AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.

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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 SENATE BILL 26 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 CENTRAL 10
ARKANSAS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; 11
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL 16
ARKANSAS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 17
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 Central Arkansas 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) President, Univ. of Central Ark. 1 $365,882 33
(2) Executive VP and Provost 1 $277,092 34
(3) Dean, College of Business 1 $271,941 35
(4) Dean, Coll. of Health/Behav. Sci. 1 $271,941 36
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(5) Dean, Coll. of Nat. Sci./Math. 1 $271,941 1
(6) Chief of Staff 1 $239,531 2
(7) Chief Information Officer 1 $238,449 3
(8) Executive Asst. to the President 1 $232,470 4
(9) Vice-Pres. for Enrollment Mgmt. 1 $232,470 5
(10) Vice-Pres. for Finance & Admin. 1 $232,470 6
(11) Vice-Pres. for Univ. & Gov. Rel. 1 $228,939 7
(12) Vice-Pres. for Student Services 1 $228,939 8
(13) Vice-Pres. for Development 1 $228,939 9
(14) Academic Dean 8 $221,877 10
(15) Project/Program Administrator 107 11
Executive Project/Program Director $213,928 12
Exec. Project/Program Manager $186,892 13
Sr. Project/Program Director $172,738 14
Project/Program Director $140,094 15
Project/Program Manager $126,956 16
Executive Assistant $118,680 17
Project/Program Specialist $109,536 18
(16) Associate Provost 5 $209,036 19
(17) IT Pool 63 20
Network Engineer $207,404 21
Information Systems Manager $133,122 22
Computer Network Coordinator $132,901 23
Technical Support Staff $126,956 24
Coordinator, Academic Computing $125,461 25
Coord., Administrative Computing $125,461 26
Coordinator of Information Tech. $123,806 27
Website Developer/Programmer $123,806 28
System Programmer/Web Developer $122,387 29
Computer Systems Mgr. $112,475 30
Database Administrator $110,019 31
Systems Administrator $108,925 32
Information Systems Security Spec. $106,894 33
Institution Information Tech Coord $104,736 34
Assistant Database Administrator $100,790 35
Computer Support Manager $100,708 36
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Information Systems Coordinator $100,708 1
Senior Software Support Specialist $100,708 2
Systems Specialist $100,708 3
Information Technology Manager $99,493 4
Network Support Specialist $96,834 5
Senior Software Support Analyst $96,834 6
Tech Support/Systems Admin. $95,330 7
Tech Support/Applications Support $95,330 8
Information Systems Business Mgr. $93,110 9
Security Analyst $93,110 10
Systems Analyst $93,110 11
Information Technology Specialist $91,166 12
Computer Support Coordinator $89,529 13
Software Support Analyst $89,529 14
Systems Applications Supervisor $89,529 15
Computer Operations Coordinator $86,085 16
Systems Coordination Analyst $86,085 17
PC Support Specialist $84,480 18
Computer Support Specialist $82,775 19
Database Analyst $82,775 20
Digital Broadcast Specialist $79,590 21
Network Support Analyst $79,590 22
Website Developer $79,590 23
Information Systems Analyst $76,530 24
Info Systems Security Analyst $76,530 25
Computer Support Analyst $76,530 26
Software Support Specialist $73,587 27
Telecommunications Supervisor $73,587 28
Media Specialist $72,215 29
Computer Support Technician $70,756 30
Help Desk Specialist $70,756 31
Computer Operator $68,035 32
Network Analyst $68,035 33
Telecommunications Specialist $68,035 34
Multimedia Specialist $64,199 35
Information Technology Assistant $60,483 36
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Computer Lab Technician $58,156 1
Multimedia Technician $52,766 2
Audiovisual Laboratory Assistant $48,785 3
(18) Associate Vice-President 6 $201,198 4
(19) Director of Computer Services 3 $194,858 5
(20) General Counsel 1 $180,186 6
(21) Controller 1 $179,480 7
(22) Associate Dean 9 $177,814 8
(23) Director of Development 2 $175,966 9
(24) Assistant Vice-President 3 $170,421 10
