§ 16-13-3301. Trial court administrators made state employees

(a) A trial court administrator of a circuit court is an employee of the State of Arkansas.

(b) The Administrative Office of the Courts is responsible for the financial oversight of the trial court administrators employed by the circuit court, which includes without limitation:

1. (1) Biennial and annual budget requests;

2. (2) Relevant budget activities;

3. (3) Monitoring expenses;

4. (4) Travel;

5. (5) Substitute expenses;

6. (6) Indigent transcript payments; and

7. (7) Ensuring projected annual expenditures do not exceed total available funding.

(c) The office, with the assistance of the Arkansas Judicial Council, Inc., shall establish an official procedure or rules for:

1. (1) The hiring of trial court administrators;

2. (2) The termination of trial court administrators; and

3. (3) Salary adjustments for trial court administrators.