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Act 198 of the Fiscal Session
1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H2/22/22 H3/2/22
2 93rd General Assembly A Bill
3 Fiscal Session, 2022 HOUSE BILL 1067
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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 AND FOR GRANTS AND AID TO
10 LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE
11 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF CAREER AND
12 TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE
13 30, 2023; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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16 Subtitle
17 AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION -
18 DIVISION OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL
19 EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2022-2023
20 FISCAL YEAR.
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23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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25 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES. There is hereby established for the
26 Department of Education - Division of Career and Technical Education for the
27 2022-2023 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees.
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29 Maximum Annual
30 Maximum Salary Rate
31 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
32 No. Code Title Employees 2022-2023
33 (1) U077U ACE DEPUTY DIRECTOR CAREER & TECH ED 1 GRADE SE01
34 (2) E076C ADE CAREER EDUCATION DIVISION MANAGER 1 GRADE GS12
35 (3) E061C ACE PROGRAM COORDINATOR 9 GRADE GS10
36 (4) A044C AUDIT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS10
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1 (5) E062C ACE PROGRAM ADVISOR 18 GRADE GS09
2 (6) A060C SENIOR AUDITOR 1 GRADE GS08
3 (7) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06
4 (8) R025C HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06
5 (9) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 3 GRADE GS04
6 (10) A098C FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS04
7 (11) R036C HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS04
8 (12) V020C INVENTORY CONTROL MANAGER 1 GRADE GS04
9 (13) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 5 GRADE GS03
10 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 44
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12 SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - VOCATIONAL & TECHNICAL EDUCATION. There is
13 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the
14 Division of Career and Technical Education Fund Account, for personal
15 services and operating expenses of the Department of Education - Division of
16 Career and Technical Education - Vocational & Technical Education for the
17 fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the following:
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19 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
20 NO. 2022-2023
21 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,822,562
22 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 591,009
23 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
24 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 617,825
25 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 15,446
26 (C) PROF. FEES 0
27 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
28 (E) DATA PROC. 0
29 (04) MOTOR VEHICLE EDUCATION PROGRAM 2,500
30 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $3,049,342
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32 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - HIGH-TECH SCHOLARSHIP AWARD PROGRAM. There
33 is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from
34 the Division of Career and Technical Education Fund Account, for scholarships
35 of the Department of Education - Division of Career and Technical Education -
36 High-Tech Scholarship Award Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023,
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1 the following:
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3 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
4 NO. 2022-2023
5 (01) SCHOLARSHIPS $10,000
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7 SECTION 4. EXTRA HELP - FEDERAL VOCATIONAL & TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
8 There is hereby authorized, for the Department of Education - Division of
9 Career and Technical Education - Federal Vocational and Technical Education
10 for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or
11 temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds
12 appropriated herein for such purposes: four (4) temporary or part-time
13 employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the
14 Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act
15 for the appropriate classification.
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17 SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - FEDERAL VOCATIONAL & TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
18 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable
19 from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the
20 State, for personal services, operating expenses, and grants by the
21 Department of Education - Division of Career and Technical Education -
22 Federal Vocational & Technical Education for the fiscal year ending June 30,
23 2023, the following:
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25 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
26 NO. 2022-2023
27 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $662,907
28 (02) EXTRA HELP 13,923
29 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 210,488
30 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
31 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 1,066,755
32 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 46,175
33 (C) PROF. FEES 100,000
34 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
35 (E) DATA PROC. 0
36 (05) VOCATIONAL EDUCATION GRANTS 16,740,680
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1 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $18,840,928
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3 SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - COORDINATED CAREER EDUCATION SERVICES.
