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December 17, 2025 ·1:30 PM ·Room A, MAC ·7:00
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Speaker 1 1:30
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Representative Les Warren Unverified 2:00
Call this meeting to order see a quorum glad to have everybody here today we'll get with our regular business items mr. Robinson if you will begin with item B
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Speaker 9 2:35
thank you mr. chairman item B is a request from the Department of Agriculture the nutrition services program is being transferred from the Department of Education to the Department of Agriculture due to this transfer and the unification of interconnected programs the department is requesting to create two new growth pool positions an agriculture division director at an exe-01 and a data analyst in ist07 the agency has also agreed to freeze three positions within the division of agriculture to help offset the new positions the total expected cost is three hundred thousand dollars with a hundred and two thousand of that coming from general revenue this will increase their total
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Speaker 11 3:11
number of positions at the department by two opm has recommended the two new positions any
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Representative Les Warren Unverified 3:17
questions to mr. robinson if not this item will stand reviewed mr. chairman
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Speaker 9 3:24
item C is a request from the Department of Labor and Licensing the request includes two new growth pool positions a labor and licensing division director 2 and an attorney 1 the division director 2 position is being requested due to the merging of the director duties for both the towing and recovery board and the bail bonds licensing board the attorney position is requested due to the additional duties placed on the current mediator as an administrative law judge for all divisions within the department the department will be freezing three positions listed the expected cost of the two new positions is about $220,000 and will increase the total number of positions at the department by two OPM has recommended the requested positions any questions
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Representative Les Warren Unverified 4:03
of mr. Robinson the item will stand reviewed mr. chairman
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Speaker 9 4:09
item D is a request for the military department to surrender two positions in return for data for a data scientist and IST 08 and a data analyst at an IST 07 the department believes the new positions will assist with strategic goal of enhancing digital infrastructure and enabling advanced data-driven decision making because this is a two-for-two swap there is no
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Speaker 11 4:29
net increase in positions and the estimated cost is $95,000 OPM is recommended the position swap any questions the item has been reviewed
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Representative Les Warren Unverified 4:39
mr chairman item e is an
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Speaker 9 4:45
approval item this request is from the department of correction to reassign 51 positions from the division of correction to the department of correction shared services division this reassignment will provide positions for the recidivism reduction system created during the last session through Act 769 the request has been through peer and received their recommendation to personnel for approval of the reassignment there are 50 correctional officer positions and one Corrections deputy
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Speaker 11 5:12
director position all currently vacant being transferred OPM has recommended the reassignment of the
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Representative Les Warren Unverified 5:18
positions all right you've heard from mr. Robinson this is an item that needs to be approved do i have a motion motion and a second all right any discussion all right all those in favor say aye any opposed all right motion is approved mr chairman
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Speaker 9 5:44
item f is the miscellaneous federal grant request previously reviewed by peer for two workforce development specialists in the office of skills development at the division of workforce services these positions will be utilized within the american manufacturing apprenticeship incentive program opm has recommended the titles okay
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Representative Les Warren Unverified 6:06
you've heard mr robinson any questions the item will stand reviewed mr chairman
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Speaker 9 6:13
items g through j are reports that require no action they include the provisional position report from higher ed dealing with positions provided through unanticipated funds Division of Community Correction caseload report personnel actions taken by agencies and divisions Based on authority provided in the class and comp bill as well
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Speaker 11 6:31
as a report of special compensation and recruitment incentive awards provided to employees Anybody have
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Representative Les Warren Unverified 6:36
any questions mr. Robinson on the reports? Any other business to come before the committee if not we stand adjourned
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Agenda

A. Call to Order

2:16

Regular Business Items:

2:35

B. Request from Department of Agriculture, Division of Agriculture, and the Shared Services Division to establish two (2) positions from the OPM Growth Pool established by Arkansas Code Annotated §21-5-225(b). (Secretary, Wes Ward)

2:37

C. Request from Department of Labor and Licensing to establish two (2) pool positions from the OPM Surrender Pool established by Arkansas Code Annotated §21-5-225. (Secretary, Daryl E. Bassett)

3:26

D. Request from Department of Military to establish two (2) pool positions from the OPM Surrender Pool established by Arkansas Code Annotated §21-5-225(a). (Secretary, Brigadier General Olen Chad Bridges)

4:09

E. Request from Department of Corrections to transfer positions from the Division of Correction to the Department of Correction. (Secretary, Lindsay Wallace) Approval Required

4:42

F. Miscellaneous Federal Grant request from Division of Workforce Services- Office of Skills Development (Secretary, Hugh McDonald)

5:43

Reports:

6:12

G. New December Provisional Report (13) new positions are approved for (3) Four-Year Institutions of Higher Education. There are no new positions for Two-Year Institutions of Higher Education. (Department of Education, Division of Higher Education, Dr. Ken Warden)

6:18

H. Arkansas Community Correction Quarterly Caseload Report

6:22

I. Personnel Actions Report- Office of Personnel Management- Department of Shared Administrative Services. (Leslie Fisken, Secretary)

6:24

J. Special Compensation and Recruitment Incentive Award Report

6:29

K. Other business

6:41

L. Adjournment

6:45

Speakers

Speaker 1
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Representative Les Warren Unverified
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Speaker 9
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Speaker 11
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