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AR Code § 19-1-404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 4 - Officers' Surety Bonds|§ 19-1-404. County judges

 (a)  (1) The county judge in each county shall furnish bond in an amount computed in accordance with the provisions of § 19-1-403(b).  (2) The bond shall be conditioned that the officer shall faithfully perform the duties of the office and properly account for all funds disbursed by him or her as county judge.    (b) The original bond shall be filed with the circuit clerk of the respective county.
AR Code § 19-1-405 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 4 - Officers' Surety Bonds|§ 19-1-405. State agency employees as disbursing agents

 (a)  (1) In the event the executive head of any state agency designates some full-time employee to act as his or her agent in the disbursement of funds under his or her control, the agent shall furnish additional bond to be fixed by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration.  (2) The executive head of the state agency shall notify the secretary and the Auditor of State in writing of the designation and shall furnish to the secretary and the Auditor of State a sample of the signature of the agent.    (b) In the event appropriations are made available to a state agency or to a nongovernment agency or activity and no disbursing agent is provided for by law, then the secretary and the Auditor of State shall designate a person to act as disbursing agent and fix the amount of bond for such purposes.
AR Code § 19-1-501 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 5 - Investment of Public Funds|§ 19-1-501. “Eligible investment securities” defined

 As used in this subchapter, “eligible investment securities” means:   (1) A direct or guaranteed obligation of the United States that is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government;  (2) A direct obligation of an agency, instrumentality, or government-sponsored enterprise created by act of the United States Congress and authorized to issue securities or evidences of indebtedness, regardless of whether the securities or evidences of indebtedness are guaranteed for repayment by the United States Government;  (3) A bond or other debt of the state, a school district, a county government, a municipal government, or an authority of a governmental entity that:  (A) Is issued for an essential governmental purpose or is guaranteed by a state agency; and  (B) Has a debt rating from a nationally recognized credit rating agency of “A” or better at the time of purchase; and    (4) A bond from the State of Israel that is guaranteed and backed by the full faith and credit of the government of Israel as the sovereign debt of the State of Israel.
AR Code § 19-1-502 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 5 - Investment of Public Funds|§ 19-1-502. Provisions supplemental

 This subchapter does not repeal any prior legislation or affect any statute pertaining to the conversion of funds of public officials and agencies into investments authorized under this subchapter but is supplemental to present law and confers additional powers.
AR Code § 19-1-503 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 5 - Investment of Public Funds|§ 19-1-503. Construction

 (a) This subchapter does not affect the power of counties, municipalities, improvement districts, and other public bodies to make a deposit of funds in the form of a demand deposit, a savings deposit, or a time deposit as authorized by law.  (b) The adoption of this subchapter does not affect or impair the power of counties, municipalities, improvement districts, and other public bodies to make investments of funds in their possession or under their control as authorized by other laws.
AR Code § 19-1-505 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 5 - Investment of Public Funds|§ 19-1-505. Additional authority of certain cities

 (a)  (1) A city that has real property assessed valuation in excess of three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000) may invest the city's funds in securities under § 23-47-401 and according to the investment policy adopted by the governing body of the city.  (2) The investment policy adopted by the city's governing body may authorize a maturity term exceeding the term stated in § 19-1-504(a)(1)(A).    (b)  (1) Each investment shall be made with the judgment and care under prevailing circumstances that a person of prudence, discretion, and intelligence would exercise in the management of the person's own affairs, not for speculation but for investment, considering the probable safety of the capital and the probable income to be derived.  (2) Investment of funds shall be governed by the following investment objectives in order of priority:  (A) Preservation and safety of the principal;  (B) Liquidity; and  (C) Yield.      (c) In determining whether an investment officer has exercised prudence with respect to an investment decision, the determination shall be made taking into consideration:  (1) The investment of city funds and funds under the officer's control and over which the officer had responsibility, rather than a consideration as to the prudence of a single investment; and  (2) Whether the investment decision is consistent with the written investment policy of the city.
AR Code § 19-1-601 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 6 - State Fiscal Management Responsibility Act|§ 19-1-601. Title

 This subchapter may be known and cited as the “State Fiscal Management Responsibility Act”.
AR Code § 19-1-602 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 6 - State Fiscal Management Responsibility Act|§ 19-1-602. Intent and purpose

