AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - FAYETTEVILLE 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 41 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
- FAYETTEVILLE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 11
2027; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - 16
FAYETTEVILLE 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 for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following 24
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) Dean of Business Administration 1 $552,827 33
(2) Dean of Engineering 1 $479,117 34
(3) Chancellor 1 $405,407 35
(4) Assoc. Dean of Walton Coll. of Bus. 4 $390,997 36
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(5) Vice Chan. for Advancement/Dev. 1 $331,847 1
(6) Assoc. Vice Chan. for Advancement 3 $312,532 2
(7) Provost 1 $302,676 3
(8) Assoc. Vice Chan. for Univ. Info. 1 $290,365 4
(9) Assoc. Dean of Engineering 3 $281,518 5
(10) Dean of Law 1 $271,328 6
(11) Vice Chan. for Finance & Admin. 1 $271,328 7
(12) Dean 8 $260,727 8
(13) Vice Chancellor 2 $258,133 9
(14) Associate Dean 13 $248,884 10
(15) Sr. Asst. Dean of Business 1 $248,884 11
(16) Vice Chan. for Govt. & Comm. Rel. 1 $245,732 12
(17) Associate Vice Chancellor 6 $242,905 13
(18) Vice Provost 6 $242,905 14
(19) Dir. of Community Design Ctr. 1 $231,053 15
(20) Director of Deferred Giving 1 $228,502 16
(21) Assoc. Vice Provost for Research 2 $225,032 17
(22) Asst. V-C for Advancement 2 $223,997 18
(23) Dir. of Corp & Foundation Relations 1 $217,378 19
(24) Dir. of Research & Sponsored Progs. 1 $214,798 20
(25) Project/Program Administrator 534 21
Executive Project/Program Director $213,928 22
Exec. Project/Program Manager $186,892 23
Sr. Project/Program Director $172,738 24
Project/Program Director $140,094 25
Project/Program Manager $126,956 26
Executive Assistant $118,680 27
Project/Program Specialist $109,536 28
(26) IT Pool 194 29
Network Engineer $207,404 30
Information Systems Manager $133,122 31
Computer Network Coordinator $132,901 32
Technical Support Staff $126,956 33
Coordinator, Academic Computing $125,461 34
Coord., Administrative Computing $125,461 35
Coordinator of Information Tech $123,806 36
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Website Developer/Programmer $123,806 1
System Programmer/Web Developer $122,387 2
Computer Systems Mgr. $112,475 3
Database Administrator $110,019 4
Systems Administrator $108,925 5
Information Systems Security Spec. $106,894 6
Institution Information Tech. Coord $104,736 7
Assistant Database Administrator $100,790 8
Computer Support Manager $100,708 9
Information Systems Coordinator $100,708 10
Senior Software Support Specialist $100,708 11
Systems Specialist $100,708 12
Information Technology Manager $99,493 13
Network Support Specialist $96,834 14
Senior Software Support Analyst $96,834 15
Tech Support/Systems Admin. $95,330 16
Tech Support/Applications Support $95,330 17
Information Systems Business Mgr. $93,110 18
Security Analyst $93,110 19
Systems Analyst $93,110 20
Information Technology Specialist $91,166 21
Computer Support Coordinator $89,529 22
Software Support Analyst $89,529 23
Systems Applications Supervisor $89,529 24
Computer Operations Coordinator $86,085 25
Systems Coordination Analyst $86,085 26
PC Support Specialist $84,480 27
Computer Support Specialist $82,775 28
Database Analyst $82,775 29
Digital Broadcast Specialist $79,590 30
Network Support Analyst $79,590 31
Website Developer $79,590 32
Information Systems Analyst $76,530 33
Info Systems Security Analyst $76,530 34
Computer Support Analyst $76,530 35
Software Support Specialist $73,587 36
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Telecommunications Supervisor $73,587 1
Media Specialist $72,215 2
Computer Support Technician $70,756 3
Help Desk Specialist $70,756 4
Computer Operator $68,035 5
Network Analyst $68,035 6
