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Act 46 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1264 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 UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 10
- FORT SMITH FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 11
2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - 16
FORT SMITH APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025 -17
2026 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 University of Arkansas - Fort Smith for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, 24
the 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 2025-2026 30
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 31
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS 32
(1) Chancellor 1 $290,076 33
(2) Provost 1 $232,104 34
(3) Vice Chancellor for Univ. Relations 1 $215,850 35
(4) Vice Chan. for Finance & Administration 1 $215,850 36 HB1264
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(5) Vice Chan. for Advancement/Development 1 $212,570 1
(6) Vice Chan. for Enrollment Mgmt 1 $212,570 2
(7) Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs 1 $212,570 3
(8) Project/Program Administrator 43 4
Executive Project/Program Director $207,294 5
Exec. Project/Program Manager $181,097 6
Sr. Project/Program Director $167,382 7
Project/Program Director $135,750 8
Project/Program Manager $123,020 9
Executive Assistant $115,000 10
Project/Program Specialist $106,139 11
(9) IT Pool 20 12
Network Engineer $200,973 13
Information Systems Manager $128,994 14
Computer Network Coordinator $128,780 15
Technical Support Staff $123,019 16
Coordinator, Academic Computing $121,571 17
Coord., Administrative Computing $121,570 18
Coordinator of Information Technology $119,967 19
Website Developer/Programmer $119,967 20
System Programmer/Web Developer $118,592 21
Computer Systems Mgr. $108,987 22
Database Administrator $106,607 23
Systems Administrator $105,547 24
Information Systems Security Specialist $103,579 25
Institution Information Technology Coord. $101,489 26
Assistant Database Administrator $97,665 27
Computer Support Manager $97,585 28
Information Systems Coordinator $97,585 29
Senior Software Support Specialist $97,585 30
Systems Specialist $97,585 31
Information Technology Manager $96,408 32
Network Support Specialist $93,831 33
Senior Software Support Analyst $93,831 34
Tech Support/Systems Admin. $92,374 35
Tech Support/Applications Support $92,374 36 HB1264
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Information Systems Business Manager $90,223 1
Security Analyst $90,223 2
Systems Analyst $90,223 3
Information Technology Specialist $88,339 4
Computer Support Coordinator $86,753 5
Software Support Analyst $86,753 6
Systems Applications Supervisor $86,753 7
Computer Operations Coordinator $83,416 8
Systems Coordination Analyst $83,416 9
PC Support Specialist $81,860 10
Computer Support Specialist $80,208 11
Database Analyst $80,208 12
Digital Broadcast Specialist $77,123 13
Network Support Analyst $77,123 14
Website Developer $77,123 15
Information Systems Analyst $74,157 16
Information Systems Security Analyst $74,157 17
Computer Support Analyst $74,157 18
Software Support Specialist $71,305 19
Telecommunications Supervisor $71,305 20
Media Specialist $69,975 21
Computer Support Technician $68,562 22
Help Desk Specialist $68,562 23
Computer Operator $65,925 24
Network Analyst $65,925 25
Telecommunications Specialist $65,925 26
Multimedia Specialist $62,208 27
Information Technology Assistant $58,608 28
Computer Lab Technician $56,353 29
Multimedia Technician $51,130 30
Audiovisual Laboratory Assistant $47,272 31
(10) Director of University Communications 1 $193,822 32
(11) Dir. of Management Info. Systems 1 $188,816 33
(12) Assoc. Vice Chan. for Finance & Admin. 1 $186,805 34
(13) Dean 6 $173,915 35
(14) Assoc. Vice Chan. for Planning & Account 1 $168,029 36 HB1264
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(15) Controller 1 $166,632 1
(16) Assistant Dean 3 $163,388 2
(17) Dean of Business & Professional Inst. 1 $158,777 3
(18) Dean of Work Force Development 1 $158,777 4
(19) Director of Plant Operations / Eng. 1 $156,844 5
(20) Dean of Instructional Development 1 $156,463 6
(21) Director of Annual Fund 1 $154,802 7
(22) Director of Major Gifts 1 $154,802 8
(23) Director of Planned Giving 1 $154,802 9
(24) Registrar 1 $152,582 10
(25) Dir. of Community & Cont. Ed. 1 $147,950 11
(26) Associate Director of Computing Serv. 4 $144,564 12
(27) Director of Institutional Research 1 $144,564 13
(28) Assistant to the Chancellor 1 $141,997 14
(29) Director of Admissions 1 $132,227 15
(30) Director of Student Financial Aid 1 $132,227 16
(31) Assistant Director of Plant Oper. 1 $128,436 17
(32) Director of Evening & Special Programs 1 $128,224 18
(33) Director of Media Services 1 $127,503 19
(34) Director of University Police 1 $122,701 20
(35) Development Officer 5 $122,528 21
(36) Budget Director 1 $120,948 22
(37) Dir. of Placement/Career Services 1 $120,947 23
(38) Director of Workforce Development 1 $114,149 24
(39) Director of Sys. Prog. & Database Svcs. 1 $111,761 25
(40) Director of Academic Support Services 1 $106,742 26
(41) Dir. of Educational Assessment 1 $106,740 27
(42) Director of Disability Services 1 $106,607 28
