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Act 169 of the Fiscal Session
1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S4/15/24
2 94th General Assembly A Bill
3 Fiscal Session, 2024 SENATE BILL 58
4
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
10 EDUCATION - DIVISION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE
11 FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025; AND FOR OTHER
12 PURPOSES.
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14
15 Subtitle
16 AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION -
17 DIVISION OF HIGHER EDUCATION
18 APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2024-2025 FISCAL
19 YEAR.
20
21
22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
23
24 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - GENERAL OPERATIONS. There is hereby
25 established for the Department of Education - Division of Higher Education
26 for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular
27 employees.
28
29 Maximum Annual
30 Maximum Salary Rate
31 Item Class No. of Fiscal Year
32 No. Code Title Employees 2024-2025
33 (1) U024U DHE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE05
34 (2) D022N IT SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER 1 GRADE IT09
35 (3) D012C DATABASE SPECIALIST 2 GRADE IT08
36 (4) D007C INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGER 1 GRADE IT08
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1 (5) D028C SENIOR SOFTWARE SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IT07
2 (6) D016C SENIOR TECHNOLOGY ANALYST 1 GRADE IT06
3 (7) G281C ADE POLICY & SPECIAL PROJECTS DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS15
4 (8) N002N DHE SENIOR ASSOC DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS15
5 (9) N069N ADE SPECIAL ADVISOR 1 GRADE GS14
6 (10) N055N DHE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS14
7 (11) A010C AGENCY CONTROLLER II 1 GRADE GS13
8 (12) N054N DHE CAREER PATHWAYS DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS13
9 (13) N167N DHS POLICY & RESEARCH DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS12
10 (14) A027C ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS11
11 (15) G058C DHE FEDERAL PROGRAM MANAGER 2 GRADE GS11
12 (16) E061C ACE PROGRAM COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS10
13 (17) G071C DHE PROGRAM COORDINATOR 6 GRADE GS10
14 (18) E062C ACE PROGRAM ADVISOR 2 GRADE GS09
15 (19) G102C DHE PROGRAM SPECIALIST 18 GRADE GS09
16 (20) G080C NATIONAL & COMMUNITY SVCS EXEC. DIR. 1 GRADE GS09
17 (21) G295C OSTEOPATHIC RURAL MED PROG ADMIN 1 GRADE GS09
18 (22) P005C DHE COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS08
19 (23) G147C GRANTS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS07
20 (24) G176C VOLUNTEER PROGRAM MANAGER 1 GRADE GS07
21 (25) G214C GRANTS SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS06
22 (26) A084C PROGRAM/FIELD AUDIT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS06
23 (27) G202C VOLUNTEER PROGRAM COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS06
24 (28) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04
25 (29) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 1 GRADE GS03
26 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 54
27
28 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - GENERAL OPERATIONS. There is hereby
29 authorized, for the Department of Education - Division of Higher Education
30 for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or
31 temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds
32 appropriated herein for such purposes: fifteen (15) temporary or part-time
33 employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the
34 Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act
35 for the appropriate classification.
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1 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - GENERAL OPERATIONS. There is hereby
2 appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the Division
3 of Higher Education Fund Account, for personal services and operating
4 expenses of the Department of Education - Division of Higher Education -
5 General Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
6
7 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
8 NO. 2024-2025
9 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $2,160,509
10 (02) EXTRA HELP 75,000
11 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 710,349
12 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
13 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 959,346
14 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 24,659
15 (C) PROF. FEES 50,000
16 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
17 (E) DATA PROC. 0
18 (05) STATEWIDE SCHOLARSHIP AND GRANT
19 PROMOTION 295,000
20 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $4,274,863
21
22 SECTION 4. EXTRA HELP - STATE BOARD OF PRIVATE CAREER EDUCATION. There
23 is hereby authorized, for the Department of Education - Division of Higher
24 Education - State Board of Private Career Education for the 2024-2025 fiscal
25 year, the following maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be
26 known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such
27 purposes: two (2) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of
28 pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and
29 Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate
30 classification.
