Ark. Code Ann. § 19-4-906 — AR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 4 / Subchapter 9 / Section 19-4-906
Motor vehicle restrictions and authorizations - Definition
Status: in_force

(a) (1) None of the funds appropriated for the various state agencies, authorities, boards, commissions, departments, and institutions of higher education listed in this section shall be used to purchase, lease for over thirty (30) days, operate, repair, or provide services for more than the maximum number of passenger motor vehicles as stated in this section, except in an emergency as proclaimed by the Governor. (2) (A) As used in this section, "passenger motor vehicles" means vehicles licensed for highway use, including without limitation automobiles, trucks, and vans, that do not require a commercial driver's license to operate. (B) As used in this section, "passenger motor vehicles" does not include vehicles that are primarily used for purposes of providing health screenings or providing health treatment. (3) Mileage reimbursement for employees' utilization of their personal automobiles is not included in this restriction. Item No. Agency, Authority, Board, Commission, or Institution of Higher Education Maximum Authorized Number of Passenger Motor Vehicles in any Year (001) Arkansas Abstracters' Board 0 (002) Administrative Office of the Courts 3 (003) Adv. Council for Vo-Tech Education [abolished] 2 (004) Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners 0 (005) Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers 0 (006) Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine 0 (007) Building Authority Division 22 (008) Arkansas Bureau of Standards 34 (009) Arkansas Cemetery Board [abolished] 0 (010) Arkansas Code Revision Commission 0 (011) Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards of Training 15 (012) Arkansas Crime Information Center 11 (013) Division of Aeronautics 1 (014) Division of Emergency Management 15 (015) Division of Environmental Quality 57 (016) Arkansas Development Finance Authority 3 (017) Arkansas Economic Development Council 31 (018) Arkansas Fire Protection Licensing Board 0 (019) Arkansas Forestry Commission 396 (020) Office of the State Geologist 18 (021) Arkansas State Archives 3 (022) Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission 81 (023) Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission 3 (024) Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission 5 (025) Arkansas Natural Resources Commission 8 (026) Arkansas Northeastern College 26 (027) Arkansas Psychology Board 0 (028) Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System 5 (029) Arkansas Public Service Commission 27 (030) Arkansas Real Estate Commission 3 (031) Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts 14 (032) Arkansas School for the Blind 8 (033) Arkansas School for the Deaf 14 (034) Arkansas Science and Technology Authority [abolished] 1 (035) Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board 0 (036) Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board 0 (037) Arkansas Spinal Cord Commission 3 (038) Arkansas State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers 0 (039) Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners 1 (040) Arkansas State Board of Landscape Architects [abolished] 0 (041) Arkansas State Board of Massage Therapy [abolished] 0 (042) Arkansas State Board of Nursing 1 (043) Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy 1 (044) Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy 0 (045) Arkansas State Board of Registration for Foresters 0 (046) Arkansas State Board of Registration for Professional Soil Classifiers 0 (047) Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians 0 (048) Arkansas State Department of Health Building Commission [abolished] 0 (049) Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission 500 (050) Arkansas Department of Transportation 43 (051) Arkansas Department of Transportation 2,300 (052) Arkansas Department of Transportation - (NOAA) 0 (053) Arkansas State Highway Employees' Retirement System 0 (054) Arkansas State Library 29 (055) Arkansas State Medical Board 0 (056) Division of Arkansas State Police 725 (057) Arkansas State University 131 (058) Arkansas State University - Beebe 32 (059) Arkansas State University - Mountain Home 15 (060) Arkansas State University - Newport 26 (061) Arkansas State University system 9 (062) Arkansas Student Loan Authority [abolished] 2 (063) Arkansas Teacher Retirement System 4 (064) Arkansas Tech University 70 (065) Arkansas Waterways Commission 1 (066) Black River Technical College 14 (067) Board of Corrections 6 (068) Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology 0 (069) Burial Association Board [abolished] 2 (070) Commission on Water Well Construction 2 (071) Contractors Licensing Board 1 (072) Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas 20 (073) Division of Arkansas Heritage 11 (074) Department of Corrections 254 (075) Department of Education 10 (076) Department of Finance and Administration - Alcoholic Beverage Control Division 22 (077) Department of Finance and Administration - Alcoholic Beverage Control Division - Administration Division 1 (078) Department of Finance and Administration - Management Services Division 44 (079) Department of Finance and Administration - Racing Division 1 (080) Department of Finance and Administration - Revenue Division 168 (081) Department of Health 111 (082) Division of Higher Education 2 (083) Department of Human Services 444 (084) Division of Information Systems 7 (085) Department of Labor 9 (086) Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism 187 (087) Division of Workforce Services 27 (088) Dept. of Education - National Migrant Student Record Transfer System [abolished] 1 (089) Dept. of Education - Vo-Tech Division 22 (090) Dept. of Education - Vo-Tech Schools 280 (091) Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the veterans' homes 11 (092) Disabled Veterans Service Office 0 (093) East Arkansas Community College 28 (094) Arkansas Educational Television Commission 14 (095) Health Services Permit Agency 1 (096) Henderson State University 45 (097) Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board 4 (098) Arkansas State University Mid-South 20 (099) National Park College 20 (100) North Arkansas College 30 (101) Northwest Arkansas Community College 22 (102) Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator 0 (103) Oil and Gas Commission 17 (104) Arkansas State University Three Rivers 15 (105) Ozarka College 12 (106) Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas 27 (107) University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College 25 (108) Arkansas Revenue Department Building Commission 0 (109) University of Arkansas Community College at Rich Mountain 16 (110) SAU-Tech - Camden 15 (111) SAU-Tech - Arkansas Environmental Training Academy 6 (112) SAU-Tech - Arkansas Fire Training Academy 22 (113) South Arkansas Community College 20 (114) Southeast Arkansas College 15 (115) Southern Arkansas University - Magnolia 59 (116) State Athletic Commission 0 (117) State Bank Department 22 (118) State Board of Barber Examiners 0 (119) State Board of Collection Agencies 0 (120) Cosmetology Technical Advisory Committee 0 (121) State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors [abolished] 0 (122) State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors 0 (123) State Crime Laboratory 15 (124) State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination 3 (125) State Insurance Department 6 (126) Department of the Military 20 (127) State Plant Board 30 (128) State Securities Department 5 (129) University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 299 (130) University of Arkansas at Fort Smith 39 (131) University of Arkansas at Little Rock 75 (132) University of Arkansas at Monticello 64 (133) University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 78 (134) University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville 10 (135) University of Arkansas Community College at Hope-Texarkana 20 (136) University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton 16 (137) University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 110 (138) University of Central Arkansas 100 (139) Arkansas Veterans' Child Welfare Service 0 (140) Veterinary Medical Examining Board 0 (141) War Memorial Stadium Commission 3 (142) Workers' Compensation Commission 25 (143) Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas 326 (b) (1) The General Assembly recognizes that, in some cases, motor vehicles are donated to educational institutions and agencies primarily for use in automotive repair and maintenance courses and in instructional programs for truck operators and that such motor vehicles are not normally used for other purposes by the institutions and agencies and should not be included in the maximum number of authorized passenger vehicles prescribed for such institutions and agencies in this section. (2) (A) Therefore, motor vehicles donated to educational institutions and agencies primarily for use in programs of instruction in automotive maintenance and repair, in operator training, and in related instructional programs shall not be included for the purpose of determining the number of vehicles authorized for any such institutions or agencies. (B) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to these motor vehicles. (c) (1) The Department of Human Services is exempt from the provisions of this section. (2) The Department of Human Services may purchase vehicles utilizing federal funds and the appropriate state matching funds required. Amended by Act 2023, No. 817,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 645,§ 8, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 645,§ 7, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 645,§ 6, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 645,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 645,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 697,§ 14, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by Act 2021, No. 554,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021. Amended by Act 2021, No. 554,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2021. Amended by Act 2019, No. 942,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 942,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 942,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 942,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 942,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 942,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 942,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 942,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 942,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 204,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 45, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 422,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 422,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 123, eff. 7/1/2016. Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 123, eff. 7/1/2016. Amended by Act 2016F, No. 141,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2016. Amended by Act 2016F, No. 140,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2016. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1271,§ 9, eff. 4/8/2015. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1271,§ 8, eff. 4/8/2015. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1271,§ 7, eff. 4/8/2015. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1271,§ 6, eff. 4/8/2015. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1271,§ 5, eff. 4/8/2015. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1271,§ 4, eff. 4/8/2015. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1271,§ 3, eff. 4/8/2015. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1271,§ 2, eff. 4/8/2015. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1271,§ 1, eff. 4/8/2015. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1393,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2013. Amended by Act 2013, No. 949,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 1983, No. 490, §§ 1, 2; 1985, No. 649, § 44; 1985, No. 888, §§ 22, 23; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 13-342.1, 13-342.3; Acts 1987, No. 921, § 19; 1989, No. 790, § 1; 1989 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 252, § 9; 1993, No. 447, § 9; 1997, No. 540, § 40; 1997, No. 948, § 3; 1999, No. 646, § 56; 1999, No. 1164, § 156; 1999, No. 1398, § 28; 2001, No. 739, §§ 2, 3; 2001 No. 1669, § 29; 2001, No. 1800, § 2; 2005, No. 1869, §§ 1-28; 2005, No. 2123, § 31; 2007, No. 186, § 3; 2007, No. 711, § 1; 2007, No. 1255, § 35; 2009, No. 1334, § 34.

(a) (1) None of the funds appropriated for the various state agencies, authorities, boards, commissions, departments, and institutions of higher education listed in this section shall be used to purchase, lease for over thirty (30) days, operate, repair, or provide services for more than the maximum number of passenger motor vehicles as stated in this section, except in an emergency as proclaimed by the Governor. (2) (A) As used in this section, "passenger motor vehicles" means vehicles licensed for highway use, including without limitation automobiles, trucks, and vans, that do not require a commercial driver's license to operate. (B) As used in this section, "passenger motor vehicles" does not include vehicles that are primarily used for purposes of providing health screenings or providing health treatment. (3) Mileage reimbursement for employees' utilization of their personal automobiles is not included in this restriction. Item No. Agency, Authority, Board, Commission, or Institution of Higher Education Maximum Authorized Number of Passenger Motor Vehicles in any Year (001) Arkansas Abstracters' Board 0 (002) Administrative Office of the Courts 3 (003) Adv. Council for Vo-Tech Education [abolished] 2 (004) Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners 0 (005) Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers 0 (006) Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine 0 (007) Building Authority Division 22 (008) Arkansas Bureau of Standards 34 (009) Arkansas Cemetery Board [abolished] 0 (010) Arkansas Code Revision Commission 0 (011) Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards of Training 15 (012) Arkansas Crime Information Center 11 (013) Division of Aeronautics 1 (014) Division of Emergency Management 15 (015) Division of Environmental Quality 57 (016) Arkansas Development Finance Authority 3 (017) Arkansas Economic Development Council 31 (018) Arkansas Fire Protection Licensing Board 0 (019) Arkansas Forestry Commission 396 (020) Office of the State Geologist 18 (021) Arkansas State Archives 3 (022) Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission 81 (023) Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission 3 (024) Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission 5 (025) Arkansas Natural Resources Commission 8 (026) Arkansas Northeastern College 26 (027) Arkansas Psychology Board 0 (028) Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System 5 (029) Arkansas Public Service Commission 27 (030) Arkansas Real Estate Commission 3 (031) Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts 14 (032) Arkansas School for the Blind 8 (033) Arkansas School for the Deaf 14 (034) Arkansas Science and Technology Authority [abolished] 1 (035) Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board 0 (036) Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board 0 (037) Arkansas Spinal Cord Commission 3 (038) Arkansas State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers 0 (039) Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners 1 (040) Arkansas State Board of Landscape Architects [abolished] 0 (041) Arkansas State Board of Massage Therapy [abolished] 0 (042) Arkansas State Board of Nursing 1 (043) Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy 1 (044) Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy 0 (045) Arkansas State Board of Registration for Foresters 0 (046) Arkansas State Board of Registration for Professional Soil Classifiers 0 (047) Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians 0 (048) Arkansas State Department of Health Building Commission [abolished] 0 (049) Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission 500 (050) Arkansas Department of Transportation 43 (051) Arkansas Department of Transportation 2,300 (052) Arkansas Department of Transportation - (NOAA) 0 (053) Arkansas State Highway Employees' Retirement System 0 (054) Arkansas State Library 29 (055) Arkansas State Medical Board 0 (056) Division of Arkansas State Police 725 (057) Arkansas State University 131 (058) Arkansas State University - Beebe 32 (059) Arkansas State University - Mountain Home 15 (060) Arkansas State University - Newport 26 (061) Arkansas State University system 9 (062) Arkansas Student Loan Authority [abolished] 2 (063) Arkansas Teacher Retirement System 4 (064) Arkansas Tech University 70 (065) Arkansas Waterways Commission 1 (066) Black River Technical College 14 (067) Board of Corrections 6 (068) Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology 0 (069) Burial Association Board [abolished] 2 (070) Commission on Water Well Construction 2 (071) Contractors Licensing Board 1 (072) Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas 20 (073) Division of Arkansas Heritage 11 (074) Department of Corrections 254 (075) Department of Education 10 (076) Department of Finance and Administration - Alcoholic Beverage Control Division 22 (077) Department of Finance and Administration - Alcoholic Beverage Control Division - Administration Division 1 (078) Department of Finance and Administration - Management Services Division 44 (079) Department of Finance and Administration - Racing Division 1 (080) Department of Finance and Administration - Revenue Division 168 (081) Department of Health 111 (082) Division of Higher Education 2 (083) Department of Human Services 444 (084) Division of Information Systems 7 (085) Department of Labor 9 (086) Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism 187 (087) Division of Workforce Services 27 (088) Dept. of Education - National Migrant Student Record Transfer System [abolished] 1 (089) Dept. of Education - Vo-Tech Division 22 (090) Dept. of Education - Vo-Tech Schools 280 (091) Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the veterans' homes 11 (092) Disabled Veterans Service Office 0 (093) East Arkansas Community College 28 (094) Arkansas Educational Television Commission 14 (095) Health Services Permit Agency 1 (096) Henderson State University 45 (097) Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board 4 (098) Arkansas State University Mid-South 20 (099) National Park College 20 (100) North Arkansas College 30 (101) Northwest Arkansas Community College 22 (102) Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator 0 (103) Oil and Gas Commission 17 (104) Arkansas State University Three Rivers 15 (105) Ozarka College 12 (106) Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas 27 (107) University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College 25 (108) Arkansas Revenue Department Building Commission 0 (109) University of Arkansas Community College at Rich Mountain 16 (110) SAU-Tech - Camden 15 (111) SAU-Tech - Arkansas Environmental Training Academy 6 (112) SAU-Tech - Arkansas Fire Training Academy 22 (113) South Arkansas Community College 20 (114) Southeast Arkansas College 15 (115) Southern Arkansas University - Magnolia 59 (116) State Athletic Commission 0 (117) State Bank Department 22 (118) State Board of Barber Examiners 0 (119) State Board of Collection Agencies 0 (120) Cosmetology Technical Advisory Committee 0 (121) State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors [abolished] 0 (122) State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors 0 (123) State Crime Laboratory 15 (124) State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination 3 (125) State Insurance Department 6 (126) Department of the Military 20 (127) State Plant Board 30 (128) State Securities Department 5 (129) University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 299 (130) University of Arkansas at Fort Smith 39 (131) University of Arkansas at Little Rock 75 (132) University of Arkansas at Monticello 64 (133) University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 78 (134) University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville 10 (135) University of Arkansas Community College at Hope-Texarkana 20 (136) University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton 16 (137) University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 110 (138) University of Central Arkansas 100 (139) Arkansas Veterans' Child Welfare Service 0 (140) Veterinary Medical Examining Board 0 (141) War Memorial Stadium Commission 3 (142) Workers' Compensation Commission 25 (143) Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas 326

(1) None of the funds appropriated for the various state agencies, authorities, boards, commissions, departments, and institutions of higher education listed in this section shall be used to purchase, lease for over thirty (30) days, operate, repair, or provide services for more than the maximum number of passenger motor vehicles as stated in this section, except in an emergency as proclaimed by the Governor.

(2) (A) As used in this section, "passenger motor vehicles" means vehicles licensed for highway use, including without limitation automobiles, trucks, and vans, that do not require a commercial driver's license to operate. (B) As used in this section, "passenger motor vehicles" does not include vehicles that are primarily used for purposes of providing health screenings or providing health treatment.

(A) As used in this section, "passenger motor vehicles" means vehicles licensed for highway use, including without limitation automobiles, trucks, and vans, that do not require a commercial driver's license to operate.

(B) As used in this section, "passenger motor vehicles" does not include vehicles that are primarily used for purposes of providing health screenings or providing health treatment.

