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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 88 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 DEPARTMENT OF 10
EDUCATION - DIVISION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE 11
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER 12
PURPOSES. 13
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Subtitle 16
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - 17
DIVISION OF HIGHER EDUCATION 18
APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025 -2026 FISCAL 19
YEAR. 20
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23
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SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - GENERAL OPERATIONS. There is hereby 25
established for the Department of Education - Division of Higher Education 26
for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular 27
employees. 28
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Maximum Annual 30
Maximum Salary Rate 31
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 32
No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 33
(1) U024U DHE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE05 34
(2) D022N IT SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER 1 GRADE IT09 35
(3) D012C DATABASE SPECIALIST 2 GRADE IT08 36 SB88
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(4) D007C INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGER 2 GRADE IT08 1
(5) D028C SENIOR SOFTWARE SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IT07 2
(6) D016C SENIOR TECHNOLOGY ANALYST 1 GRADE IT06 3
(7) G281C ADE POLICY & SPECIAL PROJECTS DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS15 4
(8) N002N DHE SENIOR ASSOC DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS15 5
(9) N069N ADE SPECIAL ADVISOR 1 GRADE GS14 6
(10) N055N DHE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS14 7
(11) A010C AGENCY CONTROLLER II 1 GRADE GS13 8
(12) N054N DHE CAREER PATHWAYS DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS13 9
(13) N167N DHS POLICY & RESEARCH DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS12 10
(14) A027C ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS11 11
(15) G058C DHE FEDERAL PROGRAM MANAGER 2 GRADE GS11 12
(16) E061C ACE PROGRAM COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS10 13
(17) G071C DHE PROGRAM COORDINATOR 6 GRADE GS10 14
(18) E062C ACE PROGRAM ADVISOR 2 GRADE GS09 15
(19) G102C DHE PROGRAM SPECIALIST 18 GRADE GS09 16
(20) G080C NATIONAL & COMMUNITY SVCS EXEC. DIR. 1 GRADE GS09 17
(21) G295C OSTEOPATHIC RURAL MED PROG ADMIN 1 GRADE GS09 18
(22) G147C GRANTS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07 19
(23) G180C GRANTS ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 20
(24) A084C PROGRAM/FIELD AUDIT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS06 21
(25) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04 22
(26) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 1 GRADE GS03 23
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 52 24
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - GENERAL OPERATIONS. There is hereby 26
authorized, for the Department of Education - Division of Higher Education 27
for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part -time or 28
temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds 29
appropriated herein for such purposes: fifteen (15) temporary or part-time 30
employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 31
Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act 32
for the appropriate classification. 33
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - GENERAL OPERATIONS. There is hereby 35
appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be payable from the Division 36 SB88
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of Higher Education Fund Account , for personal services and operating 1
expenses of the Department of Education - Division of Higher Education - 2
General Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 3
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 5
NO. 2025-2026 6
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $2,367,990 7
(02) EXTRA HELP 75,000 8
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 777,058 9
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 10
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 909,346 11
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 49,659 12
(C) PROF. FEES 25,000 13
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 50,000 14
(E) DATA PROC. 0 15
(05) STATEWIDE SCHOLARSHIP AND GRANT PROMOTION 295,000 16
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $4,549,053 17
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SECTION 4. EXTRA HELP - STATE BOARD OF PRIVATE CAREER EDUCATION . There 19
is hereby authorized, for the Department of Education - Division of Higher 20
Education - State Board of Private Career Education for the 2025-2026 fiscal 21
year, the following maximum number of part -time or temporary employees, to be 22
known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such 23
purposes: two (2) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of 24
pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and 25
Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate 26
classification. 27
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF PRIVATE CAREER EDUCATION - 29
OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education , to 30
be payable from the Private Career Education Fund , for personal services and 31
operating expenses of the Department of Education - Division of Higher 32
Education - State Board of Private Career Education - Operations for the 33
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 34
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 36 SB88
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NO. 2025-2026 1
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $163,983 2
(02) EXTRA HELP 20,000 3
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 55,427 4