Telecommunications Specialist $68,035 7
Multimedia Specialist $64,199 8
Information Technology Assistant $60,483 9
Computer Lab Technician $58,156 10
Multimedia Technician $52,766 11
Audiovisual Laboratory Assistant $48,785 12
(27) Director of Academic Computing 1 $204,333 13
(28) Assoc. Vice Chan. for Finance 1 $193,613 14
(29) Director of Outreach 2 $191,104 15
(30) Major Gift Development Officer 31 $191,104 16
(31) Assistant Vice Chancellor 4 $190,812 17
(32) Assoc. Vice Chan. for Admin. 1 $190,081 18
(33) Director of Institutional Research 1 $188,313 19
(34) Assoc. Dir. of Univ. Info. Tech. 7 $187,181 20
(35) Assistant to the Chancellor 1 $186,069 21
(36) Assistant Dean 12 $183,012 22
(37) Asst. Vice Provost for Research 2 $183,012 23
(38) Associate Dir. of Development 1 $180,894 24
(39) Director of Alumni Relations 1 $180,894 25
(40) Director of Executive Education 1 $180,315 26
(41) Assoc. Vice Chan. for Business 1 $179,480 27
(42) Financial Systems Coord. 1 $179,480 28
(43) Director of Research Accounting 1 $173,698 29
(44) Director of Information Technology 7 $171,424 30
(45) Controller 1 $168,833 31
(46) Director of Financial Aid 1 $168,833 32
(47) Director of Special Events 1 $168,833 33
(48) Director of Engineering Systems 5 $165,256 34
(49) Associate Vice Provost 2 $164,536 35
(50) Registrar 1 $163,915 36
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(51) Director of Career Services 1 $161,671 1
(52) Investment Manager 1 $161,671 2
(53) Dir. of Financial & Mgt. Analysis 1 $160,227 3
(54) Director of Affirmative Action 1 $159,772 4
(55) Development/Advancement Admin 52 5
Development/Advancement Director $159,690 6
Development/Advancement Manager $126,955 7
Development/Advancement Specialist $109,535 8
(56) Asst. Dir. Res. Supp. & Spons Progs 1 $159,153 9
(57) Assessment Director 1 $155,191 10
(58) Business Manager 1 $153,394 11
(59) Dir. Business and Economic Research 1 $152,946 12
(60) Assoc. Controller 1 $149,817 13
(61) Annual Fund Coordinator 1 $147,757 14
(62) Budget Director 1 $147,757 15
(63) Director of Distance Learning 1 $147,124 16
(64) Director of University Police 1 $146,004 17
(65) Architect 1 $143,690 18
(66) Dir. of General Adult Education 1 $140,090 19
(67) Assoc. Dir. Information Technology 4 $138,633 20
(68) Assoc. Dir. of Executive Education 2 $134,133 21
(69) Dir. of the Off. of Industry Engage 1 $134,133 22
(70) Dir. of Credit Studies 1 $133,624 23
(71) Director of Student Activities 1 $132,739 24
(72) Master Scientific Research Tech. 16 $126,955 25
(73) Director of University Relations 1 $125,706 26
(74) Academic Counselor 77 $124,517 27
(75) Asst. to the Provost 1 $123,257 28
(76) Student Development Specialist 87 $119,579 29
(77) Asst. Dir. of Affirm Action 2 $115,331 30
(78) Coord. of Academic Space 1 $114,924 31
(79) Assoc. Dir. of Enhanced Learn. Ctr. 1 $111,733 32
(80) Associate Director of Admissions 1 $111,576 33
(81) Associate Director of Financial Aid 1 $111,576 34
(82) Police Captain 4 $110,565 35
(83) Instructional Designer 23 $110,158 36
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(84) Coordinator of Grants Management 8 $110,019 1
(85) Conference Coordinator 10 $107,731 2
(86) Engineer Supervisor 1 $106,894 3
(87) Scientific Research Technologist 18 $104,996 4
(88) Assistant to the Dean 10 $99,821 5
(89) Fiscal Support Pool 118 6
Fiscal Support Manager $95,029 7
Fiscal Support Supervisor $78,106 8
Accountant II $75,103 9
Accountant I $72,215 10
Fiscal Support Analyst $69,437 11
Fiscal Support Specialist $61,729 12
Accounting Technician $57,071 13
Fiscal Support Technician $52,766 14
(90) Public Information Manager 1 $95,029 15
(91) Public Safety Pool 55 16
HE Public Safety Commander III $93,110 17
Director Public Safety I $91,374 18
HE Public Safety Commander II $89,529 19
HE Public Safety Commander I $86,085 20
HE Public Safety Supervisor $76,530 21
Public Safety Officer $73,587 22
