AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES 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 42 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
FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 11
30, 2027; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 16
FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES APPROPRIATION FOR 17
THE 2026-2027 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 Medical Sciences for the 2026-2027 fiscal 24
year, 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) Medical Center CEO 1 $707,619 33
(2) Chancellor 1 $498,931 34
(3) Provost 1 $481,621 35
(4) Vice Chancellor 12 $407,030 36
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(5) Associate Provost 3 $398,217 1
(6) Associate Vice Chancellor 11 $398,216 2
(7) Dean 8 $398,216 3
(8) Executive Associate Dean 6 $389,920 4
(9) Campus Director 28 $365,031 5
(10) Associate Dean 18 $348,439 6
(11) Assistant Vice Chancellor 16 $331,847 7
(12) Assistant Provost 3 $331,846 8
(13) Assistant Dean 11 $298,662 9
(14) Area Director 8 $251,875 10
(15) Director Poison & Drug Information 1 $251,312 11
(16) Compliance Officer 46 $230,633 12
(17) Divisional/Departmental Mgmt. Pool 864 13
Executive Divisional Director $306,958 14
Divisional Director $265,477 15
Associate Divisional Director $215,700 16
Assistant Divisional Director $190,812 17
Departmental Director $190,812 18
Assoc. Departmental Director $174,219 19
Departmental Manager $167,583 20
Asst. Departmental Director $141,035 21
Asst. Departmental Manager $125,119 22
(18) Project/Program Administrator 1,129 23
Executive Project/Program Director $213,928 24
Exec. Project/Program Manager $186,892 25
Sr. Project/Program Director $172,738 26
Project/Program Director $140,094 27
Project/Program Manager $126,956 28
Executive Assistant $118,680 29
Project/Program Specialist $109,536 30
(19) IT Pool 37 31
Network Engineer $207,404 32
Information Systems Manager $133,122 33
Computer Network Coordinator $132,901 34
Technical Support Staff $126,956 35
Coordinator, Academic Computing $125,461 36
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Coord., Administrative Computing $125,461 1
Coordinator of Information Tech. $123,806 2
Website Developer/Programmer $123,806 3
System Programmer/Web Developer $122,387 4
Computer Systems Mgr. $112,475 5
Database Administrator $110,019 6
Systems Administrator $108,925 7
Information Systems Security Spec. $106,894 8
Institution Information Tech Coord $104,736 9
Assistant Database Administrator $100,790 10
Computer Support Manager $100,708 11
Information Systems Coordinator $100,708 12
Senior Software Support Specialist $100,708 13
Systems Specialist $100,708 14
Information Technology Manager $99,493 15
Network Support Specialist $96,834 16
Senior Software Support Analyst $96,834 17
Tech Support/Systems Admin. $95,330 18
Tech Support/Applications Support $95,330 19
Information Systems Business Mgr. $93,110 20
Security Analyst $93,110 21
Systems Analyst $93,110 22
Information Technology Specialist $91,166 23
Computer Support Coordinator $89,529 24
Software Support Analyst $89,529 25
Systems Applications Supervisor $89,529 26
Computer Operations Coordinator $86,085 27
Systems Coordination Analyst $86,085 28
PC Support Specialist $84,480 29
Computer Support Specialist $82,775 30
Database Analyst $82,775 31
Digital Broadcast Specialist $79,590 32
Network Support Analyst $79,590 33
Website Developer $79,590 34
Information Systems Analyst $76,530 35
Info Systems Security Analyst $76,530 36
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Computer Support Analyst $76,530 1
Software Support Specialist $73,587 2
Telecommunications Supervisor $73,587 3
Media Specialist $72,215 4
Computer Support Technician $70,756 5
Help Desk Specialist $70,756 6
Computer Operator $68,035 7
Network Analyst $68,035 8
Telecommunications Specialist $68,035 9
Multimedia Specialist $64,199 10
Information Technology Assistant $60,483 11
Computer Lab Technician $58,156 12
Multimedia Technician $52,766 13
Audiovisual Laboratory Assistant $48,785 14
(20) Kids First / Headstart Pool 78 15
Social Services Consultant $131,242 16
Pediatric Nutrition Consultant III $131,242 17
Pediatric Nutrition Consultant II $112,516 18
Early Childhood Spec. Educator II $112,437 19
Site Manager I $109,536 20
Certified Classroom Teacher $104,033 21
Pediatric Nutrition Consultant I $102,691 22
Pediatric Motor Dev. Consult. $99,123 23
RN Clinical Coordinator $97,619 24
Early Childhood Spec. Educator I $91,570 25
Family Enrichment Specialist I $79,079 26
(21) Biological Safety Officer 4 $109,713 27
(22) Fiscal Support Pool 50 28
Fiscal Support Manager $95,029 29
Fiscal Support Supervisor $78,106 30
Accountant II $75,103 31
Accountant I $72,215 32
Fiscal Support Analyst $69,437 33
Fiscal Support Specialist $61,729 34
Accounting Technician $57,071 35
Fiscal Support Technician $52,766 36
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(23) Public Safety Pool 82 1
HE Public Safety Commander III $93,110 2
Director Public Safety I $91,374 3
HE Public Safety Commander II $89,529 4
HE Public Safety Commander I $86,085 5
HE Public Safety Supervisor $76,530 6
Public Safety Officer $73,587 7
Public Safety Officer II $68,035 8
Security Officer Supervisor $64,199 9
Public Safety/Security Officer $58,156 10
HE Public Safety Dispatcher $48,785 11
Parking Control Supv. $48,785 12
Security Officer $48,785 13
Parking Control Officer $46,909 14
Watchman $40,098 15
(24) Department Business Coordinator 28 $81,232 16
(25) Skilled Trades Pool 169 17
Skilled Trades Foreman $76,530 18
Skilled Trades Supervisor $73,587 19
Skilled Tradesman $70,756 20
Skilled Trades Helper $53,769 21
Apprentice Tradesman $47,801 22
(26) Occupational Safety Coordinator 7 $72,215 23
(27) Print Shop Manager 1 $72,215 24
(28) Administrative Support Pool 367 25
Administrative Assistant $69,437 26
Administrative Analyst $69,437 27
Administrative Support Supervisor $64,199 28
Administrative Specialist III $61,729 29
Administration Support Specialist $61,729 30
Administrative Specialist II $54,877 31
Administrative Support Specialist $54,877 32