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 5
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 63,000 6
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 4,000 7
(C) PROF. FEES 6,000 8
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 9
(E) DATA PROC. 0 10
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $312,410 11
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - STUDENT ASSISTANCE GRANTS AND VARIOUS 13
SCHOLARSHIPS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education , 14
to be payable from the Higher Education Grants Fund Account , for providing 15
student assistance grants and various scholarships as provided by law of the 16
Department of Education - Division of Higher Education - Student Assistance 17
Grants and Various Scholarships for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 18
following: 19
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 21
NO. 2025-2026 22
(01) ARKANSAS FUTURE GRANTS $5,000,000 23
(02) NATIONAL GUARD TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 1,400,000 24
(03) SINGLE PARENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 175,000 25
(04) STATE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM 4,000,000 26
(05) TEACHER OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM 2,500,000 27
(06) AR GEOGRAPHICAL CRITICAL NEEDS 28
MINORITY TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS 150,000 29
(07) DEPENDENTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, ETC. SCHOLARSHIPS 1,000,000 30
(08) DEPENDENTS-KIA'S, MIA'S, POW'S, ETC. 4,500,000 31
(09) GOVERNOR'S HIGHER EDUCATION 32
TRANSITION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 2,000,000 33
(10) SREB MINORITY DOCTORAL SCHOLARS 175,000 34
(11) WASHINGTON CENTER SCHOLARSHIPS 150,000 35
(12) TUITION ADJUSTMENT 350,000 36 SB88
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(13) AR ACADEMIC CHALLENGE SCHOLARSHIPS 25,000,000 1
(14) AR GOVERNOR'S SCHOLAR 22,000,000 2
(15) STUDENT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (SURF) 150,000 3
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $68,550,000 4
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SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - TECHNICAL EDUCATION - FEDERAL PROGRAMS. 6
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be payable 7
from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 8
State, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of 9
Education - Division of Higher Education - Technical Education - Federal 10
Programs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 11
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 13
NO. 2025-2026 14
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $139,791 15
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 49,594 16
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 17
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 108,271 18
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 80,000 19
(C) PROF. FEES 157,000 20
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 21
(E) DATA PROC. 0 22
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $534,656 23
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SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM . There is 25
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be payable from the 26
Research Development Fund , for providing Arkansas Research Development 27
Program Grants to Institutions of Higher Education by the Department of 28
Education - Division of Higher Education - Research Development Program for 29
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 30
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2025-2026 33
(01) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GRANTS $750,000 34
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SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - HEALTH EDUCATION GRANTS AND LOANS. There is 36 SB88
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hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be payable from the 1
Higher Education Grants Fund Account , for payments of contracts and loans 2
with participating out -of-state institutions of higher learning in the fields 3
of dentistry, optometry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, and podiatry for 4
the education of Arkansas citizens by the Department of Education - Division 5
of Higher Education - Health Education Grants and Loans for the fiscal year 6
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 7
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 9
NO. 2025-2026 10
(01) CHIROPRACTIC AID $260,000 11
(02) DENTAL AID - GRANTS 2,950,000 12
(03) OPTOMETRY AID - GRANTS 650,000 13
(04) PODIATRY AID 130,400 14
(05) VETERINARY AID FORGIVENESS PROGRAM 1,750,000 15
(06) DENTAL AID - LOANS 987,370 16
(07) OPTOMETRY AID - LOANS 140,000 17
(08) VETERINARY MED. LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM 250,000 18
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $7,117,770 19
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SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - CASH. There is hereby appropriated, to the 21
Department of Education , to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the 22
State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for 23
operating expenses of the Department of Education - Division of Higher 24
Education - Cash for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 25
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2025-2026 28
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 29
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $269,233 30
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 32,865 31
(C) PROF. FEES 63,932 32
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 33
(E) DATA PROC. 0 34
(02) SCHOLARSHIPS 50,000 35
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $416,030 36 SB88
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SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - PRIVATE CAREER EDUCATION BOARD - CASH. 2
