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| 4 | 3 | | *HAR079* 4/1/2024 3:47:15 PM HAR079 |
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| 6 | 5 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 7 | 6 | | 94th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 8 | 7 | | Fiscal Session, 2024 HOUSE BILL 1056 3 |
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| 9 | 8 | | 4 |
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| 10 | 9 | | By: Joint Budget Committee 5 |
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| 11 | 10 | | 6 |
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| 12 | 11 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 7 |
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| 13 | 12 | | AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 8 |
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| 14 | 13 | | AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE HENDERSON STATE 9 |
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| 15 | 14 | | UNIVERSITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025; 10 |
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| 16 | 15 | | AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 11 |
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| 17 | 16 | | 12 |
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| 18 | 17 | | 13 |
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| 19 | 18 | | Subtitle 14 |
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| 20 | 19 | | AN ACT FOR THE HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY 15 |
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| 21 | 20 | | APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2024-2025 FISCAL 16 |
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| 22 | 21 | | YEAR. 17 |
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| 23 | 22 | | 18 |
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| 24 | 23 | | 19 |
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| 25 | 24 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 20 |
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| 26 | 25 | | 21 |
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| 27 | 26 | | SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established 22 |
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| 28 | 27 | | for the Henderson State University for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the 23 |
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| 29 | 28 | | following maximum number of regular employees. 24 |
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| 30 | 29 | | 25 |
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| 31 | 30 | | Maximum Annual 26 |
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| 32 | 31 | | Maximum Salary Rate 27 |
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| 33 | 32 | | Item No. of Fiscal Year 28 |
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| 34 | 33 | | No. Title Employees 2024 -2025 29 |
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| 35 | 34 | | TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 30 |
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| 36 | 35 | | ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS 31 |
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| 37 | 36 | | (1) Chancellor, Henderson State Univ. 1 $312,313 32 |
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| 38 | 37 | | (2) Vice Chancellor 4 $209,157 33 |
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| 39 | 38 | | (3) Dean of School 4 $199,621 34 |
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| 40 | 39 | | (4) Associate Vice Chancellor 4 $188,065 35 |
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| 41 | 40 | | (5) Exec. Assistant to the President 1 $182,640 36 HB1056 |
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| 46 | 45 | | (6) Dir. of Computer/Comms. Svcs. 1 $175,305 1 |
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| 47 | 46 | | (7) Controller 1 $161,465 2 |
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| 48 | 47 | | (8) Associate Dean 3 $160,369 3 |
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| 49 | 48 | | (9) Executive Director of Diversity 1 $160,369 4 |
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| 50 | 49 | | (10) Director of Counseling 1 $150,030 5 |
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| 51 | 50 | | (11) Director of Retention 1 $147,851 6 |
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| 52 | 51 | | (12) Project/Program Administrator 35 7 |
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| 53 | 52 | | Sr. Project/Program Director $142,958 8 |
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| 54 | 53 | | Project/Program Director $131,538 9 |
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| 55 | 54 | | Project/Program Manager $119,204 10 |
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| 56 | 55 | | Project/Program Specialist $102,848 11 |
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| 57 | 56 | | (13) Dean of Student Services 1 $136,179 12 |
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| 58 | 57 | | (14) Associate Director of Comp./Comms. Svcs. 1 $134,229 13 |
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| 59 | 58 | | (15) Director of Planning and Research 1 $131,928 14 |
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| 60 | 59 | | (16) Director of Student A id 1 $131,243 15 |
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| 61 | 60 | | (17) Counselor 3 $123,553 16 |
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| 62 | 61 | | (18) Assoc. Dean of Student Services 4 $122,375 17 |
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| 63 | 62 | | (19) Director of Testing 1 $111,133 18 |
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| 64 | 63 | | (20) Director of Alumni 1 $105,526 19 |
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| 65 | 64 | | (21) Director of Publications/Creative Svcs. 1 $105,014 20 |
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| 66 | 65 | | (22) Director of Instructional Technology 1 $103,432 21 |
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| 67 | 66 | | (23) Assistant Dean of Student Services 5 $100,388 22 |
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| 68 | 67 | | (24) Major Gift Devel. Officer 1 $100,388 23 |
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| 69 | 68 | | (25) Fiscal Support Pool 10 24 |
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| 70 | 69 | | Fiscal Support Manager $89,227 25 |
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| 71 | 70 | | Fiscal Support Supervisor $73,338 26 |
