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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 124 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
- DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 11
JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - 16
DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATION FOR 17
THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. 18
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 20
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SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established 22
for the University of Arkansas - Division of Agriculture for the 2025-2026 23
fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 24
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Maximum Annual 26
Maximum Salary Rate 27
Item No. of Fiscal Year 28
No. Title Employees 2025-2026 29
DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE 30
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 31
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS 32
(1) Vice-Pres. for Agriculture/Chance. 1 $281,159 33
(2) Senior Associate Vice President 2 $247,681 34
(3) Associate VP 6 $242,035 35
(4) District Director 3 $223,888 36 SB124
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(5) Assistant VP 6 $211,785 1
(6) Project/Program Administrator 170 2
Executive Project/Program Director $207,294 3
Exec. Project/Program Manager $181,097 4
Sr. Project/Program Director $167,382 5
Project/Program Director $135,750 6
Project/Program Manager $123,020 7
Project/Program Specialist $106,139 8
Executive Assistant $115,000 9
(7) IT Pool 20 10
Network Engineer $200,973 11
Information Systems Manager $128,994 12
Computer Network Coordinator $128,780 13
Technical Support Staff $123,019 14
Coordinator, Academic Computing $121,571 15
Coord., Administrative Computing $121,570 16
Coordinator of Information Technology $119,967 17
Website Developer/Programmer $119,967 18
System Programmer/Web Developer $118,592 19
Computer Systems Mgr. $108,987 20
Database Administrator $106,607 21
Systems Administrator $105,547 22
Information Systems Security Specialist $103,579 23
Institution Information Technology Coord. $101,489 24
Assistant Database Administrator $97,665 25
Computer Support Manager $97,585 26
Information Systems Coordinator $97,585 27
Senior Software Support Specialist $97,585 28
Systems Specialist $97,585 29
Information Technology Manager $96,408 30
Network Support Specialist $93,831 31
Senior Software Support Analyst $93,831 32
Tech Support/Systems Admin. $92,374 33
Tech Support/Applications Support $92,374 34
Information Systems Business Manager $90,223 35
Security Analyst $90,223 36 SB124
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Systems Analyst $90,223 1
Information Technology Specialist $88,339 2
Computer Support Coordinator $86,753 3
Software Support Analyst $86,753 4
Systems Applications Supervisor $86,753 5
Computer Operations Coordinator $83,416 6
Systems Coordination Analyst $83,416 7
PC Support Specialist $81,860 8
Computer Support Specialist $80,208 9
Database Analyst $80,208 10
Digital Broadcast Specialist $77,123 11
Network Support Analyst $77,123 12
Website Developer $77,123 13
Information Systems Analyst $74,157 14
Information Systems Security Analyst $74,157 15
Computer Support Analyst $74,157 16
Software Support Specialist $71,305 17
Telecommunications Supervisor $71,305 18
Media Specialist $69,975 19
Computer Support Technician $68,562 20
Help Desk Specialist $68,562 21
Computer Operator $65,925 22
Network Analyst $65,925 23
Telecommunications Specialist $65,925 24
Multimedia Specialist $62,208 25
Information Technology Assistant $58,608 26
Computer Lab Technician $56,353 27
Multimedia Technician $51,130 28
Audiovisual Laboratory Assistant $47,272 29
(8) County Ext. Agent 210 30
County Ext. Agent IV $199,779 31
County Ext. Agent III $193,119 32
County Ext. Agent II $134,719 33
County Ext. Agent I $124,874 34
(9) Resident Director in Charge 6 $157,351 35
(10) Associate for Administration 4 $106,139 36 SB124
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(11) Fiscal Support Pool 28 1
Fiscal Support Manager $92,082 2
Fiscal Support Supervisor $75,685 3
Accountant II $72,774 4
Accountant I $69,975 5
Fiscal Support Analyst $67,284 6
Fiscal Support Specialist $59,815 7
Accounting Technician $55,302 8
Fiscal Support Technician $51,130 9
(12) Procurement Coordinator 1 $81,860 10
(13) Research Technologist 9 $81,860 11
(14) Skilled Trades Pool 5 12
Skilled Trades Foreman $74,157 13
Skilled Trades Supervisor $71,305 14
Skilled Tradesman $68,562 15
Skilled Trades Helper $52,101 16
Apprentice Tradesman $46,319 17
(15) Human Resources Analyst 1 $72,774 18
(16) Maintenance Coordinator 3 $72,774 19
(17) Assistant Director of Farming 1 $69,975 20
(18) Buyer 2 $69,975 21
(19) HEI Program Coordinator 3 $69,975 22
(20) Administrative Support Pool 143 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
(21) Benefits Analyst 1 $67,284 33
(22) Maintenance Supervisor 3 $67,284 34
(23) Payroll Services Specialist 2 $67,284 35
(24) Print Shop Supervisor 1 $67,284 36 SB124
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(25) Institutional Printer 2 $64,696 1
(26) Inventory Control Manager 1 $64,696 2
(27) Human Resources Specialist 3 $62,208 3
(28) Farm Foreman - Inst. 6 $59,815 4
(29) Maintenance Specialist 8 $59,815 5
(30) Research Assistant 1 $59,815 6
(31) Special Events Coordinator 1 $59,815 7
(32) Coordinator of Housekeeping 1 $57,515 8
(33) Equipment Mechanic 2 $55,302 9
(34) Farm Maintenance Mechanic 2 $55,302 10
(35) Laboratory Technician 11 $55,302 11
(36) Landscape Specialist 1 $55,302 12
(37) Special Events Supervisor 1 $55,302 13
(38) Warehouse Specialist 1 $55,302 14
(39) Greenhouse Technician 1 $53,175 15
(40) Heavy Equipment Operator 1 $53,175 16
(41) Research Technician 10 $53,175 17
(42) CES Program Assistant 36 $51,130 18
(43) Maintenance Assistant 2 $51,130 19
(44) Research Field Technician 9 $51,130 20
(45) Agriculture Farm Technician 6 $47,272 21
(46) Agriculture Lab Technician 16 $47,272 22
(47) Institutional Services Supervisor 1 $43,706 23
(48) Institutional Services Assistant 6 $42,025 24
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 25
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 26
(49) Faculty 190 27
Distinguished Professor $273,692 28
University Professor $253,548 29
Professor $234,194 30
Associate Professor $199,779 31
Assistant Professor $189,024 32
Curator $159,536 33
Instructor $134,719 34
(50) Department Chairperson 11 $239,218 35
(51) Research Scientist 10 $174,281 36 SB124
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(52) Program Associate 165 $159,536 1
(53) Senior Graduate Assistant 60 $126,328 2
