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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H4/15/26 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HOUSE BILL 1013 3
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By: Joint Budget Committee 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 9
AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 10
COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT RICH MOUNTAIN FOR THE FISCAL 11
YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 16
COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT RICH MOUNTAIN 17
APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL 18
YEAR. 19
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 22
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SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established 24
for the University of Arkansas Community College at Rich Mountain for the 25
2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 26
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Maximum Annual 28
Maximum Salary Rate 29
Item No. of Fiscal Year 30
No. Title Employees 2026-2027 31
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 32
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS 33
(1) Chancellor 1 $214,799 34
(2) IT Pool 5 35
Network Engineer $207,404 36
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Information Systems Manager $133,122 1
Computer Network Coordinator $132,901 2
Technical Support Staff $126,956 3
Coordinator, Academic Computing $125,461 4
Coord., Administrative Computing $125,461 5
Coordinator of Information Tech $123,806 6
Website Developer/Programmer $123,806 7
System Programmer/Web Developer $122,387 8
Computer Systems Mgr. $112,475 9
Database Administrator $110,019 10
Systems Administrator $108,925 11
Information Systems Security Spec. $106,894 12
Institution Information Tech Coord $104,736 13
Assistant Database Administrator $100,790 14
Computer Support Manager $100,708 15
Information Systems Coordinator $100,708 16
Senior Software Support Specialist $100,708 17
Systems Specialist $100,708 18
Information Technology Manager $99,493 19
Network Support Specialist $96,834 20
Senior Software Support Analyst $96,834 21
Tech Support/Systems Admin. $95,330 22
Tech Support/Applications Support $95,330 23
Information Systems Business Mgr. $93,110 24
Security Analyst $93,110 25
Systems Analyst $93,110 26
Information Technology Specialist $91,166 27
Computer Support Coordinator $89,529 28
Software Support Analyst $89,529 29
Systems Applications Supervisor $89,529 30
Computer Operations Coordinator $86,085 31
Systems Coordination Analyst $86,085 32
PC Support Specialist $84,480 33
Computer Support Specialist $82,775 34
Database Analyst $82,775 35
Digital Broadcast Specialist $79,590 36
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Network Support Analyst $79,590 1
Website Developer $79,590 2
Information Systems Analyst $76,530 3
Info Systems Security Analyst $76,530 4
Computer Support Analyst $76,530 5
Software Support Specialist $73,587 6
Telecommunications Supervisor $73,587 7
Media Specialist $72,215 8
Computer Support Technician $70,756 9
Help Desk Specialist $70,756 10
Computer Operator $68,035 11
Network Analyst $68,035 12
Telecommunications Specialist $68,035 13
Multimedia Specialist $64,199 14
Information Technology Assistant $60,483 15
Computer Lab Technician $58,156 16
Multimedia Technician $52,766 17
Audiovisual Laboratory Assistant $48,785 18
(3) Provost 1 $172,403 19
(4) Vice Chancellor for Finance 1 $161,671 20
(5) Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs 1 $161,671 21
(6) Vice Chan. for Advancement/Dev. 1 $161,671 22
(7) Director of Institutional Research 1 $136,981 23
(8) Director of Human Resources 1 $136,981 24
(9) Information Systems Manager 1 $133,122 25
(10) Counselor 2 $131,589 26
(11) Coord. of Cont. Ed. & Bus. Outreach 1 $126,161 27
(12) Dir. of Public Relations & Mktg. 1 $126,161 28
(13) Director of Financial Aid 1 $125,910 29
(14) Project/Program Administrator 7 30
Project/Program Director $124,789 31
Project/Program Manager $104,496 32
Project/Program Specialist $94,333 33
(15) Director of Computer Services 1 $123,805 34
(16) Business Manager 1 $120,931 35
(17) Director of Physical Plant 1 $116,722 36
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(18) Director of Admissions 1 $115,020 1
(19) Coordinator of Student Recruitment 1 $114,926 2
(20) Project Coordinator 1 $98,700 3
(21) Fiscal Support Pool 1 4
Fiscal Support Manager $95,029 5
Fiscal Support Supervisor $78,106 6
Accountant II $75,103 7
Accountant I $72,215 8
Fiscal Support Analyst $69,437 9
Fiscal Support Specialist $61,729 10
Accounting Technician $57,071 11
Fiscal Support Technician $52,766 12
(22) Skilled Trades Pool 1 13
Skilled Trades Foreman $76,530 14
Skilled Trades Supervisor $73,587 15
Skilled Tradesman $70,756 16
Skilled Trades Helper $53,769 17
Apprentice Tradesman $47,801 18
(23) Asst. Dir. Financial Aid 1 $75,103 19
(24) Business Operations Specialist 1 $72,215 20
(25) Administrative Support Pool 4 21
Administrative Assistant $69,437 22
Administrative Analyst $69,437 23
Administrative Support Supervisor $64,199 24
Administrative Specialist III $61,729 25
Administration Support Specialist $61,729 26
Administrative Specialist II $54,877 27
Administrative Support Specialist $54,877 28
Administrative Specialist I $48,785 29
Extra Help Assistant $40,098 30
(26) Financial Aid Analyst 1 $69,437 31
(27) Library Support Pool 1 32
Library Supervisor $69,437 33
Library Specialist $59,355 34
Library Technician $54,877 35
Library Support Assistant $50,737 36
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(28) Maintenance Technician 1 $64,199 1