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| 72 | 71 | | Accountant II $70,518 27 |
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| 73 | 72 | | Accountant I $67,806 28 |
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| 74 | 73 | | Fiscal Support Analyst $65,197 29 |
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| 75 | 74 | | Fiscal Support Specialist $57,961 30 |
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| 76 | 75 | | Accounting Technician $53,587 31 |
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| 77 | 76 | | Fiscal Support Technician $49,544 32 |
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| 78 | 77 | | (26) Aircraft Maintenance Coordinator 1 $88,467 33 |
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| 79 | 78 | | (27) Public Safety Pool 10 34 |
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| 80 | 79 | | HE Public Safety Commander III $87,425 35 |
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| 81 | 80 | | Director Public Safety I $85,795 36 HB1056 |
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| 85 | 84 | | |
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| 86 | 85 | | HE Public Safety Commander II $84,063 1 |
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| 87 | 86 | | HE Public Safety Commander I $80,829 2 |
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| 88 | 87 | | HE Public Safety Supervisor $71,858 3 |
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| 89 | 88 | | Public Safety Officer $69,094 4 |
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| 90 | 89 | | Public Safety Officer II $63,881 5 |
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| 91 | 90 | | Security Officer Supe rvisor $60,279 6 |
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| 92 | 91 | | Public Safety/Security Officer $54,605 7 |
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| 93 | 92 | | HE Public Safety Dispatcher $45,806 8 |
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| 94 | 93 | | Parking Control Supv. $45,806 9 |
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| 95 | 94 | | Security Officer $45,806 10 |
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| 96 | 95 | | Parking Control Officer $44,045 11 |
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| 97 | 96 | | Watchman $37,650 12 |
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| 98 | 97 | | (28) Institutional Assistant 11 $87,190 13 |
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| 99 | 98 | | (29) Computer Support Specialist 1 $77,721 14 |
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| 100 | 99 | | (30) Network Support Analyst 1 $74,731 15 |
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| 101 | 100 | | (31) Information Systems Analyst 2 $71,858 16 |
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| 102 | 101 | | (32) Skilled Trades Pool 3 17 |
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| 103 | 102 | | Skilled Trades Foreman $71,858 18 |
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| 104 | 103 | | Skilled Trades Supervisor $69,094 19 |
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| 105 | 104 | | Skilled Tradesman $66,436 20 |
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| 106 | 105 | | Skilled Trades Helper $50,486 21 |
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| 107 | 106 | | Apprentice Tradesman $44,882 22 |
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| 108 | 107 | | (33) Aviation Technician 2 $70,518 23 |
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| 109 | 108 | | (34) HEI Program Coordinator 4 $67,806 24 |
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| 110 | 109 | | (35) Computer Support Technician 3 $66,436 25 |
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| 111 | 110 | | (36) Administrative Support Pool 35 26 |
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| 112 | 111 | | Administrative Assistant $65,197 27 |
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| 113 | 112 | | Administrative Analyst $65,197 28 |
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| 114 | 113 | | Administrative Support Supervisor $60,279 29 |
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| 115 | 114 | | Administrative Specialist III $57,961 30 |
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| 116 | 115 | | Administration Support Specialist $57,961 31 |
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| 117 | 116 | | Administrative Specialist II $51,526 32 |
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| 118 | 117 | | Administrative Suppor t Specialist $51,526 33 |
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| 119 | 118 | | Administrative Specialist I $45,806 34 |
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| 120 | 119 | | Extra Help Assistant $37,650 35 |
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| 121 | 120 | | (37) Financial Aid Analyst 4 $65,197 36 HB1056 |
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| 125 | 124 | | |
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| 126 | 125 | | (38) Library Support Pool 6 1 |
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| 127 | 126 | | Library Supervisor $65,197 2 |
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| 128 | 127 | | Library Specialist $55,731 3 |
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| 129 | 128 | | Library Technician $51,526 4 |
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| 130 | 129 | | Library Support Assistant $47,639 5 |
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| 131 | 130 | | (39) Payroll Services Specialist 2 $65,197 6 |
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| 132 | 131 | | (40) Purchasing Specialist 2 $65,197 7 |
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| 133 | 132 | | (41) Network Analyst 1 $63,881 8 |
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| 134 | 133 | | (42) Career Planning & Placement Specialist 1 $62,690 9 |
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| 135 | 134 | | (43) Financial Aid Specialist 2 $60,279 10 |
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| 136 | 135 | | (44) Human Resources Specialist 1 $60,279 11 |
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| 137 | 136 | | (45) Student Recruitment Specialist 1 $60,279 12 |
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| 138 | 137 | | (46) Purchasing Technician 1 $57,961 13 |
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| 139 | 138 | | (47) Cashier 2 $49,544 14 |
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| 140 | 139 | | TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 15 |
