AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS 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 SENATE BILL 39 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 ARKANSAS 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 ARKANSAS 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 Arkansas 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
ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - SYSTEM 31
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATION AND GENERAL 32
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS 33
(1) Pres., Arkansas State University 1 $449,802 34
(2) Executive Vice President 1 $281,925 35
(3) Vice President 5 $261,425 36
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(4) General Counsel 1 $246,270 1
(5) Assoc. Vice Pres. 2 $214,241 2
(6) Project/Program Administrator 11 3
Executive Project/Program Director $213,928 4
Exec. Project/Program Manager $186,892 5
Sr. Project/Program Director $172,738 6
Project/Program Director $140,094 7
Project/Program Manager $126,956 8
Executive Assistant $118,680 9
Project/Program Specialist $109,536 10
(7) Associate General Counsel 4 $203,540 11
(8) Exec. Asst. to President 1 $168,833 12
(9) Assistant Vice President 1 $163,608 13
(10) Chief Audit Executive 1 $136,367 14
(11) Sr. Internal Auditor 3 $113,239 15
(12) Associate for Administration 1 $101,455 16
(13) Legislative Intern/Research Assist. 1 $90,528 17
(14) Research Assistant 2 $90,528 18
ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - JONESBORO 19
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 20
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS 21
(15) Chancellor, ASU-Jonesboro 1 $399,144 22
(16) Dean of Veterinary Medicine 1 $398,851 23
(17) Executive Vice Chancellor 2 $277,092 24
(18) Dean of Business Administration 1 $271,941 25
(19) Dean of Engineering 1 $271,941 26
(20) Associate Vice Provost 3 $242,905 27
(21) Dean of Schools 8 $229,865 28
(22) Vice Chancellor 4 $228,939 29
(23) Project/Program Administrator 119 30
Executive Project/Program Director $213,928 31
Exec. Project/Program Manager $186,892 32
Sr. Project/Program Director $172,738 33
Project/Program Director $140,094 34
Project/Program Manager $126,956 35
Executive Assistant $118,680 36
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Project/Program Specialist $109,536 1
(24) Assoc. Dean of Schools 13 $210,339 2
(25) IT Pool 69 3
Network Engineer $207,404 4
Information Systems Manager $133,122 5
Computer Network Coordinator $132,901 6
Technical Support Staff $126,956 7
Coordinator, Academic Computing $125,461 8
Coord., Administrative Computing $125,461 9
Coordinator of Information Tech $123,806 10
Website Developer/Programmer $123,806 11
System Programmer/Web Developer $122,387 12
Computer Systems Mgr. $112,475 13
Database Administrator $110,019 14
Systems Administrator $108,925 15
Information Systems Security Spec $106,894 16
Institution Information Tech Coord. $104,736 17
Assistant Database Administrator $100,790 18
Computer Support Manager $100,708 19
Information Systems Coordinator $100,708 20
Senior Software Support Specialist $100,708 21
Systems Specialist $100,708 22
Information Technology Manager $99,493 23
Network Support Specialist $96,834 24
Senior Software Support Analyst $96,834 25
Tech Support/Systems Admin. $95,330 26
Tech Support/Applications Support $95,330 27
Information Systems Business Mgr. $93,110 28
Security Analyst $93,110 29
Systems Analyst $93,110 30
Information Technology Specialist $91,166 31
Computer Support Coordinator $89,529 32
Software Support Analyst $89,529 33
Systems Applications Supervisor $89,529 34
Computer Operations Coordinator $86,085 35
Systems Coordination Analyst $86,085 36
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PC Support Specialist $84,480 1
Computer Support Specialist $82,775 2
Database Analyst $82,775 3
Digital Broadcast Specialist $79,590 4
Network Support Analyst $79,590 5
Website Developer $79,590 6
Information Systems Analyst $76,530 7
Info Systems Security Analyst $76,530 8
Computer Support Analyst $76,530 9
Software Support Specialist $73,587 10
Telecommunications Supervisor $73,587 11
Media Specialist $72,215 12
Computer Support Technician $70,756 13
Help Desk Specialist $70,756 14
Computer Operator $68,035 15
Network Analyst $68,035 16
Telecommunications Specialist $68,035 17
Multimedia Specialist $64,199 18
