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Read. Follow. Verify.Arkansas enacts SB 56 to appropriate $425,000 for local officials' continuing education programs for fiscal year 2027
Last action · April 29, 2026: Notification that SB56 is now Act 68
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What This Bill Does
Arkansas enacted Act 68 (Senate Bill 56), appropriating a total of $425,000 for the ending June 30, 2027, to fund continuing education and certification programs for county clerks, circuit clerks, county treasurers, county collectors, and county coroners.
The measure provides specific state funding streams managed through the Auditor of State to maintain mandatory training and professional certification requirements for elected and appointed county officials across Arkansas.
- Senate Bill 56 was introduced during the 2026 Fiscal Session by the Joint Budget Committee and enacted as Act 68. context
- Arkansas state law restricts fund appropriations to a maximum one-year period, requiring annual fiscal session appropriations bills for ongoing agency operations. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
County Clerks
County clerks receive $75,000 in dedicated funding through their continuing education board for professional training and certification expenses.
Circuit Clerks
Circuit clerks receive $75,000 in dedicated funding through their continuing education board for professional training and certification expenses.
County Treasurers
County treasurers receive $75,000 in dedicated funding for the maintenance and operation of their continuing education program.
County Collectors
County collectors receive $75,000 in dedicated funding for their continuing education and certification program.
County Coroners
County coroners receive $125,000 in dedicated funding for their continuing education and certification program administered by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training.
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
17 actions- Apr 29, 2026SenateEnrolledNotification that SB56 is now Act 68
- Apr 21, 2026SenateEnrolledDELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
- Apr 21, 2026SenateReported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
- Apr 21, 2026SenateORDERED ENROLLED
- Apr 21, 2026SenateReturned from the House as passed.
- Apr 21, 2026HouseReturned to the Senate as passed.
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- Apr 21, 2026HouseEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
- Apr 21, 2026HouseFloorRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
- Apr 16, 2026HouseFloorRead the third time and failed.
- Apr 15, 2026HouseIntroducedRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR.
- Apr 15, 2026HouseRECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
- Apr 15, 2026SenateOrdered Immediately transmitted to the House.
- Apr 15, 2026SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
- Apr 15, 2026SenateFloorRead the third time and passed.
- Apr 14, 2026SenateCommitteeReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
- Apr 8, 2026SenateIntroducedRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
- Apr 1, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled
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