Public Safety Officer II $68,035 23
Security Officer Supervisor $64,199 24
Public Safety/Security Officer $58,156 25
HE Public Safety Dispatcher $48,785 26
Parking Control Supv. $48,785 27
Security Officer $48,785 28
Parking Control Officer $46,909 29
Watchman $40,098 30
(92) Associate Registrar 6 $91,374 31
(93) UAF Construction Coordinator 7 $91,374 32
(94) Licensing Administrator 1 $90,285 33
(95) Personnel Manager 3 $87,860 34
(96) Procurement Manager 1 $87,860 35
(97) Buyer Supervisor 1 $81,232 36
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(98) Development Specialist 10 $81,232 1
(99) Payroll Services Coordinator 2 $81,232 2
(100) Procurement Coordinator 5 $81,232 3
(101) Editor 2 $78,106 4
(102) Human Resources Analyst 10 $78,106 5
(103) Maintenance Coordinator 3 $78,106 6
(104) Research Project Analyst 5 $78,106 7
(105) Staff Development Coordinator 1 $78,106 8
(106) Skilled Trades Pool 142 9
Skilled Trades Foreman $76,530 10
Skilled Trades Supervisor $73,587 11
Skilled Tradesman $70,756 12
Skilled Trades Helper $53,769 13
Apprentice Tradesman $47,801 14
(107) Buyer 3 $72,215 15
(108) Const./Maintenance Coordinator 1 $72,215 16
(109) EEO/Grievance Officer 2 $72,215 17
(110) HEI Program Coordinator 76 $72,215 18
(111) Human Resources Recruiter 1 $72,215 19
(112) Occupational Safety Coordinator 4 $72,215 20
(113) Public Information Specialist 2 $72,215 21
(114) Student Applications Specialist 8 $72,215 22
(115) Administrative Support Pool 234 23
Administrative Assistant $69,437 24
Administrative Analyst $69,437 25
Administrative Support Supervisor $64,199 26
Administrative Specialist III $61,729 27
Administration Support Specialist $61,729 28
Administrative Specialist II $54,877 29
Administrative Support Specialist $54,877 30
Administrative Specialist I $48,785 31
Extra Help Assistant $40,098 32
(116) Assistant Registrar 2 $69,437 33
(117) Benefits Analyst 1 $69,437 34
(118) Fabrication Shop Manager 1 $69,437 35
(119) Financial Aid Analyst 10 $69,437 36
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(120) Library Support Pool 43 1
Library Supervisor $69,437 2
Library Specialist $59,355 3
Library Technician $54,877 4
Library Support Assistant $50,737 5
(121) Maintenance Supervisor 3 $69,437 6
(122) Payroll Services Specialist 4 $69,437 7
(123) Special Events Manager 4 $69,437 8
(124) Student Accounts Officer 2 $69,437 9
(125) Architectural Draftsman 1 $66,767 10
(126) Warehouse Manager 1 $66,767 11
(127) Financial Aid Specialist 2 $64,199 12
(128) Human Resources Specialist 5 $64,199 13
(129) Inventory Control Manager 3 $64,199 14
(130) Landscape Supervisor 5 $64,199 15
(131) Lodge Housekeeping Supervisor 1 $64,199 16
(132) Logistics Manager 1 $64,199 17
(133) Photographer 1 $64,199 18
(134) Research Assistant 1 $61,729 19
(135) Coordinator of Housekeeping 11 $59,355 20
(136) Equipment Mechanic 2 $57,071 21
(137) Landscape Specialist 3 $57,071 22
(138) Payroll Officer 1 $57,071 23
(139) Warehouse Specialist 1 $57,071 24
(140) Admissions Analyst 5 $54,877 25
(141) Heavy Equipment Operator 8 $54,877 26
(142) Cashier 3 $52,766 27
(143) Inventory Control Technician 8 $52,766 28
(144) Mail Services Coordinator 1 $50,737 29
(145) Registrar's Assistant 9 $50,737 30
(146) Special Events Worker 1 $48,785 31
(147) Institutional Services Supervisor 19 $45,105 32
(148) Institutional Services Assistant 136 $43,370 33
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 34
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 35
(149) Faculty 202 36
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Distinguished Professor $481,177 1
University Professor $261,661 2
Professor - Law $247,832 3
Professor $241,688 4
Associate Professor - Law $224,663 5
Associate Professor $206,172 6
Assistant Professor $195,073 7
Instructor $139,030 8
Master Teacher $131,048 9
(150) Departmental Chairperson - WCOB 7 $402,726 10
(151) Dept. Chairperson - Engineering 8 $383,294 11
