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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S4/15/26 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 SENATE BILL 43 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
- DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 11
JUNE 30, 2027; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - 16
DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATION 17
FOR 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 - Division of Agriculture for the 2026-2027 24
fiscal 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
DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE 31
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 32
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS 33
(1) Vice-Pres. for Agriculture/Chance. 1 $290,156 34
(2) Senior Associate Vice President 2 $255,607 35
(3) Associate VP 6 $249,780 36
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(4) District Director 3 $231,053 1
(5) Assistant VP 6 $218,562 2
(6) Project/Program Administrator 170 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) IT Pool 20 11
Network Engineer $207,404 12
Information Systems Manager $133,122 13
Computer Network Coordinator $132,901 14
Technical Support Staff $126,956 15
Coordinator, Academic Computing $125,461 16
Coord., Administrative Computing $125,461 17
Coordinator of Information Tech $123,806 18
Website Developer/Programmer $123,806 19
System Programmer/Web Developer $122,387 20
Computer Systems Mgr. $112,475 21
Database Administrator $110,019 22
Systems Administrator $108,925 23
Information Systems Security Spec $106,894 24
Institution Information Tech Coord $104,736 25
Assistant Database Administrator $100,790 26
Computer Support Manager $100,708 27
Information Systems Coordinator $100,708 28
Senior Software Support Specialist $100,708 29
Systems Specialist $100,708 30
Information Technology Manager $99,493 31
Network Support Specialist $96,834 32
Senior Software Support Analyst $96,834 33
Tech Support/Systems Admin. $95,330 34
Tech Support/Applications Support $95,330 35
Information Systems Business Mgr. $93,110 36
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Security Analyst $93,110 1
Systems Analyst $93,110 2
Information Technology Specialist $91,166 3
Computer Support Coordinator $89,529 4
Software Support Analyst $89,529 5
Systems Applications Supervisor $89,529 6
Computer Operations Coordinator $86,085 7
Systems Coordination Analyst $86,085 8
PC Support Specialist $84,480 9
Computer Support Specialist $82,775 10
Database Analyst $82,775 11
Digital Broadcast Specialist $79,590 12
Network Support Analyst $79,590 13
Website Developer $79,590 14
Information Systems Analyst $76,530 15
Info Systems Security Analyst $76,530 16
Computer Support Analyst $76,530 17
Software Support Specialist $73,587 18
Telecommunications Supervisor $73,587 19
Media Specialist $72,215 20
Computer Support Technician $70,756 21
Help Desk Specialist $70,756 22
Computer Operator $68,035 23
Network Analyst $68,035 24
Telecommunications Specialist $68,035 25
Multimedia Specialist $64,199 26
Information Technology Assistant $60,483 27
Computer Lab Technician $58,156 28
Multimedia Technician $52,766 29
Audiovisual Laboratory Assistant $48,785 30
(8) County Ext. Agent 210 31
County Ext. Agent IV $206,172 32
County Ext. Agent III $199,299 33
County Ext. Agent II $139,030 34
County Ext. Agent I $128,870 35
(9) Resident Director in Charge 6 $162,387 36
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(10) Associate for Administration 4 $109,536 1
(11) Fiscal Support Pool 28 2
Fiscal Support Manager $95,029 3
Fiscal Support Supervisor $78,106 4
Accountant II $75,103 5
Accountant I $72,215 6
Fiscal Support Analyst $69,437 7
Fiscal Support Specialist $61,729 8
Accounting Technician $57,071 9
Fiscal Support Technician $52,766 10
(12) Procurement Coordinator 1 $84,480 11
(13) Research Technologist 9 $84,480 12
(14) Skilled Trades Pool 5 13
Skilled Trades Foreman $76,530 14
Skilled Trades Supervisor $73,587 15
Skilled Tradesman $70,756 16
Skilled Trades Helper $53,769 17
Apprentice Tradesman $47,801 18
(15) Human Resources Analyst 1 $75,103 19
(16) Maintenance Coordinator 3 $75,103 20
(17) Assistant Director of Farming 1 $72,215 21
(18) Buyer 2 $72,215 22
(19) HEI Program Coordinator 3 $72,215 23
(20) Administrative Support Pool 143 24
Administrative Assistant $69,437 25
Administrative Analyst $69,437 26
Administrative Support Supervisor $64,199 27
Administrative Specialist III $61,729 28
Administration Support Specialist $61,729 29
Administrative Specialist II $54,877 30
Administrative Support Specialist $54,877 31
Administrative Specialist I $48,785 32
Extra Help Assistant $40,098 33
(21) Benefits Analyst 1 $69,437 34
(22) Maintenance Supervisor 3 $69,437 35
(23) Payroll Services Specialist 2 $69,437 36
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(24) Print Shop Supervisor 1 $69,437 1
(25) Institutional Printer 2 $66,767 2
(26) Inventory Control Manager 1 $66,767 3
(27) Human Resources Specialist 3 $64,199 4
(28) Farm Foreman - Inst. 6 $61,729 5
(29) Maintenance Specialist 8 $61,729 6
(30) Research Assistant 1 $61,729 7
(31) Special Events Coordinator 1 $61,729 8
(32) Coordinator of Housekeeping 1 $59,355 9
(33) Equipment Mechanic 2 $57,071 10
(34) Farm Maintenance Mechanic 2 $57,071 11
(35) Laboratory Technician 11 $57,071 12
(36) Landscape Specialist 1 $57,071 13
(37) Special Events Supervisor 1 $57,071 14
(38) Warehouse Specialist 1 $57,071 15
(39) Greenhouse Technician 1 $54,877 16
(40) Heavy Equipment Operator 1 $54,877 17
(41) Research Technician 10 $54,877 18
(42) CES Program Assistant 36 $52,766 19
(43) Maintenance Assistant 2 $52,766 20
(44) Research Field Technician 9 $52,766 21
(45) Agriculture Farm Technician 6 $48,785 22
(46) Agriculture Lab Technician 16 $48,785 23
(47) Institutional Services Supervisor 1 $45,105 24
(48) Institutional Services Assistant 6 $43,370 25
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 26
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 27
(49) Faculty 190 28
Distinguished Professor $282,450 29
University Professor $261,661 30
Professor $241,688 31
Associate Professor $206,172 32
Assistant Professor $195,073 33
Curator $164,641 34
Instructor $139,030 35
(50) Department Chairperson 11 $246,873 36
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(51) Research Scientist 10 $179,858 1
(52) Program Associate 165 $164,641 2
(53) Senior Graduate Assistant 60 $130,370 3
(54) Post Doctoral Fellow 45 $130,080 4
(55) Program Technician 120 $109,532 5
(56) Program Assistant 8 $104,137 6
(57) Graduate Assistant 77 $71,864 7
NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 8
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 9
(58) Faculty 25 10
Distinguished Professor $243,172 11
University Professor $237,622 12
Professor $228,368 13
Associate Professor $195,073 14
Assistant Professor $189,097 15
Instructor $125,703 16
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1,471 17
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 19
the University of Arkansas - Division of Agriculture for the 2026-2027 fiscal 20
year, the following maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be 21
known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such 22
purposes: seven hundred (700) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, 23
