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1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H2/16/10

2 87th General Assembly A Bill
3 Fiscal Session, 2010 HOUSE BILL 1035
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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 PERSONAL
10 SERVICES AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE
11 DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SERVICES FOR THE FISCAL
12 YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2011; AND FOR OTHER
13 PURPOSES.
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16 Subtitle
17 AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE
18 SERVICES APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2010-2011
19 FISCAL YEAR.
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21
22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
23
24 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES. There is hereby established for the
25 Department of Workforce Services for the 2010-2011 fiscal year, the following
26 maximum number of regular employees whose salaries shall be governed by the
27 provisions of the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act (Arkansas Code
28 §§21-5-201 et seq.), or its successor, and all laws amendatory thereto.
29 Provided, however, that any position to which a specific maximum annual
30 salary is set out herein in dollars, shall be exempt from the provisions of
31 said Uniform Classification and Compensation Act. All persons occupying
32 positions authorized herein are hereby governed by the provisions of the
33 Regular Salaries Procedures and Restrictions Act (Arkansas Code §21-5-101),
34 or its successor.
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36 Maximum Annual

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1 Maximum Salary Rate

2 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
3 No. Code Title Employees 2010-2011
4 (1) U037U DWS DIRECTOR 1 $137,003
5 (2) U070U DWS DEPUTY DIRECTOR 1 $113,788
6 (3) U076U DWS WORKFORCE INVESTMENT DIRECTOR 1 $106,471
7 (4) U036U AR APPEALS TRIBUNAL CHAIRMAN 1 $103,194
8 (5) N051N DWS ASST DIR, EMPLOYMENT ASSIST 1 GRADE N908
9 (6) N050N DWS ASST DIR, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 1 GRADE N908
10 (7) N049N DWS ASST DIR, INFO AND TECHNOLOGY 1 GRADE N908
11 (8) N074N DWS ASST DIR, UNEMPLOYMENT INS 1 GRADE N908
12 (9) G007N DWS GENERAL COUNSEL 1 GRADE N908
13 (10) G015N DWS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 1 GRADE N908
14 (11) G017N DWS ASST DIR - TANF 1 GRADE N904
15 (12) G016N DWS ASST DIR GRANTS RESOURCE ADMIN 1 GRADE N904
16 (13) D007C INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGER 2 GRADE C128
17 (14) A015C DWS DIR INTERNAL AUDIT & SECURITY 1 GRADE C127
18 (15) G020C DWS PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR 3 GRADE C127
19 (16) A021C AGENCY CONTROLLER I 1 GRADE C126
20 (17) G047C ATTORNEY SPECIALIST 2 GRADE C126
21 (18) D017C INFO SYSTEMS SECURITY SPECIALIST 1 GRADE C126
22 (19) G076C ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MANAGER 1 GRADE C124
23 (20) A031C ASSISTANT CONTROLLER 2 GRADE C124
24 (21) G073C ATTORNEY 7 GRADE C124
25 (22) G068C DWS AREA OPERATIONS CHIEF 6 GRADE C124
26 (23) G072C DWS WORKFORCE INVESTMENT PROG MGR 1 GRADE C124
27 (24) D028C SENIOR SOFTWARE SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE C124
28 (25) D022C SYSTEMS SPECIALIST 1 GRADE C124
29 (26) R013C AGENCY HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER 1 GRADE C123
30 (27) G081C DWS DIVISION CHIEF 6 GRADE C123
31 (28) D038C SENIOR SOFTWARE SUPPORT ANALYST 11 GRADE C123
32 (29) G110C DWS PROGRAM MANAGER 4 GRADE C121
33 (30) G114C DWS WORKFORCE INVEST REG ADVISOR 2 GRADE C121
34 (31) D052C SOFTWARE SUPPORT ANALYST 9 GRADE C121
35 (32) G138C AGENCY ADMIN REVIEW OFFICER 11 GRADE C120
36 (33) R019C BUDGET MANAGER 1 GRADE C120

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1 (34) R015C DWS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY MANAGER 1 GRADE C120