(152) Department Chairperson 33 $331,847 12
(153) Library Faculty 47 13
Librarian $166,333 14
Associate Librarian $153,040 15
Assistant Librarian $126,972 16
(154) Research Associate 38 $164,641 17
(155) Curator Faculty 1 18
Curator $164,641 19
Assoc. Curator $155,914 20
Asst. Curator $126,972 21
(156) Senior Graduate Assistant 145 $141,925 22
(157) Post Doctoral Fellow 31 $130,080 23
(158) Senior Research Assistant 40 $104,136 24
(159) Teaching Associate 31 $104,136 25
(160) Senior Library Assistant 20 $99,838 26
(161) Graduate Assistant 226 $78,187 27
NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 28
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 29
(162) Walton College of Business Faculty 148 30
Distinguished Professor - WCOB $402,727 31
University Professor $388,027 32
Professor $373,327 33
Associate Professor $290,365 34
Assistant Professor $265,477 35
(163) Faculty 946 36
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Distinguished Professor $331,847 1
Distinguished Professor - Law $260,639 2
University Professor $248,884 3
Professor - Law $243,538 4
Professor $237,622 5
Associate Professor - Law $209,882 6
Associate Professor $195,073 7
Assistant Professor - Law $195,073 8
Assistant Professor $189,097 9
Instructor $125,703 10
Lecturer $111,330 11
(164) College of Engineering Faculty 142 12
Distinguished Prof. - Engineering $383,294 13
University Professor $324,844 14
Professor $281,518 15
Associate Professor $234,598 16
Assistant Professor $195,498 17
(165) Senior Graduate Assistant 115 $132,640 18
(166) Research Associate 2 $123,113 19
(167) Graduate Assistant 440 $78,187 20
ARKANSAS GARVAN WOODLAND GARDENS 21
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 22
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS 23
(168) Project/Program Administrator 13 24
Executive Project/Program Director $213,928 25
Exec. Project/Program Manager $186,892 26
Sr. Project/Program Director $172,738 27
Project/Program Director $140,094 28
Project/Program Manager $126,956 29
Executive Assistant $118,680 30
Project/Program Specialist $109,536 31
(169) Exec. Dir. Arkansas Garvan Gardens 1 $160,443 32
U of A FAYETTEVILLE 33
TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES 34
POSITIONS 35
(170) Vice Chancellor - Athletics 1 $703,794 36
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(171) Medical Director 1 $299,322 1
(172) Exec. Associate Athletic Director 4 $265,477 2
(173) Head Basketball Coach 2 $263,434 3
(174) Head Football Coach 1 $263,434 4
(175) Physician - Health Center 12 $260,928 5
(176) Sr. Associate Athletic Director 5 $227,233 6
(177) Project/Program Administrator 102 7
Executive Project/Program Director $213,928 8
Exec. Project/Program Manager $186,892 9
Sr. Project/Program Director $172,738 10
Project/Program Director $140,094 11
Project/Program Manager $126,956 12
Executive Assistant $118,680 13
Project/Program Specialist $109,536 14
(178) IT Pool 11 15
Network Engineer $207,404 16
Information Systems Manager $133,122 17
Computer Network Coordinator $132,901 18
Technical Support Staff $126,956 19
Coordinator, Academic Computing $125,461 20
Coord., Administrative Computing $125,461 21
Coordinator of Information Tech. $123,806 22
Website Developer/Programmer $123,806 23
System Programmer/Web Developer $122,387 24
Computer Systems Mgr. $112,475 25
Database Administrator $110,019 26
Systems Administrator $108,925 27
Information Systems Security Spec. $106,894 28
Institution Information Tech. Coord $104,736 29
Assistant Database Administrator $100,790 30
Computer Support Manager $100,708 31
Information Systems Coordinator $100,708 32
Senior Software Support Specialist $100,708 33
Systems Specialist $100,708 34
Information Technology Manager $99,493 35
Network Support Specialist $96,834 36
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Senior Software Support Analyst $96,834 1