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| 141 | 140 | | ACADEMIC POSITIONS 16 |
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| 142 | 141 | | (48) Faculty 8 17 |
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| 143 | 142 | | Professor $191,745 18 |
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| 144 | 143 | | Assoc. Professor $178,474 19 |
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| 145 | 144 | | Asst. Professor $151,800 20 |
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| 146 | 145 | | Instructor $124,787 21 |
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| 147 | 146 | | (49) Department Chairperson 8 $186,905 22 |
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| 148 | 147 | | (50) Director of Library 1 $177,898 23 |
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| 149 | 148 | | (51) Director of Aviation 1 $134,929 24 |
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| 150 | 149 | | (52) Director of Bands 1 $134,929 25 |
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| 151 | 150 | | (53) Director of Honors College 1 $134,929 26 |
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| 152 | 151 | | (54) Library Faculty 6 27 |
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| 153 | 152 | | Associate Librarian $128,468 28 |
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| 154 | 153 | | Assistant Librarian $106,664 29 |
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| 155 | 154 | | (55) Chief Flight Instructor 1 $106,282 30 |
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| 156 | 155 | | NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 31 |
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| 157 | 156 | | ACADEMIC POSITIONS 32 |
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| 158 | 157 | | (56) Faculty 160 33 |
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| 159 | 158 | | Distinguished Professor $205,808 34 |
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| 160 | 159 | | Professor $180,549 35 |
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| 161 | 160 | | Assoc. Professor $158,286 36 HB1056 |
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| 166 | 165 | | Asst. Professor $132,517 1 |
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| 167 | 166 | | Instructor $103,390 2 |
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| 168 | 167 | | Lecturer $86,769 3 |
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| 169 | 168 | | (57) Part-Time Faculty 75 $54,308 4 |
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| 170 | 169 | | (58) Graduate Assistant 65 $32,623 5 |
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| 171 | 170 | | TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES 6 |
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| 172 | 171 | | POSITIONS 7 |
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| 173 | 172 | | (59) Director of Athletics 1 $154,891 8 |
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| 174 | 173 | | (60) Coach 9 $141,519 9 |
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| 175 | 174 | | (61) Project/Program Administrator 10 10 |
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| 176 | 175 | | Project/Program Director $ 131,538 11 |
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| 177 | 176 | | Project/Program Manager $119,204 12 |
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| 178 | 177 | | Project/Program Specialist $102,848 13 |
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| 179 | 178 | | (62) Assistant Coach 11 $111,247 14 |
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| 180 | 179 | | (63) Head Athletic Trainer 1 $111,247 15 |
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| 181 | 180 | | (64) Administrative Support Pool 6 16 |
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| 182 | 181 | | Administrative Assistant $65,197 17 |
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| 183 | 182 | | Administrative Analys t $65,197 18 |
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| 184 | 183 | | Administrative Support Supervisor $60,279 19 |
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| 185 | 184 | | Administrative Specialist III $57,961 20 |
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| 186 | 185 | | Administration Support Specialist $57,961 21 |
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| 187 | 186 | | Administrative Specialist II $51,526 22 |
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| 188 | 187 | | Administrative Support Specialist $51,526 23 |
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| 189 | 188 | | Administrative Specialist I $45,806 24 |
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| 190 | 189 | | (65) Asst. Athletic Trainer 2 $58,740 25 |
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| 191 | 190 | | (66) Resident Hall Specialist 4 $55,731 26 |
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| 192 | 191 | | MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 555 27 |
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| 193 | 192 | | 28 |
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| 194 | 193 | | SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 29 |
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| 195 | 194 | | the Henderson State University for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the following 30 |
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| 196 | 195 | | maximum number of part -time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra 31 |
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| 197 | 196 | | Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: five 32 |
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| 198 | 197 | | hundred (500) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay 33 |
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| 199 | 198 | | not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation 34 |
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| 200 | 199 | | Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 35 |
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| 206 | 205 | | SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 1 |
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| 207 | 206 | | appropriated, to the Henderson State University , to be payable from the 2 |
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| 208 | 207 | | Henderson State University Fund , for personal services and operating expenses 3 |
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| 209 | 208 | | of the Henderson State University for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 4 |
