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Act 258 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 245 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 TO THE INSTITUTIONS 9
OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS; 10
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 11
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AN ACT FOR THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 15
EDUCATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT 16
APPROPRIATION. 17
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 20
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SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY . There is hereby 22
appropriated, to the Arkansas State University , to be payable from the 23
Development and Enhancement Fund , the following: 24
(A) for costs of construction of a College of Veterinary Medicine 25
facility, in a sum not to exceed ................................. $4,000,000. 26
(B) for costs of construction of the Center for Advanced Materials and 27
Steel Manufacturing, in a sum not to exceed ...................... $3,000,000. 28
(C) for campus buildings deferred maintenance , in a sum not to exceed 29
.................................................................. $2,000,000. 30
(D) for campus wide building entrance security and card access , in a 31
sum not to exceed ................................................ $1,000,000. 32
(E) for critical maintenance , in a sum not to exceed ......... $740,000. 33
(F) for deferred maintenance , in a sum not to exceed ....... $5,210,000. 34
(G) for the purchase, replacement, and renewal of equipment and library 35
holdings, in a sum not to exceed ................................. $4,509,554. 36 SB245
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(H) for construction, renovation, maintenance, equipment, personal 1
services and operating expenses of the various institutions and entities of 2
the Arkansas State University System , in a sum not to exceed .... $25,000,000. 3
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SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY . There is hereby 5
appropriated, to the Arkansas Tech University , to be payable from the 6
Development and Enhancement Fund , the following: 7
(A) for Witherspoon interior renovation , in a sum not to exceed 8
.................................................................. $2,875,000. 9
(B) for utility upgrades , in a sum not to exceed ........... $3,032,000. 10
(C) for technology upgrades , in a sum not to exceed ........ $4,093,000. 11
(D) for critical maintenance , in a sum not to exceed ....... $3,620,000. 12
(E) for deferred maintenance , in a sum not to exceed ....... $4,100,000. 13
(F) for the purchase, replacement, and renewal of equipment and library 14
holdings, in a sum not to exceed ................................. $1,321,412. 15
(G) for Collegiate Center roof replacement and interior renovation , in 16
a sum not to exceed ................................................ $691,900. 17
(H) for critical maintenance for the Ozark Campus , in a sum not to 18
exceed .............................................................. $20,000. 19
(I) for deferred maintenance for the Ozark Campus , in a sum not to 20
exceed ............................................................. $210,000. 21
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY . There is hereby 23
appropriated, to the Henderson State University , to be payable from the 24
Development and Enhancement Fund , the following: 25
(A) for renovation of Newberry Hall , in a sum not to exceed 26
.................................................................. $1,200,000. 27
(B) for Womack Hall, in a sum not to exceed .................. $800,000. 28
(C) for renovation of the Russell Fine Arts Building , in a sum not to 29
exceed ........................................................... $1,000,000. 30
(D) for renovation of Smith Hall , in a sum not to exceed ... $2,500,000. 31
(E) for renovation of Wells Gym , in a sum not to exceed .... $2,000,000. 32
(F) for renovation of Huie Library , in a sum not to exceed 33
.................................................................. $1,500,000. 34
(G) for critical maintenance , in a sum not to exceed ....... $3,120,000. 35
(H) for deferred maintenance , in a sum not to exceed ....... $2,440,000. 36 SB245
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(I) for the purchase, replacement, and renewal of equipment and library 1
holdings, in a sum not to exceed ................................... $503,642. 2
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY . There is 4
hereby appropriated, to the Southern Arkansas University , to be payable from 5
the Development and Enhancement Fund , the following: 6
(A) for costs of HVAC upgrades , in a sum not to exceed ..... $3,783,000. 7
(B) for technology upgrades , in a sum not to exceed ........ $3,559,250. 8
(C) for storm drain lines , in a sum not to exceed .......... $1,000,750. 9
(D) for sewer lines, in a sum not to exceed .................. $657,000. 10
(E) for critical maintenance , in a sum not to exceed ......... $540,000. 11
(F) for deferred maintenance , in a sum not to exceed ....... $3,410,000. 12
(G) for the purchase, replacement, and renewal of equipment and library 13
holdings, in a sum not to exceed ................................. $1,227,623. 14
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES . 16
There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical 17
Sciences, to be payable from the Development and Enhancement Fund , the 18
following: 19
(A) for critical maintenance , in a sum not to exceed ....... $4,900,000. 20
(B) for deferred maintenance , in a sum not to exceed ...... $13,600,000. 21
(C) for the purchase, replacement, and renewal of equipment and library 22
holdings, in a sum not to exceed ................................. $2,535,302. 23
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS . There is hereby 25
appropriated, to the University of Arkansas , to be payable from the 26
Development and Enhancement Fund, the following: 27
(A) for restoration of the Agriculture Building , in a sum not to exceed 28
.................................................................. $2,000,000. 29
(B) for restoration/addition to the John A. White, Jr. Engineering 30
Hall, in a sum not to exceed ..................................... $2,000,000. 31
(C) for restoration of the Fine Arts Center and University Theatre , in 32
a sum not to exceed .............................................. $2,000,000. 33
(D) for restoration of Memorial Hall , in a sum not to exceed 34
.................................................................. $2,000,000. 35
(E) for renovation of Kimpel Hall and the Office Tower , in a sum not to 36 SB245