4 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable
5 from the Division of Career and Technical Education Public School Fund
6 Account, for Coordinated Career Education Services - Special Needs Students
7 Program grants and aid by the Department of Education - Division of Career
8 and Technical Education - Coordinated Career Education Services for the
9 fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the following:
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11 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
12 NO. 2022-2023
13 (01) COORDINATED CAREER EDUCATION
14 SERVICES-SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS
15 PROGRAM GRANTS & AID $1,119,433
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17 SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - VOCATIONAL CENTER AID. There is hereby
18 appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the Division
19 of Career and Technical Education Public School Fund Account, for Vocational
20 Center Grants and Aid by the Department of Education - Division of Career and
21 Technical Education - Vocational Center Aid for the fiscal year ending June
22 30, 2023, the following:
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24 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
25 NO. 2022-2023
26 (01) VOCATIONAL CENTER GRANTS AND AID $21,816,789
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28 SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - VOCATIONAL START-UP GRANTS AND AID. There
29 is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from
30 the Division of Career and Technical Education Public School Fund Account,
31 for Vocational Start-Up grants and aid of the Department of Education -
32 Division of Career and Technical Education - Vocational Start-Up Grants and
33 Aid for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the following:
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35 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
36 NO. 2022-2023
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1 (01) VOCATIONAL START-UP GRANTS AND AID $4,740,000
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3 SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - CAREER COACHES PROGRAM. There is hereby
4 appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the Division
5 of Career and Technical Education Public School Fund Account, for operating
6 expenses, Career Coaches grants and aid, and expenses by the Department of
7 Education - Division of Career and Technical Education - Career Coaches
8 Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the following:
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10 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
11 NO. 2022-2023
12 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
13 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $7,000
14 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 8,000
15 (C) PROF. FEES 0
16 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
17 (E) DATA PROC. 0
18 (02) CAREER COACHES GRANTS AND AID 2,263,997
19 (03) CAREER COACHES EXPENSES 2,947,542
20 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $5,226,539
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22 SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - ADVANCED CAREERS PROGRAM. There is hereby
23 appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the cash
24 fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal
25 Officer of the State, for expenses of the Advanced Careers Program in
26 collaboration with the Southern Regional Education Board of the Department of
27 Education - Division of Career and Technical Education - Advanced Careers
28 Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the following:
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30 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
31 NO. 2022-2023
32 (01) ADVANCED CAREERS $11,250
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34 SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - CAMP COUCHDALE. There is hereby
35 appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the cash
36 fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal
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1 Officer of the State, for expenses for construction, improvement, technology
2 expenses, and the addition of an agriculture mechanics lab at Camp Couchdale
3 of the Department of Education - Division of Career and Technical Education -
4 Camp Couchdale for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the following:
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6 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
7 NO. 2022-2023
8 (01) GRANTS AND AID $2,520,000
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10 SECTION 12. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
11 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. FEDERAL
12 MATCHING. The funds appropriated in Sections for Coordinated Career Education
13 Services, Vocational Center Aid and Vocational Start-up Grants and Aid of
14 this Act may also be used to match any available federal funds from any
15 agency in order to provide the maximum amount of money possible for the
16 purposes enumerated in such Section.
17 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2021
18 2022 through June 30, 2022 2023.
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20 SECTION 13. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
21 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.
22 VOCATIONAL START-UP. The funds and appropriations contained herein for
23 Vocational Start-Up shall be allocated in accordance with rules established
24 by the Career Education and Workforce Development Board, after the rules have
25 undergone a review and approval by the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint
26 Budget Committee under 10-3-309.
27 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2021
28 2022 through June 30, 2022 2023.
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30 SECTION 14. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
31 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. FUND
32 TRANSFER. Upon approval from the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, the
33 Division of Career and Technical Education may transfer an amount not to
34 exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per fiscal year from the Alternative
35 Retirement Program Cash Fund to the Division of Career and Technical
36 Education Public School Fund Account for Vocational Start-up Grants and Aid.
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1 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1,
2 2021 2022 through June 30, 2022 2023.
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4 SECTION 15. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
5 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
6 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
7 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
8 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
9 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
10 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
11 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
12 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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14 SECTION 16. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
15 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
16 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
17 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
18 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
19 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
20 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
21 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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23 SECTION 17. EFFECTIVE DATE. This act is effective on and after July 1,
24 2022.
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26 /s/Joint Budget Committee
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29 APPROVED: 3/8/22
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