Stricken language will be deleted and underlined language will be added.
Act 24 of the Regular Session
1 State of Arkansas
2 94th General Assembly A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2023 HOUSE BILL 1073
4
5 By: Joint Budget Committee
6
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 HEALTH -
10 HEALTH SERVICES PERMIT AGENCY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
11 ENDING JUNE 30, 2024; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
12
13
14 Subtitle
15 AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH -
16 HEALTH SERVICES PERMIT AGENCY
17 APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2023-2024 FISCAL
18 YEAR.
19
20
21 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
22
23 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES. There is hereby established for the
24 Department of Health - Health Services Permit Agency for the 2023-2024 fiscal
25 year, the following maximum number of regular employees.
26
27 Maximum Annual
28 Maximum Salary Rate
29 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
30 No. Code Title Employees 2023-2024
31 (1) U025U ADH HEALTH PERMIT SERVICES DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE01
32 (2) G272C ADH HSPA DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE GS11
33 (3) A116C BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08
34 (4) C017C ADH HEALTH ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS06
35 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 4
36
*MAH007* 1/3/2023 4:31:48 PM MAH007
 HB1073
1 SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby
2 appropriated, to the Department of Health, to be payable from the
3 Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for personal services and operating
4 expenses of the Department of Health - Health Services Permit Agency - State
5 Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, the following:
6
7 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
8 NO. 2023-2024
9 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $313,776
10 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 99,794
11 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
12 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 60,835
13 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 1,274
14 (C) PROF. FEES 16,267
15 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
16 (E) DATA PROC. 0
17 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $491,946
18
19 SECTION 3. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
20 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.
21 CARRY FORWARD. Any unexpended balance of funds generated by fees and fines
22 pursuant to Arkansas Code 20-8-103 et. seq. deposited into the Miscellaneous
23 Agencies Fund Account which remain at the close of each state fiscal year
24 shall be carried forward to the next state fiscal year to be used for the
25 same intent and purposes as set forth in law.
26 Any carry forward of unexpended balance funding as authorized herein, may
27 be carried forward under the following conditions:
28 (1) Prior to June 30, 2023 2024 the Agency shall by written statement set
29 forth its reason(s) for the need to carry forward said funding to the
30 Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget;
31 (2) The Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget shall
32 report to the Arkansas Legislative Council all amounts carried forward by the
33 September Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee meeting,
34 which report shall include the name of the Agency, Board, Commission or
35 Institution and the amount of the funding carried forward, the program name
36 or line item, the funding source of that appropriation and a copy of the
2 1/3/2023 4:31:48 PM MAH007
 HB1073
1 written request set forth in (1) above;
2 (3) Each Agency, Board, Commission or Institution shall provide a written
3 report to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee
4 containing all information set forth in item (2) above, along with a written
5 statement as to the current status of the project, contract, purpose etc. for
6 which the carry forward was originally requested no later than thirty (30)
7 days prior to the time the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution presents
8 its budget request to the Arkansas Legislative Council/Joint Budget
9 Committee; and
10 (4) Thereupon, the Department of Finance and Administration shall include
11 all information obtained in item (3) above in the budget manuals and/or a
12 statement of non-compliance by the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution.
13 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2022
14 2023 through June 30, 2023 2024.
15
16 SECTION 4. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
17 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
18 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
19 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
20 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
21 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
22 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
23 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
24 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
25
26 SECTION 5. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
27 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
28 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
29 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
30 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
31 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
32 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
33 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
34
35 SECTION 6. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
36 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
3 1/3/2023 4:31:48 PM MAH007
 HB1073
1 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
2 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2023 is essential to the operation of
3 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
4 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
5 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2023 could work irreparable harm
6 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
7 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
8 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
9 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2023.
10
11
12 APPROVED: 1/30/23
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
4 1/3/2023 4:31:48 PM MAH007