at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification 24
and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate 25
classification. 26
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 28
appropriated, to the University of Arkansas, to be payable from the 29
University of Arkansas Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of 30
the University of Arkansas - Division of Agriculture for the fiscal year 31
ending June 30, 2027, the following: 32
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 34
NO. 2026-2027 35
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $53,527,071 36
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(02) EXTRA HELP 350,000 1
(03) OVERTIME 5,000 2
(04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 14,719,994 3
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 4
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 18,433,330 5
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 6
(C) PROF. FEES 0 7
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 250,000 8
(E) DATA PROC. 0 9
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $87,285,395 10
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, 12
to the University of Arkansas, to be payable from cash funds as defined by 13
Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services and operating expenses of the 14
University of Arkansas - Division of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending 15
June 30, 2027, the following: 16
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
NO. 2026-2027 19
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $21,145,000 20
(02) EXTRA HELP 4,425,000 21
(03) OVERTIME 60,000 22
(04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 6,220,000 23
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 24
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 27,250,000 25
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 2,150,000 26
(C) PROF. FEES 2,150,000 27
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 10,000,000 28
(E) DATA PROC. 0 29
(06) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 76,000,000 30
(07) DEBT SERVICE 60,000 31
(08) FUND TRANSFERS, REFUNDS AND 32
INVESTMENTS 15,000 33
(09) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 65,000 34
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $149,540,000 35
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS - SOIL TESTING AND RESEARCH. 1
There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas, to be payable 2
from cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services 3
and operating expenses of the University of Arkansas - Soil Testing and 4
Research Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 5
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2026-2027 8
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $991,000 9
(02) EXTRA HELP 90,000 10
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 280,000 11
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 12
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 675,000 13
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 25,000 14
(C) PROF. FEES 17,000 15
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 495,000 16
(E) DATA PROC. 0 17
(05) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 540,000 18
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $3,113,000 19
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SECTION 6. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 21
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. PINE TREE 22
RESEARCH STATION. 23
(a) The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas shall not sell 24
the property commonly known as the Pine Tree Research Station, located in St. 25
Francis County, Arkansas, which was acquired by the Board of Trustees of the 26
University of Arkansas from the United States of America acting through the 27
Forest Service in 1978, to a private entity or individual. 28
(b) The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas may sell the 29
property commonly known as the Pine Tree Research Station, located in St. 30
Francis County, Arkansas, which was acquired by the Board of Trustees of the 31
University of Arkansas from the United States of America acting through the 32
Forest Service in 1978, to: 33
(1) A non-profit corporation organized with the primary mission 34
to keep the land open to the public and available for public use; and 35
(2) Organized and operated for a minimum of five (5) years. 36
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(c) The property commonly known as the Pine Tree Research Station, 1
located in St. Francis County, Arkansas, which was acquired by the Board of 2
Trustees of the University of Arkansas from the United States of America 3
acting through the Forest Service in 1978, shall remain open to the public 4
for public use, including without limitation: 5
(1) Public fishing; 6
(2) Public hunting; 7
(3) Biking; 8
(4) Bird watching; and 9
(5) Hiking. 10
(d) All property commonly known as the Pine Tree Research Station, 11
located in St. Francis County, Arkansas, which was acquired by the Board of 12
Trustees of the University of Arkansas from the United States of America 13
acting through the Forest Service in 1978, in row crop cultivation in the 14
year 2020 is exempt from subsection (c) of this section. 15
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 16
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 17
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SECTION 7. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 19
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 20
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 21
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 22
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 23
Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 24
Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where 25
applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 26
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 27
disbursement of said funds. 28
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SECTION 8. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 30
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 31
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 32
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 33
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 34
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 35
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 36
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Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 1
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SECTION 9. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 3
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 4
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 5
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 6
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 7
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 8
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 9
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 10
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 11
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 12
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 13
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