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Act 660 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1265 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
AT LITTLE ROCK FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 11
2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT 16
LITTLE ROCK 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 at Little Rock 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) Dean of STEM 1 $418,024 33
(2) Chancellor 1 $386,768 34
(3) Vice Prov. for Res., Innovation & Com. 1 $282,791 35
(4) Provost 1 $268,500 36 HB1265
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(5) Dean of Business, Health, and Human Serv. 1 $263,509 1
(6) Dean Humanities, Arts, Soc. Sciences & Ed. 1 $263,509 2
(7) Dean of Law 1 $262,220 3
(8) Chief of Staff 1 $232,104 4
(9) Vice Chan. for Finance & Administration 1 $225,261 5
(10) Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs 1 $225,261 6
(11) Vice Chancellor 1 $221,840 7
(12) Vice Chan. for Advancement/Development 1 $221,840 8
(13) Vice Provost - Archives & Collections 1 $214,999 9
(14) Dean 2 $214,997 10
(15) Project/Program Administrator 82 11
Executive Project/Program Director $207,294 12
Exec. Project/Program Manager $181,097 13
Sr. Project/Program Director $167,382 14
Project/Program Director $135,750 15
Project/Program Manager $123,020 16
Executive Assistant $115,000 17
Project/Program Specialist $106,139 18
(16) Associate Dean - STEM 2 $204,728 19
(17) IT Pool 28 20
Network Engineer $200,973 21
Information Systems Manager $128,994 22
Computer Network Coordinator $128,780 23
Technical Support Staff $123,019 24
Coordinator, Academic Computing $121,571 25
Coord., Administrative Computing $121,570 26
Coordinator of Information Technology $119,967 27
Website Developer/Programmer $119,967 28
System Programmer/Web Developer $118,592 29
Computer Systems Mgr. $108,987 30
Database Administrator $106,607 31
Systems Administrator $105,547 32
Information Systems Security Specialist $103,579 33
Institution Information Technology Coord. $101,489 34
Assistant Database Administrator $97,665 35
Computer Support Manager $97,585 36 HB1265
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Information Systems Coordinator $97,585 1
Senior Software Support Specialist $97,585 2
Systems Specialist $97,585 3
Information Technology Manager $96,408 4
Network Support Specialist $93,831 5
Senior Software Support Analyst $93,831 6
Tech Support/Systems Admin. $92,374 7
Tech Support/Applications Support $92,374 8
Information Systems Business Manager $90,223 9
Security Analyst $90,223 10
Systems Analyst $90,223 11
Information Technology Specialist $88,339 12
Computer Support Coordinator $86,753 13
Software Support Analyst $86,753 14
Systems Applications Supervisor $86,753 15
Computer Operations Coordinator $83,416 16
Systems Coordination Analyst $83,416 17
PC Support Specialist $81,860 18
Computer Support Specialist $80,208 19
Database Analyst $80,208 20
Digital Broadcast Specialist $77,123 21
Network Support Analyst $77,123 22
Website Developer $77,123 23
Information Systems Analyst $74,157 24
Information Systems Security Analyst $74,157 25
Computer Support Analyst $74,157 26
Software Support Specialist $71,305 27
Telecommunications Supervisor $71,305 28
Media Specialist $69,975 29
Computer Support Technician $68,562 30
Help Desk Specialist $68,562 31
Computer Operator $65,925 32
Network Analyst $65,925 33
Telecommunications Specialist $65,925 34
Multimedia Specialist $62,208 35
Information Technology Assistant $58,608 36 HB1265
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Computer Lab Technician $56,353 1
Multimedia Technician $51,130 2
Audiovisual Laboratory Assistant $47,272 3
(18) Associate Vice Chancellor 10 $194,960 4
(19) Dir. Ark. Institute Econ. Advance. 1 $193,822 5
(20) Chief Information Security Officer 1 $193,384 6
(21) Dir. of Institute on Race & Ethnicity 1 $191,605 7
(22) Director of Arkansas SBTDC 1 $188,816 8
(23) Director of Digital Strategy 1 $188,816 9
(24) Division Chief 2 $185,702 10
(25) Assistant Dean - STEM 2 $177,338 11
(26) Asst. Vice Chan. for Student Affairs 3 $174,046 12
(27) Director of Information Technology 2 $174,046 13
(28) Director of Administrative Services 1 $173,915 14
(29) Director of Financial Services 1 $173,915 15
(30) Director of Distance Learning 1 $173,466 16
(31) Director of International Programs 1 $173,466 17
(32) Dir. of Research & Sponsored Programs 1 $173,466 18
(33) Associate Dean 10 $172,300 19
(34) Director Facilities Management 1 $163,702 20
(35) Assistant Dean 6 $163,388 21
(36) Director of Records & Registration 1 $156,464 22
(37) Director of Counseling 1 $154,803 23
(38) Development/Advancement Admin. 15 24
Development/Advancement Director $152,602 25
Development/Advancement Manager $121,320 26
Development/Advancement Specialist $104,674 27
(39) Director of University Police 1 $146,532 28
