# Arkansas SB75: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas SB75, AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2025-03-04 (Notification that SB75 is now Act 244); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB75-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB75 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-16 - Last action: 2025-03-04, Notification that SB75 is now Act 244 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (132 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Extra summer pay for school employees: benefit, high. Certain exempt employees at the Arkansas Schools for the Blind and Deaf can earn extra pay for summer work. Their regular job duties must require fewer than 2,080 hours, and the school superintendent must approve the summer work. Extra pay can reach one-twelfth of annual salary for each month or pa… - Accessible textbooks for Arkansas public-school students: benefit, low. The law provides $223,024 for braille and large-print textbooks from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The Arkansas School for the Blind uses its fund account to buy, copy, and ship these books. The books serve blind and visually impaired students attending Arkansas public schools, not just stud… - Student support at Arkansas deaf school: benefit, low. The Arkansas School for the Deaf gets $250,000 for student needs and campus improvements. The funding runs from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The state's Chief Fiscal Officer chooses the cash fund held in the State Treasury that supplies the money. The law does not specify individual payment… - Operating funds for Arkansas blind school: benefit, low. From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the Arkansas School for the Blind gets operating funds. The law provides $8.84778 million from its state fund account, including $4.299941 million for regular salaries. That total also includes $1.2 million for special maintenance and $25,000 for summer pro… - Operating funds for Arkansas deaf school: benefit, low. From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the Arkansas School for the Deaf gets operating funds. The law provides $12.865489 million from its state fund account, including $6.73204 million for regular salaries. That total also includes $1.519627 million for special maintenance. The school gets $1.1… - Staffing limits for Arkansas specialized schools: benefit, low. These staffing authorizations run from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The Arkansas School for the Blind can have up to 95 regular employees and 17 temporary or part-time workers. The Arkansas School for the Deaf can have up to 140 regular employees and 55 temporary or part-time workers. Tempo… - Summer project funding for blind-school staff: benefit, low. From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the Arkansas School for the Blind can move summer-project funds. Transfers require approval from the state's Chief Fiscal Officer. The money can cover regular salaries, temporary staff, payroll-related costs, overtime, and general operating expenses for sum… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-27 | House | House Vote - Thursday, February 27, 2025 2:13:57 PM | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-02-25 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, February 25, 2025 3:55:12 PM | pass | 35 | 0 | | ## Actions (19) - 2025-03-04: Notification that SB75 is now Act 244 (Senate) - 2025-02-27: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-02-27: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-02-27: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-02-27: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-25: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR. (House) - 2025-02-25: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-02-25: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-25: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-24: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB75 - Introduced, 2025-01-16: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB75.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=244.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) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - 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) - 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 - [SB75 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB75.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=244.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) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [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-SB75-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).