Representative Joy Springer

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (1:41:09)

and that bill is, Senate Bill 341 is still on the agenda.

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (1:41:03)

you. Representative Springer, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Chair. Representative Bentley, I'm just looking at, we were in joint budget this morning,

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (1:29:35)

here, maybe they can tell us more about what those persons do, and I'll just get back into the queue and how many there are.

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (1:28:56)

that? Last question. I'll get back in the queue. So we don't know the amount that will be affected by deleting these persons. So is that basically what you're saying? If they're going to be deleted or you don't know what that cost is going to be.

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (1:28:03)

140,000. All right. So does that appropriation include the court appointed advocates, the CASA persons that are utilized by these judges? So it's not lined

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (1:27:58)

that what you did? No, the appropriation currently has

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (1:27:07)

it's at 140 000 oh follow up what is that amount based upon what what are the

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (1:26:29)

a question. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair. And thank you, Madam Director, for being here. I do have a question about the appropriation. You said Senate Bill 340. How much? Is it Senate bill 340 or 341 right now what is the

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (44:43)

So you're not suggesting that this process be skipped over, those processes be skipped over. That's not what you're suggesting. Absolutely not. Am I correct? So you want to make sure that this happens. However, it's not to circumvent things that are already in place in order for this to take place. Absolutely not. All

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (44:09)

Thank you, Madam Chair, and good morning, and thank you, Representative, for the gesture that you're making here. As I understand your request, you're not trying to, your request is not to do away with all the processes that are already in place with respect to the bill-making process, appropriations, and that sort of thing. It has to go before certain committees before definite action is taken in order for legislation to be passed.

Meeting — April 3, 2025 (34:53)

association of parliamentarians we have clay hall who's the president of the pink diamonds unit of the association of parliamentarians and we also have melanie hillard who is the vice president-elect of the arkansas association of parliamentarians Representative Springer is now closed

Meeting — April 3, 2025 (34:48)

chair i would just like the members of the house to recognize members of the arkansas

Meeting — April 3, 2025 (32:39)

the chamber. OK, all right. So today we recognize Parliamentary Month, the month of April, it's parliamentary month, and I ask at this time that would the clerk read the resolution in its entirety, and then I would like to introduce you to certain persons who are in the balcony. Mr. Clerk,

Meeting — April 3, 2025 (32:10)

recognized to explain the resolution. Thank you, Mr. Chair, and good afternoon. Is Representative Vaught here? I would ask if she joined

Meeting — April 3, 2025 (32:18)

me in the well, along with our Madam Clerk, Marissa Straw.

ALC - JBC Budget Hearings — Oct. 7, 2026 (1:06:10)

the next another section here okay all right so i mean i can talk to uh direct secretary lewis offline again so we

ALC - JBC Budget Hearings — Oct. 7, 2026 (1:05:54)

that's right you told me uh what was it white oak white oak state park okay so so what's the budget for white white oak is any of those funds

ALC - JBC Budget Hearings — Oct. 7, 2026 (1:05:45)

not historical i mean some of the civil war uh no it is and it's within the state

ALC - JBC Budget Hearings — Oct. 7, 2026 (1:04:32)

you are you following me you see who I am so hopefully you will utilize those extra help positions to maintain certain parts within the areas is that can I count on that to be taking place so these

ALC - JBC Budget Hearings — Oct. 7, 2026 (1:03:55)

I'm very familiar with the historic parks down in that area and mr. Lewis and we've been having discussions with respect to historic preservations and I noticed here where on page 279 I'm going back to that page where you've previously allocated nine positions for physical year 26 and then you've decreased those positions down to seven for years 27 budgeted and authorized 7 then I notice that you've increased extra help positions up to hate to 8