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be payable 3
from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 4
Fiscal Officer of the State , for operating expenses of the Department of 5
Education - Division of Higher Education - Private Career Education Board - 6
Cash for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 7
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 9
NO. 2025-2026 10
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 11
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $9,500 12
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 6,000 13
(C) PROF. FEES 5,000 14
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 15
(E) DATA PROC. 0 16
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $20,500 17
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SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION - STUDENT PROTECTION TRUST . There is hereby 19
appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be payable from the Private 20
Career School Student Protection Trust Fund , for expenses, claims and fees of 21
the Department of Education - Division of Higher Education - State Board of 22
Private Career Education - Student Protection Trust for the fiscal year 23
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 24
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 26
NO. 2025-2026 27
(01) EXPENSES/CLAIMS/FEES $300,000 28
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SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - TANF PROGRAM - FEDERAL. There is hereby 30
appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be payable from the federal 31
funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal 32
services, operating expenses, grants and aid by the Department of Education - 33
Division of Higher Education - TANF Program - Federal for the fiscal year 34
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 35
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 1
NO. 2025-2026 2
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $292,016 3
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 100,134 4
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 5
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 80,000 6
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 60,000 7
(C) PROF. FEES 70,000 8
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 9
(E) DATA PROC. 0 10
(04) SELF SUFFICIENCY/JOB TRAINING GRANTS 6,547,850 11
(05) ENROLLMENT AND EDUCATION 3,000,000 12
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $10,150,000 13
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SECTION 14. APPROPRIATION - WEB BASED APPLICATIONS . There is hereby 15
appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be payable from the Higher 16
Education Grants Fund Account , for personal services and operating expenses 17
associated with web based applications of the Department of Education - 18
Division of Higher Education - Web Based Applications for the fiscal year 19
ending June 30, 2026, the following: 20
21
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
NO. 2025-2026 23
(01) WEB BASED APPLICATIONS PERSONAL 24
SERVICES AND OPERATING EXPENSES $500,000 25
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SECTION 15. APPROPRIATION - SCHOLARSHIP ADMINISTRATION . There is 27
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be payable from the 28
Higher Education Grants Fund Account , for personal services and operating 29
expenses of the Department of Education - Division of Higher Education - 30
Scholarship Administration for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 31
following: 32
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 34
NO. 2025-2026 35
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $282,079 36 SB88
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(02) EXTRA HELP 10,000 1
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 107,174 2
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 3
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 285,000 4
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 5
(C) PROF. FEES 30,000 6
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 7
(E) DATA PROC. 0 8
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $714,253 9
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SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION - WORKFORCE INITIATIVE ACT OF 2015 . There is 11
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be payable from the 12
Workforce Initiative Act of 2015 Fund , for workforce education grants, 13
administrative and operating expenses of the Department of Education - 14
Division of Higher Education - Workforce Initiative Act of 2015 for the 15
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 16
17
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
NO. 2025-2026 19
(01) WORKFORCE INITIATIVE ACT OF 2015 EXPENSES $8,000,000 20
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SECTION 17. APPROPRIATION - VETERAN'S APPROVING AGENCY - FEDERAL. 22
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be payable 23
from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 24
State, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of 25
Education - Division of Higher Education - Veteran's Approving Agency - 26
Federal for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 27
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 29
NO. 2025-2026 30
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $239,841 31
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 88,427 32
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 33
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 53,546 34
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 9,623 35
(C) PROF. FEES 0 36 SB88
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(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 1
(E) DATA PROC. 0 2
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $391,437 3
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SECTION 18. APPROPRIATION - AMERICORPS - OPERATIONS. There is hereby 5
appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be payable from the Division 6
of Higher Education Fund Account , for personal services, operating expenses, 7
and grants and aid by the Department of Education - Division of Higher 8
Education - AmeriCorps - Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 9
the following: 10
11
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12
NO. 2025-2026 13
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $324,617 14
(02) EXTRA HELP 30,000 15
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 126,827 16
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 17
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 363,650 18
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 85,650 19
(C) PROF. FEES 2,500 20
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 21
(E) DATA PROC. 0 22
(05) GRANTS AND AID 50,000 23
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $983,244 24
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SECTION 19. APPROPRIATION - AMERICORPS - GRANTS AND AID. There is 26
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be payable from the 27
Division of Higher Education Fund Account , for grants and aid by the 28
Department of Education - Division of Higher Education - AmeriCorps - Grants 29
and Aid for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 30
31
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
NO. 2025-2026 33
(01) GRANTS AND AID $2,010,704 34
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SECTION 20. APPROPRIATION - OSTEOPATHIC RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE STUDENT 36 SB88
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LOAN AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM . There is hereby appropriated, to the 1
Department of Education , to be payable from the Higher Education Grants Fund 2
Account, for Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan & Scholarship 3
Program loans and/or scholarships by the Department of Education - Division 4
of Higher Education - Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan & 5
Scholarship Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 6
7
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 8
NO. 2025-2026 9
(01) OSTEOPATHIC RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE 10
STUDENT LOANS/SCHOLARSHIP $400,000 11
12
SECTION 21. APPROPRIATION - GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION RESIDENCY 13
EXPANSION BOARD. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 14
Education, to be payable from the Graduate Medical Education Fund , for 15
planning grants to eligible entities for graduate medical education residency 16
program expansion or new programs, and for board expenses and reimbursements 17
of the Department of Education - Division of Higher Education - Graduate 18
Medical Education Residency Expansion Board for the fiscal year ending June 19
30, 2026, the following: 20
21
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22
NO. 2025-2026 23
(01) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION RESIDENCY EXPANSION BOARD $10,000,000 24
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SECTION 22. APPROPRIATION - HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND 26
UNIVERSITIES GRANTS AND EXPENSES . There is hereby appropriated, to the 27
Department of Education , to be payable from the Higher Education Grants Fund 28
Account, for grants for scholarships to Historically Black Colleges and 29
Universities and for personal services and operating expenses as determined 30
by the Division of Higher Education for outreach programs to promote 31
awareness of those scholarships of the Department of Education - Division of 32
Higher Education - HBCU Grants and Expenses for the fiscal year ending June 33
30, 2026, the following: 34
35
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 36 SB88
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NO. 2025-2026 1
(01) HBCU GRANTS AND EXPENSES $4,000,000 2
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SECTION 23. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS TEACHER ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIP 4
PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be 5
payable from the Arkansas Teacher Academy Scholarship Program Fund , for 6
scholarships, personal services, and operating expenses necessary to create 7
and maintain the Arkansas Teacher Academy Scholarship Program by the 8
Department of Education - Division of Higher Education - Arkansas Teacher 9
Academy Scholarship Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 10
following: 11
12
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 13
NO. 2025-2026 14
(01) AR TEACHER ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM $12,000,000 15
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SECTION 24. APPROPRIATION - SUSTAINABLE BUILDING MAINTENANCE PROGRAM 17
FOR STATE-SUPPORTED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION . There is hereby 18
appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be payable from the 19
Sustainable Building Maintenance Program for State -Supported Institutions of 20
Higher Education Revolving Loan Fund , for transfers or loans to a state -21
supported institution of higher education for deferred maintenance, critical 22
maintenance, or renovation of state -owned property of the Department of 23
Education - Division of Higher Education - Sustainable Building Maintenance 24
Program for State-Supported Institutions of Higher Education for the fiscal 25
year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 26
27
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 28
NO. 2025-2026 29
(01) LOANS $4,555,985 30
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SECTION 25. REGULAR SALARIES - NORTHWEST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE . There is 32
hereby established for the Department of Education - Division of Higher 33