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exceed ........................................................... $2,000,000. 1
(F) for renovation of the Business Building , in a sum not to exceed 2
.................................................................. $2,000,000. 3
(G) for critical maintenance for the U of A - Fayetteville, in a sum 4
not to exceed .................................................... $1,850,000. 5
(H) for deferred maintenance for the U of A - Fayetteville, in a sum 6
not to exceed .................................................... $9,010,000. 7
(I) for the purchase, replacement, and renewal of equipment and library 8
holdings for the U of A - Fayetteville, in a sum not to exceed ... $7,782,624. 9
(J) for HVAC system replacement of the Arkansas Archeological Survey , 10
in a sum not to exceed ........................................... $1,175,000. 11
(K) for archeological data/object security and accessibility , in a sum 12
not to exceed ...................................................... $396,400. 13
(L) for remote sensing and archeological object analysis , in a sum not 14
to exceed .......................................................... $306,989. 15
(M) for critical maintenance of the Arkansas Archeological Survey , in a 16
sum not to exceed .................................................. $120,000. 17
(N) for deferred maintenance of the Arkansas Archeological Survey , in a 18
sum not to exceed ................................................... $90,000. 19
(O) for telecommunications shelter power reliability , in a sum not to 20
exceed ............................................................. $285,000. 21
(P) for telecommunications shelter facility upgrades , in a sum not to 22
exceed .............................................................. $39,000. 23
(Q) for telecommunications shelter security enhancements , in a sum not 24
to exceed ........................................................... $91,500. 25
(R) for fiber optic network transmission equipment lifecycle 26
management, in a sum not to exceed ................................. $450,000. 27
(S) for costs of construction of the Downtown Arts Center , in a sum not 28
to exceed ........................................................ $1,150,000. 29
(T) for costs of construction of the Wellness Center , in a sum not to 30
exceed ........................................................... $1,000,000. 31
(U) for STEM Research Lab upgrades , in a sum not to exceed ... $350,000. 32
(V) for costs of construction for System Office expansion , in a sum not 33
to exceed ........................................................ $2,198,000. 34
(W) for renovation of the Pines Cabin , in a sum not to exceed 35
.................................................................... $302,000. 36 SB245
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(X) for construction, renovation, maintenance, equipment, personal 1
services and operating expenses of the various institutions and entities of 2
the University of Arkansas System , in a sum not to exceed ....... $25,000,000. 3
(Y) for critical maintenance for the U of A - System, in a sum not to 4
exceed .............................................................. $50,000. 5
(Z) for deferred maintenance for the U of A - System, in a sum not to 6
exceed .............................................................. $50,000. 7
(AA) for costs of construction of the Lonoke Extension Center 8
expansion, in a sum not to exceed ................................ $2,100,000. 9
(AB) for critical maintenance for the U of A - Division of Agriculture , 10
in a sum not to exceed ............................................. $910,000. 11
(AC) for deferred maintenance for the U of A - Division of Agriculture , 12
in a sum not to exceed ........................................... $1,930,000. 13
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SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT FORT SMITH . There 15
is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, to be 16
payable from the Development and Enhancement Fund , the following: 17
(A) for hazardous waste storage , in a sum not to exceed .... $2,000,000. 18
(B) for Sebastian Commons columns , in a sum not to exceed .. $2,000,000. 19
(C) for renovation of the Center for Workforce Development , in a sum 20
not to exceed .................................................... $2,000,000. 21
(D) for cold and hot water district loops , in a sum not to exceed 22
.................................................................. $2,000,000. 23
(E) for critical maintenance , in a sum not to exceed ......... $940,000. 24
(F) for deferred maintenance , in a sum not to exceed ....... $1,020,000. 25
(G) for the purchase, replacement, and renewal of equipment and library 26
holdings, in a sum not to exceed ................................... $747,453. 27
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SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK . 29
There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock , 30
to be payable from the Development and Enhancement Fund , the following: 31
(A) for technology infrastructure improvements , in a sum not to exceed 32
.................................................................. $2,000,000. 33
(B) for campus security improvements , in a sum not to exceed 34
.................................................................. $2,000,000. 35
(C) for renovation of the Speech Building , in a sum not to exceed 36 SB245
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.................................................................. $2,000,000. 1
(D) for costs of construction of the Nanotechnology Center (CINS) , in a 2
sum not to exceed ................................................ $2,000,000. 3
(E) for classroom technology improvements , in a sum not to exceed 4
.................................................................. $2,000,000. 5
(F) for critical maintenance , in a sum not to exceed ...... $14,190,000. 6
(G) for deferred maintenance , in a sum not to exceed ....... $8,130,000. 7
(H) for the purchase, replacement, and renewal of equipment and library 8
holdings, in a sum not to exceed ................................. $2,041,488. 9
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SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO . There 11
is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas at Monticello , to be 12
payable from the Development and Enhancement Fund , the following: 13
(A) for costs of construction of the Allied Health Building , in a sum 14
not to exceed .................................................... $2,500,000. 15
(B) for HVAC upgrades for the Memorial Classroom Building and Babin 16