2 (35) G128C DWS FIELD MANAGER II 14 GRADE C120
3 (36) G127C DWS PROGRAM OPERATIONS MANAGER 27 GRADE C120
4 (37) E023C TRAINING PROJECT MANAGER 2 GRADE C120
5 (38) D062C DATABASE ANALYST 1 GRADE C119
6 (39) G149C DWS FIELD MANAGER I 16 GRADE C119
7 (40) D061C INFO SYSTEMS COORDINATION SPECIALIST 1 GRADE C119
8 (41) A066C INTERNAL AUDITOR 3 GRADE C119
9 (42) X062C QUALITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE C119
10 (43) A060C SENIOR AUDITOR 2 GRADE C119
11 (44) R024C ASST PERSONNEL MANAGER 1 GRADE C118
12 (45) C010C EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE C118
13 (46) A075C FINANCIAL ANALYST I 1 GRADE C118
14 (47) A074C FISCAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR 6 GRADE C118
15 (48) A073C PROGRAM/FIELD AUDITOR SUPERVISOR 2 GRADE C118
16 (49) A081C AUDITOR 7 GRADE C117
17 (50) R027C BUDGET SPECIALIST 8 GRADE C117
18 (51) D071C COMPUTER SUPPORT ANALYST 1 GRADE C117
19 (52) G181C DWS PROGRAM MONITOR 39 GRADE C117
20 (53) G180C GRANTS ANALYST 1 GRADE C117
21 (54) D068C INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYST 1 GRADE C117
22 (55) G179C LEGAL SERVICES SPECIALIST 1 GRADE C117
23 (56) S017C MAINTENANCE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE C117
24 (57) B076C RESEARCH PROJECT ANALYST 20 GRADE C117
25 (58) E040C STAFF DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR 2 GRADE C117
26 (59) A089C ACCOUNTANT I 1 GRADE C116
27 (60) V014C BUYER 2 GRADE C116
28 (61) G196C DWS SATELLITE OFFICE SUPERVISOR 4 GRADE C116
29 (62) A085C DWS SR FIELD TAX REPRESENTATIVE 3 GRADE C116
30 (63) A084C PROGRAM/FIELD AUDIT SPECIALIST 6 GRADE C116
31 (64) P027C PUBLIC INFORMATION SPECIALIST 1 GRADE C116
32 (65) E046C TRAINING INSTRUCTOR 7 GRADE C116
33 (66) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 23 GRADE C115
34 (67) D079C COMPUTER SUPPORT TECHNICIAN 1 GRADE C115
35 (68) A092C DWS FIELD TAX REP 24 GRADE C115
36 (69) G209C DWS PROGRAM SUPERVISOR 51 GRADE C115

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1 (70) C032C DWS UI CLAIM TECHNICIAN 14 GRADE C115

2 (71) X139C DWS UI INVESTIGATOR 10 GRADE C115
3 (72) A091C FISCAL SUPPORT ANALYST 19 GRADE C115
4 (73) S033C MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE C115
5 (74) S032C PRINT SHOP SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE C115
6 (75) V015C PURCHASING SPECIALIST 1 GRADE C115
7 (76) S031C SKILLED TRADESMAN 1 GRADE C115
8 (77) G217C DWS WORKFORCE SPECIALIST 393 GRADE C114
9 (78) C050C ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SUPERVISOR 3 GRADE C113
10 (79) G220C DWS UNIT SUPERVISOR 5 GRADE C113
11 (80) R036C HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST 4 GRADE C113
12 (81) C046C LEGAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 7 GRADE C113
13 (82) S046C MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN 1 GRADE C113
14 (83) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 16 GRADE C112
15 (84) A098C FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 23 GRADE C112
16 (85) S054C PRINTER 1 GRADE C111
17 (86) V023C STOREROOM SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE C111
18 (87) X183C DWS CLAIMS ADJUDICATOR 11 GRADE C110
19 (88) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 13 GRADE C109
20 (89) V027C INVENTORY CONTROL TECHNICIAN 1 GRADE C108
21 (90) C087C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST I 30 GRADE C106
22 (91) C088C MAIL SERVICES ASSISTANT 2 GRADE C105
23 (92) S087C INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES ASSISTANT 2 GRADE C103
24 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 929
25
26 SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to
27 the Department of Workforce Services, to be payable from the Department of
28 Workforce Services Trust Fund, for personal services and operating expenses
29 of the Department of Workforce Services for the fiscal year ending June 30,
30 2011, the following:
31
32 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
33 NO. 2010-2011
34 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $ 33,796,581
35 (02) EXTRA HELP 4,093,000
36 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 11,323,377

