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Bills discussed (10)
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HB1092
Act 785
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…ernor’s Letters and Amendments to be Presented: Director 1. HB1092- Department of Human Services- Div. of Provider Services &…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF PROVIDER SERVICES AND QUALITY … | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that HB1092 is now Act 785 |
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HB1095
Act 539
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…len Chad Bridges Amendment BSS025- Governor’s Letter #18 5. HB1095- Department of Commerce- State Bank Dept. & State Securitie…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - STATE BANK DEPARTMENT AND STATE SECURITIES DEPARTMENT … | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that HB1095 is now Act 539 |
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HB1124
Act 542
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…n Mr. Jim Hudson Amendment JAP025- Governor’s Letter #20 7. HB1124- Department of Finance and Administration Mr. Jim Hudson Am…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that HB1124 is now Act 542 |
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HB1125
Act 495
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…r. Hugh McDonald Amendment MAH036- Governor’s Letter #19 6. HB1125- Department of Finance and Administration- Regulatory Divis…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION - REGULATORY DIVISION APPROPRIATION FOR THE … | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that HB1125 is now Act 495 |
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HB1191
Act 619
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…n Mr. Jim Hudson Amendment JAP024- Governor’s Letter #21 8. HB1191- Department of Public Safety Mr. Mike Hagar Amendment DJC01…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that HB1191 is now Act 619 |
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HB1232
Act 496
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…s. Kristi Putnam Amendment LCW047- Governor’s Letter #17 4. HB1232- Department of Military Brigadier General Olen Chad Bridges…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE MILITARY APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that HB1232 is now Act 496 |
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SB128
Act 533
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…oner Ken Warden Amendment KMW041- Governor’s Letter #23 10. SB128- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Commissioner K…”
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AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL … | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that SB128 is now Act 533 |
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SB34
Act 888
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…s. Kristi Putnam Amendment LCW044- Governor’s Letter #14 2. SB34- Department of Human Services- Division of Developmental Di…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES APPROPRIATION … | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that SB34 is now Act 888 |
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SB36
Act 890
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…s. Kristi Putnam Amendment LCW046- Governor’s Letter #16 3. SB36- Department of Human Services- Div. of Aging, Adult, & Beha…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF AGING, ADULT, AND BEHAVIORAL … | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that SB36 is now Act 890 |
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SB88
Act 610
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…y Mr. Mike Hagar Amendment DJC017- Governor’s Letter #22 9. SB88- Department of Education- Division of Higher Education Comm…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE … | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that SB88 is now Act 610 |
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Personnel Committee called it to order. We've got, uh, A pretty full agenda shouldn't take long though, um. I'll recognize um Mr. Robinson to precarious through the chin tin letters, and 9 of them from the governor and one from a senator, a member of the committee. Mr. Roberson,
Speaker 2
0:32
your're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee.
Speaker 3
0:39
Item B1, this is for Governor's order 14. This request is for the DHS division
Speaker 4
0:44
of Provider Services and quality assurance. It includes the transfer of 19 positions to both aging adult and behavioral health services and developmental disabilities. It takes the total position appropriation down from 205 positions to 186, and we'll reduce the salary and matching appropriation by 1.4 million, Mr. Chair Barnhill
is here this morning to answer any questions. Do we have any questions concerning uh Be one.
Any question? Seeing none. Do I have a motion to adopt. Second. All in favor in the cap of saying I. Also opposed likewise. Well,
Adam be too. Mr. Chairman, item B2 is for Governor
Speaker 3
1:34
Governor's letter 16. This request is for the DHS
Speaker 4
1:38
division of Developmental Disabilities and provides the transfer of one nurse manager
position to two aging and adult behavioral health services and transfers in 5, are in positions from provider services and quality assurance. This creates a total position appropriation increase of 4, taking them from 2,486 to 2490 and increases the regular salaries and matched by. $300,000. Any questions from
I have a motion to adopt me too. Mo 2.
All in favor, say I. Po
likewise. Motion passes. B3, Mr. Chairman, B3 is for
Speaker 3
2:25
Governor's letter 17. This request is for the DHS division of Aging and Aging Adult
Speaker 4
2:30
and Behavioral Health Services, the division will receive 16 positions via transfer. Uh, one, Once, uh, from the secretary's office through the first reallocation of resources and the transfer of the independent choices program for provider
services and quality assurance. This will take the division from 1,163 to 1179. Uh, positions and increased the regular salaries, match and maintenance and operations appropriations by 16.8 million. OK. Any questions from any committee member?
