Arkansas 2025 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SB109 Draft / Bill

Filed 01/27/2025

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State of Arkansas     1 
95th General Assembly A Bill     2 
Regular Session, 2025  	SENATE BILL 109 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 SOUTH ARKANSAS COLLEGE 10 
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR 11 
OTHER PURPOSES.  12 
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Subtitle 15 
AN ACT FOR THE SOUTH ARKANSAS COLLEGE 16 
APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025 -2026 FISCAL 17 
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 South Arkansas College for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following 24 
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)        President, SAC                           1           $208,138 33 
  (2)        IT Pool                                  3                    34 
             Network Engineer                                     $200,973 35 
             Information Systems Manager                          $128,994 36    	SB109 
 
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             Computer Network Coordinator                         $128,780 1 
             Technical Support Staff                              $123,019 2 
             Coordinator, Academic Computing                      $121,571 3 
             Coord., Administrative Computing                     $121,570 4 
             Coordinator of Information Technology                $119,967 5 
             Website Developer/Programmer                         $119,967 6 
             System Programmer/Web Developer                      $118,592 7 
             Computer Systems Mgr.                                $108,987 8 
             Database Administrator                               $106,607 9 
             Systems Administrator                                $105,547 10 
             Information Systems Security Specialist              $103,579 11 
             Institution Information Technology Coord.            $101,489 12 
             Assistant Database Administrator                      $97,665 13 
             Computer Support Manager                              $97,585 14 
             Information Systems Coordinator                       $97,585 15 
             Senior Software Support Specialist                    $97,585 16 
             Systems Specialist                                    $97,585 17 
             Information Technology Manager                        $96,408 18 
             Network Support Specialist                            $93,831 19 
             Senior Software Support Analyst                       $93,831 20 
             Tech Support/Systems Admin.                           $92,374 21 
             Tech Support/Applications Support                     $92,374 22 
             Information Systems Business Manager                  $90,223 23 
             Security Analyst                                      $90,223 24 
             Systems Analyst                                       $90,223 25 
             Information Technology Specialist                     $88,339 26 
             Computer Support Coordinator                          $86,753 27 
             Software Support Analyst                              $86,753 28 
             Systems Applications Supervisor                       $86,753 29 
             Computer Operations Coordinator                       $83,416 30 
             Systems Coordination Analyst                          $83,416 31 
             PC Support Specialist                                 $81,860 32 
             Computer Support Specialist                           $80,208 33 
             Database Analyst                                      $80,208 34 
             Digital Broadcast Specialist                          $77,123 35 
             Network Support Analyst                               $77,123 36    	SB109 
 
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             Website Developer                                     $77,123 1 
             Information Systems Analyst                           $74,157 2 
             Information Systems Security Analyst                  $74,157 3 
             Computer Support Analyst                              $74,157 4 
             Software Support Specialist                           $71,305 5 
             Telecommunications Supervisor                         $71,305 6 
             Media Specialist                                      $69,975 7 
             Computer Support Technician                           $68,562 8 
             Help Desk Specialist                                  $68,562 9 
             Computer Operator                                     $65,925 10 
             Network Analyst                                       $65,925 11 
             Telecommunications Specialist                         $65,925 12 
             Multimedia Specialist                                 $62,208 13 
             Information Technology Assistant                      $58,608 14 
             Computer Lab Technician                               $56,353 15 
             Multimedia Technician                                 $51,130 16 
             Audiovisual Laboratory Assistant                      $47,272 17 
  (3)        Vice-President for Academic Affairs      1           $167,057 18 
  (4)        Vice-President for Admin. Services       1           $167,057 19 
  (5)        Chief Information Officer                1           $156,658 20 
  (6)        Vice-President for Student Services      1           $156,657 21 
  (7)        Dir. of Occup. & Technical Educ.         1           $147,950 22 
  (8)        Director of Human Resources / Service    1           $132,733 23 
  (9)        Director of Institutional Research       1           $132,733 24 
 (10)        Dir. of Workforce Development            1           $129,825 25 
 (11)        Counselor                                2           $127,508 26 
 (12)        Dir. of Public Relations/Marketing       1           $122,249 27 
 (13)        Registrar                                1           $122,249 28 
 (14)        Director of Student Aid                  1           $122,005 29 
 (15)        Dean of Students                         2           $121,485 30 
 (16)        Project/Program Administrator            4                    31 
             Project/Program Director                             $120,919 32 
             Project/Program Manager                              $101,256 33 
             Project/Program Specialist                            $91,408 34 
 (17)        Director, Admin. Computer Services       1           $119,967 35 
 (18)        Director of Computer Services            1           $119,967 36    	SB109 
 