(43) Administrator of Grants and Contracts 1 $105,718 29
(44) Development/Advancement Specialist 5 $104,674 30
(45) Instructional Designer 2 $102,700 31
(46) Workforce Specialist 4 $93,055 32
(47) Fiscal Support Pool 18 33
Fiscal Support Manager $92,082 34
Fiscal Support Supervisor $75,685 35
Accountant II $72,774 36 HB1264
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Accountant I $69,975 1
Fiscal Support Analyst $67,284 2
Fiscal Support Specialist $59,815 3
Accounting Technician $55,302 4
Fiscal Support Technician $51,130 5
(48) Public Safety Pool 15 6
HE Public Safety Commander III $90,223 7
Director Public Safety I $88,541 8
HE Public Safety Commander II $86,753 9
HE Public Safety Commander I $83,416 10
HE Public Safety Supervisor $74,157 11
Public Safety Officer $71,305 12
Public Safety Officer II $65,925 13
Security Officer Supervisor $62,208 14
Public Safety/Security Officer $56,353 15
HE Public Safety Dispatcher $47,272 16
Parking Control Supv. $47,272 17
Security Officer $47,272 18
Parking Control Officer $45,455 19
Watchman $38,855 20
(49) Institutional Assistant 11 $89,980 21
(50) Procurement Manager 1 $85,136 22
(51) Academic Advisor 42 $83,172 23
(52) Public Information Coordinator 1 $81,860 24
(53) Director of Administrative Support 1 $81,473 25
(54) Skilled Trades Pool 29 26
Skilled Trades Foreman $74,157 27
Skilled Trades Supervisor $71,305 28
Skilled Tradesman $68,562 29
Skilled Trades Helper $52,101 30
Apprentice Tradesman $46,319 31
(55) Editor 1 $72,774 32
(56) Maintenance Coordinator 1 $72,774 33
(57) Research Project Analyst 1 $72,774 34
(58) Buyer 3 $69,975 35
(59) HEI Program Coordinator 4 $69,975 36 HB1264
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(60) Occupational Safety Coordinator 1 $69,975 1
(61) Administrative Support Pool 48 2
Administrative Assistant $67,284 3
Administrative Analyst $67,284 4
Administrative Support Supervisor $62,208 5
Administrative Specialist III $59,815 6
Administration Support Specialist $59,815 7
Administrative Specialist II $53,175 8
Administrative Support Specialist $53,175 9
Administrative Specialist I $47,272 10
Extra Help Assistant $38,855 11
(62) Assistant Registrar 2 $67,284 12
(63) Library Support Pool 4 13
Library Supervisor $67,284 14
Library Specialist $57,515 15
Library Technician $53,175 16
Library Support Assistant $49,164 17
(64) Commercial Graphic Artist 2 $64,696 18
(65) Financial Aid Specialist 2 $62,208 19
(66) Human Resources Specialist 3 $62,208 20
(67) Maintenance Specialist 2 $59,815 21
(68) Research Assistant 1 $59,815 22
(69) Special Events Coordinator 1 $59,815 23
(70) Maintenance Assistant 4 $51,130 24
(71) Mail Services Coordinator 1 $49,164 25
(72) Registrar's Assistant 4 $49,164 26
(73) Institutional Services Supervisor 7 $43,706 27
(74) Institutional Services Assistant 10 $42,025 28
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 29
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 30
(75) Faculty 25 31
Professor $197,881 32
Assistant Professor $156,658 33
Instructor $128,780 34
(76) Department Chairperson 20 $192,886 35
(77) Director of Library Services 1 $183,591 36 HB1264
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(78) Librarian 7 $132,579 1
(79) Clinical Instructor 6 $99,620 2
NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 3
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 4
(80) Faculty 240 5
Distinguished Professor $212,395 6
Professor $186,326 7
Associate Professor $163,351 8
Assistant Professor $136,756 9
Instructor $106,699 10
Lecturer $89,546 11
(81) Clinical Instructor 10 $79,611 12
(82) Part-Time Faculty 300 $56,046 13
(83) Graduate Assistant 1 $35,147 14
TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES 15
POSITIONS 16
(84) Project/Program Administrator 6 17
Executive Project/Program Director $207,294 18
Exec. Project/Program Manager $181,097 19
Sr. Project/Program Director $167,382 20
Project/Program Director $135,750 21
Project/Program Manager $123,020 22
Executive Assistant $115,000 23
Project/Program Specialist $106,139 24
(85) Director of Athletics 1 $159,847 25
(86) Coach 8 $146,048 26
(87) Director of Auxiliary Enterprises 1 $140,297 27
(88) Assistant Director of Athletics 1 $122,257 28
(89) Senior Women's Sports Administrator 1 $122,257 29
(90) Assistant Coach 10 $114,807 30
(91) Head Athletic Trainer 1 $114,807 31
(92) Director of Student Activities 1 $100,904 32
(93) Academic Advisor 1 $83,172 33
(94) Sports Information Director 1 $77,184 34
(95) Compliance Officer 1 $73,767 35
(96) Residential Life Coordinator 2 $73,767 36 HB1264
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(97) Administrative Support Pool 3 1
Administrative Assistant $67,284 2
Administrative Analyst $67,284 3
Administrative Support Supervisor $62,208 4
Administrative Specialist III $59,815 5
Administration Support Specialist $59,815 6
Administrative Specialist II $53,175 7
Administrative Support Specialist $53,175 8
Administrative Specialist I $47,272 9
Extra Help Assistant $38,855 10
(98) Assistant Athletic Trainer 2 $49,549 11
WESTERN ARKANSAS AREA TECHNICAL CENTER 12
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 13
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS 14
(99) Dir. Western Arkansas Area Tech Ctr. 1 $135,512 15
(100) Asst. Dir. Western Ark Area Tech Ctr. 1 $119,914 16
