| 165 | | - | (13) AR GOVERNOR'S SCHOLAR 22,000,000 1 |
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| 166 | | - | (14) STUDENT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (SURF) 150,000 2 |
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| 167 | | - | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $71,550,000 3 |
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| 231 | + | 1 |
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| 232 | + | SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - PRIVATE CAREER EDUCATION BOARD - CASH. 2 |
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| 233 | + | There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be payable 3 |
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| 234 | + | from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief 4 |
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| 235 | + | Fiscal Officer of the State , for operating expenses of the Department of 5 |
|---|
| 236 | + | Education - Division of Higher Education - Private Career Education Board - 6 |
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| 237 | + | Cash for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 7 |
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| 238 | + | 8 |
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| 239 | + | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 9 |
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| 240 | + | NO. 2025-2026 10 |
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| 241 | + | (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 11 |
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| 242 | + | (A) OPER. EXPENSE $9,500 12 |
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| 243 | + | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 6,000 13 |
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| 244 | + | (C) PROF. FEES 5,000 14 |
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| 245 | + | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 15 |
|---|
| 246 | + | (E) DATA PROC. 0 16 |
|---|
| 247 | + | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $20,500 17 |
|---|
| 248 | + | 18 |
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| 249 | + | SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION - STUDENT PROTECTION TRUST . There is hereby 19 |
|---|
| 250 | + | appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be payable from the Private 20 |
|---|
| 251 | + | Career School Student Protection Trust Fund , for expenses, claims and fees of 21 |
|---|
| 252 | + | the Department of Education - Division of Higher Education - State Board of 22 |
|---|
| 253 | + | Private Career Education - Student Protection Trust for the fiscal year 23 |
|---|
| 254 | + | ending June 30, 2026, the following: 24 |
|---|
| 255 | + | 25 |
|---|
| 256 | + | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 26 |
|---|
| 257 | + | NO. 2025-2026 27 |
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| 258 | + | (01) EXPENSES/CLAIMS/FEES $300,000 28 |
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| 259 | + | 29 |
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| 260 | + | SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - TANF PROGRAM - FEDERAL. There is hereby 30 |
|---|
| 261 | + | appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be payable from the federal 31 |
|---|
| 262 | + | funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State , for personal 32 |
|---|
| 263 | + | services, operating expenses, grants and aid by the Department of Education - 33 |
|---|
| 264 | + | Division of Higher Education - TANF Program - Federal for the fiscal year 34 |
|---|
| 265 | + | ending June 30, 2026, the following: 35 |
|---|
| 266 | + | 36 SB88 |
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| 267 | + | |
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| 268 | + | 8 01/22/2025 9:55:13 AM KMW014 |
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| 269 | + | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 1 |
|---|
| 270 | + | NO. 2025-2026 2 |
|---|
| 271 | + | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $292,016 3 |
|---|
| 272 | + | (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 100,134 4 |
|---|
| 273 | + | (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 5 |
|---|
| 274 | + | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 80,000 6 |
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| 275 | + | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 60,000 7 |
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| 276 | + | (C) PROF. FEES 70,000 8 |
|---|
| 277 | + | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 9 |
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| 278 | + | (E) DATA PROC. 0 10 |
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| 279 | + | (04) SELF SUFFICIENCY/JOB TRAINING GRANTS 6,547,850 11 |
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| 280 | + | (05) ENROLLMENT AND EDUCATION 3,000,000 12 |
|---|
| 281 | + | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $10,150,000 13 |
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| 282 | + | 14 |
|---|
| 283 | + | SECTION 14. APPROPRIATION - WEB BASED APPLICATIONS . There is hereby 15 |
|---|
| 284 | + | appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be payable from the Higher 16 |
|---|
| 285 | + | Education Grants Fund Account , for personal services and operating expenses 17 |
|---|
| 286 | + | associated with web based applications of the Department of Education - 18 |
|---|
| 287 | + | Division of Higher Education - Web Based Applications for the fiscal year 19 |
|---|
| 288 | + | ending June 30, 2026, the following: 20 |
|---|
| 289 | + | 21 |
|---|
| 290 | + | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 22 |
|---|
| 291 | + | NO. 2025-2026 23 |
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| 292 | + | (01) WEB BASED APPLICATIONS PERSONAL 24 |
|---|
| 293 | + | SERVICES AND OPERATING EXPENSES $500,000 25 |
|---|
| 294 | + | 26 |
|---|
| 295 | + | SECTION 15. APPROPRIATION - SCHOLARSHIP ADMINISTRATION . There is 27 |
|---|
| 296 | + | hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be payable from the 28 |
|---|
| 297 | + | Higher Education Grants Fund Account , for personal services and operating 29 |
|---|
| 298 | + | expenses of the Department of Education - Division of Higher Education - 30 |
|---|
| 299 | + | Scholarship Administration for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 31 |
|---|
| 300 | + | following: 32 |
|---|
| 301 | + | 33 |
|---|
| 302 | + | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 34 |
|---|
| 303 | + | NO. 2025-2026 35 |
|---|
| 304 | + | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $282,079 36 SB88 |
|---|
| 305 | + | |
|---|
| 306 | + | 9 01/22/2025 9:55:13 AM KMW014 |
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| 307 | + | (02) EXTRA HELP 10,000 1 |
|---|
| 308 | + | (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 107,174 2 |
|---|
| 309 | + | (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 3 |
|---|
| 310 | + | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 285,000 4 |
|---|
| 311 | + | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 5 |