Information Technology Assistant $60,483 19
Computer Lab Technician $58,156 20
Multimedia Technician $52,766 21
Audiovisual Laboratory Assistant $48,785 22
(26) Associate Vice Chancellor 3 $201,198 23
(27) Executive Asst. to the Chancellor 1 $201,198 24
(28) Controller 1 $179,480 25
(29) Asst. Vice-Chancellor 7 $163,609 26
(30) Registrar 1 $161,471 27
(31) Archivist 2 $151,358 28
(32) Coord. of Non-Credit Activity 1 $151,358 29
(33) Dean Student Affs.-Enrollment Svcs. 1 $151,358 30
(34) Assoc. Director - Info & Tech Svcs. 2 $149,190 31
(35) Development/Advancement Admin. 23 32
Development/Advancement Director $140,091 33
Development/Advancement Manager $126,956 34
Development/Advancement Specialist $109,536 35
(36) Associate Controller 1 $136,608 36
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(37) Dir. of Grants & Other Spons. Progs 1 $136,608 1
(38) Treasurer 1 $136,608 2
(39) Assoc. Dean of Student Affairs 6 $135,834 3
(40) Associate Registrar 1 $135,834 4
(41) Dir. of UPD, CS, Traffic & Parking 1 $132,400 5
(42) Project Engineer 1 $132,076 6
(43) Academic/Student Support 45 7
Counselor $131,587 8
Student Development Specialist $106,814 9
Academic Counselor $97,361 10
(44) Communications Specialist 1 $125,059 11
(45) Research Compliance Coordinator 1 $121,883 12
(46) Project Architect 1 $117,009 13
(47) Bradbury Art Museum Director 1 $116,727 14
(48) Asst. Dean of Students 8 $110,019 15
(49) Director of Academic Advising 1 $110,019 16
(50) Asst. Dir. of Admissions 2 $109,713 17
(51) Asst. Dir. Records 1 $109,713 18
(52) Assoc. Dir. of Student Aid 1 $102,604 19
(53) Coord. of ASU Comm Coll. Deg. Cntrs 1 $102,604 20
(54) Research Analyst 5 $102,558 21
(55) Assistant Director of Publications 1 $97,979 22
(56) Fiscal Support Pool 40 23
Fiscal Support Manager $95,029 24
Fiscal Support Supervisor $78,106 25
Accountant II $75,103 26
Accountant I $72,215 27
Fiscal Support Analyst $69,437 28
Fiscal Support Specialist $61,729 29
Accounting Technician $57,071 30
Fiscal Support Technician $52,766 31
(57) Public Safety Pool 29 32
HE Public Safety Commander III $93,110 33
Director Public Safety I $91,374 34
HE Public Safety Commander II $89,529 35
HE Public Safety Commander I $86,085 36
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HE Public Safety Supervisor $76,530 1
Public Safety Officer $73,587 2
Public Safety Officer II $68,035 3
Security Officer Supervisor $64,199 4
Public Safety/Security Officer $58,156 5
HE Public Safety Dispatcher $48,785 6
Parking Control Supv. $48,785 7
Security Officer $48,785 8
Parking Control Officer $46,909 9
Watchman $40,098 10
(58) Conservator 1 $90,747 11
(59) Technical Director 1 $90,747 12
(60) Academic Adviser 23 $89,557 13
(61) Assistant Director of Museum 1 $88,978 14
(62) Asst. Director of Computer Services 1 $86,085 15
(63) ASU Engineer Comm. Facilities Dir. 1 $86,085 16
(64) ASU Assoc. Dir. of Physical Plant 1 $84,480 17
(65) Benefits Coordinator 1 $81,232 18
(66) Curator 2 $81,232 19
(67) Procurement Coordinator 1 $81,232 20
(68) Education Program Coordinator 1 $81,231 21
(69) Grants Manager 2 $81,231 22
(70) ASU Asst. Dir. of Physical Plant 3 $78,106 23
(71) Skilled Trades Pool 89 24
Skilled Trades Foreman $76,530 25
Skilled Trades Supervisor $73,587 26
Skilled Tradesman $70,756 27
Skilled Trades Helper $53,769 28
Apprentice Tradesman $47,801 29
(72) Department Business Coordinator 3 $75,104 30
(73) Budget Specialist 2 $75,103 31
(74) Human Resources Analyst 4 $75,103 32
(75) Production Artist 2 $75,103 33
(76) ASU Asst. Director of Farming 1 $72,215 34
(77) ASU Dir. of Housekeeping 2 $72,215 35
(78) Buyer 1 $72,215 36
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(79) Construction/Maint. Coordinator 2 $72,215 1
(80) HEI Program Coordinator 24 $72,215 2
(81) Museum Exhibit Program Specialist 1 $72,215 3
(82) Radio News Director 1 $72,215 4
(83) Radio Program Director 1 $72,215 5
(84) Administrative Support Pool 110 6
Administrative Assistant $69,437 7
Administrative Analyst $69,437 8
Administrative Support Supervisor $64,199 9
Administrative Specialist III $61,729 10
Administration Support Specialist $61,729 11
Administrative Specialist II $54,877 12
Administrative Support Specialist $54,877 13
Administrative Specialist I $48,785 14
Extra Help Assistant $40,098 15
(85) Assistant Registrar 6 $69,437 16
(86) Financial Aid Analyst 11 $69,437 17
