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ArkansasHB10542026 Fiscal SessionHouse

AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.

Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

6 provisions identified: 6 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Arkansas funds career coaches for students

From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the Career Coaches Program gets about $5.23 million in authorized funding. This includes about $2.26 million for grants and aid and about $2.95 million for career coach expenses. Another $7,000 covers operating expenses, and $8,000 covers travel. The money comes from the division's Public School Fund Account. Coaches help students connect with career training, college, and employers; the law does not guarantee individual payments.

Arkansas funds career education grants

From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law authorizes about $18.91 million for federal vocational education programs. This includes about $16.74 million for vocational education grants, with the rest supporting staff and program costs. It also sets aside $900,000 for expenses and grants under the Multiple Grant Award Programs. Arkansas's Chief Fiscal Officer designates the federal funds and the separate cash fund held in the State Treasury. These funds do not guarantee any household a grant.

Arkansas funds career education staff

From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law sets aside about $4.50 million for Arkansas career education operations. The money comes from the Division of Career and Technical Education Fund Account. The division can employ up to 44 regular workers and four temporary or part-time workers for federal vocational education work. Temporary workers' pay cannot exceed the rate allowed for their job classification under state pay law or this act. Spending must follow applicable purchasing, budget, and financial rules.

Arkansas funds special-needs career education

From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law provides about $1.12 million for coordinated career education services. This special-needs student program gets about $1.06 million for grants and aid, plus $56,000 for operations and travel. The money comes from the division's Public School Fund Account. These funds can match available federal funds during that year. The law does not set individual grant eligibility or guarantee payments to students.

Arkansas funds training for career teachers

From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law sets aside $260,000 for career and technical education teachers' training. The money pays professional development costs, not direct household benefits. It comes from a cash fund held in the State Treasury and determined by Arkansas's Chief Fiscal Officer.

Arkansas funds vocational centers and startups

From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law sets aside about $23.24 million for vocational center grants and aid. It also provides $4.74 million for vocational program startup grants and aid. Both amounts come from the division's Public School Fund Account. During that same year, this aid and coordinated special-needs career services funding can match available funds from any federal agency. The funding supports training programs, not guaranteed household payments.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Joint Budget Committee

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 130 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/23/2026

Senate Vote - Thursday, April 23, 2026 11:31:23 AM

Yes: 33 • No: 0

House vote • 4/22/2026

House Vote - Wednesday, April 22, 2026 1:52:40 PM

Yes: 97 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that HB1054 is now Act 101

    4/27/2026House

  2. Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.

    4/23/2026House

  3. TO BE ENROLLED

    4/23/2026House

  4. Returned from the Senate as passed.

    4/23/2026House

  5. Returned to the House as Passed.

    4/23/2026Senate

  6. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/23/2026Senate

  7. Read the third time and passed.

    4/23/2026Senate

  8. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.

    4/22/2026Senate

  9. Received from the House.

    4/22/2026Senate

  10. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/22/2026House

  11. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

    4/22/2026House

  12. Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.

    4/22/2026House

  13. RULES SUSPENDED

    4/22/2026House

  14. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    4/21/2026House

  15. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    4/15/2026House

  16. Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

    4/15/2026House

  17. Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.

    4/15/2026House

  18. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

    4/8/2026House

  19. Filed

    4/1/2026House

Bill Text

  • HB1054 - Introduced

    4/1/2026

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  • Act Version

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