Tech Support/Systems Admin. $95,330 2
Tech Support/Applications Support $95,330 3
Information Systems Business Mgr. $93,110 4
Security Analyst $93,110 5
Systems Analyst $93,110 6
Information Technology Specialist $91,166 7
Computer Support Coordinator $89,529 8
Software Support Analyst $89,529 9
Systems Applications Supervisor $89,529 10
Computer Operations Coordinator $86,085 11
Systems Coordination Analyst $86,085 12
PC Support Specialist $84,480 13
Computer Support Specialist $82,775 14
Database Analyst $82,775 15
Digital Broadcast Specialist $79,590 16
Network Support Analyst $79,590 17
Website Developer $79,590 18
Information Systems Analyst $76,530 19
Info Systems Security Analyst $76,530 20
Computer Support Analyst $76,530 21
Software Support Specialist $73,587 22
Telecommunications Supervisor $73,587 23
Media Specialist $72,215 24
Computer Support Technician $70,756 25
Help Desk Specialist $70,756 26
Computer Operator $68,035 27
Network Analyst $68,035 28
Telecommunications Specialist $68,035 29
Multimedia Specialist $64,199 30
Information Technology Assistant $60,483 31
Computer Lab Technician $58,156 32
Multimedia Technician $52,766 33
Audiovisual Laboratory Assistant $48,785 34
(179) Assoc. Dir. of Athletics 6 $203,522 35
(180) Asst. Football Coach 9 $192,141 36
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(181) Defensive Coordinator 1 $192,141 1
(182) Offensive Coordinator 1 $192,141 2
(183) Head Gymnastics Coach 1 $179,751 3
(184) Head Track Coach 2 $179,751 4
(185) Assistant Director of Athletics 8 $172,806 5
(186) Director of Counseling 1 $170,846 6
(187) Dir. of Residence Life 1 $169,591 7
(188) Asst. Basketball Coach 6 $169,273 8
(189) Head Baseball Coach 1 $157,850 9
(190) Head Coach 2 $157,850 10
(191) Head Golf Coach 2 $157,850 11
(192) Head Soccer Coach 1 $157,850 12
(193) Head Softball Coach 1 $157,850 13
(194) Head Strength & Conditioning Coach 1 $157,850 14
(195) Head Swimming Coach 1 $157,850 15
(196) Head Tennis Coach 2 $157,850 16
(197) Head Volleyball Coach 1 $157,850 17
(198) Nutritionist 2 $149,394 18
(199) Marketing / Promotions Manager 3 $147,464 19
(200) Stadium Manager 1 $147,464 20
(201) Head Athletic Trainer 3 $136,813 21
(202) Advanced Practice Nurse 7 $131,305 22
(203) Patient Care Supervisor 1 $129,112 23
(204) Project Coordinator 11 $125,823 24
(205) Mental Health Clinician 24 $125,706 25
(206) Pilot 4 $125,556 26
(207) Academic Counselor 14 $124,517 27
(208) Student Development Specialist 14 $119,579 28
(209) Mental Health Professional I 3 $115,261 29
(210) Asst. Swimming Coach 2 $114,304 30
(211) Associate for Administration 5 $114,304 31
(212) Asst. Tennis Coach 2 $114,304 32
(213) Asst. Volleyball Coach 2 $114,304 33
(214) Media Facilities Coordinator 6 $114,304 34
(215) Assistant Golf Coach 2 $109,731 35
(216) Assistant Gymnastics Coach 2 $109,731 36
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(217) Assistant Softball Coach 2 $109,731 1
(218) Asst. Track Coach 4 $109,731 2
(219) Assistant Coach 13 $109,730 3
(220) Asst. Baseball Coach 2 $109,730 4
(221) Asst. Soccer Coach 2 $109,730 5
(222) Registered Nurse III 10 $107,223 6
(223) Fiscal Support Pool 23 7
Fiscal Support Manager $95,029 8
Fiscal Support Supervisor $78,106 9
Accountant II $75,103 10
Accountant I $72,215 11
Fiscal Support Analyst $69,437 12
Fiscal Support Specialist $61,729 13
Accounting Technician $57,071 14
Fiscal Support Technician $52,766 15
(224) Asst. Trainer 18 $87,070 16
(225) UAF Assistant Business Manager 1 $84,480 17
(226) Procurement Coordinator 1 $81,232 18
(227) Graduate Assistant 14 $78,187 19
(228) Medical Technologist Supervisor 1 $78,106 20
(229) Skilled Trades Pool 57 21
Skilled Trades Foreman $76,530 22
Skilled Trades Supervisor $73,587 23
Skilled Tradesman $70,756 24
Skilled Trades Helper $53,769 25
Apprentice Tradesman $47,801 26
(230) Coord. of Sports Information 1 $75,103 27
(231) Associate Bookstore Manager 1 $72,215 28
