HB1272 Summary

• Creates a new cabinet-level Department of Transformation and Shared Services, effective July 1, 2019

• Transfers 10 state entities to the new department, including the Division of Information Systems, Building Authority Division, Office of State Procurement, Employee Benefits Division, Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Board and Office, Data and Transparency Panel, and State Technology Council

• Establishes a Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services appointed by the Governor to head the new department, with a State Personnel Administrator overseeing the Office of Personnel Management

• Makes extensive statutory amendments throughout Arkansas Code to reflect the reorganization, replacing references to old department structures with the new cabinet-level department designation

• Declares an emergency so the act becomes effective on July 1, 2019, allowing implementation before the upcoming fiscal year