|---|
| 312 | + | (C) PROF. FEES 30,000 6 |
|---|
| 313 | + | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 7 |
|---|
| 314 | + | (E) DATA PROC. 0 8 |
|---|
| 315 | + | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $714,253 9 |
|---|
| 316 | + | 10 |
|---|
| 317 | + | SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION - WORKFORCE INITIATIVE ACT OF 2015 . There is 11 |
|---|
| 318 | + | hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be payable from the 12 |
|---|
| 319 | + | Workforce Initiative Act of 2015 Fund , for workforce education grants, 13 |
|---|
| 320 | + | administrative and operating expenses of the Department of Education - 14 |
|---|
| 321 | + | Division of Higher Education - Workforce Initiative Act of 2015 for the 15 |
|---|
| 322 | + | fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 16 |
|---|
| 323 | + | 17 |
|---|
| 324 | + | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18 |
|---|
| 325 | + | NO. 2025-2026 19 |
|---|
| 326 | + | (01) WORKFORCE INITIATIVE ACT OF 2015 EXPENSES $8,000,000 20 |
|---|
| 327 | + | 21 |
|---|
| 328 | + | SECTION 17. APPROPRIATION - VETERAN'S APPROVING AGENCY - FEDERAL. 22 |
|---|
| 329 | + | There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be payable 23 |
|---|
| 330 | + | from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 24 |
|---|
| 331 | + | State, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of 25 |
|---|
| 332 | + | Education - Division of Higher Education - Veteran's Approving Agency - 26 |
|---|
| 333 | + | Federal for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 27 |
|---|
| 334 | + | 28 |
|---|
| 335 | + | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 29 |
|---|
| 336 | + | NO. 2025-2026 30 |
|---|
| 337 | + | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $239,841 31 |
|---|
| 338 | + | (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 88,427 32 |
|---|
| 339 | + | (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 33 |
|---|
| 340 | + | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 53,546 34 |
|---|
| 341 | + | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 9,623 35 |
|---|
| 342 | + | (C) PROF. FEES 0 36 SB88 |
|---|
| 343 | + | |
|---|
| 344 | + | 10 01/22/2025 9:55:13 AM KMW014 |
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| 345 | + | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 1 |
|---|
| 346 | + | (E) DATA PROC. 0 2 |
|---|
| 347 | + | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $391,437 3 |
|---|
| 375 | | - | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 11 |
|---|
| 376 | | - | NO. 2025 -2026 12 |
|---|
| 377 | | - | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $324,617 13 |
|---|
| 378 | | - | (02) EXTRA HELP 30,000 14 |
|---|
| 379 | | - | (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 126,827 15 |
|---|
| 380 | | - | (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 16 |
|---|
| 381 | | - | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 363,650 17 |
|---|
| 382 | | - | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 85,650 18 |
|---|
| 383 | | - | (C) PROF. FEES 2,500 19 |
|---|
| 384 | | - | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 20 |
|---|
| 385 | | - | (E) DATA PROC. 0 21 |
|---|
| 386 | | - | (05) GRANTS AND AID 50,000 22 |
|---|
| 387 | | - | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $983,244 23 |
|---|
| 388 | | - | 24 |
|---|
| 389 | | - | SECTION 19. APPROPRIATION - AMERICORPS - GRANTS AND AID. There is 25 |
|---|
| 390 | | - | hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the 26 |
|---|
| 391 | | - | Division of Higher Education Fund Account, for grants and aid by the 27 |
|---|
| 392 | | - | Department of Education - Division of Higher Education - AmeriCorps - Grants 28 |
|---|
| 393 | | - | and Aid for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 29 |
|---|
| 394 | | - | 30 |
|---|
| 395 | | - | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 31 |
|---|
| 396 | | - | NO. 2025 -2026 32 |
|---|
| 397 | | - | (01) GRANTS AND AID $2,010,704 33 |
|---|
| 545 | + | SECTION 29. APPROPRIATION - NORTHWEST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE - CASH. 11 |
|---|
| 546 | + | There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education , to be payable 12 |
|---|
| 547 | + | from cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code §19 -4-801, for personal services 13 |
|---|
| 548 | + | and operating expenses of the Department of Education - Division of Higher 14 |
|---|
| 549 | + | Education - Northwest Technical Institute - Cash for the fiscal year ending 15 |
|---|
| 550 | + | June 30, 2026, the following: 16 |
|---|
| 551 | + | 17 |
|---|
| 552 | + | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 18 |
|---|
| 553 | + | NO. 2025-2026 19 |
|---|
| 554 | + | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,005,551 20 |
|---|
| 555 | + | (02) EXTRA HELP 556,450 21 |
|---|
| 556 | + | (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 440,606 22 |
|---|
| 557 | + | (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 23 |
|---|
| 558 | + | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 1,894,530 24 |
|---|
| 559 | + | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 15,000 25 |
|---|
| 560 | + | (C) PROF. FEES 275,000 26 |
|---|
| 561 | + | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 200,000 27 |
|---|
| 562 | + | (E) DATA PROC. 0 28 |
|---|
| 563 | + | (05) RESALE 325,000 29 |
|---|
| 564 | + | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $4,712,137 30 |
|---|
| 565 | + | 31 |
|---|
| 566 | + | SECTION 30. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 32 |
|---|
| 567 | + | CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 33 |
|---|
| 568 | + | DHE - REALLOCATION OF RESOURCES FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. Upon 34 |
|---|
| 569 | + | determination by the president or chancellor of an institution of higher 35 |
|---|
| 570 | + | education that a reallocation of resources for purposes of reorganization or 36 SB88 |
|---|
| 571 | + | |
|---|
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| 573 | + | consolidation of administrative functions within the institution is necessary 1 |
|---|
| 574 | + | for efficient and effective operations of the institution, the president or 2 |
|---|
| 575 | + | chancellor, with approval of the institution's board of trustees, may have 3 |
|---|
| 576 | + | the authority to transfer positions, appropriations and related funds between 4 |
|---|
| 577 | + | campuses, divisions, branches, and other budgetary units of the institution, 5 |
|---|
| 578 | + | after receiving prior approval of the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 6 |
|---|
| 579 | + | Committee. The transfers of positions, programs, or activities shall be used 7 |
|---|
| 580 | + | for those purposes for which the appropriations were approved by the General 8 |
|---|
| 581 | + | Assembly. The transfers, consolidations, or reorganizations which involve 9 |
|---|
| 582 | + | academic programs shall be reviewed by the Division of Higher Education prior 10 |
|---|
| 583 | + | to submission to the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee. Provided, 11 |
|---|