(232) Buyer 1 $72,215 29
(233) HEI Program Coordinator 23 $72,215 30
(234) Administrative Support Pool 40 31
Administrative Assistant $69,437 32
Administrative Analyst $69,437 33
Administrative Support Supervisor $64,199 34
Administrative Specialist III $61,729 35
Administration Support Specialist $61,729 36
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Administrative Specialist II $54,877 1
Administrative Support Specialist $54,877 2
Administrative Specialist I $48,785 3
Extra Help Assistant $40,098 4
(235) Medical Records Supervisor 2 $69,437 5
(236) Medical Technologist 8 $69,437 6
(237) Transit Operations Supervisor 5 $69,437 7
(238) Food Service Pool 1 8
Food Preparation Manager $66,767 9
Food Preparation Supervisor $59,355 10
Food Preparation Coordinator $52,766 11
Food Preparation Specialist $45,105 12
Food Preparation Technician $41,702 13
(239) Warehouse Manager 2 $66,767 14
(240) Inventory Control Manager 3 $64,199 15
(241) Landscape Supervisor 1 $64,199 16
(242) Legal Support Specialist 1 $64,199 17
(243) Licensed Practical Nurse 4 $64,199 18
(244) Logistics Manager 1 $64,199 19
(245) Medical Billing Specialist 4 $64,199 20
(246) Assistant Bookstore Manager 1 $61,729 21
(247) Auto/Diesel Mechanic 2 $61,729 22
(248) Medical Records Technician 4 $61,729 23
(249) Athletic Facilities Supervisor 10 $59,355 24
(250) Coordinator of Housekeeping 7 $59,355 25
(251) Collector 1 $57,071 26
(252) Landscape Specialist 1 $57,071 27
(253) Vehicle Facilities Coordinator 4 $57,071 28
(254) Laboratory Technician 1 $57,071 29
(255) Certified Nursing Assistant 8 $54,877 30
(256) Institutional Bus Driver 41 $54,877 31
(257) Cashier 3 $52,766 32
(258) Maintenance Assistant 5 $52,766 33
(259) Radio Dispatch Operator 5 $50,737 34
(260) Purchasing Assistant 1 $48,785 35
(261) Equipment Operator 1 $46,909 36
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(262) Parking Control Officer 12 $46,909 1
(263) Shipping & Receiving Clerk 3 $46,909 2
(264) Institutional Services Supervisor 8 $45,105 3
(265) Institutional Services Assistant 77 $43,370 4
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 5,591 5
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 7
the University of Arkansas - Fayetteville for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the 8
following maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as 9
"Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: 10
three thousand two hundred eight (3,208) temporary or part-time employees, 11
when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform 12
Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the 13
appropriate classification. 14
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 16
appropriated, to the University of Arkansas, to be payable from the 17
University of Arkansas Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of 18
the University of Arkansas - Fayetteville for the fiscal year ending June 30, 19
2027, the following: 20
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
NO. 2026-2027 23
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $117,500,000 24
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 27,800,000 25
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 26
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 12,760,942 27
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 28
(C) PROF. FEES 0 29
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 30
(E) DATA PROC. 0 31
(04) CONTINGENCY 7,180,796 32
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $165,241,738 33
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, 35
to the University of Arkansas, to be payable from cash funds as defined by 36
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Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services and operating expenses of the 1
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2
