# Arkansas HB1151: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas HB1151, AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2025-02-25 (Notification that HB1151 is now Act 186) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1151-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1151 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-16 - Last action: 2025-02-25, Notification that HB1151 is now Act 186 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (126 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Career education funds for special-needs students: benefit, low. From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, Arkansas provides about $1.12 million for coordinated career education services. The Public School Fund pays for this support for students with special needs. About $1.06 million goes to program grants and aid, and $56,000 covers conference and travel costs… - Funding and staffing for career education: benefit, low. From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, Arkansas provides about $2.99 million for career education staff and operations. The money comes from the Division of Career and Technical Education Fund Account, not direct household payments. The Division can have up to 44 regular employees, including fiv… - Funding for the Career Coaches Program: benefit, low. From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, Arkansas provides about $5.23 million for the Career Coaches Program. The money comes from the Division's Public School Fund Account. It includes about $2.26 million for grants and aid and $2.95 million for Career Coaches expenses. Another $7,000 covers ope… - Funding for vocational schools and programs: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, Arkansas provides about $18.91 million in federal vocational education funds. That includes about $16.74 million in grants, with the rest supporting staff and operations. The Public School Fund provides about $23.24 million for vocational centers and $4.74 m… - Training funds for career education teachers: benefit, low. From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, Arkansas provides $260,000 for career and technical education teacher development. The money comes from a state treasury cash fund selected by the state's chief fiscal officer. This funds professional development costs but does not establish direct payments… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, February 19, 2025 2:42:06 PM | pass | 29 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, February 18, 2025 2:20:37 PM | pass | 97 | 0 | | ## Actions (16) - 2025-02-25: Notification that HB1151 is now Act 186 (House) - 2025-02-20: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-02-19: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-02-19: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-02-19: Returned to the House as Passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-19: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-18: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-02-18: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-18: Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass. (House) - 2025-02-18: RULES SUSPENDED (House) - 2025-02-13: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-01-16: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (House) - 2025-01-16: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1151 - Introduced, 2025-01-16: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1151.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=186.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related bills - HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO SET PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THE PROHIBITION OF SOLICITATION OF INJURED INDIV… (failed) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE USE OF ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; AND TO REGULATE ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS FACILITIES. (failed) - HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO PETITION TO SET ASIDE THE SALE OF PROPERTY TO CERTAIN P… (failed) - HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY; TO REQUIRE THAT A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BE SELECTED A… (failed) ## Sources - [HB1151 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1151.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=186.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related - [HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1265-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE US…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB440-2025) - [HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1695-2025) - [HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HR1012-2025) - [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-HB1151-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).