(3) Mileage reimbursement for employees' utilization of their personal automobiles is not included in this restriction. Item No. Agency, Authority, Board, Commission, or Institution of Higher Education Maximum Authorized Number of Passenger Motor Vehicles in any Year (001) Arkansas Abstracters' Board 0 (002) Administrative Office of the Courts 3 (003) Adv. Council for Vo-Tech Education [abolished] 2 (004) Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners 0 (005) Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers 0 (006) Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine 0 (007) Building Authority Division 22 (008) Arkansas Bureau of Standards 34 (009) Arkansas Cemetery Board [abolished] 0 (010) Arkansas Code Revision Commission 0 (011) Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards of Training 15 (012) Arkansas Crime Information Center 11 (013) Division of Aeronautics 1 (014) Division of Emergency Management 15 (015) Division of Environmental Quality 57 (016) Arkansas Development Finance Authority 3 (017) Arkansas Economic Development Council 31 (018) Arkansas Fire Protection Licensing Board 0 (019) Arkansas Forestry Commission 396 (020) Office of the State Geologist 18 (021) Arkansas State Archives 3 (022) Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission 81 (023) Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission 3 (024) Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission 5 (025) Arkansas Natural Resources Commission 8 (026) Arkansas Northeastern College 26 (027) Arkansas Psychology Board 0 (028) Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System 5 (029) Arkansas Public Service Commission 27 (030) Arkansas Real Estate Commission 3 (031) Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts 14 (032) Arkansas School for the Blind 8 (033) Arkansas School for the Deaf 14 (034) Arkansas Science and Technology Authority [abolished] 1 (035) Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board 0 (036) Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board 0 (037) Arkansas Spinal Cord Commission 3 (038) Arkansas State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers 0 (039) Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners 1 (040) Arkansas State Board of Landscape Architects [abolished] 0 (041) Arkansas State Board of Massage Therapy [abolished] 0 (042) Arkansas State Board of Nursing 1 (043) Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy 1 (044) Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy 0 (045) Arkansas State Board of Registration for Foresters 0 (046) Arkansas State Board of Registration for Professional Soil Classifiers 0 (047) Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians 0 (048) Arkansas State Department of Health Building Commission [abolished] 0 (049) Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission 500 (050) Arkansas Department of Transportation 43 (051) Arkansas Department of Transportation 2,300 (052) Arkansas Department of Transportation - (NOAA) 0 (053) Arkansas State Highway Employees' Retirement System 0 (054) Arkansas State Library 29 (055) Arkansas State Medical Board 0 (056) Division of Arkansas State Police 725 (057) Arkansas State University 131 (058) Arkansas State University - Beebe 32 (059) Arkansas State University - Mountain Home 15 (060) Arkansas State University - Newport 26 (061) Arkansas State University system 9 (062) Arkansas Student Loan Authority [abolished] 2 (063) Arkansas Teacher Retirement System 4 (064) Arkansas Tech University 70 (065) Arkansas Waterways Commission 1 (066) Black River Technical College 14 (067) Board of Corrections 6 (068) Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology 0 (069) Burial Association Board [abolished] 2 (070) Commission on Water Well Construction 2 (071) Contractors Licensing Board 1 (072) Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas 20 (073) Division of Arkansas Heritage 11 (074) Department of Corrections 254 (075) Department of Education 10 (076) Department of Finance and Administration - Alcoholic Beverage Control Division 22 (077) Department of Finance and Administration - Alcoholic Beverage Control Division - Administration Division 1 (078) Department of Finance and Administration - Management Services Division 44 (079) Department of Finance and Administration - Racing Division 1 (080) Department of Finance and Administration - Revenue Division 168 (081) Department of Health 111 (082) Division of Higher Education 2 (083) Department of Human Services 444 (084) Division of Information Systems 7 (085) Department of Labor 9 (086) Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism 187 (087) Division of Workforce Services 27 (088) Dept. of Education - National Migrant Student Record Transfer System [abolished] 1 (089) Dept. of Education - Vo-Tech Division 22 (090) Dept. of Education - Vo-Tech Schools 280 (091) Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the veterans' homes 11 (092) Disabled Veterans Service Office 0 (093) East Arkansas Community College 28 (094) Arkansas Educational Television Commission 14 (095) Health Services Permit Agency 1 (096) Henderson State University 45 (097) Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board 4 (098) Arkansas State University Mid-South 20 (099) National Park College 20 (100) North Arkansas College 30 (101) Northwest Arkansas Community College 22 (102) Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator 0 (103) Oil and Gas Commission 17 (104) Arkansas State University Three Rivers 15 (105) Ozarka College 12 (106) Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas 27 (107) University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College 25 (108) Arkansas Revenue Department Building Commission 0 (109) University of Arkansas Community College at Rich Mountain 16 (110) SAU-Tech - Camden 15 (111) SAU-Tech - Arkansas Environmental Training Academy 6 (112) SAU-Tech - Arkansas Fire Training Academy 22 (113) South Arkansas Community College 20 (114) Southeast Arkansas College 15 (115) Southern Arkansas University - Magnolia 59 (116) State Athletic Commission 0 (117) State Bank Department 22 (118) State Board of Barber Examiners 0 (119) State Board of Collection Agencies 0 (120) Cosmetology Technical Advisory Committee 0 (121) State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors [abolished] 0 (122) State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors 0 (123) State Crime Laboratory 15 (124) State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination 3 (125) State Insurance Department 6 (126) Department of the Military 20 (127) State Plant Board 30 (128) State Securities Department 5 (129) University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 299 (130) University of Arkansas at Fort Smith 39 (131) University of Arkansas at Little Rock 75 (132) University of Arkansas at Monticello 64 (133) University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 78 (134) University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville 10 (135) University of Arkansas Community College at Hope-Texarkana 20 (136) University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton 16 (137) University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 110 (138) University of Central Arkansas 100 (139) Arkansas Veterans' Child Welfare Service 0 (140) Veterinary Medical Examining Board 0 (141) War Memorial Stadium Commission 3 (142) Workers' Compensation Commission 25 (143) Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas 326

Item No. Agency, Authority, Board, Commission, or Institution of Higher Education Maximum Authorized Number of Passenger Motor Vehicles in any Year (001) Arkansas Abstracters' Board 0 (002) Administrative Office of the Courts 3 (003) Adv. Council for Vo-Tech Education [abolished] 2 (004) Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners 0 (005) Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers 0 (006) Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine 0 (007) Building Authority Division 22 (008) Arkansas Bureau of Standards 34 (009) Arkansas Cemetery Board [abolished] 0 (010) Arkansas Code Revision Commission 0 (011) Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards of Training 15 (012) Arkansas Crime Information Center 11 (013) Division of Aeronautics 1 (014) Division of Emergency Management 15 (015) Division of Environmental Quality 57 (016) Arkansas Development Finance Authority 3 (017) Arkansas Economic Development Council 31 (018) Arkansas Fire Protection Licensing Board 0 (019) Arkansas Forestry Commission 396 (020) Office of the State Geologist 18 (021) Arkansas State Archives 3 (022) Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission 81 (023) Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission 3 (024) Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission 5 (025) Arkansas Natural Resources Commission 8 (026) Arkansas Northeastern College 26 (027) Arkansas Psychology Board 0 (028) Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System 5 (029) Arkansas Public Service Commission 27 (030) Arkansas Real Estate Commission 3 (031) Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts 14 (032) Arkansas School for the Blind 8 (033) Arkansas School for the Deaf 14 (034) Arkansas Science and Technology Authority [abolished] 1 (035) Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board 0 (036) Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board 0 (037) Arkansas Spinal Cord Commission 3 (038) Arkansas State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers 0 (039) Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners 1 (040) Arkansas State Board of Landscape Architects [abolished] 0 (041) Arkansas State Board of Massage Therapy [abolished] 0 (042) Arkansas State Board of Nursing 1 (043) Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy 1 (044) Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy 0 (045) Arkansas State Board of Registration for Foresters 0 (046) Arkansas State Board of Registration for Professional Soil Classifiers 0 (047) Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians 0 (048) Arkansas State Department of Health Building Commission [abolished] 0 (049) Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission 500 (050) Arkansas Department of Transportation 43 (051) Arkansas Department of Transportation 2,300 (052) Arkansas Department of Transportation - (NOAA) 0 (053) Arkansas State Highway Employees' Retirement System 0 (054) Arkansas State Library 29 (055) Arkansas State Medical Board 0 (056) Division of Arkansas State Police 725 (057) Arkansas State University 131 (058) Arkansas State University - Beebe 32 (059) Arkansas State University - Mountain Home 15 (060) Arkansas State University - Newport 26 (061) Arkansas State University system 9 (062) Arkansas Student Loan Authority [abolished] 2 (063) Arkansas Teacher Retirement System 4 (064) Arkansas Tech University 70 (065) Arkansas Waterways Commission 1 (066) Black River Technical College 14 (067) Board of Corrections 6 (068) Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology 0 (069) Burial Association Board [abolished] 2 (070) Commission on Water Well Construction 2 (071) Contractors Licensing Board 1 (072) Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas 20 (073) Division of Arkansas Heritage 11 (074) Department of Corrections 254 (075) Department of Education 10 (076) Department of Finance and Administration - Alcoholic Beverage Control Division 22 (077) Department of Finance and Administration - Alcoholic Beverage Control Division - Administration Division 1 (078) Department of Finance and Administration - Management Services Division 44 (079) Department of Finance and Administration - Racing Division 1 (080) Department of Finance and Administration - Revenue Division 168 (081) Department of Health 111 (082) Division of Higher Education 2 (083) Department of Human Services 444 (084) Division of Information Systems 7 (085) Department of Labor 9 (086) Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism 187 (087) Division of Workforce Services 27 (088) Dept. of Education - National Migrant Student Record Transfer System [abolished] 1 (089) Dept. of Education - Vo-Tech Division 22 (090) Dept. of Education - Vo-Tech Schools 280 (091) Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the veterans' homes 11 (092) Disabled Veterans Service Office 0 (093) East Arkansas Community College 28 (094) Arkansas Educational Television Commission 14 (095) Health Services Permit Agency 1 (096) Henderson State University 45 (097) Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board 4 (098) Arkansas State University Mid-South 20 (099) National Park College 20 (100) North Arkansas College 30 (101) Northwest Arkansas Community College 22 (102) Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator 0 (103) Oil and Gas Commission 17 (104) Arkansas State University Three Rivers 15 (105) Ozarka College 12 (106) Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas 27 (107) University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College 25 (108) Arkansas Revenue Department Building Commission 0 (109) University of Arkansas Community College at Rich Mountain 16 (110) SAU-Tech - Camden 15 (111) SAU-Tech - Arkansas Environmental Training Academy 6 (112) SAU-Tech - Arkansas Fire Training Academy 22 (113) South Arkansas Community College 20 (114) Southeast Arkansas College 15 (115) Southern Arkansas University - Magnolia 59 (116) State Athletic Commission 0 (117) State Bank Department 22 (118) State Board of Barber Examiners 0 (119) State Board of Collection Agencies 0 (120) Cosmetology Technical Advisory Committee 0 (121) State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors [abolished] 0 (122) State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors 0 (123) State Crime Laboratory 15 (124) State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination 3 (125) State Insurance Department 6 (126) Department of the Military 20 (127) State Plant Board 30 (128) State Securities Department 5 (129) University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 299 (130) University of Arkansas at Fort Smith 39 (131) University of Arkansas at Little Rock 75 (132) University of Arkansas at Monticello 64 (133) University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 78 (134) University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville 10 (135) University of Arkansas Community College at Hope-Texarkana 20 (136) University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton 16 (137) University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 110 (138) University of Central Arkansas 100 (139) Arkansas Veterans' Child Welfare Service 0 (140) Veterinary Medical Examining Board 0 (141) War Memorial Stadium Commission 3 (142) Workers' Compensation Commission 25 (143) Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas 326

Item No.

Agency, Authority, Board, Commission, or Institution of Higher Education

Maximum Authorized Number of Passenger Motor Vehicles in any Year

(001)

Arkansas Abstracters' Board

0

(002)

Administrative Office of the Courts

3

(003)

Adv. Council for Vo-Tech Education [abolished]

2

(004)

Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners

0

(005)

Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers

0

(006)

Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine

0

(007)

Building Authority Division

22

(008)

Arkansas Bureau of Standards

34

(009)

Arkansas Cemetery Board [abolished]

0

(010)

Arkansas Code Revision Commission

0

(011)

Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards of Training

15

(012)

Arkansas Crime Information Center

11

(013)

Division of Aeronautics

1

(014)

Division of Emergency Management

15

(015)

Division of Environmental Quality

57

(016)

Arkansas Development Finance Authority

3

(017)

Arkansas Economic Development Council

31

(018)

Arkansas Fire Protection Licensing Board

0

(019)

Arkansas Forestry Commission

396

(020)

Office of the State Geologist

18

(021)

Arkansas State Archives

3

(022)

Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission

81

(023)

Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission

3

(024)

Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission

5

(025)

Arkansas Natural Resources Commission

8

(026)

Arkansas Northeastern College

26

(027)

Arkansas Psychology Board

0

(028)

Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System

5

(029)

Arkansas Public Service Commission

27

(030)

Arkansas Real Estate Commission

3

(031)

Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts

14

(032)

Arkansas School for the Blind

8

(033)

Arkansas School for the Deaf

14

(034)

Arkansas Science and Technology Authority [abolished]

1

(035)

Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board

0

(036)

Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board

0

(037)

Arkansas Spinal Cord Commission

3

(038)

Arkansas State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers

0

(039)

Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners

1

(040)

Arkansas State Board of Landscape Architects [abolished]

0

(041)

Arkansas State Board of Massage Therapy [abolished]

0

(042)

Arkansas State Board of Nursing

1

(043)

Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy

1

(044)

Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy

0

(045)

Arkansas State Board of Registration for Foresters

0

(046)

Arkansas State Board of Registration for Professional Soil Classifiers

0

(047)

Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians

0

(048)

Arkansas State Department of Health Building Commission [abolished]

0

(049)

Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission

500

(050)

Arkansas Department of Transportation

43

(051)

Arkansas Department of Transportation

2,300

(052)

Arkansas Department of Transportation - (NOAA)

0

(053)

Arkansas State Highway Employees' Retirement System

0

(054)

Arkansas State Library

29

(055)

Arkansas State Medical Board

0

(056)

Division of Arkansas State Police

725

(057)

Arkansas State University

131

(058)

Arkansas State University - Beebe

32

(059)

Arkansas State University - Mountain Home

15

(060)

Arkansas State University - Newport

26

(061)

Arkansas State University system

9

(062)

Arkansas Student Loan Authority [abolished]

2

(063)

Arkansas Teacher Retirement System

4

(064)

Arkansas Tech University

70

(065)

Arkansas Waterways Commission

1

(066)

Black River Technical College

14

(067)

Board of Corrections

6

(068)

Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

0

(069)

Burial Association Board [abolished]

2

(070)

Commission on Water Well Construction

2

(071)

Contractors Licensing Board

1

(072)

Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas

20

(073)

Division of Arkansas Heritage

11

(074)

Department of Corrections

254

(075)

Department of Education

10

(076)

Department of Finance and Administration - Alcoholic Beverage Control Division

22

(077)

Department of Finance and Administration - Alcoholic Beverage Control Division - Administration Division

1

(078)

Department of Finance and Administration - Management Services Division

44

(079)

Department of Finance and Administration - Racing Division

1

(080)

Department of Finance and Administration - Revenue Division

168

(081)

Department of Health

111

(082)

Division of Higher Education

2

(083)

Department of Human Services

444

(084)

Division of Information Systems

7

(085)

Department of Labor

9

(086)

Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism

187

(087)

Division of Workforce Services

27

(088)

Dept. of Education - National Migrant Student Record Transfer System [abolished]

1

(089)

Dept. of Education - Vo-Tech Division

22

(090)

Dept. of Education - Vo-Tech Schools

280

(091)

Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the veterans' homes

11

(092)

Disabled Veterans Service Office

0

(093)

East Arkansas Community College

28

(094)

Arkansas Educational Television Commission

14

(095)

Health Services Permit Agency

1

(096)

Henderson State University

45

(097)

Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board

4

(098)

Arkansas State University Mid-South

20

(099)

National Park College

20

(100)

North Arkansas College

30

(101)

Northwest Arkansas Community College

22

(102)

Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator

0

(103)

Oil and Gas Commission

17

(104)

Arkansas State University Three Rivers

15

(105)

Ozarka College

12

(106)

Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas

27

(107)

University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College

25

(108)

Arkansas Revenue Department Building Commission

0

(109)

University of Arkansas Community College at Rich Mountain

16

(110)

SAU-Tech - Camden

15

(111)

SAU-Tech - Arkansas Environmental Training Academy

6

(112)

SAU-Tech - Arkansas Fire Training Academy

22

(113)

South Arkansas Community College

20

(114)

Southeast Arkansas College

15

(115)

Southern Arkansas University - Magnolia

59

(116)

State Athletic Commission

0

(117)

State Bank Department

22

(118)

State Board of Barber Examiners

0

(119)

State Board of Collection Agencies

0

(120)

Cosmetology Technical Advisory Committee

0

(121)

State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors [abolished]

0

(122)

State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors

0

(123)

State Crime Laboratory

15

(124)

State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination

3

(125)

State Insurance Department

6

(126)

Department of the Military

20

(127)

State Plant Board

30

(128)

State Securities Department

5

(129)

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

299

(130)

University of Arkansas at Fort Smith

39

(131)

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

75

(132)

University of Arkansas at Monticello

64

(133)

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

78

(134)

University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville

10

(135)

University of Arkansas Community College at Hope-Texarkana

20

(136)

University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton

16

(137)

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

110

(138)

University of Central Arkansas

100

(139)

Arkansas Veterans' Child Welfare Service

0

(140)

Veterinary Medical Examining Board

0

(141)

War Memorial Stadium Commission

3

(142)

Workers' Compensation Commission

25

(143)

Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas

326

(b) (1) The General Assembly recognizes that, in some cases, motor vehicles are donated to educational institutions and agencies primarily for use in automotive repair and maintenance courses and in instructional programs for truck operators and that such motor vehicles are not normally used for other purposes by the institutions and agencies and should not be included in the maximum number of authorized passenger vehicles prescribed for such institutions and agencies in this section. (2) (A) Therefore, motor vehicles donated to educational institutions and agencies primarily for use in programs of instruction in automotive maintenance and repair, in operator training, and in related instructional programs shall not be included for the purpose of determining the number of vehicles authorized for any such institutions or agencies. (B) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to these motor vehicles.

(1) The General Assembly recognizes that, in some cases, motor vehicles are donated to educational institutions and agencies primarily for use in automotive repair and maintenance courses and in instructional programs for truck operators and that such motor vehicles are not normally used for other purposes by the institutions and agencies and should not be included in the maximum number of authorized passenger vehicles prescribed for such institutions and agencies in this section.

(2) (A) Therefore, motor vehicles donated to educational institutions and agencies primarily for use in programs of instruction in automotive maintenance and repair, in operator training, and in related instructional programs shall not be included for the purpose of determining the number of vehicles authorized for any such institutions or agencies. (B) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to these motor vehicles.

(A) Therefore, motor vehicles donated to educational institutions and agencies primarily for use in programs of instruction in automotive maintenance and repair, in operator training, and in related instructional programs shall not be included for the purpose of determining the number of vehicles authorized for any such institutions or agencies.

(B) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to these motor vehicles.

(c) (1) The Department of Human Services is exempt from the provisions of this section. (2) The Department of Human Services may purchase vehicles utilizing federal funds and the appropriate state matching funds required.

(1) The Department of Human Services is exempt from the provisions of this section.