| 584 | + | however, that the institution shall be limited to submitting no more than two 12 |
|---|
| 585 | + | (2) individual transaction transfer requests during any fiscal year and shall 13 |
|---|
| 586 | + | be further limited to no more than five percent (5%) of the total General 14 |
|---|
| 587 | + | Revenue and Special Revenue appropriation, funding, positions specific to 15 |
|---|
| 588 | + | each institution, and no Tobacco Settlement funds or appropriations may be 16 |
|---|
| 589 | + | reallocated pursuant to this section. 17 |
|---|
| 590 | + | Determining the maximum number of employees and the maximum amount of 18 |
|---|
| 591 | + | appropriation and general revenue funding for institutions of higher 19 |
|---|
| 592 | + | education each fiscal year is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This 20 |
|---|
| 593 | + | is usually accomplished by delineating such maximums in the appropriation 21 |
|---|
| 594 | + | act(s) for institutions of higher education and the general revenue 22 |
|---|
| 595 | + | allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by amendment to the 23 |
|---|
| 596 | + | Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly has determined that 24 |
|---|
| 597 | + | institutions of higher education may operate more efficiently if some 25 |
|---|
| 598 | + | flexibility is provided to institutions of higher education authorizing broad 26 |
|---|
| 599 | + | powers under this section. Therefore, it is both necessary and appropriate 27 |
|---|
| 600 | + | that the General Assembly maintain oversight by requiring prior approval of 28 |
|---|
| 601 | + | the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee as provided by this 29 |
|---|
| 602 | + | section. The requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint 30 |
|---|
| 603 | + | Budget Committee is not a severable part of this section. If the requirement 31 |
|---|
| 604 | + | of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is ruled 32 |
|---|
| 605 | + | unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this entire section is 33 |
|---|
| 606 | + | void. 34 |
|---|
| 607 | + | The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 35 |
|---|
| 608 | + | 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 36 SB88 |
|---|
| 609 | + | |
|---|
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| 611 | + | 1 |
|---|
| 612 | + | SECTION 31. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 2 |
|---|
| 613 | + | CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 3 |
|---|
| 614 | + | DHE - BUILDING MAINTENANCE FUND. After the sum of $13,200,000 has been 4 |
|---|
| 615 | + | deposited into the Higher Education Building Maintenance Fund, any additional 5 |
|---|
| 616 | + | deposits are to be transferred to the Research Development Fund there to be 6 |
|---|
| 617 | + | used as provided by law. 7 |
|---|
| 618 | + | The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 8 |
|---|
| 619 | + | 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 9 |
|---|
| 620 | + | 10 |
|---|
| 621 | + | SECTION 32. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 11 |
|---|
| 622 | + | CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 12 |
|---|
| 623 | + | DHE - TRANSFER PROVISION. Upon certification by the Director of the Division 13 |
|---|
| 624 | + | of Higher Education that transfers are needed to make maximum utilization of 14 |
|---|
| 625 | + | funds and appropriations provided for financial aid programs, and with the 15 |
|---|
| 626 | + | approval of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State and a review by the 16 |
|---|
| 627 | + | Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee, funds and 17 |
|---|
| 628 | + | appropriations may be transferred between financial aid programs to more 18 |
|---|
| 629 | + | adequately align the appropriation with the number of eligible students. 19 |
|---|
| 630 | + | The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 20 |
|---|
| 631 | + | 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 21 |
|---|
| 632 | + | 22 |
|---|
| 633 | + | SECTION 33. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 23 |
|---|
| 634 | + | CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 24 |
|---|
| 635 | + | DHE - TRANSFER OF HIGHER EDUCATION GRANTS FUND APPROPRIATIONS - HEALTH 25 |
|---|
| 636 | + | EDUCATION GRANTS AND LOANS. Upon certification to and with the approval of 26 |
|---|
| 637 | + | the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, surplus funds and appropriations may 27 |
|---|
| 638 | + | be transferred between the appropriations provided for "Health Education 28 |
|---|
| 639 | + | Grants and Loans" by this Act by the General Assembly for Dental Aid Grants 29 |
|---|
| 640 | + | and Loans, Optometry Aid Grants and Loans, Veterinary Aid, Veterinary Med. 30 |
|---|
| 641 | + | Loan Forgiveness Program, Podiatry Aid, and Chiropractic Aid. 31 |
|---|
| 642 | + | The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 32 |
|---|
| 643 | + | 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 33 |
|---|
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| 403 | | - | |
|---|
| 404 | | - | |
|---|
| 405 | | - | Department of Education, to be payable from the Higher Education Grants Fund 1 |
|---|
| 406 | | - | Account, for Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan & Scholarship 2 |
|---|
| 407 | | - | Program loans and/or scholarships by the Department of Education - Division 3 |
|---|
| 408 | | - | of Higher Education - Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan & 4 |
|---|
| 409 | | - | Scholarship Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 5 |
|---|
| 410 | | - | 6 |
|---|
| 411 | | - | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7 |
|---|
| 412 | | - | NO. 2025 -2026 8 |
|---|
| 413 | | - | (01) OSTEOPATHIC RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE 9 |
|---|
| 414 | | - | STUDENT LOANS/SCHOLARSHIP $400,000 10 |
|---|
| 415 | | - | 11 |
|---|
| 416 | | - | SECTION 21. APPROPRIATION - GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION RESIDENCY 12 |
|---|
| 417 | | - | EXPANSION BOARD. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 13 |
|---|
| 418 | | - | Education, to be payable from the Graduate Medical Education Fund, for 14 |
|---|
| 419 | | - | planning grants to eligible entities for graduate medical education residency 15 |
|---|
| 420 | | - | program expansion or new programs, and for board expenses and reimbursements 16 |
|---|
| 421 | | - | of the Department of Education - Division of Higher Education - Graduate 17 |
|---|
| 422 | | - | Medical Education Residency Expansion Board for the fiscal year ending June 18 |
|---|
| 423 | | - | 30, 2026, the following: 19 |
|---|
| 424 | | - | 20 |
|---|
| 425 | | - | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 21 |
|---|
| 426 | | - | NO. 2025 -2026 22 |
|---|
| 427 | | - | (01) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION RESIDENCY EXPANSION BOARD $10,000,000 23 |
|---|
| 428 | | - | 24 |
|---|
| 429 | | - | SECTION 22. APPROPRIATION - HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND 25 |
|---|
| 430 | | - | UNIVERSITIES GRANTS AND EXPENSES. There is hereby appropriated, to the 26 |
|---|
