§ 21-5-308 - Transfer of positions. - Arkansas Statutes

21-5-308. Transfer of positions.

The positions established in 21-5-307 may be transferred to the various agencies and institutions of the departments of state government, under the following procedures:

(1) Executive Department. (A) Any Executive Department agency requesting supplemental personal services positions shall make the reasons, justifications, duties to be performed, duration of service needed, and the total anticipated costs associated with the request known to the Governor and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State.

(B) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall conduct an investigation of the requests to determine if the proposed use of supplemental personal services complies with the definitions established in this subchapter and shall recommend to the Governor, in writing, his or her reasons for recommending approval or disapproval of the agency's or institution's requests after which the Governor shall make his or her determination to grant or deny the request in whole or in part;

(2) Legislative Department. (A) Any legislative agency requesting supplemental personal services shall make the reasons, justification, duties to be performed, duration of service needed, and the total anticipated costs associated with the request known to the cochairs of the Legislative Council and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State.

(B) The chairs of the Legislative Council and Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, jointly, shall conduct an investigation of the request to determine if the proposed use of supplemental personal services complies with the definitions established in this subchapter and shall recommend in writing their reasons for recommending approval or disapproval of the request to the Legislative Council for its advice, after which the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall establish the necessary accounts;

(3) Judicial Department. (A) Any judicial agency requesting supplemental personal services shall make the reasons, justification, duties to be performed, duration of service needed, and the total anticipated costs associated with the request known to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State.

(B) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall conduct an investigation of the request to determine if the proposed use of supplemental personal services complies with the definitions established in this subchapter and shall grant or deny the request in whole or in part and submit his or her recommendations to the Legislative Council for its advice after which the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall establish the necessary accounts.