AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - FORT SMITH 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 1076 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
- FORT SMITH FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 11
2027; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - 16
FORT SMITH APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-17
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 University of Arkansas - Fort Smith 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) Chancellor 1 $299,358 33
(2) Provost 1 $239,532 34
(3) Vice Chancellor for Univ. Relations 1 $222,757 35
(4) Vice Chan. for Finance & Admin. 1 $222,757 36
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(5) Vice Chan. for Advancement/Dev. 1 $219,372 1
(6) Vice Chan. for Enrollment Mgmt 1 $219,372 2
(7) Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs 1 $219,372 3
(8) Project/Program Administrator 43 4
Executive Project/Program Director $213,928 5
Exec. Project/Program Manager $186,892 6
Sr. Project/Program Director $172,738 7
Project/Program Director $140,094 8
Project/Program Manager $126,956 9
Executive Assistant $118,680 10
Project/Program Specialist $109,536 11
(9) IT Pool 20 12
Network Engineer $207,404 13
Information Systems Manager $133,122 14
Computer Network Coordinator $132,901 15
Technical Support Staff $126,956 16
Coordinator, Academic Computing $125,461 17
Coord., Administrative Computing $125,461 18
Coordinator of Information Tech $123,806 19
Website Developer/Programmer $123,806 20
System Programmer/Web Developer $122,387 21
Computer Systems Mgr. $112,475 22
Database Administrator $110,019 23
Systems Administrator $108,925 24
Information Systems Security Spec $106,894 25
Institution Information Tech Coord $104,736 26
Assistant Database Administrator $100,790 27
Computer Support Manager $100,708 28
Information Systems Coordinator $100,708 29
Senior Software Support Specialist $100,708 30
Systems Specialist $100,708 31
Information Technology Manager $99,493 32
Network Support Specialist $96,834 33
Senior Software Support Analyst $96,834 34
Tech Support/Systems Admin. $95,330 35
Tech Support/Applications Support $95,330 36
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Information Systems Business Mgr. $93,110 1
Security Analyst $93,110 2
Systems Analyst $93,110 3
Information Technology Specialist $91,166 4
Computer Support Coordinator $89,529 5
Software Support Analyst $89,529 6
Systems Applications Supervisor $89,529 7
Computer Operations Coordinator $86,085 8
Systems Coordination Analyst $86,085 9
PC Support Specialist $84,480 10
Computer Support Specialist $82,775 11
Database Analyst $82,775 12
Digital Broadcast Specialist $79,590 13
Network Support Analyst $79,590 14
Website Developer $79,590 15
Information Systems Analyst $76,530 16
Info Systems Security Analyst $76,530 17
Computer Support Analyst $76,530 18
Software Support Specialist $73,587 19
Telecommunications Supervisor $73,587 20
Media Specialist $72,215 21
Computer Support Technician $70,756 22
Help Desk Specialist $70,756 23
Computer Operator $68,035 24
Network Analyst $68,035 25
Telecommunications Specialist $68,035 26
Multimedia Specialist $64,199 27
Information Technology Assistant $60,483 28
Computer Lab Technician $58,156 29
Multimedia Technician $52,766 30
Audiovisual Laboratory Assistant $48,785 31
(10) Dir. of University Communications 1 $200,024 32
(11) Dir. of Management Info. Systems 1 $194,858 33
(12) Assoc. Vice Chan. for Fin. & Admin. 1 $192,783 34
(13) Dean 6 $179,480 35
(14) Assoc. Vice Chan. for Plng & Acct. 1 $173,406 36
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(15) Controller 1 $171,965 1
(16) Assistant Dean 3 $168,616 2
(17) Dean of Bus. & Professional Inst. 1 $163,858 3
(18) Dean of Work Force Development 1 $163,858 4
(19) Director of Plant Operations / Eng. 1 $161,863 5
(20) Dean of Instructional Development 1 $161,470 6
(21) Director of Annual Fund 1 $159,756 7
(22) Director of Major Gifts 1 $159,756 8
(23) Director of Planned Giving 1 $159,756 9
(24) Registrar 1 $157,465 10
(25) Dir. of Community & Cont. Ed. 1 $152,685 11
(26) Associate Dir. of Computing Serv. 4 $149,190 12
(27) Director of Institutional Research 1 $149,190 13
(28) Assistant to the Chancellor 1 $146,541 14
(29) Director of Admissions 1 $136,459 15
(30) Director of Student Financial Aid 1 $136,459 16
(31) Assistant Director of Plant Oper. 1 $132,546 17
(32) Dir. of Evening & Special Programs 1 $132,327 18
(33) Director of Media Services 1 $131,584 19
(34) Director of University Police 1 $126,628 20
(35) Development Officer 5 $126,448 21
(36) Budget Director 1 $124,818 22
(37) Dir. of Placement/Career Services 1 $124,817 23
(38) Director of Workforce Development 1 $117,802 24
(39) Dir. of Sys. Prog. & Database Svcs. 1 $115,338 25
(40) Dir. of Academic Support Services 1 $110,158 26
(41) Dir. of Educational Assessment 1 $110,156 27
(42) Director of Disability Services 1 $110,019 28
(43) Admin. of Grants and Contracts 1 $109,101 29
(44) Development/Advancement Specialist 5 $108,023 30
(45) Instructional Designer 2 $105,986 31
