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ArkansasSB592026 Fiscal SessionSenateWALLET

AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION DIVISION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.

Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Arkansas educational television gets operating funds

From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, Arkansas’s Educational Television Division receives two operating budgets. State Operations gets $7.134886 million from the Educational Television Fund Account. This covers $4.029233 million for regular salaries, $11,959 for temporary help, $1.461745 million for employee-related matching costs, and $1.631949 million for operating expenses. Cash Operations gets $11.025076 million from cash funds. Its budget includes $1.255554 million for regular salaries, $366,930 for temporary help, and $475,587 for employee-related matching costs. It also includes $6.665555 million for operating expenses, $56,450 for conferences and travel, $600,000 for professional fees, and $1.5 million for capital purchases. Cash Operations also gets $40,000 for grants and aid, $5,000 for goods bought for resale, and $60,000 for promotional items. Neither budget provides data-processing funds; State Operations also provides no conference, travel, professional-fee, or capital funds. Spending must follow applicable laws, fiscal controls, and stated budget purposes, with strict compliance by the Department of Finance and Administration.

Arkansas educational television sets staffing limits

From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the division can employ no more than 92 regular employees. The authorized list includes two User Support Analysts and excludes the Deputy Director position struck from the earlier draft. When needed, State Operations can use up to five temporary or part-time workers, and Cash Operations can use 46. Their pay comes from funds set aside for temporary help and cannot exceed the applicable state job-classification rate. Project-related temporary jobs are exempt from work-hour limits; both temporary staffing authorizations end June 30, 2027.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Joint Budget Committee

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 194 • No: 26

House vote • 4/28/2026

House Vote - Tuesday, April 28, 2026 2:46:19 PM

Yes: 89 • No: 7 • Other: 2

House vote • 4/27/2026

House Vote - Monday, April 27, 2026 3:52:12 PM

Yes: 72 • No: 19 • Other: 3

Senate vote • 4/23/2026

Senate Vote - Thursday, April 23, 2026 11:26:09 AM

Yes: 33 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that SB59 is now Act 155

    5/1/2026Senate

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

    4/28/2026Senate

  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.

    4/28/2026Senate

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

    4/28/2026Senate

  5. Returned from the House as passed.

    4/28/2026Senate

  6. Returned to the Senate as passed.

    4/28/2026Senate

  7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/28/2026Senate

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

    4/28/2026Senate

  9. Read the third time and failed.

    4/27/2026Senate

  10. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR.

    4/23/2026Senate

  11. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

    4/23/2026Senate

  12. Ordered Immediately transmitted to the House.

    4/23/2026Senate

  13. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/23/2026Senate

  14. Read the third time and passed.

    4/23/2026Senate

  15. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

    4/22/2026Senate

  16. Re-referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

    4/21/2026Senate

  17. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    4/21/2026Senate

  18. Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

    4/21/2026Senate

  19. Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1

    4/21/2026Senate

  20. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

    4/8/2026Senate

  21. Filed

    4/6/2026Senate

Bill Text

  • SB59 - Introduced

    4/6/2026

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  • Act Version

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