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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HOUSE BILL 1086 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 CAPITAL 9
IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - PULASKI 10
TECHNICAL COLLEGE WHICH SHALL BE SUPPLEMENTAL AND IN 11
ADDITION TO THOSE FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY ACT 31 OF 12
2025; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 13
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Subtitle 16
AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - 17
PULASKI TECHNICAL COLLEGE SUPPLEMENTAL 18
APPROPRIATION. 19
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 22
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SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, to 24
the University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College, to be payable from 25
cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for capital improvements of 26
the University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College which shall be 27
supplemental and in addition to those funds appropriated in Section 4 of Act 28
31 of 2025, the following: 29
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 31
NO. 2025-2026 32
(01) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS $25,000,000 33
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SECTION 2. 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 3. 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 4. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 19
Assembly, that funds provided by the General Assembly for the operations of 20
the University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College are, due to unforeseen 21
circumstances, insufficient for the University of Arkansas - Pulaski 22
Technical College to continue to provide essential governmental services; 23
that the provisions of this act will provide the necessary monies for the 24
University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College to continue such services; 25
and that a delay in the effective date of this Act could work irreparable 26
harm upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 27
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 28
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 29
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its 30
passage and approval. 31
If the bill is neither approved nor vetoed by the Governor, it shall 32
become effective on the expiration of the period of time during which the 33
Governor may veto the bill. If the bill is vetoed by the Governor and the 34
veto is overridden, it shall become effective on the date the last house 35
overrides the veto. 36