(25) Director of Physical Plant 1 $168,941 11
(26) Director of University Relations 1 $168,616 12
(27) Assistant Provost 2 $168,616 13
(28) Registrar 1 $161,471 14
(29) Director of Counseling Center 1 $159,757 15
(30) Director of Planned Giving 1 $159,757 16
(31) Dir. of Corp. & Foundation Rel. 1 $159,757 17
(32) Dir. of Grants & Other Spons. Prgm. 1 $156,680 18
(33) Director of Engineering Systems 1 $152,608 19
(34) Continuing Education Coordinator 1 $151,358 20
(35) Dean of Students 1 $151,358 21
(36) Director of Public Service 1 $151,358 22
(37) Director of Corporate Relations 1 $149,561 23
(38) Assoc. Director of Comp. Services 5 $149,190 24
(39) Assoc. Director of Development 2 $147,976 25
(40) Director of Institutional Research 1 $146,632 26
(41) Director of Student Aid 1 $145,871 27
(42) Director of Cooperative Education 1 $142,024 28
(43) Associate Controller 1 $136,608 29
(44) Business Manager 1 $136,020 30
(45) Dir. of Admissions 1 $135,834 31
(46) Director of Internal Audits 1 $133,402 32
(47) UCA Dir. of University Police 1 $132,400 33
(48) Project Engineer 1 $132,076 34
(49) Director of Major Gifts 1 $131,448 35
(50) Budget Officer 1 $130,264 36
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(51) Development Officer 12 $126,448 1
(52) Director of Alumni 1 $117,298 2
(53) Dir. of Pub. & Creative Svcs. 1 $116,727 3
(54) Director of Information 1 $112,921 4
(55) Director of Developmental Skills 1 $112,207 5
(56) Academic/Student Support 50 6
Student Development Specialist $110,019 7
Academic Counselor $97,361 8
(57) Assistant Dean of Students 14 $110,019 9
(58) Director of Disability Services 1 $110,019 10
(59) Dir. Env. Health & Safety Prgms. 1 $109,713 11
(60) Senior Internal Auditor 1 $102,260 12
(61) Associate for Administration 3 $101,455 13
(62) Fiscal Support Pool 33 14
Fiscal Support Manager $95,029 15
Fiscal Support Supervisor $78,106 16
Accountant II $75,103 17
Accountant I $72,215 18
Fiscal Support Analyst $69,437 19
Fiscal Support Specialist $61,729 20
Accounting Technician $57,071 21
Fiscal Support Technician $52,766 22
(63) Public Safety Pool 35 23
HE Public Safety Commander III $93,110 24
Director Public Safety I $91,374 25
HE Public Safety Commander II $89,529 26
HE Public Safety Commander I $86,085 27
HE Public Safety Supervisor $76,530 28
Public Safety Officer $73,587 29
Public Safety Officer II $68,035 30
Security Officer Supervisor $64,199 31
Public Safety/Security Officer $58,156 32
HE Public Safety Dispatcher $48,785 33
Parking Control Supv. $48,785 34
Security Officer $48,785 35
Parking Control Officer $46,909 36
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Watchman $40,098 1
(64) Buyer Supervisor 1 $81,232 2
(65) Campus Maintenance Supervisor 2 $81,232 3
(66) Education Counselor 13 $81,232 4
(67) Skilled Trades Pool 56 5
Skilled Trades Foreman $76,530 6
Skilled Trades Supervisor $73,587 7
Skilled Tradesman $70,756 8
Skilled Trades Helper $53,769 9
Apprentice Tradesman $47,801 10
(68) Editor 1 $75,103 11
(69) Human Resources Analyst 5 $75,103 12
(70) Maintenance Coordinator 4 $75,103 13
(71) Staff Development Coordinator 1 $75,103 14
(72) Building and Grounds Coordinator 2 $72,215 15
(73) Buyer 4 $72,215 16
(74) Construction Inspector 3 $72,215 17
(75) Construction/Maintenance Coord. 2 $72,215 18
(76) Education & Instruction Specialist 1 $72,215 19
(77) Energy Conservation Coordinator 1 $72,215 20
(78) Engineer Technician 1 $72,215 21
(79) HEI Program Coordinator 33 $72,215 22
(80) Human Resources Recruiter 1 $72,215 23
(81) Print Shop Manager 1 $72,215 24
(82) Public Information Specialist 2 $72,215 25
(83) Student Applications Specialist 2 $72,215 26
(84) Administrative Support Pool 134 27
Administrative Assistant $69,437 28
Administrative Analyst $69,437 29
Administrative Support Supervisor $64,199 30
Administrative Specialist III $61,729 31
Administration Support Specialist $61,729 32
Administrative Specialist II $54,877 33
Administrative Support Specialist $54,877 34
Administrative Specialist I $48,785 35
Extra Help Assistant $40,098 36
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(85) Asst. Registrar 9 $69,437 1