| 431 | | - | Department of Education, to be payable from the Higher Education Grants Fund 27 |
|---|
| 432 | | - | Account, for grants for scholarships to Historically Black Colleges and 28 |
|---|
| 433 | | - | Universities and for personal services and operating expenses as determined 29 |
|---|
| 434 | | - | by the Division of Higher Education for outreach programs to promote 30 |
|---|
| 435 | | - | awareness of those scholarships of the Department of Education - Division of 31 |
|---|
| 436 | | - | Higher Education - HBCU Grants and Expenses for the fiscal year ending June 32 |
|---|
| 437 | | - | 30, 2026, the following: 33 |
|---|
| 438 | | - | 34 |
|---|
| 439 | | - | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 35 |
|---|
| 440 | | - | NO. 2025 -2026 36 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 S4/3/25 SB88 |
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| 441 | | - | |
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| 443 | | - | |
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| 444 | | - | |
|---|
| 445 | | - | (01) HBCU GRANTS AND EXPENSES $4,000,000 1 |
|---|
| 446 | | - | 2 |
|---|
| 447 | | - | SECTION 23. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS TEACHER ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIP 3 |
|---|
| 448 | | - | PROGRAM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be 4 |
|---|
| 449 | | - | payable from the Arkansas Teacher Academy Scholarship Program Fund, for 5 |
|---|
| 450 | | - | scholarships, personal services, and operating expenses necessary to create 6 |
|---|
| 451 | | - | and maintain the Arkansas Teacher Academy Scholarship Program by the 7 |
|---|
| 452 | | - | Department of Education - Division of Higher Education - Arkansas Teacher 8 |
|---|
| 453 | | - | Academy Scholarship Program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 9 |
|---|
| 454 | | - | following: 10 |
|---|
| 455 | | - | 11 |
|---|
| 456 | | - | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12 |
|---|
| 457 | | - | NO. 2025 -2026 13 |
|---|
| 458 | | - | (01) AR TEACHER ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM $12,000,000 14 |
|---|
| 459 | | - | 15 |
|---|
| 460 | | - | SECTION 24. APPROPRIATION - SUSTAINABLE BUILDING MAINTENANCE PROGRAM 16 |
|---|
| 461 | | - | FOR STATE-SUPPORTED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. There is hereby 17 |
|---|
| 462 | | - | appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the 18 |
|---|
| 463 | | - | Sustainable Building Maintenance Program for State -Supported Institutions of 19 |
|---|
| 464 | | - | Higher Education Revolving Loan Fund, for transfers or loans to a state -20 |
|---|
| 465 | | - | supported institution of higher education for deferred maintenance, critical 21 |
|---|
| 466 | | - | maintenance, or renovation of state -owned property of the Department of 22 |
|---|
| 467 | | - | Education - Division of Higher Education - Sustainable Building Maintenance 23 |
|---|
| 468 | | - | Program for State-Supported Institutions of Higher Education for the fiscal 24 |
|---|
| 469 | | - | year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 25 |
|---|
| 470 | | - | 26 |
|---|
| 471 | | - | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27 |
|---|
| 472 | | - | NO. 2025 -2026 28 |
|---|
| 473 | | - | (01) LOANS $7,437,405 29 |
|---|
| 474 | | - | 30 |
|---|
| 475 | | - | SECTION 25. REGULAR SALARIES - NORTHWEST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE. 31 |
|---|
| 476 | | - | There is hereby established for the Department of Education - Division of 32 |
|---|
| 477 | | - | Higher Education - Northwest Technical Institute for the 2025 -2026 fiscal 33 |
|---|
| 478 | | - | year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 34 |
|---|
| 479 | | - | 35 |
|---|
| 480 | | - | Maximum Annual 36 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 S4/3/25 SB88 |
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| 481 | | - | |
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| 483 | | - | |
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| 484 | | - | |
|---|
| 485 | | - | Maximum Salary Rate 1 |
|---|
| 486 | | - | Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 2 |
|---|
| 487 | | - | No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 3 |
|---|
| 488 | | - | (1) NWT10C NWTI DIRECTOR 1 $169,298 4 |
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| 489 | | - | (2) NWT07C NWTI ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 2 $127,195 5 |
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| 490 | | - | (3) NWT19P NWTI NURSE INSTRUCTOR 6 $124,726 6 |
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| 491 | | - | (4) NWT06P NWTI AMMONIA & INDUST TRAIN SUPV/EXPERT 1 $112,976 7 |
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| 492 | | - | (5) NWT12P NWTI EDUC PROG SUPV/EXPERT 3 $112,976 8 |
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| 493 | | - | (6) NWT01P NWTI ACCOUNTANT II 1 $95,564 9 |
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| 494 | | - | (7) NWT09P NWTI CAREER & TECH FACULTY II 7 $95,564 10 |
|---|
| 495 | | - | (8) NWT05P NWTI AMMONIA & INDUST TRAINER 2 $93,367 11 |
|---|
| 496 | | - | (9) NWT21P NWTI USER SUPPORT ANALYST 2 $89,613 12 |
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| 497 | | - | (10) NWT08P NWTI CAREER & TECH FACULTY I 28 $86,876 13 |
|---|
| 498 | | - | (11) NWT11P NWTI EDUCATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR 3 $84,879 14 |
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| 499 | | - | (12) NWT13P NWTI EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 1 $84,879 15 |
|---|
| 500 | | - | (13) NWT15P NWTI HR COORDINATOR 1 $84,879 16 |
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| 501 | | - | (14) NWT20P NWTI TRAINER 3 $84,879 17 |
|---|
| 502 | | - | (15) NWT17P NWTI MAINT SUPERVISOR/EXPERT 2 $77,163 18 |
|---|
| 503 | | - | (16) NWT02P NWTI ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 2 $70,148 19 |
|---|
| 504 | | - | (17) NWT03P NWTI ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR 5 $63,770 20 |
|---|
| 505 | | - | (18) NWT14P NWTI FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 $63,770 21 |
|---|
| 506 | | - | (19) NWT16P NWTI HR SPECIALIST 1 $63,770 22 |
|---|
| 507 | | - | (20) NWT18P NWTI MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN 3 $57,973 23 |
|---|
| 508 | | - | (21) NWT04P NWTI ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 4 $52,703 24 |
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| 509 | | - | MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 79 25 |
|---|
| 510 | | - | 26 |
|---|
| 511 | | - | SECTION 26. EXTRA HELP - NORTHWEST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE. There is 27 |
|---|
| 512 | | - | hereby authorized, for the Department of Education - Division of Higher 28 |
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| 513 | | - | Education - Northwest Technical Institute for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the 29 |
|---|
| 514 | | - | following maximum number of part -time or temporary employees, to be known as 30 |
|---|
| 515 | | - | "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one 31 |
|---|
| 516 | | - | hundred thirty-five (135) temporary or part -time employees, when needed, at 32 |
