ALC-JBC Personnel

Yeah would Please identify yourselves and once you've done the Department of Public Safety admin and Shared Services. They're currently authorized 104 positions. They got 2 MFGs in the interim, uh, forensic scientist and a forensic specialist. Those lines 8 and 9 on your report. 11, you'll see they've got a growth pool position, uh, fiscal support analyst. Passing over the eliminated position, you'll see 6 reclasses. They start on law Brings admin and shared services to 102 positions. There's a piece of special language. Section 56, it's continuing language that allows a salary grid if funds are available, authorized 48 positions. They added 3 via the squat pool in the interim. They gave up 5 for those. You see on the first page lines, 89, and 10. It's uh two class deputy directors and an education and instruction specialist. There are 3 reclasses on line 1718, and 19. Starting on line 24 and running to the end of this, uh, their report, you'll see they're transferring in 4 positions, the ones I mentioned previously from uh admin and Shared Services and the one from state police again to provide help for appeals hearings and to, and with the uh uh law enforcement safety office. Uh, none of these changes is a total of 50 positions, and that's all I have for them, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, sir. Members, any questions? See no questions. Can I get a motion? Get a second got a second. In discussions, seeing no discussion, all in favor say aye. And he opposed. The ayes have it continue, sir. Next division is the crime lab at Public Safety, currently authorized 161 positions. They added 4 forensic technicians in the interim. That's from the growth pool. You'll see those lines 8 through 11. There are two reclasses, uh, medical examiner, case coordinator, and admin specialist 3, both of those are to to laboratory technicians and all those involved are GSO4s. Uh, the bottom of the page of the reports where you're going to find these. It brings a crime lab to 165 positions. That's an increase of the growth pool positions. There are 22 pieces of special language. First is section 54, it's language regarding the medical examiner's salaries and is requested to be deleted. The second is new language that will allow the crime lab to pay recruitment expenses to potential medical examiner employees, airfare, hotel, that sort of thing. I need to know there's no sunset clause for this piece of special language. Uh, executive rec provides for the agency request for both pieces of special language, but again, the second piece does not have a sunset clause. That's all I have for this division, Mr. Chairman. All right, thank you. Does anybody have any questions? See no questions. Now the motion we need to have included in the motion, uh, request for sunset clause. And so can I get a motion? Second, got a 2nd. Any discussion. All in favor say aye. Any opposed, the ayes have it. Continue, sir. I4s Department of Public Safety, the state police. Currently authorized 1,085 positions. Now if you look at the first section that starts on line 8, they made two swaps in the interim, and the first swap, they got a telecommunication supervisor. It's on line 11. And 3 telecommunication specialists, and those are on lines 1314, and 15. In the second swap, they got a maintenance manager on line 8 and a DPS program coordinator on line 9. And in addition to those two swaps, they got 2 growth pool positions, the auto body repair technician and the public information specialist, and those are on 10 lines 10 and 12 respectively. Passing over the eliminations, you'll see 9 reclasses. They start on line 16 of page 2 and finish the second page. Turning to the 3rd page, you'll see one position being transferred to class, that's the one I mentioned earlier, it's going to assist in appeals hearings in the law enforcement safety office. Bring state police to 1,084 positions, that's a decrease of one. Mr. Chairman, that's all I have for state police. Thank you, sir. Anybody have any questions? See, no questions. Can I get a motion? Got a motion, got a second. Any discussion, see no discussion, all in favor say aye. And he opposed the I have a continue, sir. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, on B5 is the Crime Information Center or ACIC. They're currently authorized 55 positions. There's one elimination that we're passing over, so ACIC is at 55 positions and Mr. Chairman, that's all I have for this division. Thank you. Anybody have any questions? See no questions, can I get a motion? Second, got a 2nd. Any discussion, so no discussion, all in favor say aye. And he opposed, the ayes have it. You recognize continue, sir. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Item B6 is the Department of Emergency Management or Adam. They're currently authorized 116 positions. They added an MFG in the interim. It's on line 8 to a grant's coordinator. They added 2 positions from the growth pool, State Farm Marshall and Adam program coordinator lines 8 and 9. On lines 10 and 11, you'll see two SWAT pool positions. To Adam, fire marshal inspectors. Uh, passing over the eliminated, uh, positions to line 12 on the second page. You'll see 9 reclasses. And these finish out Adam's report. These changes bring Adam to 120 positions and Mr. Chairman, that's all I have for this division. Thank you, sir. Any questions? See no questions. Can I get a motion? Got a motion. Got a second. In discussion See no discussion, all in favor say aye. And he opposed, the ayes have it. All right, members, we're, we'll move to uh agenda item CC1. You recognize to begin, sir. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, this is a Department of, uh, Human Services Administration and Shared Services. Uh, this first division just has one position as the secretary and there's no changes, Mr. Chairman. That's all I have for this one. No questions. Got a motion. Can I get a second? Got a 2, 2nd. Any discussion No discussion. All in favor say aye. In your post, the eyes have it. Continue, sir. Adam C2 is the secretary's office at DHS. Currently authorized 669 positions. Moving past the eliminations, you'll see 36 reclasses that start on line 6 of the second page, and they go to the end of the report. That'll bring the secretary's office to 669 positions. There is a piece of special language. It's section 12 and the request is to to delete the language and uh the executive rec provides for the agency request for this piece of special language. Mr. Chairman, that's it, all I have for this, uh. Members, any questions? Got a motion, a 2nd. In discussion, discussion, all in favor say aye. And he opposed, the ayes have it. You recognize sir? Next division is medical services, item C3. Currently authorized 93 positions and that includes one Medicaid tobacco settlement position. Uh, you'll move past the eliminated positions to line 16. You'll see 4 reclasses and those go to line 19. Uh, brings medical services to 93 positions. There is a piece of special languages chairman. It's section 7, continuing language says that tobacco funded positions cannot continue with non-tobacco funds and things and that this information is to be made available to personnel and uh tobacco funded positions. Executive rep provides for the agency requests for this special language, and that's all I have for this division, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, sir. Members, any questions? See no questions. Can I get a motion? Got a motion, got a second. In discussions, no discussion, all in favor say aye. Any opposed? The I have it. You recognize, sir? Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Item C4 is the division of provider services and quality assurance or dip squaw. They're currently authorized 213 positions and that includes 19 Medicaid tobacco settlement positions. Uh, moving past the eliminated positions, you'll see 4 reclasses on the first page. Those are the lines 21 through 24. Uh, the second page details 20 positions moving into dip squaw from DCFS. These were part of, uh, childcare and early childhood ed, DHS retain these positions when they moved out. And they feel like this is a better home for these positions because Disquad, uh, does the licensing and certification for some of these. Uh, this completes their report and brings Dip Squad to 233 positions that reflects the 20 coming in from DCFS. Mr. Chairman, that's all I have for. Disco members, any questions? See no questions. Can I get a motion? Got a motion, got a second. In discussion, see no discussion, all in favor say aye. And he opposed. The ayes have it. You recognize, sir? Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I C5 is, uh, Children and Family Services, DCFS currently authorized 1,443 positions, uh, moving past the eliminations. DCFS has 11 reclasses. If you look online, 23, the first page, that's where they start. They go to line 15 on the 2nd. Uh, the next section of the report details those 2 positions I mentioned that are being transferred to Dipsquaw. Um, being moved, uh, because Children and uh Childcare and early childhood had moved out. And DHS feels this is a better home for these positions. brings DCFS to 1,423 positions. That's a decrease of those 20 positions, and Mr. Chairman, that's all I have for this. Did they, thank you, sir. Any questions? Say no questions. Can I get a motion? Got a motion, got a 2nd. Any discussion saying no discussion, all in favor say aye. And he opposed Eyes have it. You're recognized, sir. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Item C6 is the division of aging adult and behavioral health services. They're currently authorized 1,157 positions. They gained 6 MFG positions in the interim. If you look lines 8 through 13 on the first page, you'll see these. Uh, moving past the eliminated positions and starting on the last line of the first page, and then go to the end of the report, there are 17 reclasses. Which brings the division to 1,163 positions, that's an increase of the 6 MFGs. There are two pieces of special language, Mr. Chairman. Section 13 is continuing language that enables the division to offer special allowances to psychiatric specialist DHS Behavioral Health general physician and psychological, excuse excuse me, psychologist, supervisor. These may include allowances, uh, also for UMS personnel. Executive rep provides for agency requests for this special language. The second piece is section 15 in its continuing language, establishes work days, hazardous duty pay and leave parameters for two specific titles at the state hospital in the exec exec rec provides for the agency requests for this piece of special language as well. And Mr. Chairman, that's all I have for this division. Any members have questions? See no questions. Can I get a motion? Got a motion, a 2nd. Got a 2nd in discussions and no discussion, all in favor say aye. Any a. Seeing none, I have it. You recognize, sir? Mr. Chairman, the next division is the developmental disability Services Division. It's item