(87) Library Support Pool 15 18
Library Supervisor $69,437 19
Library Specialist $59,355 20
Library Technician $54,877 21
Library Support Assistant $50,737 22
(88) Fabrication Shop Manager 1 $69,437 23
(89) Payroll Services Specialist 2 $69,437 24
(90) Special Events Manager 2 $69,437 25
(91) Broadcast Production Specialist 4 $66,767 26
(92) Commercial Graphic Artist 3 $66,767 27
(93) Comm. Artist I/Graphic Artist I 2 $64,199 28
(94) Human Resources Specialist 2 $64,199 29
(95) Landscape Supervisor 2 $64,199 30
(96) Museum Registrar 1 $64,199 31
(97) Records Management Analyst 15 $64,199 32
(98) Maintenance Specialist 5 $61,729 33
(99) Purchasing Technician 1 $61,729 34
(100) Pest Control Tech 1 $59,355 35
(101) Landscape Specialist 2 $57,071 36
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(102) Special Events Supervisor 1 $57,071 1
(103) Student Account Specialist 1 $57,071 2
(104) Admissions Analyst 2 $54,877 3
(105) Heavy Equipment Operator 7 $54,877 4
(106) Inventory Control Technician 3 $52,766 5
(107) Maintenance Assistant 4 $52,766 6
(108) Registrar's Assistant 2 $50,737 7
(109) Institutional Svcs. Supervisor 13 $45,105 8
(110) Institutional Svcs. Assistant 65 $43,370 9
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 10
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 11
(111) Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Coord. 3 $277,176 12
(112) Department Chairperson 30 $207,746 13
(113) Faculty 68 14
Professor $204,213 15
Assoc. Professor $190,080 16
Asst. Professor $161,671 17
Instructor $132,901 18
(114) Research Associate 4 $151,222 19
(115) Asst. Library Director 2 $115,808 20
(116) Librarian 10 $115,808 21
(117) Veterinary Medicine Instructor 3 $113,958 22
(118) Instructional Designer 10 $90,528 23
(119) Research Assistant 18 $90,528 24
(120) Graduate Assistant - Research 10 $66,161 25
(121) Graduate Assistant 130 $48,363 26
NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 27
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 28
(122) College of Business Faculty 40 29
Distinguished Professor $281,518 30
Professor $225,527 31
Associate Professor $185,254 32
Assistant Professor $177,200 33
Instructor $144,982 34
(123) Faculty 501 35
Distinguished Professor $228,748 36
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Professor $200,682 1
Assoc. Professor $175,948 2
Asst. Professor $147,286 3
Instructor $114,924 4
Lecturer $92,858 5
(124) Part-Time Faculty 240 $57,840 6
(125) Graduate Assistant 150 $36,272 7
TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES 8
POSITIONS 9
(126) Vice Chancellor - Athletics 1 $703,794 10
(127) ASU Head Football Coach 1 $263,434 11
(128) Head Men's Basketball Coach 1 $263,434 12
(129) ASU Def. Coordinator-Football 1 $194,465 13
(130) ASU Off. Coordinator-Football 1 $194,465 14
(131) Assoc. Dir. of Athletics 4 $179,017 15
(132) ASU Asst. Head Football Coach 2 $171,785 16
(133) Assistant Football Coach 5 $171,785 17
(134) Head Coach 12 $150,721 18
(135) ASU Dir. of Auxiliary Enterprises 1 $144,786 19
(136) Dir. of Arena 1 $140,351 20
(137) Development/Advancement Admin. 3 21
Development/Advancement Director $140,091 22
Development/Advancement Manager $126,956 23
Development/Advancement Specialist $109,536 24
(138) Asst. Dir. Athletics 8 $134,605 25
(139) Head Athletic Trainer 1 $134,605 26
(140) Assistant Coach 25 $114,370 27
(141) Dir. of Strength & Conditioning 3 $114,370 28
(142) Trainer 5 $114,370 29
(143) Facilities and Equipment Manager 2 $102,992 30
(144) Assistant Director 1 $99,669 31
(145) Fiscal Support Pool 1 32
Fiscal Support Manager $95,029 33
Fiscal Support Supervisor $78,106 34
Accountant II $75,103 35
Accountant I $72,215 36
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Fiscal Support Analyst $69,437 1
Fiscal Support Specialist $61,729 2
Accounting Technician $57,071 3
Fiscal Support Technician $52,766 4
(146) Asst. Dir. of Media Relations 2 $90,622 5
(147) Academic Adviser 2 $89,557 6
(148) Director of Marketing 1 $86,850 7
(149) Ticket Manager 1 $84,254 8
(150) Director of Student Union 1 $78,106 9
(151) Skilled Trades Pool 9 10
Skilled Trades Foreman $76,530 11
Skilled Trades Supervisor $73,587 12
Skilled Tradesman $70,756 13
Skilled Trades Helper $53,769 14
Apprentice Tradesman $47,801 15
(152) Athletic Ticket Sales Coordinator 1 $72,215 16
(153) Print Shop Manager 1 $72,215 17
