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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HOUSE BILL 1075 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
AND THE DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE - ARKANSAS 11
BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 12
JUNE 30, 2027; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 13
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Subtitle 16
AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AND 17
THE DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE - ARKANSAS 18
BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTES APPROPRIATION FOR 19
THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. 20
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23
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SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE. There is 25
hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas, to be payable from the 26
Arkansas Biosciences Institute Program Account of the Tobacco Settlement 27
Program Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the University 28
of Arkansas - Arkansas Biosciences Institute for the fiscal year ending June 29
30, 2027, the following: 30
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2026-2027 33
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $480,000 34
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 75,000 35
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 36
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(A) OPER. EXPENSE 800,000 1
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 2
(C) PROF. FEES 0 3
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 1,020,563 4
(E) DATA PROC. 0 5
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,375,563 6
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SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE - ARKANSAS 8
BIOSCIENCES. There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas - 9
Division of Agriculture, to be payable from the Arkansas Biosciences 10
Institute Program Account of the Tobacco Settlement Program Fund, for 11
personal services and operating expenses of the University of Arkansas - 12
Division of Agriculture - Arkansas Biosciences Institute for the fiscal year 13
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 14
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 16
NO. 2026-2027 17
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,370,000 18
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 365,432 19
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 20
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 400,000 21
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 30,000 22
(C) PROF. FEES 100,000 23
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 150,000 24
(E) DATA PROC. 0 25
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,415,432 26
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SECTION 3. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 28
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER 29
RESTRICTIONS. The appropriations provided in this act shall not be 30
transferred under the provisions of Arkansas Code 19-4-513, but only as 31
provided by this act. 32
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 33
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 34
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SECTION 4. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 36
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CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER 1
PROVISIONS. The state-supported institution of higher education in this act 2
may transfer appropriations between the various line items within each 3
appropriation contained in this appropriation act. Such transfers shall be 4
made only after the approval of the Division of Higher Education and the 5
Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, and the approval of the Legislative 6
Council or Joint Budget Committee. 7
The General Assembly has determined that the institution in this act could 8
be operated more efficiently if some flexibility is given to that institution 9
and that flexibility is being accomplished by providing authority to transfer 10
between items of appropriation made by this act. Since the General Assembly 11
has granted the institution broad powers under the transfer of 12
appropriations, it is both necessary and appropriate that the General 13
Assembly maintain oversight of the utilization of the transfers by requiring 14
prior approval of the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee in the 15
utilization of the transfer authority. Therefore, the requirement of 16
approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is not a 17
severable part of this section. If the requirement of approval by the 18
Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a 19
court of competent jurisdiction, this entire section is void. 20
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 21
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 22
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SECTION 5. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 24
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 25
POSITIONS. (a) Nothing in this act shall be construed as a commitment of the 26
State of Arkansas or any of its agencies or institutions to continue funding 27
any position paid from the proceeds of the Tobacco Settlement in the event 28
that Tobacco Settlement funds are not sufficient to finance the position. 29
(b) State funds will not be used to replace Tobacco Settlement funds when 30
such funds expire, unless appropriated by the General Assembly and authorized 31
by the Governor. 32
(c) A disclosure of the language contained in (a) and (b) of this Section 33
shall be made available to all new hire and current positions paid from the 34
proceeds of the Tobacco Settlement by the Tobacco Settlement Commission. 35
(d) Whenever applicable the information contained in (a) and (b) of this 36
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Section shall be included in the employee handbook and/or Professional 1
Services Contract paid from the proceeds of the Tobacco Settlement. 2
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 3
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 4
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SECTION 6. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 6
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 7
COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds authorized by this act 8
shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency and funds made 9
available by law for the support of such appropriations; and the restrictions 10
of the State Purchasing Law, the General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures 11
Law, the Regular Salary Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, 12
and other fiscal control laws of this State, where applicable, and 13
regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and Administration, as 14
authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in disbursement of said 15
funds. 16
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SECTION 7. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 18
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 19
LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General Assembly that any funds 20
disbursed under the authority of the appropriations contained in this act 21
shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for which this act was 22
adopted, as evidenced by Initiated Act 1 of 2000, the Agency Requests, 23
Executive Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the 24
budget manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, 25
letters, or summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas 26
Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and 27
adoption. 28
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SECTION 8. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 30
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 31
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 32
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 33
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 34
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 35
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 36
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upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 1
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 2
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 3
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 4
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