(29) Maintenance Specialist 1 $61,729 2
(30) Payroll Officer 1 $57,071 3
(31) Maintenance Assistant 2 $52,766 4
(32) Registrar's Assistant 1 $50,737 5
(33) Purchasing Assistant 1 $48,785 6
(34) Institutional Services Assistant 4 $43,370 7
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 8
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 9
(35) Division Chairperson 4 $150,880 10
(36) Librarian 1 $136,981 11
NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 12
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 13
(37) Faculty 23 $114,926 14
(38) Part-Time Faculty 63 $57,840 15
TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES 16
POSITIONS 17
(39) Director of Food Services 1 $109,027 18
(40) Campus Store Manager 1 $108,249 19
(41) Athletic Admin. & Support Pool 8 20
Coach $108,248 21
Asst. Coach $57,839 22
Athletic Trainer $43,298 23
(42) Food Service Pool 3 24
Food Preparation Manager $66,767 25
Food Preparation Supervisor $59,355 26
Food Preparation Coordinator $52,766 27
Food Preparation Specialist $45,105 28
Food Preparation Technician $41,702 29
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 156 30
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 32
the University of Arkansas Community College at Rich Mountain for the 2026-33
2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or temporary 34
employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated 35
herein for such purposes: eighty (80) temporary or part-time employees, when 36
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needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform 1
Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the 2
appropriate classification. 3
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 5
appropriated, to the University of Arkansas Community College at Rich 6
Mountain, to be payable from the University of Arkansas Community College at 7
Rich Mountain Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the 8
University of Arkansas Community College at Rich Mountain for the fiscal year 9
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 10
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12
NO. 2026-2027 13
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $2,628,269 14
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 575,000 15
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 16
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 732,668 17
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 18
(C) PROF. FEES 0 19
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 20
(E) DATA PROC. 0 21
(04) CONTINGENCY 196,797 22
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $4,132,734 23
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, 25
to the University of Arkansas Community College at Rich Mountain, to be 26
payable from cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal 27
services and operating expenses of the University of Arkansas Community 28
College at Rich Mountain for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 29
following: 30
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2026-2027 33
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $4,500,000 34
(02) EXTRA HELP 750,000 35
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 2,000,000 36
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(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 1
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 2,500,000 2
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 200,000 3
(C) PROF. FEES 75,000 4
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 6,300,000 5
(E) DATA PROC. 0 6
(05) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 13,750,000 7
(06) DEBT SERVICE 800,000 8
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $30,875,000 9
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SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 11
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 12
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 13
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 14
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 15
Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 16
Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where 17
applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 18
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 19
disbursement of said funds. 20
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SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 22
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 23
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 24
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 25
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 26
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 27
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 28
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 29
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SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 31
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 32
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 33
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 34
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 35
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 36
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effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 1
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 2
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 3
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 4
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 5
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