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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 128 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
FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 11
30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR 16
MEDICAL SCIENCES APPROPRIATION FOR THE 17
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 for Medical Sciences for the 2025-2026 fiscal 23
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
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 30
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS 31
(1) Medical Center CEO 1 $685,678 32
(2) Chancellor 1 $483,460 33
(3) Provost 1 $466,687 34
(4) Vice Chancellor 12 $394,409 35
(5) Associate Provost 3 $385,869 36 SB128
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(6) Associate Vice Chancellor 11 $385,868 1
(7) Dean 8 $385,868 2
(8) Executive Associate Dean 6 $377,829 3
(9) Campus Director 28 $353,712 4
(10) Associate Dean 18 $337,635 5
(11) Assistant Vice Chancellor 16 $321,557 6
(12) Assistant Provost 3 $321,556 7
(13) Assistant Dean 11 $289,401 8
(14) Area Director 8 $244,065 9
(15) Director Poison & Drug Information 1 $243,520 10
(16) Compliance Officer 46 $223,482 11
(17) Divisional/Departmental Management Pool 864 12
Executive Divisional Director $297,440 13
Divisional Director $257,245 14
Associate Divisional Director $209,012 15
Assistant Divisional Director $184,895 16
Departmental Director $184,895 17
Assoc. Departmental Director $168,817 18
Departmental Manager $162,386 19
Asst. Departmental Director $136,662 20
Asst. Departmental Manager $121,239 21
(18) Project/Program Administrator 1,129 22
Executive Project/Program Director $207,294 23
Exec. Project/Program Manager $181,097 24
Sr. Project/Program Director $167,382 25
Project/Program Director $135,750 26
Project/Program Manager $123,020 27
Project/Program Specialist $106,139 28
Executive Assistant $99,405 29
(19) IT Pool 37 30
Network Engineer $200,973 31
Information Systems Manager $128,994 32
Computer Network Coordinator $128,780 33
Technical Support Staff $123,019 34
Coordinator, Academic Computing $121,571 35
Coord., Administrative Computing $121,570 36 SB128
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Coordinator of Information Technology $119,967 1
Website Developer/Programmer $119,967 2
System Programmer/Web Developer $118,592 3
Computer Systems Mgr. $108,987 4
Database Administrator $106,607 5
Systems Administrator $105,547 6
Information Systems Security Specialist $103,579 7
Institution Information Technology Coord. $101,489 8
Assistant Database Administrator $97,665 9
Computer Support Manager $97,585 10
Information Systems Coordinator $97,585 11
Senior Software Support Specialist $97,585 12
Systems Specialist $97,585 13
Information Technology Manager $96,408 14
Network Support Specialist $93,831 15
Senior Software Support Analyst $93,831 16
Tech Support/Systems Admin. $92,374 17
Tech Support/Applications Support $92,374 18
Information Systems Business Manager $90,223 19
Security Analyst $90,223 20
Systems Analyst $90,223 21
Information Technology Specialist $88,339 22
Computer Support Coordinator $86,753 23
Software Support Analyst $86,753 24
Systems Applications Supervisor $86,753 25
Computer Operations Coordinator $83,416 26
Systems Coordination Analyst $83,416 27
PC Support Specialist $81,860 28
Computer Support Specialist $80,208 29
Database Analyst $80,208 30
Digital Broadcast Specialist $77,123 31
Network Support Analyst $77,123 32
Website Developer $77,123 33
Information Systems Analyst $74,157 34
Information Systems Security Analyst $74,157 35
Computer Support Analyst $74,157 36 SB128
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Software Support Specialist $71,305 1
Telecommunications Supervisor $71,305 2
Media Specialist $69,975 3
Computer Support Technician $68,562 4
Help Desk Specialist $68,562 5
Computer Operator $65,925 6
Network Analyst $65,925 7
Telecommunications Specialist $65,925 8
Multimedia Specialist $62,208 9
Information Technology Assistant $58,608 10
Computer Lab Technician $56,353 11
Multimedia Technician $51,130 12
Audiovisual Laboratory Assistant $47,272 13
(20) Kids First / Headstart Pool 78 14
Social Services Consultant $127,172 15
Pediatric Nutrition Consultant III $127,172 16
Pediatric Nutrition Consultant II $109,027 17
Early Childhood Spec. Educator II $108,951 18
Site Manager I $106,139 19
Certified Classroom Teacher $100,807 20
Pediatric Nutrition Consultant I $99,507 21
Pediatric Motor Development Consult. $96,050 22
RN Clinical Coordinator $94,592 23
Early Childhood Spec. Educator I $88,731 24
Family Enrichment Specialist I $76,627 25
(21) Biological Safety Officer 4 $106,311 26
(22) Fiscal Support Pool 50 27
Fiscal Support Manager $92,082 28
Fiscal Support Supervisor $75,685 29
Accountant II $72,774 30
Accountant I $69,975 31
Fiscal Support Analyst $67,284 32
Fiscal Support Specialist $59,815 33
Accounting Technician $55,302 34
Fiscal Support Technician $51,130 35
(23) Public Safety Pool 82 36 SB128
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HE Public Safety Commander III $90,223 1
Director Public Safety I $88,541 2
HE Public Safety Commander II $86,753 3
HE Public Safety Commander I $83,416 4
HE Public Safety Supervisor $74,157 5
Public Safety Officer $71,305 6
Public Safety Officer II $65,925 7
Security Officer Supervisor $62,208 8
Public Safety/Security Officer $56,353 9
HE Public Safety Dispatcher $47,272 10
Parking Control Supv. $47,272 11
Security Officer $47,272 12
Parking Control Officer $45,455 13
Watchman $38,855 14
(24) Department Business Coordinator 28 $78,713 15
(25) Skilled Trades Pool 169 16
Skilled Trades Foreman $74,157 17
Skilled Trades Supervisor $71,305 18
Skilled Tradesman $68,562 19
Skilled Trades Helper $52,101 20
Apprentice Tradesman $46,319 21
(26) Occupational Safety Coordinator 7 $69,975 22
(27) Print Shop Manager 1 $69,975 23
(28) Administrative Support Pool 367 24
Administrative Assistant $67,284 25
Administrative Analyst $67,284 26
Administrative Support Supervisor $62,208 27
Administrative Specialist III $59,815 28
Administration Support Specialist $59,815 29
Administrative Specialist II $53,175 30
Administrative Support Specialist $53,175 31
Administrative Specialist I $47,272 32
Extra Help Assistant $38,855 33
(29) Maintenance Supervisor 9 $67,284 34
(30) Institutional Printer 7 $64,696 35
(31) Inventory Control Manager 5 $62,208 36 SB128
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(32) Medical Billing Specialist 64 $62,208 1
(33) Public Information Technician 9 $62,208 2
(34) Medical Records Technician 11 $59,815 3
(35) Storeroom Supervisor 9 $57,515 4
(36) Patient Account Specialist 11 $53,175 5
(37) Cashier 55 $51,130 6
(38) Inventory Control Technician 14 $51,130 7
(39) Housekeeper 25 $49,164 8
(40) Child Care Technician 183 $45,455 9
(41) Mail Services Assistant 7 $45,455 10
(42) Caregiver 20 $43,706 11
(43) Cook 45 $43,706 12
(44) Institutional Services Assistant 108 $42,025 13
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL 14