(101) Workforce Specialist 1 $93,055 17
(102) Academic Advisor 2 $77,184 18
(103) Administrative Support Pool 1 19
Administrative Assistant $67,284 20
Administrative Analyst $67,284 21
Administrative Support Supervisor $62,208 22
Administrative Specialist III $59,815 23
Administration Support Specialist $59,815 24
Administrative Specialist II $53,175 25
Administrative Support Specialist $53,175 26
Administrative Specialist I $47,272 27
Extra Help Assistant $38,855 28
NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 29
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 30
(104) Faculty 10 $111,361 31
(105) Part-Time Faculty 10 $56,046 32
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1,025 33
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 35
the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the 36 HB1264
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following maximum number of part -time or temporary employees, to be known as 1
"Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: nine 2
hundred ten (910) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of 3
pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and 4
Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate 5
classification. 6
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 8
appropriated, to the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, to be payable from 9
the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Fund , for personal services and 10
operating expenses of the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith for the fiscal 11
year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 12
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 14
NO. 2025-2026 15
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $19,273,410 16
(02) EXTRA HELP 500,000 17
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 3,600,000 18
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 19
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 2,600,000 20
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 21
(C) PROF. FEES 0 22
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 23
(E) DATA PROC. 0 24
(05) FUNDED DEPRECIATION 20,000 25
(06) CONTINGENCY 1,299,671 26
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $27,293,081 27
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, 29
to the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, to be payable from cash funds as 30
defined by Arkansas Code 19 -4-801, for personal services and operating 31
expenses of the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith for the fiscal year 32
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 33
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(01) REGULAR SALARIES $25,000,000 1
(02) EXTRA HELP 1,155,000 2
(03) OVERTIME 50,000 3
(04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 8,000,000 4
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 5
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 25,000,000 6
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 600,000 7
(C) PROF. FEES 1,600,000 8
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 5,250,000 9
(E) DATA PROC. 0 10
(06) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 31,500,000 11
(07) DEBT SERVICE 8,000,000 12
(08) FUND TRANSFERS, REFUNDS AND 13
INVESTMENTS 12,000,000 14
(09) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 125,000 15
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $118,280,000 16
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SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 18
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 19
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 20
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 21
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 22
Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 23
Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where 24
applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 25
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 26
disbursement of said funds. 27
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SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 29
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 30
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 31
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 32
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 33
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 34
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 35
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 36 HB1264
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SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 2
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 3
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 4
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 5
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 6
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 7
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 8
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 9
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 10
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 11
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 12
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