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Act 62 of the Fiscal Session
1 State of Arkansas
2 94th General Assembly A Bill
3 Fiscal Session, 2024 HOUSE BILL 1042
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, 2025; 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 2024-
17 2025 FISCAL YEAR.
18
19
20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
21
22 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established
23 for the Arkansas State University - Mid-South for the 2024-2025 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 2024-2025
30 TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
31 ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
32 (1) Chancellor, ASUMS 1 $201,684
33 (2) Vice Chancellor for Administration 1 $179,978
34 (3) Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs 1 $161,877
35 (4) Vice Chancellor for Finance 1 $151,800
36 (5) Vice Chancellor for Technical Education 1 $151,800
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1 (6) Vice Chancellor for Student Services 1 $151,800
2 (7) Chief Information Officer 1 $150,283
3 (8) Vice Chancellor for Development 1 $147,378
4 (9) Dir., Occupational and Technical Ed. 1 $131,613
5 (10) Director of Human Resources/Services 1 $128,617
6 (11) Director of Institutional Research 1 $128,617
7 (12) Director of Admin. Services 1 $126,769
8 (13) Dir. of Workforce Development 1 $125,800
9 (14) Counselor 5 $123,555
10 (15) Director of Learning Center 1 $123,555
11 (16) Controller 1 $122,897
12 (17) Dir. of PR & Marketing 1 $118,458
13 (18) Registrar 1 $118,458
14 (19) Director of Financial Aid 1 $118,222
15 (20) Coordinator, Academic Computing 1 $117,801
16 (21) Coord., Administrative Computing 1 $117,801
17 (22) Dean of Students 1 $117,718
18 (23) Project Program Director 1 $117,170
19 (24) Dir. of Planning & Assessment 1 $117,170
20 (25) Director of Computer Services 1 $116,247
21 (26) Business Manager 1 $113,548
22 (27) Director of Development 1 $109,937
23 (28) Director of Physical Plant 1 $109,596
24 (29) Dir. of Sys Prog. & Database Svcs. 1 $108,296
25 (30) Director of Enrollment Management 1 $107,997
26 (31) Dir. of Pub. & Creative Svcs. 1 $107,662
27 (32) Coordinator for Student Recruitment 1 $104,766
28 (33) Director of Academic Advising 1 $104,766
29 (34) Coord., Information & Community Rel. 1 $103,447
30 (35) Administrator of Grants & Contracts 1 $102,442
31 (36) Dir. Environ., Health & Safety Prog. 1 $101,780
32 (37) Coordinator of Career Services 1 $101,218
33 (38) Assistant Director 2 $101,194
34 (39) Director of Student Activities 1 $100,373
35 (40) Assistant to the President 1 $97,372
36 (41) Workforce Specialist 2 $90,170
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1 (42) Director of Disability Services 1 $90,045
2 (43) Fiscal Support Pool 10
3 Fiscal Support Manager $89,227
4 Fiscal Support Supervisor $73,338
5 Accountant II $70,518
6 Accountant I $67,806
7 Fiscal Support Analyst $65,197
8 Fiscal Support Specialist $57,961
9 Accounting Technician $53,587
10 Fiscal Support Technician $49,544
11 (44) Maintenance Manager 2 $82,496
12 (45) Budget Analyst 1 $76,272
13 (46) Human Resources Analyst 1 $70,518
14 (47) Maintenance Coordinator 1 $70,518
15 (48) ASU Payroll Services Manager 1 $67,806
16 (49) Administrative Support Pool 10
17 Administrative Assistant $65,197
18 Administrative Analyst $65,197
19 Administrative Support Supervisor $60,279
20 Administrative Specialist III $57,961
21 Administration Support Specialist $57,961
22 Administrative Specialist II $51,526
23 Administrative Support Specialist $51,526
24 Administrative Specialist I $45,806
25 Extra Help Assistant $37,650
26 (50) Assistant Registrar 1 $65,197
27 (51) Financial Aid Analyst 2 $65,197
28 (52) Library Support Pool 1
29 Library Supervisor $65,197
30 Library Specialist $55,731
31 Library Technician $51,526
32 Library Support Assistant $47,639
33 (53) Purchasing Specialist 1 $65,197
34 (54) Computer Operator 2 $63,881
35 (55) Financial Aid Specialist 1 $60,279
36 (56) Human Resources Specialist 2 $60,279
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1 (57) Maintenance Technician 1 $60,279
2 (58) Maintenance Specialist 3 $57,961
3 (59) Information Technology Assistant 3 $56,790
4 (60) Equipment Mechanic 2 $53,587
5 (61) Landscape Specialist 2 $53,587
6 (62) Warehouse Specialist 1 $53,587
7 (63) Work Study Coordinator 1 $51,526
8 (64) Food Preparation Coordinator 1 $49,544
9 (65) Maintenance Assistant 2 $49,544
10 (66) Registrar's Assistant 1 $47,639
11 TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
12 ACADEMIC POSITIONS
13 (67) Division Chairperson 7 $141,668
14 (68) Librarian 1 $128,617
15 (69) Director of Allied Health 1 $124,601
16 (70) Director of Adult Education 1 $123,556
17 (71) Instructor - Nursing/Resp. Therapy 3 $116,574
18 (72) University Center Media Specialist 1 $85,920
19 (73) Special Instructor/Trainer 7 $81,706
20 NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
21 ACADEMIC POSITIONS
22 (74) Faculty 52 $107,909
23 (75) Part-Time Faculty 125 $54,308
24 TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES
25 POSITIONS
26 (76) Director of Food Services 1 $102,370
27 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 300
28
29 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for
30 the Arkansas State University - Mid-South for the 2024-2025 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 and
4 operating expenses of the Arkansas State University - Mid-South for the
5 fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
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7 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
