| 3 | 2 | | *HAR021* 01/27/2025 2:12:38 PM HAR021 |
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| 4 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 5 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 6 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1260 3 |
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| 7 | 6 | | 4 |
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| 8 | 7 | | By: Joint Budget Committee 5 |
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| 9 | 8 | | 6 |
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| 10 | 9 | | 7 |
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| 11 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 12 | 11 | | AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 9 |
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| 13 | 12 | | AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE SOUTHERN ARKANSAS 10 |
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| 14 | 13 | | UNIVERSITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; 11 |
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| 15 | 14 | | AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12 |
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| 16 | 15 | | 13 |
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| 17 | 16 | | 14 |
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| 18 | 17 | | Subtitle 15 |
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| 19 | 18 | | AN ACT FOR THE SOUTHERN ARKANSAS 16 |
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| 20 | 19 | | UNIVERSITY APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025 -17 |
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| 21 | 20 | | 2026 FISCAL YEAR. 18 |
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| 22 | 21 | | 19 |
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| 23 | 22 | | 20 |
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| 24 | 23 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21 |
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| 25 | 24 | | 22 |
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| 26 | 25 | | SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established 23 |
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| 27 | 26 | | for the Southern Arkansas University for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the 24 |
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| 28 | 27 | | following maximum number of regular employees. 25 |
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| 29 | 28 | | 26 |
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| 30 | 29 | | Maximum Annual 27 |
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| 31 | 30 | | Maximum Salary Rate 28 |
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| 32 | 31 | | Item No. of Fiscal Year 29 |
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| 33 | 32 | | No. Title Employees 2025-2026 30 |
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| 34 | 33 | | TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 31 |
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| 35 | 34 | | ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS 32 |
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| 36 | 35 | | (1) President, Southern Arkansas Univ. 1 $322,307 33 |
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| 37 | 36 | | (2) Project/Program Administrator 28 34 |
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| 38 | 37 | | Executive Project/Program Director $207,294 35 |
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| 39 | 38 | | Exec. Project/Program Manager $181,097 36 HB1260 |
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| 40 | 39 | | |
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| 41 | 40 | | 2 01/27/2025 2:12:38 PM HAR021 |
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| 42 | 41 | | Sr. Project/Program Director $167,382 1 |
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| 43 | 42 | | Project/Program Director $135,750 2 |
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| 44 | 43 | | Project/Program Manager $123,020 3 |
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| 45 | 44 | | Executive Assistant $115,000 4 |
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| 46 | 45 | | Project/Program Specialist $106,139 5 |
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| 47 | 46 | | (3) Vice-Pres. for Acad. Affairs & Prov. 1 $201,301 6 |
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| 48 | 47 | | (4) IT Pool 13 7 |
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| 49 | 48 | | Network Engineer $200,973 8 |
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| 50 | 49 | | Information Systems Manager $128,994 9 |
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| 51 | 50 | | Computer Network Coordinator $128,780 10 |
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| 52 | 51 | | Technical Support Staff $123,019 11 |
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| 53 | 52 | | Coordinator, Academic Computing $121,571 12 |
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| 54 | 53 | | Coord., Administrative Computing $121,570 13 |
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| 55 | 54 | | Coordinator of Information Technology $119,967 14 |
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| 56 | 55 | | Website Developer/Programmer $119,967 15 |
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| 57 | 56 | | System Programmer/Web Developer $118,592 16 |
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| 58 | 57 | | Computer Systems Mgr. $108,987 17 |
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| 59 | 58 | | Database Administrator $106,607 18 |
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| 60 | 59 | | Systems Administrator $105,547 19 |
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| 61 | 60 | | Information Systems Security Specialist $103,579 20 |
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| 62 | 61 | | Institution Information Technology Coord. $101,489 21 |
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| 63 | 62 | | Assistant Database Administrator $97,665 22 |
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| 64 | 63 | | Computer Support Manager $97,585 23 |
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| 65 | 64 | | Information Systems Coordinator $97,585 24 |
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| 66 | 65 | | Senior Software Support Specialist $97,585 25 |
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| 67 | 66 | | Systems Specialist $97,585 26 |
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| 68 | 67 | | Information Technology Manager $96,408 27 |
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| 69 | 68 | | Network Support Specialist $93,831 28 |
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| 70 | 69 | | Senior Software Support Analyst $93,831 29 |
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| 71 | 70 | | Tech Support/Systems Admin. $92,374 30 |
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| 72 | 71 | | Tech Support/Applications Support $92,374 31 |
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| 73 | 72 | | Information Systems Business Manager $90,223 32 |
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| 74 | 73 | | Security Analyst $90,223 33 |
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| 75 | 74 | | Systems Analyst $90,223 34 |