 (a) The General Assembly has enacted various laws relating to the receipting, disbursing, depositing, and accounting for public funds, as well as laws relating to establishing salaries, and the purchasing of commodities by various state agencies. In addition, the Department of Finance and Administration or other appropriate agency has issued rules pertaining to the administration of these various laws.  (b) It is the intent of the General Assembly that all state officers and employees comply with the provisions of these laws and rules. Presently, most of these laws and rules do not provide penalty provisions for violations thereof.  (c) It is the purpose of this subchapter to provide procedures and civil penalties regarding violations of the fiscal responsibility and management laws of the state.
AR Code § 19-1-603 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 6 - State Fiscal Management Responsibility Act|§ 19-1-603. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Agency” means any state agency, bureau, board, commission, council, department, institution, or office of the State of Arkansas;  (2) “Executive agencies” means all agencies other than constitutional, judicial, and legislative officers, agencies, and departments;  (3) “Fiscal responsibility and management laws” means the following laws and rules applicable thereto, as amended:  (A) General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, § 19-4-101 et seq.;  (B) State procurement laws, Arkansas Code Title 19, Chapter 11;  (C) Attendance and leave laws, § 21-4-101 et seq.;  (D) Regular Salary Procedures and Restrictions Act, §§ 19-4-1601 and 21-5-101;  (E) Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, § 21-5-201 et seq.;  (F) Higher Education Expenditure Restriction Act, § 6-63-301 et seq.;  (G) Accounts and Notes Receivable Abatement Act for the State of Arkansas, § 19-2-301 et seq.;  (H) Revenue Stabilization Law, § 19-5-101 et seq.;  (I) Revenue Classification Law, § 19-6-101 et seq.;  (J) Depositories for public funds, § 19-8-101 et seq.;  (K) Public works, § 22-9-101 et seq.; and  (L) State Fiscal Management Responsibility Act, § 19-1-601 et seq.;    (4) “Knowingly” means that a person is aware or should have been aware that his or her conduct will violate the fiscal responsibility and management laws; and  (5) “Public officer or employee” means any officer or employee of the State of Arkansas.
AR Code § 19-1-604 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 6 - State Fiscal Management Responsibility Act|§ 19-1-604. Existing remedies not impaired

 The provisions of this subchapter do not limit or diminish any civil rights or administrative procedures available to any public officer or employee.
AR Code § 19-1-605 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 6 - State Fiscal Management Responsibility Act|§ 19-1-605. Civil procedures apply

 All actions and procedures under the provisions of this subchapter are civil in nature and shall be governed by the appropriate rules and laws regarding civil actions and remedies.
AR Code § 19-1-606 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 6 - State Fiscal Management Responsibility Act|§ 19-1-606. Investigation of violations

 Upon discovery or notification of an alleged violation of the fiscal responsibility and management laws, each agency shall investigate the allegation and take appropriate administrative action. The director of each agency or, in the case of a constitutional office, the constitutional officer, is responsible for complying with the provisions of this subchapter.
AR Code § 19-1-607 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 6 - State Fiscal Management Responsibility Act|§ 19-1-607. Documentation and notification of violation — Remedial action

 (a) After completing the investigation, if the agency determines that there has been a violation of the fiscal responsibility and management laws, the facts and circumstances relating to a violation and any corrective or remedial action taken shall be documented and placed in the personnel files of the public officer or employee involved in the violation.  (b) The agency shall notify the public officer or employee of its findings and any corrective or remedial action to be taken. Notification shall be made in a manner ensuring actual notice to the public officer or employee. The public officer or employee shall be notified that the failure to make corrective or remedial action within thirty (30) days after the date of notification creates the rebuttable presumption that the violation was committed knowingly.  (c) The public officer or employee violating a fiscal responsibility and management law shall be given not more than thirty (30) days after notification to effect corrective or remedial action recommended by the agency. Failure to make corrective or remedial action within thirty (30) days after notification creates the rebuttable presumption that the violation was committed knowingly.
AR Code § 19-1-608 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 6 - State Fiscal Management Responsibility Act|§ 19-1-608. Notification of Department of Finance and Administration — Review