|---|
| 517 | | - | rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and 33 |
|---|
| 518 | | - | Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate 34 |
|---|
| 519 | | - | classification. 35 |
|---|
| 520 | | - | 36 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 S4/3/25 SB88 |
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| 521 | | - | |
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| 523 | | - | |
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| 524 | | - | |
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| 525 | | - | SECTION 27. APPROPRIATION - NORTHWEST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE - STATE. 1 |
|---|
| 526 | | - | There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable 2 |
|---|
| 527 | | - | from the Northwest Technical Institute Fund, for personal services and 3 |
|---|
| 528 | | - | operating expenses of the Department of Education - Division of Higher 4 |
|---|
| 529 | | - | Education - Northwest Technical Institute - State for the fiscal year ending 5 |
|---|
| 530 | | - | June 30, 2026, the following: 6 |
|---|
| 531 | | - | 7 |
|---|
| 532 | | - | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 8 |
|---|
| 533 | | - | NO. 2025 -2026 9 |
|---|
| 534 | | - | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $3,199,793 10 |
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| 535 | | - | (02) EXTRA HELP 453,411 11 |
|---|
| 536 | | - | (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,199,110 12 |
|---|
| 537 | | - | (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 13 |
|---|
| 538 | | - | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 668,564 14 |
|---|
| 539 | | - | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 44,866 15 |
|---|
| 540 | | - | (C) PROF. FEES 0 16 |
|---|
| 541 | | - | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 17 |
|---|
| 542 | | - | (E) DATA PROC. 0 18 |
|---|
| 543 | | - | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $5,565,744 19 |
|---|
| 544 | | - | 20 |
|---|
| 545 | | - | SECTION 28. APPROPRIATION - NORTHWEST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE - FEDERAL. 21 |
|---|
| 546 | | - | There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable 22 |
|---|
| 547 | | - | from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the 23 |
|---|
| 548 | | - | State, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of 24 |
|---|
| 549 | | - | Education - Division of Higher Education - Northwest Technical Institute - 25 |
|---|
| 550 | | - | Federal for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 26 |
|---|
| 551 | | - | 27 |
|---|
| 552 | | - | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 28 |
|---|
| 553 | | - | NO. 2025 -2026 29 |
|---|
| 554 | | - | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $82,696 30 |
|---|
| 555 | | - | (02) EXTRA HELP 171,492 31 |
|---|
| 556 | | - | (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 47,690 32 |
|---|
| 557 | | - | (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 33 |
|---|
| 558 | | - | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 14,278 34 |
|---|
| 559 | | - | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 35 |
|---|
| 560 | | - | (C) PROF. FEES 0 36 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 S4/3/25 SB88 |
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| 561 | | - | |
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| 563 | | - | |
|---|
| 564 | | - | |
|---|
| 565 | | - | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 1 |
|---|
| 566 | | - | (E) DATA PROC. 0 2 |
|---|
| 567 | | - | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $316,156 3 |
|---|
| 568 | | - | 4 |
|---|
| 569 | | - | SECTION 29. APPROPRIATION - NORTHWEST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE - CASH. 5 |
|---|
| 570 | | - | There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable 6 |
|---|
| 571 | | - | from cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code §19 -4-801, for personal services 7 |
|---|
| 572 | | - | and operating expenses of the Department of Education - Division of Higher 8 |
|---|
| 573 | | - | Education - Northwest Technical Institute - Cash for the fiscal year ending 9 |
|---|
| 574 | | - | June 30, 2026, the following: 10 |
|---|
| 575 | | - | 11 |
|---|
| 576 | | - | ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12 |
|---|
| 577 | | - | NO. 2025 -2026 13 |
|---|
| 578 | | - | (01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,005,551 14 |
|---|
| 579 | | - | (02) EXTRA HELP 556,450 15 |
|---|
| 580 | | - | (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 440,606 16 |
|---|
| 581 | | - | (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 17 |
|---|
| 582 | | - | (A) OPER. EXPENSE 1,894,530 18 |
|---|
| 583 | | - | (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 15,000 19 |
|---|
| 584 | | - | (C) PROF. FEES 275,000 20 |
|---|
| 585 | | - | (D) CAP. OUTLAY 200,000 21 |
|---|
| 586 | | - | (E) DATA PROC. 0 22 |
|---|
| 587 | | - | (05) RESALE 325,000 23 |
|---|
| 588 | | - | TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $4,712,137 24 |
|---|
| 589 | | - | 25 |
|---|
| 590 | | - | SECTION 30. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 26 |
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| 591 | | - | CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 27 |
|---|
| 592 | | - | DHE - REALLOCATION OF RESOURCES FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. Upon 28 |
|---|
| 593 | | - | determination by the president or chancellor of an institution of higher 29 |
|---|
| 594 | | - | education that a reallocation of resources for purposes of reorganization or 30 |
|---|
| 595 | | - | consolidation of administrative functions within the institution is necessary 31 |
|---|
| 596 | | - | for efficient and effective operations of the institution, the president or 32 |
|---|
| 597 | | - | chancellor, with approval of the institution's board of trustees, may have 33 |
|---|
| 598 | | - | the authority to transfer positions, appropriations and related funds between 34 |
|---|
| 599 | | - | campuses, divisions, branches, and other budgetary units of the institution, 35 |
|---|
| 600 | | - | after receiving prior approval of the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 36 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 S4/3/25 SB88 |
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| 601 | | - | |
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| 603 | | - | |
|---|
| 604 | | - | |
|---|
| 605 | | - | Committee. The transfers of positions, programs, or activities shall be used 1 |
|---|
| 606 | | - | for those purposes for which the appropriations were approved by the General 2 |
|---|
| 607 | | - | Assembly. The transfers, consolidations, or reorganizations which involve 3 |
|---|
| 608 | | - | academic programs shall be reviewed by the Division of Higher Education prior 4 |
|---|
| 609 | | - | to submission to the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee. Provided, 5 |
|---|
| 610 | | - | however, that the institution shall be limited to submitting no more than two 6 |
|---|
| 611 | | - | (2) individual transaction transfer requests during any fiscal year and shall 7 |