Saying none do I have a motion to adopt motion to have 2.
All in favor say aye pose likewise. Motion carries B4.
Speaker 3
3:19
Mr. Chairman, item B4, this is for Governor's governor's letter 18. This request is for the military department. The department will
Speaker 4
3:27
have a total reduction of 41 positions to this governor's letter. This includes the elimination of 68 positions in the creation of 27 new positions of the 27 new positions, 12 are military firefighters, 66 of the eliminated positions were associated with the discontinued youth Challenge program. The total changes will take the department from 499 positions down to 458 positions. The regular salaries and matching
appropriation will increase $220,000 for the Fort Chaffee appropriation in $1.3 million for the federal training site appropriation. Any questions? I have one. Is
this uh These are all these all federal positions or it is my understanding
more, any other questions from any committee member? Seeing none do I have a motion to approve.
And 2, all right, all in
favor say aye. pose likewise motion carries
Speaker 3
4:27
B5. Mr. Chairman, item B5 is for Governor's letter 19. This request is for the state
Speaker 4
4:32
bank department and the Securities department at the Department of Commerce. The request includes the addition of 6 certified senior bank examiners at the bank department for commercial bank, trust and information systems supervision. This will take the division from 86 to 92 authorized positions and increased the regular salaries and match appropriation by 632,000.
The letter also requests 6 new ACOM senior security examiners for the security division. This will take the division from 35 to 41 positions in total and increase the regular salaries
and match appropriation by $430,000. Any questions? Seeing none,
I have motion. Motion Second All in favor say aye. posed likewise. Motion carriage B6.
Speaker 4
5:25
Mr. Chairman, item B6 is for Governor's letter 20. The request is for the DFA regulatory commission. The first change comes in the racing commission appropriation and reclassifies the DFA dog racing veterinarian to an attorney specialist and decreases the regular salaries and match by $89,000. Uh, the request also includes a new appropriation section that is a transfer of 40 positions from DFA revenue to a new section labeled racing commission casino gaming. These 40 positions can be seen on the 3rd page of the governor's letter along with the new regular salaries matching and
appropriation expenses of 2.5 million on page 4. We have anyone here from DFA. Which Would you elaborate a little more on what we're
Speaker 21
6:19
doing here. Yes, sir. Good, good morning, committee. Good morning, Mr. Chairman Jim Hudson, Secretary of DFA, uh, on the, uh, 40 positions we're transferring
those 40 positions, um, are currently nested within the revenue division, but they exclusively support the casino gaming operations, the revenue division. It, it doesn't really supervise them
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6:37
in that function. They're more integrated with the racing commission, so we're not changing the position types, countsing like that. We're just picking it up and lifting it and moving over to the racing commission, which is where
Speaker 23
6:50
it belongs operationally. So, so they're their duties will remain the same, the same. But you're
just moving them from which division to the right to the racing commission from the revenue division, that's where they're currently at now, OK. Any questions? Christians from any other questions from members of the committee. You're recognized. It's not working. Oh. of his own. Representative Kavanaugh. You recognize. Thank you, Mr. Chair. um, thank you for being
Representative Frances Cavenaugh
Unverified
7:31
here early this morning on the dog racing veterinarian, since
there is no more dog racing. We get rid of that position completely. What about that individual that failed that position? What happened with that person? I believe that individual retired. Um I
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don't see anybody there from the from the team. I'm pretty confident that individual retired last year
Speaker 22
7:51
and she's no longer performing services for the state. I'll double check that if I'm wrong, I'll get back that had been the plan is that that's what was gonna happen.
Representative Frances Cavenaugh
Unverified
8:02
They were gonna retire. That's because they were serving over in the horse racing side of it until they were
Speaker 31
8:08
able to retire and we, we had a need for bringing an attorney on because the that legal work had
Speaker 22
8:13
been outsourced to a local law firm. Uh, they've declined to continue in that work. So we're actually going to bring that in at more favorable pricing for the state having to be a full-time state employee. OK, thank you. Yes, ma'am.
Thank you. Any other questions? Saying none do I have emotion.
OK. With the provisor. She did. OK. Yeah, I, I got it. With the proviso that you provide Representative Kavanaugh, with the
information. OK. Do you have a second? All in favor in the saying a. poses likewise. Motion carries next item. Mr.
