AN ACT FOR THE NORTH ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 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 1057 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 NORTH ARKANSAS COLLEGE 10
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 11
ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE NORTH ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF 16
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 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 North Arkansas College of the University of Arkansas for the 2026-24
2027 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 11 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) Chief Academic Officer 1 $172,403 18
(4) Chief Fiscal Officer 1 $161,671 19
(5) Chief Planning & Dev. Officer 1 $161,671 20
(6) Chief Student Life Officer 1 $161,671 21
(7) Director of Institutional Research 1 $136,981 22
(8) Director Human Resources 1 $136,980 23
(9) Counselor 1 $131,589 24
(10) Controller 1 $130,889 25
(11) Dir. Public Relations and Marketing 1 $126,161 26
(12) Registrar 1 $126,161 27
(13) Director of Student Financial Aid 1 $125,910 28
(14) Project/Program Administrator 5 29
Project/Program Director $124,789 30
Project/Program Manager $104,496 31
Project/Program Specialist $94,333 32
(15) Dir. of Administrative Computing 1 $123,806 33
(16) Dir. of Occupational & Tech. Educ. 1 $123,717 34
(17) Business Manager 1 $120,931 35
(18) Director of Student Affairs 1 $118,655 36
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(19) Director of Physical Plant 1 $116,722 1
(20) Assistant to the President 1 $107,800 2
(21) Fiscal Support Pool 7 3
Fiscal Support Manager $95,029 4
Fiscal Support Supervisor $78,106 5
Accountant II $75,103 6
Accountant I $72,215 7
Fiscal Support Analyst $69,437 8
Fiscal Support Specialist $61,729 9
Accounting Technician $57,071 10
Fiscal Support Technician $52,766 11
(22) Public Safety Pool 2 12
HE Public Safety Commander III $93,110 13
Director Public Safety I $91,374 14
HE Public Safety Commander II $89,529 15
HE Public Safety Commander I $86,085 16
HE Public Safety Supervisor $76,530 17
Public Safety Officer $73,587 18
Public Safety Officer II $68,035 19
Security Officer Supervisor $64,199 20
Public Safety/Security Officer $58,156 21
HE Public Safety Dispatcher $48,785 22
Parking Control Supv. $48,785 23
Security Officer $48,785 24
Parking Control Officer $46,909 25
Watchman $40,098 26
(23) Procurement Coordinator 1 $81,232 27
(24) Benefits Coordinator 1 $81,232 28
(25) Academic Advisor 4 $79,654 29
(26) Executive Assistant to the Director 1 $78,106 30
(27) Skilled Trades Pool 3 31
Skilled Trades Foreman $76,530 32
Skilled Trades Supervisor $73,587 33
Skilled Tradesman $70,756 34
Skilled Trades Helper $53,769 35
Apprentice Tradesman $47,801 36
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(28) Assistant Director of Financial Aid 1 $75,103 1
(29) HEI Program Coordinator 3 $72,215 2
(30) Student Applications Specialist 2 $72,215 3
(31) Construction/Maintenance Coord. 1 $72,215 4
(32) Building and Grounds Coordinator 1 $72,215 5
(33) Administrative Support Pool 11 6
Administrative Assistant $69,437 7
Administrative Analyst $69,437 8
Administrative Support Supervisor $64,199 9
Administrative Specialist III $61,729 10
Administration Support Specialist $61,729 11
Administrative Specialist II $54,877 12
Administrative Support Specialist $54,877 13
Administrative Specialist I $48,785 14
Extra Help Assistant $40,098 15
(34) Assistant Registrar 1 $69,437 16
(35) Financial Aid Analyst 2 $69,437 17
(36) Library Support Pool 2 18
Library Supervisor $69,437 19
Library Specialist $59,355 20
Library Technician $54,877 21
Library Support Assistant $50,737 22
(37) Maintenance Supervisor 1 $69,437 23
(38) Payroll Services Specialist 1 $69,437 24
(39) Student Accounts Officer 1 $69,437 25
(40) Maintenance Technician 2 $64,199 26
(41) Landscape Supervisor 1 $64,199 27
(42) Purchasing Technician 1 $61,729 28
(43) Maintenance Assistant 1 $52,766 29
(44) Institutional Services Shift Supv. 1 $50,737 30
(45) Institutional Services Supervisor 1 $45,105 31
(46) Institutional Services Assistant 6 $43,370 32
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 33
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 34
(47) Division Chairperson 5 $150,880 35
(48) Director Learning Center 1 $129,488 36
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(49) Project/Program Administrator 1 1
Project/Program Director $124,788 2
Project/Program Manager $104,496 3
Project/Program Specialist $94,333 4
(50) Special Instructor 2 $114,926 5
(51) Assistant Librarian 1 $85,309 6
NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 7
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 8
(52) Project/Program Administrator 1 9
Project/Program Director $124,788 10
Project/Program Manager $104,496 11
Project/Program Specialist $94,333 12
(53) Faculty 67 $114,926 13
(54) Clinical Instructor 1 $82,166 14
(55) Part-Time Faculty 200 $57,840 15
TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES 16
POSITIONS 17
(56) Campus Store Director 1 $124,789 18
(57) Athletic Admin. & Support Pool 4 19
Coach $108,248 20
