AN ACT FOR THE SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS COLLEGE 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 44 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 SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS 10
COLLEGE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; AND 11
FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS COLLEGE 16
APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL 17
YEAR. 18
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21
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SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established 23
for the Southeast Arkansas College for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the 24
following maximum number of regular employees. 25
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Maximum Annual 27
Maximum Salary Rate 28
Item No. of Fiscal Year 29
No. Title Employees 2026-2027 30
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 31
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS 32
(1) President, SEAC 1 $214,799 33
(2) IT Pool 6 34
Network Engineer $207,404 35
Information Systems Manager $133,122 36
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Computer Network Coordinator $132,901 1
Technical Support Staff $126,956 2
Coordinator, Academic Computing $125,461 3
Coord., Administrative Computing $125,461 4
Coordinator of Information Tech $123,806 5
Website Developer/Programmer $123,806 6
System Programmer/Web Developer $122,387 7
Computer Systems Mgr. $112,475 8
Database Administrator $110,019 9
Systems Administrator $108,925 10
Information Systems Security Spec. $106,894 11
Institution Information Tech Coord $104,736 12
Assistant Database Administrator $100,790 13
Computer Support Manager $100,708 14
Information Systems Coordinator $100,708 15
Senior Software Support Specialist $100,708 16
Systems Specialist $100,708 17
Information Technology Manager $99,493 18
Network Support Specialist $96,834 19
Senior Software Support Analyst $96,834 20
Tech Support/Systems Admin. $95,330 21
Tech Support/Applications Support $95,330 22
Information Systems Business Mgr. $93,110 23
Security Analyst $93,110 24
Systems Analyst $93,110 25
Information Technology Specialist $91,166 26
Computer Support Coordinator $89,529 27
Software Support Analyst $89,529 28
Systems Applications Supervisor $89,529 29
Computer Operations Coordinator $86,085 30
Systems Coordination Analyst $86,085 31
PC Support Specialist $84,480 32
Computer Support Specialist $82,775 33
Database Analyst $82,775 34
Digital Broadcast Specialist $79,590 35
Network Support Analyst $79,590 36
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Website Developer $79,590 1
Information Systems Analyst $76,530 2
Info Systems Security Analyst $76,530 3
Computer Support Analyst $76,530 4
Software Support Specialist $73,587 5
Telecommunications Supervisor $73,587 6
Media Specialist $72,215 7
Computer Support Technician $70,756 8
Help Desk Specialist $70,756 9
Computer Operator $68,035 10
Network Analyst $68,035 11
Telecommunications Specialist $68,035 12
Multimedia Specialist $64,199 13
Information Technology Assistant $60,483 14
Computer Lab Technician $58,156 15
Multimedia Technician $52,766 16
Audiovisual Laboratory Assistant $48,785 17
(3) Chief Academic Officer 1 $172,403 18
(4) Chief Fiscal Officer 1 $161,671 19
(5) Chief Student Officer 1 $161,671 20
(6) Dir. of Human Resources/Services 1 $136,981 21
(7) Director of Institutional Research 1 $136,981 22
(8) Director of Workforce Development 1 $133,980 23
(9) Counselor 2 $131,589 24
(10) Dir. of Public Relations & Mktg. 1 $126,161 25
(11) Registrar 1 $126,161 26
(12) Director of Financial Aid 1 $125,910 27
(13) Project/Program Administrator 2 28
Project/Program Director $124,789 29
Project/Program Manager $104,496 30
Project/Program Specialist $94,333 31
(14) Executive Asst. to the President 1 $124,242 32
(15) Director of Computer Services 1 $123,806 33
(16) Business Manager 1 $120,931 34
(17) Controller 1 $120,931 35
(18) Director of Development 1 $117,086 36
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(19) Director of Physical Plant 1 $116,722 1
(20) Director of Police & Public Safety 1 $116,722 2
(21) Dir. of Admissions & Enroll. Mgmt. 1 $115,020 3
(22) Coord. of Student Recruitment 1 $114,927 4
(23) Director of Retention & Advising 1 $110,897 5
(24) Coord. of Grants and Special Prgms. 1 $109,103 6
(25) Coord. Advising/Testing/Records 1 $106,296 7
(26) Workforce Specialist 1 $96,033 8
(27) Distance Learning Specialist 1 $95,881 9
(28) Fiscal Support Pool 5 10
Fiscal Support Manager $95,029 11
Fiscal Support Supervisor $78,106 12
Accountant II $75,103 13
Accountant I $72,215 14
Fiscal Support Analyst $69,437 15
Fiscal Support Specialist $61,729 16
Accounting Technician $57,071 17
Fiscal Support Technician $52,766 18
(29) Public Safety Pool 2 19
HE Public Safety Commander III $93,110 20
Director Public Safety I $91,374 21
HE Public Safety Commander II $89,529 22
HE Public Safety Commander I $86,085 23
HE Public Safety Supervisor $76,530 24
Public Safety Officer $73,587 25
Public Safety Officer II $68,035 26
Security Officer Supervisor $64,199 27
Public Safety/Security Officer $58,156 28
HE Public Safety Dispatcher $48,785 29
Parking Control Supv. $48,785 30
Security Officer $48,785 31
Parking Control Officer $46,909 32
Watchman $40,098 33
(30) Education Counselor 1 $81,232 34
(31) Assistant Dir. of Financial Aid 1 $75,103 35
(32) Budget Specialist 1 $75,103 36
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(33) Maintenance Coordinator 1 $75,103 1
(34) Administrative Support Pool 12 2
Administrative Assistant $69,437 3
Administrative Analyst $69,437 4
Administrative Support Supervisor $64,199 5
Administrative Specialist III $61,729 6
Administration Support Specialist $61,729 7
Administrative Specialist II $54,877 8
Administrative Support Specialist $54,877 9
Administrative Specialist I $48,785 10
Extra Help Assistant $40,098 11
(35) Library Support Pool 2 12
Library Supervisor $69,437 13
Library Specialist $59,355 14