|---|
| 612 | | - | be further limited to no more than five percent (5%) of the total General 8 |
|---|
| 613 | | - | Revenue and Special Revenue appropriation, funding, positions specific to 9 |
|---|
| 614 | | - | each institution, and no Tobacco Settlement funds or appropriations may be 10 |
|---|
| 615 | | - | reallocated pursuant to this section. 11 |
|---|
| 616 | | - | Determining the maximum number of employees and the maximum amount of 12 |
|---|
| 617 | | - | appropriation and general revenue funding for institutions of higher 13 |
|---|
| 618 | | - | education each fiscal year is the prerogative of the General Assembly. This 14 |
|---|
| 619 | | - | is usually accomplished by delineating such maximums in the appropriation 15 |
|---|
| 620 | | - | act(s) for institutions of higher education and the general revenue 16 |
|---|
| 621 | | - | allocations authorized for each fund and fund account by amendment to the 17 |
|---|
| 622 | | - | Revenue Stabilization law. Further, the General Assembly has determined that 18 |
|---|
| 623 | | - | institutions of higher education may operate more efficiently if some 19 |
|---|
| 624 | | - | flexibility is provided to institutions of higher education authorizing broad 20 |
|---|
| 625 | | - | powers under this section. Therefore, it is both necessary and appropriate 21 |
|---|
| 626 | | - | that the General Assembly maintain oversight by requiring prior approval of 22 |
|---|
| 627 | | - | the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee as provided by this 23 |
|---|
| 628 | | - | section. The requirement of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint 24 |
|---|
| 629 | | - | Budget Committee is not a severable part of this section. If the requirement 25 |
|---|
| 630 | | - | of approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is ruled 26 |
|---|
| 631 | | - | unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this entire section is 27 |
|---|
| 632 | | - | void. 28 |
|---|
| 633 | | - | The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 29 |
|---|
| 634 | | - | 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 30 |
|---|
| 635 | | - | 31 |
|---|
| 636 | | - | SECTION 31. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 32 |
|---|
| 637 | | - | CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 33 |
|---|
| 638 | | - | DHE - BUILDING MAINTENANCE FUND. After the sum of $13,200,000 has been 34 |
|---|
| 639 | | - | deposited into the Higher Education Building Maintenance Fund, any additional 35 |
|---|
| 640 | | - | deposits are to be transferred to the Research Development Fund there to be 36 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 S4/3/25 SB88 |
|---|
| 641 | | - | |
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| 643 | | - | |
|---|
| 644 | | - | |
|---|
| 645 | | - | used as provided by law. 1 |
|---|
| 646 | | - | The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 2 |
|---|
| 647 | | - | 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 3 |
|---|
| 648 | | - | 4 |
|---|
| 649 | | - | SECTION 32. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 5 |
|---|
| 650 | | - | CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 6 |
|---|
| 651 | | - | DHE - TRANSFER PROVISION. Upon certification by the Director of the Division 7 |
|---|
| 652 | | - | of Higher Education that transfers are needed to make maximum utilization of 8 |
|---|
| 653 | | - | funds and appropriations provided for financial aid programs, and with the 9 |
|---|
| 654 | | - | approval of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State and a review by the 10 |
|---|
| 655 | | - | Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee, funds and 11 |
|---|
| 656 | | - | appropriations may be transferred between financial aid programs to more 12 |
|---|
| 657 | | - | adequately align the appropriation with the number of eligible students. 13 |
|---|
| 658 | | - | The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 14 |
|---|
| 659 | | - | 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 15 |
|---|
| 660 | | - | 16 |
|---|
| 661 | | - | SECTION 33. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 17 |
|---|
| 662 | | - | CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 18 |
|---|
| 663 | | - | DHE - TRANSFER OF HIGHER EDUCATION GRANTS FUND APPROPRIATIONS - HEALTH 19 |
|---|
| 664 | | - | EDUCATION GRANTS AND LOANS. Upon certification to and with the approval of 20 |
|---|
| 665 | | - | the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, surplus funds and appropriations may 21 |
|---|
| 666 | | - | be transferred between the appropriations provided for "Health Education 22 |
|---|
| 667 | | - | Grants and Loans" by this Act by the General Assembly for Dental Aid Grants 23 |
|---|
| 668 | | - | and Loans, Optometry Aid Grants and Loans, Veterinary Aid, Veterinary Med. 24 |
|---|
| 669 | | - | Loan Forgiveness Program, Podiatry Aid, and Chiropractic Aid. 25 |
|---|
| 670 | | - | The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 26 |
|---|
| 671 | | - | 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 27 |
|---|
| 672 | | - | 28 |
|---|
| 673 | | - | SECTION 34. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 29 |
|---|
| 674 | | - | CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 30 |
|---|
| 675 | | - | DHE - CONTINGENCY APPROPRIATIONS - TRANSFERS AND REPORTS. (a) Upon approval 31 |
|---|
| 676 | | - | by the Department of Education - Division of Higher Education and the Chief 32 |
|---|
| 677 | | - | Fiscal Officer of the State, institutions of higher education may transfer 33 |
|---|
| 678 | | - | appropriation from the cash contingency appropriation to any other 34 |
|---|
| 679 | | - | appropriation made to the institution from cash funds including the 35 |
|---|
| 680 | | - | establishment of commitment items, and may transfer appropriation from the 36 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 S4/3/25 SB88 |
|---|
| 681 | | - | |
|---|
| 682 | | - | 18 04-03-2025 14:49:24 KMW014 |
|---|
| 683 | | - | |
|---|
| 684 | | - | |
|---|
| 685 | | - | contingency appropriation made payable from each institution’s State Treasury 1 |
|---|
| 686 | | - | Fund to the state operations appropriation made payable from each 2 |
|---|
| 687 | | - | institution’s State Treasury Fund including the establishment of commitment 3 |
|---|
| 688 | | - | items, and may transfer appropriation from the contingency appropriation made 4 |
|---|
| 689 | | - | payable from the Tobacco Settlement Program Fund Accounts to any other 5 |
|---|
| 690 | | - | appropriation made to the institution from Tobacco Settlement Program Fund 6 |
|---|
| 691 | | - | Accounts including the establishment of commitment items. 7 |
|---|
| 692 | | - | (b) Contingency appropriation transfers shall only establish and 8 |
|---|
| 693 | | - | supplement commitment items that were recommended by the Higher Education 9 |
|---|
| 694 | | - | Coordinating Board in the budget manuals presented to the Legislative Council 10 |
|---|
| 695 | | - | and Joint Budget Committee. 11 |
|---|
| 696 | | - | (c) The Department of Education - Division of Higher Education shall 12 |
|---|
| 697 | | - | report contingency appropriation transfers and the establishment of any 13 |
|---|