Asst. Coach $57,839 21
Athletic Trainer $43,298 22
(58) Food Service Pool 2 23
Food Preparation Manager $66,767 24
Food Preparation Supervisor $59,355 25
Food Preparation Coordinator $52,766 26
Food Preparation Specialist $45,105 27
Food Preparation Technician $41,702 28
(59) Residential Life Coordinator 1 $59,719 29
(60) Bookstore Office Manager 1 $57,071 30
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 381 31
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 33
the North Arkansas College of the University of Arkansas for the 2026-2027 34
fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or temporary 35
employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated 36
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herein for such purposes: five hundred (500) temporary or part-time 1
employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 2
Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act 3
for the appropriate classification. 4
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 6
appropriated, to the North Arkansas College of the University of Arkansas, to 7
be payable from the North Arkansas College of the University of Arkansas 8
Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the North Arkansas 9
College of the University of Arkansas for the fiscal year ending June 30, 10
2027, the following: 11
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 13
NO. 2026-2027 14
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $7,291,916 15
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,100,000 16
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 17
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 846,400 18
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 19
(C) PROF. FEES 0 20
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 21
(E) DATA PROC. 0 22
(04) CONTINGENCY 461,916 23
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $9,700,232 24
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, 26
to the North Arkansas College of the University of Arkansas, to be payable 27
from cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services 28
and operating expenses of the North Arkansas College of the University of 29
Arkansas for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 30
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2026-2027 33
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $4,750,000 34
(02) EXTRA HELP 886,000 35
(03) OVERTIME 40,000 36
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(04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 3,426,000 1
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 2
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 5,250,000 3
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 390,000 4
(C) PROF. FEES 575,000 5
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 2,950,000 6
(E) DATA PROC. 0 7
(06) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 11,200,000 8
(07) DEBT SERVICE 2,250,000 9
(08) FUND TRANSFERS, REFUNDS AND 10
INVESTMENTS 5,723,000 11
(09) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 50,000 12
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $37,490,000 13
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SECTION 5. SPECIAL LANGUAGE - CODE AMENDMENT. Arkansas Code § 6-5-302 15
is amended to read as follows: 16
6-5-302. Allocation and transfer of funds. 17
From the moneys accruing to the Educational Excellence Trust Fund, the 18
Treasurer of State on the last day of the month shall transfer to the various 19
funds and fund accounts listed below, the amounts determined by applying each 20
fund or fund account's proportionate part of the total of all such 21
allocations set forth in this section to the amount available for 22
distribution as determined in § 6-5-301: 23
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FISCAL YEAR ENDING 25
Fund or Fund Accounts June 30, 2002 June 30, 2003 26
& Thereafter 27
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Public School Fund Account 28
$161,935,727 $164,138,382 29
Division of Career and Technical Education Public School Fund Account 30
9,518,065 10,032,555 31
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Fund Account 32
762,901 804,138 33
Division of Career and Technical Education Fund Account 34
2,856,557 3,010,965 35
Higher Education Grants Fund Account 10,499,767 11,067,322 36
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School for Math, Sciences, and Arts Fund 0 5,988,465 1
Institutions of Higher Education: 2
Arkansas State University Fund 4,797,713 5,057,049 3
Arkansas Tech University Fund 1,608,226 1,695,157 4
Henderson State University Fund 1,663,634 1,753,560 5
Southern Arkansas University Fund 983,576 1,036,743 6
University of Arkansas Fund 11,905,301 12,548,830 7
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Fund 4,224,809 4,453,177 8
University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund 7,274,293 7,667,498 9
University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund - Indigent Care 10
181,013 190,797 11
University of Arkansas at Monticello Fund 848,858 894,742 12
