AN ACT FOR THE HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY 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 1071 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 HENDERSON STATE 10
UNIVERSITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; 11
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY 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 Henderson State University for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the 24
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, Henderson State Univ. 1 $332,620 33
(2) Vice Chancellor 4 $222,757 34
(3) Project/Program Administrator 38 35
Executive Project/Program Director $213,928 36
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Exec. Project/Program Manager $186,892 1
Sr. Project/Program Director $172,738 2
Project/Program Director $140,094 3
Project/Program Manager $126,956 4
Executive Assistant $118,680 5
Project/Program Specialist $109,536 6
(4) Dean of School 4 $212,601 7
(5) IT Pool 8 8
Network Engineer $207,404 9
Information Systems Manager $133,122 10
Computer Network Coordinator $132,901 11
Technical Support Staff $126,956 12
Coordinator, Academic Computing $125,461 13
Coord., Administrative Computing $125,461 14
Coordinator of Information Tech $123,806 15
Website Developer/Programmer $123,806 16
System Programmer/Web Developer $122,387 17
Computer Systems Mgr. $112,475 18
Database Administrator $110,019 19
Systems Administrator $108,925 20
Information Systems Security Spec $106,894 21
Institution Information Tech Coord. $104,736 22
Assistant Database Administrator $100,790 23
Computer Support Manager $100,708 24
Information Systems Coordinator $100,708 25
Senior Software Support Specialist $100,708 26
Systems Specialist $100,708 27
Information Technology Manager $99,493 28
Network Support Specialist $96,834 29
Senior Software Support Analyst $96,834 30
Tech Support/Systems Admin. $95,330 31
Tech Support/Applications Support $95,330 32
Information Systems Business Mgr. $93,110 33
Security Analyst $93,110 34
Systems Analyst $93,110 35
Information Technology Specialist $91,166 36
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Computer Support Coordinator $89,529 1
Software Support Analyst $89,529 2
Systems Applications Supervisor $89,529 3
Computer Operations Coordinator $86,085 4
Systems Coordination Analyst $86,085 5
PC Support Specialist $84,480 6
Computer Support Specialist $82,775 7
Database Analyst $82,775 8
Digital Broadcast Specialist $79,590 9
Network Support Analyst $79,590 10
Website Developer $79,590 11
Information Systems Analyst $76,530 12
Info Systems Security Analyst $76,530 13
Computer Support Analyst $76,530 14
Software Support Specialist $73,587 15
Telecommunications Supervisor $73,587 16
Media Specialist $72,215 17
Computer Support Technician $70,756 18
Help Desk Specialist $70,756 19
Computer Operator $68,035 20
Network Analyst $68,035 21
Telecommunications Specialist $68,035 22
Multimedia Specialist $64,199 23
Information Technology Assistant $60,483 24
Computer Lab Technician $58,156 25
Multimedia Technician $52,766 26
Audiovisual Laboratory Assistant $48,785 27
(6) Associate Vice Chancellor 5 $200,294 28
(7) Exec. Assistant to the President 1 $194,516 29
(8) Dir. of Computer/Comms. Svcs. 1 $186,704 30
(9) Controller 1 $171,964 31
(10) Director of Counseling 1 $159,786 32
(11) Director of Retention 1 $157,465 33
(12) Dean of Student Services 1 $145,033 34
(13) Assoc. Dir of Comp./Comms. Svcs. 1 $142,957 35
(14) Director of Planning and Research 1 $140,506 36
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(15) Director of Student Aid 1 $139,777 1
(16) Counselor 3 $131,587 2
(17) Assoc. Dean of Student Services 4 $130,333 3
(18) Director of Testing 1 $118,359 4
(19) Director of Alumni 1 $112,388 5
(20) Dir. of Publications/Creative Svcs. 1 $111,843 6
(21) Dir of Instructional Technology 1 $110,158 7
(22) Assistant Dean of Student Services 5 $106,916 8
(23) Major Gift Devel. Officer 1 $106,916 9
(24) Fiscal Support Pool 10 10
Fiscal Support Manager $95,029 11
Fiscal Support Supervisor $78,106 12
Accountant II $75,103 13
Accountant I $72,215 14
Fiscal Support Analyst $69,437 15
Fiscal Support Specialist $61,729 16
Accounting Technician $57,071 17
Fiscal Support Technician $52,766 18
(25) Aircraft Maintenance Coordinator 1 $94,219 19
(26) Public Safety Pool 10 20
HE Public Safety Commander III $93,110 21
Director Public Safety I $91,374 22
HE Public Safety Commander II $89,529 23
HE Public Safety Commander I $86,085 24
HE Public Safety Supervisor $76,530 25
Public Safety Officer $73,587 26
Public Safety Officer II $68,035 27
Security Officer Supervisor $64,199 28
Public Safety/Security Officer $58,156 29
HE Public Safety Dispatcher $48,785 30
Parking Control Supv. $48,785 31
Security Officer $48,785 32
Parking Control Officer $46,909 33
Watchman $40,098 34
(27) Institutional Assistant 10 $92,859 35
(28) Skilled Trades Pool 1 36