(46) Workforce Specialist 4 $96,033 32
(47) Fiscal Support Pool 18 33
Fiscal Support Manager $95,029 34
Fiscal Support Supervisor $78,106 35
Accountant II $75,103 36
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Accountant I $72,215 1
Fiscal Support Analyst $69,437 2
Fiscal Support Specialist $61,729 3
Accounting Technician $57,071 4
Fiscal Support Technician $52,766 5
(48) Public Safety Pool 15 6
HE Public Safety Commander III $93,110 7
Director Public Safety I $91,374 8
HE Public Safety Commander II $89,529 9
HE Public Safety Commander I $86,085 10
HE Public Safety Supervisor $76,530 11
Public Safety Officer $73,587 12
Public Safety Officer II $68,035 13
Security Officer Supervisor $64,199 14
Public Safety/Security Officer $58,156 15
HE Public Safety Dispatcher $48,785 16
Parking Control Supv. $48,785 17
Security Officer $48,785 18
Parking Control Officer $46,909 19
Watchman $40,098 20
(49) Institutional Assistant 11 $92,859 21
(50) Procurement Manager 1 $87,860 22
(51) Academic Advisor 42 $85,834 23
(52) Public Information Coordinator 1 $84,480 24
(53) Director of Administrative Support 1 $84,080 25
(54) Skilled Trades Pool 29 26
Skilled Trades Foreman $76,530 27
Skilled Trades Supervisor $73,587 28
Skilled Tradesman $70,756 29
Skilled Trades Helper $53,769 30
Apprentice Tradesman $47,801 31
(55) Editor 1 $75,103 32
(56) Maintenance Coordinator 1 $75,103 33
(57) Research Project Analyst 1 $75,103 34
(58) Buyer 3 $72,215 35
(59) HEI Program Coordinator 4 $72,215 36
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(60) Occupational Safety Coordinator 1 $72,215 1
(61) Administrative Support Pool 48 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
(62) Assistant Registrar 2 $69,437 12
(63) Library Support Pool 4 13
Library Supervisor $69,437 14
Library Specialist $59,355 15
Library Technician $54,877 16
Library Support Assistant $50,737 17
(64) Commercial Graphic Artist 2 $66,767 18
(65) Financial Aid Specialist 2 $64,199 19
(66) Human Resources Specialist 3 $64,199 20
(67) Maintenance Specialist 2 $61,729 21
(68) Research Assistant 1 $61,729 22
(69) Special Events Coordinator 1 $61,729 23
(70) Maintenance Assistant 4 $52,766 24
(71) Mail Services Coordinator 1 $50,737 25
(72) Registrar's Assistant 4 $50,737 26
(73) Institutional Services Supervisor 7 $45,105 27
(74) Institutional Services Assistant 10 $43,370 28
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 29
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 30
(75) Faculty 25 31
Professor $204,213 32
Assistant Professor $161,671 33
Instructor $132,901 34
(76) Department Chairperson 20 $199,058 35
(77) Director of Library Services 1 $189,466 36
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(78) Librarian 7 $136,822 1
(79) Clinical Instructor 6 $102,808 2
NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 3
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 4
(80) Faculty 240 5
Distinguished Professor $219,191 6
Professor $192,289 7
Associate Professor $168,578 8
Assistant Professor $141,133 9
Instructor $110,113 10
Lecturer $92,411 11
(81) Clinical Instructor 10 $82,159 12
(82) Part-Time Faculty 300 $57,840 13
(83) Graduate Assistant 1 $36,272 14
TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES 15
POSITIONS 16
(84) Project/Program Administrator 6 17
Executive Project/Program Director $213,928 18
Exec. Project/Program Manager $186,892 19
Sr. Project/Program Director $172,738 20
Project/Program Director $140,094 21
Project/Program Manager $126,956 22
Executive Assistant $118,680 23
Project/Program Specialist $109,536 24
(85) Director of Athletics 1 $164,963 25
(86) Coach 8 $150,721 26
(87) Director of Auxiliary Enterprises 1 $144,786 27
(88) Assistant Director of Athletics 1 $126,169 28
(89) Senior Women's Sports Administrator 1 $126,169 29
(90) Assistant Coach 10 $118,481 30
(91) Head Athletic Trainer 1 $118,481 31
(92) Director of Student Activities 1 $104,133 32
(93) Academic Advisor 1 $85,834 33
(94) Sports Information Director 1 $79,654 34
(95) Compliance Officer 1 $76,127 35
(96) Residential Life Coordinator 2 $76,127 36
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(97) Administrative Support Pool 3 1
Administrative Assistant $69,437 2
Administrative Analyst $69,437 3
Administrative Support Supervisor $64,199 4
Administrative Specialist III $61,729 5
Administration Support Specialist $61,729 6
Administrative Specialist II $54,877 7
Administrative Support Specialist $54,877 8
Administrative Specialist I $48,785 9
Extra Help Assistant $40,098 10
(98) Assistant Athletic Trainer 2 $51,134 11
WESTERN ARKANSAS AREA TECHNICAL CENTER 12
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 13
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS 14
(99) Dir. Western Ark. Area Tech Ctr. 1 $139,848 15
(100) Asst. Dir. W. Ark. Area Tech Ctr. 1 $123,751 16
(101) Workforce Specialist 1 $96,033 17
(102) Academic Advisor 2 $79,654 18
(103) Administrative Support Pool 1 19
Administrative Assistant $69,437 20
Administrative Analyst $69,437 21
Administrative Support Supervisor $64,199 22
Administrative Specialist III $61,729 23
