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This bill modifies the payment frequency for stipends given to appointed members of two advisory commissions: the Public School Employee Health Benefit Advisory Commission and the State Employee Health Benefit Advisory Commission. Currently, non-active employee members receive $100 per month, but the bill changes this to $100 per meeting instead. This means commission members will now be compensated each time they attend a meeting, rather than receiving a monthly stipend regardless of meeting attendance. The bill also maintains the existing provision for members to receive mileage reimbursement. The change appears designed to more directly tie compensation to actual participation in commission activities, potentially providing a more equitable and performance-based approach to compensating advisory commission members. Both sections of the bill make identical modifications to the respective commission's stipend payment structure.

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https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=sb508&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R