Speaker 4
8:59
Chairman, we're on item B7. 7 is for Governor's letter 21. The request for DFA's revenue Services Division and reduces
the number of positions in the appropriation by 40 in total. There are 40 positions that are transferred to the racing commission casino gaming appropriation, as well as a number of other positions within the existing appropriation that were reclassified to new titles. The letter also reduces the regular salary, matching and operations appropriation
totals by 2.1 million. OK, you've heard the recommendation. Any questions? Mr. Hudson, Secretary Hudson.
Seeing none, to have a motion. OK, have a second. All right, all in favor in the saying ah. Pod likewise motion
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9:46
carries BA. Mr. Chairman, item B8 is for Governor's letter 22. This
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request comes on behalf of the Department of Public Safety and Section 4 of the Crime Victims reparations program. The request includes an increase of 1 CVRB senior eligibility specialist at GSO 7 and changes the total positions authorized from 7 to 8
in section 12 for state police, there's a request for an additional 12 ASP sergeant positions at GS 11, taking the total authorized positions from 1,084 to 1,096. And finally in section 24 for CLS, the request includes 5 CLS senior agents at GSO 9 and one maintenance supervisor at a GSO6 taking the total authorized positions from 47 to 53. OK. Anyone
here from public safety. State police
If you would identify yourself and then you're recognized to explain, well, I'll ask the question after you
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11:03
identify yourself. Karen Perry, Department of Public Safety,
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11:06
CFO. Philip Warner, Department of Public Safety, head of human resources. Thank you all
for being here. My question is the 12 sergeants positions, what would they be used for in the state police and the highway patrol, the criminal division, or they will be
Speaker 44
11:21
in highway patrol, so we've been adding quite a few new troopers with our troop schools, and this is
just to help with the span of control out in the field. So will they be spread out over the state and each troop. Yes, sir. Any other questions from any of the committee members?
Seeing none to have a motion to adopt. Circuit All in favor indicate saying I pose likewise. Motion carries. thank you all for being here. You're recognized, Mr. Robinson.
Speaker 3
12:00
Mr. Chairman, item B9 is for Governor's letter 23. This is a request for Northwest Technical Institute. The institution
Speaker 4
12:04
is part of the appropriation bill for the Department of Higher Education and this request, they will be asking to delete all their current class code, title, and grades in the current bill and replace them with a list of titles in the letter along with line item maximum salaries in lieu of grades as they had previously in order to provide, provide flexibility and meet the technical and training mission of the institution. They have the same number of positions as they did previously and did not request any change in regular salaries or matching.
OK. Any questions, saying no. Do I have a motion. The motion to have a second. All indicate all in favor in the cap of saying a pose likewise. Thank you.
Speaker 3
12:50
Motion carries B 10. Mr. Chairman, B10, this is a member amendment from Senator Bryant. While the amendment incorporates a number of changes personnel is
Speaker 4
12:56
required to review only the movement of the 900 resident positions from one part of the bill to another, these are her positions are being moved from a section of special
language for stipends to the regular salary section with no change in
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13:11
regular salaries or match. Just from one division to another. From one section
of the bill to another. Yes, sir. Any questions?
Saying none to have motion. Second, all in favor say aye pose likewise motion carries.
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item of regular business. Oh, excuse me.
Speaker 4
13:38
Mr. Chairman, this is our one item of regular business, item C. This is a request from the Department of Public Safety for the state crime lab. The request is to establish a labor market rate of 350,000 for the classification of crime lab associate medical examiner at MPO9 and increased the salaries of the incumbents listed in the requested letter. The current turnover rates for this classification is almost 17% and the department states that they have a hard time attracting candidates for the vacant positions. OPM states the cost to implement this labor
market will be about $248,000 from general revenue and the department says they have sufficient funds to support the
increases. Chair has a question on the you and how many positions did you indicate that I might, I might have missed it. They're not asking
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14:24
for any positions. This is just an, and the ability to pay up to $350,000 for how many 1 or 2 or 3. There's 4 incumbents listed on
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14:39
the letter. I'm not sure if that's all the positions they have, but I think somebody from
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someone here from public safety. Chair understands the need
and, and what you're asking for, but how many positions are we
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talking about that's impacted? So currently it would be the 4 incumbents
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and we have 2 that are vacant that we're trying to fill. Well One of
those what we do to a retirement come July. OK, so you're right
of, of, uh, Um, recruitment is, is, uh, 17%. I mean, it's turnover is 17% for the positions. And, uh, didn't we didn't we have a similar situation, uh, a few
years ago as it relates to the forensic scientists or pathologist.
