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Speaker 2
0:21
is a two for two swap there's no increase in the total number of authorized positions and OPM has recommended the
two new positions right do we have any questions on item C? See none do I have a motion for review? I've got a motion in a second. Do I have any discussion all those in favor please say aye opposed no motion carries item D. madam
Speaker 2
0:44
chair Adamd is a request from the department of higher Education for South Arkansas College in El Dorado. The request includes three growth
pool positions as well as two swap pool positions from the higher ed central growth and surrender pools. The request includes two new food service supervisors and one new public safety officer as well as an institutional service assistant and a project program specialist while surrendering two positions.view this request will increase the total authorized positions by3. The food servicevis supervisor will provide leadership and oversight for dining services while the public safety officer will support campus security. The institutional services assistant will provide support for housing
operations and project program specialists will support the coming p card changes and expanding compliance requirements the department of higher Education has recommended all of the requested po do we have any
questions on item D? seeing none do I have a motion for review? have a motion do have a second secondcond, any discussion? all those in favor please say aye all opposed no motion carries moving on to item E. madamirman, item E is an
Speaker 7
1:53
approval item that will require a motion for approval. This
Speaker 2
1:57
is a reallocation of resources requests from the department of commerce. Commerce is requesting to move 17 positions from one division within commerce to another within the department and then they're also moving another51 positions within workforce services from one appropriation within workforce services to another appropriation the agency states that this is to consolidate and streamline shared services functions and ensure positions reflect programmatic needs there's no increase or decrease in positions only movement from one area of
commerce to another along with the position changes they are also requesting to move3 million dollars in regular salaries and match appropriation within the department to support reallocation of positions. The Off of Budget at DFfa has recommended the requested
reallocation. Do we have any questions on item E? seeing none do I have a motion for approval. have a motion second any discussion all those in favor
please say aye all opposed no motion carries and then we're going to handle items F through O we're just going to go through all of them unless anybody wants to pull one out and certainly you can ask questions along the way if you would like and then we'll just do one motion at the very end.
Speaker 2
3:13
madamurin, these are continuations. these are requests for items that have been previously reviewed or approved by ALc or JBC personnel subcommittee during the interim the agency and OPm wish to carry
these changes through into Fy27. itemtem F is a request for continuation of both growth pool and surrender pool positions previously authorized. these include positions at parks heritage and tourism, state police and economic development. Itemg is a request for continuation of op of an opPM differential for classifications at disability determination for socialcial Securityministration these differentials are provided for employees who take on additional cases over their normal assigned caseload based on their accuracy and effectiveness. Itemh is a request for continuation of
second language differentials at various agencies for employees to utilize a second language as part of their daily duties following an independent certification process used to determine determine their fluency level. Itemize is a request for continuation of certification differentials for employees atarks heritage and tourism who have met the certification criteria for wastewater management duties Item J is a request for continuation of on call differential for employees at DHS agriculture, military and veterans affairs they're required to work on an on call
schedule and expected to report as needed after normal work hours. Item K is a request for continuation of a hard to fill differential for positions at the department of Correction and the department of Energy and Environment for the department of correction these include various correctional officer positions and for the department of Energy and Environment includes positions responsible for inspections of facilities that deal in hazardous waste. Item L is a request for continuation of an established labor market for the crime lab medical examiner positions the approved labor market entry rate for incoming medical examiners
that set at300,000 dollars in order to recruit and retain experienced personnel Item M is a request for continuation of classifications tied to grant positions provided by the Americanrescue Plan Act. these are grants for the department of Commerce state broadband office in particular this request there were three commerce program coordinators and a fiscal support supervisor expert. itemtems in 12 and3 are continuations of classifications tied to infrastructure investment and jobs actct grant for commerce state broadband
office and public safety's department of emmergency Management and state police. The classifications include an extra help position at commerce grants coordinator at emergency management and a data analyst and public safety coordinator at state police. itemtem01 and02 are continuation requests for existing miscellaneous federal grant position at Commerce's economic development commission forconomicvelopment coordinator and a