Administrative Specialist I $48,785 33
Extra Help Assistant $40,098 34
(29) Maintenance Supervisor 9 $69,437 35
(30) Institutional Printer 7 $66,767 36
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(31) Inventory Control Manager 5 $64,199 1
(32) Medical Billing Specialist 64 $64,199 2
(33) Public Information Technician 9 $64,199 3
(34) Medical Records Technician 11 $61,729 4
(35) Storeroom Supervisor 9 $59,355 5
(36) Patient Account Specialist 11 $54,877 6
(37) Cashier 55 $52,766 7
(38) Inventory Control Technician 14 $52,766 8
(39) Housekeeper 25 $50,737 9
(40) Child Care Technician 183 $46,909 10
(41) Mail Services Assistant 7 $46,909 11
(42) Caregiver 20 $45,105 12
(43) Cook 45 $45,105 13
(44) Institutional Services Assistant 108 $43,370 14
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 15
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 16
(45) Faculty Pool 1,551 17
Distinguished Professor $585,412 18
Professor $404,732 19
Associate Professor $371,005 20
Assistant Professor $350,768 21
Instructor $278,071 22
Research Instructor $278,071 23
Research Professor $245,440 24
Family Practice Coordinator $245,219 25
Associate Family Practice Coord. $238,558 26
Associate Research Professor $231,911 27
Assistant Family Practice Coord. $225,233 28
Assistant Research Professor $218,966 29
(46) Department Chairperson 30 $580,117 30
(47) Educational Support Pool 297 31
Instructional Dev. Specialist II $180,962 32
Education Coordinator $177,413 33
Clinic Instructor $154,737 34
Instructional Dev. Specialist I $146,759 35
Educational Dev. Specialist I $116,648 36
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Clinic Assistant Instructor $110,667 1
(48) Library Pool 24 2
Librarian $160,517 3
Senior Librarian Assistant $139,895 4
Associate Librarian $139,894 5
Assistant Librarian $126,133 6
Library Supervisor $67,284 7
Library Specialist $57,515 8
Library Technician $53,175 9
Library Support Assistant $49,164 10
(49) Research Support Pool 427 11
Research Associate $146,760 12
Post Doctoral Fellow $126,133 13
Senior Research Assistant $118,979 14
Biostatistician $115,976 15
Research Technologist $81,232 16
Research Project Analyst $75,103 17
Graduate Assistant $59,216 18
Research Technician $54,877 19
(50) Resident 1,060 $103,376 20
(51) Pharmacy Resident 17 $99,487 21
(52) Trainee 9 $37,875 22
PATIENT CARE POSITIONS 23
(53) Medical Services 408 24
Clinic Director $327,398 25
Director of Pharmacy $258,653 26
Asst. Dir. of Pharmacy $247,748 27
Director of University Hospital $230,650 28
Assoc. Adm. Patient Care $226,615 29
Patient Care Administrator $226,080 30
Clinical Laboratory Manager $225,569 31
Associate Director of Hospital $208,224 32
Clinical Services Manager $199,601 33
Assistant Director of Hospital $188,041 34
Biomedical Instrument Engineer $180,963 35
Poison Control Specialist $173,337 36
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Director of Clinic Nursing $168,334 1
Asst. Adm. Patient Care $162,079 2
Director of Medical Records $156,206 3
Hospital Financial Manager $150,157 4
Biomedical Equipment Tech II $146,759 5
Medical Services Admin. $136,278 6
Research/Clinical Programs Manager $133,114 7
Manager Medical Ancillary Services $111,597 8
Biomedical Equipment Tech I $110,666 9
Clinical Interpreter $109,713 10
Medical Services Mgr. $104,405 11
RN Clinical Coordinator $97,619 12
Lab Mgr. Adm. $96,409 13
Dietician $75,103 14
Medical Diagnostic Analyst $64,199 15
Hospital Program Services Asst. $57,071 16
Dietetic Technician $54,877 17
Hospital Technician $54,877 18
(54) Nursing Services 3,226 19
Senior Nurse Anesthetist $279,635 20
Nurse Anesthetist $209,232 21
Registered Nurse IV $199,601 22
Physician Assistant $186,643 23
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse $182,290 24
Specialty Registered Nurse $182,290 25
Registered Nurse III $165,603 26
Certified Nurse Practitioner III $159,774 27
Clinical Nursing Specialist II $149,916 28
Head Nurse $149,916 29
Nurse In-Service Instructor $139,020 30
Clinical Nursing Specialist I $139,019 31
Certified Nurse Practitioner II $138,934 32
Registered Nurse II $130,712 33
Registered Nurse I $123,508 34
Medical Assistant $120,049 35
Certified Nurse Practitioner I $116,037 36
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LPN II $93,751 1
Nursing Unit Coordinator $85,832 2
Patient Services Associate $78,444 3
LPN I $75,928 4
Patient Care Technician $61,214 5
Certified Nursing Assistant $54,877 6
(55) Medical Ancillary Support 1,714 7
Pharmacy Specialist $241,172 8
Pharmacist III $237,058 9
Pharmacist II $229,380 10
Pharmacist I $199,335 11
Medical Imaging Electrical Engineer $188,360 12
Audiologist $175,947 13
Certified Technologist III $152,322 14
Medical Technologist III $151,156 15
Registered Dietitian $150,143 16
Nutritionist $149,395 17
Clinical Laboratory Supv. $139,489 18
Respiratory Therapist Supervisor $130,713 19
Clinical Technician III $130,712 20
X-Ray Technician III $124,826 21
Special Procedures Technician $120,048 22
Certified Procedure Coding Spec. $120,047 23
Medical Technologist II $118,480 24
Certified Technologist II $116,037 25
X-Ray Technician II $111,162 26
Certified Technologist I $108,985 27
Medical Technologist I $108,126 28
Med Lab Technician $104,845 29
Clinical Technician II $102,064 30
X-Ray Technician I $97,490 31
Lab Technician III $80,663 32
Clinical Technician I $79,530 33
Point of Service Coordinator $79,530 34
Health Information Svs. Analyst II $55,240 35
Health Information Svs. Analyst I $48,337 36
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Laboratory Assistant $42,025 1
(56) Rehabilitation Therapy Pool 148 2
Dir. of Rehabilitation Services $187,259 3
Dir. of Occupational Therapy $162,834 4
Dir. of Physical Therapy $162,834 5
Physical Therapist $148,579 6
Occupational Therapist $141,594 7
Speech Therapist $141,594 8
Physical Therapist Assistant $125,119 9
(57) Psychiatry Pool 165 10
Mental Health Professional II $126,135 11
Mental Health Professional I $118,979 12
Health Services Specialist II $57,071 13
TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES 14
POSITIONS 15
(58) Food Service Pool 113 16