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1 (04) OVERTIME 60,000

2 (05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
3 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 23,098,544
4 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 681,493
5 (C) PROF. FEES 1,625,104
6 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 2,419,001
7 (E) DATA PROC. 8,530,516
8 (06) AMERICAN RECOVERY AND
9 REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009 4,283,524
10 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $ 89,911,140
11
12 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND EXPENSES - CASH.
13 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Workforce Services, to be
14 payable from cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801 of the
15 Department of Workforce Services, for unemployment benefit payments and other
16 expenses including, disaster relief payments, training allowances, payments
17 to participant contractors and Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund loan
18 repayments by the Department of Workforce Services – Unemployment Benefits
19 and Expenses – Cash for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, the following:
20
21 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
22 NO. 2010-2011
23 (01) DISASTER RELIEF PAYMENTS $ 5,000,000
24 (02) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES BENEFIT PAYMENTS 225,000,000
25 (03) U I BENEFITS - REIMBURSABLE EMPLOYERS 25,000,000
26 (04) U I BENEFITS - TAXABLE EMPLOYERS 600,000,000
27 (05) TRAINING ALLOWANCES 5,000,000
28 (06) PAYMENTS TO PARTICIPANT CONTRACTORS 10,000,000
29 (07) U I LOAN REPAYMENT 1
30 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $ 870,000,001
31
32 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009.
33 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Workforce Services, to be
34 payable from cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801 of the
35 Department of Workforce Services, for costs and expenses of the American
36 Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 including, increased benefit

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1 payments, extension of benefit payments, Trade Adjustment Act (TAA)

2 supportive services, and TAA training by the Department of Workforce Services
3 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, the following:
4
5 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
6 NO. 2010-2011
7 (01) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES BENEFIT PAYMENTS - ARRA $ 363,880,000
8 (02) TRAINING ALLOWANCES - ARRA 7,500,000
9 (03) PAYMENTS TO PARTICIPANT CONTRACTORS - ARRA 3,750,000
10 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $ 375,130,000
11
12 SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS. There is hereby
13 appropriated, to the Department of Workforce Services, to be payable from the
14 Department of Workforce Services Special Fund, for payment of the annual
15 assessment to maintain voting member rights in the National Association of
16 Workforce Agencies by the Department of Workforce Services for the fiscal
17 year ending June 30, 2011, the following:
18
19 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
20 NO. 2010-2011
21 (01) ANNUAL ASSESSMENT $ 26,000
22
23 SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - EXCESS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND EXPENSES.
24 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Workforce Services, to be
25 payable from the Department of Workforce Services Special Fund, for payment
26 of unemployment benefits and expenses incurred in the administration of the
27 Employment Security Law when such expenses exceed funds available from other
28 sources by the Department of Workforce Services for the fiscal year ending
29 June 30, 2011, the following:
30
31 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
32 NO. 2010-2011
33 (01) PAYMENT/EXPENSES $ 10,878,035
34
35 SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT. There is hereby
36 appropriated, to the Department of Workforce Services, to be payable from the

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1 federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for
2 grant payments of the Workforce Investment Act by the Department of Workforce
3 Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, the following:
4
5 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
6 NO. 2010-2011
7 (01) WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT PAYMENTS $ 70,000,000
8 (02) AMERICAN RECOVERY AND
9 REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009 12,459,948
10 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $ 82,459,948
11
12 SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - U I TRUST FUND INTEREST/UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE.
13 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Workforce Services, to be
14 payable from the Employment Security Advance Interest Trust Fund, for paying
15 interest incurred by the state on advances from the Federal Unemployment
16 Trust Fund, making refunds of advance interest taxes or interest and penalty
17 payments which were erroneously paid, and returning moneys to the
18 Unemployment Compensation Fund Clearing Account which were incorrectly
19 identified and erroneously transferred, if needed, by the Department of
20 Workforce Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, the following:
21
22 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
23 NO. 2010-2011
24 (01) U I TRUST FUND INTEREST $ 3,000,000
25 (02) LOAN INTEREST 1
26 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $ 3,000,001
27
28 SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - REED ACT FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated,
29 to the Department of Workforce Services, to be payable from cash funds as
30 defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801 of the Department of Workforce Services,
31 for construction, improvement of buildings, rent and lease costs, acquisition
32 of data processing equipment, acquisition of land, payment of salaries and
33 related benefits, maintenance and general operation and for the payment of
34 unemployment insurance benefits, or as prescribed by the Social Security Act
35 of the Department of Workforce Services for the fiscal year ending June 30,
36 2011, the following:

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2 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
3 NO. 2010-2011
4 (01) REED ACT FUNDS $ 38,500,000
5
6 SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - REED ACT FUNDS - AMERICAN RECOVERY AND
7 REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA). There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of
8 Workforce Services, to be payable from cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code
9 19-4-801 of the Department of Workforce Services, for unemployment insurance
10 benefits, payment of salaries and related benefits, and maintenance and
11 general operations as prescribed by the Social Security Act of 1935, as
12 amended, and the ARRA-Stimulus Act of 2009, the same being P.L. 111-5 of the
13 Department of Workforce Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011,
14 the following:
15
16 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
17 NO. 2010-2011
18 (01) AMERICAN RECOVERY AND
19 REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009 $ 59,969,332
20
21 SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - ADMINISTRATION BUILDING UPKEEP. There is
22 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Workforce Services, to be payable
23 from the Department of Workforce Services Special Fund, for maintenance,
24 repairs, equipment, furnishings, upkeep of the Administration Building and
25 all other agency owned buildings, and maintenance of adjacent parking areas
26 of the Department of Workforce Services for the fiscal year ending June 30,
27 2011, the following:
28
29 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
30 NO. 2010-2011
31 (01) ADMINISTRATION BUILDING UPKEEP $ 227,500
32
33 SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION - BUILDING AND LAND ACQUISITION. There is hereby
34 appropriated, to the Department of Workforce Services, to be payable from the
35 Department of Workforce Services Special Fund, for acquisition of buildings,
36 acquisition of land, construction of buildings, and modification of existing

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1 buildings outside of the Pulaski County area by the Department of Workforce

2 Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, the following:
3
4 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
5 NO. 2010-2011
6 (01) BUILDING AND LAND ACQUISITION $ 150,000
7
8 SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - RENT OF BUILDINGS. There is hereby
9 appropriated, to the Department of Workforce Services, to be payable from the
10 Department of Workforce Services Special Fund, for rent of buildings by the
11 Department of Workforce Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011,
12 the following:
13
14 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
15 NO. 2010-2011
16 (01) RENT OF BUILDINGS $ 48,354
17
18 SECTION 14. APPROPRIATION - SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT TAXES. There is
19 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Workforce Services, to be payable
20 from the Department of Workforce Services Special Fund, for payment of
21 special improvement district taxes by the Department of Workforce Services
22 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, the following:
23
24 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
25 NO. 2010-2011
26 (01) SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT TAXES $ 500
27
28 SECTION 15. APPROPRIATION - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF)
29 BLOCK GRANT PAYING AND NEW HIRE REGISTRY. There is hereby appropriated, to
30 the Department of Workforce Services, to be payable from the paying account
31 as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal
32 services, maintenance and general operations and grant payments of the
33 Department of Workforce Services - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
34 (TANF) Block Grant Paying and the New Hire Registry for the fiscal year
35 ending June 30, 2011, the following:
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1 ITEM FISCAL YEAR