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Fund 1,473,599 1,553,253 13
University of Central Arkansas Fund 3,661,359 3,859,270 14
Arkansas State University-Beebe Fund 1,144,646 1,206,518 15
University of Arkansas East Arkansas Community College Fund 16
599,022 631,401 17
National Park College Fund 895,921 944,349 18
Arkansas Northeastern College Fund 573,810 604,827 19
North Arkansas College of the University of Arkansas Fund 20
353,775 372,898 21
Northwest Arkansas Community College Fund 791,763 834,561 22
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Fund 23
583,366 614,899 24
University of Arkansas Community College at Rich Mountain Fund 25
158,120 166,667 26
SAU-Tech Fund 256,801 270,683 27
South Arkansas College Fund 409,688 431,833 28
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Fund 2,437,691 2,569,458 29
TOTAL INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION $ 46,826,984 $ 49,358,170 30
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SECTION 6. SPECIAL LANGUAGE - CODE AMENDMENT. Arkansas Code § 6-53-32
301(a)(1)(C), concerning the name of North Arkansas College, Harrison within 33
the Arkansas Technical and Community College System, is amended to read as 34
follows: 35
(C) North Arkansas College of the University of Arkansas, 36
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Harrison; 1
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SECTION 7. SPECIAL LANGUAGE - CODE AMENDMENT. Arkansas Code § 6-63-3
305(b)(13), concerning the maximum number of new additional positions for the 4
biennium for North Arkansas College, is amended to read as follows: 5
(13) North Arkansas College of the University of Arkansas 6
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SECTION 8. SPECIAL LANGUAGE - CODE AMENDMENT. Arkansas Code § 19-4-9
906(a)(3)(100), concerning motor vehicle restrictions and authorizations, is 10
amended to read as follows: 11
(100) North Arkansas College of the University of Arkansas 12
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SECTION 9. SPECIAL LANGUAGE - CODE AMENDMENT. Arkansas Code § 19-22-15
103(m), concerning the North Arkansas College Fund, is amended to read as 16
follows: 17
(m) North Arkansas College of the University of Arkansas Fund. 18
(1) There is created on the books of the Treasurer of State, the 19
Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be 20
known as the “North Arkansas College of the University of Arkansas Fund”. 21
(2) The North Arkansas College of the University of Arkansas 22
Fund shall be used for the maintenance, operation, and improvement of North 23
Arkansas College of the University of Arkansas. 24
(3) The North Arkansas College of the University of Arkansas 25
Fund shall consist of: 26
(A) Those general revenues as may be provided by law; and 27
(B) Any other funds made available for the support of 28
North Arkansas College of the University of Arkansas which are required to be 29
deposited into the State Treasury by law. 30
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SECTION 10. SPECIAL LANGUAGE - CODE AMENDMENT. Arkansas Code § 19-61-32
301(a)(23), concerning state agencies authorized to have an agency 33
procurement official under the Arkansas Procurement Law, is amended to read 34
as follows: 35
(23) North Arkansas College of the University of Arkansas; 36
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SECTION 11. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 2
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 3
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 4
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 5
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 6
Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 7
Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where 8
applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 9
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 10
disbursement of said funds. 11
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SECTION 12. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 13
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 14
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 15
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 16
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 17
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 18
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 19
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 20
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SECTION 13. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 22
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 23
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 24
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 25
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 26
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 27
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 28
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 29
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 30
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 31
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 32
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