(2) The Department of Human Services may purchase vehicles utilizing federal funds and the appropriate state matching funds required.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 817,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 645,§ 8, eff. 8/1/2023.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 645,§ 7, eff. 8/1/2023.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 645,§ 6, eff. 8/1/2023.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 645,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2023.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 645,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2023.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 697,§ 14, eff. 7/1/2023.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 554,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 554,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2021.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 942,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 942,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 942,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 942,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 942,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 942,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 942,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 942,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 942,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 204,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 45, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 422,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 422,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 123, eff. 7/1/2016.

Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 123, eff. 7/1/2016.

Amended by Act 2016F, No. 141,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2016.

Amended by Act 2016F, No. 140,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2016.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 1271,§ 9, eff. 4/8/2015.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 1271,§ 8, eff. 4/8/2015.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 1271,§ 7, eff. 4/8/2015.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 1271,§ 6, eff. 4/8/2015.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 1271,§ 5, eff. 4/8/2015.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 1271,§ 4, eff. 4/8/2015.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 1271,§ 3, eff. 4/8/2015.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 1271,§ 2, eff. 4/8/2015.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 1271,§ 1, eff. 4/8/2015.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 1393,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2013.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 949,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2013.

Acts 1983, No. 490, §§ 1, 2; 1985, No. 649, § 44; 1985, No. 888, §§ 22, 23; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 13-342.1, 13-342.3; Acts 1987, No. 921, § 19; 1989, No. 790, § 1; 1989 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 252, § 9; 1993, No. 447, § 9; 1997, No. 540, § 40; 1997, No. 948, § 3; 1999, No. 646, § 56; 1999, No. 1164, § 156; 1999, No. 1398, § 28; 2001, No. 739, §§ 2, 3; 2001 No. 1669, § 29; 2001, No. 1800, § 2; 2005, No. 1869, §§ 1-28; 2005, No. 2123, § 31; 2007, No. 186, § 3; 2007, No. 711, § 1; 2007, No. 1255, § 35; 2009, No. 1334, § 34.
Ark. Code Ann. § 19-4-203 — AR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 4 / Subchapter 2 / Section 19-4-203
Authority of General Assembly
Status: in_force

The General Assembly and the Joint Budget Committee shall: (1) Consider the current programs and financial plan included in the budget requests and the proposed resources for financing recommended by the Governor or Governor-elect including proposed goals and policies, recommended budgets, revenue proposals, and long-range programs; (2) Adopt or recommend programs and alternatives to the financial plan recommended by the Governor or Governor-elect as it deems appropriate; (3) Adopt or recommend legislation to authorize implementation of a comprehensive program and financial plan; (4) Provide for a postaudit of financial transactions, program performance, and execution of legislative policy decisions; (5) Provide for hearings, if required, with the administrative head or any other persons having knowledge thereof of any state agency submitting a budget request, in order to make determinations and formulate recommendations; (6) If found necessary, visit and inspect any agency; and (7) Propose the form of appropriation bills and write or direct the writing thereof. Acts 1973, No. 876, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-331.

The General Assembly and the Joint Budget Committee shall:

(1) Consider the current programs and financial plan included in the budget requests and the proposed resources for financing recommended by the Governor or Governor-elect including proposed goals and policies, recommended budgets, revenue proposals, and long-range programs;

(2) Adopt or recommend programs and alternatives to the financial plan recommended by the Governor or Governor-elect as it deems appropriate;

(3) Adopt or recommend legislation to authorize implementation of a comprehensive program and financial plan;

(4) Provide for a postaudit of financial transactions, program performance, and execution of legislative policy decisions;

(5) Provide for hearings, if required, with the administrative head or any other persons having knowledge thereof of any state agency submitting a budget request, in order to make determinations and formulate recommendations;

(6) If found necessary, visit and inspect any agency; and

(7) Propose the form of appropriation bills and write or direct the writing thereof.

Acts 1973, No. 876, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-331.
Ark. Code Ann. § 19-2-305 — AR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 2 / Subchapter 3 / Section 19-2-305
Referring of outstanding debts for collection
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency shall diligently and actively pursue the collection of the state agency's accounts and notes receivable. (b) Diligently and actively pursuing the collection of these accounts may include, but is not limited to: (1) Contacting a debtor by phone or letter within a reasonable time after an account is deemed delinquent; (2) (A) Referring an account to a licensed collection agency or an attorney for collection with a remuneration not exceeding fifty percent (50%) for accounts of five hundred dollars ($500) or less and not exceeding thirty-three and one-third percent (331/3%) for accounts in excess of five hundred dollars ($500). (B) If an agency is unable to procure the services of a collection agency or attorney for the collection of any account in excess of five hundred dollars ($500) for a fee of one-third (1/3) of the amount recovered as authorized in this subsection, the agency may report this fact to the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, and the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee may authorize the agency to pay a higher fee for collecting the account, not to exceed fifty percent (50%); (3) Pursuing setoff of debt against income tax refunds as allowed by §§ 26-36-301 - 26-36-320 ; or (4) Pursuing all other available means of collection if deemed feasible and economically justifiable by the agency. Acts 1983, No. 497, § 5; 1985, No. 908, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-371.

(a) A state agency shall diligently and actively pursue the collection of the state agency's accounts and notes receivable.

(b) Diligently and actively pursuing the collection of these accounts may include, but is not limited to: (1) Contacting a debtor by phone or letter within a reasonable time after an account is deemed delinquent; (2) (A) Referring an account to a licensed collection agency or an attorney for collection with a remuneration not exceeding fifty percent (50%) for accounts of five hundred dollars ($500) or less and not exceeding thirty-three and one-third percent (331/3%) for accounts in excess of five hundred dollars ($500). (B) If an agency is unable to procure the services of a collection agency or attorney for the collection of any account in excess of five hundred dollars ($500) for a fee of one-third (1/3) of the amount recovered as authorized in this subsection, the agency may report this fact to the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, and the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee may authorize the agency to pay a higher fee for collecting the account, not to exceed fifty percent (50%); (3) Pursuing setoff of debt against income tax refunds as allowed by §§ 26-36-301 - 26-36-320 ; or (4) Pursuing all other available means of collection if deemed feasible and economically justifiable by the agency.

(1) Contacting a debtor by phone or letter within a reasonable time after an account is deemed delinquent;

(2) (A) Referring an account to a licensed collection agency or an attorney for collection with a remuneration not exceeding fifty percent (50%) for accounts of five hundred dollars ($500) or less and not exceeding thirty-three and one-third percent (331/3%) for accounts in excess of five hundred dollars ($500). (B) If an agency is unable to procure the services of a collection agency or attorney for the collection of any account in excess of five hundred dollars ($500) for a fee of one-third (1/3) of the amount recovered as authorized in this subsection, the agency may report this fact to the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, and the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee may authorize the agency to pay a higher fee for collecting the account, not to exceed fifty percent (50%);

(A) Referring an account to a licensed collection agency or an attorney for collection with a remuneration not exceeding fifty percent (50%) for accounts of five hundred dollars ($500) or less and not exceeding thirty-three and one-third percent (331/3%) for accounts in excess of five hundred dollars ($500).

(B) If an agency is unable to procure the services of a collection agency or attorney for the collection of any account in excess of five hundred dollars ($500) for a fee of one-third (1/3) of the amount recovered as authorized in this subsection, the agency may report this fact to the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, and the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee may authorize the agency to pay a higher fee for collecting the account, not to exceed fifty percent (50%);

(3) Pursuing setoff of debt against income tax refunds as allowed by §§ 26-36-301 - 26-36-320 ; or

(4) Pursuing all other available means of collection if deemed feasible and economically justifiable by the agency.

Acts 1983, No. 497, § 5; 1985, No. 908, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-371.
Ark. Code Ann. § 19-9-708 — AR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 9 / Subchapter 7 / Section 19-9-708
Sale
Status: in_force

The bonds may be sold at public or private sale. If the governing unit shall determine that a negotiated sale of the taxable bonds is in the best interest of the governmental unit, the governmental unit may negotiate for the sale of the taxable bonds. Acts 1989, No. 632, § 5.

The bonds may be sold at public or private sale. If the governing unit shall determine that a negotiated sale of the taxable bonds is in the best interest of the governmental unit, the governmental unit may negotiate for the sale of the taxable bonds.

Acts 1989, No. 632, § 5.
Ark. Code Ann. § 19-4-609 — AR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 4 / Subchapter 6 / Section 19-4-609
Productivity reporting
Status: in_force

(a) Each state agency, other than the elected constitutional officers, shall institute and maintain a program to increase the productivity and cost effectiveness of the employees for which the state agency is responsible. (b) (1) On or before the twentieth day of each month, each executive, judicial, legislative, and other state agency shall provide to the Bureau of Legislative Research the following information as of the last day of the immediately preceding month: (A) The number of appropriated positions, including without limitation all positions appropriated in a state agency's current appropriation act and any additional positions approved during the interim; (B) The number of temporary transition pool positions created in the interim and active for the month; (C) (i) The number of full-time employees, including part-time employees in full-time positions. (ii) If two (2) or more part-time employees share a full-time position, only one (1) employee shall be included in the number; (D) The number of vacant positions that are budgeted; (E) The number of vacant positions that are unbudgeted; (F) The number of appropriated extra-help positions, including without limitation all extra-help positions appropriated in a state agency's current appropriation act and any extra-help positions approved during the interim; (G) The number of extra-help employees; (H) The number of vacant extra-help positions; (I) The total amount of overtime paid out during the month; (J) The total amount of straight time paid out during the month; (K) The total number of compensatory time hours taken during the month; and (L) Any other information requested by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee. (2) On or before the twentieth day of each month, each institution of higher education shall provide to the Bureau of Legislative Research the following information as of the last day of the immediately preceding month: (A) The number of appropriated full-time positions, including without limitation all full-time positions appropriated in an institution of higher education's current appropriation act and any additional full-time positions approved during the interim, including without limitation provisional, pool, and nine-month positions; (B) (i) The number of full-time employees regardless of funding source, including without limitation those in provisional, pool, and nine-month positions. (ii) Nine-month staff and faculty who are removed from the payroll but are still considered to be employed by the institution of higher education and are assumed to return the next semester shall be included in the number during the months that they are not on the payroll; (C) The number of appropriated full-time positions that are vacant; (D) The number of part-time and extra-help positions that are appropriated and any additional part-time and extra-help positions approved during the interim; (E) (i) The number of part-time and extra-help employees, including without limitation faculty and graduate assistants. (ii) Contract workers and students in work-study positions shall not be included in the number; (F) The total amount of overtime paid out during the month; (G) The total amount of straight time paid out during the month; (H) The total number of compensatory time hours taken during the month; and (I) Any other information requested by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee. (3) The information required under this section shall be compiled by each state agency and institution of higher education on forms developed by the Bureau of Legislative Research and submitted to the Legislative Council on a calendar-quarterly basis as two (2) separate reports: (A) One (1) report containing an average for each state agency for the quarter; and (B) One (1) report containing an average for each institution of higher education for the quarter. (4) Each executive, judicial, legislative, and other state agency and each institution of higher education shall provide in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year a list of all positions vacant for at least one (1) year. Amended by Act 2015, No. 370,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015. Acts 1973, No. 876, § 10; 1985, No. 110, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-336; Acts 1989, No. 183, § 1; 2005, No. 1686, § 1.

(a) Each state agency, other than the elected constitutional officers, shall institute and maintain a program to increase the productivity and cost effectiveness of the employees for which the state agency is responsible.

(b) (1) On or before the twentieth day of each month, each executive, judicial, legislative, and other state agency shall provide to the Bureau of Legislative Research the following information as of the last day of the immediately preceding month: (A) The number of appropriated positions, including without limitation all positions appropriated in a state agency's current appropriation act and any additional positions approved during the interim; (B) The number of temporary transition pool positions created in the interim and active for the month; (C) (i) The number of full-time employees, including part-time employees in full-time positions. (ii) If two (2) or more part-time employees share a full-time position, only one (1) employee shall be included in the number; (D) The number of vacant positions that are budgeted; (E) The number of vacant positions that are unbudgeted; (F) The number of appropriated extra-help positions, including without limitation all extra-help positions appropriated in a state agency's current appropriation act and any extra-help positions approved during the interim; (G) The number of extra-help employees; (H) The number of vacant extra-help positions; (I) The total amount of overtime paid out during the month; (J) The total amount of straight time paid out during the month; (K) The total number of compensatory time hours taken during the month; and (L) Any other information requested by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee. (2) On or before the twentieth day of each month, each institution of higher education shall provide to the Bureau of Legislative Research the following information as of the last day of the immediately preceding month: (A) The number of appropriated full-time positions, including without limitation all full-time positions appropriated in an institution of higher education's current appropriation act and any additional full-time positions approved during the interim, including without limitation provisional, pool, and nine-month positions; (B) (i) The number of full-time employees regardless of funding source, including without limitation those in provisional, pool, and nine-month positions. (ii) Nine-month staff and faculty who are removed from the payroll but are still considered to be employed by the institution of higher education and are assumed to return the next semester shall be included in the number during the months that they are not on the payroll; (C) The number of appropriated full-time positions that are vacant; (D) The number of part-time and extra-help positions that are appropriated and any additional part-time and extra-help positions approved during the interim; (E) (i) The number of part-time and extra-help employees, including without limitation faculty and graduate assistants. (ii) Contract workers and students in work-study positions shall not be included in the number; (F) The total amount of overtime paid out during the month; (G) The total amount of straight time paid out during the month; (H) The total number of compensatory time hours taken during the month; and (I) Any other information requested by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee. (3) The information required under this section shall be compiled by each state agency and institution of higher education on forms developed by the Bureau of Legislative Research and submitted to the Legislative Council on a calendar-quarterly basis as two (2) separate reports: (A) One (1) report containing an average for each state agency for the quarter; and (B) One (1) report containing an average for each institution of higher education for the quarter. (4) Each executive, judicial, legislative, and other state agency and each institution of higher education shall provide in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year a list of all positions vacant for at least one (1) year.

(1) On or before the twentieth day of each month, each executive, judicial, legislative, and other state agency shall provide to the Bureau of Legislative Research the following information as of the last day of the immediately preceding month: (A) The number of appropriated positions, including without limitation all positions appropriated in a state agency's current appropriation act and any additional positions approved during the interim; (B) The number of temporary transition pool positions created in the interim and active for the month; (C) (i) The number of full-time employees, including part-time employees in full-time positions. (ii) If two (2) or more part-time employees share a full-time position, only one (1) employee shall be included in the number; (D) The number of vacant positions that are budgeted; (E) The number of vacant positions that are unbudgeted; (F) The number of appropriated extra-help positions, including without limitation all extra-help positions appropriated in a state agency's current appropriation act and any extra-help positions approved during the interim; (G) The number of extra-help employees; (H) The number of vacant extra-help positions; (I) The total amount of overtime paid out during the month; (J) The total amount of straight time paid out during the month; (K) The total number of compensatory time hours taken during the month; and (L) Any other information requested by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee.

(A) The number of appropriated positions, including without limitation all positions appropriated in a state agency's current appropriation act and any additional positions approved during the interim;

(B) The number of temporary transition pool positions created in the interim and active for the month;

(C) (i) The number of full-time employees, including part-time employees in full-time positions. (ii) If two (2) or more part-time employees share a full-time position, only one (1) employee shall be included in the number;

(i) The number of full-time employees, including part-time employees in full-time positions.

(ii) If two (2) or more part-time employees share a full-time position, only one (1) employee shall be included in the number;

(D) The number of vacant positions that are budgeted;

(E) The number of vacant positions that are unbudgeted;

(F) The number of appropriated extra-help positions, including without limitation all extra-help positions appropriated in a state agency's current appropriation act and any extra-help positions approved during the interim;

(G) The number of extra-help employees;

(H) The number of vacant extra-help positions;

(I) The total amount of overtime paid out during the month;

(J) The total amount of straight time paid out during the month;

(K) The total number of compensatory time hours taken during the month; and

(L) Any other information requested by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee.

(2) On or before the twentieth day of each month, each institution of higher education shall provide to the Bureau of Legislative Research the following information as of the last day of the immediately preceding month: (A) The number of appropriated full-time positions, including without limitation all full-time positions appropriated in an institution of higher education's current appropriation act and any additional full-time positions approved during the interim, including without limitation provisional, pool, and nine-month positions; (B) (i) The number of full-time employees regardless of funding source, including without limitation those in provisional, pool, and nine-month positions. (ii) Nine-month staff and faculty who are removed from the payroll but are still considered to be employed by the institution of higher education and are assumed to return the next semester shall be included in the number during the months that they are not on the payroll; (C) The number of appropriated full-time positions that are vacant; (D) The number of part-time and extra-help positions that are appropriated and any additional part-time and extra-help positions approved during the interim; (E) (i) The number of part-time and extra-help employees, including without limitation faculty and graduate assistants. (ii) Contract workers and students in work-study positions shall not be included in the number; (F) The total amount of overtime paid out during the month; (G) The total amount of straight time paid out during the month; (H) The total number of compensatory time hours taken during the month; and (I) Any other information requested by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee.

(A) The number of appropriated full-time positions, including without limitation all full-time positions appropriated in an institution of higher education's current appropriation act and any additional full-time positions approved during the interim, including without limitation provisional, pool, and nine-month positions;

(B) (i) The number of full-time employees regardless of funding source, including without limitation those in provisional, pool, and nine-month positions. (ii) Nine-month staff and faculty who are removed from the payroll but are still considered to be employed by the institution of higher education and are assumed to return the next semester shall be included in the number during the months that they are not on the payroll;

(i) The number of full-time employees regardless of funding source, including without limitation those in provisional, pool, and nine-month positions.

(ii) Nine-month staff and faculty who are removed from the payroll but are still considered to be employed by the institution of higher education and are assumed to return the next semester shall be included in the number during the months that they are not on the payroll;

(C) The number of appropriated full-time positions that are vacant;

(D) The number of part-time and extra-help positions that are appropriated and any additional part-time and extra-help positions approved during the interim;

(E) (i) The number of part-time and extra-help employees, including without limitation faculty and graduate assistants. (ii) Contract workers and students in work-study positions shall not be included in the number;

(i) The number of part-time and extra-help employees, including without limitation faculty and graduate assistants.