Library Technician $54,877 15
Library Support Assistant $50,737 16
(36) Maintenance Supervisor 1 $69,437 17
(37) Purchasing Specialist 1 $69,437 18
(38) Financial Aid Specialist 2 $64,199 19
(39) Human Resources Specialist 1 $64,199 20
(40) Maintenance Technician 1 $64,199 21
(41) Student Recruitment Specialist 1 $64,199 22
(42) Maintenance Specialist 1 $61,729 23
(43) Payroll Technician 1 $61,729 24
(44) Cashier 2 $52,766 25
(45) Maintenance Assistant 3 $52,766 26
(46) Shipping & Receiving Clerk 1 $46,909 27
(47) Institutional Services Supervisor 1 $45,105 28
(48) Institutional Services Assistant 7 $43,370 29
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 30
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 31
(49) Division Chairperson/Dean 4 $150,880 32
(50) Librarian 1 $136,981 33
(51) Director of Respiratory Care 1 $124,154 34
(52) Special Instructor 10 $114,926 35
NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 36
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ACADEMIC POSITIONS 1
(53) Faculty 67 $114,926 2
(54) Part-Time Faculty 195 $57,840 3
TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES 4
POSITIONS 5
(55) Athletic Director 1 $124,789 6
(56) Project/Program Administrator 1 7
Project/Program Director $124,789 8
Project/Program Manager $104,496 9
Project/Program Specialist $94,333 10
(57) Athletic Admin. & Support Pool 8 11
Coach $108,248 12
Asst. Coach $57,839 13
Athletic Trainer $43,298 14
(58) Child Care Director 1 $78,106 15
(59) Day Care Teacher 2 $61,729 16
(60) Child Care Technician 2 $46,909 17
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 375 18
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 20
the Southeast Arkansas College for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following 21
maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra 22
Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: two hundred 23
(200) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to 24
exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or 25
its successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 26
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 28
appropriated, to the Southeast Arkansas College, to be payable from the 29
Southeast Arkansas College Fund, for personal services and operating expenses 30
of the Southeast Arkansas College for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, 31
the following: 32
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 34
NO. 2026-2027 35
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $5,193,802 36
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(02) EXTRA HELP 576,604 1
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,600,000 2
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 3
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 88,440 4
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 5
(C) PROF. FEES 0 6
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 7
(E) DATA PROC. 0 8
(05) CONTINGENCY 372,942 9
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $7,831,788 10
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, 12
to the Southeast Arkansas College, to be payable from cash funds as defined 13
by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services and operating expenses of 14
the Southeast Arkansas College for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the 15
following: 16
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
NO. 2026-2027 19
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $2,000,000 20
(02) EXTRA HELP 1,000,000 21
(03) OVERTIME 200,000 22
(04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,800,000 23
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 24
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 5,000,000 25
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 500,000 26
(C) PROF. FEES 1,500,000 27
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 20,000,000 28
(E) DATA PROC. 0 29
(06) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 5,000,000 30
(07) DEBT SERVICE 1,500,000 31
(08) FUND TRANSFERS, REFUNDS AND 32
INVESTMENTS 1,200,000 33
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $39,700,000 34
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SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 36
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authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 1
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 2
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 3
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 4
Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 5
Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where 6
applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 7
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 8
disbursement of said funds. 9
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SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 11
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 12
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 13
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 14
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 15
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 16
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 17
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 18
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SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 20
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 21
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 22
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 23
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 24
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 25
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 26
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 27
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 28
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 29
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 30
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