# Arkansas HB1054: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas HB1054, AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2026 Fiscal Session House bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2026-04-27 (Notification that HB1054 is now Act 101) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1054-2026F - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1054 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2026 Fiscal Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-04-01 - Last action: 2026-04-27, Notification that HB1054 is now Act 101 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (130 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Arkansas funds career coaches for students: benefit, low. 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… - Arkansas funds career education grants: benefit, low. 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 unde… - Arkansas funds career education staff: benefit, low. 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 f… - Arkansas funds special-needs career education: benefit, low. 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 Ac… - Arkansas funds training for career teachers: benefit, low. 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 O… - Arkansas funds vocational centers and startups: benefit, low. 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… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, April 23, 2026 11:31:23 AM | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-04-22 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, April 22, 2026 1:52:40 PM | pass | 97 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (19) - 2026-04-27: Notification that HB1054 is now Act 101 (House) - 2026-04-23: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2026-04-23: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2026-04-23: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2026-04-23: Returned to the House as Passed. (Senate) - 2026-04-23: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2026-04-22: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2026-04-22: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2026-04-22: Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass. (House) - 2026-04-22: RULES SUSPENDED (House) - 2026-04-21: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2026-04-15: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2026-04-15: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2026-04-08: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (House) - 2026-04-01: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1054 - Introduced, 2026-04-01: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2026F%2FPublic%2FHB1054.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2026F%2FPublic%2F&file=101.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2026F) ## Related bills - SB31: AN ACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1066: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1005: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - SB21: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF AGING, ADULT, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1007: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION - PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1103: TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT. (enacted) ## Sources - [HB1054 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2026F%2FPublic%2FHB1054.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2026F%2FPublic%2F&file=101.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2026F) ## Related - [SB31: AN ACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB31-2026F) - [HB1066: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1066-2026F) - [HB1005: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL Y…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1005-2026F) - [SB21: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF AGING, ADULT, AND BEH…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB21-2026F) - [HB1007: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY E…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1007-2026F) - [HB1103: TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1103-2026F) - [Arkansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas/bills) - [Arkansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1054-2026F (as of 2026-10-19).