(ii) Contract workers and students in work-study positions shall not be included in the number;

(F) The total amount of overtime paid out during the month;

(G) The total amount of straight time paid out during the month;

(H) The total number of compensatory time hours taken during the month; and

(I) Any other information requested by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee.

(3) The information required under this section shall be compiled by each state agency and institution of higher education on forms developed by the Bureau of Legislative Research and submitted to the Legislative Council on a calendar-quarterly basis as two (2) separate reports: (A) One (1) report containing an average for each state agency for the quarter; and (B) One (1) report containing an average for each institution of higher education for the quarter.

(A) One (1) report containing an average for each state agency for the quarter; and

(B) One (1) report containing an average for each institution of higher education for the quarter.

(4) Each executive, judicial, legislative, and other state agency and each institution of higher education shall provide in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year a list of all positions vacant for at least one (1) year.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 370,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.

Acts 1973, No. 876, § 10; 1985, No. 110, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-336; Acts 1989, No. 183, § 1; 2005, No. 1686, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 19-11-221 — AR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 11 / Subchapter 2 / Section 19-11-221
Agency procurement official for Division of Correction
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to those agencies, institutions, and departments of state government enumerated in § 19-11-220 which may elect to have agency procurement officials for commodities, technical and general services, and professional and consultant services which are not within the exclusive jurisdiction of the State Procurement Director, which are not under state contract, and which are not procured in accordance with § 19-11-230 , the Division of Correction and the Division of Community Correction may have such officials for the sole purpose of procuring perishable food items, who shall possess all powers, functions, and duties as authorized for agency procurement officials under this subchapter with respect to perishable food items only. (b) (1) The officials of the Division of Correction and the Division of Community Correction shall have exclusive authority to procure perishable food items in accordance with applicable administrative procedures and controls established pursuant to this subchapter and the procurement rules. (2) Except as noted in this subsection and in subsection (c) of this section, the officials of the Division of Correction and the Division of Community Correction shall be subject to all other provisions and requirements of this subchapter and administrative procedures controls and procurement rules provided in or promulgated pursuant to it. (c) (1) (A) The Board of Corrections, annually, and at more frequent intervals if deemed necessary, shall make studies and determine whether it would be in the best interest of the management of the farm croplands at the farm units or at each of the separate farm units of the Division of Correction to provide for the lease of farm machinery and equipment, or certain items thereof, required for the production of farm crops, or whether it would be in the better interest of the Division of Correction to acquire such items of farm machinery and equipment by purchase. (B) (i) Upon conclusion of the study, the board, by resolution adopted by a majority of the members of the board at a regular or special meeting, may authorize the agency procurement official for the Division of Correction to advertise for bids for the leasing of farm equipment or for the purchase of the items of farm equipment noted in the resolution. (ii) (a) No lease of farm equipment shall be for more than two (2) years nor extend beyond June 30 of the fiscal biennium for which current funds have been appropriated for the operation of the Division of Correction. (b) However, nothing in this section shall prohibit the lease from including provisions, terms, or conditions upon which the lease may be renewed for an additional period of time, not exceeding two (2) years, at the option of the board. (2) (A) In the event the board determines to provide for the leasing of farm machinery or equipment necessary in the farming operations of the Division of Correction, the official of the Division of Correction shall be the exclusive purchasing agent for advertising of bids and awarding of contracts for the leases, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Correction and the board. (B) In the advertising for bids and the awarding of contracts, the state laws, procurement procedures, and rules shall be complied with in awarding the contracts. (C) (i) It shall not be mandatory upon the board to award the contract for the furnishing of farm machinery and equipment under a lease agreement to the lowest bidder, unless the board shall determine that the awarding of the contract to such bidder would be in the best interest of the farming operations of the Division of Correction. (ii) In that event, the board may award the contract to the bidder whose bid proposal is deemed by the board to be in the better interest of the farming operations of the Division of Correction. (D) In making this determination the board shall consider, but not be limited by, the following factors: (i) The type of equipment to be furnished; (ii) Compatibility of the equipment with the training and experience of the farm managers and employees of the Division of Correction and the experience and skills of the inmates who will be using the equipment; (iii) Provisions contained in the bid proposal providing for maintenance, repair, and service and upkeep of the equipment during the lease period, availability of the service and repair facilities, and source of replacement or repair parts; (iv) The age and condition of the equipment to be leased; and (v) Such other factors as the board deems essential to performance under the contract and dependability and reliability of the equipment to be furnished during the period of the lease. (3) (A) (i) In determining the items of farm machinery and equipment to be acquired by purchase, the board may designate, if the board determines it to be within the better interest of the management of farm croplands of the Division of Correction, those items of farm machinery and equipment to be purchased. (ii) The board may restrict the bid to equipment produced by no fewer than two (2) manufacturers of each item of equipment. (B) In making this determination, the board shall include, but not be limited to, a consideration of the following factors: (i) The types of farm machinery equipment now being used by the Division of Correction and the experience gained by the Division of Correction in the use of the equipment for the purposes for which it is being purchased; (ii) Availability of service and replacement and spare parts for the equipment; (iii) Familiarity with the equipment of the employees or inmates responsible for the maintenance, repair, and upkeep thereof; (iv) Compatibility of the farm machinery and equipment with repair and maintenance shop facilities available at the Division of Correction; (v) Access to the dealer responsible for warranty service; and (vi) Such additional factors as the board deems pertinent to the better interests of the management and operation of the farm crop lands of the Division of Correction. (C) (i) All purchases of farm machinery and equipment shall be in accordance with the applicable state procurement laws and rules promulgated thereunder. (ii) Contracts for the providing or furnishing of service, repair, and replacement parts of farm machinery and equipment may include provision for the furnishing of a stated quantity of replacement and spare parts to be stored at the Division of Correction or may include contract prices for major or standard items of service or for the furnishing of replacement and spare parts at stated prices, which shall be at a discount from the published dealer price list, as the board may deem in the best interest of the Division of Correction. (iii) As an alternative, the board may elect to authorize the official to acquire replacement and spare parts on a need basis by following the applicable state procurement procedure in the acquisition of each item thereof as needed. (4) (A) The official of the Division of Correction acting under the instruction and direction of the board and the Director of the Division of Correction shall be the sole and exclusive purchasing agent for the acquisition of farm machinery and equipment, whether by lease or purchase, and for the acquisition of repair services for farm machinery and equipment and repair and replacement parts therefor in the manner set forth in this section, and for the acquisition of those items covered in subsection (b) of this section. (B) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Division of Correction from requesting the State Procurement Director to make available the services of the Office of State Procurement in the acquisition of any item for which the official of the Division of Correction is the exclusive purchasing agent under this section. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1764, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1763, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1762, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1981, No. 240, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 14-247.1 -- 14-247.3; Acts 1997, No. 351, § 1; 2001, No. 1237, § 13; 2005, No. 1680, § 3.

(a) In addition to those agencies, institutions, and departments of state government enumerated in § 19-11-220 which may elect to have agency procurement officials for commodities, technical and general services, and professional and consultant services which are not within the exclusive jurisdiction of the State Procurement Director, which are not under state contract, and which are not procured in accordance with § 19-11-230 , the Division of Correction and the Division of Community Correction may have such officials for the sole purpose of procuring perishable food items, who shall possess all powers, functions, and duties as authorized for agency procurement officials under this subchapter with respect to perishable food items only.

(b) (1) The officials of the Division of Correction and the Division of Community Correction shall have exclusive authority to procure perishable food items in accordance with applicable administrative procedures and controls established pursuant to this subchapter and the procurement rules. (2) Except as noted in this subsection and in subsection (c) of this section, the officials of the Division of Correction and the Division of Community Correction shall be subject to all other provisions and requirements of this subchapter and administrative procedures controls and procurement rules provided in or promulgated pursuant to it.

(1) The officials of the Division of Correction and the Division of Community Correction shall have exclusive authority to procure perishable food items in accordance with applicable administrative procedures and controls established pursuant to this subchapter and the procurement rules.

(2) Except as noted in this subsection and in subsection (c) of this section, the officials of the Division of Correction and the Division of Community Correction shall be subject to all other provisions and requirements of this subchapter and administrative procedures controls and procurement rules provided in or promulgated pursuant to it.

(c) (1) (A) The Board of Corrections, annually, and at more frequent intervals if deemed necessary, shall make studies and determine whether it would be in the best interest of the management of the farm croplands at the farm units or at each of the separate farm units of the Division of Correction to provide for the lease of farm machinery and equipment, or certain items thereof, required for the production of farm crops, or whether it would be in the better interest of the Division of Correction to acquire such items of farm machinery and equipment by purchase. (B) (i) Upon conclusion of the study, the board, by resolution adopted by a majority of the members of the board at a regular or special meeting, may authorize the agency procurement official for the Division of Correction to advertise for bids for the leasing of farm equipment or for the purchase of the items of farm equipment noted in the resolution. (ii) (a) No lease of farm equipment shall be for more than two (2) years nor extend beyond June 30 of the fiscal biennium for which current funds have been appropriated for the operation of the Division of Correction. (b) However, nothing in this section shall prohibit the lease from including provisions, terms, or conditions upon which the lease may be renewed for an additional period of time, not exceeding two (2) years, at the option of the board. (2) (A) In the event the board determines to provide for the leasing of farm machinery or equipment necessary in the farming operations of the Division of Correction, the official of the Division of Correction shall be the exclusive purchasing agent for advertising of bids and awarding of contracts for the leases, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Correction and the board. (B) In the advertising for bids and the awarding of contracts, the state laws, procurement procedures, and rules shall be complied with in awarding the contracts. (C) (i) It shall not be mandatory upon the board to award the contract for the furnishing of farm machinery and equipment under a lease agreement to the lowest bidder, unless the board shall determine that the awarding of the contract to such bidder would be in the best interest of the farming operations of the Division of Correction. (ii) In that event, the board may award the contract to the bidder whose bid proposal is deemed by the board to be in the better interest of the farming operations of the Division of Correction. (D) In making this determination the board shall consider, but not be limited by, the following factors: (i) The type of equipment to be furnished; (ii) Compatibility of the equipment with the training and experience of the farm managers and employees of the Division of Correction and the experience and skills of the inmates who will be using the equipment; (iii) Provisions contained in the bid proposal providing for maintenance, repair, and service and upkeep of the equipment during the lease period, availability of the service and repair facilities, and source of replacement or repair parts; (iv) The age and condition of the equipment to be leased; and (v) Such other factors as the board deems essential to performance under the contract and dependability and reliability of the equipment to be furnished during the period of the lease. (3) (A) (i) In determining the items of farm machinery and equipment to be acquired by purchase, the board may designate, if the board determines it to be within the better interest of the management of farm croplands of the Division of Correction, those items of farm machinery and equipment to be purchased. (ii) The board may restrict the bid to equipment produced by no fewer than two (2) manufacturers of each item of equipment. (B) In making this determination, the board shall include, but not be limited to, a consideration of the following factors: (i) The types of farm machinery equipment now being used by the Division of Correction and the experience gained by the Division of Correction in the use of the equipment for the purposes for which it is being purchased; (ii) Availability of service and replacement and spare parts for the equipment; (iii) Familiarity with the equipment of the employees or inmates responsible for the maintenance, repair, and upkeep thereof; (iv) Compatibility of the farm machinery and equipment with repair and maintenance shop facilities available at the Division of Correction; (v) Access to the dealer responsible for warranty service; and (vi) Such additional factors as the board deems pertinent to the better interests of the management and operation of the farm crop lands of the Division of Correction. (C) (i) All purchases of farm machinery and equipment shall be in accordance with the applicable state procurement laws and rules promulgated thereunder. (ii) Contracts for the providing or furnishing of service, repair, and replacement parts of farm machinery and equipment may include provision for the furnishing of a stated quantity of replacement and spare parts to be stored at the Division of Correction or may include contract prices for major or standard items of service or for the furnishing of replacement and spare parts at stated prices, which shall be at a discount from the published dealer price list, as the board may deem in the best interest of the Division of Correction. (iii) As an alternative, the board may elect to authorize the official to acquire replacement and spare parts on a need basis by following the applicable state procurement procedure in the acquisition of each item thereof as needed. (4) (A) The official of the Division of Correction acting under the instruction and direction of the board and the Director of the Division of Correction shall be the sole and exclusive purchasing agent for the acquisition of farm machinery and equipment, whether by lease or purchase, and for the acquisition of repair services for farm machinery and equipment and repair and replacement parts therefor in the manner set forth in this section, and for the acquisition of those items covered in subsection (b) of this section. (B) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Division of Correction from requesting the State Procurement Director to make available the services of the Office of State Procurement in the acquisition of any item for which the official of the Division of Correction is the exclusive purchasing agent under this section.

(1) (A) The Board of Corrections, annually, and at more frequent intervals if deemed necessary, shall make studies and determine whether it would be in the best interest of the management of the farm croplands at the farm units or at each of the separate farm units of the Division of Correction to provide for the lease of farm machinery and equipment, or certain items thereof, required for the production of farm crops, or whether it would be in the better interest of the Division of Correction to acquire such items of farm machinery and equipment by purchase. (B) (i) Upon conclusion of the study, the board, by resolution adopted by a majority of the members of the board at a regular or special meeting, may authorize the agency procurement official for the Division of Correction to advertise for bids for the leasing of farm equipment or for the purchase of the items of farm equipment noted in the resolution. (ii) (a) No lease of farm equipment shall be for more than two (2) years nor extend beyond June 30 of the fiscal biennium for which current funds have been appropriated for the operation of the Division of Correction. (b) However, nothing in this section shall prohibit the lease from including provisions, terms, or conditions upon which the lease may be renewed for an additional period of time, not exceeding two (2) years, at the option of the board.

(A) The Board of Corrections, annually, and at more frequent intervals if deemed necessary, shall make studies and determine whether it would be in the best interest of the management of the farm croplands at the farm units or at each of the separate farm units of the Division of Correction to provide for the lease of farm machinery and equipment, or certain items thereof, required for the production of farm crops, or whether it would be in the better interest of the Division of Correction to acquire such items of farm machinery and equipment by purchase.

(B) (i) Upon conclusion of the study, the board, by resolution adopted by a majority of the members of the board at a regular or special meeting, may authorize the agency procurement official for the Division of Correction to advertise for bids for the leasing of farm equipment or for the purchase of the items of farm equipment noted in the resolution. (ii) (a) No lease of farm equipment shall be for more than two (2) years nor extend beyond June 30 of the fiscal biennium for which current funds have been appropriated for the operation of the Division of Correction. (b) However, nothing in this section shall prohibit the lease from including provisions, terms, or conditions upon which the lease may be renewed for an additional period of time, not exceeding two (2) years, at the option of the board.

(i) Upon conclusion of the study, the board, by resolution adopted by a majority of the members of the board at a regular or special meeting, may authorize the agency procurement official for the Division of Correction to advertise for bids for the leasing of farm equipment or for the purchase of the items of farm equipment noted in the resolution.

(ii) (a) No lease of farm equipment shall be for more than two (2) years nor extend beyond June 30 of the fiscal biennium for which current funds have been appropriated for the operation of the Division of Correction. (b) However, nothing in this section shall prohibit the lease from including provisions, terms, or conditions upon which the lease may be renewed for an additional period of time, not exceeding two (2) years, at the option of the board.

(a) No lease of farm equipment shall be for more than two (2) years nor extend beyond June 30 of the fiscal biennium for which current funds have been appropriated for the operation of the Division of Correction.

(b) However, nothing in this section shall prohibit the lease from including provisions, terms, or conditions upon which the lease may be renewed for an additional period of time, not exceeding two (2) years, at the option of the board.

(2) (A) In the event the board determines to provide for the leasing of farm machinery or equipment necessary in the farming operations of the Division of Correction, the official of the Division of Correction shall be the exclusive purchasing agent for advertising of bids and awarding of contracts for the leases, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Correction and the board. (B) In the advertising for bids and the awarding of contracts, the state laws, procurement procedures, and rules shall be complied with in awarding the contracts. (C) (i) It shall not be mandatory upon the board to award the contract for the furnishing of farm machinery and equipment under a lease agreement to the lowest bidder, unless the board shall determine that the awarding of the contract to such bidder would be in the best interest of the farming operations of the Division of Correction. (ii) In that event, the board may award the contract to the bidder whose bid proposal is deemed by the board to be in the better interest of the farming operations of the Division of Correction. (D) In making this determination the board shall consider, but not be limited by, the following factors: (i) The type of equipment to be furnished; (ii) Compatibility of the equipment with the training and experience of the farm managers and employees of the Division of Correction and the experience and skills of the inmates who will be using the equipment; (iii) Provisions contained in the bid proposal providing for maintenance, repair, and service and upkeep of the equipment during the lease period, availability of the service and repair facilities, and source of replacement or repair parts; (iv) The age and condition of the equipment to be leased; and (v) Such other factors as the board deems essential to performance under the contract and dependability and reliability of the equipment to be furnished during the period of the lease.

(A) In the event the board determines to provide for the leasing of farm machinery or equipment necessary in the farming operations of the Division of Correction, the official of the Division of Correction shall be the exclusive purchasing agent for advertising of bids and awarding of contracts for the leases, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Correction and the board.

(B) In the advertising for bids and the awarding of contracts, the state laws, procurement procedures, and rules shall be complied with in awarding the contracts.

(C) (i) It shall not be mandatory upon the board to award the contract for the furnishing of farm machinery and equipment under a lease agreement to the lowest bidder, unless the board shall determine that the awarding of the contract to such bidder would be in the best interest of the farming operations of the Division of Correction. (ii) In that event, the board may award the contract to the bidder whose bid proposal is deemed by the board to be in the better interest of the farming operations of the Division of Correction.

(i) It shall not be mandatory upon the board to award the contract for the furnishing of farm machinery and equipment under a lease agreement to the lowest bidder, unless the board shall determine that the awarding of the contract to such bidder would be in the best interest of the farming operations of the Division of Correction.

(ii) In that event, the board may award the contract to the bidder whose bid proposal is deemed by the board to be in the better interest of the farming operations of the Division of Correction.

