AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - MID-SOUTH APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.

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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HOUSE BILL 1021 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 ARKANSAS STATE 10
UNIVERSITY - MID-SOUTH FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 11
JUNE 30, 2027; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY 16
- MID-SOUTH APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-17
2027 FISCAL YEAR. 18
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21
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SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established 23
for the Arkansas State University - Mid-South for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, 24
the following maximum number of regular employees. 25
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Maximum Annual 27
Maximum Salary Rate 28
Item No. of Fiscal Year 29
No. Title Employees 2026-2027 30
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 31
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS 32
(1) Chancellor, ASUMS 1 $214,799 33
(2) IT Pool 7 34
Network Engineer $207,404 35
Information Systems Manager $133,122 36
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Computer Network Coordinator $132,901 1
Technical Support Staff $126,956 2
Coordinator, Academic Computing $125,461 3
Coord., Administrative Computing $125,461 4
Coordinator of Information Tech $123,806 5
Website Developer/Programmer $123,806 6
System Programmer/Web Developer $122,387 7
Computer Systems Mgr. $112,475 8
Database Administrator $110,019 9
Systems Administrator $108,925 10
Information Systems Security Spec. $106,894 11
Institution Information Tech Coord. $104,736 12
Assistant Database Administrator $100,790 13
Computer Support Manager $100,708 14
Information Systems Coordinator $100,708 15
Senior Software Support Specialist $100,708 16
Systems Specialist $100,708 17
Information Technology Manager $99,493 18
Network Support Specialist $96,834 19
Senior Software Support Analyst $96,834 20
Tech Support/Systems Admin. $95,330 21
Tech Support/Applications Support $95,330 22
Information Systems Business Mgr. $93,110 23
Security Analyst $93,110 24
Systems Analyst $93,110 25
Information Technology Specialist $91,166 26
Computer Support Coordinator $89,529 27
Software Support Analyst $89,529 28
Systems Applications Supervisor $89,529 29
Computer Operations Coordinator $86,085 30
Systems Coordination Analyst $86,085 31
PC Support Specialist $84,480 32
Computer Support Specialist $82,775 33
Database Analyst $82,775 34
Digital Broadcast Specialist $79,590 35
Network Support Analyst $79,590 36
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Website Developer $79,590 1
Information Systems Analyst $76,530 2
Info Systems Security Analyst $76,530 3
Computer Support Analyst $76,530 4
Software Support Specialist $73,587 5
Telecommunications Supervisor $73,587 6
Media Specialist $72,215 7
Computer Support Technician $70,756 8
Help Desk Specialist $70,756 9
Computer Operator $68,035 10
Network Analyst $68,035 11
Telecommunications Specialist $68,035 12
Multimedia Specialist $64,199 13
Information Technology Assistant $60,483 14
Computer Lab Technician $58,156 15
Multimedia Technician $52,766 16
Audiovisual Laboratory Assistant $48,785 17
(3) Vice Chancellor for Administration 1 $191,681 18
(4) Vice Chan. for Academic Affairs 1 $172,403 19
(5) Vice Chancellor for Finance 1 $161,671 20
(6) Vice Chan. for Technical Education 1 $161,671 21
(7) Vice Chan. for Student Services 1 $161,671 22
(8) Chief Information Officer 1 $160,055 23
(9) Vice Chancellor for Development 1 $156,962 24
(10) Dir., Occupational and Tech. Ed. 1 $140,171 25
(11) Director of Human Resources/Svcs. 1 $136,981 26
(12) Director of Institutional Research 1 $136,981 27
(13) Director of Admin. Services 1 $135,012 28
(14) Dir. of Workforce Development 1 $133,980 29
(15) Counselor 4 $131,589 30
(16) Director of Learning Center 1 $131,589 31
(17) Controller 1 $130,889 32
(18) Dir. of PR & Marketing 1 $126,161 33
(19) Registrar 1 $126,161 34
(20) Director of Financial Aid 1 $125,910 35
(21) Dean of Students 1 $125,372 36
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(22) Project/Program Administrator 1 1
Project/Program Director $124,789 2
Project/Program Manager $104,496 3
Project/Program Specialist $94,333 4
(23) Dir. of Planning & Assessment 1 $124,788 5
(24) Director of Computer Services 1 $123,806 6
(25) Business Manager 1 $120,931 7
(26) Director of Development 1 $117,086 8
(27) Director of Physical Plant 1 $116,722 9
(28) Dir. of Sys Prog. & Database Svcs. 1 $115,338 10
(29) Director of Enrollment Management 1 $115,020 11
(30) Dir. of Pub. & Creative Svcs. 1 $114,663 12
(31) Coordinator for Student Recruitment 1 $111,578 13
(32) Director of Academic Advising 1 $111,578 14
(33) Coord., Information & Comm. Rel. 1 $110,173 15
(34) Administrator of Grants & Contracts 1 $109,103 16
(35) Dir. Env., Health & Safety Prog. 1 $108,398 17
(36) Coordinator of Career Services 1 $107,799 18