Food Preparation Manager $66,767 17
Food Preparation Supervisor $59,355 18
Food Preparation Coordinator $52,766 19
Food Preparation Specialist $45,105 20
Food Preparation Technician $41,702 21
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 12,761 22
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 24
the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for the 2026-2027 fiscal 25
year, the following maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be 26
known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such 27
purposes: one thousand five hundred sixty-five (1,565) temporary or part-28
time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in 29
the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this 30
act for the appropriate classification. 31
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 33
to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to be payable from the 34
University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund, for personal services and 35
operating expenses of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for the 36
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fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 1
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 3
NO. 2026-2027 4
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $112,539,654 5
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 17,709,805 6
(03) FUNDED DEPRECIATION 1,193,320 7
(04) UAMS REGIONAL CAMPUSES 6,561,549 8
(05) POISON AND DRUG INFORMATION CENTER 1,828,587 9
(06) UAMS NORTHWEST ARK. MEDICAL SCHOOL 3,434,664 10
(07) GRANTS TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, 11
REGULAR SALARIES AND OPERATING 12
EXPENSES FOR INDIGENT CARE 6,136,368 13
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $149,403,947 14
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, 16
to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to be payable from cash 17
funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services and 18
operating expenses of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for the 19
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 20
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
NO. 2026-2027 23
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,100,000,000 24
(02) EXTRA HELP 25,000,000 25
(03) OVERTIME 20,000,000 26
(04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 275,000,000 27
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 28
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 705,000,000 29
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 15,000,000 30
(C) PROF. FEES 45,000,000 31
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 85,000,000 32
(E) DATA PROC. 0 33
(06) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 150,000,000 34
(07) DEBT SERVICE 50,000,000 35
(08) FUND TRANSFERS, REFUNDS AND 36
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INVESTMENTS 40,000,000 1
(09) CHILDREN'S JUSTICE ACT 250,000 2
(10) WAR MEMORIAL PARKING FEES 50,000 3
(11) INDIGENT CARE & BREAST CANCER 4
RESEARCH PROGRAM GRANTS/AID 10,000,000 5
(12) PHARMACY STUDENT LOANS 550,000 6
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,520,850,000 7
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - NURSING/MEDICAL LOANS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. 9
There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical 10
Sciences, to be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for 11
loans and/or scholarships for rural nursing and advanced nursing match, rural 12
medical practice and community match, all as may be authorized by law, of the 13
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for the fiscal year ending June 14
30, 2027, the following: 15
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17
NO. 2026-2027 18
(01) ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE COMMUNITY 19
MATCH STUDENT LOAN AND SCHOLARSHIP 20
PROGRAM LOANS AND/OR SCHOLARSHIPS $150,000 21
(02) RURAL ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE 22
STUDENT LOAN AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 23
LOANS AND/OR SCHOLARSHIPS 150,000 24
(03) RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE STUDENT LOAN AND 25
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM LOANS AND/OR 26
SCHOLARSHIPS 300,000 27
(04) COMMUNITY MATCH STUDENT LOAN AND 28
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM LOANS AND/OR 29
SCHOLARSHIPS 150,000 30
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $750,000 31
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - BREAST CANCER RESEARCH. There is hereby 33
appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to be 34
payable from the Breast Cancer Research Fund, for allocation to the Breast 35
Cancer Research Program for education, outreach, research and grants related 36
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to the cause, cure, treatment, prevention and earlier detection of breast 1
cancer, for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for the fiscal 2
year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 3
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 5
NO. 2026-2027 6
(01) BREAST CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM 7
EXPENSES $1,694,216 8
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SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - POISON AND DRUG INFORMATION CENTER. There 10
is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 11
to be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for providing 12
additional support for the Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center of the 13
College of Pharmacy of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for 14
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 15
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17
NO. 2026-2027 18
(01) ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE ARKANSAS 19
POISON AND DRUG INFORMATION CENTER $299,959 20
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SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER PROGRAMS AND 22