| 698 | | - | commitment items authorized by this Section to the Legislative Council or 14 |
|---|
| 699 | | - | Joint Budget Committee for review during its July meeting. The report shall 15 |
|---|
| 700 | | - | include, by institution, the establishment of, and the amounts transferred 16 |
|---|
| 701 | | - | to, each commitment item, the reasons therefor and the source of funds. 17 |
|---|
| 702 | | - | Institutions shall submit contingency appropriation transfer and commitment 18 |
|---|
| 703 | | - | item establishment requests authorized by this Section to the D ivision of 19 |
|---|
| 704 | | - | Higher Education no later than July 1. Upon the failure of an institution to 20 |
|---|
| 705 | | - | submit the required information by the July 1 deadline, the Department of 21 |
|---|
| 706 | | - | Education - Division of Higher Education shall immediately notify by written 22 |
|---|
| 707 | | - | notification the chairpersons of the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 23 |
|---|
| 708 | | - | Committee. 24 |
|---|
| 709 | | - | The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 25 |
|---|
| 710 | | - | 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 26 |
|---|
| 711 | | - | 27 |
|---|
| 712 | | - | SECTION 35. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 28 |
|---|
| 713 | | - | CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 29 |
|---|
| 714 | | - | DHE WORKFORCE INITIATIVE ACT FUNDING. The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State 30 |
|---|
| 715 | | - | may transfer, on his or her books and those of the State Treasurer and the 31 |
|---|
| 716 | | - | Auditor of the State, funding up to the amount authorized in the Workforce 32 |
|---|
| 717 | | - | Initiative Act of 2015 appropriation section in this Act, from the Division 33 |
|---|
| 718 | | - | of Higher Education Fund Account to the Workforce Initiative Act of 2015 Fund 34 |
|---|
| 719 | | - | in order to finance the distribution of grants identified under §6-60-107. 35 |
|---|
| 720 | | - | The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 36 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 S4/3/25 SB88 |
|---|
| 721 | | - | |
|---|
| 722 | | - | 19 04-03-2025 14:49:24 KMW014 |
|---|
| 723 | | - | |
|---|
| 724 | | - | |
|---|
| 725 | | - | 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 1 |
|---|
| 726 | | - | 2 |
|---|
| 727 | | - | SECTION 36. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 3 |
|---|
| 728 | | - | CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 4 |
|---|
| 729 | | - | DHE - STATEWIDE SCHOLARSHIP AND GRANT PROMOTION. Of the general revenue that 5 |
|---|
| 730 | | - | is received by and distributed from the Higher Education Grants Fund Account, 6 |
|---|
| 731 | | - | the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall transfer two hundred ninety -five 7 |
|---|
| 732 | | - | thousand dollars ($295,000) to the Division of Higher Education Fund Account 8 |
|---|
| 733 | | - | to be allocated, budgeted, committed and distributed to the Statewide 9 |
|---|
| 734 | | - | Scholarship and Grant Promotion line item in the General Operations section 10 |
|---|
| 735 | | - | of this Act for the purpose of increasing public awareness of the 11 |
|---|
| 736 | | - | scholarships and grants programs and initiatives offered by the State through 12 |
|---|
| 737 | | - | the Arkansas Department of Education - Division of Higher Education. The 13 |
|---|
| 738 | | - | Department shall utilize a minimum of one hundred forty -seven thousand five 14 |
|---|
| 739 | | - | hundred dollars ($147,500) of the aforementioned total specifically for the 15 |
|---|
| 740 | | - | promotion of the Arkansas Future Grant Program. 16 |
|---|
| 741 | | - | The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 17 |
|---|
| 742 | | - | 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 18 |
|---|
| 743 | | - | 19 |
|---|
| 744 | | - | SECTION 37. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 20 |
|---|
| 745 | | - | CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 21 |
|---|
| 746 | | - | GOVERNOR'S HIGHER EDUCATION TRANSITION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. The Department 22 |
|---|
| 747 | | - | of Education - Division of Higher Education shall provide for the 23 |
|---|
| 748 | | - | administration of the "Governor's Higher Education Transition Scholarship 24 |
|---|
| 749 | | - | Program" as appropriated in the Student Assistance Grants and Various 25 |
|---|
| 750 | | - | Scholarships Appropriation section of this Act to assist students accepted 26 |
|---|
| 751 | | - | into transitional programs for students with intellectual and/or 27 |
|---|
| 752 | | - | developmental disabilities at state institutions of higher education and 28 |
|---|
| 753 | | - | shall promulgate rules for the implementation of the program and for the 29 |
|---|
| 754 | | - | disbursement of scholarships to eligible students. 30 |
|---|
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|---|
| 649 | + | DHE - CONTINGENCY APPROPRIATIONS - TRANSFERS AND REPORTS. (a) Upon approval 1 |
|---|
| 650 | + | by the Department of Education - Division of Higher Education and the Chief 2 |
|---|
| 651 | + | Fiscal Officer of the State, institutions of higher education may transfer 3 |
|---|
| 652 | + | appropriation from the cash contingency appropriation to any other 4 |
|---|
| 653 | + | appropriation made to the institution from cash funds including the 5 |
|---|
| 654 | + | establishment of commitment items, and may transfer appropriation from the 6 |
|---|
| 655 | + | contingency appropriation made payable from each institution’s State Treasury 7 |
|---|
| 656 | + | Fund to the state operations appropriation made payable from each 8 |
|---|
| 657 | + | institution’s State Treasury Fund including the establishment of commitment 9 |
|---|
| 658 | + | items, and may transfer appropriation from the contingency appropriation made 10 |
|---|
| 659 | + | payable from the Tobacco Settlement Program Fund Accounts to any other 11 |
|---|
| 660 | + | appropriation made to the institution from Tobacco Settlement Program Fund 12 |
|---|
| 661 | + | Accounts including the establishment of commitment items. 13 |
|---|
| 662 | + | (b) Contingency appropriation transfers shall only establish and 14 |
|---|
| 663 | + | supplement commitment items that were recommended by the Higher Education 15 |
|---|
| 664 | + | Coordinating Board in the budget manuals presented to the Legislative Council 16 |
|---|
| 665 | + | and Joint Budget Committee. 17 |
|---|
| 666 | + | (c) The Department of Education - Division of Higher Education shall 18 |
|---|
| 667 | + | report contingency appropriation transfers and the establishment of any 19 |
|---|
| 668 | + | commitment items authorized by this Section to the Legislative Council or 20 |
|---|
| 669 | + | Joint Budget Committee for review during its July meeting. The report shall 21 |
|---|
| 670 | + | include, by institution, the establishment of, and the amounts transferred 22 |
|---|
| 671 | + | to, each commitment item, the reasons therefor and the source of funds. 23 |
|---|
| 672 | + | Institutions shall submit contingency appropriation transfer and commitment 24 |
|---|