Education - Northwest Technical Institute for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the 34
following maximum number of regular employees. 35
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Maximum Annual 1
Maximum Salary Rate 2
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 3
No. Code Title Employees 2025-2026 4
(1) N227N NORTHWEST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE01 5
(2) L036C NURSE INSTRUCTOR 6 GRADE MP02 6
(3) D054C COMPUTER SUPPORT COORDINATOR 1 GRADE IT05 7
(4) D068C INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYST 1 GRADE IT04 8
(5) E077C NWTI AMMONIA REFRIGN TECH SPEC & TRG 1 GRADE GS13 9
(6) E009C TECHNICAL INSTITUTE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 2 GRADE GS12 10
(7) E071C AMMONIA & INDUSTRIAL TRAINER 2 GRADE GS10 11
(8) E013C EDUCATION PROGRAM MANAGER 4 GRADE GS10 12
(9) E078C NWTI BUSINESS & INDUSTRY COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS10 13
(10) E022C EDUCATION & INSTRUCTION MANAGER 3 GRADE GS09 14
(11) A082C ACCOUNTANT II 1 GRADE GS08 15
(12) E018C SPECIALIZED TECHNICAL FACULTY 7 GRADE GS08 16
(13) E027C CAREER & TECHNICAL FACULTY 28 GRADE GS07 17
(14) C010C EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS07 18
(15) S017C MAINTENANCE COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07 19
(16) G144C TECHNICAL INSTITUTE PRG COORDINATOR 2 GRADE GS07 20
(17) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 1 GRADE GS06 21
(18) S033C MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS06 22
(19) C035C ASST REGISTRAR 1 GRADE GS05 23
(20) G218C STUDENT RECRUITMENT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS05 24
(21) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 4 GRADE GS04 25
(22) A098C FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS04 26
(23) A100C PAYROLL OFFICER 1 GRADE GS04 27
(24) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 4 GRADE GS03 28
(25) S050C MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS03 29
(26) S065C MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT 2 GRADE GS01 30
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 79 31
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SECTION 26. EXTRA HELP - NORTHWEST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE . There is 33
hereby authorized, for the Department of Education - Division of Higher 34
Education - Northwest Technical Institute for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the 35
following maximum number of part -time or temporary employees, to be known as 36 SB88
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"Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one 1
hundred thirty-five (135) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at 2
rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and 3
Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate 4
classification. 5
6
SECTION 27. APPROPRIATION - NORTHWEST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE - STATE. 7
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be payable 8
from the Northwest Technical Institute Fund , for personal services and 9
operating expenses of the Department of Education - Division of Higher 10
Education - Northwest Technical Institute - State for the fiscal year ending 11
June 30, 2026, the following: 12
13
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 14
NO. 2025-2026 15
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $3,199,793 16
(02) EXTRA HELP 453,411 17
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,199,110 18
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 19
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 668,564 20
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 44,866 21
(C) PROF. FEES 0 22
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 23
(E) DATA PROC. 0 24
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $5,565,744 25
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SECTION 28. APPROPRIATION - NORTHWEST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE - FEDERAL. 27
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be payable 28
from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 29
State, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of 30
Education - Division of Higher Education - Northwest Technical Institute - 31
Federal for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 32
33
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 34
NO. 2025-2026 35
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $82,696 36 SB88
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(02) EXTRA HELP 171,492 1
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 47,690 2
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 3
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 14,278 4
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 5
(C) PROF. FEES 0 6
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 7
(E) DATA PROC. 0 8
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $316,156 9
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SECTION 29. APPROPRIATION - NORTHWEST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE - CASH. 11
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be payable 12
from cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code §19 -4-801, for personal services 13
and operating expenses of the Department of Education - Division of Higher 14
Education - Northwest Technical Institute - Cash for the fiscal year ending 15
June 30, 2026, the following: 16
17
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18
NO. 2025-2026 19
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,005,551 20
(02) EXTRA HELP 556,450 21
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 440,606 22
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 23
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 1,894,530 24
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 15,000 25
(C) PROF. FEES 275,000 26
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 200,000 27
(E) DATA PROC. 0 28
(05) RESALE 325,000 29