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| 76 | 75 | | Information Technology Specialist $88,339 35 |
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| 77 | 76 | | Computer Support Coordinator $86,753 36 HB1260 |
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| 78 | 77 | | |
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| 80 | 79 | | Software Support Analyst $86,753 1 |
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| 81 | 80 | | Systems Applications Supervisor $86,753 2 |
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| 82 | 81 | | Computer Operations Coordinator $83,416 3 |
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| 83 | 82 | | Information Technology Manager $83,416 4 |
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| 84 | 83 | | Systems Coordination Analyst $83,416 5 |
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| 85 | 84 | | PC Support Specialist $81,860 6 |
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| 86 | 85 | | Computer Support Specialist $80,208 7 |
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| 87 | 86 | | Database Analyst $80,208 8 |
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| 88 | 87 | | Digital Broadcast Specialist $77,123 9 |
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| 89 | 88 | | Network Support Analyst $77,123 10 |
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| 90 | 89 | | Website Developer $77,123 11 |
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| 91 | 90 | | Information Systems Analyst $74,157 12 |
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| 92 | 91 | | Information Systems Security Analyst $74,157 13 |
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| 93 | 92 | | Computer Support Analyst $74,157 14 |
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| 94 | 93 | | Software Support Specialist $71,305 15 |
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| 95 | 94 | | Telecommunications Supervisor $71,305 16 |
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| 96 | 95 | | Media Specialist $69,975 17 |
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| 97 | 96 | | Computer Support Technician $68,562 18 |
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| 98 | 97 | | Help Desk Specialist $68,562 19 |
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| 99 | 98 | | Computer Operator $65,925 20 |
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| 100 | 99 | | Network Analyst $65,925 21 |
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| 101 | 100 | | Telecommunications Specialist $65,925 22 |
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| 102 | 101 | | Multimedia Specialist $62,208 23 |
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| 103 | 102 | | Information Technology Assistant $58,608 24 |
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| 104 | 103 | | Computer Lab Technician $56,353 25 |
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| 105 | 104 | | Multimedia Technician $51,130 26 |
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| 106 | 105 | | Audiovisual Laboratory Assistant $47,272 27 |
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| 107 | 106 | | (5) Vice-Pres. for Finance 1 $194,320 28 |
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| 108 | 107 | | (6) Vice-Pres. for Administration 1 $188,485 29 |
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| 109 | 108 | | (7) Vice-Pres. for Student Affairs 1 $188,485 30 |
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| 110 | 109 | | (8) Vice-Pres. for Univ. Advancement 1 $188,484 31 |
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| 111 | 110 | | (9) Dean 7 $173,915 32 |
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| 112 | 111 | | (10) Associate Vice President 2 $166,259 33 |
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| 113 | 112 | | (11) Director of Counseling 1 $154,803 34 |
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| 114 | 113 | | (12) Business Manager 1 $151,635 35 |
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| 115 | 114 | | (13) Director of Physical Plant/Plant Eng. 1 $151,635 36 HB1260 |
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| 116 | 115 | | |
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| 118 | 117 | | (14) Director of Computer Services 1 $145,572 1 |
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| 119 | 118 | | (15) Registrar 1 $139,183 2 |
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| 120 | 119 | | (16) Director of Continuing Education 1 $136,560 3 |
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| 121 | 120 | | (17) Development/Advancement Admin 4 4 |
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| 122 | 121 | | Development/Advancement Director $135,747 5 |
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| 123 | 122 | | Development/Advancement Manager $123,019 6 |
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| 124 | 123 | | Development/Advancement Specialist $106,139 7 |
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| 125 | 124 | | (18) Director of Institutional Research 1 $132,577 8 |
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| 126 | 125 | | (19) Director of Engineering Systems 1 $128,780 9 |
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| 127 | 126 | | (20) Controller 1 $128,061 10 |
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| 128 | 127 | | (21) Counselor 4 $127,507 11 |
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| 129 | 128 | | (22) Director of Academic Advising 1 $126,225 12 |
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| 130 | 129 | | (23) Director of Admissions 1 $126,225 13 |
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| 131 | 130 | | (24) Dir. of Enrollment Services 1 $126,225 14 |
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| 132 | 131 | | (25) Director of International Programs 1 $126,225 15 |
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| 133 | 132 | | (26) Director of Student Aid 1 $126,225 16 |
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| 134 | 133 | | (27) Director of Media Services 1 $124,824 17 |
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| 135 | 134 | | (28) Associate Registrar 1 $122,932 18 |
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| 136 | 135 | | (29) Director of Public Safety 1 $122,932 19 |
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| 137 | 136 | | (30) Dean of Students 1 $119,876 20 |
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| 138 | 137 | | (31) Associate Dean of Students 3 $113,407 21 |
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| 139 | 138 | | (32) Director of Instructional Technology 1 $106,742 22 |
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| 140 | 139 | | (33) Assistant Dean of Students 3 $106,740 23 |
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| 141 | 140 | | (34) Associate Director of Computer Services 2 $106,740 24 |
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| 142 | 141 | | (35) Director of Disability Support 1 $98,669 25 |
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| 143 | 142 | | (36) Assistant Controller 1 $95,766 26 |
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| 144 | 143 | | (37) Fiscal Support Pool 12 27 |
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| 145 | 144 | | Fiscal Support Manager $92,082 28 |