(37) Assistant Director 2 $107,774 19
(38) Director of Student Activities 1 $106,899 20
(39) Assistant to the President 1 $103,703 21
(40) Workforce Specialist 2 $96,033 22
(41) Director of Disability Services 1 $95,900 23
(42) Fiscal Support Pool 10 24
Fiscal Support Manager $95,029 25
Fiscal Support Supervisor $78,106 26
Accountant II $75,103 27
Accountant I $72,215 28
Fiscal Support Analyst $69,437 29
Fiscal Support Specialist $61,729 30
Accounting Technician $57,071 31
Fiscal Support Technician $52,766 32
(43) Maintenance Manager 2 $87,860 33
(44) Budget Analyst 1 $81,232 34
(45) Human Resources Analyst 1 $75,103 35
(46) Maintenance Coordinator 1 $75,103 36
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(47) ASU Payroll Services Manager 1 $72,215 1
(48) Administrative Support Pool 10 2
Administrative Assistant $69,437 3
Administrative Analyst $69,437 4
Administrative Support Supervisor $64,199 5
Administrative Specialist III $61,729 6
Administration Support Specialist $61,729 7
Administrative Specialist II $54,877 8
Administrative Support Specialist $54,877 9
Administrative Specialist I $48,785 10
Extra Help Assistant $40,098 11
(49) Assistant Registrar 1 $69,437 12
(50) Financial Aid Analyst 2 $69,437 13
(51) Library Support Pool 1 14
Library Supervisor $69,437 15
Library Specialist $59,355 16
Library Technician $54,877 17
Library Support Assistant $50,737 18
(52) Purchasing Specialist 1 $69,437 19
(53) Financial Aid Specialist 1 $64,199 20
(54) Human Resources Specialist 2 $64,199 21
(55) Maintenance Technician 1 $64,199 22
(56) Maintenance Specialist 3 $61,729 23
(57) Equipment Mechanic 2 $57,071 24
(58) Landscape Specialist 2 $57,071 25
(59) Warehouse Specialist 1 $57,071 26
(60) Maintenance Assistant 2 $52,766 27
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 28
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 29
(61) Faculty 25 30
Professor/Master Instructor $165,256 31
Assoc. Professor/Senior Instructor $142,608 32
Asst. Professor/Advanced Instructor $124,524 33
Instructor $108,808 34
(62) Division Chairperson 7 $150,880 35
(63) Librarian 1 $136,981 36
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(64) Director of Allied Health 1 $132,703 1
(65) Director of Adult Education 1 $131,590 2
(66) Instructor - Nursing/Resp. Therapy 3 $124,154 3
(67) University Center Media Specialist 1 $91,507 4
(68) Special Instructor/Trainer 7 $87,019 5
NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 6
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 7
(69) Faculty 52 8
Professor/Master Instructor $123,316 9
Assoc. Professor/Senior Instructor $116,264 10
Asst. Professor/Advanced Instructor $102,874 11
Instructor $89,629 12
(70) Part-Time Faculty 100 $57,839 13
TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES 14
POSITIONS 15
(71) Director of Food Services 1 $109,027 16
(72) Athletic Admin. & Support Pool 3 17
Coach $108,248 18
Asst. Coach $57,839 19
Athletic Trainer $43,298 20
(73) Food Service Pool 1 21
Food Preparation Manager $66,767 22
Food Preparation Supervisor $59,355 23
Food Preparation Coordinator $52,766 24
Food Preparation Specialist $45,105 25
Food Preparation Technician $41,702 26
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 300 27
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 29
the Arkansas State University - Mid-South for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the 30
following maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as 31
"Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: two 32
hundred (200) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay 33
not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation 34
Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 35
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 1
appropriated, to the Arkansas State University - Mid-South, to be payable 2
from the Arkansas State University Mid-South Fund, for personal services and 3
operating expenses of the Arkansas State University - Mid-South for the 4
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 5
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2026-2027 8
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $3,800,000 9
(02) EXTRA HELP 350,000 10
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,150,000 11
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 12
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 906,969 13
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 14
(C) PROF. FEES 0 15
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 16
(E) DATA PROC. 0 17
(05) CONTINGENCY 310,348 18
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $6,517,317 19
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, 21
to the Arkansas State University - Mid-South, to be payable from cash funds 22
as defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services and operating 23
expenses of the Arkansas State University - Mid-South for the fiscal year 24
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 25
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2026-2027 28
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $7,000,000 29
