A. Call to Order

B. Request from Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a geographic differential in accordance with Arkansas Code Annotated §21-5-225. (Ret. Major General Kendall W. Penn, Secretary)

C. Request from Department of Public Safety, Division of Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training to establish one (1) position from the OPM Surrender Pool established by Arkansas Code Annotated §21-5-225(a)(1). (Col. Mike A. Hagar, Secretary)

D. Request from Department of Commerce, Insurance Department to establish three (3) pool positions from the OPM Surrender Pool established by Arkansas Code Annotated §21-5-225(a). (Hugh McDonald, Secretary)

E. Request from Department of Health to establish one (1) position from the OPM Surrender Pool established by Arkansas Code Annotated §21-5-225(a)(1). (Renee Mallory, Secretary)

F. Request from Department of Health to establish six (6) positions from the OPM Surrender Pool established by Arkansas Code Annotated §21-5-225(a)(1) along with one (1) position from the OPM Growth Pool established by Arkansas Code Annotated §21-5-225(b)(1). (Renee Mallory, Secretary)

G. Request from Department of Public Safety, Division of Arkansas State Police to establish four (4) positions from the OPM Surrender Pool established by Arkansas Code Annotated §21-5-225(a)(1). (Col. Mike A. Hagar, Secretary)

H. Request from Department of Corrections to establish one (1) new classification and two (2) positions from the OPM Growth Pool established by Arkansas Code Annotated §21-5-225. (Joe Profiri, Secretary)

I. Request from Department of Public Safety, Division of Crime Victims Reparations Board to establish one (1) position from the OPM Growth Pool established by Arkansas Code Annotated §21-5-225(b). (Col. Mike A. Hagar, Secretary)

J. Request from Department of Public Safety, Division of Arkansas State Police to establish one (1) position from the OPM Growth Pool established by Arkansas Code Annotated §21-5-225(b). (Col. Mike A. Hagar)

K. Request from Public Service Commission to obtain one (1) position from the OPM Growth Pool established by Arkansas Code Annotated §21-5-225(b) along with a new classification. (Doyle Webb, Chair)

L. Request from Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas to establish two (2) positions from the Higher Education Central Pool authorized by Act 778 of 2023, ACA §6-63-319. (Dr. Ken Warden, Commissioner)

M. Request from Department of Corrections for approval to allow an employee to receive the FY23 merit payment as an increase to their salary and the resulting salary to exceed the maximum pay level of her grade. (Joe Profiri, Secretary)

N. Request from Arkansas Educational Television Commission for approval to allow AR PBS Director to receive the FY23 merit payment as an increase to their salary and the resulting salary to exceed the maximum pay level of their grade. (David Westbrook Doss Jr., Chairman)

O. Request from Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS) to offer an annual salary greater than the maximum level of a pay grade for the ATRS Director. (Mark White, Executive Director)

P. Request from OPM to establish a Labor Market Rate up to 2% for employees who will be impacted by the loss of shift differential pay when they are on paid leave.

Q. Request from Arkansas Department of Education to establish a new title of ADE Deputy Secretary of Education. (Jacob Oliva, Secretary)

Reports:

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

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

T. July New Provisional Report for (14) new positions are approved for (3) Four-Year Institutions of Higher Education and zero new positions for Two-Year Institutions of Higher Education. (Department of Education, Division of Higher Education, Dr. Ken Warden)

U. Report from Arkansas Community Corrections of the Quarterly FY23 Vacancy and Caseload Report for the Parole Probation Officers pursuant to Section 24 of Act 772 of 2017. (Department of Correction, Joe Profiri, Secretary)

V. Other business