(D) In making this determination the board shall consider, but not be limited by, the following factors: (i) The type of equipment to be furnished; (ii) Compatibility of the equipment with the training and experience of the farm managers and employees of the Division of Correction and the experience and skills of the inmates who will be using the equipment; (iii) Provisions contained in the bid proposal providing for maintenance, repair, and service and upkeep of the equipment during the lease period, availability of the service and repair facilities, and source of replacement or repair parts; (iv) The age and condition of the equipment to be leased; and (v) Such other factors as the board deems essential to performance under the contract and dependability and reliability of the equipment to be furnished during the period of the lease.

(i) The type of equipment to be furnished;

(ii) Compatibility of the equipment with the training and experience of the farm managers and employees of the Division of Correction and the experience and skills of the inmates who will be using the equipment;

(iii) Provisions contained in the bid proposal providing for maintenance, repair, and service and upkeep of the equipment during the lease period, availability of the service and repair facilities, and source of replacement or repair parts;

(iv) The age and condition of the equipment to be leased; and

(v) Such other factors as the board deems essential to performance under the contract and dependability and reliability of the equipment to be furnished during the period of the lease.

(3) (A) (i) In determining the items of farm machinery and equipment to be acquired by purchase, the board may designate, if the board determines it to be within the better interest of the management of farm croplands of the Division of Correction, those items of farm machinery and equipment to be purchased. (ii) The board may restrict the bid to equipment produced by no fewer than two (2) manufacturers of each item of equipment. (B) In making this determination, the board shall include, but not be limited to, a consideration of the following factors: (i) The types of farm machinery equipment now being used by the Division of Correction and the experience gained by the Division of Correction in the use of the equipment for the purposes for which it is being purchased; (ii) Availability of service and replacement and spare parts for the equipment; (iii) Familiarity with the equipment of the employees or inmates responsible for the maintenance, repair, and upkeep thereof; (iv) Compatibility of the farm machinery and equipment with repair and maintenance shop facilities available at the Division of Correction; (v) Access to the dealer responsible for warranty service; and (vi) Such additional factors as the board deems pertinent to the better interests of the management and operation of the farm crop lands of the Division of Correction. (C) (i) All purchases of farm machinery and equipment shall be in accordance with the applicable state procurement laws and rules promulgated thereunder. (ii) Contracts for the providing or furnishing of service, repair, and replacement parts of farm machinery and equipment may include provision for the furnishing of a stated quantity of replacement and spare parts to be stored at the Division of Correction or may include contract prices for major or standard items of service or for the furnishing of replacement and spare parts at stated prices, which shall be at a discount from the published dealer price list, as the board may deem in the best interest of the Division of Correction. (iii) As an alternative, the board may elect to authorize the official to acquire replacement and spare parts on a need basis by following the applicable state procurement procedure in the acquisition of each item thereof as needed.

(A) (i) In determining the items of farm machinery and equipment to be acquired by purchase, the board may designate, if the board determines it to be within the better interest of the management of farm croplands of the Division of Correction, those items of farm machinery and equipment to be purchased. (ii) The board may restrict the bid to equipment produced by no fewer than two (2) manufacturers of each item of equipment.

(i) In determining the items of farm machinery and equipment to be acquired by purchase, the board may designate, if the board determines it to be within the better interest of the management of farm croplands of the Division of Correction, those items of farm machinery and equipment to be purchased.

(ii) The board may restrict the bid to equipment produced by no fewer than two (2) manufacturers of each item of equipment.

(B) In making this determination, the board shall include, but not be limited to, a consideration of the following factors: (i) The types of farm machinery equipment now being used by the Division of Correction and the experience gained by the Division of Correction in the use of the equipment for the purposes for which it is being purchased; (ii) Availability of service and replacement and spare parts for the equipment; (iii) Familiarity with the equipment of the employees or inmates responsible for the maintenance, repair, and upkeep thereof; (iv) Compatibility of the farm machinery and equipment with repair and maintenance shop facilities available at the Division of Correction; (v) Access to the dealer responsible for warranty service; and (vi) Such additional factors as the board deems pertinent to the better interests of the management and operation of the farm crop lands of the Division of Correction.

(i) The types of farm machinery equipment now being used by the Division of Correction and the experience gained by the Division of Correction in the use of the equipment for the purposes for which it is being purchased;

(ii) Availability of service and replacement and spare parts for the equipment;

(iii) Familiarity with the equipment of the employees or inmates responsible for the maintenance, repair, and upkeep thereof;

(iv) Compatibility of the farm machinery and equipment with repair and maintenance shop facilities available at the Division of Correction;

(v) Access to the dealer responsible for warranty service; and

(vi) Such additional factors as the board deems pertinent to the better interests of the management and operation of the farm crop lands of the Division of Correction.

(C) (i) All purchases of farm machinery and equipment shall be in accordance with the applicable state procurement laws and rules promulgated thereunder. (ii) Contracts for the providing or furnishing of service, repair, and replacement parts of farm machinery and equipment may include provision for the furnishing of a stated quantity of replacement and spare parts to be stored at the Division of Correction or may include contract prices for major or standard items of service or for the furnishing of replacement and spare parts at stated prices, which shall be at a discount from the published dealer price list, as the board may deem in the best interest of the Division of Correction. (iii) As an alternative, the board may elect to authorize the official to acquire replacement and spare parts on a need basis by following the applicable state procurement procedure in the acquisition of each item thereof as needed.

(i) All purchases of farm machinery and equipment shall be in accordance with the applicable state procurement laws and rules promulgated thereunder.

(ii) Contracts for the providing or furnishing of service, repair, and replacement parts of farm machinery and equipment may include provision for the furnishing of a stated quantity of replacement and spare parts to be stored at the Division of Correction or may include contract prices for major or standard items of service or for the furnishing of replacement and spare parts at stated prices, which shall be at a discount from the published dealer price list, as the board may deem in the best interest of the Division of Correction.

(iii) As an alternative, the board may elect to authorize the official to acquire replacement and spare parts on a need basis by following the applicable state procurement procedure in the acquisition of each item thereof as needed.

(4) (A) The official of the Division of Correction acting under the instruction and direction of the board and the Director of the Division of Correction shall be the sole and exclusive purchasing agent for the acquisition of farm machinery and equipment, whether by lease or purchase, and for the acquisition of repair services for farm machinery and equipment and repair and replacement parts therefor in the manner set forth in this section, and for the acquisition of those items covered in subsection (b) of this section. (B) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Division of Correction from requesting the State Procurement Director to make available the services of the Office of State Procurement in the acquisition of any item for which the official of the Division of Correction is the exclusive purchasing agent under this section.

(A) The official of the Division of Correction acting under the instruction and direction of the board and the Director of the Division of Correction shall be the sole and exclusive purchasing agent for the acquisition of farm machinery and equipment, whether by lease or purchase, and for the acquisition of repair services for farm machinery and equipment and repair and replacement parts therefor in the manner set forth in this section, and for the acquisition of those items covered in subsection (b) of this section.

(B) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Division of Correction from requesting the State Procurement Director to make available the services of the Office of State Procurement in the acquisition of any item for which the official of the Division of Correction is the exclusive purchasing agent under this section.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1764, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1763, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1762, eff. 7/24/2019.

Acts 1981, No. 240, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 14-247.1 -- 14-247.3; Acts 1997, No. 351, § 1; 2001, No. 1237, § 13; 2005, No. 1680, § 3.
Ark. Code Ann. § 19-11-603 — AR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 11 / Subchapter 6 / Section 19-11-603
Service charge
Status: in_force

(a) The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management is authorized to add to the cost of surplus properties secured by the State Agency for a Surplus Property an amount necessary to defray the expense of this service and to repay into the Revolving Loan Fund loans made to the agency as provided in this section. (b) The department is also authorized to establish service charges in such amounts as may be necessary to cover the expenses of the department in administering special federal service programs for schools and agencies. These charges are to be paid by the school, institution, or agency in the amount designated by the department. (c) The department is authorized and directed to take such action as is necessary to collect such charges and may, in its discretion, withhold from any state moneys over which the department has control funds necessary to pay the amounts owing by such school districts and agencies. (d) It is the intention of the General Assembly that the schools and agencies shall pay for such services amounts sufficient to reimburse the department for expenses incurred in the operation of the federal Surplus Property Program and in the operation of special federal service programs. Acts 1959, No. 357, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-135.1; Acts 2009, No. 1187, § 4.

(a) The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management is authorized to add to the cost of surplus properties secured by the State Agency for a Surplus Property an amount necessary to defray the expense of this service and to repay into the Revolving Loan Fund loans made to the agency as provided in this section.

(b) The department is also authorized to establish service charges in such amounts as may be necessary to cover the expenses of the department in administering special federal service programs for schools and agencies. These charges are to be paid by the school, institution, or agency in the amount designated by the department.

(c) The department is authorized and directed to take such action as is necessary to collect such charges and may, in its discretion, withhold from any state moneys over which the department has control funds necessary to pay the amounts owing by such school districts and agencies.

(d) It is the intention of the General Assembly that the schools and agencies shall pay for such services amounts sufficient to reimburse the department for expenses incurred in the operation of the federal Surplus Property Program and in the operation of special federal service programs.

Acts 1959, No. 357, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-135.1; Acts 2009, No. 1187, § 4.
Ark. Code Ann. § 19-12-117 — AR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 12 / Subchapter 1 / Section 19-12-117
Establishment of the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created and recognized the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission, which shall be composed of the following: (1) The Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission or his or her designee; (2) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education or his or her designee; (3) The Commissioner of the Division of Higher Education or his or her designee; (4) The Secretary of the Department of Human Services or his or her designee; (5) The Secretary of the Department of Health or his or her designee; (6) A healthcare professional to be selected by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; (7) A healthcare professional to be selected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (8) A citizen selected by the Governor; and (9) A citizen selected by the Attorney General. (b) (1) The four (4) members of the commission who are not on the commission by virtue of being a director of an agency, will serve four-year terms. The terms shall commence on October 1 of each year. Commission members are limited to serving two (2) consecutive four-year terms. (2) Members of the commission shall not be entitled to compensation for their services, but may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with § 25-16-902 , to be paid from funds appropriated for this program. (c) Members appointed to the commission and the organizations they represent shall make full disclosure of the members' participation on the commission when applying for any grant or contract funded by this chapter. (d) All members appointed to the commission shall make full and public disclosure of any past or present association to the tobacco industry. (e) The commission shall, within ninety (90) days of appointment, hold a meeting and elect from its membership a chair for a term set by the commission. The commission is authorized to adopt bylaws. (f) The commission shall meet at least quarterly. However, special meetings of the commission may be called at any time at the pleasure of the chair or pursuant to the bylaws of the commission. (g) (1) The commission is authorized to hire an independent third party with appropriate experience in health, preventive resources, health statistics, and evaluation expertise to perform monitoring and evaluation of program expenditures made from the program accounts pursuant to this chapter. (2) (A) Such monitoring and evaluation shall be performed in accordance with § 19-12-118 , and the third party retained to perform such services shall prepare a biennial report to be delivered to the General Assembly and the Secretary of the Department of Health by each August 1 preceding a general session of the General Assembly. (B) The report shall be accompanied by a recommendation from the commission as to the continued funding for each program. (3) The commission shall file a quarterly progress report with the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor. (h) The costs and expenses of the monitoring and evaluation program, as administered by the Department of Health, as well as the salaries, costs, and expenses of staff shall be paid from the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission Fund established pursuant to § 19-12-108 . (i) If the deposits into the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission Fund exceed the amount necessary to pay the costs and expenses described in subsection (h) of this section, then the commission is authorized to make grants as follows: (1) Those organizations eligible to receive grants are nonprofit and community-based; (2) Grant criteria shall be established based upon the following principles: (A) All funds should be used to improve and optimize the health of Arkansans; (B) Funds should be spent on long-term projects that improve the health of Arkansans; (C) Future tobacco-related illness and healthcare costs in Arkansas should be minimized through this opportunity; and (D) Funds should be invested in solutions that work effectively and efficiently in Arkansas; and (3) Grant awards shall be restricted in amounts up to fifty-thousand dollars ($50,000) per year for each eligible organization. Amended by Act 2023, No. 603,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 786,§ 37, eff. 4/12/2023. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4918, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 8,§ 113, eff. 7/1/2015. Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 7,§ 113, eff. 7/1/2015. Init. Meas. 2000, No. 1, § 17.

(a) There is hereby created and recognized the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission, which shall be composed of the following: (1) The Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission or his or her designee; (2) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education or his or her designee; (3) The Commissioner of the Division of Higher Education or his or her designee; (4) The Secretary of the Department of Human Services or his or her designee; (5) The Secretary of the Department of Health or his or her designee; (6) A healthcare professional to be selected by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; (7) A healthcare professional to be selected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (8) A citizen selected by the Governor; and (9) A citizen selected by the Attorney General.

(1) The Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission or his or her designee;

(2) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education or his or her designee;

(3) The Commissioner of the Division of Higher Education or his or her designee;

(4) The Secretary of the Department of Human Services or his or her designee;

(5) The Secretary of the Department of Health or his or her designee;

(6) A healthcare professional to be selected by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;

(7) A healthcare professional to be selected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

(8) A citizen selected by the Governor; and

(9) A citizen selected by the Attorney General.

(b) (1) The four (4) members of the commission who are not on the commission by virtue of being a director of an agency, will serve four-year terms. The terms shall commence on October 1 of each year. Commission members are limited to serving two (2) consecutive four-year terms. (2) Members of the commission shall not be entitled to compensation for their services, but may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with § 25-16-902 , to be paid from funds appropriated for this program.

(1) The four (4) members of the commission who are not on the commission by virtue of being a director of an agency, will serve four-year terms. The terms shall commence on October 1 of each year. Commission members are limited to serving two (2) consecutive four-year terms.

(2) Members of the commission shall not be entitled to compensation for their services, but may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with § 25-16-902 , to be paid from funds appropriated for this program.

(c) Members appointed to the commission and the organizations they represent shall make full disclosure of the members' participation on the commission when applying for any grant or contract funded by this chapter.

(d) All members appointed to the commission shall make full and public disclosure of any past or present association to the tobacco industry.

(e) The commission shall, within ninety (90) days of appointment, hold a meeting and elect from its membership a chair for a term set by the commission. The commission is authorized to adopt bylaws.

(f) The commission shall meet at least quarterly. However, special meetings of the commission may be called at any time at the pleasure of the chair or pursuant to the bylaws of the commission.

(g) (1) The commission is authorized to hire an independent third party with appropriate experience in health, preventive resources, health statistics, and evaluation expertise to perform monitoring and evaluation of program expenditures made from the program accounts pursuant to this chapter. (2) (A) Such monitoring and evaluation shall be performed in accordance with § 19-12-118 , and the third party retained to perform such services shall prepare a biennial report to be delivered to the General Assembly and the Secretary of the Department of Health by each August 1 preceding a general session of the General Assembly. (B) The report shall be accompanied by a recommendation from the commission as to the continued funding for each program. (3) The commission shall file a quarterly progress report with the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor.

(1) The commission is authorized to hire an independent third party with appropriate experience in health, preventive resources, health statistics, and evaluation expertise to perform monitoring and evaluation of program expenditures made from the program accounts pursuant to this chapter.

(2) (A) Such monitoring and evaluation shall be performed in accordance with § 19-12-118 , and the third party retained to perform such services shall prepare a biennial report to be delivered to the General Assembly and the Secretary of the Department of Health by each August 1 preceding a general session of the General Assembly. (B) The report shall be accompanied by a recommendation from the commission as to the continued funding for each program.

(A) Such monitoring and evaluation shall be performed in accordance with § 19-12-118 , and the third party retained to perform such services shall prepare a biennial report to be delivered to the General Assembly and the Secretary of the Department of Health by each August 1 preceding a general session of the General Assembly.

(B) The report shall be accompanied by a recommendation from the commission as to the continued funding for each program.

(3) The commission shall file a quarterly progress report with the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor.

(h) The costs and expenses of the monitoring and evaluation program, as administered by the Department of Health, as well as the salaries, costs, and expenses of staff shall be paid from the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission Fund established pursuant to § 19-12-108 .

(i) If the deposits into the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission Fund exceed the amount necessary to pay the costs and expenses described in subsection (h) of this section, then the commission is authorized to make grants as follows: (1) Those organizations eligible to receive grants are nonprofit and community-based; (2) Grant criteria shall be established based upon the following principles: (A) All funds should be used to improve and optimize the health of Arkansans; (B) Funds should be spent on long-term projects that improve the health of Arkansans; (C) Future tobacco-related illness and healthcare costs in Arkansas should be minimized through this opportunity; and (D) Funds should be invested in solutions that work effectively and efficiently in Arkansas; and (3) Grant awards shall be restricted in amounts up to fifty-thousand dollars ($50,000) per year for each eligible organization.

(1) Those organizations eligible to receive grants are nonprofit and community-based;

(2) Grant criteria shall be established based upon the following principles: (A) All funds should be used to improve and optimize the health of Arkansans; (B) Funds should be spent on long-term projects that improve the health of Arkansans; (C) Future tobacco-related illness and healthcare costs in Arkansas should be minimized through this opportunity; and (D) Funds should be invested in solutions that work effectively and efficiently in Arkansas; and

(A) All funds should be used to improve and optimize the health of Arkansans;

(B) Funds should be spent on long-term projects that improve the health of Arkansans;

(C) Future tobacco-related illness and healthcare costs in Arkansas should be minimized through this opportunity; and

(D) Funds should be invested in solutions that work effectively and efficiently in Arkansas; and

(3) Grant awards shall be restricted in amounts up to fifty-thousand dollars ($50,000) per year for each eligible organization.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 603,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2023.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 786,§ 37, eff. 4/12/2023.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4918, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 8,§ 113, eff. 7/1/2015.

Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 7,§ 113, eff. 7/1/2015.