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 (19)        Director, Distance Learning              1           $119,881 1 
 (20)        Controller                               1           $117,181 2 
 (21)        Director of Development                  1           $113,455 3 
 (22)        Director of Physical Plant               1           $113,103 4 
 (23)        Dir., Systems Prog./Database Service     1           $111,761 5 
 (24)        Dean Student Affairs -Enrollment Svcs.    1           $111,453 6 
 (25)        Administrator of Grants and Contracts    1           $105,721 7 
 (26)        Assistant to the President               1           $104,457 8 
 (27)        Director of Public Safety                1           $101,255 9 
 (28)        Workforce Specialist                     2            $93,056 10 
 (29)        Distance Learning Specialist             1            $92,908 11 
 (30)        Fiscal Support Pool                      6                    12 
             Fiscal Support Manager                                $92,082 13 
             Fiscal Support Supervisor                             $75,685 14 
             Accountant II                                         $72,774 15 
             Accountant I                                          $69,975 16 
             Fiscal Support Analyst                                $67,284 17 
             Fiscal Support Specialist                             $59,815 18 
             Accounting Technician                                 $55,302 19 
             Fiscal Support Technician                             $51,130 20 
 (31)        Public Safety Pool                       5                    21 
             HE Public Safety Commander III                        $90,223 22 
             Director Public Safety I                              $88,541 23 
             HE Public Safety Commander II                         $86,753 24 
             HE Public Safety Commander I                          $83,416 25 
             HE Public Safety Supervisor                           $74,157 26 
             Public Safety Officer                                 $71,305 27 
             Public Safety Officer II                              $65,925 28 
             Security Officer Supervisor                           $62,208 29 
             Public Safety/Security Officer                        $56,353 30 
             HE Public Safety Dispatcher                           $47,272 31 
             Parking Control Supv.                                 $47,272 32 
             Security Officer                                      $47,272 33 
             Parking Control Officer                               $45,455 34 
             Watchman                                              $38,855 35 
 (32)        Accounting Coordinator                   1            $85,136 36    	SB109 
 
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 (33)        Payroll Services Coordinator             1            $78,713 1 
 (34)        Academic Advisor                         5            $77,183 2 
 (35)        Assistant Director                       1            $77,183 3 
 (36)        Director                                 1            $77,183 4 
 (37)        Skilled Trades Pool                     10                    5 
             Skilled Trades Foreman                                $74,157 6 
             Skilled Trades Supervisor                             $71,305 7 
             Skilled Tradesman                                     $68,562 8 
             Skilled Trades Helper                                 $52,101 9 
             Apprentice Tradesman                                  $46,319 10 
 (38)        Administrative Support Pool             12                    11 
             Administrative Assistant                              $67,284 12 
             Administrative Analyst                                $67,284 13 
             Administrative Support Supervisor                     $62,208 14 
             Administrative Specialist III                         $59,815 15 
             Administration Support Specialist                     $59,815 16 
             Administrative Specialist II                          $53,175 17 
             Administrative Support Specialist                     $53,175 18 
             Administrative Specialist I                           $47,272 19 
             Extra Help Assistant                                  $38,855 20 
 (39)        Assistant Registrar                      1            $67,284 21 
 (40)        Financial Aid Analyst                    2            $67,284 22 
 (41)        Library Support Pool                     3                    23 
             Library Supervisor                                    $67,284 24 
             Library Specialist                                    $57,515 25 
             Library Technician                                    $53,175 26 
             Library Support Assistant                             $49,164 27 
 (42)        Payroll Services Specialist              1            $67,284 28 
 (43)        Financial Aid Specialist                 1            $62,208 29 
 (44)        Student Recruitment Specialist           3            $62,208 30 
 (45)        Admissions Analyst                       1            $53,175 31 
 (46)        Institutional Services Shift Supv.       1            $49,164 32 
 (47)        Institutional Services Supervisor        1            $43,706 33 
 (48)        Institutional Services Assistant        10            $42,025 34 
             TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL                         35 
             ACADEMIC POSITIONS                                          36    	SB109 
 