| 673 | + | item establishment requests authorized by this Section to the D ivision of 25 |
|---|
| 674 | + | Higher Education no later than July 1. Upon the failure of an institution to 26 |
|---|
| 675 | + | submit the required information by the July 1 deadline, the Department of 27 |
|---|
| 676 | + | Education - Division of Higher Education shall immediately notify by written 28 |
|---|
| 677 | + | notification the chairpersons of the Legislative Council or Joint Budget 29 |
|---|
| 678 | + | Committee. 30 |
|---|
| 764 | | - | |
|---|
| 765 | | - | the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 1 |
|---|
| 766 | | - | Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 2 |
|---|
| 767 | | - | Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 3 |
|---|
| 768 | | - | control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 4 |
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| 769 | | - | the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 5 |
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| 770 | | - | strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 6 |
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| 771 | | - | 7 |
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| 772 | | - | SECTION 39. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 8 |
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| 773 | | - | Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 9 |
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| 774 | | - | contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 10 |
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| 775 | | - | which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 11 |
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| 776 | | - | Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 12 |
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| 777 | | - | manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 13 |
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| 778 | | - | summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 14 |
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| 779 | | - | Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 15 |
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| 780 | | - | 16 |
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| 781 | | - | SECTION 40. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 17 |
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| 782 | | - | General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 18 |
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| 783 | | - | the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 19 |
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| 784 | | - | effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 20 |
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| 785 | | - | the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 21 |
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| 786 | | - | the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 22 |
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| 787 | | - | effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 23 |
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| 788 | | - | upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 24 |
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| 789 | | - | programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 25 |
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| 790 | | - | being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 26 |
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| 791 | | - | and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 27 |
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| 792 | | - | 28 |
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| 793 | | - | /s/Joint Budget Committee 29 |
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| 794 | | - | 30 |
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| 795 | | - | 31 |
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| 796 | | - | APPROVED: 4/14/25 32 |
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| 797 | | - | 33 |
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| 725 | + | The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024 1 |
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| 726 | + | 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026. 2 |
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| 727 | + | 3 |
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| 728 | + | SECTION 38. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 4 |
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| 729 | + | authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 5 |
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| 730 | + | and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 6 |
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| 731 | + | the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 7 |
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| 732 | + | Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 8 |
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| 733 | + | Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 9 |
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| 734 | + | control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 10 |
|---|
| 735 | + | the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 11 |
|---|
| 736 | + | strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 12 |
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| 737 | + | 13 |
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| 738 | + | SECTION 39. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 14 |
|---|
| 739 | + | Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 15 |
|---|
| 740 | + | contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 16 |
|---|
| 741 | + | which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 17 |
|---|
| 742 | + | Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 18 |
|---|
| 743 | + | manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 19 |
|---|
| 744 | + | summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 20 |
|---|
| 745 | + | Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 21 |
|---|
| 746 | + | 22 |
|---|
| 747 | + | SECTION 40. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 23 |
|---|
| 748 | + | General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 24 |
|---|
| 749 | + | the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 25 |
|---|
| 750 | + | effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 26 |
|---|
| 751 | + | the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 27 |
|---|
| 752 | + | the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 28 |
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| 753 | + | effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 29 |
|---|
| 754 | + | upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 30 |
|---|
| 755 | + | programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 31 |
|---|
| 756 | + | being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 32 |
|---|
| 757 | + | and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 33 |
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