(54) Post Doctoral Fellow 45 $126,046 3
(55) Program Technician 120 $106,136 4
(56) Program Assistant 8 $100,908 5
(57) Graduate Assistant 77 $69,636 6
NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 7
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 8
(58) Faculty 25 9
Distinguished Professor $235,631 10
University Professor $230,254 11
Professor $221,287 12
Associate Professor $189,024 13
Assistant Professor $183,233 14
Instructor $121,805 15
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1,471 16
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 18
the University of Arkansas - Division of Agriculture for the 2025-2026 fiscal 19
year, the following maximum number of part -time or temporary employees, to be 20
known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such 21
purposes: seven hundred (700) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, 22
at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification 23
and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate 24
classification. 25
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby 27
appropriated, to the University of Arkansas , to be payable from the 28
University of Arkansas Fund , for personal services and operating expenses of 29
the University of Arkansas - Division of Agriculture 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 $47,795,000 35
(02) EXTRA HELP 350,000 36 SB124
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(03) OVERTIME 5,000 1
(04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 13,544,773 2
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 3
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 16,929,000 4
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 5
(C) PROF. FEES 0 6
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 250,000 7
(E) DATA PROC. 0 8
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $78,873,773 9
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, 11
to the University of Arkansas , to be payable from cash funds as defined by 12
Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services and operating expenses of the 13
University of Arkansas - Division of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending 14
June 30, 2026, the following: 15
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17
NO. 2025-2026 18
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $20,000,000 19
(02) EXTRA HELP 4,500,000 20
(03) OVERTIME 60,000 21
(04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 6,000,000 22
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 23
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 27,700,000 24
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 2,400,000 25
(C) PROF. FEES 2,200,000 26
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 10,500,000 27
(E) DATA PROC. 0 28
(06) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 46,000,000 29
(07) DEBT SERVICE 100,000 30
(08) FUND TRANSFERS, REFUNDS AND 31
INVESTMENTS 20,000 32
(09) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 60,000 33
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $119,540,000 34
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS - SOIL TESTING AND RESEARCH . 36 SB124
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There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas , to be payable 1
from cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19 -4-801, for personal services 2
and operating expenses of the University of Arkansas - Soil Testing and 3
Research Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 4
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 6
NO. 2025-2026 7
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $991,000 8
(02) EXTRA HELP 90,000 9
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 280,000 10
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 11
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 675,000 12
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 25,000 13
(C) PROF. FEES 17,000 14
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 495,000 15
(E) DATA PROC. 0 16
(05) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 540,000 17
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $3,113,000 18
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SECTION 6. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 20
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. PINE TREE 21
RESEARCH STATION. 22
(a) The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas shall not sell 23
the property commonly known as the Pine Tree Research Station, located in St. 24
Francis County, Arkansas, which was acquired by the Board of Trustees of the 25
University of Arkansas from the United States of America acting through the 26
Forest Service in 1978, to a private entity or individual. 27
(b) The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas may sell the 28
property commonly known as the Pine Tree Research Station, located in St. 29
Francis County, Arkansas, which was acquired by the Board of Trustees of the 30
University of Arkansas from the United States of America acting through the 31
Forest Service in 1978, to: 32
(1) A non-profit corporation organized with the primary mission 33
to keep the land open to the public and available for public use; and 34
(2) Organized and operated for a minimum of five (5) years. 35
(c) The property commonly known as the Pine Tree Research Station, 36 SB124
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located in St. Francis County, Arkansas, which was acquired by the Board of 1
Trustees of the University of Arkansas from the United States of America 2
acting through the Forest Service in 1978, shall remain open to the public 3
for public use, including without limitation: 4
(1) Public fishing; 5
(2) Public hunting; 6
(3) Biking; 7
(4) Bird watching; and 8
(5) Hiking. 9
(d) All property commonly known as the Pine Tree Research Station, 10
located in St. Francis County, Arkansas, which was acquired by the Board of 11
Trustees of the University of Arkansas from the United States of America 12
acting through the Forest Service in 1978, in row crop cultivation in the 13
year 2020 is exempt from subsection (c) of this section. 14
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 15
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 16
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SECTION 7. 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 8. 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 SB124
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SECTION 9. 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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