(40) Director of Human Resources 1 $146,532 29
(41) HR Associate Director 2 $146,532 30
(42) Assoc. Director Information Technology 4 $144,564 31
(43) Director of Institutional Research 1 $142,085 32
(44) Director of Financial Aid 1 $141,348 33
(45) Dir. of Community Partnerships 1 $137,620 34
(46) Director of Health Services 1 $135,999 35
(47) Dean of Students 1 $131,622 36 HB1265
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(48) Director of Admissions 1 $131,622 1
(49) Chemical Hygiene Officer 1 $127,980 2
(50) Assoc. Dir. Research & Sponsored Prog. 1 $127,278 3
(51) Director of Finance 8 $126,225 4
(52) Dir. of Adm. & Registrar/Law 1 $125,301 5
(53) Project Coordinator 3 $121,923 6
(54) Academic/Student Support 85 7
Academic Counselor - STEM $120,656 8
Student Development Specialist $106,608 9
Academic Counselor $94,342 10
(55) Director of Testing Services 1 $119,695 11
(56) Director of Alumni Relations 1 $113,661 12
(57) APAC Coordinator 1 $111,531 13
(58) Registered Nurse Practitioner 2 $110,698 14
(59) Director of Student Activities 1 $109,445 15
(60) Director of Disability Services 1 $106,608 16
(61) Coord. of Intramural Activities 1 $103,400 17
(62) Associate Director of Financial Aid 1 $99,424 18
(63) Fiscal Support Pool 15 19
Fiscal Support Manager $92,082 20
Fiscal Support Supervisor $75,685 21
Accountant II $72,774 22
Accountant I $69,975 23
Fiscal Support Analyst $67,284 24
Fiscal Support Specialist $59,815 25
Accounting Technician $55,302 26
Fiscal Support Technician $51,130 27
(64) Archivist 2 $91,593 28
(65) Public Safety Pool 39 29
HE Public Safety Commander III $90,223 30
Director Public Safety I $88,541 31
HE Public Safety Commander II $86,753 32
HE Public Safety Commander I $83,416 33
HE Public Safety Supervisor $74,157 34
Public Safety Officer $71,305 35
Public Safety Officer II $65,925 36 HB1265
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Security Officer Supervisor $62,208 1
Public Safety/Security Officer $56,353 2
HE Public Safety Dispatcher $47,272 3
Parking Control Supv. $47,272 4
Security Officer $47,272 5
Parking Control Officer $45,455 6
Watchman $38,855 7
(66) Institutional Assistant 65 $89,980 8
(67) Campus Maintenance Supervisor 2 $78,713 9
(68) Education Counselor 6 $78,713 10
(69) Skilled Trades Pool 25 11
Skilled Trades Foreman $74,157 12
Skilled Trades Supervisor $71,305 13
Skilled Tradesman $68,562 14
Skilled Trades Helper $52,101 15
Apprentice Tradesman $46,319 16
(70) Budget Specialist 3 $72,774 17
(71) Editor 2 $72,774 18
(72) Maintenance Coordinator 2 $72,774 19
(73) Research Project Analyst 3 $72,774 20
(74) Buyer 6 $69,975 21
(75) HEI Program Coordinator 22 $69,975 22
(76) Administrative Support Pool 68 23
Administrative Assistant $67,284 24
Administrative Analyst $67,284 25
Administrative Support Supervisor $62,208 26
Administrative Specialist III $59,815 27
Administration Support Specialist $59,815 28
Administrative Specialist II $53,175 29
Administrative Support Specialist $53,175 30
Administrative Specialist I $47,272 31
Extra Help Assistant $38,855 32
(77) Assistant Registrar 5 $67,284 33
(78) Library Support Pool 8 34
Library Supervisor $67,284 35
Library Specialist $57,515 36 HB1265
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Library Technician $53,175 1
Library Support Assistant $49,164 2
(79) Maintenance Supervisor 2 $67,284 3
(80) Special Events Manager 1 $67,284 4
(81) Archival Assistant 2 $64,696 5
(82) Stationary Engineer 5 $64,696 6
(83) Warehouse Manager 1 $64,696 7
(84) Commercial Artist I/Graphic Art I 1 $62,208 8
(85) Human Resources Specialist 1 $62,208 9
(86) Landscape Supervisor 2 $62,208 10
(87) Logistics Manager 1 $62,208 11
(88) Landscape Specialist 1 $55,302 12
(89) Maintenance Assistant 8 $51,130 13
(90) Mail Services Assistant 3 $45,455 14
(91) Institutional Services Supervisor 5 $43,706 15
(92) Institutional Services Assistant 45 $42,025 16
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 17
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 18
(93) Department Chairperson 37 19
Department Chair - STEM $228,689 20
Department Chair $201,304 21
Director $201,304 22
(94) Faculty 57 23
University Professor - STEM $226,285 24
Professor - STEM $223,889 25
University Professor $214,168 26
Professor $197,881 27
Assoc. Professor - STEM $191,033 28
Assoc. Professor $184,186 29
Asst. Professor - STEM $180,763 30
Asst. Professor $156,658 31
Instructor - STEM $140,122 32
Instructor $128,780 33
(95) Economic Forecaster 1 $218,200 34
(96) Research/Extension Specialist 30 35
Senior Research/Extension Spec. $197,881 36 HB1265
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Research/Extension Specialist $184,187 1
Associate Research/Extension Spec. $156,658 2
Assistant Research/Extension Spec. $122,453 3
(97) Research Support 158 4
Research Associate $146,533 5
Research Scientist $144,484 6
Post Doctoral Fellow $122,236 7
Senior Research Assistant - STEM $100,908 8