ACADEMIC POSITIONS 15
(45) Faculty Pool 1,551 16
Distinguished Professor $567,260 17
Professor $392,183 18
Associate Professor $359,501 19
Assistant Professor $339,892 20
Instructor $269,448 21
Research Instructor $269,448 22
Research Professor $237,829 23
Family Practice Coordinator $237,616 24
Associate Family Practice Coord. $231,161 25
Associate Research Professor $224,720 26
Assistant Family Practice Coord. $218,249 27
Assistant Research Professor $212,176 28
(46) Department Chairperson 30 $562,128 29
(47) Educational Support Pool 297 30
Instructional Dev. Specialist II $175,351 31
Education Coordinator $171,912 32
Clinic Instructor $149,939 33
Instructional Dev. Specialist I $142,209 34
Educational Dev. Specialist I $113,031 35
Clinic Assistant Instructor $107,235 36 SB128
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(48) Library Pool 24 1
Librarian $155,540 2
Senior Librarian Assistant $135,557 3
Associate Librarian $135,557 4
Assistant Librarian $122,222 5
Library Supervisor $65,197 6
Library Specialist $55,731 7
Library Technician $51,526 8
Library Support Assistant $47,639 9
(49) Research Support Pool 427 10
Research Associate $142,209 11
Post Doctoral Fellow $122,222 12
Senior Research Assistant $115,289 13
Biostatistician $112,380 14
Research Technologist $78,713 15
Research Project Analyst $72,774 16
Graduate Assistant $57,380 17
Research Technician $53,175 18
(50) Resident 160 $100,171 19
(51) Pharmacy Resident 17 $96,402 20
(52) Trainee 9 $36,701 21
PATIENT CARE POSITIONS 22
(53) Medical Services 408 23
Clinic Director $317,246 24
Director of Pharmacy $250,632 25
Asst. Dir. of Pharmacy $240,066 26
Director of University Hospital $223,498 27
Assoc. Adm. Patient Care $219,588 28
Patient Care Administrator $219,070 29
Clinical Laboratory Manager $218,575 30
Associate Director of Hospital $201,768 31
Clinical Services Manager $193,412 32
Assistant Director of Hospital $182,210 33
Biomedical Instrument Engineer $175,351 34
Poison Control Specialist $167,962 35
Director of Clinic Nursing $163,114 36 SB128
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Asst. Adm. Patient Care $157,053 1
Director of Medical Records $151,363 2
Hospital Financial Manager $145,501 3
Biomedical Equipment Tech II $142,208 4
Medical Services Admin. $132,052 5
Research/Clinical Programs Manager $128,986 6
Manager Medical Ancillary Services $108,136 7
Biomedical Equipment Tech I $107,234 8
Clinical Interpreter $106,311 9
Medical Services Mgr. $101,168 10
RN Clinical Coordinator $94,592 11
Lab Mgr. Adm. $93,419 12
Dietician $72,774 13
Medical Diagnostic Analyst $62,208 14
Hospital Program Services Asst. $55,302 15
Dietetic Technician $53,175 16
Hospital Technician $53,175 17
(54) Nursing Services 3,226 18
Senior Nurse Anesthetist $270,964 19
Nurse Anesthetist $202,744 20
Registered Nurse IV $193,412 21
Physician Assistant $180,855 22
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse $176,638 23
Specialty Registered Nurse $176,638 24
Registered Nurse III $160,468 25
Certified Nurse Practitioner III $154,819 26
Clinical Nursing Specialist II $145,267 27
Head Nurse $145,267 28
Nurse In-Service Instructor $134,709 29
Clinical Nursing Specialist I $134,709 30
Certified Nurse Practitioner II $134,626 31
Registered Nurse II $126,659 32
Registered Nurse I $119,679 33
Medical Assistant $116,326 34
Certified Nurse Practitioner I $112,439 35
LPN II $90,844 36 SB128
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Nursing Unit Coordinator $83,170 1
Patient Services Associate $76,011 2
LPN I $73,574 3
Patient Care Technician $59,316 4
Certified Nursing Assistant $53,175 5
(55) Medical Ancillary Support 1,714 6
Pharmacy Specialist $233,693 7
Pharmacist III $229,707 8
Pharmacist II $222,268 9
Pharmacist I $193,154 10
Medical Imaging Electrical Engineer $182,520 11
Audiologist $170,491 12
Certified Technologist III $147,599 13
Medical Technologist III $146,469 14
Registered Dietitian $145,487 15
Nutritionist $144,762 16
Clinical Laboratory Supv. $135,164 17
Respiratory Therapist Supervisor $126,660 18
Clinical Technician III $126,659 19
X-Ray Technician III $120,956 20
Special Procedures Technician $116,325 21
Certified Procedure Coding Spec. $116,325 22
Medical Technologist II $114,806 23
Certified Technologist II $112,439 24
X-Ray Technician II $107,715 25
Certified Technologist I $105,606 26
Medical Technologist I $104,773 27
Med Lab Technician $101,594 28
Clinical Technician II $98,899 29
X-Ray Technician I $94,467 30
Lab Technician III $78,161 31
Clinical Technician I $77,064 32
Point of Service Coordinator $77,064 33
Health Information Svs. Analyst II $53,527 34
Health Information Svs. Analyst I $46,838 35
Laboratory Assistant $40,722 36 SB128
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(56) Rehabilitation Therapy Pool 148 1
Dir. of Rehabilitation Services $181,453 2
Dir. of Occupational Therapy $157,785 3
Dir. of Physical Therapy $157,785 4
Physical Therapist $143,972 5
Occupational Therapist $137,203 6
Speech Therapist $137,203 7
Physical Therapist Assistant $121,239 8
(57) Psychiatry Pool 165 9
Mental Health Professional II $122,223 10
Mental Health Professional I $115,290 11
Health Services Specialist II $55,302 12
TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES 13
POSITIONS 14
(58) Food Service Pool 113 15
Food Preparation Manager $64,696 16
Food Preparation Supervisor $57,515 17
Food Preparation Coordinator $51,130 18
Food Preparation Specialist $43,706 19
Food Preparation Technician $40,409 20
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 11,861 21
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 23
the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for the 2025-2026 fiscal 24
year, the following maximum number of part -time or temporary employees, to be 25
known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such 26
purposes: six hundred twenty-five (625) temporary or part-time employees, 27
when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform 28
Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the 29
appropriate classification. 30
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SECTION 3. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 32
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. EXTRA 33
HELP - UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PRN POOL. There is hereby authorized for the 34
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, the following number of part -35
time or temporary positions, to be known as "PRN Extra Help", payable from 36 SB128
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funds appropriated herein, for the purpose of employing RN's and LPN's in a 1
Nursing PRN Pool; four hundred ten (410), when needed, at rates of pay not to 2
exceed the rate of pay for comparable positions authorized by this Act. If 3
the agency requests continuation of a "PRN Extra Help" position(s) as 4
established herein during the next fiscal year, the extra help position(s) 5
must be requested as a new extra help position(s) in the agency's budget 6