31
32 SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF PRIVATE CAREER EDUCATION -
33 OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to
34 be payable from the Private Career Education Fund, for personal services and
35 operating expenses of the Department of Education - Division of Higher
36 Education - State Board of Private Career Education - Operations for the
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1 fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
2
3 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
4 NO. 2024-2025
5 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $162,077
6 (02) EXTRA HELP 20,000
7 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 53,115
8 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
9 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 63,000
10 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 4,000
11 (C) PROF. FEES 6,000
12 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
13 (E) DATA PROC. 0
14 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $308,192
15
16 SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - STUDENT ASSISTANCE GRANTS AND VARIOUS
17 SCHOLARSHIPS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education,
18 to be payable from the Higher Education Grants Fund Account, for providing
19 student assistance grants and various scholarships as provided by law of the
20 Department of Education - Division of Higher Education - Student Assistance
21 Grants and Various Scholarships for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the
22 following:
23
24 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
25 NO. 2024-2025
26 (01) ARKANSAS FUTURE GRANTS $5,000,000
27 (02) NATIONAL GUARD TUITION ASSISTANCE
28 PROGRAM 1,400,000
29 (03) SINGLE PARENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 175,000
30 (04) STATE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM 4,000,000
31 (05) TEACHER OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM 2,500,000
32 (06) AR GEOGRAPHICAL CRITICAL NEEDS
33 MINORITY TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS 150,000
34 (07) DEPENDENTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
35 OFFICERS, ETC SCHOLARSHIPS 400,000
36 (08) DEPENDENTS OF POWS, MIAS,
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1 KIAS-TUITION WAIVER SCHOLARSHIPS 1,500,000
2 (09) GOVERNOR'S HIGHER EDUCATION
3 TRANSITION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 2,000,000
4 (10) SREB MINORITY DOCTORAL SCHOLARS 175,000
5 (11) WASHINGTON CENTER SCHOLARSHIPS 150,000
6 (12) TUITION ADJUSTMENT 350,000
7 (13) AR ACADEMIC CHALLENGE SCHOLARSHIPS 25,000,000
8 (14) AR GOVERNOR'S SCHOLAR 22,000,000
9 (15) STUDENT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
10 FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (SURF) 150,000
11 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $64,950,000
12
13 SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - TECHNICAL EDUCATION - FEDERAL PROGRAMS.
14 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable
15 from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the
16 State, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of
17 Education - Division of Higher Education - Technical Education - Federal
18 Programs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
19
20 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
21 NO. 2024-2025
22 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $152,979
23 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 50,334
24 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
25 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 108,271
26 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 80,000
27 (C) PROF. FEES 157,000
28 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
29 (E) DATA PROC. 0
30 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $548,584
31
32 SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. There is
33 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the
34 Research Development Fund, for providing Arkansas Research Development
35 Program Grants to Institutions of Higher Education by the Department of
36 Education - Division of Higher Education for the fiscal year ending June 30,
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1 2025, the following:
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3 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
4 NO. 2024-2025
5 (01) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
6 GRANTS $1,000,000
7
8 SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - HEALTH EDUCATION GRANTS AND LOANS. There is
9 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the
10 Higher Education Grants Fund Account, for payments of contracts and loans
11 with participating out-of-state institutions of higher learning in the fields
12 of dentistry, optometry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, and podiatry for
13 the education of Arkansas citizens by the Department of Education - Division
14 of Higher Education - Health Education Grants and Loans for the fiscal year
15 ending June 30, 2025, the following:
16
17 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
18 NO. 2024-2025
19 (01) CHIROPRACTIC AID $260,000
20 (02) DENTAL AID - GRANTS 2,950,000
21 (03) OPTOMETRY AID - GRANTS 650,000
22 (04) PODIATRY AID 130,400
23 (05) VETERINARY AID FORGIVENESS PROGRAM 1,750,000
24 (06) DENTAL AID - LOANS 987,370
25 (07) OPTOMETRY AID - LOANS 140,000
26 (08) VETERINARY MED. LOAN FORGIVENESS
27 PROGRAM 250,000
28 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $7,117,770
29
30 SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - CASH. There is hereby appropriated, to the
31 Department of Education, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the
32 State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for
33 operating expenses of the Department of Education - Division of Higher
34 Education - Cash for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
35
36 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
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2 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
3 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $269,233
4 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 32,865
5 (C) PROF. FEES 63,932
6 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
7 (E) DATA PROC. 0
8 (02) SCHOLARSHIPS 50,000
9 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $416,030
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11 SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - PRIVATE CAREER EDUCATION BOARD - CASH.
12 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable
13 from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief
14 Fiscal Officer of the State, for operating expenses of the Department of
15 Education - Division of Higher Education - Private Career Education Board -
16 Cash for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the following:
17
18 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
19 NO. 2024-2025
20 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
21 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $9,500
22 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 6,000
23 (C) PROF. FEES 5,000
24 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
25 (E) DATA PROC. 0
26 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $20,500
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28 SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION - STUDENT PROTECTION TRUST. There is hereby
29 appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the Private
30 Career School Student Protection Trust Fund, for expenses, claims and fees of
31 the Department of Education - Division of Higher Education - State Board of
32 Private Career Education - Student Protection Trust for the fiscal year
33 ending June 30, 2025, the following:
34
35 ITEM FISCAL YEAR