 (a) Within thirty (30) days after the expiration of the time period for the public officer or employee to effect corrective or remedial action, the agency shall transfer to the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration a document containing a summary of the violation and any corrective remedial action taken.  (b)  (1) The secretary shall review the summaries of violations received. The secretary may:  (A) Accept the summary and approve the corrective or remedial action by the agency;  (B) Request additional information regarding the violation and corrective or remedial action by the agency; or  (C) Impose additional corrective or remedial action upon public officers and employees of executive agencies as provided in § 19-1-609.    (2) Quarterly, the secretary shall submit a summary of all violations of the fiscal responsibility and management laws, including any corrective or remedial action by the agency or the secretary, to the Governor and members of the General Assembly.
AR Code § 19-1-609 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 6 - State Fiscal Management Responsibility Act|§ 19-1-609. Executive agencies

 (a) Before the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may impose additional corrective or remedial action regarding public officers or employees of executive agencies, the secretary shall conduct an investigation regarding any violation. The public officer or employee shall be notified and given the opportunity for a hearing conducted by the secretary regarding any violation.  (b) The secretary may impose any one (1) or more of the following as additional corrective or remedial action:  (1) Oral or written warnings or reprimands;  (2) Suspension with or without pay for specified periods of time; or  (3) Termination of employment.
AR Code § 19-1-610 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 6 - State Fiscal Management Responsibility Act|§ 19-1-610. Investigation and suit by Attorney General

 (a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, or the Legislative Council may request the office of the Attorney General to review any information concerning any violation of the fiscal responsibility and management laws of the state in order to determine whether legal action is appropriate.  (b) The Attorney General may file a civil suit in the circuit court against the public officer or employee violating the fiscal responsibility and management laws. Venue shall be in the county where the violation occurred. However, if the violation occurred outside the borders of the state, venue shall be in Pulaski County.
AR Code § 19-1-611 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 6 - State Fiscal Management Responsibility Act|§ 19-1-611. Civil penalty

 If the public officer or employee is found by the court to have knowingly violated the fiscal responsibility and management laws, the court shall impose a civil penalty upon the public officer or employee of not less than one hundred dollars ($100), nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation, and may subject the public officer or employee to the payment of damages resulting as a direct consequence of any violation.
AR Code § 19-1-612 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 6 - State Fiscal Management Responsibility Act|§ 19-1-612. Recovery of costs

 If the public officer or employee is found by the court to have knowingly violated the provisions of the fiscal responsibility and management laws, the Attorney General shall be allowed to recover costs and attorney's fees associated with the civil suit from the public officer or employee. Any costs or fees recovered by the Attorney General under this section shall be deposited into the State Treasury.
AR Code § 19-1-701 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 7 - Fiscal Impact Statements|§ 19-1-701. Definition

 (a) As used in this subchapter, “fiscal impact statement” means a realistic statement of the purpose of a proposed law, or a rule promulgated under a law, and the estimated financial cost to the state or any local school district of implementing or complying with the proposed law or rule.  (b) A fiscal impact statement shall be developed with the guidance of the Office of Economic and Tax Policy of the Bureau of Legislative Research and with the approval of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
AR Code § 19-1-702 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 7 - Fiscal Impact Statements|§ 19-1-702. Fiscal impact statements required for rules

 Thirty-five (35) days prior to the adoption of any rule or other proposal that will impose a new or increased cost obligation for education on the state or any local school district, the board, commission, agency, department, officer, or other authority, excepting the General Assembly and the courts, shall give notice of such rule or proposal and shall file a fiscal impact statement with the Secretary of State and the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education.
AR Code § 19-1-703 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 7 - Fiscal Impact Statements|§ 19-1-703. Fiscal impact statements required for bills