request. 7
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 8
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 9
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SECTION 4. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 11
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. EXTRA 12
HELP - UAMS TEMPS. There is hereby authorized for the University of Arkansas 13
for Medical Sciences, the following number of part -time or temporary 14
positions, to be known as "UAMS TEMPS/EXTRA HELP", payable from funds 15
appropriated herein, for the purpose of employing qualified individuals in a 16
UAMS Temporary Pool: five hundred thirty (530), when needed, at rates of pay 17
not to exceed the rate of pay for comparable positions authorized by this 18
Act. 19
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 20
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 21
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 23
to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , to be payable from the 24
University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund , for personal services and 25
operating expenses of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for the 26
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 27
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 29
NO. 2025-2026 30
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $112,539,654 31
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 17,709,805 32
(03) FUNDED DEPRECIATION 1,193,320 33
(04) TEXARKANA AHEC 261,659 34
(05) POISON & DRUG INFO CENTER 828,587 35
(06) ADDITIONAL AHEC SUPPORT 2,408,643 36 SB128
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(07) GRANTS TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, 1
REGULAR SALARIES AND OPERATING 2
EXPENSES FOR INDIGENT CARE 6,136,368 3
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $141,078,036 4
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, 6
to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , to be payable from cash 7
funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19 -4-801, for personal services and 8
operating expenses of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for the 9
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 10
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12
NO. 2025-2026 13
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,100,000,000 14
(02) EXTRA HELP 25,000,000 15
(03) OVERTIME 20,000,000 16
(04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 275,000,000 17
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 18
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 705,000,000 19
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 15,000,000 20
(C) PROF. FEES 45,000,000 21
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 85,000,000 22
(E) DATA PROC. 0 23
(06) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 150,000,000 24
(07) DEBT SERVICE 50,000,000 25
(08) FUND TRANSFERS, REFUNDS AND 26
INVESTMENTS 40,000,000 27
(09) CHILDREN'S JUSTICE ACT 250,000 28
(10) WAR MEMORIAL PARKING FEES 50,000 29
(11) INDIGENT CARE & BREAST CANCER 30
RESEARCH PROGRAM GRANTS/AID 10,000,000 31
(12) PHARMACY STUDENT LOANS 550,000 32
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,520,850,000 33
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SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - NURSING LOANS AND SCHOLARSHIPS . There is 35
hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , to 36 SB128
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be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account , for loans and/or 1
scholarships of the Rural Advanced Nursing Practice Student Loan and 2
Scholarship Program and the Advanced Nursing Practice Community Match Student 3
Loan and Scholarship Program, all as may be authorized by law , of the 4
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for the fiscal year ending June 5
30, 2026, the following: 6
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 8
NO. 2025-2026 9
(01) ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE COMMUNITY 10
MATCH STUDENT LOAN & SCHOLARSHIP 11
PROGRAM LOANS AND/OR SCHOLARSHIPS $150,000 12
(02) RURAL ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE 13
STUDENT LOAN & SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 14
LOANS AND/OR SCHOLARSHIPS 150,000 15
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $300,000 16
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SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - MEDICAL LOANS AND SCHOLARSHIPS . There is 18
hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , to 19
be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account , for loans and/or 20
scholarships of the Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship 21
Program and the Community Match Student Loan and Scholarship Program, all as 22
may be authorized by law, of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 23
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 24
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 26
NO. 2025-2026 27
(01) RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE STUDENT LOAN & 28
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM LOANS AND/OR 29
SCHOLARSHIPS $300,000 30
(02) COMMUNITY MATCH STUDENT LOAN & 31
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM LOANS AND/OR 32
SCHOLARSHIPS 150,000 33
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $450,000 34
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SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - BREAST CANCER RESEARCH . There is hereby 36 SB128
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appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , to be 1
payable from the Breast Cancer Research Fund , for allocation to the Breast 2
Cancer Research Program for the awarding of grants, chairs and contracts to 3
researchers for research with respect to the cause, cure, treatment, 4
prevention and earlier detection of breast cancer and for developing 5
leadership in research in Arkansas, as may be authorized by law, of the 6
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for the fiscal year ending June 7
30, 2026, the following: 8
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 10
NO. 2025-2026 11
(01) BREAST CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM 12
EXPENSES $1,194,216 13
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SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - POISON AND DRUG INFORMATION CENTER AND 15
DISEASE MANAGEMENT. There is hereby appropriated, to the University of 16
Arkansas for Medical Sciences , to be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies 17
Fund Account, for providing additional support for the Arkansas Poison and 18
Drug Information Center and support for Disease State Management of the 19
College of Pharmacy of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 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) ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE ARKANSAS 25
