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§ 19-4-1201. Disbursing officers

(a) For the purpose of compliance with the provisions of this subchapter, the following shall be designated as disbursing officers: (1) The executive head of each state department; (2) The executive head, or superintendent, of each state institution; and (3) The executive secretary of each board or commission having such an officer. (b) The board […]

§ 19-4-1202. Designation of disburser

(a) In the event appropriations are made available to a state agency or to a nongovernmental agency or activity and no disbursing officer is provided for by law, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State and the Auditor of State shall designate a person to act as disbursing officer and fix the amount of bond […]

§ 19-4-1203. Disbursing agents

In the event the executive head of any state agency shall designate some full-time employee to act as his or her agent in the disbursement of funds under his or her control, then that agent may act without furnishing additional bond if the executive head of that agency shall notify the Chief Fiscal Officer of […]

§ 19-4-1204. Bond required

(a) The disbursement of any funds in the State Treasury, of federal funds granted to the state or any state agency, of bank funds of any state agency, of trust funds of any state agency, or of any other special funds belonging to any state agency shall be done only by a bonded official or […]

§ 19-4-1205. Signature or facsimile

The original copy of all checks drawn in connection with the disbursement of public funds for which the disbursing officer is responsible shall bear the manual signature of the disbursing officer or his or her authorized agent, or may contain or bear a mechanically produced facsimile signature of the disbursing officer or his or her […]

§ 19-4-1206. Duties generally

(a) The bonded disbursing officer for each state agency or the bonded disbursing officer for any regular or special fund provided for by the General Assembly shall be responsible and held accountable for the proper expenditure of the funds under his or her control. (b) It shall be the responsibility and duty of each disbursing […]

§ 19-4-1207. Duty to monitor finances

It shall be the duty and responsibility of the head of the agency for which appropriations are authorized and of the agency’s disbursing officer to: (1) Be cognizant at all times of the resources available, including applicable fund balances, revenues, and other income, for financing the appropriations authorized by the General Assembly; (2) See that […]

§ 19-4-1209. Compliance with other laws

The disbursement of funds authorized by the General Assembly shall be limited to the appropriations and the funds made available for the support of such appropriations. The restrictions of the Arkansas Procurement Law, § 19-11-201 et seq., the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, § 21-5-201 et seq., the Revenue Stabilization Law, § 19-5-101 et seq., […]

§ 19-4-1210. Revenues insufficient to meet appropriations

(a) The disbursements of funds shall be subject to the controls of the procedures authorized by this subchapter, other acts of the General Assembly, and rules established by the Department of Finance and Administration. (b) In the event that during any fiscal year the governmental revenues available to the state or a state agency are […]