Init. Meas. 2000, No. 1, § 17.
Ark. Code Ann. § 19-10-208 — AR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 10 / Subchapter 2 / Section 19-10-208
Complaints
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A proceeding under this subchapter shall be commenced by a verified complaint, of which the original and three (3) copies shall be filed with the Director of the Arkansas State Claims Commission. (2) The party filing the claim or action shall be designated as the claimant, and the State of Arkansas, state agency, or applicable agent of the state shall be designated as the respondent. (b) Unless otherwise provided for under this section, the complaint shall state concisely the facts upon which the claim or action is based and shall set forth: (1) The address of the claimant and the claimant's attorney, if any; (2) The time and place of the circumstances giving rise to the claim or action; (3) The state agency whose action or inaction led to the origination of the claim or action; (4) The amount claimed or relief sought; and (5) All averments of fact necessary to state a cause of action against the state under this subchapter. (c) If the claim or action is based upon a contract or other instrument in writing, a copy of the contract or instrument in writing shall be attached to the complaint and the copies filed with the director. (d) (1) The claimant shall state in the complaint whether he or she has received any payment on account of the claim or action and, if so, the amount received. (2) (A) The claimant also shall state whether another person or business entity has an absolute or contingent interest in his or her claim or action. (B) If a person or corporation is interested in the claim, the claimant shall state the name and address of that person or corporation having the interest, the nature of the interest, and how and when it was acquired. (e) If the claimant is an executor, administrator, guardian, or other representative acting under judicial appointment, a duly certified copy of the record of appointment shall be filed with the complaint. (f) (1) A claimant who is an inmate in the Division of Correction or the Division of Community Correction at the time the claim or action is filed is limited to no more than: (A) Five (5) pages of written factual allegations and legal argument in his or her complaint; and (B) Five (5) additional pages of exhibits to accompany his or her complaint. (2) (A) An inmate filing a claim or action may file a motion to allow him or her to file additional pages of factual allegations, argument, or exhibits in excess of the limitations under subdivision (f)(1) of this section. (B) A motion filed under this subdivision (f)(2) may be granted only if the commissioners of the Arkansas State Claims Commission find that the inmate needs the additional pages to fully explain his or her claim or action or if the claim or action is sufficiently complex to warrant additional pages. (3) (A) If an inmate files a claim or action that exceeds the page limitations under this subsection, the commission shall: (i) Assign the inmate's claim a docket number; and (ii) Consider the inmate's claim filed, but mail the inmate's complaint and any attached exhibits back to him or her and give the inmate forty-five (45) days to: (a) Resubmit his or her complaint and any attached exhibits in compliance with this subsection; or (b) File a motion requesting permission to file a complaint and accompanying exhibits that exceed the page limitations under this subsection. (B) The forty-five-day time period under this subsection is excludable time in calculating the statute of limitations for the inmate's claim or action. (C) The commission may dismiss an inmate's complaint without prejudice if the inmate fails to: (i) Resubmit a complaint and attached exhibits that meet the page limitation requirements of this subsection; or (ii) File a motion requesting permission to file a complaint and attached exhibits that exceed the page limitation requirements of this subsection. (D) (i) If the commission grants a motion for a complaint and accompanying exhibits that exceed the page limitation requirements of this subsection, the commission shall set out in the order granting the motion the revised timeline for the inmate to file his or her complaint and accompanying exhibits. (ii) The commission may set a revised limit on the number of pages an inmate's complaint and accompanying exhibits may be. Amended by Act 2019, No. 785,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1949, No. 462, § 3; 1983, No. 470, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-1403.

(a) (1) A proceeding under this subchapter shall be commenced by a verified complaint, of which the original and three (3) copies shall be filed with the Director of the Arkansas State Claims Commission. (2) The party filing the claim or action shall be designated as the claimant, and the State of Arkansas, state agency, or applicable agent of the state shall be designated as the respondent.

(1) A proceeding under this subchapter shall be commenced by a verified complaint, of which the original and three (3) copies shall be filed with the Director of the Arkansas State Claims Commission.

(2) The party filing the claim or action shall be designated as the claimant, and the State of Arkansas, state agency, or applicable agent of the state shall be designated as the respondent.

(b) Unless otherwise provided for under this section, the complaint shall state concisely the facts upon which the claim or action is based and shall set forth: (1) The address of the claimant and the claimant's attorney, if any; (2) The time and place of the circumstances giving rise to the claim or action; (3) The state agency whose action or inaction led to the origination of the claim or action; (4) The amount claimed or relief sought; and (5) All averments of fact necessary to state a cause of action against the state under this subchapter.

(1) The address of the claimant and the claimant's attorney, if any;

(2) The time and place of the circumstances giving rise to the claim or action;

(3) The state agency whose action or inaction led to the origination of the claim or action;

(4) The amount claimed or relief sought; and

(5) All averments of fact necessary to state a cause of action against the state under this subchapter.

(c) If the claim or action is based upon a contract or other instrument in writing, a copy of the contract or instrument in writing shall be attached to the complaint and the copies filed with the director.

(d) (1) The claimant shall state in the complaint whether he or she has received any payment on account of the claim or action and, if so, the amount received. (2) (A) The claimant also shall state whether another person or business entity has an absolute or contingent interest in his or her claim or action. (B) If a person or corporation is interested in the claim, the claimant shall state the name and address of that person or corporation having the interest, the nature of the interest, and how and when it was acquired.

(1) The claimant shall state in the complaint whether he or she has received any payment on account of the claim or action and, if so, the amount received.

(2) (A) The claimant also shall state whether another person or business entity has an absolute or contingent interest in his or her claim or action. (B) If a person or corporation is interested in the claim, the claimant shall state the name and address of that person or corporation having the interest, the nature of the interest, and how and when it was acquired.

(A) The claimant also shall state whether another person or business entity has an absolute or contingent interest in his or her claim or action.

(B) If a person or corporation is interested in the claim, the claimant shall state the name and address of that person or corporation having the interest, the nature of the interest, and how and when it was acquired.

(e) If the claimant is an executor, administrator, guardian, or other representative acting under judicial appointment, a duly certified copy of the record of appointment shall be filed with the complaint.

(f) (1) A claimant who is an inmate in the Division of Correction or the Division of Community Correction at the time the claim or action is filed is limited to no more than: (A) Five (5) pages of written factual allegations and legal argument in his or her complaint; and (B) Five (5) additional pages of exhibits to accompany his or her complaint. (2) (A) An inmate filing a claim or action may file a motion to allow him or her to file additional pages of factual allegations, argument, or exhibits in excess of the limitations under subdivision (f)(1) of this section. (B) A motion filed under this subdivision (f)(2) may be granted only if the commissioners of the Arkansas State Claims Commission find that the inmate needs the additional pages to fully explain his or her claim or action or if the claim or action is sufficiently complex to warrant additional pages. (3) (A) If an inmate files a claim or action that exceeds the page limitations under this subsection, the commission shall: (i) Assign the inmate's claim a docket number; and (ii) Consider the inmate's claim filed, but mail the inmate's complaint and any attached exhibits back to him or her and give the inmate forty-five (45) days to: (a) Resubmit his or her complaint and any attached exhibits in compliance with this subsection; or (b) File a motion requesting permission to file a complaint and accompanying exhibits that exceed the page limitations under this subsection. (B) The forty-five-day time period under this subsection is excludable time in calculating the statute of limitations for the inmate's claim or action. (C) The commission may dismiss an inmate's complaint without prejudice if the inmate fails to: (i) Resubmit a complaint and attached exhibits that meet the page limitation requirements of this subsection; or (ii) File a motion requesting permission to file a complaint and attached exhibits that exceed the page limitation requirements of this subsection. (D) (i) If the commission grants a motion for a complaint and accompanying exhibits that exceed the page limitation requirements of this subsection, the commission shall set out in the order granting the motion the revised timeline for the inmate to file his or her complaint and accompanying exhibits. (ii) The commission may set a revised limit on the number of pages an inmate's complaint and accompanying exhibits may be.

(1) A claimant who is an inmate in the Division of Correction or the Division of Community Correction at the time the claim or action is filed is limited to no more than: (A) Five (5) pages of written factual allegations and legal argument in his or her complaint; and (B) Five (5) additional pages of exhibits to accompany his or her complaint.

(A) Five (5) pages of written factual allegations and legal argument in his or her complaint; and

(B) Five (5) additional pages of exhibits to accompany his or her complaint.

(2) (A) An inmate filing a claim or action may file a motion to allow him or her to file additional pages of factual allegations, argument, or exhibits in excess of the limitations under subdivision (f)(1) of this section. (B) A motion filed under this subdivision (f)(2) may be granted only if the commissioners of the Arkansas State Claims Commission find that the inmate needs the additional pages to fully explain his or her claim or action or if the claim or action is sufficiently complex to warrant additional pages.

(A) An inmate filing a claim or action may file a motion to allow him or her to file additional pages of factual allegations, argument, or exhibits in excess of the limitations under subdivision (f)(1) of this section.

(B) A motion filed under this subdivision (f)(2) may be granted only if the commissioners of the Arkansas State Claims Commission find that the inmate needs the additional pages to fully explain his or her claim or action or if the claim or action is sufficiently complex to warrant additional pages.

(3) (A) If an inmate files a claim or action that exceeds the page limitations under this subsection, the commission shall: (i) Assign the inmate's claim a docket number; and (ii) Consider the inmate's claim filed, but mail the inmate's complaint and any attached exhibits back to him or her and give the inmate forty-five (45) days to: (a) Resubmit his or her complaint and any attached exhibits in compliance with this subsection; or (b) File a motion requesting permission to file a complaint and accompanying exhibits that exceed the page limitations under this subsection. (B) The forty-five-day time period under this subsection is excludable time in calculating the statute of limitations for the inmate's claim or action. (C) The commission may dismiss an inmate's complaint without prejudice if the inmate fails to: (i) Resubmit a complaint and attached exhibits that meet the page limitation requirements of this subsection; or (ii) File a motion requesting permission to file a complaint and attached exhibits that exceed the page limitation requirements of this subsection. (D) (i) If the commission grants a motion for a complaint and accompanying exhibits that exceed the page limitation requirements of this subsection, the commission shall set out in the order granting the motion the revised timeline for the inmate to file his or her complaint and accompanying exhibits. (ii) The commission may set a revised limit on the number of pages an inmate's complaint and accompanying exhibits may be.

(A) If an inmate files a claim or action that exceeds the page limitations under this subsection, the commission shall: (i) Assign the inmate's claim a docket number; and (ii) Consider the inmate's claim filed, but mail the inmate's complaint and any attached exhibits back to him or her and give the inmate forty-five (45) days to: (a) Resubmit his or her complaint and any attached exhibits in compliance with this subsection; or (b) File a motion requesting permission to file a complaint and accompanying exhibits that exceed the page limitations under this subsection.

(i) Assign the inmate's claim a docket number; and

(ii) Consider the inmate's claim filed, but mail the inmate's complaint and any attached exhibits back to him or her and give the inmate forty-five (45) days to: (a) Resubmit his or her complaint and any attached exhibits in compliance with this subsection; or (b) File a motion requesting permission to file a complaint and accompanying exhibits that exceed the page limitations under this subsection.

(a) Resubmit his or her complaint and any attached exhibits in compliance with this subsection; or

(b) File a motion requesting permission to file a complaint and accompanying exhibits that exceed the page limitations under this subsection.

(B) The forty-five-day time period under this subsection is excludable time in calculating the statute of limitations for the inmate's claim or action.

(C) The commission may dismiss an inmate's complaint without prejudice if the inmate fails to: (i) Resubmit a complaint and attached exhibits that meet the page limitation requirements of this subsection; or (ii) File a motion requesting permission to file a complaint and attached exhibits that exceed the page limitation requirements of this subsection.

(i) Resubmit a complaint and attached exhibits that meet the page limitation requirements of this subsection; or

(ii) File a motion requesting permission to file a complaint and attached exhibits that exceed the page limitation requirements of this subsection.

(D) (i) If the commission grants a motion for a complaint and accompanying exhibits that exceed the page limitation requirements of this subsection, the commission shall set out in the order granting the motion the revised timeline for the inmate to file his or her complaint and accompanying exhibits. (ii) The commission may set a revised limit on the number of pages an inmate's complaint and accompanying exhibits may be.

(i) If the commission grants a motion for a complaint and accompanying exhibits that exceed the page limitation requirements of this subsection, the commission shall set out in the order granting the motion the revised timeline for the inmate to file his or her complaint and accompanying exhibits.

(ii) The commission may set a revised limit on the number of pages an inmate's complaint and accompanying exhibits may be.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 785,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.

Acts 1949, No. 462, § 3; 1983, No. 470, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-1403.
Ark. Code Ann. § 19-12-110 — AR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 12 / Subchapter 1 / Section 19-12-110
Creation of the Targeted State Needs Program Account
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created a trust fund on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, within the Tobacco Settlement Program Fund maintained by the State Board of Finance, an account to be known as the "Targeted State Needs Program Account". Such account shall be used for such purposes and in such amounts as may be appropriated by law. (b) On each July 1, there shall be transferred from the fund to the account the amount specified in § 19-12-108(d)(1)(A) . (c) All moneys deposited into the account except for investment earnings shall be used for the purposes set forth in § 19-12-114 , or such other purposes as may be appropriated in law. Of the amounts deposited into the account, the following proportions shall be used to fund the programs established in § 19-12-114 : (1) College of Public Health of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - thirty-three per cent (33%); (2) Area Health Education Center located in Helena - twenty-two per cent (22%); (3) Donald W. Reynolds Center on Aging - twenty-two per cent (22%); and (4) Minority Health Initiative, administered by the Minority Health Commission - twenty-three per cent (23%). (d) Moneys remaining in the account at the end of the first fiscal year of a biennium shall be carried forward and used for the purposes provided by law. Such amounts that remain at the end of a biennium shall be transferred to the Tobacco Settlement Program Fund pursuant to § 19-12-108(e) . Init. Meas. 2000, No. 1, § 10; Acts 2002 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 2, § 6.

(a) There is hereby created a trust fund on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, within the Tobacco Settlement Program Fund maintained by the State Board of Finance, an account to be known as the "Targeted State Needs Program Account". Such account shall be used for such purposes and in such amounts as may be appropriated by law.

(b) On each July 1, there shall be transferred from the fund to the account the amount specified in § 19-12-108(d)(1)(A) .

(c) All moneys deposited into the account except for investment earnings shall be used for the purposes set forth in § 19-12-114 , or such other purposes as may be appropriated in law. Of the amounts deposited into the account, the following proportions shall be used to fund the programs established in § 19-12-114 : (1) College of Public Health of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - thirty-three per cent (33%); (2) Area Health Education Center located in Helena - twenty-two per cent (22%); (3) Donald W. Reynolds Center on Aging - twenty-two per cent (22%); and (4) Minority Health Initiative, administered by the Minority Health Commission - twenty-three per cent (23%).

(1) College of Public Health of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - thirty-three per cent (33%);

(2) Area Health Education Center located in Helena - twenty-two per cent (22%);

(3) Donald W. Reynolds Center on Aging - twenty-two per cent (22%); and

(4) Minority Health Initiative, administered by the Minority Health Commission - twenty-three per cent (23%).

(d) Moneys remaining in the account at the end of the first fiscal year of a biennium shall be carried forward and used for the purposes provided by law. Such amounts that remain at the end of a biennium shall be transferred to the Tobacco Settlement Program Fund pursuant to § 19-12-108(e) .

Init. Meas. 2000, No. 1, § 10; Acts 2002 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 2, § 6.
Ark. Code Ann. § 19-4-202 — AR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 4 / Subchapter 2 / Section 19-4-202
Authority of Legislative Council
Status: in_force

(a) Meetings. (1) At any time they deem it advisable, the cochairs of the Legislative Council shall have the authority to call into meeting the membership of the Legislative Council for consideration of budget matters. (2) For preliminary budget studies, the Legislative Council shall have the authority to call before it the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, the Director of the Bureau of Legislative Research, the Legislative Auditor, and any constitutional officer or administrative head of any state agency for the purpose of making available to the Legislative Council any information it deems advisable. (3) The Legislative Council shall have the power to visit and inspect any agency for the purpose of obtaining first-hand information as to the condition and needs of the agency and may appoint committees from its membership for the purpose of reporting upon these findings. (b) Budget Estimates. (1) The Legislative Council shall require from the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, not later than sixty (60) days prior to the convening of the General Assembly, the budget estimates and recommendations prepared by him or her. (2) From time to time when called upon by the Legislative Council, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State or his or her representative shall appear before the Legislative Council or attend meetings of the Legislative Council when required to do so for the purpose of preparing or submitting additional information on budget matters. (c) Assisting Governor-Elect. (1) It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State and any administrative head of any agency, when requested to do so, to lend any reasonable aid, assistance, or personnel and to supply any reports or information when required to the Governor-elect for the purpose of assisting him or her in the preparation of his or her budget recommendations to be submitted to the Legislative Council. (2) The Legislative Council shall call upon the Governor-elect or any newly elected constitutional officer, or their designated representatives, for the purpose of submitting any final recommendations or modifications of the proposed budget requests. (d) Recommendations. (1) The Legislative Council, acting upon the facts submitted to it and from such other studies and hearings as the Legislative Council shall deem advisable, shall proceed to modify, revise, approve, or disallow the budget requests. The Legislative Council shall make its recommendations with respect to the approved items of the budget and publish them in a report to be made available to every member of the General Assembly when it convenes in regular session. (2) The Legislative Council shall have the authority, in recommending the proposed state budget to the General Assembly, to recommend the form of the appropriation bills to be submitted and may draw or cause to be drawn the bills conforming to these recommendations for presentation to the General Assembly. Acts 1973, No. 876, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-330.

(a) Meetings. (1) At any time they deem it advisable, the cochairs of the Legislative Council shall have the authority to call into meeting the membership of the Legislative Council for consideration of budget matters. (2) For preliminary budget studies, the Legislative Council shall have the authority to call before it the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, the Director of the Bureau of Legislative Research, the Legislative Auditor, and any constitutional officer or administrative head of any state agency for the purpose of making available to the Legislative Council any information it deems advisable. (3) The Legislative Council shall have the power to visit and inspect any agency for the purpose of obtaining first-hand information as to the condition and needs of the agency and may appoint committees from its membership for the purpose of reporting upon these findings.

(1) At any time they deem it advisable, the cochairs of the Legislative Council shall have the authority to call into meeting the membership of the Legislative Council for consideration of budget matters.

(2) For preliminary budget studies, the Legislative Council shall have the authority to call before it the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, the Director of the Bureau of Legislative Research, the Legislative Auditor, and any constitutional officer or administrative head of any state agency for the purpose of making available to the Legislative Council any information it deems advisable.

(3) The Legislative Council shall have the power to visit and inspect any agency for the purpose of obtaining first-hand information as to the condition and needs of the agency and may appoint committees from its membership for the purpose of reporting upon these findings.