POISON & DRUG INFORMATION CENTER $139,959 26
(02) SUPPORT FOR DISEASE STATE MANAGEMENT 160,000 27
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $299,959 28
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SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - BREAST CANCER RESEARCH - SUSAN G. KOMEN. 30
There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical 31
Sciences, to be payable from the Breast Cancer Research Fund , from proceeds 32
of the design use contribution from the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 33
Education, Research, and Awareness License Plate, for expenses of the 34
Arkansas Cancer Research Center Breast Program and grants to the Arkansas 35
affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Foundation by the University of Arkansas for 36 SB128
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Medical Sciences for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 1
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 3
NO. 2025-2026 4
(01) ARKANSAS CANCER RESEARCH CENTER 5
BREAST PROGRAM FOR BREAST CANCER 6
EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND RESEARCH 7
EXPENSES AND GRANTS TO THE ARK. 8
AFFILIATE OF THE SUSAN G. KOMEN 9
FOUNDATION $500,000 10
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SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER PROGRAMS AND 12
GRANTS. There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for 13
Medical Sciences, to be payable from the Domestic Peace Fund, for operations 14
of domestic violence shelter programs and statewide grants to domestic 15
violence shelters by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - 16
Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission for the fiscal year 17
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 18
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 20
NO. 2025-2026 21
(01) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER PROGRAMS $6,100,000 22
(02) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER GRANTS 1,050,000 23
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $7,150,000 24
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SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PROGRAMS . There is 26
hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , to 27
be payable from the University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund , for child 28
abuse and neglect expenses and grants of the University of Arkansas for 29
Medical Sciences - Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission for 30
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 31
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 33
NO. 2025-2026 34
(01) FOR EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH CHILD 35
ABUSE AND NEGLECT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING 36 SB128
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BUT NOT LIMITED TO, GRANTS TO STATE 1
AGENCIES, CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERS, 2
CHILD SAFETY CENTERS, AND OTHER 3
ELIGIBLE ENTITIES $1,000,000 4
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SECTION 14. APPROPRIATION - PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND 6
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS . There is hereby appropriated, to the University of 7
Arkansas for Medical Sciences , to be payable from the University of Arkansas 8
Medical Center Fund, for personal services, operating expenses, and grants of 9
the Building Effective Services for Trauma programs for children and 10
adolescents by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 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) PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE 16
EXPENSES FOR TRAINING, TREATMENT, 17
COMMUNITY PROVIDERS, & PERSONAL 18
SERVICES $1,393,325 19
(02) DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS EXPENSES FOR 20
TRAINING, TREATMENT, & ADVOCATE 21
EDUCATION 521,951 22
(03) DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS EXPENSES FOR 23
MEDICAL EXAMINATION, CONSULTATION, 24
EDUCATION, & TRAINING 208,781 25
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,124,057 26
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SECTION 15. APPROPRIATION - POISON AND DRUG INFORMATION CENTER . There 28
is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , 29
to be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account , for personal 30
services, maintenance and operating expenses of the University of Arkansas 31
for Medical Sciences - Poison and Drug Information Center of the College of 32
Pharmacy for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 33
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 35
NO. 2025-2026 36 SB128
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(01) POISON & DRUG INFORMATION CENTER 1
PERSONAL SERVICES, MAINTENANCE AND 2
OPERATING EXPENSES $400,000 3
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SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION - UAMS - HEALTHCARE INITIATIVE . There is 5
hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , to 6
be payable from the University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund , for personal 7
services, operating expenses and grants of the University of Arkansas for 8
Medical Sciences - Healthcare Initiative for the fiscal year ending June 30, 9
2026, the following: 10
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12
NO. 2025-2026 13
(01) AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS $3,891,247 14
(02) ARKANSAS HEALTH DATA INITIATIVE 802,879 15
(03) UAMS NORTHWEST ARK. MEDICAL SCHOOL 3,434,664 16
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $8,128,790 17
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SECTION 17. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS COMMISSION FOR THE NEWBORN 19
UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD INITIATIVE . There is hereby appropriated, to the 20
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , to be payable from the Newborn 21
Umbilical Cord Blood Initiative Fund , for personal services and operating 22
expenses of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Arkansas 23
Commission for the Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Initiative for the fiscal 24
year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 25
26
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2025-2026 28
(01) NEWBORN UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD 29
INITIATIVE PERSONAL SERVICES AND 30
OPERATING EXPENSES $546,000 31
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SECTION 18. APPROPRIATION - NEWBORN UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD PROGRAM . 33
There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical 34
Sciences, to be payable from the University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund , 35
for personal services, operating expenses, travel, grants and contracts of 36 SB128
