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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H4/21/26 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HOUSE BILL 1018 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
EAST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 11
ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 16
EAST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE 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 East Arkansas Community College for the 2026-25
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, UA-EACC 1 $214,799 34
(2) IT Pool 6 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) Chief Academic Officer 1 $172,403 19
(4) Assistant to the Chancellor 1 $161,671 20
(5) Chief Career & Tech. Ed. Officer 1 $161,671 21
(6) Chief Fiscal Officer 1 $161,671 22
(7) Chief Planning and Dev. Officer 1 $161,671 23
(8) Chief Student Life Officer 1 $161,671 24
(9) Dir. of Community/Continuing Ed. 1 $152,685 25
(10) Director of Small Business Center 1 $149,280 26
(11) Director of Counseling 1 $136,981 27
(12) Director of Institutional Research 1 $136,981 28
(13) Director of Human Resources 1 $136,979 29
(14) Counselor 6 $131,589 30
(15) Dir. of Enrollment Mgmt/Registrar 1 $126,161 31
(16) Dir. of Public Relations/Marketing 1 $126,161 32
(17) Dir. of Student Financial Aid 1 $125,910 33
(18) Project/Program Administrator 4 34
Project/Program Director $124,789 35
Project/Program Manager $104,496 36
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Project/Program Specialist $94,333 1
(19) Director of Computer Services 1 $123,806 2
(20) Dir. of Sys. Prg. & Data Base Svcs. 1 $123,806 3
(21) Director of Distance Learning 1 $123,717 4
(22) Dir. of Off-Campus Operations 1 $123,717 5
(23) Controller 1 $120,931 6
(24) Admin. of Grants and Contracts 1 $120,931 7
(25) Director of Police & Public Safety 1 $116,723 8
(26) Director of Physical Plant 1 $116,722 9
(27) Coordinator of Student Recruitment 1 $114,926 10
(28) Fiscal Support Pool 4 11
Fiscal Support Manager $95,029 12
Fiscal Support Supervisor $78,106 13
Accountant II $75,103 14
Accountant I $72,215 15
Fiscal Support Analyst $69,437 16
Fiscal Support Specialist $61,729 17
Accounting Technician $57,071 18
Fiscal Support Technician $52,766 19
(29) Public Safety Pool 5 20
HE Public Safety Commander III $93,110 21
Director Public Safety I $91,374 22
HE Public Safety Commander II $89,529 23
HE Public Safety Commander I $86,085 24
HE Public Safety Supervisor $76,530 25
Public Safety Officer $73,587 26
Public Safety Officer II $68,035 27
Security Officer Supervisor $64,199 28
Public Safety/Security Officer $58,156 29
HE Public Safety Dispatcher $48,785 30
Parking Control Supv. $48,785 31
Security Officer $48,785 32
Parking Control Officer $46,909 33
Watchman $40,098 34
(30) Planning Officer/Grant Coordinator 1 $87,802 35
(31) Asst. Dir. Financial Aid 1 $75,103 36
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(32) Skilled Trades Pool 9 1
Skilled Trades Foreman $76,530 2
Skilled Trades Supervisor $73,587 3
Skilled Tradesman $70,756 4
Skilled Trades Helper $53,769 5
Apprentice Tradesman $47,801 6
(33) Administrative Support Pool 26 7
Administrative Assistant $69,437 8
Administrative Analyst $69,437 9
Administrative Support Supervisor $64,199 10
Administrative Specialist III $61,729 11
Administration Support Specialist $61,729 12
Administrative Specialist II $54,877 13
Administrative Support Specialist $54,877 14
Administrative Specialist I $48,785 15
Extra Help Assistant $40,098 16
(34) Assistant Registrar 1 $69,437 17
(35) Financial Aid Analyst 1 $69,437 18
(36) Maintenance Supervisor 2 $69,437 19
(37) Payroll Services Specialist 1 $69,437 20
(38) Purchasing Specialist 1 $69,437 21
(39) Career Planning and Placement Spec. 1 $66,767 22
(40) Financial Aid Specialist 1 $64,199 23
(41) Maintenance Specialist 2 $61,729 24
(42) Payroll Technician 1 $61,729 25
(43) Cashier 1 $52,766 26
(44) Registrar's Assistant 1 $50,737 27
(45) Institutional Services Assistant 6 $43,370 28
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 29
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 30
(46) Division Chairperson 6 $150,880 31
(47) Director of Nursing 1 $149,280 32
(48) Faculty 12 $143,798 33
(49) Dir. of Learning Resource Center 1 $131,587 34
(50) Coordinator of Learning Assistance 1 $96,409 35
NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 36
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ACADEMIC POSITIONS 1
(51) Faculty 54 $114,926 2
(52) Librarian 1 $114,926 3
(53) Lab Supervisor 4 $60,024 4
(54) Part-Time Faculty 100 $57,840 5
TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES 6
POSITIONS 7
(55) Bookstore Manager 1 $69,437 8
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 286 9
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 11
the University of Arkansas East Arkansas Community College for the 2026-2027 12
fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or temporary 13
employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated 14
herein for such purposes: two hundred seventy-five (275) temporary or part-15
time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in 16
the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this 17
act for the appropriate classification. 18
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 20
appropriated, to the University of Arkansas East Arkansas Community College, 21
to be payable from the University of Arkansas East Arkansas Community College 22
Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the University of 23
Arkansas East Arkansas Community College for the fiscal year ending June 30, 24
2027, the following: 25
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2026-2027 28
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $6,489,324 29
(02) EXTRA HELP 175,000 30
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 2,125,000 31
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 32
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 2,588,321 33
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 60,000 34
(C) PROF. FEES 0 35
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 36
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(E) DATA PROC. 0 1
(05) CONTINGENCY 73,440 2
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $11,511,085 3
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, 5
to the University of Arkansas East Arkansas Community College, to be payable 6
from cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services 7
and operating expenses of the University of Arkansas East Arkansas Community 8
College for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 9
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 11
NO. 2026-2027 12
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $2,589,098 13
(02) EXTRA HELP 439,631 14
(03) OVERTIME 10,000 15
(04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,736,697 16
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 17
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 3,059,000 18
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 338,000 19
(C) PROF. FEES 315,000 20
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 1,750,000 21
(E) DATA PROC. 0 22
(06) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 15,088,266 23
(07) DEBT SERVICE 301,000 24
(08) FUND TRANSFERS, REFUNDS AND 25
INVESTMENTS 2,500,000 26
(09) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 50,000 27
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $28,176,692 28
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SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 30
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 31
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 32
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 33
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 34
Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 35
Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where 36
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applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 1
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 2
disbursement of said funds. 3
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SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 5
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 6
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 7
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 8
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 9
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 10
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 11
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 12
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SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 14
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 15
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 16
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 17
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 18
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 19
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 20
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 21
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 22
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 23
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 24
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