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Act 405 of the Regular Session
1 State of Arkansas
2 94th General Assembly A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2023 HOUSE BILL 1223
4
5 By: Joint Budget Committee
6
7 For An Act To Be Entitled
8 AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES
9 AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE ARKANSAS STATE
10 UNIVERSITY - MID-SOUTH FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
11 JUNE 30, 2024; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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13
14 Subtitle
15 AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
16 - MID-SOUTH APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2023-
17 2024 FISCAL YEAR.
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19
20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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22 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established
23 for the Arkansas State University - Mid-South for the 2023-2024 fiscal year,
24 the following maximum number of regular employees.
25
26 Maximum Annual
27 Maximum Salary Rate
28 Item No. of Fiscal Year
29 No. Title Employees 2023-2024
30 TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
31 ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
32 (1) Chancellor, ASUMS 1 $188,490
33 (2) Vice Chancellor for Administration 1 $168,204
34 (3) Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs 1 $151,287
35 (4) Vice Chancellor for Finance 1 $141,869
36 (5) Vice Chancellor for Technical Education 1 $141,869
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1 (6) Vice Chancellor for Student Services 1 $141,869
2 (7) Chief Information Officer 1 $140,451
3 (8) Vice Chancellor for Development 1 $137,737
4 (9) Dir., Occupational and Technical Ed. 1 $123,003
5 (10) Director of Human Resources/Services 1 $120,203
6 (11) Director of Institutional Research 1 $120,203
7 (12) Director of Admin. Services 1 $118,475
8 (13) Dir. of Workforce Development 1 $117,570
9 (14) Counselor 5 $115,472
10 (15) Director of Learning Center 1 $115,472
11 (16) Controller 1 $114,857
12 (17) Dir. of PR & Marketing 1 $110,709
13 (18) Registrar 1 $110,709
14 (19) Director of Financial Aid 1 $110,488
15 (20) Coordinator, Academic Computing 1 $110,095
16 (21) Coord., Administrative Computing 1 $110,094
17 (22) Dean of Students 1 $110,017
18 (23) Project Program Director 1 $109,504
19 (24) Dir. of Planning & Assessment 1 $109,504
20 (25) Director of Computer Services 1 $108,642
21 (26) Business Manager 1 $106,120
22 (27) Director of Development 1 $102,745
23 (28) Director of Physical Plant 1 $102,426
24 (29) Dir. of Sys Prog. & Database Svcs. 1 $101,211
25 (30) Director of Enrollment Management 1 $100,932
26 (31) Dir. of Pub. & Creative Svcs. 1 $100,619
27 (32) Coordinator for Student Recruitment 1 $97,912
28 (33) Director of Academic Advising 1 $97,912
29 (34) Coord., Information & Community Rel. 1 $96,679
30 (35) Administrator of Grants & Contracts 1 $95,740
31 (36) Dir. Environ., Health & Safety Prog. 1 $95,121
32 (37) Coordinator of Career Services 1 $94,596
33 (38) Assistant Director 2 $94,573
34 (39) Director of Student Activities 1 $93,806
35 (40) Assistant to the President 1 $91,001
36 (41) Workforce Specialist 2 $84,271
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1 (42) Director of Disability Services 1 $84,154
2 (43) Fiscal Support Pool 10
3 Fiscal Support Manager $83,389
4 Fiscal Support Supervisor $68,540
5 Accountant II $65,905
6 Accountant I $63,370
7 Fiscal Support Analyst $60,932
8 Fiscal Support Specialist $54,169
9 Accounting Technician $50,081
10 Fiscal Support Technician $46,303
11 (44) Maintenance Manager 2 $77,099
12 (45) Budget Analyst 1 $71,282
13 (46) Human Resources Analyst 1 $65,905
14 (47) Maintenance Coordinator 1 $65,905
15 (48) ASU Payroll Services Manager 1 $63,370
16 (49) Administrative Support Pool 10
17 Administrative Assistant $60,932
18 Administrative Analyst $60,932
19 Administrative Support Supervisor $56,336
20 Administrative Specialist III $54,169
21 Administration Support Specialist $54,169
22 Administrative Specialist II $48,155
23 Administrative Support Specialist $48,155
24 Administrative Specialist I $42,810
25 Extra Help Assistant $35,187
26 (50) Assistant Registrar 1 $60,932
27 (51) Financial Aid Analyst 2 $60,932
28 (52) Library Support Pool 1
29 Library Supervisor $60,932
30 Library Specialist $52,085
31 Library Technician $48,155
32 Library Support Assistant $44,523
33 (53) Purchasing Specialist 1 $60,932
34 (54) Computer Operator 2 $59,702
35 (55) Financial Aid Specialist 1 $56,336
36 (56) Human Resources Specialist 2 $56,336
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1 (57) Maintenance Technician 1 $56,336
2 (58) Maintenance Specialist 3 $54,169
3 (59) Information Technology Assistant 3 $53,075
4 (60) Equipment Mechanic 2 $50,081
5 (61) Landscape Specialist 2 $50,081
6 (62) Warehouse Specialist 1 $50,081
7 (63) Work Study Coordinator 1 $48,155
8 (64) Food Preparation Coordinator 1 $46,303
9 (65) Maintenance Assistant 2 $46,303
10 (66) Registrar's Assistant 1 $44,523
11 TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
12 ACADEMIC POSITIONS
13 (67) Division Chairperson 7 $132,400
14 (68) Librarian 1 $120,203
15 (69) Director of Allied Health 1 $116,449
16 (70) Director of Adult Education 1 $115,473
17 (71) Instructor - Nursing/Resp. Therapy 3 $108,948
18 (72) University Center Media Specialist 1 $80,299
19 (73) Special Instructor/Trainer 7 $76,361
20 NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
21 ACADEMIC POSITIONS
22 (74) Faculty 52 $100,850
23 (75) Part-Time Faculty 125 $50,755
24 TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES
25 POSITIONS
26 (76) Director of Food Services 1 $95,673
27 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 300
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29 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for
30 the Arkansas State University - Mid-South for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, the
31 following maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as
32 "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: two
33 hundred (200) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay
34 not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation
35 Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate classification.
