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Arkansas House Bill HB1249

Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

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2-Act 42 of the Regular Session
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43 State of Arkansas 1
54 95th General Assembly A Bill 2
65 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1249 3
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87 By: Joint Budget Committee 5
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1110 For An Act To Be Entitled 8
1211 AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 9
1312 AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE NATIONAL PARK COLLEGE 10
1413 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR 11
1514 OTHER PURPOSES. 12
1615 13
1716 14
1817 Subtitle 15
1918 AN ACT FOR THE NATIONAL PARK COLLEGE 16
2019 APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL 17
2120 YEAR. 18
2221 19
2322 20
2423 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21
2524 22
2625 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established 23
2726 for the National Park College for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following 24
2827 maximum number of regular employees. 25
2928 26
3029 Maximum Annual 27
3130 Maximum Salary Rate 28
3231 Item No. of Fiscal Year 29
3332 No. Title Employees 2025-2026 30
3433 TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 31
3534 ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS 32
3635 (1) President, NPC 1 $208,138 33
3736 (2) IT Pool 15 34
3837 Network Engineer $200,973 35
3938 Information Systems Manager $128,994 36 HB1249
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4241 Computer Network Coordinator $128,780 1
4342 Technical Support Staff $123,019 2
4443 Coordinator, Academic Computing $121,571 3
4544 Coord., Administrative Computing $121,570 4
4645 Coordinator of Information Technology $119,967 5
4746 Website Developer/Programmer $119,967 6
4847 System Programmer/Web Developer $118,592 7
4948 Computer Systems Mgr. $108,987 8
5049 Database Administrator $106,607 9
5150 Systems Administrator $105,547 10
5251 Information Systems Security Specialist $103,579 11
5352 Institution Information Technology Coord. $101,489 12
5453 Assistant Database Administrator $97,665 13
5554 Computer Support Manager $97,585 14
5655 Information Systems Coordinator $97,585 15
5756 Senior Software Support Specialist $97,585 16
5857 Systems Specialist $97,585 17
5958 Information Technology Manager $96,408 18
6059 Network Support Specialist $93,831 19
6160 Senior Software Support Analyst $93,831 20
6261 Tech Support/Systems Admin. $92,374 21
6362 Tech Support/Applications Support $92,374 22
6463 Information Systems Business Manager $90,223 23
6564 Security Analyst $90,223 24
6665 Systems Analyst $90,223 25
6766 Information Technology Specialist $88,339 26
6867 Computer Support Coordinator $86,753 27
6968 Software Support Analyst $86,753 28
7069 Systems Applications Supervisor $86,753 29
7170 Computer Operations Coordinator $83,416 30
7271 Systems Coordination Analyst $83,416 31
7372 PC Support Specialist $81,860 32
7473 Computer Support Specialist $80,208 33
7574 Database Analyst $80,208 34
7675 Digital Broadcast Specialist $77,123 35
7776 Network Support Analyst $77,123 36 HB1249
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8079 Website Developer $77,123 1
8180 Information Systems Analyst $74,157 2
8281 Information Systems Security Analyst $74,157 3
8382 Computer Support Analyst $74,157 4
8483 Software Support Specialist $71,305 5
8584 Telecommunications Supervisor $71,305 6
8685 Media Specialist $69,975 7
8786 Computer Support Technician $68,562 8
8887 Help Desk Specialist $68,562 9
8988 Computer Operator $65,925 10
9089 Network Analyst $65,925 11
9190 Telecommunications Specialist $65,925 12
9291 Multimedia Specialist $62,208 13
9392 Information Technology Assistant $58,608 14
9493 Computer Lab Technician $56,353 15
9594 Multimedia Technician $51,130 16
9695 Audiovisual Laboratory Assistant $47,272 17
9796 (3) Chief Academic Officer 1 $167,057 18
9897 (4) Chief of External and Adv. Programs 1 $156,658 19
9998 (5) Chief Fiscal Officer 1 $156,658 20
10099 (6) Chief Information Officer 1 $156,658 21
101100 (7) Chief Workforce Development Officer 1 $156,658 22
102101 (8) Chief Student Life Officer 1 $156,658 23
103102 (9) Director of Human Resources 1 $132,733 24
104103 (10) Director of Institutional Research 1 $132,733 25
105104 (11) Counselor 2 $127,508 26
106105 (12) Director of Marketing and Public Relations 1 $122,249 27
107106 (13) Registrar 1 $122,249 28
108107 (14) Director of Financial Aid 1 $122,153 29
109108 (15) Dean of Students 1 $121,485 30
110109 (16) Director of Major Gifts 1 $121,402 31
111110 (17) Project/Program Administrator 20 32
112111 Project/Program Director $120,919 33
113112 Project/Program Manager $101,255 34
114113 Project/Program Specialist $91,408 35
115114 (18) Business Manager 1 $117,181 36 HB1249
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118117 (19) Controller 1 $117,181 1
119118 (20) Director of Development 1 $113,455 2
120119 (21) Director of Physical Plant 1 $113,103 3
121120 (22) Assistant to the President 1 $104,457 4
122121 (23) Workforce Specialist 2 $93,055 5
123122 (24) Fiscal Support Pool 7 6
124123 Fiscal Support Manager $92,082 7
125124 Fiscal Support Supervisor $75,685 8
126125 Accountant II $72,774 9
127126 Accountant I $69,975 10
128127 Fiscal Support Analyst $67,284 11
129128 Fiscal Support Specialist $59,815 12
130129 Accounting Technician $55,302 13
131130 Fiscal Support Technician $51,130 14
132131 (25) Accounting Coordinator 1 $85,136 15
133132 (26) Maintenance Manager 1 $85,136 16
134133 (27) Benefits Coordinator 1 $78,713 17
135134 (28) Grants Coordinator 1 $78,713 18
136135 (29) Payroll Services Coordinator 1 $78,713 19
137136 (30) Academic Advisor 4 $78,705 20
138137 (31) Academic Tutor 1 $77,184 21
139138 (32) Student Service Representative 14 $77,184 22
140139 (33) Maintenance Coordinator 1 $72,774 23
141140 (34) HEI Program Coordinator 6 $69,975 24
142141 (35) Administrative Support Pool 10 25
143142 Administrative Assistant $67,284 26
144143 Administrative Analyst $67,284 27
145144 Administrative Support Supervisor $62,208 28
146145 Administrative Specialist III $59,815 29
147146 Administration Support Specialist $59,815 30
148147 Administrative Specialist II $53,175 31
149148 Administrative Support Specialist $53,175 32
150149 Administrative Specialist I $47,272 33
151150 Extra Help Assistant $38,855 34
152151 (36) Assistant Registrar 1 $67,284 35