Administration Support Specialist $61,729 24
Administrative Specialist II $54,877 25
Administrative Support Specialist $54,877 26
Administrative Specialist I $48,785 27
Extra Help Assistant $40,098 28
NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 29
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 30
(104) Faculty 10 $114,924 31
(105) Part-Time Faculty 10 $57,840 32
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1,025 33
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 35
the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the 36
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following maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as 1
"Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: nine 2
hundred ten (910) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of 3
pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and 4
Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate 5
classification. 6
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 8
appropriated, to the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, to be payable from 9
the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Fund, for personal services and 10
operating expenses of the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith for the fiscal 11
year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 12
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 14
NO. 2026-2027 15
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $21,226,966 16
(02) EXTRA HELP 500,000 17
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 3,600,000 18
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 19
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 2,600,000 20
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 21
(C) PROF. FEES 0 22
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 23
(E) DATA PROC. 0 24
(05) FUNDED DEPRECIATION 20,000 25
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $27,946,966 26
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, 28
to the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, to be payable from cash funds as 29
defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services and operating 30
expenses of the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith for the fiscal year 31
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 32
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 34
NO. 2026-2027 35
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $25,000,000 36
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(02) EXTRA HELP 1,155,000 1
(03) OVERTIME 50,000 2
(04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 8,000,000 3
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 4
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 25,000,000 5
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 600,000 6
(C) PROF. FEES 1,600,000 7
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 5,250,000 8
(E) DATA PROC. 0 9
(06) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 46,500,000 10
(07) DEBT SERVICE 8,000,000 11
(08) FUND TRANSFERS, REFUNDS AND 12
INVESTMENTS 12,000,000 13
(09) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 125,000 14
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $133,280,000 15
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SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 17
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 18
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 19
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 20
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 21
Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 22
Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where 23
applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 24
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 25
disbursement of said funds. 26
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SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 28
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 29
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 30
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 31
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 32
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 33
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 34
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 35
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SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 1
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 2
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 3
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 4
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 5
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 6
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 7
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 8
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 9
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 10
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 11
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