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Act 873 of the Regular Session
1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S2/25/19 S3/27/19 S4/1/19 S4/3/19
2 92nd General Assembly A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2019 SENATE BILL 93
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5 By: Joint Budget Committee
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7 For An Act To Be Entitled
8 AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES
9 AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER
10 EDUCATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2020;
11 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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13
14 Subtitle
15 AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER
16 EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2019-2020
17 FISCAL YEAR.
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19
20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
21
22 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - GENERAL OPERATIONS. There is hereby
23 established for the Department of Higher Education for the 2019-2020 fiscal
24 year, the following maximum number of regular employees.
25
26 Maximum Annual
27 Maximum Salary Rate
28 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
29 No. Code Title Employees 2019-2020
30 (1) U024U DHE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE05
31 (2) U089U DHE DEPUTY DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE02
32 (3) D022N IT SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER 1 GRADE IT09
33 (4) D007C INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGER 1 GRADE IT08
34 (5) D028C SENIOR SOFTWARE SUPPORT SPECIALIST 2 GRADE IT07
35 (6) D016C SENIOR TECHNOLOGY ANALYST 1 GRADE IT06
36 (7) N002N DHE SENIOR ASSOC DIRECTOR 3 GRADE GS15
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1 (8) N055N DHE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS14
2 (9) A010C AGENCY CONTROLLER II 1 GRADE GS13
3 (10) N054N DHE CAREER PATHWAYS DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS13
4 (11) G019C GENERAL COUNSEL 1 GRADE GS13
5 (12) G295C OSTEOPATHIC RURAL MED. PROG. ADMIN. 1 GRADE GS09
6 (13) A027C ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS11
7 (14) G058C DHE FEDERAL PROGRAM MANAGER 2 GRADE GS11
8 (15) G071C DHE PROGRAM COORDINATOR 6 GRADE GS10
9 (16) G102C DHE PROGRAM SPECIALIST 16 GRADE GS09
10 (17) A038C FISCAL SUPPORT MANAGER 1 GRADE GS09
11 (18) P005C DHE COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS08
12 (19) R014C PERSONNEL MANAGER 1 GRADE GS08
13 (20) A084C PROGRAM/FIELD AUDIT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS06
14 (21) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04
15 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 45
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17 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - GENERAL OPERATIONS. There is hereby
18 authorized, for the Department of Higher Education for the 2019-2020 fiscal
19 year, the following maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be
20 known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such
21 purposes: fifteen (15) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at
22 rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and
23 Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate
24 classification.
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26 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - GENERAL OPERATIONS. There is hereby
27 appropriated, to the Department of Higher Education, to be payable from the
28 Department of Higher Education Fund Account, for personal services and
29 operating expenses of the Department of Higher Education for the fiscal year
30 ending June 30, 2020, the following:
31
32 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
33 NO. 2019-2020
34 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $2,305,455
35 (02) EXTRA HELP 3,000
36 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 696,650
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1 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
2 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 912,755
3 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 25,000
4 (C) PROF. FEES 100,000
5 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 50,000
6 (E) DATA PROC. 0
7 (05) STATEWIDE SCHOLARSHIP AND GRANT
8 PROMOTION 295,000
9 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $4,387,860
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11 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF PRIVATE CAREER EDUCATION
12 OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Higher
13 Education, to be payable from the Private Career Education Fund, for personal
14 services and operating expenses of the State Board of Private Career
15 Education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, the following:
16
17 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
18 NO. 2019-2020
19 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $124,926
20 (02) EXTRA HELP 20,000
21 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 39,219
22 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
23 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 63,000
24 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 4,000
25 (C) PROF. FEES 6,000
26 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
27 (E) DATA PROC. 0
28 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $257,145
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30 SECTION 5. EXTRA HELP - STATE BOARD OF PRIVATE CAREER EDUCATION
31 OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for the State Board of Private
32 Career Education for the 2019-2020 fiscal year, the following maximum number
33 of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable
34 from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: two (2) temporary or part-
35 time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in
36 the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this
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1 act for the appropriate classification.