(02) EXTRA HELP 600,000 30
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 2,500,000 31
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 32
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 5,500,000 33
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 300,000 34
(C) PROF. FEES 1,500,000 35
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 1,000,000 36
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(E) DATA PROC. 0 1
(05) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 5,000,000 2
(06) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 100,000 3
(07) SUBAWARDEE GRANTS AND AID 1,500,000 4
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $25,000,000 5
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - ADTEC/UNIVERSITY CENTER PARTNERS. There is 7
hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas State University - Mid-South, to be 8
payable from the Arkansas State University Mid-South Fund, for personal 9
services, operating expenses, equipment and grants to Arkansas Delta Training 10
and Education Consortium (ADTEC) Partners and University Center Partners for 11
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 12
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 14
NO. 2026-2027 15
(01) ADTEC/UNIVERSITY CENTER PARTNERS $1,578,918 16
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SECTION 6. ALLOCATIONS - ADTEC/UNIVERSITY CENTER PARTNERS. There is 18
hereby allocated to the Arkansas Delta Training and Education Consortium 19
(ADTEC) Partners and University Center Partners the following amounts of the 20
funds appropriated in the ADTEC/University Center Partners Appropriation of 21
this Act, there to be used as provided by in this Act, for the period ending 22
June 30, 2027, the following: 23
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MAXIMUM ALLOCATION 25
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 26
NO. 2026-2027 27
(1) ARKANSAS NORTHEASTERN COLLEGE $165,346 28
(2) ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - NEWPORT 165,346 29
(3) UNIV. OF ARK. EAST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE 216,390 30
(4) ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - MID-SOUTH 422,179 31
(5) PHILLIPS COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE UA 191,270 32
(6) ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - JONESBORO 324,032 33
(7) UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT FORT SMTIH 94,355 34
TOTAL AMOUNT ALLOCATED $1,578,918 35
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SECTION 7. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 1
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 2
ADTEC/UNIVERSITY CENTER PARTNERS - TRAINING CONSORTIUM ADVICE. The Arkansas 3
State University Mid-South upon counsel with and advice from the Arkansas 4
Delta Training and Education Consortium (ADTEC) shall disburse funds from the 5
ADTEC/UNIVERSITY CENTER PARTNERS appropriation authorized in this Act to 6
selected University Center Partners and also the participating ADTEC 7
Partners. 8
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 9
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 10
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SECTION 8. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 12
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 13
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 14
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 15
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 16
Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 17
Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where 18
applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 19
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 20
disbursement of said funds. 21
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SECTION 9. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 23
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 24
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 25
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 26
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 27
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 28
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 29
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 30
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SECTION 10. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 32
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 33
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 34
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 35
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 36
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the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 1
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 2
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 3
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 4
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 5
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 6
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