(86) Financial Aid Analyst 5 $69,437 2
(87) Library Support Pool 31 3
Library Supervisor $69,437 4
Library Specialist $59,355 5
Library Technician $54,877 6
Library Support Assistant $50,737 7
(88) Maintenance Supervisor 6 $69,437 8
(89) Payroll Services Specialist 2 $69,437 9
(90) Financial Aid Specialist 3 $64,199 10
(91) Human Resources Specialist 2 $64,199 11
(92) Inventory Control Manager 1 $64,199 12
(93) Landscape Supervisor 2 $64,199 13
(94) Student Recruitment Specialist 3 $64,199 14
(95) Instrumentation Technician 3 $61,729 15
(96) Maintenance Specialist 6 $61,729 16
(97) Research Assistant 1 $61,729 17
(98) Special Events Coordinator 3 $61,729 18
(99) Coordinator of Housekeeping 4 $59,355 19
(100) Laboratory Coordinator 2 $59,355 20
(101) Equipment Mechanic 1 $57,071 21
(102) Landscape Specialist 2 $57,071 22
(103) Warehouse Specialist 1 $57,071 23
(104) Duplication Assistant 1 $54,877 24
(105) Heavy Equipment Operator 5 $54,877 25
(106) Institutional Bus Driver 10 $54,877 26
(107) Cashier 2 $52,766 27
(108) Maintenance Assistant 12 $52,766 28
(109) Registrar's Assistant 4 $50,737 29
(110) Warehouse Worker 2 $48,785 30
(111) Equipment Operator 15 $46,909 31
(112) Institutional Services Supervisor 7 $45,105 32
(113) Institutional Services Assistant 54 $43,370 33
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 34
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 35
(114) Faculty 59 36
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Distinguished Professor $236,338 1
Professor $204,213 2
Assoc. Professor $190,080 3
Asst. Professor $161,671 4
Instructor $132,901 5
Lecturer $111,330 6
(115) Department Chairperson 40 $207,746 7
(116) Director of Library 1 $197,738 8
(117) Research Associate 2 $151,222 9
(118) Archivist 1 $132,009 10
(119) Assoc. Librarian 2 $115,808 11
(120) Asst. Librarian 11 $109,841 12
(121) Research Assistant 2 $90,528 13
NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 14
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 15
(122) Faculty 615 16
Distinguished Professor $228,748 17
Professor $200,682 18
Assoc. Professor $175,948 19
Asst. Professor $147,286 20
Instructor $114,924 21
Senior Lecturer $106,439 22
Lecturer II $99,786 23
Lecturer I $92,859 24
(123) Part-Time Faculty 200 $57,840 25
(124) Graduate Assistant 270 $36,272 26
TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES 27
POSITIONS 28
(125) Head Football Coach 1 $270,671 29
(126) Senior Physician 1 $256,351 30
(127) Head Coach/Athletic Director 1 $228,871 31
(128) Project/Program Administrator 26 32
Executive Project/Program Director $213,928 33
Exec. Project/Program Manager $186,892 34
Sr. Project/Program Director $172,738 35
Project/Program Director $140,094 36
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Project/Program Manager $126,956 1
Executive Assistant $118,680 2
Project/Program Specialist $109,536 3
(129) Head Basketball Coach 2 $213,465 4
(130) IT Pool 3 5
Network Engineer $207,404 6
Information Systems Manager $133,122 7
Computer Network Coordinator $132,901 8
Technical Support Staff $126,956 9
Coordinator, Academic Computing $125,461 10
Coord., Administrative Computing $125,461 11
Coordinator of Information Tech. $123,806 12
Website Developer/Programmer $123,806 13
System Programmer/Web Developer $122,387 14
Computer Systems Mgr. $112,475 15
Database Administrator $110,019 16
Systems Administrator $108,925 17
Information Systems Security Spec. $106,894 18
Institution Information Tech Coord $104,736 19
Assistant Database Administrator $100,790 20
Computer Support Manager $100,708 21
Information Systems Coordinator $100,708 22
Senior Software Support Specialist $100,708 23
Systems Specialist $100,708 24
Information Technology Manager $99,493 25
Network Support Specialist $96,834 26
Senior Software Support Analyst $96,834 27
Tech Support/Systems Admin. $95,330 28
Tech Support/Applications Support $95,330 29
Information Systems Business Mgr. $93,110 30
Security Analyst $93,110 31
Systems Analyst $93,110 32
Information Technology Specialist $91,166 33
Computer Support Coordinator $89,529 34
