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SB 197 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION REAPPROPRIATION.

This bill reallocates unused funds from previous appropriations to the Arkansas Department of Education's Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). It directs $629,613 for computer science initiatives (from Act 81 of 2024) and $5 million for maintenance, renovations, and operations of four Capitol Complex buildings owned by DESE. These funds will be used to supplement state treasury allocations for specific, previously authorized purposes without creating new programs. The bill is procedural, focusing solely on redirecting unspent balances rather than establishing new policies.
Issues: ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyAllocates $629,613 specifically for computer science initiatives (per Act 81 of 2024), directly funding technology education within K-12 programs.85% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Signed Feb 17, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 80 → SB 197 · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from Act 80 to SB 197 for the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025. The effective date remains July 1, 2025, and the approval date was removed from the text.
TECHNICAL

Bill title and session information were updated to reflect the new bill number SB 197 for the 2025 Regular Session.

The approval date (2/13/25) was removed from the document text.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2025 · House Feb 11, 2025

How they voted

32–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 35
Feb 10, 2025
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
26 Yea 3
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Feb 17, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB197 is now Act 80
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned To Senate as Passed.
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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