Senior Research Assistant $87,718 9
(98) Librarian 16 $112,217 10
(99) Extension Assistant 4 $87,718 11
NINE MONTH EDUCATION AND GENERAL 12
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 13
(100) Faculty 355 14
Distinguished Professor - Law $241,426 15
Professor - Law $225,603 16
Distinguished Professor $221,655 17
Professor - STEM $211,566 18
University Professor $210,452 19
Professor $194,459 20
Associate Professor - Law $194,459 21
Associate Professor - STEM $180,763 22
Assistant Professor - Law $180,763 23
Assistant Professor - STEM $175,235 24
Associate Professor $170,492 25
Assistant Professor $142,719 26
Instructor $111,361 27
(101) Lecturer 330 $89,980 28
(102) Graduate Assistant 180 $35,147 29
TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES 30
POSITIONS 31
(103) Director of Athletics 1 $262,220 32
(104) Head Basketball Coach 2 $219,247 33
(105) Project/Program Administrator 12 34
Executive Project/Program Director $207,294 35
Exec. Project/Program Manager $181,097 36 HB1265
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Sr. Project/Program Director $167,382 1
Project/Program Director $135,750 2
Project/Program Manager $123,020 3
Executive Assistant $115,000 4
Project/Program Specialist $106,139 5
(106) Assoc. Dir. of Athletics 8 $166,458 6
(107) Director of Special Events Center 1 $135,999 7
(108) Head Athletic Trainer 1 $130,431 8
(109) Assistant Athletic Director 4 $127,303 9
(110) Head Coach 8 $127,303 10
(111) Assistant Basketball Coach 8 $127,303 11
(112) Development Officer 2 $122,528 12
(113) Dir. of Printing Services 1 $113,108 13
(114) Assistant Coach 20 $110,827 14
(115) Trainer 8 $110,824 15
(116) Dir. of Strength & Conditioning 1 $110,824 16
(117) Asst. Dir. of Aquatics & Fitness 1 $106,608 17
(118) Skilled Trades Pool 5 18
Skilled Trades Foreman $74,157 19
Skilled Trades Supervisor $71,305 20
Skilled Tradesman $68,562 21
Skilled Trades Helper $52,101 22
Apprentice Tradesman $46,319 23
(119) Residential Life Coordinator 1 $73,766 24
(120) Budget Specialist 2 $72,774 25
(121) HEI Program Coordinator 4 $69,975 26
(122) Print Shop Manager 2 $69,975 27
(123) Administrative Support Pool 5 28
Administrative Assistant $67,284 29
Administrative Analyst $67,284 30
Administrative Support Supervisor $62,208 31
Administrative Specialist III $59,815 32
Administration Support Specialist $59,815 33
Administrative Specialist II $53,175 34
Administrative Support Specialist $53,175 35
Administrative Specialist I $47,272 36 HB1265
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Extra Help Assistant $38,855 1
(124) Assistant Dir. of Student Union 1 $67,284 2
(125) Printer 6 $57,515 3
(126) Student Union Section Manager 1 $53,175 4
(127) Maintenance Assistant 2 $51,130 5
(128) Reproduction Equipment Operator 1 $45,455 6
(129) Shipping & Receiving Clerk 1 $45,455 7
(130) Institutional Services Supervisor 1 $43,706 8
(131) Institutional Services Assistant 20 $42,025 9
(132) Graduate Assistant 12 $35,147 10
NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTER 11
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 12
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS 13
(133) Director of Nanotechnology Center 1 $238,501 14
(134) Project/Program Administrator 3 15
Executive Project/Program Director $207,294 16
Exec. Project/Program Manager $181,097 17
Sr. Project/Program Director $167,382 18
Project/Program Director $135,750 19
Project/Program Manager $123,020 20
Executive Assistant $115,000 21
Project/Program Specialist $106,139 22
(135) Coordinator of Commercialization 1 $135,745 23
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 24
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 25
(136) Research Support 7 26
Research Associate $146,533 27
Post Doctoral Fellow $122,236 28
Senior Research Assistant $87,718 29
NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 30
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 31
(137) Graduate Assistant 4 $35,147 32
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1,989 33
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 35
the University of Arkansas at Little Rock for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the 36 HB1265
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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: one 2
thousand three hundred (1,300) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, 3
at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification 4
and 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 at Little Rock , to be payable 9
from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Fund , for personal services 10
and operating expenses of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock for the 11
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 12
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 14
NO. 2025-2026 15
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $59,774,411 16