GRANTS. There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for 23
Medical Sciences, to be payable from the Domestic Peace Fund, for operations 24
of domestic violence shelter programs and statewide grants to domestic 25
violence shelters by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - 26
Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission for the fiscal year 27
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 28
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 30
NO. 2026-2027 31
(01) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER PROGRAMS $2,000,000 32
(02) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER GRANTS 1,050,000 33
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $3,050,000 34
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SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PROGRAMS. There is 36
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hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to 1
be payable from the University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund, for child 2
abuse and neglect expenses and grants of the University of Arkansas for 3
Medical Sciences - Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission for 4
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 5
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2026-2027 8
(01) FOR EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH CHILD 9
ABUSE AND NEGLECT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING 10
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, GRANTS TO STATE 11
AGENCIES, CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERS, 12
CHILD SAFETY CENTERS, AND OTHER 13
ELIGIBLE ENTITIES $1,000,000 14
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SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND 16
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS. There is hereby appropriated, to the University of 17
Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to be payable from the University of Arkansas 18
Medical Center Fund, for personal services, operating expenses, and grants of 19
the Building Effective Services for Trauma programs for children and 20
adolescents by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for the fiscal 21
year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 22
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 24
NO. 2026-2027 25
(01) PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE 26
EXPENSES FOR TRAINING, TREATMENT, 27
COMMUNITY PROVIDERS, & PERSONAL 28
SERVICES $1,393,325 29
(02) DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS EXPENSES FOR 30
TRAINING, TREATMENT, & ADVOCATE 31
EDUCATION 521,951 32
(03) DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS EXPENSES FOR 33
MEDICAL EXAMINATION, CONSULTATION, 34
EDUCATION, & TRAINING 208,781 35
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,124,057 36
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SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - UAMS - HEALTH DATA INITIATIVE. There is 2
hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to 3
be payable from the University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund, for personal 4
services, operating expenses and grants of the University of Arkansas for 5
Medical Sciences - Health Data Initiative for the fiscal year ending June 30, 6
2027, the following: 7
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 9
NO. 2026-2027 10
(01) ARKANSAS HEALTH DATA INITIATIVE $802,879 11
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SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION - NEWBORN UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD PROGRAM. 13
There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical 14
Sciences, to be payable from the Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Initiative 15
Fund, for personal services, operating expenses, travel, grants, and 16
contracts of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Newborn 17
Umbilical Cord Blood Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 18
following: 19
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 21
NO. 2026-2027 22
(01) NEWBORN UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD 23
PROGRAM PERSONAL SERVICES AND 24
OPERATING EXPENSES $796,000 25
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SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING AND RESEARCH. 27
There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical 28
Sciences, to be payable from the University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund, 29
for personal services, operating expenses, programmatic and other costs 30
associated with the research and screening of colorectal cancer by the 31
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for the fiscal year ending June 32
30, 2027, the following: 33
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 35
NO. 2026-2027 36
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(01) COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING & RESEARCH $5,000,000 1
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SECTION 14. APPROPRIATION - ADULT SICKLE CELL DISEASE PROGRAM. There 3
is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4
to be payable from the University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund, for 5
personal services and operating expenses of establishing and operating Sickle 6
Cell Clinics and Outreach Efforts of the University of Arkansas for Medical 7
Sciences - Adult Sickle Cell Disease Program for the fiscal year ending June 8
30, 2027, the following: 9
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 11
NO. 2026-2027 12
(01) ADULT SICKLE CELL DISEASE PROGRAM 13
INITIATIVE PERSONAL SERVICES AND 14
OPERATING EXPENSES $379,993 15
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SECTION 15. APPROPRIATION - CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFERY PROGRAM. There 17
is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 18
to be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for personal 19
