All Roll Calls
Yes: 131 • No: 0
ArkansasSB1972025 Regular SessionSenate
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION REAPPROPRIATION.
Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee
Enacted
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Arkansas renews education and building funds
Beginning July 1, 2025, Arkansas renews unused funding from Act 81 of 2024 for its elementary and secondary education division. Computer science initiatives receive up to $629,613 from the Development and Enhancement Fund. Four Education Department buildings in the Capitol Complex receive up to $5 million from the Educational Buildings Maintenance Fund. Building funds cover grounds upkeep, equipment maintenance contracts, insurance, cleaning, major maintenance, renovations, improvements, repairs, and operations. These amounts depend on the unused appropriation balances and do not provide direct household payments.
Education projects get funding options and limits
Beginning July 1, 2025, agencies cannot award project contracts or take on obligations beyond State Treasury funds actually available. They can supplement project funding with grants, donations, federal funds, and available cash not already committed. They cannot use their Maintenance and General Operations money for purposes funded by this law. Spending must follow state purchasing, accounting, budget, and revenue-control laws unless another law explicitly provides otherwise. Funds must also follow the purposes documented in budget materials, letters, or official legislative meeting records supporting the law.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Joint Budget Committee
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 2/11/2025
House Vote - Tuesday, February 11, 2025 2:17:54 PM
Yes: 99 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/10/2025
Senate Vote - Monday, February 10, 2025 2:36:59 PM
Yes: 32 • No: 0 • Other: 1
Actions Timeline
Notification that SB197 is now Act 80
2/17/2025SenateDELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
2/11/2025SenateReported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
2/11/2025SenateORDERED ENROLLED
2/11/2025SenateReturned from the House as passed.
2/11/2025SenateReturned To Senate as Passed.
2/11/2025HouseEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
2/11/2025HouseRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
2/11/2025HouseConsidered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
2/11/2025HouseRULES SUSPENDED
2/11/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR.
2/10/2025HouseRECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
2/10/2025HouseOrdered Immediately transmitted to the House.
2/10/2025SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
2/10/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
2/10/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
2/6/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
2/4/2025SenateFiled
2/4/2025Senate
Bill Text
SB197 - Introduced
2/4/2025
Act Version
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