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 9,931,569 17
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 18
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 20,204 19
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 20
(C) PROF. FEES 0 21
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 22
(E) DATA PROC. 0 23
(04) CONTINGENCY 3,171,150 24
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $72,897,334 25
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, 27
to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock , to be payable from cash funds 28
as defined by Arkansas Code 19 -4-801, for personal services and operating 29
expenses of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock for the fiscal year 30
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 31
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 33
NO. 2025-2026 34
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $34,250,000 35
(02) EXTRA HELP 4,750,475 36 HB1265
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(03) OVERTIME 250,000 1
(04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 12,872,206 2
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 3
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 39,500,000 4
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 3,000,000 5
(C) PROF. FEES 8,000,000 6
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 16,594,940 7
(E) DATA PROC. 0 8
(06) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 30,000,000 9
(07) DEBT SERVICE 13,000,000 10
(08) FUND TRANSFERS, REFUNDS AND 11
INVESTMENTS 81,078 12
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $162,298,699 13
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - WILLIAM H. BOWEN SCHOOL OF LAW . There is 15
hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock , to be 16
payable from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Fund , from special 17
revenues received from additional uniform filing fees in circuit court as 18
authorized by Arkansas Code Annotated 16 -10-314, for expenses of the 19
University of Arkansas at Little Rock - William H. Bowen School of Law for 20
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 21
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 23
NO. 2025-2026 24
(01) WILLIAM H. BOWEN SCHOOL OF LAW 25
EXPENSES $800,000 26
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTER . There is hereby 28
appropriated, to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock , to be payable 29
from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Fund , for personal services 30
and operating expenses, research, and development of viable technologies of 31
the University of Arkansas at Little Rock - Nanotechnology Center for the 32
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 33
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 35
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(01) NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTER EXPENSES $2,000,000 1
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SECTION 7. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 3
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 4
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 5
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 6
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 7
Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 8
Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where 9
applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 10
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 11
disbursement of said funds. 12
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SECTION 8. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 14
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 15
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 16
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 17
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 18
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 19
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 20
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 21
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SECTION 9. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 23
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 24
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 25
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 26
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 27
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 28
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 29
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 30
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 31
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 32
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 33
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APPROVED: 4/16/25 35
With line item veto page 4, line 7 36