(154) Administrative Support Pool 8 18
Administrative Assistant $69,437 19
Administrative Analyst $69,437 20
Administrative Support Supervisor $64,199 21
Administrative Specialist III $61,729 22
Administration Support Specialist $61,729 23
Administrative Specialist II $54,877 24
Administrative Support Specialist $54,877 25
Administrative Specialist I $48,785 26
Extra Help Assistant $40,098 27
(155) Special Events Manager 2 $69,437 28
(156) Institutional Printer 5 $66,767 29
(157) Student Union Night Manager 1 $66,767 30
(158) Special Events Coordinator 2 $61,729 31
(159) Athletic Facility Supervisor 3 $59,355 32
(160) Student Union Sec. Mgr. 1 $54,877 33
(161) Institutional Svcs. Supervisor 3 $45,105 34
(162) Institutional Svcs. Assistant 25 $43,370 35
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 2,270 36
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 2
the Arkansas State University for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following 3
maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra 4
Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: two 5
thousand sixty-four (2,064) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at 6
rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and 7
Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate 8
classification. 9
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 11
appropriated, to the Arkansas State University, to be payable from the 12
Arkansas State University Fund, for personal services and operating expenses 13
of the Arkansas State University for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, 14
the following: 15
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17
NO. 2026-2027 18
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $60,413,455 19
(02) EXTRA HELP 200,956 20
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 9,711,103 21
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 22
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 7,160,751 23
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 24
(C) PROF. FEES 0 25
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 570,000 26
(E) DATA PROC. 0 27
(05) FUNDED DEPRECIATION 1,000,000 28
(06) CONTINGENCY 3,534,405 29
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $82,590,670 30
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SECTION 4. ALLOCATIONS. There is hereby allocated, to the various 32
programs of Arkansas State University, as set out herein, the following 33
amounts of the funds appropriated in the State Operations appropriation 34
section in this Act, to Arkansas State University, there to be used as 35
provided by law, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 36
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MAXIMUM ALLOCATION 2
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 3
NO. 2026-2027 4
(1) JONESBORO CAMPUS $76,310,097 5
(2) ASU - SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION 3,283,706 6
(3) HERITAGE SITES 2,529,697 7
(4) DELTA CENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 467,170 8
TOTAL AMOUNT ALLOCATED $82,590,670 9
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, 11
to the Arkansas State University, to be payable from cash funds as defined by 12
Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services and operating expenses of the 13
Arkansas State University for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 14
following: 15
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17
NO. 2026-2027 18
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $36,000,000 19
(02) EXTRA HELP 10,970,000 20
(03) OVERTIME 30,000 21
(04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 15,500,000 22
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 23
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 47,000,000 24
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 6,000,000 25
(C) PROF. FEES 27,675,000 26
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 11,000,000 27
(E) DATA PROC. 0 28
(06) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 60,396,158 29
(07) DEBT SERVICE 18,000,000 30
(08) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 200,000 31
(09) RESALE 125,000 32
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $232,896,158 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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