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                                                                                                                                                                                           PRE-FILING BEGINS FOR FISCAL SESSION LEGISLATION

    LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (January 7, 2010) - Speaker of the House Robbie Wills reminds Arkansans the first-ever fiscal session of the Arkansas General Assembly begins Monday, February 8. However, next week marks an important first step in preparation for the session, as appropriation bills and concurrent resolutions may be pre-filed beginning Monday, January 11.

    In the House of Representatives, the pre-filing process is simple and efficient. To minimize the possibility of error, the sponsor hand delivers the legislation to the Chief Clerk. Each bill, drafted by the Bureau of Legislative Research, has a barcode that is scanned, assigning the bill a number. Upon scanning, the legislation is automatically posted to the General Assembly's Website, under “Recently Filed Bills.” The full text of the bills and resolutions will be available to the public on the day they are filed.

    Also next week, Joint Budget Committee members will conduct pre-fiscal session budget hearings beginning Tuesday, January 12.  The committee will initially review and recommend action on appropriation measures for the Department of Education Public School Fund Account, Department of Human Services, Department of Health, Department of Corrections, Department of Community Corrections, Department of Higher Education, and  the Arkansas State Library. Appropriations will be for the state’s next fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2011. The committee’s deliberations will continue after the session convenes.