AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - BEEBE 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 49 3
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By: Joint Budget Committee 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 9
AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE ARKANSAS STATE 10
UNIVERSITY - BEEBE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 11
30, 2027; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY 16
- BEEBE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 17
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 Arkansas State University - Beebe 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) Chancellor, ASUB 1 $214,799 33
(2) IT Pool 9 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) Vice Chanc. for Academic Affairs 1 $172,403 18
(4) Vice Chanc. for Development 1 $161,671 19
(5) Vice Chanc. for Finance & Admin. 1 $161,671 20
(6) Vice Chanc. for Ext. & Adv. Prog 1 $161,671 21
(7) Vice Chanc. for Student Services 1 $161,671 22
(8) Vice Chanc. for Information Tech. 1 $161,671 23
(9) Director of Campus Operations 3 $148,275 24
(10) Director of Human Resources/Svcs. 1 $136,981 25
(11) Dir. of Institutional Research 1 $136,981 26
(12) Counselor 8 $131,589 27
(13) Information Systems Manager 1 $131,484 28
(14) Registrar 1 $126,161 29
(15) Dir. of Public Rel. & Marketing 1 $126,161 30
(16) Dir. of Student Financial Aid 1 $125,910 31
(17) Dean of Students 1 $125,372 32
(18) Project/Program Administrator 28 33
Project/Program Director $124,789 34
Project/Program Manager $104,496 35
Project/Program Specialist $94,333 36
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(19) Director of Academic Affairs 1 $123,806 1
(20) Director of Computer Services 1 $123,806 2
(21) Associate Vice Chancellor 3 $123,717 3
(22) Director of Distance Learning 1 $123,717 4
(23) Business Manager 2 $120,931 5
(24) Controller 1 $120,931 6
(25) Director of Fiscal Affairs 1 $120,930 7
(26) Director of Advancement/Cont. Ed. 1 $118,655 8
(27) Director of Continuing Education 1 $118,655 9
(28) Director of Student Affairs 1 $118,655 10
(29) Director of Physical Plant 1 $116,722 11
(30) Assessment and Planning Coordinator 1 $115,338 12
(31) Director of Admissions 1 $115,020 13
(32) Coord. of Student Recruitment 2 $114,926 14
(33) Industrial Relations Coordinator 1 $111,527 15
(34) Administrator of Grants & Contracts 1 $109,103 16
(35) Coordinator of Community Relations 1 $108,488 17
(36) Job Placement Coordinator 1 $107,799 18
(37) Registrar/Coordinator of Admissions 1 $101,811 19
(38) Fiscal Support Pool 7 20
Fiscal Support Manager $95,029 21
Fiscal Support Supervisor $78,106 22
Accountant II $75,103 23
Accountant I $72,215 24
Fiscal Support Analyst $69,437 25
Fiscal Support Specialist $61,729 26
Accounting Technician $57,071 27
Fiscal Support Technician $52,766 28
(39) Director of Disability Services 1 $94,189 29
(40) Public Safety Pool 5 30
HE Public Safety Commander III $93,110 31
Director Public Safety I $91,374 32
HE Public Safety Commander II $89,529 33
HE Public Safety Commander I $86,085 34
HE Public Safety Supervisor $76,530 35
Public Safety Officer $73,587 36
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Public Safety Officer II $68,035 1
Security Officer Supervisor $64,199 2
Public Safety/Security Officer $58,156 3
HE Public Safety Dispatcher $48,785 4
Parking Control Supv. $48,785 5
Security Officer $48,785 6
Parking Control Officer $46,909 7
Watchman $40,098 8
(41) Director of Admin. Support Services 1 $84,080 9
(42) Benefits Coordinator 1 $81,232 10
(43) Skilled Trades Pool 11 11
Skilled Trades Foreman $76,530 12
Skilled Trades Supervisor $73,587 13
Skilled Tradesman $70,756 14
Skilled Trades Helper $53,769 15
Apprentice Tradesman $47,801 16
(44) Buyer 1 $72,215 17
(45) HEI Program Coordinator 3 $72,215 18
(46) Public Information Specialist 1 $72,215 19
(47) Administrative Support Pool 27 20
Administrative Assistant $69,437 21
Administrative Analyst $69,437 22
Administrative Support Supervisor $64,199 23
Administrative Specialist III $61,729 24
Administration Support Specialist $61,729 25
Administrative Specialist II $54,877 26
Administrative Support Specialist $54,877 27
Administrative Specialist I $48,785 28
Extra Help Assistant $40,098 29
(48) Financial Aid Analyst 3 $69,437 30
(49) Library Support Pool 5 31
Library Supervisor $69,437 32
Library Specialist $59,355 33
Library Technician $54,877 34
Library Support Assistant $50,737 35
(50) Purchasing Specialist 1 $69,437 36
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(51) Student Accounts Officer 1 $69,437 1
(52) Human Resources Specialist 1 $64,199 2
(53) Landscape Supervisor 1 $64,199 3
(54) Records Management Analyst 1 $64,199 4
(55) Farm Foreman - Institution 1 $61,729 5
(56) Purchasing Technician 1 $61,729 6
(57) Laboratory Coordinator 1 $59,355 7
(58) Equipment Mechanic 1 $57,071 8
(59) Laboratory Technician 1 $57,071 9
(60) Student Accounts Specialist 3 $57,071 10
(61) Maintenance Assistant 4 $52,766 11
(62) Shipping & Receiving Clerk 1 $46,909 12
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 13
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 14
(63) Faculty 34 15
Professor/Master Instructor $165,256 16
Assoc. Professor/Senior Instructor $142,608 17
Asst. Professor/Advanced Instructor $124,524 18
Instructor $108,808 19
(64) Dir. of Adv. Tech. & Allied Health 1 $158,572 20
(65) Division Chairperson 4 $150,880 21
(66) Head Librarian 1 $136,981 22
(67) Special Instructor 2 $114,926 23
