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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HOUSE BILL 1032 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
- PULASKI TECHNICAL 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
PULASKI TECHNICAL COLLEGE APPROPRIATION 17
FOR THE 2026-2027 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 University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College for the 2026-2027 24
fiscal year, 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 1 $214,799 33
(2) IT Pool 15 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) Provost 1 $179,858 18
(4) Vice Chancellor for Finance 1 $161,671 19
(5) Vice Chancellor for Enroll. Mgmt. 1 $161,671 20
(6) Vice Chan. for Advancement/Dev. 1 $161,671 21
(7) Chief Information Officer 1 $161,671 22
(8) Director of Economic Development 1 $152,684 23
(9) Director of Institutional Research 1 $136,981 24
(10) Counselor 3 $131,589 25
(11) Coord. of Cont. Ed. & Bus. Outreach 1 $126,161 26
(12) Registrar 1 $126,161 27
(13) Director of Financial Aid 1 $125,910 28
(14) Dean of Students 1 $125,372 29
(15) Project/Program Administrator 44 30
Project/Program Director $124,789 31
Project/Program Manager $104,496 32
Project/Program Specialist $94,333 33
(16) Dir. of Public Relations & Mktg. 1 $123,806 34
(17) Associate Provost 1 $123,717 35
(18) Director of Distance Learning 1 $123,717 36
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(19) Associate Vice Chan. for Finance 1 $123,717 1
(20) Controller 1 $120,931 2
(21) Director of Physical Plant 1 $116,722 3
(22) Investment Manager 1 $116,722 4
(23) Director of Police & Public Safety 1 $116,721 5
(24) Dir. of Sys. Prog. & Database Svcs. 1 $116,401 6
(25) Director of Admissions 1 $115,020 7
(26) Director of Academic Advising 1 $111,578 8
(27) Senior Associate Registrar 1 $109,563 9
(28) Admin. of Grants and Contracts 1 $109,103 10
(29) Coordinator of Career Services 1 $107,799 11
(30) Coord. of Learning Assistance Ctr. 1 $96,407 12
(31) Fiscal Support Pool 8 13
Fiscal Support Manager $95,029 14
Fiscal Support Supervisor $78,106 15
Accountant II $75,103 16
Accountant I $72,215 17
Fiscal Support Analyst $69,437 18
Fiscal Support Specialist $61,729 19
Accounting Technician $57,071 20
Fiscal Support Technician $52,766 21
(32) Public Safety Pool 11 22
HE Public Safety Commander III $93,110 23
Director Public Safety I $91,374 24
HE Public Safety Commander II $89,529 25
HE Public Safety Commander I $86,085 26
HE Public Safety Supervisor $76,530 27
Public Safety Officer $73,587 28
Public Safety Officer II $68,035 29
Security Officer Supervisor $64,199 30
Public Safety/Security Officer $58,156 31
HE Public Safety Dispatcher $48,785 32
Parking Control Supv. $48,785 33
Security Officer $48,785 34
Parking Control Officer $46,909 35
Watchman $40,098 36
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(33) Associate Registrar 1 $91,374 1
(34) Procurement Coordinator 1 $81,232 2
(35) Academic Advisor 9 $79,654 3
(36) Student Services Representative 3 $79,653 4
(37) Skilled Trades Pool 10 5
Skilled Trades Foreman $76,530 6
Skilled Trades Supervisor $73,587 7
Skilled Tradesman $70,756 8
Skilled Trades Helper $53,769 9
Apprentice Tradesman $47,801 10
(38) Maintenance Coordinator 1 $75,103 11
(39) Administrative Support Pool 24 12
Administrative Assistant $69,437 13
Administrative Analyst $69,437 14
Administrative Support Supervisor $64,199 15
Administrative Specialist III $61,729 16
Administration Support Specialist $61,729 17
Administrative Specialist II $54,877 18
Administrative Support Specialist $54,877 19
Administrative Specialist I $48,785 20
Extra Help Assistant $40,098 21
(40) Assistant Registrar 3 $69,437 22
(41) Benefits Analyst 1 $69,437 23
(42) Library Support Pool 8 24
Library Supervisor $69,437 25
Library Specialist $59,355 26
Library Technician $54,877 27
Library Support Assistant $50,737 28
(43) Maintenance Supervisor 1 $69,437 29
(44) Purchasing Specialist 3 $69,437 30
(45) Payroll Services Specialist 1 $69,437 31
(46) Student Accounts Officer 2 $69,437 32
(47) Financial Aid Analyst 3 $69,437 33
(48) Human Resources Specialist 1 $64,199 34
(49) Records Management Analyst 1 $64,199 35
(50) Financial Aid Specialist 3 $64,199 36
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(51) Student Recruitment Specialist 3 $64,199 1
(52) Landscape Supervisor 1 $64,199 2
(53) Maintenance Specialist 2 $61,729 3
(54) Payroll Technician 1 $61,729 4
(55) Purchasing Technician 1 $61,729 5
(56) Payroll Officer 1 $57,071 6
(57) Landscape Specialist 1 $57,071 7
(58) Student Account Specialist 3 $57,071 8
(59) Admissions Analyst 3 $54,877 9
(60) Inventory Control Technician 1 $52,766 10
(61) Maintenance Assistant 1 $52,766 11
(62) Mail Services Coordinator 1 $50,737 12
(63) Mail Services Assistant 1 $46,909 13
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 14
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 15
(64) Division Chairperson 5 $150,880 16
(65) Director of Library Services 1 $136,981 17
(66) Instr. - Nursing & Allied Health 13 $124,154 18
(67) Special Instructor 15 $114,926 19
NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 20
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 21
(68) Faculty 181 $114,926 22
(69) Part-Time Faculty 347 $57,840 23
TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES 24
POSITIONS 25
(70) Project/Program Administrator 2 26
Project/Program Director $124,789 27
Project/Program Manager $104,496 28
Project/Program Specialist $94,332 29
(71) Director of Special Events 1 $109,027 30
(72) Special Events Coordinator 1 $61,729 31
(73) Special Events Worker 1 $48,785 32
(74) Food Service Pool 7 33
Food Preparation Manager $66,767 34
Food Preparation Supervisor $59,355 35
Food Preparation Coordinator $52,766 36
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Food Preparation Specialist $45,105 1
Food Preparation Technician $41,702 2
(75) Cashier 2 $52,766 3
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 780 4
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 6
the University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College for the 2026-2027 7
fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or temporary 8
employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated 9
herein for such purposes: four hundred (400) temporary or part-time 10
employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 11
Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act 12
for the appropriate classification. 13
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 15
appropriated, to the University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College, to 16
be payable from the University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College Fund, 17
for personal services and operating expenses of the University of Arkansas - 18
Pulaski Technical College for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 19
following: 20
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
NO. 2026-2027 23
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $18,245,338 24
(02) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 25
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 10,000 26
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 27
(C) PROF. FEES 0 28
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 29
(E) DATA PROC. 0 30
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $18,255,338 31
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, 33
to the University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College, to be payable from 34
cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services and 35
operating expenses of the University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College 36
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for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 1
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 3
NO. 2026-2027 4
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $5,500,000 5
(02) EXTRA HELP 2,000,000 6
(03) OVERTIME 50,000 7
(04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 8,000,000 8
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 9
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 20,950,000 10
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 800,000 11
(C) PROF. FEES 3,000,000 12
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 3,000,000 13
(E) DATA PROC. 0 14
(06) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 31,500,000 15
(07) DEBT SERVICE 6,235,000 16
(08) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 100,000 17
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $81,135,000 18
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SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 20
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 21
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 22
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 23
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 24
Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 25
Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where 26
applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 27
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 28
disbursement of said funds. 29
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SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 31
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 32
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 33
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 34
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 35
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 36
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summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 1
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 2
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SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 4
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 5
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 6
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 7
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 8
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 9
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 10
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 11
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 12
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 13
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 14
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