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Skilled Trades Foreman $76,530 1
Skilled Trades Supervisor $73,587 2
Skilled Tradesman $70,756 3
Skilled Trades Helper $53,769 4
Apprentice Tradesman $47,801 5
(29) Aviation Technician 2 $75,103 6
(30) HEI Program Coordinator 4 $72,215 7
(31) Administrative Support Pool 35 8
Administrative Assistant $69,437 9
Administrative Analyst $69,437 10
Administrative Support Supervisor $64,199 11
Administrative Specialist III $61,729 12
Administration Support Specialist $61,729 13
Administrative Specialist II $54,877 14
Administrative Support Specialist $54,877 15
Administrative Specialist I $48,785 16
Extra Help Assistant $40,098 17
(32) Financial Aid Analyst 4 $69,437 18
(33) Library Support Pool 6 19
Library Supervisor $69,437 20
Library Specialist $59,355 21
Library Technician $54,877 22
Library Support Assistant $50,737 23
(34) Payroll Services Specialist 2 $69,437 24
(35) Purchasing Specialist 2 $69,437 25
(36) Career Planning & Placement Spec 1 $66,767 26
(37) Financial Aid Specialist 2 $64,199 27
(38) Human Resources Specialist 1 $64,199 28
(39) Student Recruitment Specialist 1 $64,199 29
(40) Purchasing Technician 1 $61,729 30
(41) Cashier 2 $52,766 31
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 32
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 33
(42) Faculty 8 34
Professor $204,213 35
Assoc. Professor $190,080 36
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Asst. Professor $161,671 1
Instructor $132,901 2
(43) Department Chairperson 5 $199,059 3
(44) Director of Library 1 $189,466 4
(45) Director of Aviation 1 $143,702 5
(46) Director of Bands 1 $143,702 6
(47) Director of Honors College 1 $143,702 7
(48) Library Faculty 6 8
Associate Librarian $136,822 9
Assistant Librarian $113,600 10
(49) Chief Flight Instructor 1 $113,193 11
NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 12
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 13
(50) Faculty 156 14
Distinguished Professor $219,191 15
Professor $192,289 16
Assoc. Professor $168,578 17
Asst. Professor $141,133 18
Instructor $110,113 19
Lecturer $92,411 20
(51) Part-Time Faculty 85 $57,840 21
(52) Graduate Assistant 65 $34,744 22
TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES 23
POSITIONS 24
(53) Project/Program Administrator 8 25
Executive Project/Program Director $213,928 26
Exec. Project/Program Manager $186,892 27
Sr. Project/Program Director $172,738 28
Project/Program Director $140,094 29
Project/Program Manager $126,956 30
Executive Assistant $118,680 31
Project/Program Specialist $109,536 32
(54) Director of Athletics 1 $164,962 33
(55) Coach 10 $150,721 34
(56) Assistant Director of Athletics 1 $126,639 35
(57) Assistant Coach 14 $118,481 36
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(58) Head Athletic Trainer 1 $118,480 1
(59) Administrative Support Pool 6 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
(60) Asst. Athletic Trainer 3 $62,559 11
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 555 12
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 14
the Henderson State University for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following 15
maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra 16
Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: five 17
hundred (500) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay 18
not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation 19
Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 20
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 22
appropriated, to the Henderson State University, to be payable from the 23
Henderson State University Fund, for personal services and operating expenses 24
of the Henderson State University for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, 25
the following: 26
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 28
NO. 2026-2027 29
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $11,000,000 30
(02) EXTRA HELP 40,000 31
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 3,000,000 32
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 33
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 7,098,256 34
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 35
(C) PROF. FEES 0 36
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(D) CAP. OUTLAY 400,000 1
(E) DATA PROC. 0 2
(05) FUNDED DEPRECIATION 200,000 3
(06) COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTER 80,681 4
(07) CONTINGENCY 1,025,661 5
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $22,844,598 6
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, 8
to the Henderson State University, to be payable from cash funds as defined 9
by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services and operating expenses of 10
the Henderson State University for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 11
following: 12