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the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Newborn Umbilical Cord 1
Blood Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 2
3
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 4
NO. 2025-2026 5
(01) NEWBORN UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD PROGRAM 6
EXPENSES $250,000 7
8
SECTION 19. APPROPRIATION - COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING AND RESEARCH . 9
There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical 10
Sciences, to be payable from the University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund , 11
for personal services, operating expenses, programmatic and other costs 12
associated with the research and screening of colorectal cancer by the 13
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for the fiscal year ending June 14
30, 2026, the following: 15
16
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17
NO. 2025-2026 18
(01) COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING & RESEARCH $5,000,000 19
20
SECTION 20. APPROPRIATION - ADULT SICKLE CELL DISEASE PROGRAM . There 21
is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , 22
to be payable from the University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund , for 23
personal services and operating expenses of establishing and operating Sickle 24
Cell Clinics and Outreach Efforts of the University of Arkansas for Medical 25
Sciences - Adult Sickle Cell Disease Program for the fiscal year ending June 26
30, 2026, the following: 27
28
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 29
NO. 2025-2026 30
(01) ADULT SICKLE CELL DISEASE PROGRAM 31
INITIATIVE PERSONAL SERVICES AND 32
OPERATING EXPENSES $379,993 33
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SECTION 21. APPROPRIATION - CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFERY PROGRAM . There 35
is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , 36 SB128
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to be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account , for personal 1
services and operating expenses of the certified nurse midwifery program of 2
the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for the fiscal year ending 3
June 30, 2026, the following: 4
5
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 6
NO. 2025-2026 7
(01) CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFERY 8
PROGRAM PERSONAL SERVICES AND 9
OPERATING EXPENSES $500,000 10
11
SECTION 22. APPROPRIATION - WINTHROP P. ROCKEFELLER CANCER INSTITUTE . 12
There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical 13
Sciences, to be payable from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 14
National Cancer Institute Designation Trust Fund , for personal services and 15
operating expenses of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - 16
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute for the fiscal year ending June 30, 17
2026, the following: 18
19
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 20
NO. 2025-2026 21
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $18,503,906 22
(02) OVERTIME 15,000 23
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 5,181,094 24
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 25
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 6,000,000 26
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 300,000 27
(C) PROF. FEES 0 28
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 4,000,000 29
(E) DATA PROC. 0 30
(05) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 6,000,000 31
(06) WPRCI CONNECT NURSE NAVIGATION 32
PROGRAM EXPENSES 1,350,000 33
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $41,350,000 34
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SECTION 23. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS - PANS/PANDAS. There is hereby 36 SB128
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appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , to be 1
payable from cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19 -4-801, for personal 2
services and operating expenses of the University of Arkansas for Medical 3
Sciences - PANS/PANDAS Clinic and Programs for the fiscal year ending June 4
30, 2026, the following: 5
6
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2025-2026 8
(01) PERSONAL SERVICES AND OPERATING EXPENSES 9
OF PANS/PANDAS CLINIC AND PROGRAMS $175,000 10
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SECTION 24. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS BREAST MILK BANK. There is hereby 12
appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , to be 13
payable from the Breast Milk Bank Special Fund , for personal services and 14
operating expenses of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - 15
Arkansas Breast Milk Bank for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 16
following: 17
18
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 19
NO. 2025-2026 20
(01) ARKANSAS BREAST MILK BANK PERSONAL 21
SERVICES AND OPERATING EXPENSES $1,700,000 22
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SECTION 25. APPROPRIATION - MATERNAL HEALTH WORKFORCE . There is hereby 24
appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , to be 25
payable from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Maternal Health 26
Workforce Trust Fund , for financial aid and programs in education and 27
training for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Maternal Health 28
Workforce for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 29
30
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 31
NO. 2025-2026 32
(01) MATERNAL HEALTH WORKFORCE FINANCIAL AID AND 33
PROGRAMS IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING EXPENSES $2,000,000 34
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SECTION 26. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 36 SB128
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CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. FUNDING 1
TRANSFER NCI DESIGNATION TRUST FUND. (i) From time to time at the request of 2
the Chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences or his or 3
her designee, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall transfer on his or 4
her books and those of the State Treasurer and the Auditor of the State funds 5
from the University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund or from cash funds 6
payable from the Appropriation – Cash Funds in this Act to the National 7
Cancer Institute Designation Trust Fund. (ii) No fund transfer authorized in 8
subsection (i) herein shall be implemented until the Chief Fiscal Officer of 9
the State has determined sufficient funding is available to be transferred, 10
and the transfer has received prior review by the Arkansas Legislative 11
Council or, if meeting in Regular or Fiscal Session, the Joint Budget 12
Committee. 13
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 14