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| 146 | 145 | | Fiscal Support Supervisor $75,685 29 |
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| 147 | 146 | | Accountant II $72,774 30 |
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| 148 | 147 | | Accountant I $69,975 31 |
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| 149 | 148 | | Fiscal Support Analyst $67,284 32 |
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| 150 | 149 | | Fiscal Support Specialist $59,815 33 |
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| 151 | 150 | | Accounting Technician $55,302 34 |
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| 152 | 151 | | Fiscal Support Technician $51,130 35 |
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| 153 | 152 | | (38) Public Safety Pool 12 36 HB1260 |
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| 154 | 153 | | |
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| 155 | 154 | | 5 01/27/2025 2:12:38 PM HAR021 |
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| 156 | 155 | | HE Public Safety Commander III $90,223 1 |
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| 157 | 156 | | Director Public Safety I $88,541 2 |
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| 158 | 157 | | HE Public Safety Commander II $86,753 3 |
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| 159 | 158 | | HE Public Safety Commander I $83,416 4 |
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| 160 | 159 | | HE Public Safety Supervisor $74,157 5 |
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| 161 | 160 | | Public Safety Officer $71,305 6 |
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| 162 | 161 | | Public Safety Officer II $65,925 7 |
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| 163 | 162 | | Security Officer Supervisor $62,208 8 |
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| 164 | 163 | | Public Safety/Security Officer $56,353 9 |
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| 165 | 164 | | HE Public Safety Dispatcher $47,272 10 |
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| 166 | 165 | | Parking Control Supv. $47,272 11 |
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| 167 | 166 | | Security Officer $47,272 12 |
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| 168 | 167 | | Parking Control Officer $45,455 13 |
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| 169 | 168 | | Watchman $38,855 14 |
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| 170 | 169 | | (39) Accounting Coordinator 1 $85,136 15 |
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| 171 | 170 | | (40) Grants Manager 1 $85,136 16 |
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| 172 | 171 | | (41) Personnel Manager 1 $85,136 17 |
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| 173 | 172 | | (42) Assistant Director of Computer Services 2 $83,416 18 |
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| 174 | 173 | | (43) Campus Maintenance Supervisor 1 $78,713 19 |
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| 175 | 174 | | (44) Career Plng & Placement Coord. 1 $75,685 20 |
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| 176 | 175 | | (45) Skilled Trades Pool 26 21 |
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| 177 | 176 | | Skilled Trades Foreman $74,157 22 |
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| 178 | 177 | | Skilled Trades Supervisor $71,305 23 |
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| 179 | 178 | | Skilled Tradesman $68,562 24 |
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| 180 | 179 | | Skilled Trades Helper $52,101 25 |
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| 181 | 180 | | Apprentice Tradesman $46,319 26 |
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| 182 | 181 | | (46) Assistant Dir. of Financial Aid 1 $72,774 27 |
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| 183 | 182 | | (47) Maintenance Coordinator 1 $72,774 28 |
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| 184 | 183 | | (48) Administrative Support Pool 62 29 |
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| 185 | 184 | | Administrative Assistant $67,284 30 |
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| 186 | 185 | | Administrative Analyst $67,284 31 |
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| 187 | 186 | | Administrative Support Supervisor $62,208 32 |
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| 188 | 187 | | Administrative Specialist III $59,815 33 |
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| 189 | 188 | | Administration Support Specialist $59,815 34 |
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| 190 | 189 | | Administrative Specialist II $53,175 35 |
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| 191 | 190 | | Administrative Support Specialist $53,175 36 HB1260 |
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| 192 | 191 | | |
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| 194 | 193 | | Administrative Specialist I $47,272 1 |
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| 195 | 194 | | Extra Help Assistant $38,855 2 |
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| 196 | 195 | | (49) Assistant Registrar 2 $67,284 3 |
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| 197 | 196 | | (50) Financial Aid Analyst 3 $67,284 4 |
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| 198 | 197 | | (51) Library Support Pool 2 5 |
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| 199 | 198 | | Library Supervisor $67,284 6 |
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| 200 | 199 | | Library Specialist $57,515 7 |
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| 201 | 200 | | Library Technician $53,175 8 |
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| 202 | 201 | | Library Support Assistant $49,164 9 |
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| 203 | 202 | | (52) Purchasing Specialist 1 $67,284 10 |
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| 204 | 203 | | (53) Student Accounts Officer 1 $67,284 11 |
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| 205 | 204 | | (54) Heavy Equipment Operator 3 $53,175 12 |
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| 206 | 205 | | (55) Registrar's Assistant 1 $49,164 13 |
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| 207 | 206 | | (56) Equipment Operator 2 $45,455 14 |
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| 208 | 207 | | TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 15 |
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| 209 | 208 | | ACADEMIC POSITIONS 16 |
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| 210 | 209 | | (57) Dir. of Nursing, SAU System 1 $163,881 17 |
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| 211 | 210 | | (58) Department Chairperson 23 $160,134 18 |
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| 212 | 211 | | (59) Director of Library 1 $135,750 19 |
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| 213 | 212 | | (60) Assoc. Librarian 1 $110,077 20 |
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| 214 | 213 | | (61) Asst. Librarian 5 $96,743 21 |
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| 215 | 214 | | NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 22 |
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| 216 | 215 | | ACADEMIC POSITIONS 23 |