Speaker 5
5:47
military program manager at the military department madam chairman that's all the continuations
do we have any questions on any of those items? seeing none do I have a motion for review? a second, I've got a motion in a second. any discussion? all those in favor please say aye all opposed no motion carries and then we have got reports which require no action but if you've got any questions or wanna talk through any of those, certainly we can take those questions right
at at this time right seeing no questions those reports stand reviewed we're going to move on to the supplemental agenda I'd like to entertain a motion to suspend the rules the motion and a second to suspend the rules any discussion all those in favor please say aye all opposed no motion carries. right item A1 under the supplemental agenda
Speaker 7
6:59
thank you madam Chair.oppiM has requested approval of salary increases to
Speaker 2
7:02
the persons listed in the attached letter and spreadsheet. These are over the maximum of their grade level. This is due to merit increases being provided to these employees which will carry them over the maxx or increase their salary that is already over the max. There are 92 employees on the list that will have increased salaries if the item is approved. Senator dotson you're recognized
Senator Jim Dotson
Unverified
7:30
thank you madam Chair. on the last page of this page four the public safety ones says med 14 1614 and 15 I think do you know what those positions are that have that type of salary I would have
Speaker 16
7:41
to call the agency yet but I believe it'srime lab it's going to be medical examiners that
Speaker 18
7:46
kind of thing at the crime lab that makes sense thank you that's it OK. are there any other
questions right seeing no other questions do I have a motion for approval? motion and drive a second I have a second any discussion? all those in favor please say aye all opposed no motion carries right and that wraps up our business for today thank you all meetingeting's adjourned
Agenda
A. Call to Order
Items for Review:
B. Request from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for Job Series Designation Changes for two (2) job titles established by Ark. Code Ann. §21-5-208(c)(1 ). (Kay Barnhill, State Personnel Director)
C. Request from the Department of Military (DOM) to establish two (2) pool positions from the OPM surrender pool established by Arkansas Code Annotated § 21-5-225(a). (Brigadier General Olen C. Bridges, Adjutant General)
D. Request from South Arkansas College to establish three (3) positions from the Higher Education Central Pool and two (2) positions from the Higher Education Surrender Pool. (Ken Warden, Commissioner)
Approval Items
E. Request from the Department of Commerce for the first request for Reallocation of Resources for FY27. (Hugh McDonald, Secretary)
Continuations
F. Request from the Office Personnel Management (OPM) for the continuation of three (3) Growth Pools and six (6) Surrender Pool positions from three (3) departments that are not included in the FY27 appropriation acts.
G. Request from the Office Personnel Management (OPM) for the continuation of the OPM differential through FY27 from the Disability Determination and Social Security Administration.
H. Request from the Office Personnel Management (OPM) for the continuation of previously approved second language differentials for FY27.
I. Request from the Office Personnel Management (OPM) for the continuation of a certification differential through FY27 from the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, Division of Parks.
J. Request from the Office Personnel Management (OPM) for the continuation of previously approved on-call differentials for FY27.
K. Request from the Office Personnel Management (OPM) for the continuation of a previously approved Hard-to-Fill differential for FY27 from the Department of Corrections (DOC) and Department of Energy and Environment (E&E).
L. Request from the Office Personnel Management (OPM) for the continuation of one Labor Market Rate from the Department of Public Safety, Arkansas Crime Laboratory.
M. Request from the Office Personnel Management (OPM) for the continuation of American Rescue Plan Act Program Funding from ACOM-State Broadband Office.
N. Request from the Office Personnel Management (OPM) for the continuation of Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act of 2021
O. Request from the Office Personnel Management (OPM) for the continuation of Miscellaneous Federal Grant Program Appropriation and Personnel Authorization
Reports:
P. Arkansas Community Correction Quarterly Caseload Report.
Q. Quarterly Employment Report- Third Quarter FY26 State Agencies and Institutions of Higher Education.
R. New June Provisional Report thirty-seven (37) new positions are approved for six (6) Four-Year Institutions of Higher Education. There are three (3) new positions for two (2) Two-Year Institutions of Higher Education. (Department of Education, Division of Higher Education, Dr. Ken Warden)
S. Two-Year Vacant - Act 796 Report (Kay Barnhill, State Personnel Director)
T. Special Compensation and Recruitment Award Report: April and May 2026
U. Personnel Actions Report: April and May 2026
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Speakers
Speaker 2
Senator Breanne Davis Chair
Unverified
Speaker 7
Speaker 5
Senator Jim Dotson
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Speaker 16
Speaker 18