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $4,712,137 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. 33
DHE - REALLOCATION OF RESOURCES FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. Upon 34
determination by the president or chancellor of an institution of higher 35
education that a reallocation of resources for purposes of reorganization or 36 SB88
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consolidation of administrative functions within the institution is necessary 1
for efficient and effective operations of the institution, the president or 2
chancellor, with approval of the institution's board of trustees, may have 3
the authority to transfer positions, appropriations and related funds between 4
campuses, divisions, branches, and other budgetary units of the institution, 5
after receiving prior approval of the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 6
Committee. The transfers of positions, programs, or activities shall be used 7
for those purposes for which the appropriations were approved by the General 8
Assembly. The transfers, consolidations, or reorganizations which involve 9
academic programs shall be reviewed by the Division of Higher Education prior 10
to submission to the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee. Provided, 11
however, that the institution shall be limited to submitting no more than two 12
(2) individual transaction transfer requests during any fiscal year and shall 13
be further limited to no more than five percent (5%) of the total General 14
Revenue and Special Revenue appropriation, funding, positions specific to 15
each institution, and no Tobacco Settlement funds or appropriations may be 16
reallocated pursuant to this section. 17
Determining the maximum number of employees and the maximum amount of 18
appropriation and general revenue funding for institutions of higher 19
education each fiscal year is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This 20
is usually accomplished by delineating such maximums in the appropriation 21
act(s) for institutions of higher education and the general revenue 22
allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by amendment to the 23
Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly has determined that 24
institutions of higher education may operate more efficiently if some 25
flexibility is provided to institutions of higher education authorizing broad 26
powers under this section. Therefore, it is both necessary and appropriate 27
that the General Assembly maintain oversight by requiring prior approval of 28
the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee as provided by this 29
section. The requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint 30
Budget Committee is not a severable part of this section. If the requirement 31
of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is ruled 32
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this entire section is 33
void. 34
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 35
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 36 SB88
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SECTION 31. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 2
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 3
DHE - BUILDING MAINTENANCE FUND. After the sum of $13,200,000 has been 4
deposited into the Higher Education Building Maintenance Fund, any additional 5
deposits are to be transferred to the Research Development Fund there to be 6
used as provided by law. 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 32. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 11
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 12
DHE - TRANSFER PROVISION. Upon certification by the Director of the Division 13
of Higher Education that transfers are needed to make maximum utilization of 14
funds and appropriations provided for financial aid programs, and with the 15
approval of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State and a review by the 16
Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee, funds and 17
appropriations may be transferred between financial aid programs to more 18
adequately align the appropriation with the number of eligible students. 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 33. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 23
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 24
DHE - TRANSFER OF HIGHER EDUCATION GRANTS FUND APPROPRIATIONS - HEALTH 25
EDUCATION GRANTS AND LOANS. Upon certification to and with the approval of 26
the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, surplus funds and appropriations may 27
be transferred between the appropriations provided for "Health Education 28
Grants and Loans" by this Act by the General Assembly for Dental Aid Grants 29
and Loans, Optometry Aid Grants and Loans, Veterinary Aid, Veterinary Med. 30
Loan Forgiveness Program, Podiatry Aid, and Chiropractic Aid. 31
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 32
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 33
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SECTION 34. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 35
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 36 SB88
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DHE - CONTINGENCY APPROPRIATIONS - TRANSFERS AND REPORTS. (a) Upon approval 1
by the Department of Education - Division of Higher Education and the Chief 2
Fiscal Officer of the State, institutions of higher education may transfer 3
appropriation from the cash contingency appropriation to any other 4
appropriation made to the institution from cash funds including the 5
establishment of commitment items, and may transfer appropriation from the 6
contingency appropriation made payable from each institution’s State Treasury 7
Fund to the state operations appropriation made payable from each 8
institution’s State Treasury Fund including the establishment of commitment 9
items, and may transfer appropriation from the contingency appropriation made 10
payable from the Tobacco Settlement Program Fund Accounts to any other 11