2 NO. 2010-2011
3 (01) ARKANSAS TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYMENT
4 PROGRAM AND NEW HIRE REGISTRY PERSONAL SERVICES, $ 100,000,000
5 MAINTENANCE & GENERAL OPERATIONS AND GRANT PAYMENTS
6 (02) AMERICAN RECOVERY AND
7 REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009 6,200,000
8 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $ 106,200,000
9
10 SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION - INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT PROGRAM. There
11 is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Workforce Services, to be
12 payable from the Individual Development Account Trust Fund, for operating
13 expenses of the Department of Workforce Services - Individual Development
14 Account Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, the following:
15
16 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
17 NO. 2010-2011
18 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
19 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $ 0
20 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0
21 (C) PROF. FEES 1,700,000
22 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
23 (E) DATA PROC. 0
24 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $ 1,700,000
25
26 SECTION 17. APPROPRIATION - DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SERVICES - TRAINING
27 TRUST FUND. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Workforce
28 Services, to be payable from the Department of Workforce Services Training
29 Trust Fund, for personal services, operating expenses, and grants for the
30 Worker Training Program of the Department of Workforce Services - Training
31 Trust Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, the following:
32
33 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
34 NO. 2010-2011
35 (01) PERSONAL SERVICES, OPERATING EXPENSES
36 AND GRANTS $ 5,000,000

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1
2 SECTION 18. APPROPRIATION - DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SERVICES -
3 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FUND. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department
4 of Workforce Services, to be payable from the Department of Workforce
5 Services Unemployment Insurance Administration Fund, for operating expenses
6 of the Unemployment Insurance Program of the Department of Workforce Services
7 - Unemployment Insurance Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, the
8 following:
9
10 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
11 NO. 2010-2011
12 (01) OPERATING EXPENSES $ 5,000,000
13
14 SECTION 19. APPROPRIATION - WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OPERATIONS. There is
15 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Workforce Services, to be payable
16 from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the
17 State, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of
18 Workforce Services - Workforce Investment Act Operations for the fiscal year
19 ending June 30, 2011, the following:
20
21 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
22 NO. 2010-2011
23 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $ 611,551
24 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 211,115
25 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
26 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 222,394
27 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 24,092
28 (C) PROF. FEES 30,000
29 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
30 (E) DATA PROC. 0
31 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $ 1,099,152
32
33 SECTION 20. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
34 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.
35 RESTRICTIONS ON FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT INITIATIVE.
36 Funds appropriated for Community Investment Funds from the Temporary

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1 Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant for the fiscal years
2 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 (combined) shall be subject to these restrictions in
3 their use for the specified statutory purposes:
4 (1) improving outcomes for youth (at least $1,000,000),
5 (2) parenting and family functioning (at least $500,000),
6 (3) marriage and relationship skills ($500,000),
7 (4) fatherhood programs (at least $500,000),
8 (5) family and employment services for ex-offenders (at least
9 $500,000), and
10 (6) services to child-only TEA cases (at least $500,000)
11
12 SECTION 21. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
13 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.
14 SUSPENSION OR REDUCTION OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
15 INITIATIVE. Spending for the Community Investment Initiative can be
16 suspended or reduced if the Director of the Department of Workforce Services
17 and the Transitional Employment Board certify that
18 a) Funding from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant is
19 needed to support a critical economic development initiative,
20 b) Other funds from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block
21 grant are not available beyond those needed for the operation of the TEA,
22 Work Pays and High Wage Education and Training Programs and for an adequate
23 reserve for possible increases in cash assistance during the current fiscal
24 year, and
25 c) Spending for the economic development initiative is allowable within
26 the federal rules governing the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block
27 Grant.
28 Certification of these conditions shall be made to the Governor and the
29 Chief Fiscal Officer of the State and notification shall be made to the
30 Legislative Council and the Senate and House Public Health and Welfare
31 Committees.
32 If spending on the Community Investment Initiative is reduced, these
33 reductions shall be assessed proportionately to the funds designated by the
34 TEA Board for each of the six statutory purposes of the Community Investment
35 Initiative.
36 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2007

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1 2010 through June 30, 2009 2011.

