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Act 68 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 113 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 ARKANSAS STATE 10
UNIVERSITY - NEWPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 11
30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY 16
- NEWPORT APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025 -2026 17
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 Arkansas State University - Newport 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, ASUN 1 $208,138 33
(2) IT Pool 6 34
Network Engineer $200,973 35
Information Systems Manager $128,994 36 SB113
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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 SB113
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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 Chancellor for Academic Affairs 1 $167,057 18
(4) Vice Chanc., ASUN Jonesboro Campus 1 $158,536 19
(5) Vice Chanc., ASUN Marked Tree Campus 1 $158,536 20
(6) Vice Chancellor for Fiscal Affairs 1 $156,658 21
(7) Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs 1 $156,658 22
(8) Director of Institutional Research 1 $132,733 23
(9) Director of Human Resources 1 $132,733 24
(10) Dean 2 $132,733 25
(11) Director of Institutional Devel. 1 $132,223 26
(12) Counselor 2 $127,508 27
(13) Director of Admissions/Registrar 1 $122,249 28
(14) Dir. of Cont. Ed./Business Outreach 1 $122,249 29
(15) Director of Student Financial Aid 1 $122,005 30
(16) Project/Program Administrator 14 31
Project/Program Director $120,919 32
Project/Program Manager $101,256 33
Project/Program Specialist $91,408 34
(17) Director of Computer Services 1 $119,967 35
(18) Controller 1 $117,181 36 SB113
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(19) Director of Physical Plant 1 $113,103 1
(20) Director 5 $107,674 2
(21) Assistant to the Chancellor 1 $104,457 3
(22) Dir. of Public Info. & Comm. Rel. 1 $101,257 4
(23) Fiscal Support Pool 6 5
Fiscal Support Manager $92,082 6
Fiscal Support Supervisor $75,685 7
Accountant II $72,774 8
Accountant I $69,975 9
Fiscal Support Analyst $67,284 10
Fiscal Support Specialist $59,815 11
Accounting Technician $55,302 12
Fiscal Support Technician $51,130 13
(24) Assoc. Dir. of Fin. Aid & Student Affairs 1 $91,407 14
(25) Public Safety Pool 4 15
HE Public Safety Commander III $90,223 16
Director Public Safety I $88,541 17
HE Public Safety Commander II $86,753 18
HE Public Safety Commander I $83,416 19
HE Public Safety Supervisor $74,157 20
Public Safety Officer $71,305 21
Public Safety Officer II $65,925 22
Security Officer Supervisor $62,208 23
Public Safety/Security Officer $56,353 24
HE Public Safety Dispatcher $47,272 25
Parking Control Supv. $47,272 26
Security Officer $47,272 27
Parking Control Officer $45,455 28
Watchman $38,855 29
(26) Skilled Trades Pool 6 30
Skilled Trades Foreman $74,157 31
Skilled Trades Supervisor $71,305 32
Skilled Tradesman $68,562 33
Skilled Trades Helper $52,101 34
Apprentice Tradesman $46,319 35
(27) Administrative Support Pool 16 36 SB113
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Administrative Assistant $67,284 1
Administrative Analyst $67,284 2
Administrative Support Supervisor $62,208 3
Administrative Specialist III $59,815 4
Administration Support Specialist $59,815 5
Administrative Specialist II $53,175 6
Administrative Support Specialist $53,175 7
Administrative Specialist I $47,272 8
Extra Help Assistant $38,855 9
(28) Assistant Registrar 1 $67,284 10
(29) Financial Aid Analyst 1 $67,284 11
(30) Library Support Pool 2 12
Library Supervisor $67,284 13
Library Specialist $57,515 14
Library Technician $53,175 15
Library Support Assistant $49,164 16
(31) Maintenance Supervisor 1 $67,284 17
(32) Financial Aid Specialist 2 $62,208 18
(33) Human Resources Specialist 1 $62,208 19
(34) Landscape Supervisor 1 $62,208 20
(35) Maintenance Technician 1 $62,208 21
(36) Maintenance Specialist 2 $59,815 22
(37) Payroll Technician 1 $59,815 23
(38) Landscape Specialist 1 $55,302 24
(39) Maintenance Assistant 3 $51,130 25
(40) Institutional Services Assistant 9 $42,025 26
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 27
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 28
(41) Division Chair 3 $146,201 29
(42) Librarian 1 $132,733 30
(43) Director - Technical Programs 3 $120,305 31
(44) Special Instructor 21 $111,362 32
(45) Student Development Specialist 1 $83,457 33
NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 34
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 35
(46) Faculty 75 36 SB113
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Professor/Master Instructor $119,492 1
Assoc. Professor/Senior Instructor $112,659 2
Asst. Professor/Advanced Instructor $99,684 3
Instructor $86,850 4
(47) Part-Time Faculty 125 $68,625 5
TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES 6
POSITIONS 7
(48) Athletic Director 1 $120,919 8
(49) Project/Program Administrator 2 9
Project/Program Director $120,919 10
Project/Program Manager $101,256 11
Project/Program Specialist $91,408 12
(50) Director of Bookstore Operations 1 $107,674 13
(51) Director of Food Service 1 $105,646 14
(52) Athletic Administration & Support Pool 1 15
Coach $104,891 16
Asst. Coach $56,046 17
Athletic Trainer $41,956 18
(53) Food Service Pool 1 19
Food Preparation Manager $64,696 20
Food Preparation Supervisor $57,515 21
Food Preparation Coordinator $51,130 22
Food Preparation Specialist $43,706 23
Food Preparation Technician $40,409 24
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 341 25
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 27
the Arkansas State University - Newport for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the 28
following maximum number of part -time or temporary employees, to be known as 29
"Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: 30
sixty (60) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not 31
to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, 32
or its successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 33
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 35
appropriated, to the Arkansas State University - Newport, to be payable from 36 SB113
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the Arkansas State University - Newport Fund, for personal services and 1
operating expenses of the Arkansas State University - Newport for the fiscal 2
year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 3
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 5
NO. 2025-2026 6
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $5,500,000 7
(02) EXTRA HELP 100,000 8
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,000,000 9
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 10
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 1,169,298 11
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 12
(C) PROF. FEES 0 13
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 14
(E) DATA PROC. 0 15
(05) FUNDED DEPRECIATION 100,000 16
(06) CONTINGENCY 393,465 17
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $8,262,763 18
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, 20
to the Arkansas State University - Newport, to be payable from cash funds as 21
defined by Arkansas Code 19 -4-801, for personal services and operating 22
expenses of the Arkansas State University - Newport for the fiscal year 23
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 24
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 26
NO. 2025-2026 27
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $5,800,000 28
(02) EXTRA HELP 400,000 29
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 3,000,000 30
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 31
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 5,250,000 32
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 250,000 33
(C) PROF. FEES 800,000 34
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 15,000,000 35
(E) DATA PROC. 0 36 SB113
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(05) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 4,000,000 1
(06) DEBT SERVICE 1,000,000 2
(07) FUND TRANSFERS, REFUNDS AND 3
INVESTMENTS 20,000 4
(08) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 90,000 5
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $35,610,000 6
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SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 8
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 9
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 10
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 11
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 12
Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 13
Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where 14
applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 15
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 16
disbursement of said funds. 17
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SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 19
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 20
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 21
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 22
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 23
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 24
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 25
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 26
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SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 28
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 29
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 30
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 31
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 32
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 33
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 34
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 35
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 36 SB113
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being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 1
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 2
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