C7. They're currently authorized 2,503 positions. They got 2 swap pools in the interim, 2 nurse practitioners. You'll see those lines 8 and 9. It was an even swap. Uh, moving past the eliminations to line 14 on page 2. You'll see 152 reclasses, and that goes up these go all the way to the end of their report. It brings DDS to 2,503 positions and that's all I have for this division, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, sir. Any questions? See no questions. Can I get a motion? We got a motion 2nd, got a 2nd. In discussions, no discussion, all in favor say aye. And he opposed Yeah, I have it. You recognize sir? I C 8 is DHS division of Youth Services. They're currently authorized 122 positions. There's one elimination position that will go past that brings to 5 reclasses, and you'll see these lines 14 through 18. Brings the division to 122 positions. There's a piece of special language, Mr. Chairman. It's Section 11 and it's continuing language. It allows DYS to use up to 320 extra help positions as contingent positions in a residential services setting. The executive rep provides for the agency request, uh, for this special language, and Mr. Chairman, that's all I have for youth services. Thank you, sir. Any questions? See no questions. Can I get a motion? Got a motion, a 2nd. In discussions in the discussion on favor say aye. Any opposed? The ayes have it. You recognize, sir? Thank you, Mr. Chairman, I C9 is the county operations or county ops. Currently authorized 2022 positions. If you'll pass over the eliminated position section starting at line 23. You'll see 105 reclasses. These go all the way to the end of their report. Uh, that brings us to a total of 2,022 positions. And Mr. Chairman, that's all I have for county offices. Thank you, sir. Any questions? no questions. Can I get a motion? got a motion, a second. In discussion, discussion, all in favor say aye. And he opposed, the ayes have it. Thank you, sir. Mr. Angel, appreciate it. And your club Ms. Maccado, you believe you're up. Yes, ma'am, you're recognized identify yourself, please. Angela Mercado, Bureau of Legislative Research. We're on to the department of education. The first one is on page 52, the administration Shared Services. They currently have 86 positions. They receive 3 from the growth pool, uh, lines 8 to 10 on the first page. During the interim and the executive recommendation provided for this request. Skipping through the eliminations. The agency received 15 out of family reclasses starting on page one, line 22 through page 2, the exact wreck also provided for these requests. The net effect of these changes will increase the number of total authorized positions of 3 from 86 to 89. The agency also has a piece of special language. The Special language as the continuation of a physician pool of no more than 5 IT positions at a salary not exceeding the maximum salary for a grade IT 12. The language also requests for continuation of 10 general salaries position at a grade up to GS 15. Any growth propositions requested to continue through FY 2526 must be requested as new positions in the agency's budget requests, the exact rec provides the agency's request for the special language. That's all I have for that. Thank you, ma'am. Any questions? See no questions. Can I get a motion? Got a motion. Got a second. Got a second any discussion, see no discussion, all in favor say aye. And he opposed. I just have it. You recognize, ma'am. All right. Next is page 57, we're in the office of Early Childhood. They currently have 209 authorized positions. They received two out of family reclasses, um, lines 9 and 10. They also requested a transfer 32 positions to the general education starting on page 1 line 15 through to the next page. The net effect of these changes will decrease the number of total authorized positions to 177, an exact rec provides for the agency's request. Thank you, ma'am. Any questions? Saying no questions. Can I get a motion? Got a motion, got a 2nd. Got a second any discussion, so no discussion, all in favor say aye. And he opposed, the ayes have it. You recognize mine. Moving on to page 59 is the, the general education. They currently have 313 authorized positions they received one position from the growth pool during the interim and the other 5 positions are already authorized in the department's act. Skipping through to page 3, the agency received the 24 out of family reclasses, um, until page 4, line 8. Lastly, the agency is receiving those 32 positions from Office of Early Childhood, and the exec rec provides for these requests, um. The Nightf effect of the, I'm sorry, the net effect of these changes will increase the number of authorized positions to 33, um, totaling to 346, excluding the eliminated positions and exact rec provides for these changes. Thank you, ma'am. Any questions? Saying no questions. Can I get a motion? Got a motion. Got a second. Got a 2nd. In discussion, no discussion, all in favor say aye. And he opposed. I have it, you recognize, ma'am. I'm moving on to page 65 is public school fund. They have 49 authorized positions and not including the eliminated positions, there will be no changes in exact re provides for this request. All right, thank you, ma'am. Any questions? No questions. Can I get a motion? It's got a motion, got a second. In discussion, no discussion, all in favor say aye. Any opposed, I have it. You recognize men on to page 66 is a school for the blind. They currently have 98 authorized positions. They received 