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Yes: 128 • No: 1
ArkansasHB11522025 Regular SessionHouse
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIC FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.
Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee
Enacted
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Funding for Arkansas public school facilities
For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law provides about $215.34 million for public school facilities and transportation assistance. The money comes from the Educational Facilities Partnership Fund Account. Academic Facilities Partnership receives about $211.83 million, and Academic Facilities Catastrophic receives about $3.51 million. Academic Equipment, Extraordinary Circumstances, and High Growth programs each receive $0 under this law. This funding helps school districts, not through direct payments to families.
Funding for school facilities agency staff
For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law provides about $3.06 million for Arkansas’s school facilities and transportation division. Funds come from the Division’s fund account. Staffing is capped at 32 regular positions and five temporary or part-time workers, whose pay is limited to classification rates. Funding includes about $1.82 million for regular salaries, $2,500 for temporary staff, and $684,412 for benefits and related costs. It also provides $319,311 for operations, $24,650 for travel, and $207,500 for safety training. Professional fees, capital purchases, and data processing each receive $0. The Director can request budget transfers only within this act, with no more than two requests per fiscal year. Transfers require Chief Fiscal Officer approval and prior approval from the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee. Spending must follow state purchasing, accounting, personnel, and revenue laws and finance department rules.
Transfers support charter school facility loans
From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the Division can transfer available money for charter school facility loans. The money goes into the Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund. It must be money made available for that loan program, including from the Development and Enhancement Fund or its successor. The law sets no transfer amount and provides no direct household payment.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Joint Budget Committee
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/7/2025
Senate Vote - Monday, April 7, 2025 4:08:28 PM
Yes: 35 • No: 0
House vote • 4/3/2025
House Vote - Thursday, April 3, 2025 4:18:09 PM
Yes: 93 • No: 1 • Other: 1
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1152 is now Act 544
4/10/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
4/8/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
4/7/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
4/7/2025HouseReturned to the House as Passed.
4/7/2025SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
4/7/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
4/7/2025SenateRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.
4/3/2025SenateReceived from the House.
4/3/2025SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
4/3/2025HouseRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
4/3/2025HouseConsidered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
4/3/2025HouseRULES SUSPENDED
4/3/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
4/2/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
1/16/2025HouseFiled
1/16/2025House
Bill Text
HB1152 - Introduced
1/16/2025
Act Version
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