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 15
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SECTION 27. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 17
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. DOMESTIC 18
VIOLENCE SHELTER GRANTS. The grants authorized in the Domestic Violence 19
Shelter Programs and Grants appropriation section of this act shall be 20
equally distributed to domestic violence shelters as determined by the 21
Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission. The Arkansas Child 22
Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission may adopt rules and regulations to 23
carry out the intent of the General Assembly regarding the grant 24
appropriations authorized in the Domestic Violence Shelter Programs and 25
Grants appropriation section of this act. 26
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 27
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 28
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SECTION 28. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 30
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. MEDICAL 31
SCHOOL LIMITATION. Nothing in this Act shall create an additional medical 32
school in the State of Arkansas, but it recognizes that appropriations, 33
funding and allocations in this Act may be used by the University of Arkansas 34
for Medical Sciences to support satellite campuses or programs outside the 35
City of Little Rock in order to conduct or continue training of its medical, 36 SB128
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nursing, pharmacy and allied health students, as well as its medical 1
residents. 2
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 3
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 4
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SECTION 29. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 6
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. ARKANSAS 7
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND TRANSFER AUTHORIZED. Thirty -three and one-third 8
percent (33-1/3%), in each fiscal year, of the amounts made available to fund 9
the appropriation in the Grants to Children's Hospital, Regular Salaries and 10
Operating Expenses for Indigent Care line item of the Operations 11
appropriation section of this Act shall be distributed to the Arkansas 12
Children's Hospital or Arkansas Children's Hospital may request that the 13
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences transfer such funds each fiscal 14
year from the University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund to the Department of 15
Human Services Grants Fund Account. The transferred funds shall be used to 16
match federal funds used for supplemental Medicaid payments to Arkansas 17
Children's Hospital. 18
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 19
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 20
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SECTION 30. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 22
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. DAY CARE. 23
Of the funds appropriated in the Operations appropriation section of this 24
Act, $250,000 each year may be allocated as the State's portion of the 25
operating cost of a Child Care Facility of the University of Arkansas for 26
Medical Sciences. Individuals using this facility will be charged a daily 27
rate as determined by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. 28
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 29
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 30
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SECTION 31. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 32
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. CARRY 33
FORWARD. Any unexpended balance of the general revenue funds provided by this 34
Act which remains at the close of a fiscal year, not to exceed ten percent 35
(10%) of funded appropriations, shall be carried forward and made available 36 SB128
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for the same purposes for the next fiscal year. 1
Any carry forward of unexpended balance of funding as authorized herein, 2
may be carried forward under the following conditions: 3
(1) Prior to June 30, 2025 2026 the Agency shall by written statement set 4
forth its reason(s) for the need to carry forward said funding to the 5
Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget; 6
(2) The Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget shall 7
report to the Arkansas Legislative Council all amounts carried forward by the 8
September Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee meeting 9
which report shall include the name of the Agency, Board, Commission or 10
Institution and the amount of the funding carried forward, the program name 11
or line item, the funding source and a copy of the written request set forth 12
in (1) above; 13
(3) Each Agency, Board, Commission or Institution shall provide a written 14
report to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 15
containing all information set forth in item (2) above, along with a written 16
statement as to the current status of the project, contract, purpose, etc. 17
for which the carry forward was originally requested no later than thirty 18
(30) days prior to the time the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution 19
presents its budget request to the Arkansas Legislative Council/Joint Budget 20
Committee; and 21
(4) Thereupon, the Department of Finance and Administration shall include 22
all information obtained in item (3) above in the budget manuals and/or a 23
statement of non-compliance by the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution. 24
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 25
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 26
27
SECTION 32. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 28
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. STIPENDS. 29
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is hereby authorized to pay 30
stipends to students engaged in post -graduate clinical training in accredited 31
programs of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, from "Regular 32
Salaries" or "Maintenance and General Operation", as follows: 33
Maximum Number Annual 34
of Positions Stipend 35
2024-2025 2024-2025 36 SB128
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2025-2026 2025-2026 1
Housestaff 710 2
AHEC Housestaff 190 3
1. Residents $69,179 4
2. Interns $55,492 5
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 6
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 7
8
SECTION 33. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 9
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 10
ESTABLISHMENT OF A "GROWTH POOL". (a) The Arkansas Division of Higher 11
Education shall establish and maintain for the 2024-2025 2025-2026 fiscal 12
year a pool of three six hundred (300 600) non-classified positions . A 13
