{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-115-306","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 23-115-306","heading":"Special salary allowances","body":"(a) With the approval of the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee, the Governor may establish the salary of the Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery, the salary of the office's gaming director, and the salary of the office's internal auditor, that is up to fifty percent (50%) above the maximum pay level for the grade assigned to the title. (b) With the approval of the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee, the Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery may establish salaries that exceed the maximum pay level for the grade assigned to the title by no more than twenty-five percent (25%) for no more than ten percent (10%) of the positions authorized in § 23-115-305 . (c) Salaries established under this section above the maximum pay level for the grade assigned to the title shall be approved by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee. (d) (1) The requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee, before granting a special salary allowance under this section is not a severable part of this section. (2) If the requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee, is ruled unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section is void. Amended by Act 2017, No. 693,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1258,§ 28, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2015, No. 218,§ 25, eff. 2/26/2015. Acts 2009, No. 605, § 1; 2009, No. 606, § 1; 2009, No. 1405, § 33; 2010, No. 265, § 27; 2010, No. 294, § 27.\n\n(a) With the approval of the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee, the Governor may establish the salary of the Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery, the salary of the office's gaming director, and the salary of the office's internal auditor, that is up to fifty percent (50%) above the maximum pay level for the grade assigned to the title.\n\n(b) With the approval of the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee, the Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery may establish salaries that exceed the maximum pay level for the grade assigned to the title by no more than twenty-five percent (25%) for no more than ten percent (10%) of the positions authorized in § 23-115-305 .\n\n(c) Salaries established under this section above the maximum pay level for the grade assigned to the title shall be approved by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee.\n\n(d) (1) The requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee, before granting a special salary allowance under this section is not a severable part of this section. (2) If the requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee, is ruled unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section is void.\n\n(1) The requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee, before granting a special salary allowance under this section is not a severable part of this section.\n\n(2) If the requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee, is ruled unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section is void.","path":["AR Code","Title 23","Chapter 115","Subchapter 3"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:35:43Z","sha256":"806336767a0c4689abf1e8498562da5a7c5e41de799e0af312d3b894e5a72df0","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-115-305","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-115-307","notices":[{"id":"open-us-law","title":"Open US Law compilation","text":"Compilation CC BY 4.0, Open US Law (Vaquill AI). 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