(68) Director of Learning Center 1 $100,471 24
(69) Dir. of Resource Center 1 $100,471 25
(70) Student Development Specialist 10 $86,127 26
(71) Asst. Librarian 1 $85,309 27
NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 28
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 29
(72) Faculty 78 30
Professor/Master Instructor $123,315 31
Assoc. Professor/Senior Instructor $116,264 32
Asst. Professor/Advanced Instructor $102,874 33
Instructor $89,629 34
(73) Part-Time Faculty 196 $70,821 35
TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES 36
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POSITIONS 1
(74) Project/Program Administrator 2 2
Project/Program Director $124,789 3
Project/Program Manager $104,496 4
Project/Program Specialist $94,333 5
(75) Student Union Night Manager 1 $66,767 6
(76) Special Events Coordinator 1 $61,729 7
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 502 8
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 10
the Arkansas State University - Beebe for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the 11
following maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as 12
"Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: two 13
hundred twenty-five (225) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at 14
rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and 15
Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate 16
classification. 17
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 19
appropriated, to the Arkansas State University - Beebe, to be payable from 20
the Arkansas State University - Beebe Fund, for personal services and 21
operating expenses of the Arkansas State University - Beebe for the fiscal 22
year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 23
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 25
NO. 2026-2027 26
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $11,759,812 27
(02) EXTRA HELP 150,000 28
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 2,097,561 29
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 30
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 500,000 31
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 32
(C) PROF. FEES 0 33
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 34
(E) DATA PROC. 0 35
(05) FUNDED DEPRECIATION 170,000 36
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(06) CONTINGENCY 733,869 1
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $15,411,242 2
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, 4
to the Arkansas State University - Beebe, to be payable from cash funds as 5
defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services and operating 6
expenses of the Arkansas State University - Beebe for the fiscal year ending 7
June 30, 2027, the following: 8
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 10
NO. 2026-2027 11
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $3,750,000 12
(02) EXTRA HELP 783,145 13
(03) OVERTIME 25,000 14
(04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 2,600,000 15
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 16
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 9,775,000 17
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 300,000 18
(C) PROF. FEES 850,000 19
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 2,500,000 20
(E) DATA PROC. 0 21
(06) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 10,950,000 22
(07) DEBT SERVICE 5,000,000 23
(08) FUND TRANSFERS, REFUNDS AND 24
INVESTMENTS 1,500,000 25
(09) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 125,000 26
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $38,158,145 27
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SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 29
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 30
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 31
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 32
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 33
Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 34
Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where 35
applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 36
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Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 1
disbursement of said funds. 2
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SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 4
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 5
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 6
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 7
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 8
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 9
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 10
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 11
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SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 13
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 14
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 15
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 16
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 17
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 18
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 19
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 20
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 21
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 22
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 23
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