(b) Budget Estimates. (1) The Legislative Council shall require from the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, not later than sixty (60) days prior to the convening of the General Assembly, the budget estimates and recommendations prepared by him or her. (2) From time to time when called upon by the Legislative Council, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State or his or her representative shall appear before the Legislative Council or attend meetings of the Legislative Council when required to do so for the purpose of preparing or submitting additional information on budget matters.

(1) The Legislative Council shall require from the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, not later than sixty (60) days prior to the convening of the General Assembly, the budget estimates and recommendations prepared by him or her.

(2) From time to time when called upon by the Legislative Council, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State or his or her representative shall appear before the Legislative Council or attend meetings of the Legislative Council when required to do so for the purpose of preparing or submitting additional information on budget matters.

(c) Assisting Governor-Elect. (1) It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State and any administrative head of any agency, when requested to do so, to lend any reasonable aid, assistance, or personnel and to supply any reports or information when required to the Governor-elect for the purpose of assisting him or her in the preparation of his or her budget recommendations to be submitted to the Legislative Council. (2) The Legislative Council shall call upon the Governor-elect or any newly elected constitutional officer, or their designated representatives, for the purpose of submitting any final recommendations or modifications of the proposed budget requests.

(1) It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State and any administrative head of any agency, when requested to do so, to lend any reasonable aid, assistance, or personnel and to supply any reports or information when required to the Governor-elect for the purpose of assisting him or her in the preparation of his or her budget recommendations to be submitted to the Legislative Council.

(2) The Legislative Council shall call upon the Governor-elect or any newly elected constitutional officer, or their designated representatives, for the purpose of submitting any final recommendations or modifications of the proposed budget requests.

(d) Recommendations. (1) The Legislative Council, acting upon the facts submitted to it and from such other studies and hearings as the Legislative Council shall deem advisable, shall proceed to modify, revise, approve, or disallow the budget requests. The Legislative Council shall make its recommendations with respect to the approved items of the budget and publish them in a report to be made available to every member of the General Assembly when it convenes in regular session. (2) The Legislative Council shall have the authority, in recommending the proposed state budget to the General Assembly, to recommend the form of the appropriation bills to be submitted and may draw or cause to be drawn the bills conforming to these recommendations for presentation to the General Assembly.

(1) The Legislative Council, acting upon the facts submitted to it and from such other studies and hearings as the Legislative Council shall deem advisable, shall proceed to modify, revise, approve, or disallow the budget requests. The Legislative Council shall make its recommendations with respect to the approved items of the budget and publish them in a report to be made available to every member of the General Assembly when it convenes in regular session.

(2) The Legislative Council shall have the authority, in recommending the proposed state budget to the General Assembly, to recommend the form of the appropriation bills to be submitted and may draw or cause to be drawn the bills conforming to these recommendations for presentation to the General Assembly.

Acts 1973, No. 876, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-330.
Ark. Code Ann. § 19-3-504 — AR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 3 / Subchapter 5 / Section 19-3-504
Record and report of financial transactions
Status: in_force

(a) (1) (A) The State Board of Finance shall: (i) Establish the record-keeping requirements of the Treasurer of State for the State Treasury; and (ii) Require that: (a) The liability accounts of the State Treasury be recorded in amounts and sufficient detail to allow the identification of the governmental entity to which funds are owed; (b) The asset accounts of the State Treasury be recorded in amounts and sufficient detail to identify the type of assets owned; and (c) All accounts of the State Treasury be recorded using a basis of accounting approved by the board that is consistent with generally accepted accounting principles. (B) The record-keeping requirements under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section: (i) May exceed the requirements of this section; and (ii) Shall include without limitation records showing: (a) The identity of each fund and category of funds; and (b) A comparison of: (1) Liquidity requirements established by the board and the State Treasury's actual liquidity; and (2) The target rate of investment return established by the board and the State Treasury's actual rate of investment return. (2) (A) Each fund account shall be listed separately on the records of the Treasurer of State under its major group heading. (B) For each fund account, each group, and each major group, the records shall reflect each day: (i) (a) Summary financial transactions for the day and cumulative summary financial transactions for the current fiscal year. (b) The summaries required by subdivision (a)(2)(B)(i) (a) of this section shall include: (1) A statement of: (A) Direct receipts; (B) Transfer receipts; (C) Disbursements by warrant redemption; and (D) Disbursements by transfer; and (2) The amount of uncollected checks legally charged off; (ii) The credit balance at the close of business; and (iii) The composition of gross treasury fund balances. (3) Additionally, the records shall reflect in summary form the total principal amount of securities held in trust in the Safekeeping Account. (4) The enumeration of requirements in this subsection does not: (A) Limit the items of summary financial information that may be included in the records or reports of the Treasurer of State; or (B) Exclude other primary, subsidiary, or auxiliary records as may be required by law, kept by the Treasurer of State, or as may be required of the Treasurer of State by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State in the performance of the duties of the Treasurer of State. (b) (1) A daily and a monthly report of the information required by subsection (a) of this section shall be: (A) Prepared by the Treasurer of State and delivered to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State; and (B) Open to public inspection during normal business hours. (2) A report of the information required by subsection (a) of this section shall be delivered in electronic format annually to the Legislative Council, Arkansas Legislative Audit, and the Governor on: (A) January 10 for the six-month period ending the immediately preceding December 31; and (B) July 10 for the immediately preceding fiscal year. Amended by Act 2017, No. 291,§ 1, eff. 6/30/2017. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1088,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1997, No. 847, § 1.

(a) (1) (A) The State Board of Finance shall: (i) Establish the record-keeping requirements of the Treasurer of State for the State Treasury; and (ii) Require that: (a) The liability accounts of the State Treasury be recorded in amounts and sufficient detail to allow the identification of the governmental entity to which funds are owed; (b) The asset accounts of the State Treasury be recorded in amounts and sufficient detail to identify the type of assets owned; and (c) All accounts of the State Treasury be recorded using a basis of accounting approved by the board that is consistent with generally accepted accounting principles. (B) The record-keeping requirements under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section: (i) May exceed the requirements of this section; and (ii) Shall include without limitation records showing: (a) The identity of each fund and category of funds; and (b) A comparison of: (1) Liquidity requirements established by the board and the State Treasury's actual liquidity; and (2) The target rate of investment return established by the board and the State Treasury's actual rate of investment return. (2) (A) Each fund account shall be listed separately on the records of the Treasurer of State under its major group heading. (B) For each fund account, each group, and each major group, the records shall reflect each day: (i) (a) Summary financial transactions for the day and cumulative summary financial transactions for the current fiscal year. (b) The summaries required by subdivision (a)(2)(B)(i) (a) of this section shall include: (1) A statement of: (A) Direct receipts; (B) Transfer receipts; (C) Disbursements by warrant redemption; and (D) Disbursements by transfer; and (2) The amount of uncollected checks legally charged off; (ii) The credit balance at the close of business; and (iii) The composition of gross treasury fund balances. (3) Additionally, the records shall reflect in summary form the total principal amount of securities held in trust in the Safekeeping Account. (4) The enumeration of requirements in this subsection does not: (A) Limit the items of summary financial information that may be included in the records or reports of the Treasurer of State; or (B) Exclude other primary, subsidiary, or auxiliary records as may be required by law, kept by the Treasurer of State, or as may be required of the Treasurer of State by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State in the performance of the duties of the Treasurer of State.

(1) (A) The State Board of Finance shall: (i) Establish the record-keeping requirements of the Treasurer of State for the State Treasury; and (ii) Require that: (a) The liability accounts of the State Treasury be recorded in amounts and sufficient detail to allow the identification of the governmental entity to which funds are owed; (b) The asset accounts of the State Treasury be recorded in amounts and sufficient detail to identify the type of assets owned; and (c) All accounts of the State Treasury be recorded using a basis of accounting approved by the board that is consistent with generally accepted accounting principles. (B) The record-keeping requirements under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section: (i) May exceed the requirements of this section; and (ii) Shall include without limitation records showing: (a) The identity of each fund and category of funds; and (b) A comparison of: (1) Liquidity requirements established by the board and the State Treasury's actual liquidity; and (2) The target rate of investment return established by the board and the State Treasury's actual rate of investment return.

(A) The State Board of Finance shall: (i) Establish the record-keeping requirements of the Treasurer of State for the State Treasury; and (ii) Require that: (a) The liability accounts of the State Treasury be recorded in amounts and sufficient detail to allow the identification of the governmental entity to which funds are owed; (b) The asset accounts of the State Treasury be recorded in amounts and sufficient detail to identify the type of assets owned; and (c) All accounts of the State Treasury be recorded using a basis of accounting approved by the board that is consistent with generally accepted accounting principles.

(i) Establish the record-keeping requirements of the Treasurer of State for the State Treasury; and

(ii) Require that: (a) The liability accounts of the State Treasury be recorded in amounts and sufficient detail to allow the identification of the governmental entity to which funds are owed; (b) The asset accounts of the State Treasury be recorded in amounts and sufficient detail to identify the type of assets owned; and (c) All accounts of the State Treasury be recorded using a basis of accounting approved by the board that is consistent with generally accepted accounting principles.

(a) The liability accounts of the State Treasury be recorded in amounts and sufficient detail to allow the identification of the governmental entity to which funds are owed;

(b) The asset accounts of the State Treasury be recorded in amounts and sufficient detail to identify the type of assets owned; and

(c) All accounts of the State Treasury be recorded using a basis of accounting approved by the board that is consistent with generally accepted accounting principles.

(B) The record-keeping requirements under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section: (i) May exceed the requirements of this section; and (ii) Shall include without limitation records showing: (a) The identity of each fund and category of funds; and (b) A comparison of: (1) Liquidity requirements established by the board and the State Treasury's actual liquidity; and (2) The target rate of investment return established by the board and the State Treasury's actual rate of investment return.

(i) May exceed the requirements of this section; and

(ii) Shall include without limitation records showing: (a) The identity of each fund and category of funds; and (b) A comparison of: (1) Liquidity requirements established by the board and the State Treasury's actual liquidity; and (2) The target rate of investment return established by the board and the State Treasury's actual rate of investment return.

(a) The identity of each fund and category of funds; and

(b) A comparison of: (1) Liquidity requirements established by the board and the State Treasury's actual liquidity; and (2) The target rate of investment return established by the board and the State Treasury's actual rate of investment return.

(1) Liquidity requirements established by the board and the State Treasury's actual liquidity; and

(2) The target rate of investment return established by the board and the State Treasury's actual rate of investment return.

(2) (A) Each fund account shall be listed separately on the records of the Treasurer of State under its major group heading. (B) For each fund account, each group, and each major group, the records shall reflect each day: (i) (a) Summary financial transactions for the day and cumulative summary financial transactions for the current fiscal year. (b) The summaries required by subdivision (a)(2)(B)(i) (a) of this section shall include: (1) A statement of: (A) Direct receipts; (B) Transfer receipts; (C) Disbursements by warrant redemption; and (D) Disbursements by transfer; and (2) The amount of uncollected checks legally charged off; (ii) The credit balance at the close of business; and (iii) The composition of gross treasury fund balances.

(A) Each fund account shall be listed separately on the records of the Treasurer of State under its major group heading.

(B) For each fund account, each group, and each major group, the records shall reflect each day: (i) (a) Summary financial transactions for the day and cumulative summary financial transactions for the current fiscal year. (b) The summaries required by subdivision (a)(2)(B)(i) (a) of this section shall include: (1) A statement of: (A) Direct receipts; (B) Transfer receipts; (C) Disbursements by warrant redemption; and (D) Disbursements by transfer; and (2) The amount of uncollected checks legally charged off; (ii) The credit balance at the close of business; and (iii) The composition of gross treasury fund balances.

(i) (a) Summary financial transactions for the day and cumulative summary financial transactions for the current fiscal year. (b) The summaries required by subdivision (a)(2)(B)(i) (a) of this section shall include: (1) A statement of: (A) Direct receipts; (B) Transfer receipts; (C) Disbursements by warrant redemption; and (D) Disbursements by transfer; and (2) The amount of uncollected checks legally charged off;

(a) Summary financial transactions for the day and cumulative summary financial transactions for the current fiscal year.

(b) The summaries required by subdivision (a)(2)(B)(i) (a) of this section shall include: (1) A statement of: (A) Direct receipts; (B) Transfer receipts; (C) Disbursements by warrant redemption; and (D) Disbursements by transfer; and (2) The amount of uncollected checks legally charged off;

(1) A statement of: (A) Direct receipts; (B) Transfer receipts; (C) Disbursements by warrant redemption; and (D) Disbursements by transfer; and

(A) Direct receipts;

(B) Transfer receipts;

(C) Disbursements by warrant redemption; and

(D) Disbursements by transfer; and

(2) The amount of uncollected checks legally charged off;

(ii) The credit balance at the close of business; and

(iii) The composition of gross treasury fund balances.

(3) Additionally, the records shall reflect in summary form the total principal amount of securities held in trust in the Safekeeping Account.

(4) The enumeration of requirements in this subsection does not: (A) Limit the items of summary financial information that may be included in the records or reports of the Treasurer of State; or (B) Exclude other primary, subsidiary, or auxiliary records as may be required by law, kept by the Treasurer of State, or as may be required of the Treasurer of State by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State in the performance of the duties of the Treasurer of State.

(A) Limit the items of summary financial information that may be included in the records or reports of the Treasurer of State; or

(B) Exclude other primary, subsidiary, or auxiliary records as may be required by law, kept by the Treasurer of State, or as may be required of the Treasurer of State by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State in the performance of the duties of the Treasurer of State.

(b) (1) A daily and a monthly report of the information required by subsection (a) of this section shall be: (A) Prepared by the Treasurer of State and delivered to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State; and (B) Open to public inspection during normal business hours. (2) A report of the information required by subsection (a) of this section shall be delivered in electronic format annually to the Legislative Council, Arkansas Legislative Audit, and the Governor on: (A) January 10 for the six-month period ending the immediately preceding December 31; and (B) July 10 for the immediately preceding fiscal year.

(1) A daily and a monthly report of the information required by subsection (a) of this section shall be: (A) Prepared by the Treasurer of State and delivered to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State; and (B) Open to public inspection during normal business hours.

(A) Prepared by the Treasurer of State and delivered to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State; and

(B) Open to public inspection during normal business hours.

(2) A report of the information required by subsection (a) of this section shall be delivered in electronic format annually to the Legislative Council, Arkansas Legislative Audit, and the Governor on: (A) January 10 for the six-month period ending the immediately preceding December 31; and (B) July 10 for the immediately preceding fiscal year.

(A) January 10 for the six-month period ending the immediately preceding December 31; and

(B) July 10 for the immediately preceding fiscal year.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 291,§ 1, eff. 6/30/2017.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 1088,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013.

Acts 1997, No. 847, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 19-4-702 — AR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 4 / Subchapter 7 / Section 19-4-702
Time limits for presenting vouchers
Status: in_force

(a) (1) (A) A state agency may pay carryover obligations of the state that were incurred on or before June 30 of the current fiscal year up to forty-five (45) days after the end of the current fiscal year. (B) The carryover obligations must be supported by purchase documents with corresponding receipts for the goods or services that have been recorded as received in the state's financial management system by June 30 of the fiscal year previous to the fiscal year in which the carryover obligations are requested to be paid. (2) The payments of the carryover obligations shall be charged against appropriations and fund cash balances of the fiscal year in which the obligations were incurred. (3) Any payments for carryover obligations that are not supported by the documents as required in this subsection, or which are requested to be paid after forty-five (45) days following June 30 of the fiscal year previous to the fiscal year in which the carryover obligations are requested to be paid, shall be charged to the appropriations and fund cash balances of the then-current fiscal year. (b) In the event such voucher or vouchers are approved for payment, the Auditor of State shall issue his or her warrants in payment of them not later than two (2) weeks following the receipt of the vouchers from the Department of Finance and Administration. (c) (1) In the event of a just claim against any state agency, when the claim is submitted too late for payment in the manner prescribed in this section and the state agency affected has an appropriation for the same purpose for the fiscal period following that period in which the claim was incurred, then the disbursing agent may draw his or her voucher in the payment of the claim against the new appropriation, but only in the event there were sufficient funds and appropriations for the prior year to cover the claim. (2) Otherwise, the claim must be submitted to the Arkansas State Claims Commission for payment. (d) (1) (A) In the event a biweekly pay period for personal services, as defined in §§ 19-4-521 and 19-4-1607 , commences in the closing period of one (1) fiscal period and either ends in the following fiscal year or is paid in the following fiscal year, then the payment of the obligation may be made in whole from the appropriation for either fiscal period, as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State. (B) However, in no event shall any obligation be incurred unless there are funds on hand or estimated to become available to meet the obligation when it becomes due. (2) (A) For purposes of wages and compensation, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State may determine the starting date of authorized job classifications and positions to coincide with the payment of the obligation under subdivision (d)(1) of this section. (B) However, the determination under subdivision (d)(2)(A) of this section shall not cause any state fiscal year to be charged with fewer than twenty-six (26) or more than twenty-seven (27) biweekly pay periods. (e) (1) All state agencies may carry over from the first fiscal year of any biennium to the second fiscal year of the biennium any unexpended appropriations and funds to the extent necessary to pay for items or commodities ordered at least ninety (90) days prior to the end of the first fiscal year but not received until after the end of the first fiscal year, if the purchase of such items and commodities is substantiated by a written contract resulting from the receipt of a formal bid. (2) (A) All state agencies may carry over from the first fiscal year of any biennium to the second fiscal year of the biennium any unexpended maintenance and operation appropriations and funds, as defined under § 19-4-522 , to the extent necessary to pay for renovation and minor and major repairs under the jurisdiction of the Building Authority Division which were under contract at least ninety (90) days prior to the end of the first fiscal year but which will not be completed until after the end of the first fiscal year and are substantiated by written contracts. (B) This carryover provision shall apply only to appropriations and funds involving maintenance and operations. (3) This subsection shall be supplemental to any other authority granted any state agency by law to carry forward unexpended fund balances from one (1) fiscal year to another. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6082, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1973, No. 876, § 13; 1977, No. 486, § 3; 1979, No. 833, § 4; 1985, No. 365, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-339; Acts 2001, No. 71, § 1; 2001, No. 1453, § 15; 2005, No. 645, § 1.

