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ArkansasHB10552026 Fiscal SessionHouse

AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.

Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Funding and staff for Arkansas early childhood

From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, Arkansas’s Office of Early Childhood has about $188.668 million authorized for federal program expenses. These federal funds are designated by the state’s Chief Fiscal Officer. The law also authorizes about $14.636 million from the Child Care and Early Childhood Education Fund Account for operations. This includes $2.5 million for grants and aid and $969,539 for regular salaries. The office can have up to 138 regular employees and 13 temporary or part-time workers, whose pay cannot exceed state pay schedules. Spending must follow state purchasing, budgeting, and other fiscal laws and match the purposes reflected in budget documents and testimony. This funding does not create direct household payments or new household eligibility rules.

Arkansas funds child care grants and loans

For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law authorizes $9 million for child care grants and program expenses. That money comes from the Child Care Grant Fund Account. It also authorizes $200,000 from the Child Care Fund for facility grants allowed by existing law. Another $36,786 supports loan guarantees and grants, using a Treasury cash fund selected by the state’s Chief Fiscal Officer. These appropriations do not set household payments, recipient eligibility rules, individual grant amounts, or loan terms.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Joint Budget Committee

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 125 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/27/2026

Senate Vote - Monday, April 27, 2026 3:30:00 PM

Yes: 33 • No: 0

House vote • 4/23/2026

House Vote - Thursday, April 23, 2026 11:25:31 AM

Yes: 92 • No: 0 • Other: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that HB1055 is now Act 126

    4/29/2026House

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

    4/28/2026House

  3. TO BE ENROLLED

    4/27/2026House

  4. Returned from the Senate as passed.

    4/27/2026House

  5. Returned to the House as Passed.

    4/27/2026Senate

  6. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/27/2026Senate

  7. Read the third time and passed.

    4/27/2026Senate

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

    4/23/2026Senate

  9. Received from the House.

    4/23/2026Senate

  10. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/23/2026House

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

    4/23/2026House

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

    4/23/2026House

  13. RULES SUSPENDED

    4/23/2026House

  14. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    4/22/2026House

  15. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    4/21/2026House

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

    4/21/2026House

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

    4/21/2026House

  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

  • HB1055 - Introduced

    4/1/2026

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  • Act Version

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