Speaker 44
15:44
Yes, sir, um, so the way that this is kind of evolving is there is not a
Speaker 46
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large production scale for increasing our medical examiners and nationwide we're producing about half of what's needed. for all the different labs, um, and so what you're seeing is a result of that is yearly. They're asking for their They're able to attain higher salaries through competition.
It's very similar to what was happening in the early 2000s
with all of our IT positions. OK. All right. And, and, uh How, where, where are they moving from celery beginning celery too. The
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16:28
350. So right now, what we have is Basically we are authorized to bring them in at 50% over the maximum of the grade, but we have to come over and ask every time for those new
employees, which isn't necessarily a problem, but the issue with it is is that it's commanding about what we were doing was 275, that's no longer equitable. We're looking at 300. Well, most of our current ones are making right around that, so we want to be able to move the incumbents a little bit higher so that we don't bring people in with less
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experience making the. same, potentially more than our incomes. OK. Any questions from any committee members?
Saying none do I have emotion, I should not 2. All in favor indicator
saying I opposed likewise. Hearing none, motion passes. Thank you,
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gentlemen. Appreciate it. 8 o'clock. We'll meet next
Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock here in, uh, Big Mac A. Any further questions or any comments, Miss Barnhill?
Representative Joy Springer
Unverified
17:47
Oh, OK. Representative Springer, you recognize. Good morning. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I was just curious to know what happened to the employees regarding the youth
Speaker 58
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Challenge program in the department of Military. They were that program was uh. Absorbed, deleted. Do we know there's a
Speaker 4
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uh, uh, person for military here that can speak to it. Thank you to the program. Yeah, that was part of my ability. youth and children.
Oh yeah, I don't know what she's talking
about now. Identify yourself and then you can proceed with your comments to answer the question. Jeff
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18:30
Wood, Department of the Military, uh, representative, we currently only have, we're down to 2 employees, uh, that'll be there through June. All the rest of the employees either found other employments or were, uh, rifted back in October. And so, uh, and again, as we've discussed, uh, we have to wait a year after we close down before we can even engage on reapplying, so if we were to keep these positions, they would
be vacant well over 2 years. And so Act 790. 6 would come in and secondly, we wouldn't want to be tied to the old structure. So if we try to reopen it, we want to be a little bit more aggressive in some of the grades and so we want to be able to come in with a, with a fresh uh position, so that's one
of the reasons we're, we're asking to remove those. All right. Satisfied. OK,
thank you. Thank you very much. I, with that, uh, comment and question, we'll, uh, adjourn till Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock. Thank you for being
Agenda
A. Call to Order
B. Governor’s Letters and Amendments to be Presented:
Regular Business:
C. Request of labor market rate from Department of Public Safety, Division of Arkansas State Crime Lab. (Secretary Mike Hagar)
D. Other business
E. Adjournment
Documents
| Title | Type | Pages | Source |
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| Agenda — JBC-PERSONNEL, Mar 12, 2025 | Agenda | 1 | Official source ↗ |
| Ex B1 Governor Letter 14 | Exhibit | 5 | Official source ↗ |
| Ex B10 SB128 Amendment | Exhibit | 5 | Official source ↗ |
| Ex B2 Governor Letter 16 | Exhibit | 4 | Official source ↗ |
| Ex B3 Governor Letter 17 | Exhibit | 8 | Official source ↗ |
| Ex B4 Governor Letter 18 | Exhibit | 7 | Official source ↗ |
| Ex B5 Governor Letter 19 | Exhibit | 6 | Official source ↗ |
| Ex B6 Governor Letter 20 | Exhibit | 9 | Official source ↗ |
| Ex B7 Governor Letter 21 | Exhibit | 5 | Official source ↗ |
| Ex B8 Governor Letter 22 | Exhibit | 5 | Official source ↗ |
| Ex B9 Governor Letter 23 | Exhibit | 4 | Official source ↗ |
| Ex C Crime Lab 4 Salary Increases | Exhibit | 3 | Official source ↗ |
Speakers
Representative Jim Wooten Chair
Unverified
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
Speaker 4
Speaker 9
Speaker 21
Speaker 22
Speaker 23
Representative Frances Cavenaugh
Unverified
Speaker 25
Speaker 31
Speaker 41
Speaker 42
Speaker 44
Speaker 49
Speaker 5
Speaker 37
Speaker 46
Speaker 54
Representative Joy Springer
Unverified
Speaker 58
Speaker 61