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 (49)        Division Chairperson                     4           $146,201 1 
 (50)        Librarian                                1           $132,733 2 
 (51)        Director of Allied Health                3           $128,588 3 
 (52)        Director of Adult Education              1           $127,510 4 
 (53)        Instructor -Nursing & Allied Health      20           $120,305 5 
             NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL                          6 
             ACADEMIC POSITIONS                                          7 
 (54)        Faculty                                 64           $111,362 8 
 (55)        Part-Time Faculty                       80            $56,046 9 
             TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES                          10 
             POSITIONS                                                   11 
 (56)        Conference Center Director               1           $122,249 12 
 (57)        Athletic Director                        1           $120,919 13 
 (58)        Project/Program Administrator            6                    14 
             Project/Program Director                             $120,919 15 
             Project/Program Manager                              $101,256 16 
             Project Program Specialist                            $91,408 17 
 (59)        Campus Store Manager                     1           $104,892 18 
 (60)        Events Planner                           1           $104,892 19 
 (61)        Athletic Administration & Support Pool   6                    20 
             Coach                                                $104,891 21 
             Asst. Coach                                           $56,046 22 
             Athletic Trainer                                      $41,956 23 
 (62)        Fiscal Support Pool                      2                    24 
             Fiscal Support Manager                                $92,082 25 
             Fiscal Support Supervisor                             $75,685 26 
             Accountant II                                         $72,774 27 
             Accountant I                                          $69,975 28 
             Fiscal Support Analyst                                $67,284 29 
             Fiscal Support Specialist                             $59,815 30 
             Accounting Technician                                 $55,302 31 
             Fiscal Support Technician                             $51,130 32 
 (63)        Skilled Trades Pool                      2                    33 
             Skilled Trades Foreman                                $74,157 34 
             Skilled Trades Supervisor                             $71,305 35 
             Skilled Tradesman                                     $68,562 36    	SB109 
 
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             Skilled Trades Helper                                 $52,101 1 
             Apprentice Tradesman                                  $46,319 2 
 (64)        Food Service Pool                        5                    3 
             Food Preparation Manager                              $64,696 4 
             Food Preparation Supervisor                           $57,515 5 
             Food Preparation Coordinator                          $51,130 6 
             Food Preparation Specialist                           $43,706 7 
             Food Preparation Technician                           $40,409 8 
 (65)        Residential Life Coordinator            1           $57,868 9 
       MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES                       302 10 
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 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS.  There is hereby authorized, for 12 
the South Arkansas College for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following 13 
maximum number of part -time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra 14 
Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes:  one hundred 15 
seventy-five (175) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of 16 
pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and 17 
Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate 18 
classification. 19 
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 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS.  There is hereby 21 
appropriated, to the South Arkansas College , to be payable from the South 22 
Arkansas College Fund , for personal services and operating expenses of the 23 
South Arkansas College for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 24 
following: 25 
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ITEM                                                           FISCAL YEAR 27 
 NO.                                                             2025-2026 28 
(01)  REGULAR SALARIES                                          $4,296,797 29 
(02)  EXTRA HELP                                                   210,542 30 
(03)  PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING                                 1,316,878 31 
(04)  MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 32 
      (A) OPER. EXPENSE                                          1,427,424 33 
      (B) CONF. & TRAVEL                                                 0 34 
      (C) PROF. FEES                                                     0 35 
      (D) CAP. OUTLAY                                                    0 36    	SB109 
 
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      (E) DATA PROC.                                                     0 1 
(05)  CONTINGENCY                                                 362,582 2 
      TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED                                $7,614,223 3 
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 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS.  There is hereby appropriated, 5 
to the South Arkansas College , to be payable from cash funds as defined by 6 
Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services and operating expenses of the 7 
South Arkansas College for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 8 
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ITEM                                                           FISCAL YEAR 11 
 NO.                                                             2025-2026 12 
(01)  REGULAR SALARIES                                          $5,652,378 13 
(02)  EXTRA HELP                                                   365,715 14 
(03)  OVERTIME                                                      50,000 15 
(04)  PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING                                 1,571,035 16 
(05)  MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 17 
      (A) OPER. EXPENSE                                          4,286,825 18 
      (B) CONF. & TRAVEL                                           217,389 19 
      (C) PROF. FEES                                               100,000 20 
      (D) CAP. OUTLAY                                              314,893 21 
      (E) DATA PROC.                                                     0 22 
(06)  CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS                                       8,483,593 23 
(07)  DEBT SERVICE                                                 800,000 24 
(08)  FUND TRANSFERS, REFUNDS AND            25 
      INVESTMENTS                                                  126,929 26 
(09)  PROMOTIONAL ITEMS                                            63,465 27 
      TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED                               $22,032,222 28 
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 SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.  Disbursement of funds 30 
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 31 
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 32 
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 33 
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 34 
Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 35 
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applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 1 
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 2 
disbursement of said funds. 3 
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 SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.  It is the intent of the General 5 
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 6 
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 7 
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 8 
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 9 
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 10 
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 11 
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 12 
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 SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE.  It is found and determined by the General 14 
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 15 
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 16 
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 17 
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 18 
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 19 
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 20 
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 21 
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 22 
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 23 
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 24 
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