services and operating expenses of the certified nurse midwifery program of 20
the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for the fiscal year ending 21
June 30, 2027, the following: 22
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 24
NO. 2026-2027 25
(01) CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFERY 26
PROGRAM PERSONAL SERVICES AND 27
OPERATING EXPENSES $500,000 28
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SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION - WINTHROP P. ROCKEFELLER CANCER INSTITUTE. 30
There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical 31
Sciences, to be payable from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 32
National Cancer Institute Designation Trust Fund, for personal services and 33
operating expenses of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - 34
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute for the fiscal year ending June 30, 35
2027, the following: 36
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
NO. 2026-2027 3
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $18,503,906 4
(02) OVERTIME 15,000 5
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 5,181,094 6
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 7
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 6,000,000 8
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 300,000 9
(C) PROF. FEES 0 10
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 4,000,000 11
(E) DATA PROC. 0 12
(05) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 6,000,000 13
(06) WPRCI CONNECT NURSE NAVIGATION 14
PROGRAM EXPENSES 1,350,000 15
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $41,350,000 16
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SECTION 17. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS - PANS/PANDAS. There is hereby 18
appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to be 19
payable from cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal 20
services and operating expenses of the University of Arkansas for Medical 21
Sciences - PANS/PANDAS Clinic and Programs for the fiscal year ending June 22
30, 2027, the following: 23
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 25
NO. 2026-2027 26
(01) PERSONAL SERVICES AND OPERATING EXPENSES 27
OF PANS/PANDAS CLINIC AND PROGRAMS $175,000 28
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SECTION 18. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS BREAST MILK BANK. There is hereby 30
appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to be 31
payable from the Breast Milk Bank Special Fund, for personal services and 32
operating expenses of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - 33
Arkansas Breast Milk Bank for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 34
following: 35
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 1
NO. 2026-2027 2
(01) ARKANSAS BREAST MILK BANK PERSONAL 3
SERVICES AND OPERATING EXPENSES $1,700,000 4
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SECTION 19. APPROPRIATION - MATERNAL HEALTH WORKFORCE. There is hereby 6
appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to be 7
payable from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Maternal Health 8
Workforce Trust Fund, for financial aid and programs in education and 9
training for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Maternal Health 10
Workforce for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 11
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 13
NO. 2026-2027 14
(01) MATERNAL HEALTH WORKFORCE FINANCIAL AID AND 15
PROGRAMS IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING EXPENSES $2,000,000 16
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SECTION 20. APPROPRIATION - SANE PROGRAM. There is hereby 18
appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to be 19
payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by 20
the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services and operating 21
expenses of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Sexual Assault 22
Nurse Examiner Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 23
following: 24
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 26
NO. 2026-2027 27
(01) PERSONAL SERVICES AND OPERATING EXPENSES 28
FOR THE SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE 29
EXAMINER PROGRAM $950,780 30
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SECTION 21. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 32
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. FUNDING 33
TRANSFER NCI DESIGNATION TRUST FUND. (i) From time to time at the request of 34
the Chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences or his or 35
her designee, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall transfer on his or 36
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her books and those of the State Treasurer and the Auditor of the State funds 1
from the University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund or from cash funds 2
payable from the Appropriation – Cash Funds in this Act to the National 3
Cancer Institute Designation Trust Fund. (ii) No fund transfer authorized in 4
subsection (i) herein shall be implemented until the Chief Fiscal Officer of 5
the State has determined sufficient funding is available to be transferred, 6
and the transfer has received prior review by the Arkansas Legislative 7
Council or, if meeting in Regular or Fiscal Session, the Joint Budget 8
Committee. 9
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 10
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 11
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SECTION 22. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 13
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. DOMESTIC 14
VIOLENCE SHELTER GRANTS. The grants authorized in the Domestic Violence 15
Shelter Programs and Grants appropriation section of this act shall be 16
equally distributed to domestic violence shelters as determined by the 17
Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission. The Arkansas Child 18
Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission may adopt rules and regulations to 19
carry out the intent of the General Assembly regarding the grant 20
appropriations authorized in the Domestic Violence Shelter Programs and 21
Grants appropriation section of this act. 22
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 23
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 24
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SECTION 23. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 26
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. MEDICAL 27
SCHOOL LIMITATION. Nothing in this Act shall create an additional medical 28
school in the State of Arkansas, but it recognizes that appropriations, 29
funding and allocations in this Act may be used by the University of Arkansas 30
for Medical Sciences to support satellite campuses or programs outside the 31
City of Little Rock in order to conduct or continue training of its medical, 32
nursing, pharmacy and allied health students, as well as its medical 33
residents. 34
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 35
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 36
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SECTION 24. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 2
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. ARKANSAS 3
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND TRANSFER AUTHORIZED. Thirty-three and one-third 4
percent (33-1/3%), in each fiscal year, of the amounts made available to fund 5
the appropriation in the Grants to Children's Hospital, Regular Salaries and 6
Operating Expenses for Indigent Care line item of the Operations 7
appropriation section of this Act shall be distributed to the Arkansas 8
Children's Hospital or Arkansas Children's Hospital may request that the 9
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences transfer such funds each fiscal 10
year from the University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund to the Department of 11
Human Services Grants Fund Account. The transferred funds shall be used to 12
match federal funds used for supplemental Medicaid payments to Arkansas 13
Children's Hospital. 14
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 15
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 16
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SECTION 25. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 18
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. CARRY 19
FORWARD. Any unexpended balance of the general revenue funds provided by this 20
Act which remains at the close of a fiscal year, not to exceed ten percent 21
(10%) of funded appropriations, shall be carried forward and made available 22
for the same purposes for the next fiscal year. 23
Any carry forward of unexpended balance of funding as authorized herein, 24
may be carried forward under the following conditions: 25
(1) Prior to June 30, 2026 2027 the Agency shall by written statement set 26
forth its reason(s) for the need to carry forward said funding to the 27
Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget; 28
(2) The Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget shall 29
report to the Arkansas Legislative Council all amounts carried forward by the 30
September Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee meeting 31
which report shall include the name of the Agency, Board, Commission or 32
Institution and the amount of the funding carried forward, the program name 33
or line item, the funding source and a copy of the written request set forth 34
in (1) above; 35
(3) Each Agency, Board, Commission or Institution shall provide a written 36
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report to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 1
containing all information set forth in item (2) above, along with a written 2
statement as to the current status of the project, contract, purpose, etc. 3
for which the carry forward was originally requested no later than thirty 4
(30) days prior to the time the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution 5
presents its budget request to the Arkansas Legislative Council/Joint Budget 6
Committee; and 7
(4) Thereupon, the Department of Finance and Administration shall include 8
all information obtained in item (3) above in the budget manuals and/or a 9
statement of non-compliance by the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution. 10
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 11
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 12
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SECTION 26. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 14
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 15
ESTABLISHMENT OF A "GROWTH POOL". (a) The Arkansas Division of Higher 16
Education shall establish and maintain for the 2025-2026 2026-2027 fiscal 17
year a pool of six hundred (600) non-classified positions. A position 18
established under this section shall not exceed the salary rate of the 19
highest maximum annual salary rate authorized by the General Assembly in the 20
institution's appropriation act. These positions are to be used by the 21
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in the event that the personal 22
services needs of the University during the 2025-2026 2026-2027 fiscal year 23
exceed the number of positions allocated to the University by the 24
Legislature. The University shall provide justification to the Arkansas 25
Division of Higher Education for the need to allocate titles from this 26
"growth pool". No titles will be assigned to the pool until such time as 27
specific positions are requested by the University, approved by the 28
University Board or their designee, and approved by the Legislative Council 29
or Joint Budget Committee. 30
(b) Determining the number of personnel to be employed by a state agency 31
is the prerogative of the General Assembly and is usually accomplished by 32
delineating the maximum number of personnel by identifying the job titles and 33