2027, the following: 3
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 5
NO. 2026-2027 6
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $390,000,000 7
(02) EXTRA HELP 35,000,000 8
(03) OVERTIME 3,500,000 9
(04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 85,500,000 10
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 11
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 237,550,000 12
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 20,000,000 13
(C) PROF. FEES 72,000,000 14
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 75,000,000 15
(E) DATA PROC. 0 16
(06) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 180,000,000 17
(07) DEBT SERVICE 88,600,000 18
(08) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 2,500,000 19
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,189,650,000 20
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SCHOOL OF LAW. There 22
is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas, to be payable from the 23
University of Arkansas Fund, from special revenues received from additional 24
uniform filing fees in circuit court as authorized by Arkansas Code Annotated 25
16-10-314, for expenses of the University of Arkansas - Fayetteville - School 26
of Law for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 27
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EXPENSES $800,000 32
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- PARTNERS FOR INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES. There is hereby appropriated, to the 35
University of Arkansas, to be payable from the University of Arkansas Fund, 36
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for personal services, maintenance and operating expenses, matching funds; or 1
grants for the development of a state center and satellite centers to provide 2
training, consultation, and support to families and professionals for autism 3
and related disabilities across the State, of the University of Arkansas - 4
Fayetteville - Partners for Inclusive Communities for the fiscal year ending 5
June 30, 2027, the following: 6
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SECTION 7. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 15
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 16
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 17
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 18
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 19
Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 20
Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where 21
applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 22
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 23
disbursement of said funds. 24
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Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 27
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 28
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 29
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 30
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 31
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 32
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 33
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Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 36
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appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 1
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 2
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 3
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 4
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 5
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 6
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 7
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 8
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 9
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