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| 210 | 209 | | the following: 5 |
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| 211 | 210 | | 6 |
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| 212 | 211 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7 |
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| 213 | 212 | | NO. 2024 -2025 8 |
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| 214 | 213 | | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $11 ,000,000 9 |
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| 215 | 214 | | (02) EXTRA HELP 40,000 10 |
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| 216 | 215 | | (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 3,000,000 11 |
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| 217 | 216 | | (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 12 |
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| 218 | 217 | | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 7,913,927 13 |
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| 219 | 218 | | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 14 |
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| 220 | 219 | | (C) PROF. FEES 0 15 |
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| 221 | 220 | | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 400,000 16 |
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| 222 | 221 | | (E) DATA PROC. 0 17 |
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| 223 | 222 | | (05) FUNDED DEPRECIATION 200,000 18 |
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| 224 | 223 | | (06) COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTER 86,917 19 |
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| 225 | 224 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $22,640,844 20 |
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| 226 | 225 | | 21 |
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| 227 | 226 | | SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, 22 |
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| 228 | 227 | | to the Henderson State University , to be payable from cash funds as defin ed 23 |
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| 229 | 228 | | by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services and operating expenses of 24 |
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| 230 | 229 | | the Henderson State University for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the 25 |
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| 231 | 230 | | following: 26 |
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| 232 | 231 | | 27 |
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| 233 | 232 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 28 |
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| 234 | 233 | | NO. 2024-2025 29 |
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| 235 | 234 | | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $15,000,000 30 |
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| 236 | 235 | | (02) EXTRA HELP 2,000,000 31 |
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| 237 | 236 | | (03) OVERTIME 100,000 32 |
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| 238 | 237 | | (04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 3,000,000 33 |
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| 239 | 238 | | (05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 34 |
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| 240 | 239 | | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 20,000,000 35 |
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| 241 | 240 | | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 1,000,000 36 HB1056 |
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| 246 | 245 | | (C) PROF. FEES 3,000,000 1 |
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| 247 | 246 | | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 3,000,000 2 |
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| 248 | 247 | | (E) DATA PROC. 0 3 |
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| 249 | 248 | | (06) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 20,000,000 4 |
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| 250 | 249 | | (07) DEBT SERVICE 10,000,000 5 |
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| 251 | 250 | | (08) FUND TRANSFERS, REFUNDS AND 6 |
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| 252 | 251 | | INVESTMENTS 2,000,000 7 |
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| 253 | 252 | | (09) FUNDED DEPRECIATION 200,000 8 |
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| 254 | 253 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $79,300,000 9 |
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| 256 | 255 | | SECTION 5. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 11 |
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| 257 | 256 | | CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. FISCAL 12 |
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| 258 | 257 | | YEAR 2020 BUDGET STABILIZATION LOAN REPAYMENT. 13 |
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| 259 | 258 | | (a) It is the intent of this section to provide for the repayment by 14 |
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| 260 | 259 | | Henderson State University of a loan received from the Budget Stabilization 15 |
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| 261 | 260 | | Trust Fund in fiscal year 2020. 16 |
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| 262 | 261 | | (b) As repayment for the outstanding loan received from the Budget 17 |
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| 263 | 262 | | Stabilization Trust Fund in fiscal year 2020, Henderson State University 18 |
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| 264 | 263 | | shall make payments of nine hundred fifty -eight thousand three hundred 19 |
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| 265 | 264 | | thirty-three dollars and thirty -three cents ($958,333.33) from any legal fund 20 |
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| 266 | 265 | | of Henderson State University to the Budget Stabilization Trust Fund on the 21 |
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| 267 | 266 | | following dates unless modifica tions are made under subsection (d) of this 22 |
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| 268 | 267 | | section: 23 |
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| 269 | 268 | | (1) December 1, 2024; 24 |
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| 270 | 269 | | (2) December 1, 2025; 25 |