the maximum grade or salary attached to those salaries. The General Assembly 34
has determined that the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences could be 35
operated more efficiently if some flexibility is given to that institution. 36
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That flexibility is being accomplished by providing growth pools in 1
subsection (a) of this section and since the General Assembly has granted the 2
institution broad powers under the growth pool concept, it is both necessary 3
and appropriate that the General Assembly maintain oversight of the 4
utilization of the growth pool by requiring prior approval of the Legislative 5
Council or Joint Budget Committee in the utilization of the growth pool. 6
Therefore, the requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint 7
Budget Committee is not a severable part of this section. If the requirement 8
of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is ruled 9
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this entire section is 10
void. 11
If the agency requests continuation of a "Growth Pool" position(s) as 12
established herein during the next fiscal year, the position(s) must be 13
requested as a new position(s) in the agency's budget request. 14
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 15
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 16
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SECTION 27. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 18
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. CHILD 19
HEALTH AND FAMILY LIFE INSTITUTE. The Child Health and Family Life Institute 20
shall be administered under the direction of Arkansas Children’s Hospital. 21
Arkansas Children’s Hospital shall enter into a cooperative agreement and/or 22
contract with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences-Department of 23
Pediatrics for services required to deliver the programs of the Child Health 24
and Family Life Institute (CHFLI). Utilizing a multidisciplinary 25
collaboration of professionals, CHFLI shall provide a statewide effort to 26
explore, develop and evaluate new and better ways to address medically, 27
socially and economically interrelated health and developmental needs of 28
children with special health care needs and their families. CHFLI priorities 29
shall include, but are not limited to, wellness and prevention, screening and 30
diagnosis, treatment and intervention, training and education and research 31
and evaluation. Arkansas Children’s Hospital and the University of Arkansas 32
for Medical Sciences-Department of Pediatrics shall make annual reports to 33
the Arkansas Legislative Council on all matters of funding, existing programs 34
and services offered through CHFLI. 35
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2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 1
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SECTION 28. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 3
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. PARKING 4
FEES. On July 1 of each year the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 5
shall pay from the appropriation provided herein from non-general revenue, 6
the total amount appropriated for War Memorial Parking Services from Fees to 7
War Memorial. 8
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 9
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 10
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SECTION 29. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 12
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER 13
PROVISIONS. Because the Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship 14
Program Loans and/or Scholarships and the Community Match Student Loan and 15
Scholarship Program Loans and/or Scholarships have the goal of providing 16
primary care physicians in rural Arkansas, transfers may be made in such 17
amounts as are required between the line items made in the appropriation for 18
"Medical Loans and Scholarships". 19
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 20
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 21
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SECTION 30. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 23
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. CLINICAL 24
EXPANSION AND RESEARCH POOL. (a) In order to address personnel needs emerging 25
from expanding medical research and patient care issues and the necessity of 26
recruiting and retaining qualified medical, research, and related support 27
personnel, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences or its successor 28
is authorized for the 2025-2026 2026-2027 fiscal year a pool of seven hundred 29
(700) "Clinical Expansion and Research Pool" positions. These positions are 30
to be used by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in the event 31
that the personal services needs resulting from unanticipated clinical or 32
research programs that are initiated during the 2025-2026 2026-2027 fiscal 33
year require additional positions, either in title, in classification, or in 34
number, that are not authorized or contemplated by the General Assembly in 35
the Regular Salaries - Operations section of this Act. 36
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(b) The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is authorized to 1
access the "Clinical Expansion and Research Pool" positions authorized in 2
this Section at any time during the fiscal year when it is determined by the 3
Chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, subject to the 4
review and approval by the Board of Trustees, that the need for additional 5
positions exists. Only medical or research positions shall be established 6
under this provision. The Chancellor of the University of Arkansas for 7
Medical Sciences shall provide a quarterly report detailing the justification 8
of allocation of positions from this "Clinical Expansion and Research Pool" 9
to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, to the Arkansas Division of Higher 10