3 out of family reclasses on onlines 22, 0, I'm sorry, lines 20 to 22. The net effect of these changes will remain at 98, again excluding those eliminated positions. They have 3 pieces of special language. The first one adds the Arkansas School for the Deaf employees. They also changed the summary information to require approval to work from the superintendent to be. able to receive payment, they must be classified as someone whose job responsibilities are less than 2080 hours a year. The, the 2nd and the 3rd pieces of special language, they are asking to remove the language. The second one, I'm sorry, the first of these languages is to allow salary of the teachers to be adjusted to a rate of pay, and then the second one is to remove language stating that if the General Assembly provides public school districts with teacher raises, schooled for the blind shall be included. The reason for um, for the request to remove this language is in anticipation of a new pay plan. The executive rec provides for the agency's requests for the special language, and that's all I have for that. Thank you, ma'am. Any questions? No questions. Can I get a motion? Got a motion. Got a second. In discussion, discussion on favor say aye. Any opposed? The ayes have it. You're recognized, ma'am. Thank you, sir. Um, moving on to page 72 is a school for the deaf. They have 150 authorized positions, they received two out of family reclasses on page 2. Again, not counting the eliminated positions and that affected these changes will decrease total number to 132. Uh, the agency has two pieces of special language that they are asking to be stricken. The first one again, um, is because they're moving into, uh, the school for the blind. And then the second one is a, um, Dealing with a special rates of pay. And the executive re provides for the request. That's all I have for that. Any questions? see no questions. Can I get a motion? Got a motion. Got a second. Any discussion? Seeing no discussion, all in favor say aye. And he opposed, the ayes have it. You recognize, ma'am. Thank you, sir. Moving on to page 77 is ATN. They have 101 authorized positions. They requested a pool position in the interim and exeat provided for that request. Skipping on the page 2, the agency received 8 out of family reclasses. The net effect of these changes will increase total number of authorized position to 102, not including the eliminations. They also have two pieces of special language requested for continuation. The first one is on page 79 of their state operations. language states to allow a maximum of 5 extra help positions when needed at a pain not to exceed those in the class in compact, and they're exempt from a limitation of hours. The next one is on page 80. And it is to allow for a maximum of 46 extra help positions when needed, again, not to exceed pay those in the class and compact. These positions are related to specific project and are exempt from limitation of hours either by act or regulation. The exact re provides for the agency's request. Thank you, ma'am. Any questions? So no questions. Can I get a motion? Got a motion. Got a second. In the discussion, no discussion. All in favor say aye. Any opposed. The ayes have it. You're recognized. Next one is the state library on page 81. They currently have 49 authorized positions and skipping over the eliminated positions, they will stay at 49, and that is all I have for that. Thank you, ma'am. Questions? No questions. Get a motion Got a motion, got a 2nd. In discussion, no discussion, all in favor say aye. Any opposed, the ayes have it. You're recognized. Moving on to page 82 is Northwest Technical Institute. They currently have 6 positions during the interim, page one, line 8 to 13. They also received 3 out of family reclasses starting on the bottom of page 1 and into page 2. And that affected these changes will keep the total number of authorized positions at 81, excluding the eliminated positions. Thank you, ma'am. Any questions? no questions. Can I get a motion? Got a motion, got a second. In discussion, no discussion, all in favor say aye. Any opposed? The ayes have it. You're recognized. Moving on to page 4 is career education. They currently have 44 positions, authorized and again skipping over the eliminated positions, they will remain at 44, and that is all I have for that one. Thank you, ma'am. Any questions? no questions. Can I get a motion? Got a motion. Got a second. Got a 2nd in discussion, no discussion, all in favor say aye. Any opposed? The ayes have it, you're. And finally, a higher education, it's on page 85, they currently have 52 authorized positions. They received one position from the growth pool during the interim, and they received one out of family reclassification, then it affected these changes will keep the number of total authorized positions at 52, excluding the eliminated positions and the executive provides for this request. Thank you, ma'am. Any questions? See no questions. Can I get a motion? Got a motion. Got a second. Any discussion, no discussion, all in favor say aye. In he opposed, the eyes have it. Thank you, ladies. I appreciate your participation, members, the only other business we have is even remember even though these these different agencies have executive rec. It does not include any of the eliminated positions on that, that was the one change that was throughout the whole thing on this and then the only other thing is I appreciate your, your diligence and your enthusiasm. Have a good weekend.