Business Center, in a sum not to exceed .......................... $2,000,000. 17
(C) for renovation of the Fine Arts Center , in a sum not to exceed 18
.................................................................. $2,000,000. 19
(D) for renovation of the Music Building , in a sum not to exceed 20
.................................................................. $2,000,000. 21
(E) for critical maintenance , in a sum not to exceed ....... $6,520,000. 22
(F) for deferred maintenance , in a sum not to exceed ....... $2,900,000. 23
(G) for the purchase, replacement, and renewal of equipment and library 24
holdings, in a sum not to exceed ................................... $543,508. 25
(H) for costs of construction of the Workforce/Collegiate Center on the 26
Crossett campus, in a sum not to exceed .......................... $2,500,000. 27
(I) for critical maintenance for the Crossett campus , in a sum not to 28
exceed ............................................................. $120,000. 29
(J) for deferred maintenance for the Crossett campus , in a sum not to 30
exceed ............................................................. $140,000. 31
(K) for costs of construction of the General Education Building on the 32
McGehee campus, in a sum not to exceed ........................... $2,500,000. 33
(L) for critical maintenance for the McGehee campus , in a sum not to 34
exceed ............................................................. $220,000. 35
(M) for deferred maintenance for the McGehee campus , in a sum not to 36 SB245
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exceed ............................................................. $170,000. 1
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SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF . 3
There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff , to 4
be payable from the Development and Enhancement Fund , the following: 5
(A) for renovation for fire protection , in a sum not to exceed 6
.................................................................. $2,000,000. 7
(B) for renovation of dormitory , in a sum not to exceed .... $2,000,000. 8
(C) for renovation of police station , in a sum not to exceed 9
.................................................................. $2,000,000. 10
(D) for renovation of restrooms , in a sum not to exceed ...... $500,000. 11
(E) for domestic water upgrades , in a sum not to exceed ...... $500,000. 12
(F) for elevator upgrades and modernization , in a sum not to exceed 13
.................................................................... $500,000. 14
(G) for campus security fencing , in a sum not to exceed ...... $500,000. 15
(H) for critical maintenance , in a sum not to exceed ......... $540,000. 16
(I) for deferred maintenance , in a sum not to exceed ....... $2,390,000. 17
(J) for the purchase, replacement, and renewal of equipment and library 18
holdings, in a sum not to exceed ................................... $421,268. 19
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SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS . There is 21
hereby appropriated, to the University of Central Arkansas , to be payable 22
from the Development and Enhancement Fund , the following: 23
(A) for costs of construction of a multi -purpose sports facility , in a 24
sum not to exceed ................................................ $2,500,000. 25
(B) for renovation/replacement of the Lewis Science Center , in a sum 26
not to exceed .................................................... $2,500,000. 27
(C) for renovation of Mashburn Hall , in a sum not to exceed 28
.................................................................. $2,500,000. 29
(D) for renovation of Old Main , in a sum not to exceed ..... $2,500,000. 30
(E) for critical maintenance , in a sum not to exceed ....... $3,400,000. 31
(F) for deferred maintenance , in a sum not to exceed ....... $7,540,000. 32
(G) for the purchase, replacement, and renewal of equipment and library 33
holdings, in a sum not to exceed ................................. $2,627,252. 34
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SECTION 12. DISBURSEMENT CONTROLS. (A) No contract may be awarded nor 36 SB245
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obligations otherwise incurred in relation to the project or projects 1
described herein in excess of the State Treasury funds actually available 2
therefor as provided by law. Provided, however, that institutions and 3
agencies listed herein shall have the authority to accept and use grants and 4
donations including Federal funds, and to use its unobligated cash income or 5
funds, or both available to it, for the purpose of supplementing the State 6
Treasury funds for financing the entire costs of the project or projects 7
enumerated herein. Provided further, that the appropriations and funds 8
otherwise provided by the General Assembly for Maintenance and General 9
Operations of the agency or institutions receiving appropriation herein shall 10
not be used for any of the purposes as appropriated in this act. 11
(B) The restrictions of any applicable provisions of the State 12
Purchasing Law, the General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, the 13
Revenue Stabilization Law and any other applicable fiscal control laws of 14
this State and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 15
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 16
disbursement of any funds provided by this act unless specifically provided 17
otherwise by law. 18
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SECTION 13. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 20
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 21
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 22
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 23
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 24
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 25
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 26
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 27
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SECTION 14. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 29
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 30
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 31
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 32
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 33
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 34
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 35
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programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 1
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 2
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 3
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