Arkansas HB 1639: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES - SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER PROGRAM APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

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Act 549 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H3/31/25 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1639 3
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By: Representative Lundstrum 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 9
AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 10
FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES - SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER 11
PROGRAM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND 12
FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 13
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Subtitle 16
AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR 17
MEDICAL SCIENCES - SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE 18
EXAMINER PROGRAM APPROPRIATION FOR THE 19
2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. 20
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 22
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SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - SANE PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, 24
to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to be payable from the 25
cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 26
Officer of the State, for personal services and operating expenses of the 27
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner 28
Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 29
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 31
NO. 2025-2026 32
(01) PERSONAL SERVICES AND OPERATING EXPENSES 33
FOR THE SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE 34
EXAMINER PROGRAM $950,780 35
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As Engrossed: H3/31/25 HB1639

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SECTION 2. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 1
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 2
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 3
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 4
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 5
Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 6
Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where 7
applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 8
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 9
disbursement of said funds. 10
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SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 12
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 13
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 14
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 15
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 16
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 17
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 18
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 19
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SECTION 4. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 21
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 22
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 23
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 24
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 25
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 26
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 27
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 28
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 29
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 30
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 31
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/s/Lundstrum 33
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APPROVED: 4/10/25 35
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