Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
Act 533 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S3/17/25 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 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 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 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 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 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 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 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 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 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 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 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 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 1,060 $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 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 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 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 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 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 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 12,761 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: one thousand five hundred sixty -five (1,565) temporary or part-27
time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in 28
the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this 29
act for the appropriate classification. 30
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 32
to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to be payable from the 33
University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund, for personal services and 34
operating expenses of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for the 35
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 36 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 SB128
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
NO. 2025 -2026 3
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $112,539,654 4
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 17,709,805 5
(03) FUNDED DEPRECIATION 1,193,320 6
(04) UAMS REGIONAL CAMPUSES 6,561,549 7
(05) POISON AND DRUG INFORMATION CENTER 1,828,587 8
(06) UAMS NORTHWEST ARK. MEDICAL SCHOOL 3,434,664 9
(07) GRANTS TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, 10
REGULAR SALARIES AND OPERATING 11
EXPENSES FOR INDIGENT CARE 6,136,368 12
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $149,403,947 13
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated, 15
to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to be payable from cash 16
funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19 -4-801, for personal services and 17
operating expenses of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for the 18
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 19
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 21
NO. 2025 -2026 22
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,100,000,000 23
(02) EXTRA HELP 25,000,000 24
(03) OVERTIME 20,000,000 25
(04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 275,000,000 26
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 27
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 705,000,000 28
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 15,000,000 29
(C) PROF. FEES 45,000,000 30
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 85,000,000 31
(E) DATA PROC. 0 32
(06) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 150,000,000 33
(07) DEBT SERVICE 50,000,000 34
(08) FUND TRANSFERS, REFUNDS AND 35
INVESTMENTS 40,000,000 36 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 SB128
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(09) CHILDREN'S JUSTICE ACT 250,000 1
(10) WAR MEMORIAL PARKING FEES 50,000 2
(11) INDIGENT CARE & BREAST CANCER 3
RESEARCH PROGRAM GRANTS/AID 10,000,000 4
(12) PHARMACY STUDENT LOANS 550,000 5
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,520,850,000 6
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - NURSING/MEDICAL LOANS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. 8
There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical 9
Sciences, to be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for 10
loans and/or scholarships for rural nursing and advanced nursing match, rural 11
medical practice and community match, all as may be authorized by law, of the 12
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for the fiscal year ending June 13
30, 2026, the following: 14
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 15
NO. 2025 -2026 16
(01) ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE COMMUNITY 17
MATCH STUDENT LOAN AND SCHOLARSHIP 18
PROGRAM LOANS AND/OR SCHOLARSHIPS $150,000 19
(02) RURAL ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE 20
STUDENT LOAN AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 21
LOANS AND/OR SCHOLARSHIPS 150,000 22
(03) RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE STUDENT LOAN AND 23
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM LOANS AND/OR 24
SCHOLARSHIPS 300,000 25
(04) COMMUNITY MATCH STUDENT LOAN AND 26
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM LOANS AND/OR 27
SCHOLARSHIPS 150,000 28
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $750,000 29
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - BREAST CANCER RESEARCH. There is hereby 31
appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to be 32
payable from the Breast Cancer Research Fund, for allocation to the Breast 33
Cancer Research Program for education, outreach, research and grants related 34
to the cause, cure, treatment, prevention and earlier detection of breast 35
cancer, for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for the fiscal 36 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 SB128
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year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 1
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 2
NO. 2025 -2026 3
(01) BREAST CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM 4
EXPENSES $1,694,216 5
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SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - POISON AND DRUG INFORMATION CENTER. There 7
is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 8
to be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for providing 9
additional support for the Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center of the 10
College of Pharmacy of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for 11
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 12
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 14
NO. 2025 -2026 15
(01) ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE ARKANSAS 16
POISON AND DRUG INFORMATION CENTER $299,959 17
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SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER PROGRAMS AND 19
GRANTS. There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for 20
Medical Sciences, to be payable from the Domestic Peace Fund, for operations 21
of domestic violence shelter programs and statewide grants to domestic 22
violence shelters by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - 23
Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission for the fiscal year 24
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 25
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2025 -2026 28
(01) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER PROGRAMS $2,000,000 29
(02) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER GRANTS 1,050,000 30