8 NO. 2024-2025
9 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $4,000,000
10 (02) EXTRA HELP 300,000
11 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,200,000
12 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
13 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 828,702
14 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0
15 (C) PROF. FEES 0
16 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
17 (E) DATA PROC. 0
18 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $6,328,702
19
20 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated,
21 to the Arkansas State University - Mid-South, to be payable from cash funds
22 as defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services and operating
23 expenses of the Arkansas State University - Mid-South for the fiscal year
24 ending June 30, 2025, the following:
25
26 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
27 NO. 2024-2025
28 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $7,000,000
29 (02) EXTRA HELP 600,000
30 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 2,500,000
31 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
32 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 5,500,000
33 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 300,000
34 (C) PROF. FEES 1,500,000
35 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 1,000,000
36 (E) DATA PROC. 0
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1 (05) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 5,000,000
2 (06) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 100,000
3 (07) SUBAWARDEE GRANTS AND AID 1,500,000
4 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $25,000,000
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6 SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - ADTEC/UNIVERSITY CENTER PARTNERS. There is
7 hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas State University - Mid-South, to be
8 payable from the Arkansas State University Mid-South Fund, for personal
9 services, operating expenses, equipment and grants to Arkansas Delta Training
10 and Education Consortium (ADTEC) Partners and University Center Partners for
11 the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
12
13 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
14 NO. 2024-2025
15 (01) ADTEC/UNIVERSITY CENTER PARTNERS $1,633,890
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17 SECTION 6. ALLOCATIONS - ADTEC/UNIVERSITY CENTER PARTNERS. There is
18 hereby allocated to the Arkansas Delta Training and Education Consortium
19 (ADTEC) Partners and University Center Partners the following amounts of the
20 funds appropriated in the ADTEC/University Center Partners Appropriation of
21 this Act, there to be used as provided by in this Act, for the period ending
22 June 30, 2025, the following:
23
24 MAXIMUM ALLOCATION
25 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
26 NO. 2024-2025
27 (1) ARKANSAS NORTHEASTERN COLLEGE $171,103
28 (2) ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - NEWPORT 171,103
29 (3) EAST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE 223,924
30 (4) ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - MID-SOUTH 436,878
31 (5) PHILLIPS COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE UA 197,930
32 (6) ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - JONESBORO 335,312
33 (7) UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT FORT SMITH 97,640
34 TOTAL AMOUNT ALLOCATED $1,633,890
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36 SECTION 7. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
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1 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.
2 ADTEC/UNIVERSITY CENTER PARTNERS - TRAINING CONSORTIUM ADVICE. The Arkansas
3 State University Mid-South upon counsel with and advice from the Arkansas
4 Delta Training and Education Consortium (ADTEC) shall disburse funds from the
5 ADTEC/UNIVERSITY CENTER PARTNERS appropriation authorized in this Act to
6 selected University Center Partners and also the participating ADTEC
7 Partners.
8 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2023
9 2024 through June 30, 2024 2025.
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11 SECTION 8. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
12 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
13 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
14 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
15 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
16 Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction
17 Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where
18 applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and
19 Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in
20 disbursement of said funds.
21
22 SECTION 9. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
23 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
24 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
25 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
26 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
27 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
28 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
29 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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31 SECTION 10. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the
32 General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits
33 the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year perio