2
3 SECTION 22. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
4 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. CARRY
5 FORWARD - NEW HIRE REGISTRY. Any balance in the funds made available by this
6 Act for the New Hire Registry which remain on June 30, 2008 2010, may be
7 carried forward into the next fiscal year, to be used for the same purpose.
8 Any carry forward of unexpended balance of funding as authorized herein,
9 may be carried forward under the following conditions:
10 (1) Prior to June 30, 2008 2010 the Agency shall by written statement set
11 forth its reason(s) for the need to carry forward said funding to the
12 Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget;
13 (2) The Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget shall
14 report to the Arkansas Legislative Council all amounts carried forward by the
15 September Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee meeting
16 which report shall include the name of the Agency, Board, Commission or
17 Institution and the amount of the funding carried forward, the program name
18 or line item, the funding source of that appropriation and a copy of the
19 written request set forth in (1) above;
20 (3) Each Agency, Board, Commission or Institution shall provide a written
21 report to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee
22 containing all information set forth in item (2) above, along with a written
23 statement as to the current status of the project, contract, purpose etc. for
24 which the carry forward was originally requested no later than thirty (30)
25 days prior to the time the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution presents
26 its budget request to the Arkansas Legislative Council/Joint Budget
27 Committee; and
28 (4) Thereupon, the Department of Finance and Administration shall include
29 all information obtained in item (3) above in the budget manuals and/or a
30 statement of non-compliance by the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution.
31
32 SECTION 23. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
33 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. EXTRA
34 HELP. There is hereby authorized, for the Department of Workforce Services
35 for the 2009-2010 2010-2011 fiscal year, the following maximum number of
36 part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from

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1 funds appropriated herein for such purposes: four hundred (400) temporary or
2 part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those
3 provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its
4 successor, for the appropriate classification. Any of these positions
5 utilized in a manner which are funded by federal sources are specifically
6 exempt from limitation of hours, either by Act or Regulation.
7 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1,
8 2007 2010 through June 30, 2009 2011.
9
10 SECTION 24. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
11 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. "REED ACT
12 FUNDS". Funds received by the State may be used as specified in 903 of the
13 Social Security Act, for the purpose of construction and improvement of
14 buildings, rent/lease costs, acquisition of land, the payment of salaries and
15 related benefits of central and local office staff, maintenance and operation
16 of central and local offices, payment of unemployment insurance benefits, or
17 as otherwise prescribed in Section 903 of the Social Security Act, as
18 amended.
19 The amount obligated pursuant to this Act shall not exceed the amount by
20 which (a) the aggregate of the amounts transferred to the account of this
21 State pursuant to Section 903 of the Social Security Act exceeds (b) the
22 aggregate of the amounts used by this State and charged against the amounts
23 transferred to the account of this State.
24 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2007
25 2010 through June 30, 2009 2011.
26
27 SECTION 25. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
28 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.
29 ADDITIONAL POSITIONS. The Director of the Department of Workforce Services,
30 after receiving the approval of the Office of Personnel Management, and after
31 seeking the prior review by the Arkansas Legislative Council, shall have the
32 authority to establish such new or additional full time positions as may
33 become necessary to carry out the objectives of the program and/or to meet
34 Federal requirements of new and/or expanded programs where such needs are
35 financed by federal funds; provided that not more than two hundred persons
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1 that the rate of pay shall not exceed those set out in the salary schedule
2 for comparable positions as authorized under the provisions of Section 1 of
3 this Act.
4 If the agency requests continuation of a "Growth Pool" position(s) as
5 established herein, the position(s) must be requested as a new position(s) in
6 the agency’s budget request.
7 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2007
8 2010 through June 30, 2009 2011.
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10 SECTION 26. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
11 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER
12 OF APPROPRIATION. Subject to such rules and regulations as may be
13 implemented by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State and after having sought
14 the prior approval by the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget
15 Committee, the Director of the Department of Workforce Services is hereby
16 authorized to make transfers from any appropriation made by this Act to any
17 other appropriation made by this Act with the exception of the "Reed Act
18 Funds" appropriations set forth in Sections 9 and 10 of this Act, and of the
19 appropriation made for Regular Salaries or Maintenance and General Operation.
20 Such transfers may be made whenever it appears, by projecting the
21 expenditures of any of the appropriations in this Act, that there will be a
22 deficiency of appropriation in one item and that there will be a
23 corresponding excess of appropriation in another item or items which may be
24 transferred. The transfer of appropriation shall be effected only on
25 approval of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State. Provided, however, that no
26 transfer of appropriations may be authorized to increase the total amount
27 appropriated for Regular Salaries, or Maintenance and General Operations,
28 except as may be authorized elsewhere by law.
29 Determining the maximum number of employees and the maximum amount of
30 appropriation and general revenue funding for a state agency each fiscal year
31 is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This is usually accomplished by
32 delineating such maximums in the appropriation act(s) for a state agency and
33 the general revenue allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by
34 amendment to the Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly
35 has determined that the Department of Workforce Services may operate more
36 efficiently if some flexibility is provided to the Department of Workforce