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 14
NO. 2026-2027 15
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $15,000,000 16
(02) EXTRA HELP 2,000,000 17
(03) OVERTIME 100,000 18
(04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 3,000,000 19
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 20
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 19,800,000 21
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 1,000,000 22
(C) PROF. FEES 3,000,000 23
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 3,000,000 24
(E) DATA PROC. 0 25
(06) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 20,000,000 26
(07) DEBT SERVICE 10,000,000 27
(08) FUND TRANSFERS, REFUNDS AND 28
INVESTMENTS 2,000,000 29
(09) FUNDED DEPRECIATION 200,000 30
(10) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 200,000 31
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $79,300,000 32
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SECTION 5. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 34
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. FISCAL 35
YEAR 2020 BUDGET STABILIZATION LOAN REPAYMENT. 36
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(a) It is the intent of this section to provide for the repayment by 1
Henderson State University of a loan received from the Budget Stabilization 2
Trust Fund in fiscal year 2020. 3
(b) As repayment for the outstanding loan received from the Budget 4
Stabilization Trust Fund in fiscal year 2020, Henderson State University 5
shall make payments of nine hundred fifty-eight thousand three hundred 6
thirty-three dollars and thirty-three cents ($958,333.33) from any legal fund 7
of Henderson State University to the Budget Stabilization Trust Fund on the 8
following dates unless modifications are made under subsection (d) of this 9
section: 10
(1) December 1, 2025; 11
(2) December 1, 2026; 12
(3) December 1, 2027; 13
(4) December 1, 2028; 14
(5) December 1, 2029; and 15
(6) December 1, 2030. 16
(c) Henderson State University shall provide a report to the 17
Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in regular, fiscal, or 18
extraordinary session, the Joint Budget Committee, no later than June 30 of 19
each year regarding the status of the loan received from the Budget 20
Stabilization Trust Fund. 21
(d)(1) Loan payments under subsection (b) of this section may be 22
modified by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in 23
regular, fiscal, or extraordinary session, the Joint Budget Committee, based 24
upon its review of the status of the loan received from the Budget 25
Stabilization Trust Fund. 26
(2) A modification to a loan payment under subdivision (2)(A) of 27
this section may include without limitation: 28
(A) The amount of one (1) or more loan payments; and 29
(B) The timing of one (1) or more loan payments. 30
(e) This section shall expire upon the final payment by Henderson 31
State University to the Budget Stabilization Trust Fund under subsection (b) 32
of this section. 33
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SECTION 6. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 35
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 36
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and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 1
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 2
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 3
Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 4
Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where 5
applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 6
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 7
disbursement of said funds. 8
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SECTION 7. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 10
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 11
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 12
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 13
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 14
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 15
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 16
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 17
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SECTION 8. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 19
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 20
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 21
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 22
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 23
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 24
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 25
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 26
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 27
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 28
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 29
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