AN ACT FOR THE OZARKA COLLEGE 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 1069 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 OZARKA COLLEGE FOR THE 10
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; AND FOR OTHER 11
PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE OZARKA COLLEGE 16
APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL 17
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 Ozarka College for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum 24
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, OZC 1 $214,799 33
(2) IT Pool 3 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) Vice-President for Admin. Services 1 $172,403 19
(5) Chief Planning Officer 1 $161,671 20
(6) Chief Fiscal Officer 1 $161,671 21
(7) Chief Student Officer 1 $161,671 22
(8) Chief Development Officer 1 $161,670 23
(9) Director of Human Resources 1 $132,990 24
(10) Coord. of Cont. Ed. & Bus. Outreach 1 $126,161 25
(11) Registrar 1 $126,161 26
(12) Director of Financial Aid 1 $125,910 27
(13) Project/Program Administrator 1 28
Project/Program Director $124,788 29
Project/Program Manager $104,496 30
Project/Program Specialist $94,333 31
(14) Director of Computer Services 1 $123,806 32
(15) Director of Off-Campus Operations 3 $123,717 33
(16) Business Manager 1 $120,931 34
(17) Director of Physical Plant 1 $116,722 35
(18) Director of Admissions 1 $115,020 36
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(19) Assistant to the President 1 $107,799 1
(20) Fiscal Support Pool 3 2
Fiscal Support Manager $95,029 3
Fiscal Support Supervisor $78,106 4
Accountant II $75,103 5
Accountant I $72,215 6
Fiscal Support Analyst $69,437 7
Fiscal Support Specialist $61,729 8
Accounting Technician $57,071 9
Fiscal Support Technician $52,766 10
(21) Public Safety Pool 1 11
HE Public Safety Commander III $93,110 12
Director Public Safety I $91,374 13
HE Public Safety Commander II $89,529 14
HE Public Safety Commander I $86,085 15
HE Public Safety Supervisor $76,530 16
Public Safety Officer $73,587 17
Public Safety Officer II $68,035 18
Security Officer Supervisor $64,199 19
Public Safety/Security Officer $58,156 20
HE Public Safety Dispatcher $48,785 21
Parking Control Supv. $48,785 22
Security Officer $48,785 23
Parking Control Officer $46,909 24
Watchman $40,098 25
(22) Aircraft Maintenance Coordinator 1 $92,553 26
(23) Accounting Coordinator 1 $87,860 27
(24) Aviation Technician 1 $75,103 28
(25) Director of Marketing/Public Rel. 1 $71,276 29
(26) Administrative Support Pool 13 30
Administrative Assistant $69,437 31
Administrative Analyst $69,437 32
Administrative Support Supervisor $64,199 33
Administrative Specialist III $61,729 34
Administration Support Specialist $61,729 35
Administrative Specialist II $54,877 36
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Administrative Support Specialist $54,877 1
Administrative Specialist I $48,785 2
Extra Help Assistant $40,098 3
(27) Career Planning & Placement Spec. 1 $66,767 4
(28) Financial Aid Specialist 2 $64,199 5
(29) Landscape Supervisor 1 $64,199 6
(30) Maintenance Technician 3 $64,199 7
(31) Public Information Technician 1 $64,199 8
(32) Student Recruitment Specialist 1 $64,199 9
(33) Payroll Technician 1 $61,729 10
(34) Purchasing Technician 1 $61,729 11
(35) Special Events Supervisor 1 $57,071 12
(36) Maintenance Assistant 1 $52,766 13
(37) Institutional Services Assistant 4 $43,370 14
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 15
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 16
(38) Division Chairperson 4 $150,880 17
(39) Librarian 1 $136,981 18
(40) Director of Adult Education 1 $131,590 19
(41) Instructor - Nursing/Resp. Therapy 4 $124,154 20
(42) Chief Flight Instructor 1 $113,193 21
(43) Special Instructor / Trainer 9 $87,019 22
NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 23
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 24
(44) Faculty 40 $114,926 25
(45) Part-Time Faculty 90 $57,840 26
TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES 27
POSITIONS 28
(46) Food Service Pool 2 29
Food Preparation Manager $66,767 30
Food Preparation Supervisor $59,355 31
Food Preparation Coordinator $52,766 32
Food Preparation Specialist $45,105 33
Food Preparation Technician $41,702 34
(47) Coordinator of Housekeeping 1 $59,355 35
(48) Childcare Technician 5 $46,909 36
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(49) Institutional Services Supervisor 1 $45,105 1
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 220 2
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 4
the Ozarka College for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum 5
number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", 6
payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one hundred (100) 7
temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed 8
those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its 9
successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 10
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 12
appropriated, to the Ozarka College, to be payable from the Ozarka College 13
Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Ozarka College for 14
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 15
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17
NO. 2026-2027 18
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $3,510,000 19
(02) EXTRA HELP 125,000 20
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,000,000 21
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 22
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 9,419 23
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 24
(C) PROF. FEES 0 25
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 26
(E) DATA PROC. 0 27
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $4,644,419 28
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, 30
to the Ozarka College, to be payable from cash funds as defined by Arkansas 31
Code 19-4-801, for personal services and operating expenses of the Ozarka 32
College for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 33
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 35
NO. 2026-2027 36
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(01) REGULAR SALARIES $4,500,000 1
(02) EXTRA HELP 300,000 2
(03) OVERTIME 1,000 3
(04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 3,000,000 4
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 5
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 5,000,000 6
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 100,000 7
(C) PROF. FEES 200,000 8
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 600,000 9
(E) DATA PROC. 0 10
(06) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 1,000,000 11
(07) DEBT SERVICE 750,000 12
(08) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 50,000 13
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $15,501,000 14
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SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 16
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 17
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 18
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 19
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 20
Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 21
Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where 22
applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 23
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 24
disbursement of said funds. 25
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SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 27
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 28
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 29
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 30
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 31
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 32
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 33
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 34
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SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 36
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Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 1
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 2
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 3
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 4
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 5
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 6
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 7
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 8
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 9
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 10
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