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $3,050,000 31
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SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PROGRAMS. There is 33
hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to 34
be payable from the University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund, for child 35
abuse and neglect expenses and grants of the University of Arkansas for 36 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 SB128
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Medical Sciences - Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission for 1
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 2
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 4
NO. 2025 -2026 5
(01) FOR EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH CHILD 6
ABUSE AND NEGLECT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING 7
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, GRANTS TO STATE 8
AGENCIES, CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERS, 9
CHILD SAFETY CENTERS, AND OTHER 10
ELIGIBLE ENTITIES $1,000,000 11
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SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND 13
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS. There is hereby appropriated, to the University of 14
Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to be payable from the University of Arkansas 15
Medical Center Fund, for personal services, operating expenses, and grants of 16
the Building Effective Services for Trauma programs for children and 17
adolescents by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for the fiscal 18
year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 19
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 21
NO. 2025 -2026 22
(01) PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE 23
EXPENSES FOR TRAINING, TREATMENT, 24
COMMUNITY PROVIDERS, & PERSONAL 25
SERVICES $1,393,325 26
(02) DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS EXPENSES FOR 27
TRAINING, TREATMENT, & ADVOCATE 28
EDUCATION 521,951 29
(03) DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS EXPENSES FOR 30
MEDICAL EXAMINATION, CONSULTATION, 31
EDUCATION, & TRAINING 208,781 32
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,124,057 33
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SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - UAMS - HEALTH DATA INITIATIVE. There is 35
hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to 36 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 SB128
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be payable from the University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund, for personal 1
services, operating expenses and grants of the University of Arkansas for 2
Medical Sciences - Health Data Initiative for the fiscal year ending June 30, 3
2026, the following: 4
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 6
NO. 2025 -2026 7
(01) ARKANSAS HEALTH DATA INITIATIVE $802,879 8
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SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION - NEWBORN UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD PROGRAM. 10
There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical 11
Sciences, to be payable from the Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Initiative 12
Fund, for personal services, operating expenses, travel, grants, and 13
contracts of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Newborn 14
Umbilical Cord Blood Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 15
following: 16
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17
NO. 2025 -2026 18
(01) NEWBORN UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD 19
PROGRAM PERSONAL SERVICES AND 20
OPERATING EXPENSES $796,000 21
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SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING AND RESEARCH. 23
There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical 24
Sciences, to be payable from the University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund, 25
for personal services, operating expenses, programmatic and other costs 26
associated with the research and screening of colorectal cancer by the 27
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for the fiscal year ending June 28
30, 2026, the following: 29
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 31
NO. 2025 -2026 32
(01) COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING & RESEARCH $5,000,000 33
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SECTION 14. APPROPRIATION - ADULT SICKLE CELL DISEASE PROGRAM. There 35
is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 36 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 SB128
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to be payable from the University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund, for 1
personal services and operating expenses of establishing and operating Sickle 2
Cell Clinics and Outreach Efforts of the University of Arkansas for Medical 3
Sciences - Adult Sickle Cell Disease Program for the fiscal year ending June 4
30, 2026, the following: 5
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2025 -2026 8
(01) ADULT SICKLE CELL DISEASE PROGRAM 9
INITIATIVE PERSONAL SERVICES AND 10
OPERATING EXPENSES $379,993 11
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SECTION 15. APPROPRIATION - CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFERY PROGRAM. There 13
is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 14
to be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for personal 15
services and operating expenses of the certified nurse midwifery program of 16
the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for the fiscal year ending 17
June 30, 2026, the following: 18
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 20
NO. 2025 -2026 21
(01) CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFERY 22
PROGRAM PERSONAL SERVICES AND 23
OPERATING EXPENSES $500,000 24
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SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION - WINTHROP P. ROCKEFELLER CANCER INSTITUTE. 26
There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical 27
Sciences, to be payable from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 28
National Cancer Institute Designation Trust Fund, for personal services and 29
operating expenses of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - 30
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute for the fiscal year ending June 30, 31
2026, the following: 32
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 34
NO. 2025 -2026 35
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $18,503,906 36 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 SB128
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(02) OVERTIME 15,000 1
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 5,181,094 2
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 3
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 6,000,000 4
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 300,000 5
(C) PROF. FEES 0 6
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 4,000,000 7
(E) DATA PROC. 0 8
(05) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 6,000,000 9
(06) WPRCI CONNECT NURSE NAVIGATION 10
PROGRAM EXPENSES 1,350,000 11
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $41,350,000 12
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SECTION 17. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS - PANS/PANDAS. There is hereby 14
appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to be 15
payable from cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19 -4-801, for personal 16
services and operating expenses of the University of Arkansas for Medical 17
Sciences - PANS/PANDAS Clinic and Programs for the fiscal year ending June 18
30, 2026, the following: 19
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 21
NO. 2025 -2026 22
(01) PERSONAL SERVICES AND OPERATING EXPENSES 23
OF PANS/PANDAS CLINIC AND PROGRAMS $175,000 24
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SECTION 18. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS BREAST MILK BANK. There is hereby 26
appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to be 27
payable from the Breast Milk Bank Special Fund, for personal services and 28
operating expenses of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - 29
Arkansas Breast Milk Bank for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 30
following: 31
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 33
NO. 2025 -2026 34
(01) ARKANSAS BREAST MILK BANK PERSONAL 35
SERVICES AND OPERATING EXPENSES $1,700,000 36 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 SB128
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SECTION 19. APPROPRIATION - MATERNAL HEALTH WORKFORCE. There is hereby 2
appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to be 3
payable from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Maternal Health 4
Workforce Trust Fund, for financial aid and programs in education and 5
training for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Maternal Health 6
Workforce for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 7
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 9
NO. 2025 -2026 10
(01) MATERNAL HEALTH WORKFORCE FINANCIAL AID AND 11
PROGRAMS IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING EXPENSES $2,000,000 12
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SECTION 20. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 14
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. FUNDING 15
TRANSFER NCI DESIGNATION TRUST FUND. (i) From time to time at the request of 16
the Chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences or his or 17
her designee, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall transfer on his or 18
her books and those of the State Treasurer and the Auditor of the State funds 19
from the University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund or from cash funds 20
payable from the Appropriation – Cash Funds in this Act to the National 21
Cancer Institute Designation Trust Fund. (ii) No fund transfer authorized in 22
subsection (i) herein shall be implemented until the Chief Fiscal Officer of 23
the State has determined sufficient funding is available to be transferred, 24
and the transfer has received prior review by the Arkansas Legislative 25
Council or, if meeting in Regular or Fiscal Session, the Joint Budget 26
Committee. 27
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 28
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 29
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SECTION 21. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 31
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. DOMESTIC 32
VIOLENCE SHELTER GRANTS. The grants authorized in the Domestic Violence 33
Shelter Programs and Grants appropriation section of this act shall be 34
equally distributed to domestic violence shelters as determined by the 35
Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission. The Arkansas Child 36 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 SB128
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Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission may adopt rules and regulations to 1
carry out the intent of the General Assembly regarding the grant 2
appropriations authorized in the Domestic Violence Shelter Programs and 3
Grants appropriation section of this act. 4
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 5
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 6
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SECTION 22. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 8
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. MEDICAL 9
SCHOOL LIMITATION. Nothing in this Act shall create an additional medical 10
school in the State of Arkansas, but it recognizes that appropriations, 11
funding and allocations in this Act may be used by the University of Arkansas 12
for Medical Sciences to support satellite campuses or programs outside the 13
City of Little Rock in order to conduct or continue training of its medical, 14
nursing, pharmacy and allied health students, as well as its medical 15
residents. 16
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 17
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 18
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SECTION 23. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 20
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. ARKANSAS 21
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND TRANSFER AUTHORIZED. Thirty -three and one-third 22
percent (33-1/3%), in each fiscal year, of the amounts made available to fund 23
the appropriation in the Grants to Children's Hospital, Regular Salaries and 24
Operating Expenses for Indigent Care line item of the Operations 25
appropriation section of this Act shall be distributed to the Arkansas 26
Children's Hospital or Arkansas Children's Hospital may request that the 27
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences transfer such funds each fiscal 28
year from the University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund to the Department of 29
Human Services Grants Fund Account. The transferred funds shall be used to 30
match federal funds used for supplemental Medicaid payments to Arkansas 31
Children's Hospital. 32
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 33
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 34
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SECTION 24. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 36 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 SB128
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CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. CARRY 1
FORWARD. Any unexpended balance of the general revenue funds provided by this 2
Act which remains at the close of a fiscal year, not to exceed ten percent 3
(10%) of funded appropriations, shall be carried forward and made available 4
for the same purposes for the next fiscal year. 5
Any carry forward of unexpended balance of funding as authorized herein, 6
may be carried forward under the following conditions: 7
(1) Prior to June 30, 2025 2026 the Agency shall by written statement set 8
forth its reason(s) for the need to carry forward said funding to the 9
Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget; 10
(2) The Department of Finance and Administration Office of Budget shall 11
report to the Arkansas Legislative Council all amounts carried forward by the 12
September Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee meeting 13
which report shall include the name of the Agency, Board, Commission or 14
Institution and the amount of the funding carried forward, the program name 15
or line item, the funding source and a copy of the written request set forth 16
in (1) above; 17
(3) Each Agency, Board, Commission or Institution shall provide a written 18
report to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 19
containing all information set forth in item (2) above, along with a written 20