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1 Services authorizing broad powers under this Section. Therefore, it is both

2 necessary and appropriate that the General Assembly maintain oversight by
3 requiring prior approval of the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee
4 as provided by this section. The requirement of approval by the Legislative
5 Council or Joint Budget Committee is not a severable part of this section.
6 If the requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget
7 Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction,
8 this entire section is void.
9 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2007
10 2010 through June 30, 2009 2011.
11
12 SECTION 27. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
13 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. INTER-
14 AGENCY TRANSFER OF STATE GENERAL REVENUE FOR THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR
15 NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) PROGRAMS. Upon the request of the Director of the
16 Department of Human Services and the Director of the Department of Workforce
17 Services (DWS), the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State may approve up to three
18 million six hundred forty thousand six hundred fifty dollars ($3,640,650)
19 each fiscal year in State General Revenue appropriated to DWS for the TANF
20 program to be transferred to the Department of Human Services (DHS) -
21 Division of County Operations in support of Arkansas' Temporary Assistance
22 for Needy Families (TANF) Programs or any related separate state programs.
23 The Director of the Department of Workforce Services shall provide a
24 report of all transfers made to the DHS-Division of County Operations to the
25 Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review Committee of the Arkansas
26 Legislative Council and Joint Budget Committee. The report must include the
27 justification for and the amount of the completed transfers.
28 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1,
29 2007 2010 through June 30, 2009 2011.
30
31 SECTION 28. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
32 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER
33 OF TANF BLOCK GRANT FUNDS. Each fiscal year, the Department of Workforce
34 Services shall transfer the sum of seven million five hundred thousand
35 dollars ($7,500,000) from the state's federal Temporary Assistance for Needy
36 Families block grant to the Department of Education, Public School Fund to be

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1 used solely for the Arkansas Better Chance Program.

2 If the state match for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grant
3 or the state's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grant is reduced, the
4 amount to be transferred may be adjusted in proportion to the percentage
5 change in the state match or the state's Temporary Assistance for Needy
6 Families grant. The amount to be transferred may also be reduced
7 proportionately if new cost requirements are imposed upon the state as a
8 result of new or revised Temporary Assistance for Needy Families regulations
9 at the federal level.
10 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2007
11 2010 through June 30, 2009 2011.
12
13 SECTION 29. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
14 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. ARRA
15 APPROPRIATION RESTRICTIONS. Of the total funds appropriated in Section 10 of
16 this Act, a total of fifty million three hundred seventy-four thousand two
17 hundred thirty-nine dollars ($50,374,239) shall be used by the Department of
18 Workforce Services for the payment of unemployment insurance benefits. The
19 remaining nine million five hundred ninety-five thousand ninety-three dollars
20 ($9,595,093) shall be utilized by the Department of Workforce Services for
21 the payment of salaries and related benefits and maintenance and general
22 operation in support of and administration of the Unemployment Insurance (UI)
23 Modernization provisions adopted pursuant to the ARRA - Stimulus Act of 2009.
24 Those funds specifically identified by this section for the payment of
25 salaries and related benefits and maintenance and general operation shall be
26 considered as obligations of the Department of Workforce Services for the
27 purpose of implementing and administering the UI Modernization provisions.
28
29 SECTION 30. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds authorized
30 by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency and funds
31 made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and the
32 restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
33 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
34 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
35 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
36 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be

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1 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.

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3 SECTION 31. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General Assembly
4 that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations contained
5 in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for which this act
6 was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive Recommendations
7 and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget manuals prepared by
8 the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or summarized oral
9 testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative Council or
10 Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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12 SECTION 32. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
13 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
14 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
15 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2010 is essential to the operation of
16 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
17 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
18 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2010 could work irreparable harm
19 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
20 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
21 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
22 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2010.
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