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| 217 | 216 | | (62) Faculty 200 24 |
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| 218 | 217 | | Distinguished Professor $158,658 25 |
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| 219 | 218 | | University Professor $154,174 26 |
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| 220 | 219 | | Professor $149,687 27 |
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| 221 | 220 | | Assoc. Professor $132,261 28 |
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| 222 | 221 | | Asst. Professor $121,812 29 |
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| 223 | 222 | | Instructor $100,908 30 |
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| 224 | 223 | | (63) Part-Time Faculty 51 $56,046 31 |
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| 225 | 224 | | TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES 32 |
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| 226 | 225 | | POSITIONS 33 |
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| 227 | 226 | | (64) Project/Program Administrator 7 34 |
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| 228 | 227 | | Executive Project/Program Director $207,294 35 |
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| 229 | 228 | | Exec. Project/Program Manager $181,097 36 HB1260 |
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| 230 | 229 | | |
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| 232 | 231 | | Sr. Project/Program Director $167,382 1 |
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| 233 | 232 | | Project/Program Director $135,750 2 |
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| 234 | 233 | | Project/Program Manager $123,020 3 |
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| 235 | 234 | | Executive Assistant $115,000 4 |
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| 236 | 235 | | Project/Program Specialist $106,139 5 |
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| 237 | 236 | | (65) Dir. of Athletics 1 $159,847 6 |
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| 238 | 237 | | (66) Head Coach 3 $146,047 7 |
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| 239 | 238 | | (67) Director of Health Services 1 $135,999 8 |
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| 240 | 239 | | (68) Coach 4 $114,807 9 |
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| 241 | 240 | | (69) Residential Life Coordinator 2 $73,766 10 |
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| 242 | 241 | | MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 529 11 |
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| 243 | 242 | | 12 |
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| 244 | 243 | | SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 13 |
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| 245 | 244 | | the Southern Arkansas University for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following 14 |
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| 246 | 245 | | maximum number of part -time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra 15 |
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| 247 | 246 | | Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one 16 |
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| 248 | 247 | | thousand nine hundred (1,900) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, 17 |
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| 249 | 248 | | at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification 18 |
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| 250 | 249 | | and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate 19 |
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| 251 | 250 | | classification. 20 |
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| 252 | 251 | | 21 |
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| 253 | 252 | | SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 22 |
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| 254 | 253 | | appropriated, to the Southern Arkansas University , to be payable from the 23 |
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| 255 | 254 | | Southern Arkansas University Fund , for personal services and operating 24 |
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| 256 | 255 | | expenses of the Southern Arkansas University for the fiscal year ending June 25 |
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| 257 | 256 | | 30, 2026, the following: 26 |
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| 258 | 257 | | 27 |
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| 259 | 258 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 28 |
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| 260 | 259 | | NO. 2025-2026 29 |
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| 261 | 260 | | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $17,626,055 30 |
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| 262 | 261 | | (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 2,020,000 31 |
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| 263 | 262 | | (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 32 |
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| 264 | 263 | | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 60,000 33 |
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| 265 | 264 | | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 34 |
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| 266 | 265 | | (C) PROF. FEES 0 35 |
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| 267 | 266 | | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 36 HB1260 |
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| 268 | 267 | | |
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| 270 | 269 | | (E) DATA PROC. 0 1 |
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| 271 | 270 | | (04) CONTINGENCY 985,303 2 |
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| 272 | 271 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $20,691,358 3 |
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| 273 | 272 | | 4 |
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| 274 | 273 | | SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - SAU - SYSTEM. There is hereby appropriated, 5 |
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| 275 | 274 | | to the Southern Arkansas University , to be payable from the Southern Arkansas 6 |
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| 276 | 275 | | University Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Southern 7 |
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| 277 | 276 | | Arkansas University System for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 8 |
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| 278 | 277 | | following: 9 |
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| 279 | 278 | | 10 |
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| 280 | 279 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 11 |
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| 281 | 280 | | NO. 2025-2026 12 |
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| 282 | 281 | | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $45,000 13 |
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| 283 | 282 | | (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 13,500 14 |