Education, and to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 11
for review. The report shall also include an accounting of the names, titles 12
and salaries of personnel who have been employed in positions established 13
from this pool and the source and duration of funds associated with the 14
positions. 15
(c) If the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences requests 16
continuation of any "Clinical Expansion and Research Pool" position(s) as 17
established herein during the next fiscal year, the position(s) must be 18
requested as a new position(s) in the agency's budget request. 19
(d) Determining the number of personnel to be employed by a state agency 20
is the prerogative of the General Assembly and is usually accomplished by 21
delineating the maximum number of personnel by identifying job titles and the 22
maximum grade or salary attached to those titles. The General Assembly has 23
determined that the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences could be 24
operated more efficiently if some flexibility is given to that institution. 25
That flexibility is being accomplished by providing a position pool in 26
Subsection (a) of this Section and since the General Assembly has granted the 27
agency broad powers under the growth pool concept, it is both necessary and 28
appropriate that the General Assembly maintain oversight of the utilization 29
of the position pool by requiring review of the Legislative Council or Joint 30
Budget Committee in the utilization of the position pool. Therefore, the 31
requirement of review by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is 32
not a severable part of this section. If the requirement of review by the 33
Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a 34
court of competent jurisdiction, this entire section is void. 35
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2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 1
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SECTION 31. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 3
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. ABUSED 4
CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS SERVICES PROGRAM FUNDING PROVISION. In the event 5
the amount of general revenue distributed to the University of Arkansas 6
Medical Center Fund for the Department of Pediatrics and the Psychiatric 7
Research Institute each fiscal year is at least equal to the amount 8
distributed during the 2012-13 fiscal year, an amount not less than seven 9
hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) shall be allocated and made available as 10
follows: four hundred fifty thousand dollars ($450,000) each fiscal year 11
shall be made available exclusively to support the purposes and goals to 12
improve screening, monitoring and care for abused children and adolescents 13
through the Child Safety Centers or the University of Arkansas for Medical 14
Sciences as referred by the Child Safety Centers. Maintenance of statewide 15
screening and assessment protocols as well as evidence-based training of 16
mental health professionals are to be considered critical components of the 17
overall goals. For the provision of assessment and therapeutic services, 18
these funds are to be provided to the Child Safety Centers through contracts 19
from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The contracts will 20
stipulate the terms of the agreement and reporting requirements; an amount 21
not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) may be utilized for 22
administrative costs as may be necessary to administer the program or if 23
determined not to be needed for administrative costs may be placed in reserve 24
for future needs of the program. The remaining two hundred thousand dollars 25
($200,000) shall be allocated and made available to the Department of 26
Pediatrics for expenses for medical examinations, consultation, education and 27
training as stipulated in the terms of agreement between the Chancellor of 28
the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the Department of 29
Pediatrics. 30
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 31
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 32
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SECTION 32. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 34
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 35
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 36
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the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 1
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 2
Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 3
Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where 4
applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 5
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 6
disbursement of said funds. 7
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SECTION 33. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 9
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 10
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 11
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 12
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 13
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 14
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 15
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 16
17
SECTION 34. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 18
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 19
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 20
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 21
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 22
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 23
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 24
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 25
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 26
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 27
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 28
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