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1 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby
2 appropriated, to the Arkansas State University - Mid-South, to be payable
3 from the Arkansas State University Mid-South Fund, for personal services of
4 the Arkansas State University - Mid-South for the fiscal year ending June 30,
5 2024, the following:
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7 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
8 NO. 2023-2024
9 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $4,899,548
10 (02) EXTRA HELP 300,000
11 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,250,000
12 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $6,449,548
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14 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated,
15 to the Arkansas State University - Mid-South, to be payable from cash funds
16 as defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services and operating
17 expenses of the Arkansas State University - Mid-South for the fiscal year
18 ending June 30, 2024, the following:
19
20 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
21 NO. 2023-2024
22 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $7,000,000
23 (02) EXTRA HELP 600,000
24 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 2,500,000
25 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
26 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 5,000,000
27 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 300,000
28 (C) PROF. FEES 2,000,000
29 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 500,000
30 (E) DATA PROC. 0
31 (05) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 5,000,000
32 (06) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 100,000
33 (07) SUBAWARDEE GRANTS AND AID 2,000,000
34 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $25,000,000
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36 SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - ADTEC/UNIVERSITY CENTER PARTNERS. There is
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1 hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas State University - Mid-South, to be
2 payable from the Arkansas State University Mid-South Fund, for personal
3 services, operating expenses, equipment and grants to Arkansas Delta Training
4 and Education Consortium (ADTEC) Partners and University Center Partners for
5 the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, the following:
6
7 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
8 NO. 2023-2024
9 (01) ADTEC/UNIVERSITY CENTER PARTNERS $1,633,890
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11 SECTION 6. ALLOCATIONS - ADTEC/UNIVERSITY CENTER PARTNERS. There is
12 hereby allocated to the Arkansas Delta Training and Education Consortium
13 (ADTEC) Partners and University Center Partners the following amounts of the
14 funds appropriated in the ADTEC/University Center Partners Appropriation of
15 this Act, there to be used as provided by in this Act, for the period ending
16 June 30, 2024, the following:
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18 MAXIMUM ALLOCATION
19 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
20 NO. 2023-2024
21 (1) ARKANSAS NORTHEASTERN COLLEGE $171,103
22 (2) ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - NEWPORT 171,103
23 (3) EAST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE 223,924
24 (4) ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - MID-SOUTH 436,878
25 (5) PHILLIPS COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE UA 197,930
26 (6) ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - JONESBORO 335,312
27 (7) UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT FORT SMITH 97,640
28 TOTAL AMOUNT ALLOCATED $1,633,890
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30 SECTION 6. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
31 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.
32 ADTEC/UNIVERSITY CENTER PARTNERS - TRAINING CONSORTIUM ADVICE. The Arkansas
33 State University Mid-South upon counsel with and advice from the Arkansas
34 Delta Training and Education Consortium (ADTEC) shall disburse funds from the
35 ADTEC/UNIVERSITY CENTER PARTNERS appropriation authorized in this Act to
36 selected University Center Partners and also the participating ADTEC
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1 Partners.
2 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2022
3 2023 through June 30, 2023 2024.
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5 SECTION 7. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
6 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
7 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
8 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
9 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
10 Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction
11 Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where
12 applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and
13 Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in
14 disbursement of said funds.
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16 SECTION 8. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
17 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
18 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
19 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
20 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
21 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
22 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
23 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
24
25 SECTION 9. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
26 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
27 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
28 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2023 is essential to the operation of
29 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
30 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
31 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2023 could work irreparable harm
32 upon the proper administration and provision of e