 (a) Any bill filed in the House of Representatives or Senate that will impose a new or increased cost obligation for education on the state or any local school district shall have a fiscal impact statement attached to it, prepared by the author of the bill and filed with the chair of the committee to which the bill is referred:  (1) At least seven (7) days before the bill may be called up for final action in the committee during a regular session of the General Assembly;  (2) At least seven (7) days before the bill may be called up for final action in the committee during a fiscal session; and  (3) At least one (1) day before the bill may be called up for final action in the committee during a special session.    (b) If the author of any House or Senate bill affected by this section shall fail to comply with subsection (a) of this section, any member of the House of Representatives or Senate committee to which the bill is referred may object and thereby prevent its being called up for final action in the committee until a fiscal impact statement is made available. An affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of a quorum present and voting shall override such objection.  (c)  (1)  (A) If any such House or Senate bill is called up for final passage in the House of Representatives or Senate and a fiscal impact statement has not been provided by the author of the bill, or by the committee to which the bill was referred, any member of the House of Representatives or Senate may object to the bill's being called up for final passage until a fiscal impact statement is prepared and made available on the desk of each member of the House of Representatives or Senate at least one (1) day prior to the bill's being called up for final passage.  (B) An affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of a quorum present and voting shall override such objection.    (2) If an objection is made without override, the presiding officer of the House of Representatives or Senate shall cause the bill to be referred to the Office of Economic and Tax Policy of the Bureau of Legislative Research for the preparation of a fiscal impact statement, which shall be filed with the presiding officer not later than five (5) days from the date of the request.    (d) Failure of the author of a bill to provide the fiscal impact statement required in this section shall not prohibit consideration of the bill in the committee to which it is referred or on the floor of the house in which the bill is called up for final passage, if no objection to it is made at the time such action is taken.
AR Code § 19-2-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 2 - State Revenues — Receipts and Expenditures Generally|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 19-2-101. Receipts for all funds coming into State Treasury

 (a) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State, the Insurance Commissioner, the Commissioner of State Lands, the Attorney General, the Bank Commissioner, and the Auditor of State to issue their receipts respectively for all moneys coming into the State Treasury through their departments, respectively, on account of:  (1) Fees of every kind and character;  (2) Sale of books, charters, and articles of incorporation;  (3) Commissions of notaries public, justices of the peace, and county, city, and town officers, in addition to nomination fees, etc.;  (4) Insurance taxes and fees;  (5) Jitney and chauffeur licenses;  (6) Affidavits of loss, license tags, deeds, patents, field notes, maps, and charts;  (7) Franchise taxes, back taxes, and sand and gravel taxes;  (8) All matters pertaining to the duties of the Attorney General when money belonging to the state is to be collected;  (9) Bank examination fees; and  (10) Any and all fees coming through the Bank Commissioner's office.    (b)  (1) Each of the departments is authorized to accept personal checks when tendered in payment of any of the items mentioned in subsection (a) of this section and issue their receipts, respectively, for them.  (2)  (A) The checks shall be endorsed by the heads of the respective departments to the Treasurer of State and paid into the State Treasury daily, if anything has been collected, with an itemized statement of all items for which payment was made.  (B) No officer endorsing these checks shall become personally liable by reason of the officer's endorsement in case the checks are rejected by the drawee.
AR Code § 19-2-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 2 - State Revenues — Receipts and Expenditures Generally|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 19-2-102. Duplicate receipts given by Treasurer of State

 The Treasurer of State shall grant duplicate receipts under the seal of his or her office for all sums of money which shall be paid into the State Treasury. The person receiving the receipts shall deposit one (1) of them with the Auditor of State, who shall credit the person accordingly and charge the Treasurer of State with the amount.
AR Code § 19-2-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 2 - State Revenues — Receipts and Expenditures Generally|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 19-2-103. Time for making payments

 (a) All payments for the expenses of the departments of the state government shall be due and payable in the normal course of business.  (b) All payments whatever of contingent expenses shall be due and payable as they may accrue.
AR Code § 19-2-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 2 - State Revenues — Receipts and Expenditures Generally|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 19-2-104. Expenditures, contracts, or obligations in excess of appropriations prohibited

 (a)  (1) No officer, employee, or agent of the State of Arkansas, nor any board of regents or board of trustees, nor any other person or authority who may make expenditures of money appropriated for the different state institutions or who may direct the expenditure of such money so appropriated shall expend or direct the expenditure of moneys or funds in excess of the amount appropriated and becoming a part of any appropriation by executive approval for the particular purpose named in the act making the appropriations.  (2) No officer, employee, agent, person, board, or authority shall make any contract that will exceed the amount appropriated and becoming a part of any appropriation act by executive approval for the particular purpose named in the act making the appropriation.  (3) No officer, agent, person, board, or authority shall incur any obligation for any purpose in excess of the amount appropriated and becoming a part of any appropriation by executive approval for the particular purpose named in the act making the appropriation, except as provided.    (b) Any person violating a provision of this section shall be guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200).