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1 State of Arkansas
2 87th General Assembly A Bill
3 Fiscal Session, 2010 HOUSE BILL 1002
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5 By: Joint Budget Committee
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE ORDINARY
10 EXPENSES OF THE EXECUTIVE, JUDICIAL AND
11 LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT FOR THE
12 AUDITOR OF STATE - GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS,
13 ARKANSAS SENATE AND ARKANSAS HOUSE OF
14 REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE
15 30, 2011; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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19 THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT FOR THE
20 ORDINARY EXPENSES OF THE EXECUTIVE,
21 JUDICIAL AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES FOR
22 THE 2010-2011 FISCAL YEAR.
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25 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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27 SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - AUDITOR OF STATE DISBURSEMENTS. There is hereby
28 appropriated, to the Auditor of State, to be payable from the Constitutional
29 Officers Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Auditor of
30 State - General Appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, the
31 following:
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33 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
34 NO. 2010-2011
35 (01) SALARY OF GOVERNOR $ 86,890
36 (02) SALARY OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 41,896

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1 (03) SALARY OF SECRETARY OF STATE 54,305

2 (04) SALARY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL 72,408
3 (05) SALARY OF TREASURER OF STATE 54,305
4 (06) SALARY OF COMMISSIONER OF STATE LANDS 54,305
5 (07) SALARY OF AUDITOR OF STATE 54,305
6 (08) SALARY OF SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE 156,864
7 (09) SALARIES OF SIX (6) SUPREME COURT
8 ASSOCIATE JUSTICES OF $145,204 871,224
9 (10) SALARY OF COURT OF APPEALS CHIEF
10 JUDGE 142,969
11 (11) SALARIES OF ELEVEN (11) COURT OF
12 APPEALS JUDGES OF $140,732 1,548,052
13 (12) SALARIES OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY ONE (121)
14 CIRCUIT JUDGES OF $136,257 16,487,097
15 (13) SALARIES OF TWENTY FIVE (25) DISTRICT
16 COURT JUDGES OF $121,816 3,045,400
17 (14) SPECIAL AND RECALLED JUDGES FOR THE
18 CIRCUIT COURTS 350,000
19 (15) TRIAL JUDGES EXPENSES 400,000
20 (16) DISTRICT JUDGES TRAVEL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT 27,000
21 (17) SALARIES OF TWENTY FIVE (25)
22 PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS - DIVISION A OF
23 $119,552 2,988,800
24 (18) SALARIES OF THREE (3) PROSECUTING
25 ATTORNEYS - DIVISION B OF $100,037 300,111
26 (19) SALARY OF THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF
27 REPRESENTATIVES 17,771
28 (20) SALARIES OF NINETY NINE (99)
29 REPRESENTATIVES OF $15,869 1,571,031
30 (21) SALARY OF SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 17,771
31 (22) SALARIES OF THIRTY FOUR (34) SENATORS
32 OF $15,869 539,546
33 (23) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 6,705,518
34 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $ 35,587,568
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36 SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. There is hereby

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1 appropriated, to the Arkansas House of Representatives, to be payable from

2 the Constitutional Officers Fund, for reimbursements to Representatives for
3 interim expenses incurred as authorized by law of the Arkansas House of
4 Representatives for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, the following:
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6 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
7 NO. 2010-2011
8 (01) INTERIM EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR
9 REPRESENTATIVES $ 1,825,000
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11 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS SENATE. There is hereby appropriated,
12 to the Arkansas Senate, to be payable from the Constitutional Officers Fund,
13 for reimbursements to Senators for interim expenses incurred as authorized by
14 law of the Arkansas Senate for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, the
15 following:
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17 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
18 NO. 2010-2011
19 (01) INTERIM EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR
20 SENATORS $ 650,000
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22 SECTION 4. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
23 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. The
24 Auditor of State shall be disbursing officer for the funds appropriated in
25 Section 1 herein.
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27 SECTION 5. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
28 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. SENATE
29 DISBURSEMENTS. The Secretary of the Senate shall be disbursing officer for
30 the funds appropriated for Interim Expense Reimbursements for Senators
31 herein.
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33 SECTION 6. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
34 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. HOUSE
35 DISBURSEMENTS. The Coordinator of House Legislative Services of the House of
36 Representatives shall be disbursing officer for the funds appropriated for

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1 Interim Expense Reimbursements for Representatives herein.

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3 SECTION 7. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
4 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. HOUSE
5 INTERIM EXPENSE DISBURSEMENTS. The appropriations authorized in Section 2
6 shall be used for making reimbursements for interim expenses incurred by
7 members of the House of Representatives.
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9 SECTION 8. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
10 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. SENATE
11 INTERIM EXPENSE DISBURSEMENTS. The appropriations authorized in Section 3
12 shall be used for making reimbursements for interim expenses incurred by
13 members of the Senate.
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15 SECTION 9. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
16 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.
17 LEGISLATIVE INSTITUTE. Members of the preceding General Assembly and the
18 newly elected members of the House of Representatives and Senate shall be
19 eligible to attend the biennial Institute of Legislative Procedure and shall
20 be entitled, upon filing claim therefor, to per diem in the amount fixed by
21 law for members of the General Assembly to receive for attendance at
22 Legislative sessions, for each day in attending the biennial Institute of
23 Legislative Procedure plus mileage for traveling from their place of
24 residence to the biennial Institute of Legislative Procedure and return.
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26 SECTION 10. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General Assembly
27 that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations contained
28 in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for which this act
29 was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive Recommendations
30 and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget manuals prepared by
31 the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or summarized oral
32 testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative Council or
33 Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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35 SECTION 11. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
36 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the

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1 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
2 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2010 is essential to the operation of
3 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
4 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
5 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2010 could work irreparable harm
6 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
7 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
8 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
9 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2010.
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