HB1522 Summary

• Amends Arkansas Code § 16-17-108 to increase salary ranges for judges and personnel across 57 district courts throughout Arkansas

• Raises minimum and maximum salary ranges for district court clerks, deputy clerks, judges, and bailiffs in multiple counties with increases ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 in various positions

• Modifies specific county court structures including Arkansas County Northern District (judge salary increased to $70,000 maximum), Pope County (clerk increased to $60,000 maximum), and Stone County (judge increased to $35,000 maximum)

• Establishes funding mechanisms through county quorum courts, city governing bodies, and interlocal agreements, with most positions funded through shared city-county payment arrangements

• Specifies that local salary supplements paid under § 16-17-115(c) shall not be used when calculating the salary ranges established in this section