Software Support Analyst $89,529 35
Systems Applications Supervisor $89,529 36
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Computer Operations Coordinator $86,085 1
Systems Coordination Analyst $86,085 2
PC Support Specialist $84,480 3
Computer Support Specialist $82,775 4
Database Analyst $82,775 5
Digital Broadcast Specialist $79,590 6
Network Support Analyst $79,590 7
Website Developer $79,590 8
Information Systems Analyst $76,530 9
Info Systems Security Analyst $76,530 10
Computer Support Analyst $76,530 11
Software Support Specialist $73,587 12
Telecommunications Supervisor $73,587 13
Media Specialist $72,215 14
Computer Support Technician $70,756 15
Help Desk Specialist $70,756 16
Computer Operator $68,035 17
Network Analyst $68,035 18
Telecommunications Specialist $68,035 19
Multimedia Specialist $64,199 20
Information Technology Assistant $60,483 21
Computer Lab Technician $58,156 22
Multimedia Technician $52,766 23
Audiovisual Laboratory Assistant $48,785 24
(131) Associate Vice-President 1 $197,446 25
(132) Physician 1 $169,756 26
(133) Assoc. Dir. of Athletics 2 $159,661 27
(134) Head Coach 12 $150,721 28
(135) Dir. of Auxiliary Enterprises 1 $144,786 29
(136) Advanced Practice Nurse 3 $131,305 30
(137) Compliance Coordinator 1 $124,501 31
(138) Director of Housing 1 $119,632 32
(139) Assistant Athletic Director 5 $118,481 33
(140) Assistant Coach 36 $118,481 34
(141) Athletic Trainer 1 $118,481 35
(142) Asst. Strength/Conditioning Coach 1 $118,481 36
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(143) Assistant Dean of Students 3 $110,019 1
(144) Coord. of Intramural Activities 2 $106,709 2
(145) Coordinator of Athletic Facilities 1 $99,669 3
(146) Fiscal Support Pool 8 4
Fiscal Support Manager $95,029 5
Fiscal Support Supervisor $78,106 6
Accountant II $75,103 7
Accountant I $72,215 8
Fiscal Support Analyst $69,437 9
Fiscal Support Specialist $61,729 10
Accounting Technician $57,071 11
Fiscal Support Technician $52,766 12
(147) Campus Maintenance Supervisor 1 $81,232 13
(148) Skilled Trades Pool 21 14
Skilled Trades Foreman $76,530 15
Skilled Trades Supervisor $73,587 16
Skilled Tradesman $70,756 17
Skilled Trades Helper $53,769 18
Apprentice Tradesman $47,801 19
(149) UCA Asst. Director of Housing 2 $75,103 20
(150) Education and Instruction Spec. 1 $72,215 21
(151) HEI Program Coordinator 8 $72,215 22
(152) Campus Equip. & Facilities Spec. 3 $69,479 23
(153) Administrative Support Pool 6 24
Administrative Assistant $69,437 25
Administrative Analyst $69,437 26
Administrative Support Supervisor $64,199 27
Administrative Specialist III $61,729 28
Administration Support Specialist $61,729 29
Administrative Specialist II $54,877 30
Administrative Support Specialist $54,877 31
Administrative Specialist I $48,785 32
Extra Help Assistant $40,098 33
(154) Medical Technologist 2 $69,437 34
(155) Food Service Pool 7 35
Food Preparation Manager $66,767 36
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Food Preparation Supervisor $59,355 1
Food Preparation Coordinator $52,766 2
Food Preparation Specialist $45,105 3
Food Preparation Technician $41,702 4
(156) Inventory Control Manager 1 $64,199 5
(157) Licensed Practical Nurse 6 $64,199 6
(158) Special Events Coordinator 1 $61,729 7
(159) Coordinator of Housekeeping 1 $59,355 8
(160) Facility Manager I 1 $59,355 9
(161) Campus Postmaster 1 $57,071 10
(162) Health Services Specialist II 1 $57,071 11
(163) Institutional Bus Driver 1 $54,877 12
(164) Maintenance Assistant 1 $52,766 13
(165) Institutional Services Shift Supv. 1 $50,737 14
(166) Mail Services Coordinator 1 $50,737 15
(167) Residential Care Assistant 5 $48,785 16
(168) Mail Services Assistant 1 $46,909 17
(169) Institutional Services Supervisor 4 $45,105 18
(170) Institutional Services Assistant 29 $43,370 19
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 2,298 20
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 22
the University of Central Arkansas for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the 23
following maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as 24
"Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one 25
thousand six hundred (1,600) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, 26
at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification 27
and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate 28
classification. 29
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 31
appropriated, to the University of Central Arkansas, to be payable from the 32
University of Central Arkansas Fund, for personal services and operating 33
expenses of the University of Central Arkansas for the fiscal year ending 34
June 30, 2027, the following: 35
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 1
NO. 2026-2027 2
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $60,350,000 3
(02) EXTRA HELP 2,044,575 4
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 5
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 20,000 6
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 7
(C) PROF. FEES 0 8
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 9
(E) DATA PROC. 0 10
(04) CONTINGENCY 2,805,180 11
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $65,219,755 12
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, 14
to the University of Central Arkansas, to be payable from cash funds as 15
defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services and operating 16
expenses of the University of Central Arkansas for the fiscal year ending 17
June 30, 2027, the following: 18
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 20
NO. 2026-2027 21
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $35,800,000 22
(02) EXTRA HELP 4,150,000 23
(03) OVERTIME 175,000 24
(04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 32,985,000 25
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 26
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 51,560,000 27
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 1,730,000 28
(C) PROF. FEES 5,875,000 29
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 2,060,000 30
(E) DATA PROC. 0 31
(06) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 68,600,000 32
(07) DEBT SERVICE 20,500,000 33
(08) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 620,000 34
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $224,055,000 35
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SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 1
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 2
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 3
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 4
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 5
Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 6
Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where 7
applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 8
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 9
disbursement of said funds. 10
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SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 12
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 13
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 14
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 15
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 16
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 17
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 18
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 19
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SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 21
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 22
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 23
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 24
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 25
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 26
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 27
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 28
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 29
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 30
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 31
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