(a) (1) (A) A state agency may pay carryover obligations of the state that were incurred on or before June 30 of the current fiscal year up to forty-five (45) days after the end of the current fiscal year. (B) The carryover obligations must be supported by purchase documents with corresponding receipts for the goods or services that have been recorded as received in the state's financial management system by June 30 of the fiscal year previous to the fiscal year in which the carryover obligations are requested to be paid. (2) The payments of the carryover obligations shall be charged against appropriations and fund cash balances of the fiscal year in which the obligations were incurred. (3) Any payments for carryover obligations that are not supported by the documents as required in this subsection, or which are requested to be paid after forty-five (45) days following June 30 of the fiscal year previous to the fiscal year in which the carryover obligations are requested to be paid, shall be charged to the appropriations and fund cash balances of the then-current fiscal year.

(1) (A) A state agency may pay carryover obligations of the state that were incurred on or before June 30 of the current fiscal year up to forty-five (45) days after the end of the current fiscal year. (B) The carryover obligations must be supported by purchase documents with corresponding receipts for the goods or services that have been recorded as received in the state's financial management system by June 30 of the fiscal year previous to the fiscal year in which the carryover obligations are requested to be paid.

(A) A state agency may pay carryover obligations of the state that were incurred on or before June 30 of the current fiscal year up to forty-five (45) days after the end of the current fiscal year.

(B) The carryover obligations must be supported by purchase documents with corresponding receipts for the goods or services that have been recorded as received in the state's financial management system by June 30 of the fiscal year previous to the fiscal year in which the carryover obligations are requested to be paid.

(2) The payments of the carryover obligations shall be charged against appropriations and fund cash balances of the fiscal year in which the obligations were incurred.

(3) Any payments for carryover obligations that are not supported by the documents as required in this subsection, or which are requested to be paid after forty-five (45) days following June 30 of the fiscal year previous to the fiscal year in which the carryover obligations are requested to be paid, shall be charged to the appropriations and fund cash balances of the then-current fiscal year.

(b) In the event such voucher or vouchers are approved for payment, the Auditor of State shall issue his or her warrants in payment of them not later than two (2) weeks following the receipt of the vouchers from the Department of Finance and Administration.

(c) (1) In the event of a just claim against any state agency, when the claim is submitted too late for payment in the manner prescribed in this section and the state agency affected has an appropriation for the same purpose for the fiscal period following that period in which the claim was incurred, then the disbursing agent may draw his or her voucher in the payment of the claim against the new appropriation, but only in the event there were sufficient funds and appropriations for the prior year to cover the claim. (2) Otherwise, the claim must be submitted to the Arkansas State Claims Commission for payment.

(1) In the event of a just claim against any state agency, when the claim is submitted too late for payment in the manner prescribed in this section and the state agency affected has an appropriation for the same purpose for the fiscal period following that period in which the claim was incurred, then the disbursing agent may draw his or her voucher in the payment of the claim against the new appropriation, but only in the event there were sufficient funds and appropriations for the prior year to cover the claim.

(2) Otherwise, the claim must be submitted to the Arkansas State Claims Commission for payment.

(d) (1) (A) In the event a biweekly pay period for personal services, as defined in §§ 19-4-521 and 19-4-1607 , commences in the closing period of one (1) fiscal period and either ends in the following fiscal year or is paid in the following fiscal year, then the payment of the obligation may be made in whole from the appropriation for either fiscal period, as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State. (B) However, in no event shall any obligation be incurred unless there are funds on hand or estimated to become available to meet the obligation when it becomes due. (2) (A) For purposes of wages and compensation, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State may determine the starting date of authorized job classifications and positions to coincide with the payment of the obligation under subdivision (d)(1) of this section. (B) However, the determination under subdivision (d)(2)(A) of this section shall not cause any state fiscal year to be charged with fewer than twenty-six (26) or more than twenty-seven (27) biweekly pay periods.

(1) (A) In the event a biweekly pay period for personal services, as defined in §§ 19-4-521 and 19-4-1607 , commences in the closing period of one (1) fiscal period and either ends in the following fiscal year or is paid in the following fiscal year, then the payment of the obligation may be made in whole from the appropriation for either fiscal period, as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State. (B) However, in no event shall any obligation be incurred unless there are funds on hand or estimated to become available to meet the obligation when it becomes due.

(A) In the event a biweekly pay period for personal services, as defined in §§ 19-4-521 and 19-4-1607 , commences in the closing period of one (1) fiscal period and either ends in the following fiscal year or is paid in the following fiscal year, then the payment of the obligation may be made in whole from the appropriation for either fiscal period, as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State.

(B) However, in no event shall any obligation be incurred unless there are funds on hand or estimated to become available to meet the obligation when it becomes due.

(2) (A) For purposes of wages and compensation, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State may determine the starting date of authorized job classifications and positions to coincide with the payment of the obligation under subdivision (d)(1) of this section. (B) However, the determination under subdivision (d)(2)(A) of this section shall not cause any state fiscal year to be charged with fewer than twenty-six (26) or more than twenty-seven (27) biweekly pay periods.

(A) For purposes of wages and compensation, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State may determine the starting date of authorized job classifications and positions to coincide with the payment of the obligation under subdivision (d)(1) of this section.

(B) However, the determination under subdivision (d)(2)(A) of this section shall not cause any state fiscal year to be charged with fewer than twenty-six (26) or more than twenty-seven (27) biweekly pay periods.

(e) (1) All state agencies may carry over from the first fiscal year of any biennium to the second fiscal year of the biennium any unexpended appropriations and funds to the extent necessary to pay for items or commodities ordered at least ninety (90) days prior to the end of the first fiscal year but not received until after the end of the first fiscal year, if the purchase of such items and commodities is substantiated by a written contract resulting from the receipt of a formal bid. (2) (A) All state agencies may carry over from the first fiscal year of any biennium to the second fiscal year of the biennium any unexpended maintenance and operation appropriations and funds, as defined under § 19-4-522 , to the extent necessary to pay for renovation and minor and major repairs under the jurisdiction of the Building Authority Division which were under contract at least ninety (90) days prior to the end of the first fiscal year but which will not be completed until after the end of the first fiscal year and are substantiated by written contracts. (B) This carryover provision shall apply only to appropriations and funds involving maintenance and operations. (3) This subsection shall be supplemental to any other authority granted any state agency by law to carry forward unexpended fund balances from one (1) fiscal year to another.

(1) All state agencies may carry over from the first fiscal year of any biennium to the second fiscal year of the biennium any unexpended appropriations and funds to the extent necessary to pay for items or commodities ordered at least ninety (90) days prior to the end of the first fiscal year but not received until after the end of the first fiscal year, if the purchase of such items and commodities is substantiated by a written contract resulting from the receipt of a formal bid.

(2) (A) All state agencies may carry over from the first fiscal year of any biennium to the second fiscal year of the biennium any unexpended maintenance and operation appropriations and funds, as defined under § 19-4-522 , to the extent necessary to pay for renovation and minor and major repairs under the jurisdiction of the Building Authority Division which were under contract at least ninety (90) days prior to the end of the first fiscal year but which will not be completed until after the end of the first fiscal year and are substantiated by written contracts. (B) This carryover provision shall apply only to appropriations and funds involving maintenance and operations.

(A) All state agencies may carry over from the first fiscal year of any biennium to the second fiscal year of the biennium any unexpended maintenance and operation appropriations and funds, as defined under § 19-4-522 , to the extent necessary to pay for renovation and minor and major repairs under the jurisdiction of the Building Authority Division which were under contract at least ninety (90) days prior to the end of the first fiscal year but which will not be completed until after the end of the first fiscal year and are substantiated by written contracts.

(B) This carryover provision shall apply only to appropriations and funds involving maintenance and operations.

(3) This subsection shall be supplemental to any other authority granted any state agency by law to carry forward unexpended fund balances from one (1) fiscal year to another.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6082, eff. 7/1/2019.

Acts 1973, No. 876, § 13; 1977, No. 486, § 3; 1979, No. 833, § 4; 1985, No. 365, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-339; Acts 2001, No. 71, § 1; 2001, No. 1453, § 15; 2005, No. 645, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 19-5-957 — AR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 5 / Subchapter 9 / Section 19-5-957
Identification Pending Trust Fund for Local Sales and Use Taxes
Status: in_force

(a) There is established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be known as the "Identification Pending Trust Fund for Local Sales and Use Taxes". (b) The Identification Pending Trust Fund for Local Sales and Use Taxes shall consist of money reported as local sales and use taxes collected in local taxing jurisdictions that are not immediately identifiable and money collected in local jurisdictions that have no tax, and the money in the Identification Pending Trust Fund for Local Sales and Use Taxes is to be used for transfers to the Local Sales and Use Tax Trust Fund when a local tax jurisdiction is identified for money and for transfers to general revenues when the total amount in this fund exceeds fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) as stated in §§ 26-74-221 , 26-74-317 , and 26-82-113 , and shall also consist of vending devices sales taxes, § 26-57-1002(d)(2) , and that portion of vending devices decal fees and penalties, §§ 26-57-1206 and 26-57-1208(b)(2) , there to be distributed to cities and counties under §§ 26-74-221(a)(2)(C)(ii) , 26-75-223(a)(2)(C)(ii) , and 26-82-113(a)(2)(A)(ii) . Acts 1991, No. 1135, § 10; 1999, No. 1463, § 14; 2011, No. 828, § 7.

(a) There is established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be known as the "Identification Pending Trust Fund for Local Sales and Use Taxes".

(b) The Identification Pending Trust Fund for Local Sales and Use Taxes shall consist of money reported as local sales and use taxes collected in local taxing jurisdictions that are not immediately identifiable and money collected in local jurisdictions that have no tax, and the money in the Identification Pending Trust Fund for Local Sales and Use Taxes is to be used for transfers to the Local Sales and Use Tax Trust Fund when a local tax jurisdiction is identified for money and for transfers to general revenues when the total amount in this fund exceeds fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) as stated in §§ 26-74-221 , 26-74-317 , and 26-82-113 , and shall also consist of vending devices sales taxes, § 26-57-1002(d)(2) , and that portion of vending devices decal fees and penalties, §§ 26-57-1206 and 26-57-1208(b)(2) , there to be distributed to cities and counties under §§ 26-74-221(a)(2)(C)(ii) , 26-75-223(a)(2)(C)(ii) , and 26-82-113(a)(2)(A)(ii) .

Acts 1991, No. 1135, § 10; 1999, No. 1463, § 14; 2011, No. 828, § 7.
Ark. Code Ann. § 19-5-305 — AR Code / Title 19 / Chapter 5 / Subchapter 3 / Section 19-5-305
Public School Fund
Status: in_force

(a) The Public School Fund shall consist of the following fund accounts and funds made available for the support of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Arkansas State Library, and the Division of Career and Technical Education and shall be used for the same purposes as set out for the following fund accounts: (1) Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Public School Fund Account. The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Public School Fund Account shall be used for grants and aids for the programs administered by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education as authorized by law; (2) Division of Career and Technical Education Public School Fund Account. The Division of Career and Technical Education Public School Fund Account shall be used for grants and aids for the programs administered by the Division of Career and Technical Education, the Adult Education Section, and the Office of Skills Development, consisting of, but not limited to: (A) General adult education grants; (B) Adult basic education grants; (C) Manpower development and training grants; (D) Vocational-technical and adult education; and (E) Such other grants and aids as may be authorized by law for disbursement by the Division of Career and Technical Education, the Adult Education Section, and the Office of Skills Development; and (3) State Library Public School Fund Account. The State Library Public School Fund Account shall be used for State Aid to Public Libraries as administered by the Arkansas State Library. (b) The Public School Fund shall consist of those moneys as may be provided by: (1) The Revenue Stabilization Law, § 19-5-101 et seq.; (2) Any federal mineral leasing funds, federal forest reserve funds, federal flood control funds, or any other similar turnback funds in the State Treasury for which the eligible county or school district cannot be identified; (3) Fines collected pursuant to § 6-21-410 under the Free Textbook Act of 1975, § 6-21-401 et seq.; (4) Funds remitted by county treasurers for those school districts which have local revenue per student in excess of the local base per student, as set out in § 26-80-101(c) ; (5) Amusement machine revenues up to and including thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), as set out in § 26-57-407 ; (6) Twenty-five percent (25%) of additional rental vehicle tax revenues under § 26-63-302 , to be used exclusively for teacher salaries; and (7) Such other funds as may be authorized by law. (c) (1) There is authorized a transfer of up to two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) per year from the Public School Fund to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Fund Account or the Division of Career and Technical Education Fund Account, or a portion thereof to both, by the Treasurer of State and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, upon certification as to the amount required by the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education or by the Director of the Division of Career and Technical Education, or both, to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State. (2) This transfer shall be used to provide additional support for the administration of the program for children with disabilities and the vocational-technical and adult education program. Amended by Act 2023, No. 503,§ 6, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2260, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1973, No. 750, § 6; 1975, No. 868, § 2; 1977, No. 955, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-521; Acts 1997, No. 1248, § 8; 1999, No. 253, § 2; 2001, No. 1646, § 3; 2003, No. 1052, § 10; 2003 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 55, § 5; 2007, No. 182, § 15; 2007, No. 1032, § 7; 2007, No. 1201, § 7; 2011, No. 1095, § 4; 2011, No. 1115, § 4.

(a) The Public School Fund shall consist of the following fund accounts and funds made available for the support of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Arkansas State Library, and the Division of Career and Technical Education and shall be used for the same purposes as set out for the following fund accounts: (1) Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Public School Fund Account. The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Public School Fund Account shall be used for grants and aids for the programs administered by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education as authorized by law; (2) Division of Career and Technical Education Public School Fund Account. The Division of Career and Technical Education Public School Fund Account shall be used for grants and aids for the programs administered by the Division of Career and Technical Education, the Adult Education Section, and the Office of Skills Development, consisting of, but not limited to: (A) General adult education grants; (B) Adult basic education grants; (C) Manpower development and training grants; (D) Vocational-technical and adult education; and (E) Such other grants and aids as may be authorized by law for disbursement by the Division of Career and Technical Education, the Adult Education Section, and the Office of Skills Development; and (3) State Library Public School Fund Account. The State Library Public School Fund Account shall be used for State Aid to Public Libraries as administered by the Arkansas State Library.

(1) Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Public School Fund Account. The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Public School Fund Account shall be used for grants and aids for the programs administered by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education as authorized by law;

(2) Division of Career and Technical Education Public School Fund Account. The Division of Career and Technical Education Public School Fund Account shall be used for grants and aids for the programs administered by the Division of Career and Technical Education, the Adult Education Section, and the Office of Skills Development, consisting of, but not limited to: (A) General adult education grants; (B) Adult basic education grants; (C) Manpower development and training grants; (D) Vocational-technical and adult education; and (E) Such other grants and aids as may be authorized by law for disbursement by the Division of Career and Technical Education, the Adult Education Section, and the Office of Skills Development; and

(A) General adult education grants;

(B) Adult basic education grants;

(C) Manpower development and training grants;

(D) Vocational-technical and adult education; and

(E) Such other grants and aids as may be authorized by law for disbursement by the Division of Career and Technical Education, the Adult Education Section, and the Office of Skills Development; and

(3) State Library Public School Fund Account. The State Library Public School Fund Account shall be used for State Aid to Public Libraries as administered by the Arkansas State Library.

(b) The Public School Fund shall consist of those moneys as may be provided by: (1) The Revenue Stabilization Law, § 19-5-101 et seq.; (2) Any federal mineral leasing funds, federal forest reserve funds, federal flood control funds, or any other similar turnback funds in the State Treasury for which the eligible county or school district cannot be identified; (3) Fines collected pursuant to § 6-21-410 under the Free Textbook Act of 1975, § 6-21-401 et seq.; (4) Funds remitted by county treasurers for those school districts which have local revenue per student in excess of the local base per student, as set out in § 26-80-101(c) ; (5) Amusement machine revenues up to and including thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), as set out in § 26-57-407 ; (6) Twenty-five percent (25%) of additional rental vehicle tax revenues under § 26-63-302 , to be used exclusively for teacher salaries; and (7) Such other funds as may be authorized by law.

(1) The Revenue Stabilization Law, § 19-5-101 et seq.;

(2) Any federal mineral leasing funds, federal forest reserve funds, federal flood control funds, or any other similar turnback funds in the State Treasury for which the eligible county or school district cannot be identified;

(3) Fines collected pursuant to § 6-21-410 under the Free Textbook Act of 1975, § 6-21-401 et seq.;

(4) Funds remitted by county treasurers for those school districts which have local revenue per student in excess of the local base per student, as set out in § 26-80-101(c) ;

(5) Amusement machine revenues up to and including thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), as set out in § 26-57-407 ;

(6) Twenty-five percent (25%) of additional rental vehicle tax revenues under § 26-63-302 , to be used exclusively for teacher salaries; and

(7) Such other funds as may be authorized by law.

(c) (1) There is authorized a transfer of up to two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) per year from the Public School Fund to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Fund Account or the Division of Career and Technical Education Fund Account, or a portion thereof to both, by the Treasurer of State and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, upon certification as to the amount required by the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education or by the Director of the Division of Career and Technical Education, or both, to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State. (2) This transfer shall be used to provide additional support for the administration of the program for children with disabilities and the vocational-technical and adult education program.

(1) There is authorized a transfer of up to two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) per year from the Public School Fund to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Fund Account or the Division of Career and Technical Education Fund Account, or a portion thereof to both, by the Treasurer of State and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, upon certification as to the amount required by the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education or by the Director of the Division of Career and Technical Education, or both, to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State.

(2) This transfer shall be used to provide additional support for the administration of the program for children with disabilities and the vocational-technical and adult education program.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 503,§ 6, eff. 8/1/2023.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2260, eff. 7/1/2019.

Acts 1973, No. 750, § 6; 1975, No. 868, § 2; 1977, No. 955, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-521; Acts 1997, No. 1248, § 8; 1999, No. 253, § 2; 2001, No. 1646, § 3; 2003, No. 1052, § 10; 2003 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 55, § 5; 2007, No. 182, § 15; 2007, No. 1032, § 7; 2007, No. 1201, § 7; 2011, No. 1095, § 4; 2011, No. 1115, § 4.