statement as to the current status of the project, contract, purpose, etc. 21
for which the carry forward was originally requested no later than thirty 22
(30) days prior to the time the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution 23
presents its budget request to the Arkansas Legislative Council/Joint Budget 24
Committee; and 25
(4) Thereupon, the Department of Finance and Administration shall include 26
all information obtained in item (3) above in the budget manuals and/or a 27
statement of non-compliance by the Agency, Board, Commission or Institution. 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 25. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 32
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 33
ESTABLISHMENT OF A "GROWTH POOL". (a) The Arkansas Division of Higher 34
Education shall establish and maintain for the 2024-2025 2025-2026 fiscal 35
year a pool of three six hundred (300 600) non-classified positions . A 36 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 SB128
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position established under this section shall not exceed the salary rate of 1
the highest maximum annual salary rate authorized by the General Assembly in 2
the institution's appropriation act. These positions are to be used by the 3
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in the event that the personal 4
services needs of the University during the 2024-2025 2025-2026 fiscal year 5
exceed the number of positions allocated to the University by the 6
Legislature. The University shall provide justification to the Arkansas 7
Division of Higher Education for the need to allocate titles from this 8
"growth pool". No classifications titles will be assigned to the pool until 9
such time as specific positions are requested by the University, approved by 10
the University Board or their designee, and approved by the Legislative 11
Council or Joint Budget Committee. Furthermore, the Arkansas Division of 12
Higher Education shall establish and maintain for the 2024-2025 fiscal year a 13
pool of three hundred (300) career service positions up to a C130. These 14
positions are to be used by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 15
in the event that the personal services needs of the University during the 16
2024-2025 fiscal year exceed the number of positions in a classification 17
allocated to the University by the Legislature. The University shall provide 18
justification to the Arkansas Division of Higher Education for the need to 19
allocate titles from this "growth pool". No classifications will be assigned 20
to the pool until such time as specific positions are requested by the 21
University, recommended by the Arkansas Division of Higher Education, and 22
approved by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee. 23
(b) Determining the number of personnel to be employed by a state agency 24
is the prerogative of the General Assembly and is usually accomplished by 25
delineating the maximum number of personnel by identifying the job titles and 26
the maximum grade or salary attached to those salaries. The General Assembly 27
has determined that the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences could be 28
operated more efficiently if some flexibility is given to that institution. 29
That flexibility is being accomplished by providing growth pools in 30
subsection (a) of this section and since the General Assembly has granted the 31
institution broad powers under the growth pool concept, it is both necessary 32
and appropriate that the General Assembly maintain oversight of the 33
utilization of the growth pool by requiring prior approval of the Legislative 34
Council or Joint Budget Committee in the utilization of the growth pool. 35
Therefore, the requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint 36 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 SB128
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Budget Committee is not a severable part of this section. If the requirement 1
of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is ruled 2
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this entire section is 3
void. 4
If the agency requests continuation of a "Growth Pool" position(s) as 5
established herein during the next fiscal year, the position(s) must be 6
requested as a new position(s) in the agency's budget 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 26. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 11
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. CHILD 12
HEALTH AND FAMILY LIFE INSTITUTE. The Child Health and Family Life Institute 13
shall be administered under the direction of Arkansas Children’s Hospital. 14
Arkansas Children’s Hospital shall enter into a cooperative agreement and/or 15
contract with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences -Department of 16
Pediatrics for services required to deliver the programs of the Child Health 17
and Family Life Institute (CHFLI). Utilizing a multidisciplinary 18
collaboration of professionals, CHFLI shall provide a statewide effort to 19
explore, develop and evaluate new and better ways to address medically, 20
socially and economically interrelated health and developmental needs of 21
children with special health care needs and their families. CHFLI priorities 22
shall include, but are not limited to, wellness and prevention, screening and 23
diagnosis, treatment and intervention, training and education and research 24
and evaluation. Arkansas Children’s Hospital and the University of Arkansas 25
for Medical Sciences -Department of Pediatrics shall make annual reports to 26
the Arkansas Legislative Council on all matters of funding, existing programs 27
and services offered through CHFLI. 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 27. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 32
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. PARKING 33
FEES. On July 1 of each year the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 34
shall pay from the appropriation provided herein from non -general revenue, 35
the total amount appropriated for War Memorial Parking Services from Fees to 36 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 SB128
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War Memorial. 1
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 2
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 3
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SECTION 28. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 5
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER 6
PROVISIONS. Because the Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship 7
Program Loans and/or Scholarships and the Community Match Student Loan and 8
Scholarship Program Loans and/or Scholarships have the goal of providing 9
primary care physicians in rural Arkansas, transfers may be made in such 10
amounts as are required between the line items made in the appropriation for 11
"Medical Loans and Scholarships". 12
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 13
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 14
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SECTION 29. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 16
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. CLINICAL 17
EXPANSION AND RESEARCH POOL. (a) In order to address personnel needs emerging 18
from expanding medical research and patient care issues and the necessity of 19
recruiting and retaining qualified medical, research, and related support 20
personnel, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences or its successor 21