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| 271 | 270 | | (3) December 1, 2026; 26 |
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| 272 | 271 | | (4) December 1, 2027; 27 |
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| 273 | 272 | | (5) December 1, 2028; and 28 |
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| 274 | 273 | | (6) December 1, 2029. 29 |
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| 275 | 274 | | (c) Henderson State University shall provide a report to the 30 |
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| 276 | 275 | | Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in regular, fiscal, or 31 |
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| 277 | 276 | | extraordinary session, the Joint Budget Committee, no later than June 30 of 32 |
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| 278 | 277 | | each year regarding the s tatus of the loan received from the Budget 33 |
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| 279 | 278 | | Stabilization Trust Fund. 34 |
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| 280 | 279 | | (d)(1) Loan payments under subsection (b) of this section may be 35 |
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| 281 | 280 | | modified by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in 36 HB1056 |
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| 286 | 285 | | regular, fiscal, or extraordinary session, t he Joint Budget Committee, based 1 |
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| 287 | 286 | | upon its review of the status of the loan received from the Budget 2 |
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| 288 | 287 | | Stabilization Trust Fund. 3 |
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| 289 | 288 | | (2) A modification to a loan payment under subdivision (2)(A) of 4 |
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| 290 | 289 | | this section may include without limitation: 5 |
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| 291 | 290 | | (A) The amount of one (1) or more loan payments; and 6 |
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| 292 | 291 | | (B) The timing of one (1) or more loan payments. 7 |
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| 293 | 292 | | (e) This section shall expire upon the final payment by Henderson 8 |
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| 294 | 293 | | State University to the Budget Stabilization Trus t Fund under subsection (b) 9 |
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| 295 | 294 | | of this section. 10 |
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| 296 | 295 | | 11 |
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| 297 | 296 | | SECTION 6. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 12 |
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| 298 | 297 | | authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 13 |
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| 299 | 298 | | and funds made available by law for the support of su ch appropriations; and 14 |
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| 300 | 299 | | the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 15 |
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| 301 | 300 | | Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 16 |
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| 302 | 301 | | Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 17 |
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| 303 | 302 | | Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where 18 |
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| 304 | 303 | | applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 19 |
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| 305 | 304 | | Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 20 |
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| 306 | 305 | | disbursement of said funds. 21 |
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| 307 | 306 | | 22 |
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| 308 | 307 | | SECTION 7. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 23 |
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| 309 | 308 | | Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 24 |
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| 310 | 309 | | contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 25 |
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| 311 | 310 | | which this act was adopted, as evi denced by the Agency Requests, Executive 26 |
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| 312 | 311 | | Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 27 |
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| 313 | 312 | | manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 28 |
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| 314 | 313 | | summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 29 |
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| 315 | 314 | | Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 30 |
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| 317 | 316 | | SECTION 8. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 32 |
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| 318 | 317 | | Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 33 |
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| 319 | 318 | | appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 34 |
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| 320 | 319 | | effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2024 is essential to the operation of 35 |
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| 321 | 320 | | the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 36 HB1056 |
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| 326 | 325 | | the event of an extension of the legi slative session, the delay in the 1 |
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| 327 | 326 | | effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2024 could work irreparable harm 2 |
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| 328 | 327 | | upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 3 |
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| 329 | 328 | | programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 4 |
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| 330 | 329 | | being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 5 |
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| 331 | 330 | | and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2024. 6 |
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