A. Call to Order

B. Request from Black River Technical College to establish three (3) positions from the Higher Education Surrender Pool authorized by Act 778 of 2023, ACA §6-63-319(c)(1). (Jacob Oliva, Secretary)

C. Request from Department of Finance and Administration to establish one (1) position from the OPM Surrender Pool established by Arkansas Code Annotated §21-5-225(a)(1). (Larry Walther, Secretary)

D. Request from Department of Military to establish five (5) new titles from the OPM Surrender Pool established by Arkansas Code Annotated §21-5-225(a). (Major General Jonathan M. Stubbs)

E. Request from Department of Parks, Heritage, & Tourism, Division of Parks and Tourism, to establish four (4) positons from the OPM Surrender Pool established by Ark. Code Ann. §21-5-225(a).

F. Request from Department of Veterans Affairs to establish five (5) positions from the OPM Surrender Pool established by Arkansas Code Annotated §21-5-225(a) along with the establishment of two (2) new classifications. (Ret. Major General Kendall W. Penn)

G. Request from Department of Commerce, Bank Department to establish eight (8) growth pool positions from the OPM Central Growth Pool and one (1) surrender pool position from the OPM Surrender Pool established by Arkansas Code Annotated §21-5-225. (Hugh McDonald, Secretary)

H. Request from Department of Emergency Management to establish three (3) positons from the OPM Growth Pool established by Arkansas Code Annotated §21-5-225(b). (Mike Hagar, Secretary)

I. Request from Department of Emergency Management to establish one (1) position from the OPM Growth Pool established by Arkansas Code Annotated §21-5-225(b) along with the establishment of one (1) new classification. (Mike Hagar, Secretary)

J. Request from Department of Parks, Heritage, & Tourism, Division of Parks and Tourism, to utilize the Certification Differential up to 10% as established by Ark. Code Ann. §21-5-221(b).

K. Request from Department of Veterans Affairs to establish on-call differential for the following classifications: S017C- Maintenance Coordinator (GS07) and S050C- Maintenance Specialist (GS03) pursuant to ACA 21-5-221 (Ret. Major General Kendall W. Penn, Secretary)

M. Request form Arkansas Economic Development Commission to establish one (1) positon through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. This position will be used in AEDC’s Rural Broadband program. (Hugh McDonald, Secretary)

L. Request from Arkansas Economic Development Commission to establish four (4) positions through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. These positions will be used to staff the State Broadband Office and administer the federal program. (Hugh McDonald, Secretary)

N. Act 796 Letter

O. Law Enforcement Stipend Procedures

Continuations of previously approved items:

P. Request from Division of Higher Education for twenty-five (25) central pool positions to be continued in the Higher Education Central Pool authorized by Act 763 of 2019, ACA §21-5-1415 and Act 778 of 2003, ACA §6-63-319 to be effective through FY24.

Q. Request from Department of Education for the continuation of previously approved Special Language Growth Pool positons for FY24.

R. Request from various agencies for the continuation of all previously approved hazardous duty differentials for FY24.

S. Request for the continuation of previously approved OPM differentials for FY24. These differentials cost an estimated $1,259,049.

T. Request for the continuation of previously approved on-call differentials for FY24. The cost of this differential is FY23 was $2,135,309.

U. Request for the continuation of previously approved certification differentials for FY24. The total cost of FY23 for this differential statewide was $1,040,935.

V. Request for the continuation of previously approved second language differentials for FY24. The approximate cost of this differential for FY23 was $688,031.

W. Request for the continuation of geographic differentials from seven (7) departments for FY24. The estimated cost during FY23 was $889,906.

X. Request for the continuation of previously approved education differentials for FY24. The total cost for FY23 was $114,500.

Y. Request for the continuation of previously approved pool positions for FY24.

Z. Request for the continuation of previously approved Labor Market Rates for FY24. The total amount spent on Labor Market Rates in FY23 WAS $202,545.

AA. Request for the continuation of previously approved salary administration grids for FY24. In FY23, approximately $22,344,594 was spent on salary administration grids.

BB. Request for the continuation of previously approved Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act of 2021.

CC. Request for the continuation of previously approved American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

DD. Request for the continuation of previously approved Miscellaneous Federal Grants.

Reports:

EE. June 2023 Personnel Actions Report (Department of Education, Division of Higher Education, Dr. Ken Warden)

FF. June New Provisional Report for (17) new positions are approved for (4) Four-Year Institutions of Higher Education and (9) new positons for (2) Two-Year Institutions of Higher Education. (Department of Education, Division of Higher Education, Dr. Ken Warden)

GG. January-May 2023 Personnel Actions Report (Office of Personnel Management-Department of Transformation and Shared Services, Joseph K. Wood, Secretary)

HH. Other business