is authorized for the 2024-2025 2025-2026 fiscal year a pool of seven hundred 22
(700) "Clinical Expansion and Research Pool" positions. These positions are 23
to be used by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in the event 24
that the personal services needs resulting from unanticipated clinical or 25
research programs that are initiated during the 2024-2025 2025-2026 fiscal 26
year require additional positions, either in title, in classification, or in 27
number, that are not authorized or contemplated by the General Assembly in 28
the Regular Salaries - Operations section of this Act. 29
(b) The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is authorized to 30
access the "Clinical Expansion and Research Pool" positions authorized in 31
this Section at any time during the fiscal year when it is determined by the 32
Chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, subject to the 33
review and approval by the Board of Trustees, that the need for additional 34
positions exists. Only medical or research positions shall be established 35
under this provision. The Chancellor of the University of Arkansas for 36 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 SB128
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Medical Sciences shall provide a quarterly report detailing the justification 1
of allocation of positions from this "Clinical Expansion and Research Pool" 2
to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, to the Arkansas Division of Higher 3
Education, and to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee 4
for review. The report shall also include an accounting of the names, titles 5
and salaries of personnel who have been employed in positions established 6
from this pool and the source and duration of funds associated with the 7
positions. 8
(c) If the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences requests 9
continuation of any "Clinical Expansion and Research Pool" position(s) as 10
established herein during the next fiscal year, the position(s) must be 11
requested as a new position(s) in the agency's budget request. 12
(d) Determining the number of personnel to be employed by a state agency 13
is the prerogative of the General Assembly and is usually accomplished by 14
delineating the maximum number of personnel by identifying job titles and the 15
maximum grade or salary attached to those titles. The General Assembly has 16
determined that the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences could be 17
operated more efficiently if some flexibility is given to that institution. 18
That flexibility is being accomplished by providing a position pool in 19
Subsection (a) of this Section and since the General Assembly has granted the 20
agency broad powers under the growth pool concept, it is both necessary and 21
appropriate that the General Assembly maintain oversight of the utilization 22
of the position pool by requiring review of the Legislative Council or Joint 23
Budget Committee in the utilization of the position pool. Therefore, the 24
requirement of review by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is 25
not a severable part of this section. If the requirement of review by the 26
Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a 27
court of competent jurisdiction, this entire section is void. 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 30. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 32
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. ABUSED 33
CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS SERVICES PROGRAM FUNDING PROVISION. In the event 34
the amount of general revenue distributed to the University of Arkansas 35
Medical Center Fund for the Department of Pediatrics and the Psychiatric 36 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 SB128
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Research Institute each fiscal year is at least equal to the amount 1
distributed during the 2012 -13 fiscal year, an amount not less than seven 2
hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) shall be allocated and made available as 3
follows: four hundred fifty thousand dollars ($450,000) each fiscal year 4
shall be made available exclusively to support the purposes and goals to 5
improve screening, monitoring and care for abused children and adolescents 6
through the Child Safety Centers or the University of Arkansas for Medical 7
Sciences as referred by the Child Safety Centers. Maintenance of statewide 8
screening and assessment protocols as well as evidence -based training of 9
mental health professionals are to be considered critical components of the 10
overall goals. For the provision of assessment and therapeutic services, 11
these funds are to be provided to the Child Safety Centers through contracts 12
from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The contracts will 13
stipulate the terms of the agreement and reporting requirements; an amount 14
not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) may be utilized for 15
administrative costs as may be necessary to administer the program or if 16
determined not to be needed for administrative costs may be placed in reserve 17
for future needs of the program. The remaining two hundred thousand dollars 18
($200,000) shall be allocated and made available to the Department of 19
Pediatrics for expenses for medical examinations, consultation, education and 20
training as stipulated in the terms of agreement between the Chancellor of 21
the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the Department of 22
Pediatrics. 23
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 24
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 25
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SECTION 31. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 27
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 28
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 29
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 30
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 31
Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction 32
Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where 33
applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 34
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 35
disbursement of said funds. 36 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 SB128
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SECTION 32. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 2
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 3
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 4
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 5
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 6
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 7
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 8
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 9
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SECTION 33. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 11
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 12
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 13
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 14
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 15
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 16
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 17
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 18
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 19
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 20
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 21
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