153152 (37) Financial Aid Analyst 4 $67,284 36 HB1249
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156155 (38) Library Support Pool 2 1
157156 Library Supervisor $67,284 2
158157 Library Specialist $57,515 3
159158 Library Technician $53,175 4
160159 Library Support Assistant $49,164 5
161160 (39) Maintenance Supervisor 1 $67,284 6
162161 (40) Purchasing Specialist 1 $67,284 7
163162 (41) Student Recruitment Specialist 1 $62,208 8
164163 (42) Maintenance Specialist 3 $59,815 9
165164 (43) Maintenance Assistant 5 $51,130 10
166165 (44) Institutional Services Supervisor 1 $43,706 11
167166 (45) Institutional Services Assistant 11 $42,025 12
168167 TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 13
169168 ACADEMIC POSITIONS 14
170169 (46) Division Chairperson 3 $146,201 15
171170 (47) Division Chairperson/Dean 3 $146,201 16
172171 (48) Librarian 1 $132,733 17
173172 (49) Director of Adult Education 1 $127,510 18
174173 (50) Assistant Librarian 2 $81,202 19
175174 (51) Lab Supervisor 3 $68,172 20
176175 NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 21
177176 ACADEMIC POSITIONS 22
178177 (52) Faculty 115 $111,362 23
179178 (53) Part-Time Faculty 110 $56,046 24
180179 TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES 25
181180 POSITIONS 26
182181 (54) Athletic Director 1 $120,919 27
183182 (55) Campus Store Manager 1 $104,892 28
184183 (56) Athletic Administration & Support Pool 1 29
185184 Coach $104,891 30
186185 Asst. Coach $56,046 31
187186 Athletic Trainer $41,956 32
188187 (57) Retail Specialist 3 $53,175 33
189188 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 380 34
190189 35
191190 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 36 HB1249
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194193 the National Park College for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following 1
195194 maximum number of part -time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra 2
196195 Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: four 3
197196 hundred two (402) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of 4
198197 pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and 5
199198 Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate 6
200199 classification. 7
201200 8
202201 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 9
203202 appropriated, to the National Park College , to be payable from the National 10
204203 Park College Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the 11
205204 National Park College for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 12
206205 following: 13
207206 14
208207 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 15
209208 NO. 2025-2026 16
210209 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $8,796,704 17
211210 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,300,000 18
212211 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 19
213212 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 1,350,000 20
214213 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 21
215214 (C) PROF. FEES 0 22
216215 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 23
217216 (E) DATA PROC. 0 24
218217 (04) FUNDED DEPRECIATION 26,175 25
219218 (05) CONTINGENCY 573,644 26
220219 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $12,046,523 27
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222221 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, 29
223222 to the National Park College , to be payable from cash funds as defined by 30
224223 Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services and operating expenses of the 31
225224 National Park College for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 32
226225 following: 33
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228227 ITEM FISCAL YEAR 35
229228 NO. 2025-2026 36 HB1249
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232231 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $2,100,000 1
233232 (02) EXTRA HELP 1,000,000 2
234233 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,250,000 3
235234 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 4
236235 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 7,020,000 5
237236 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 150,000 6
238237 (C) PROF. FEES 400,000 7
239238 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 7,300,000 8
240239 (E) DATA PROC. 0 9
241240 (05) DEBT SERVICE 2,200,000 10
242241 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $21,420,000 11
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244243 SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 13
245244 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 14
246245 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 15
247246 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 16
248247 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 17
249248 Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 18
250249 Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where 19
251250 applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 20
252251 Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 21
253252 disbursement of said funds. 22
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255254 SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 24
256255 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 25
257256 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 26
258257 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 27
259258 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 28
260259 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 29
261260 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 30
262261 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 31
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264263 SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 33
265264 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 34
266265 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 35
267266 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 36 HB1249
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270269 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 1
271270 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 2
272271 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 3
273272 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 4
274273 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 5
275274 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 6
276275 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 7
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