appropriation made to the institution from Tobacco Settlement Program Fund 12
Accounts including the establishment of commitment items. 13
(b) Contingency appropriation transfers shall only establish and 14
supplement commitment items that were recommended by the Higher Education 15
Coordinating Board in the budget manuals presented to the Legislative Council 16
and Joint Budget Committee. 17
(c) The Department of Education - Division of Higher Education shall 18
report contingency appropriation transfers and the establishment of any 19
commitment items authorized by this Section to the Legislative Council or 20
Joint Budget Committee for review during its July meeting. The report shall 21
include, by institution, the establishment of, and the amounts transferred 22
to, each commitment item, the reasons therefor and the source of funds. 23
Institutions shall submit contingency appropriation transfer and commitment 24
item establishment requests authorized by this Section to the D ivision of 25
Higher Education no later than July 1. Upon the failure of an institution to 26
submit the required information by the July 1 deadline, the Department of 27
Education - Division of Higher Education shall immediately notify by written 28
notification the chairpersons of the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 29
Committee. 30
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 31
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 32
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SECTION 35. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 34
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 35
DHE WORKFORCE INITIATIVE ACT FUNDING. The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State 36 SB88
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may transfer, on his or her books and those of the State Treasurer and the 1
Auditor of the State, funding up to the amount authorized in the Workforce 2
Initiative Act of 2015 appropriation section in this Act, from the Division 3
of Higher Education Fund Account to the Workforce Initiative Act of 2015 Fund 4
in order to finance the distribution of grants identified under §6-60-107. 5
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 6
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 7
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SECTION 36. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 9
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 10
DHE - STATEWIDE SCHOLARSHIP AND GRANT PROMOTION. Of the general revenue that 11
is received by and distributed from the Higher Education Grants Fund Account, 12
the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall transfer two hundred ninety -five 13
thousand dollars ($295,000) to the Division of Higher Education Fund Account 14
to be allocated, budgeted, committed and distributed to the Statewide 15
Scholarship and Grant Promotion line item in the General Operations section 16
of this Act for the purpose of increasing public awareness of the 17
scholarships and grants offered by the State through the Arkansas Department 18
of Education - Division of Higher Education. The Department shall utilize a 19
minimum of one hundred forty -seven thousand five hundred dollars ($147,500) 20
of the aforementioned total specifically for the promotion of the Arkansas 21
Future Grant Program. 22
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 23
2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 24
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SECTION 37. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 26
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 27
GOVERNOR'S HIGHER EDUCATION TRANSITION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. The Department 28
of Education - Division of Higher Education shall provide for the 29
administration of the "Governor's Higher Education Transition Scholarship 30
Program" as appropriated in the Student Assistance Grants and Various 31
Scholarships Appropriation section of this Act to assist students accepted 32
into transitional programs for students with intellectual and/or 33
developmental disabilities at state institutions of higher education and 34
shall promulgate rules for the implementation of the program and for the 35
disbursement of scholarships to eligible students. 36 SB88
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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
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SECTION 38. 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, or their successors, and other fiscal 9
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 10
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 11
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 12
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SECTION 39. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 14
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 15
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 16
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 17
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 18
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 19
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 20
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 21
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SECTION 40. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 23
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 24
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 25
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 26
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 27
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 28
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 29
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 30
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 31
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 32
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 33
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