(a) In those instances in which a constitutional or elective official of the State of Arkansas is due to retire from office and another constitutional official is to take his or her place, the appropriations and funds provided by the General Assembly for the operation of any such office shall be conserved so as to provide his or her successor in office with a proportionate amount of available appropriations and funds for the remainder of the fiscal year during which the change of office takes place.
(b) For the purpose of carrying out this section, it is provided that:(1) (A) A constitutional official shall not cause, or cause to be incurred, an obligation or issue a voucher against the appropriations of his or her agency in excess of a true proportion which his or her time of service during the fiscal year of retirement bears to the fiscal year.(B) For the purpose of establishing the time of service of any such official, the time of retirement shall be construed to be that established by the Arkansas Constitution and statutes of this state for the retirement of the constitutional and elective officials of this state;(2) (A) Within thirty (30) days after each general election, the Auditor of State shall notify all retiring constitutional officials that they will be required to file in the office of the Auditor of State a statement, duly sworn to, setting out:(i) The total of all vouchers issued against the appropriations of the agency;(ii) A list of all outstanding obligations; and(iii) A detailed list of all proposed expenditures to be made before the time of retirement.(B) If the Auditor of State is retiring, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall notify the Auditor of State to file the statement required of the Auditor of State under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section with the office of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State; and(3) (A) The Auditor of State shall not issue a warrant in payment of the voucher of an agency coming under the provisions of this section in excess of the proportion provided for in this section. The Auditor of State shall be liable under his or her official bond for issuing any such warrant in excess of such a proportion.(B) However, in cases of calamity or emergency, the Governor may, by proclamation, authorize an agency to exceed the limitations of this section. Under such conditions the Auditor of State and the disbursing officer shall be relieved of any liability under this section if, in making the proclamation, the Governor states the reasons for the emergency and the probable amount of the excess obligations that the agency is authorized to incur.
(1) (A) A constitutional official shall not cause, or cause to be incurred, an obligation or issue a voucher against the appropriations of his or her agency in excess of a true proportion which his or her time of service during the fiscal year of retirement bears to the fiscal year.(B) For the purpose of establishing the time of service of any such official, the time of retirement shall be construed to be that established by the Arkansas Constitution and statutes of this state for the retirement of the constitutional and elective officials of this state;
(A) A constitutional official shall not cause, or cause to be incurred, an obligation or issue a voucher against the appropriations of his or her agency in excess of a true proportion which his or her time of service during the fiscal year of retirement bears to the fiscal year.
(B) For the purpose of establishing the time of service of any such official, the time of retirement shall be construed to be that established by the Arkansas Constitution and statutes of this state for the retirement of the constitutional and elective officials of this state;
(2) (A) Within thirty (30) days after each general election, the Auditor of State shall notify all retiring constitutional officials that they will be required to file in the office of the Auditor of State a statement, duly sworn to, setting out:(i) The total of all vouchers issued against the appropriations of the agency;(ii) A list of all outstanding obligations; and(iii) A detailed list of all proposed expenditures to be made before the time of retirement.(B) If the Auditor of State is retiring, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall notify the Auditor of State to file the statement required of the Auditor of State under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section with the office of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State; and
(A) Within thirty (30) days after each general election, the Auditor of State shall notify all retiring constitutional officials that they will be required to file in the office of the Auditor of State a statement, duly sworn to, setting out:(i) The total of all vouchers issued against the appropriations of the agency;(ii) A list of all outstanding obligations; and(iii) A detailed list of all proposed expenditures to be made before the time of retirement.
(i) The total of all vouchers issued against the appropriations of the agency;
(ii) A list of all outstanding obligations; and
(iii) A detailed list of all proposed expenditures to be made before the time of retirement.
(B) If the Auditor of State is retiring, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall notify the Auditor of State to file the statement required of the Auditor of State under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section with the office of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State; and
(3) (A) The Auditor of State shall not issue a warrant in payment of the voucher of an agency coming under the provisions of this section in excess of the proportion provided for in this section. The Auditor of State shall be liable under his or her official bond for issuing any such warrant in excess of such a proportion.(B) However, in cases of calamity or emergency, the Governor may, by proclamation, authorize an agency to exceed the limitations of this section. Under such conditions the Auditor of State and the disbursing officer shall be relieved of any liability under this section if, in making the proclamation, the Governor states the reasons for the emergency and the probable amount of the excess obligations that the agency is authorized to incur.
(A) The Auditor of State shall not issue a warrant in payment of the voucher of an agency coming under the provisions of this section in excess of the proportion provided for in this section. The Auditor of State shall be liable under his or her official bond for issuing any such warrant in excess of such a proportion.
(B) However, in cases of calamity or emergency, the Governor may, by proclamation, authorize an agency to exceed the limitations of this section. Under such conditions the Auditor of State and the disbursing officer shall be relieved of any liability under this section if, in making the proclamation, the Governor states the reasons for the emergency and the probable amount of the excess obligations that the agency is authorized to incur.
(c) (1) It is the purpose of this section to provide for the conservation of appropriations for the normal operations of agencies.(2) This section is not applicable to appropriations for improvements or to special appropriations.
(1) It is the purpose of this section to provide for the conservation of appropriations for the normal operations of agencies.
(2) This section is not applicable to appropriations for improvements or to special appropriations.