAINT. & GEN OPERATION 175,000
28 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,738,787
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30 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - ORIENTATION. There is hereby appropriated,
31 to the Arkansas Senate, to be payable from the Constitutional Officers Fund,
32 for expenses of the State Orientation including the payment of per diem and
33 mileage of members of the Arkansas Senate who attend the Senate Orientation
34 program held prior to the convening of a Legislative Session of the General
35 Assembly, the sum of.................................................$15,000.
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1 SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - REAPPROPRIATION - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS
2 FUND. There is hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas Senate, to be payable
3 from the Constitutional Officers Fund, for the balance remaining on June 30,
4 2022 in the appropriations Section 3 of Act 1 of 2021, Sections 4 and 5 of
5 Act 9 of 2021 there to be used for any purpose to defray the necessary
6 expenses of the Arkansas Senate of the Ninety-Third General Assembly, in a
7 sum in the aggregate not to exceed............................. $3,500,000.
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9 SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - REAPPROPRIATION - STATE CENTRAL SERVICES
10 FUND. There is hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas Senate, to be payable
11 from the State Central Services Fund, and payable from the balance remaining
12 on June 30, 2022 in the appropriations, Section 3, 6, 7 and 8 of Act 9 of
13 2021 there to be used for any purpose to defray the necessary expenses of the
14 Arkansas Senate of the Ninety-Third General Assembly, in a sum in the
15 aggregate not to exceed........................................ $3,500,000.
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17 SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - COMPUTERIZATION. There is hereby
18 appropriated, to the Arkansas Senate, to be payable from the State Central
19 Services Fund, for expenses necessary in continuing the computerization of
20 the legislative process in the Arkansas Senate, the sum of..........$700,000.
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22 SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - RENOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS. There is
23 hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas Senate, to be payable from the State
24 Central Services Fund, for construction, improvements, renovations and
25 equipping of the Arkansas Senate facilities and other purposes of the
26 Arkansas Senate, the sum of.........................................$700,000.
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28 SECTION 9. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
29 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.
30 TRANSFERS. If the Senate Efficiency Committee and the Secretary of the
31 Senate, subject to the approval of the Arkansas Senate, should determine that
32 any item or portion thereof appropriated herein for a specific purpose is not
33 needed for such purpose, the Secretary of the Senate may certify such fact to
34 the State Auditor and the State Auditor shall cause a transfer to be made
35 from one item to another.
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1 SECTION 10. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
2 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. SALARIES.
3 In order that exceptionally well-qualified personnel may be recruited and
4 retained, the Senate may exceed the maximum salary levels by no more than
5 twenty percent (20%) for no more than one-third (1/3) of the positions
6 authorized in their operation appropriation act, and may exceed the maximum
7 salary levels for the purpose of merit adjustments for all positions.
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9 SECTION 11. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
10 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
11 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
12 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
13 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
14 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
15 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
16 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
17 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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19 SECTION 12. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
20 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
21 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
22 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
23 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
24 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
25 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
26 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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28 SECTION 13. EFFECTIVE DATE. This act is effective on and after July 1,
29 2022.
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