position established under this section shall not exceed the salary rate of 14
the highest maximum annual salary rate authorized by the General Assembly in 15
the institution's appropriation act. These positions are to be used by the 16
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in the event that the personal 17
services needs of the University during the 2024-2025 2025-2026 fiscal year 18
exceed the number of positions allocated to the University by the 19
Legislature. The University shall provide justification to the Arkansas 20
Division of Higher Education for the need to allocate titles from this 21
"growth pool". No classifications titles will be assigned to the pool until 22
such time as specific positions are requested by the University, approved by 23
the University Board or their designee, and approved by the Legislative 24
Council or Joint Budget Committee. Furthermore, the Arkansas Division of 25
Higher Education shall establish and maintain for the 2024-2025 fiscal year a 26
pool of three hundred (300) career service positions up to a C130. These 27
positions are to be used by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 28
in the event that the personal services needs of the University during the 29
2024-2025 fiscal year exceed the number of positions in a classification 30
allocated to the University by the Legislature. The University shall provide 31
justification to the Arkansas Division of Higher Education for the need to 32
allocate titles from this "growth pool". No classifications will be assigned 33
to the pool until such time as specific positions are requested by the 34
University, recommended by the Arkansas Division of Higher Education, and 35
approved by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee. 36 SB128
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(b) Determining the number of personnel to be employed by a state agency 1
is the prerogative of the General Assembly and is usually accomplished by 2
delineating the maximum number of personnel by identifying the job titles and 3
the maximum grade or salary attached to those salaries. The General Assembly 4
has determined that the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences could be 5
operated more efficiently if some flexibility is given to that institution. 6
That flexibility is being accomplished by providing growth pools in 7
subsection (a) of this section and since the General Assembly has granted the 8
institution broad powers under the growth pool concept, it is both necessary 9
and appropriate that the General Assembly maintain oversight of the 10
utilization of the growth pool by requiring prior approval of the Legislative 11
Council or Joint Budget Committee in the utilization of the growth pool. 12
Therefore, the requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint 13
Budget Committee is not a severable part of this section. If the requirement 14
of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is ruled 15
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this entire section is 16
void. 17
If the agency requests continuation of a "Growth Pool" position(s) as 18
established herein during the next fiscal year, the position(s) must be 19
requested as a new position(s) in the agency's budget request. 20
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 21
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 22
23
SECTION 34. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 24
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. CHILD 25
HEALTH AND FAMILY LIFE INSTITUTE. The Child Health and Family Life Institute 26
shall be administered under the direction of Arkansas Children’s Hospital. 27
Arkansas Children’s Hospital shall enter into a cooperative agreement and/or 28
contract with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences -Department of 29
Pediatrics for services required to deliver the programs of the Child Health 30
and Family Life Institute (CHFLI). Utilizing a multidisciplinary 31
collaboration of professionals, CHFLI shall provide a statewide effort to 32
explore, develop and evaluate new and better ways to address medically, 33
socially and economically interrelated health and developmental needs of 34
children with special health care needs and their families. CHFLI priorities 35
shall include, but are not limited to, wellness and prevention, screening and 36 SB128
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diagnosis, treatment and intervention, training and education and research 1
and evaluation. Arkansas Children’s Hospital and the University of Arkansas 2
for Medical Sciences -Department of Pediatrics shall make annual reports to 3
the Arkansas Legislative Council on all matters of funding, existing programs 4
and services offered through CHFLI. 5
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 6
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 7
8
SECTION 35. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 9
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. PARKING 10
FEES. On July 1 of each year the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 11
shall pay from the appropriation provided herein from non -general revenue, 12
the total amount appropriated for War Memorial Parking Services from Fees to 13
War Memorial. 14
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 15
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 16
17
SECTION 36. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 18
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER 19
PROVISIONS. Because the Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship 20
Program Loans and/or Scholarships and the Community Match Student Loan and 21
Scholarship Program Loans and/or Scholarships have the goal of providing 22
primary care physicians in rural Arkansas, transfers may be made in such 23
amounts as are required between the line items made in the appropriation for 24
"Medical Loans and Scholarships". 25
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 26
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 27
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SECTION 37. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 29
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. CLINICAL 30
EXPANSION AND RESEARCH POOL. (a) In order to address personnel needs emerging 31
from expanding medical research and patient care issues and the necessity of 32
recruiting and retaining qualified medical, research, and related support 33
personnel, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences or its successor 34
is authorized for the 2024-2025 2025-2026 fiscal year a pool of seven hundred 35
(700) "Clinical Expansion and Research Pool" positions. These positions are 36 SB128
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to be used by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in the event 1
that the personal services needs resulting from unanticipated clinical or 2
research programs that are initiated during the 2024-2025 2025-2026 fiscal 3