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| 284 | 283 | | (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 15 |
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| 285 | 284 | | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 41,500 16 |
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| 286 | 285 | | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 17 |
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| 287 | 286 | | (C) PROF. FEES 0 18 |
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| 288 | 287 | | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 19 |
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| 289 | 288 | | (E) DATA PROC. 0 20 |
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| 290 | 289 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $100,000 21 |
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| 291 | 290 | | 22 |
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| 292 | 291 | | SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, 23 |
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| 293 | 292 | | to the Southern Arkansas University , to be payable from cash funds as defined 24 |
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| 294 | 293 | | by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services and operating expenses of 25 |
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| 295 | 294 | | the Southern Arkansas University for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 26 |
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| 296 | 295 | | the following: 27 |
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| 297 | 296 | | 28 |
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| 298 | 297 | | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 29 |
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| 299 | 298 | | NO. 2025-2026 30 |
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| 300 | 299 | | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $7,621,000 31 |
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| 301 | 300 | | (02) EXTRA HELP 2,885,000 32 |
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| 302 | 301 | | (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 7,984,500 33 |
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| 303 | 302 | | (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 34 |
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| 304 | 303 | | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 23,530,000 35 |
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| 305 | 304 | | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 1,388,625 36 HB1260 |
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| 306 | 305 | | |
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| 308 | 307 | | (C) PROF. FEES 1,315,000 1 |
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| 309 | 308 | | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 2,107,923 2 |
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| 310 | 309 | | (E) DATA PROC. 0 3 |
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| 311 | 310 | | (05) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 2,500,000 4 |
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| 312 | 311 | | (06) DEBT SERVICE 6,300,000 5 |
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| 313 | 312 | | (07) FUND TRANSFERS, REFUNDS AND 6 |
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| 314 | 313 | | INVESTMENTS 100,000 7 |
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| 315 | 314 | | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $55,732,048 8 |
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| 316 | 315 | | 9 |
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| 317 | 316 | | SECTION 6. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 10 |
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| 318 | 317 | | authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 11 |
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| 319 | 318 | | and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 12 |
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| 320 | 319 | | the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 13 |
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| 321 | 320 | | Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 14 |
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| 322 | 321 | | Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 15 |
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| 323 | 322 | | Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where 16 |
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| 324 | 323 | | applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 17 |
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| 325 | 324 | | Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 18 |
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| 326 | 325 | | disbursement of said funds. 19 |
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| 327 | 326 | | 20 |
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| 328 | 327 | | SECTION 7. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 21 |
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| 329 | 328 | | Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 22 |
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| 330 | 329 | | contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 23 |
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| 331 | 330 | | which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 24 |
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| 332 | 331 | | Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 25 |
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| 333 | 332 | | manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 26 |
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| 334 | 333 | | summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 27 |
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| 335 | 334 | | Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 28 |
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| 336 | 335 | | 29 |
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| 337 | 336 | | SECTION 8. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 30 |
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| 338 | 337 | | Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 31 |
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| 339 | 338 | | appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 32 |
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| 340 | 339 | | effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 33 |
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| 341 | 340 | | the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 34 |
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| 342 | 341 | | the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 35 |
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| 346 | 345 | | upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 1 |
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| 347 | 346 | | programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 2 |
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| 348 | 347 | | being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 3 |
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| 349 | 348 | | and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 4 |
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