AN ACT FOR THE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.

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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H4/15/26 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HOUSE BILL 1065 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 NORTHWEST ARKANSAS 10
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 11
2027; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS 16
COMMUNITY COLLEGE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 17
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 Northwest Arkansas Community College 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) President, NWACC 1 $214,799 33
(2) IT Pool 27 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) Executive Vice President 2 $179,859 18
(4) Chief Academic Officer 1 $172,403 19
(5) Chief of External & Adv. Programs 1 $161,671 20
(6) Chief Information Officer 1 $161,671 21
(7) Director of College Relations 1 $161,671 22
(8) Chief Fiscal Officer 1 $161,671 23
(9) Chief Planning & Assessment Officer 1 $161,671 24
(10) Chief Student Affairs Officer 1 $161,671 25
(11) Director of Institutional Research 1 $136,981 26
(12) Dir. of Community & Govt. Relations 1 $136,980 27
(13) Dir. of Fac. Planning & Constr. 1 $136,980 28
(14) Director of Human Resources 1 $136,980 29
(15) Director of Administrative Services 1 $135,012 30
(16) Dean of Workforce Development 1 $133,980 31
(17) Counselor 11 $131,589 32
(18) Director 2 $131,587 33
(19) Coord. of Cont. Ed. & Bus. Outreach 1 $126,161 34
(20) Dir. of Public Relations & Mktg. 1 $126,161 35
(21) Registrar 1 $126,161 36
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(22) Director of Financial Aid 1 $125,910 1
(23) Dean of Students 1 $125,372 2
(24) Director of Major Gifts 1 $125,287 3
(25) Director of Planning & Assessment 1 $124,788 4
(26) Project/Program Administrator 37 5
Project/Program Director $124,789 6
Project/Program Manager $104,496 7
Project/Program Specialist $94,333 8
(27) Director of Academic Computing 1 $123,806 9
(28) Director of Administrative Comp. 1 $123,806 10
(29) Director of Distance Learning 1 $123,717 11
(30) Director of Off-Campus Operations 1 $123,717 12
(31) Business Manager 1 $120,931 13
(32) Controller 1 $120,931 14
(33) Director of Testing Services 1 $118,360 15
(34) Director of Physical Plant 1 $116,722 16
(35) Director of Police & Public Safety 1 $116,721 17
(36) Director of Admissions 1 $115,020 18
(37) Director of Enrollment Management 1 $115,020 19
(38) Director of Academic Advising 1 $114,925 20
(39) Director of Student Retention 1 $114,925 21
(40) Director of Special Programs 1 $114,924 22
(41) Coordinator of Career Services 1 $110,020 23
(42) Associate Registrar 1 $109,563 24
(43) Instructional Designer 3 $109,479 25
(44) Administrator of Grants & Contracts 1 $106,813 26
(45) Assistant to the President 1 $106,813 27
(46) Dir. of Student Activities/Org. 1 $105,207 28
(47) Workforce Specialist 4 $96,033 29
(48) Fiscal Support Pool 11 30
Fiscal Support Manager $95,029 31
Fiscal Support Supervisor $78,106 32
Accountant II $75,103 33
Accountant I $72,215 34
Fiscal Support Analyst $69,437 35
Fiscal Support Specialist $61,729 36
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Accounting Technician $57,071 1
Fiscal Support Technician $52,766 2
(49) Director of Disability Services 1 $94,189 3
(50) Public Safety Pool 23 4
HE Public Safety Commander III $93,110 5
Director Public Safety I $91,374 6
HE Public Safety Commander II $89,529 7
HE Public Safety Commander I $86,085 8
HE Public Safety Supervisor $76,530 9
Public Safety Officer $73,587 10
Public Safety Officer II $68,035 11
Security Officer Supervisor $64,199 12
Public Safety/Security Officer $58,156 13
HE Public Safety Dispatcher $48,785 14
Parking Control Supv. $48,785 15
Security Officer $48,785 16
Parking Control Officer $46,909 17
Watchman $40,098 18
(51) Accounting Coordinator 4 $87,860 19
(52) Planned Giving Officer 1 $87,802 20
(53) Procurement Coordinator 1 $81,232 21
(54) Benefits Coordinator 1 $81,232 22
(55) Budget Analyst 1 $81,232 23
(56) Academic Tutor 2 $79,654 24
(57) Academic Advisor 19 $79,654 25
(58) Student Services Representative 28 $79,653 26
(59) Skilled Trades Pool 7 27
Skilled Trades Foreman $76,530 28
Skilled Trades Supervisor $73,587 29
Skilled Tradesman $70,756 30
Skilled Trades Helper $53,769 31
Apprentice Tradesman $47,801 32
(60) Grants Analyst 2 $75,103 33
(61) Human Resources Analyst 2 $75,103 34
(62) Maintenance Coordinator 1 $75,103 35
(63) Production Artist 2 $75,103 36
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(64) HEI Program Coordinator 21 $72,215 1
(65) Administrative Support Pool 64 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
(66) Assistant Registrar 5 $69,437 12
(67) Construction Specialist 1 $69,437 13
(68) Financial Aid Analyst 5 $69,437 14
(69) Library Support Pool 4 15
Library Supervisor $69,437 16
Library Specialist $59,355 17
Library Technician $54,877 18
Library Support Assistant $50,737 19
(70) Purchasing Specialist 2 $69,437 20
(71) Financial Aid Specialist 1 $64,199 21
(72) Human Resources Specialist 1 $64,199 22
(73) Inventory Control Manager 1 $64,199 23
(74) Landscape Supervisor 1 $64,199 24
(75) Maintenance Specialist 3 $61,729 25
(76) Laboratory Coordinator 4 $59,355 26
(77) Human Resources Assistant 1 $57,071 27
(78) Student Account Specialist 1 $57,071 28
(79) Warehouse Specialist 1 $57,071 29
(80) Admission Specialist 1 $52,766 30
(81) Cashier 3 $52,766 31
(82) Maintenance Assistant 8 $52,766 32
(83) Mail Services Coordinator 1 $50,737 33
(84) Registrar's Assistant 2 $50,737 34
(85) Academic Laboratory Assistant 4 $46,909 35
(86) Equipment Operator 1 $46,909 36
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TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 1
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 2
(87) Division Chairperson/Dean 8 $150,880 3
(88) Director of Nursing 1 $149,280 4
(89) Librarian 1 $136,981 5
(90) Special Instructor 40 $114,926 6
(91) Assistant Librarian 8 $85,309 7
(92) Lab. Supervisor 6 $71,619 8
NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 9
