This bill appropriates funds for personal services and operating expenses for the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope-Texarkana for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. It establishes a maximum number of regular employees, detailing various administrative and academic positions along with their corresponding salary rates. The total amount appropriated for regular salaries is $5,128,715, with additional funds allocated for personal services matching, maintenance, and general operations, bringing the total to $6,738,715. Furthermore, the bill allows for 200 part-time or temporary "Extra Help" employees as needed.
In addition to the state operations appropriation, the bill also allocates funds from cash sources, totaling $17,419,197, which includes provisions for regular salaries, extra help, personal services matching, maintenance, general operations, capital improvements, and debt service. The bill emphasizes compliance with existing laws regarding fund disbursement and includes an emergency clause to ensure the act takes effect on July 1, 2024, to prevent disruption in the college's operations.