SB37 - Arkansas Supreme Court Appropriation Summary

• Establishes maximum of 49 regular employees for Arkansas Supreme Court operations with salary appropriation of $3,872,217 for fiscal year 2023-2024.

• Appropriates $6,493,916 total from State Central Services Fund for Supreme Court personal services and operating expenses, including $30,000 for extra help and allocations for Arkansas Reports ($229,477), court-appointed attorneys ($195,000), and judicial education ($100,000).

• Establishes maximum of 25 regular employees for Arkansas Supreme Court Bar of Arkansas with salary appropriation of $1,800,247 for fiscal year 2023-2024.

• Appropriates $5,600,519 total from cash funds for Bar of Arkansas personal services and operating expenses, including $20,000 for extra help and $1,690,000 for refunds/investments/transfers.

• Makes act effective July 1, 2023 under emergency clause due to constitutional requirement that appropriations cover only one-year periods.