year require additional positions, either in title, in classification, or in 4
number, that are not authorized or contemplated by the General Assembly in 5
the Regular Salaries - Operations section of this Act. 6
(b) The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is authorized to 7
access the "Clinical Expansion and Research Pool" positions authorized in 8
this Section at any time during the fiscal year when it is determined by the 9
Chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, subject to the 10
review and approval by the Board of Trustees, that the need for additional 11
positions exists. Only medical or research positions shall be established 12
under this provision. The Chancellor of the University of Arkansas for 13
Medical Sciences shall provide a quarterly report detailing the justification 14
of allocation of positions from this "Clinical Expansion and Research Pool" 15
to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, to the Arkansas Division of Higher 16
Education, and to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 17
for review. The report shall also include an accounting of the names, titles 18
and salaries of personnel who have been employed in positions established 19
from this pool and the source and duration of funds associated with the 20
positions. 21
(c) If the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences requests 22
continuation of any "Clinical Expansion and Research Pool" position(s) as 23
established herein during the next fiscal year, the position(s) must be 24
requested as a new position(s) in the agency's budget request. 25
(d) Determining the number of personnel to be employed by a state agency 26
is the prerogative of the General Assembly and is usually accomplished by 27
delineating the maximum number of personnel by identifying job titles and the 28
maximum grade or salary attached to those titles. The General Assembly has 29
determined that the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences could be 30
operated more efficiently if some flexibility is given to that institution. 31
That flexibility is being accomplished by providing a position pool in 32
Subsection (a) of this Section and since the General Assembly has granted the 33
agency broad powers under the growth pool concept, it is both necessary and 34
appropriate that the General Assembly maintain oversight of the utilization 35
of the position pool by requiring review of the Legislative Council or Joint 36 SB128
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Budget Committee in the utilization of the position pool. Therefore, the 1
requirement of review by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is 2
not a severable part of this section. If the requirement of review by the 3
Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a 4
court of competent jurisdiction, this entire section is void. 5
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 6
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 7
8
SECTION 38. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 9
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. ABUSED 10
CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS SERVICES PROGRAM FUNDING PROVISION. In the event 11
the amount of general revenue distributed to the University of Arkansas 12
Medical Center Fund for the Department of Pediatrics and the Psychiatric 13
Research Institute each fiscal year is at least equal to the amount 14
distributed during the 2012 -13 fiscal year, an amount not less than seven 15
hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) shall be allocated and made available as 16
follows: four hundred fifty thousand dollars ($450,000) each fiscal year 17
shall be made available exclusively to support the purposes and goals to 18
improve screening, monitoring and care for abused children and adolescents 19
through the Child Safety Centers or the University of Arkansas for Medical 20
Sciences as referred by the Child Safety Centers. Maintenance of statewide 21
screening and assessment protocols as well as evidence -based training of 22
mental health professionals are to be considered critical components of the 23
overall goals. For the provision of assessment and therapeutic services, 24
these funds are to be provided to the Child Safety Centers through contracts 25
from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The contracts will 26
stipulate the terms of the agreement and reporting requirements; an amount 27
not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) may be utilized for 28
administrative costs as may be necessary to administer the program or if 29
determined not to be needed for administrative costs may be placed in reserve 30
for future needs of the program. The remaining two hundred thousand dollars 31
($200,000) shall be allocated and made available to the Department of 32
Pediatrics for expenses for medical examinations, consultation, education and 33
training as stipulated in the terms of agreement between the Chancellor of 34
the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the Department of 35
Pediatrics. 36 SB128
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The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 1
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 2
3
SECTION 39. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 4
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 5
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 6
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 7
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 8
Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 9
Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where 10
applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 11
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 12
disbursement of said funds. 13
14
SECTION 40. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 15
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 16
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 17
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 18
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 19
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 20
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 21
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 22
23
SECTION 41. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 24
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 25
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 26
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 27
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 28
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 29
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 30
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 31
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 32
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 33
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 34
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