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 10
(93) Faculty 183 $114,926 11
(94) Part-Time Faculty 513 $57,840 12
TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES 13
POSITIONS 14
(95) Athletic Director 1 $124,789 15
(96) Project/Program Administrator 1 16
Project/Program Director $124,789 17
Project/Program Manager $104,496 18
Project/Program Specialist $94,333 19
(97) Athletic Admin. & Support Pool 7 20
Coach $108,248 21
Asst. Coach $57,839 22
Athletic Trainer $43,298 23
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1,137 24
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 26
the Northwest Arkansas Community College for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the 27
following maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as 28
"Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: 29
three hundred sixty (360) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at 30
rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and 31
Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate 32
classification. 33
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 35
appropriated, to the Northwest Arkansas Community College, to be payable from 36
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the Northwest Arkansas Community College Fund, for personal services and 1
operating expenses of the Northwest Arkansas Community College for the fiscal 2
year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 3
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 5
NO. 2026-2027 6
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $13,534,420 7
(02) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 8
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 10,000 9
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 10
(C) PROF. FEES 0 11
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 12
(E) DATA PROC. 0 13
(03) CONTINGENCY 677,221 14
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $14,221,641 15
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, 17
to the Northwest Arkansas Community College, to be payable from cash funds as 18
defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services and operating 19
expenses of the Northwest Arkansas Community College for the fiscal year 20
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 21
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 23
NO. 2026-2027 24
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $29,375,751 25
(02) EXTRA HELP 1,939,625 26
(03) OVERTIME 58,335 27
(04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 20,330,537 28
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 29
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 19,657,120 30
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 659,206 31
(C) PROF. FEES 2,237,215 32
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 4,149,710 33
(E) DATA PROC. 0 34
(06) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 14,000,000 35
(07) DEBT SERVICE 4,054,263 36
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(08) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 95,349 1
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $96,557,111 2
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - CHILD PROTECTION TRAINING CENTER. There is 4
hereby appropriated, to the Northwest Arkansas Community College, to be 5
payable from the Northwest Arkansas Community College Fund, for personal 6
services and operating expenses of the Northwest Arkansas Community College -7
Child Protection Training Center for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, 8
the following: 9
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 11
NO. 2026-2027 12
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $142,043 13
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 34,657 14
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 15
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 51,250 16
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 10,250 17
(C) PROF. FEES 35,875 18
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 19
(E) DATA PROC. 0 20
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $274,075 21
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SECTION 6. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 23
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 24
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 25
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 26
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 27
Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 28
Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where 29
applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 30
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 31
disbursement of said funds. 32
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SECTION 7. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 34
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 35
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 36
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which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 1
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 2
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 3
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 4
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 5
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SECTION 8. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 7
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 8
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 9
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 10
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 11
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 12
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 13
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 14
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 15
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 16
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 17
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