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3 SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - STUDENT ASSISTANCE GRANTS AND VARIOUS
4 SCHOLARSHIPS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Higher
5 Education, to be payable from the Higher Education Grants Fund Account, for
6 providing student assistance grants and various scholarships as provided by
7 law of the Department of Higher Education for the fiscal year ending June 30,
8 2020, the following:
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10 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
11 NO. 2019-2020
12 (01) ARKANSAS FUTURE GRANT $9,000,000
13 (02) HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES GRANT 2,500,000
14 (03) NATIONAL GUARD TUITION ASSISTANCE
15 PROGRAM 1,400,000
16 (04) SINGLE PARENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 175,000
17 (05) STATE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM 2,000,000
18 (06) TEACHER OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM 2,500,000
19 (07) AR GEOGRAPHICAL CRITICAL NEEDS
20 MINORITY TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS 150,000
21 (08) DEPENDENTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
22 OFFICERS, ETC. SCHOLARSHIPS 400,000
23 (09) DEPENDENTS OF POWS, MIAS,
24 KIAS-TUITION WAIVER SCHOLARSHIPS 1,500,000
25 (10) SREB MINORITY DOCTORAL SCHOLARS 175,000
26 (11) WASHINGTON CENTER SCHOLARSHIPS 150,000
27 (12) TUITION ADJUSTMENT 350,000
28 (13) AR ACADEMIC CHALLENGE SCHOLARSHIPS 25,000,000
29 (14) AR GOVERNOR'S SCHOLAR 22,000,000
30 (15) STUDENT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
31 FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (SURF) 150,000
32 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $67,450,000
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34 SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - TECHNICAL EDUCATION - FEDERAL PROGRAMS.
35 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Higher Education, to be
36 payable from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of
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1 the State, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of
2 Higher Education - Technical Education - Federal Programs for the fiscal year
3 ending June 30, 2020, the following:
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5 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
6 NO. 2019-2020
7 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $145,978
8 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 43,233
9 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
10 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 77,251
11 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 40,700
12 (C) PROF. FEES 85,000
13 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
14 (E) DATA PROC. 0
15 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $392,162
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17 SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. There is
18 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Higher Education, to be payable
19 from the Higher Education Research Development Fund, for providing Arkansas
20 Research Development Program Grants to Institutions of Higher Education by
21 the Department of Higher Education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020,
22 the following:
23
24 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
25 NO. 2019-2020
26 (01) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
27 GRANTS $1,000,000
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29 SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - HEALTH EDUCATION GRANTS AND LOANS. There is
30 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Higher Education, to be payable
31 from the Higher Education Grants Fund Account, for payments of the contracts
32 and loans with participating out-of-state institutions of higher learning in
33 the fields of dentistry, optometry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, and
34 podiatry for the education of Arkansas citizens, by the Department of Higher
35 Education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, the following:
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1 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
2 NO. 2019-2020
3 (01) CHIROPRACTIC AID $260,000
4 (02) DENTAL AID - GRANTS 2,950,000
5 (03) OPTOMETRY AID - GRANTS 650,000
6 (04) PODIATRY AID 130,400
7 (05) VETERINARY AID 1,750,000
8 (06) DENTAL AID - LOANS 987,370
9 (07) OPTOMETRY AID - LOANS 140,000
10 (08) VETERINARY MED. LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM 250,000
11 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $7,117,770
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13 SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - CASH. There is hereby appropriated, to the
14 Department of Higher Education, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in
15 the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State,
16 for operating expenses of the Department of Higher Education for the fiscal
17 year ending June 30, 2020, the following:
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19 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
20 NO. 2019-2020
21 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
22 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $262,000
23 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 30,000
24 (C) PROF. FEES 63,000
25 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
26 (E) DATA PROC. 0
27 (02) SCHOLARSHIPS 50,000
28 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $405,000
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30 SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - PRIVATE CAREER EDUCATION BOARD - CASH.
31 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Higher Education, to be
32 payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by
33 the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for operating expenses of the State
34 Board of Private Career Education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020,
35 the following:
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1 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
2 NO. 2019-2020
3 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
4 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $28,087
5 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 8,898
6 (C) PROF. FEES 8,000
7 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
8 (E) DATA PROC. 0
9 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $44,985
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11 SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION - STUDENT PROTECTION TRUST. There is hereby
12 appropriated, to the Department of Higher Education, to be payable from the
13 Private Career School Student Protection Trust Fund, for expenses, claims,
14 and fees of the State Board of Private Career Education for the fiscal year
15 ending June 30, 2020, the following:
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17 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
18 NO. 2019-2020
19 (01) EXPENSES/CLAIMS/FEES $300,000
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21 SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - TANF PROGRAM - FEDERAL. There is hereby
22 appropriated, to the Department of Higher Education, to be payable from the
23 federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for
24 personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Higher
25 Education - TANF Program - Federal for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020,
26 the following:
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28 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
29 NO. 2019-2020
30 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $198,484
31 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 60,196
32 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
33 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 45,105
34 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 10,000
35 (C) PROF. FEES