The bill SB128 proposes an appropriation of $149,403,947 for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. This funding is designated for personal services, operating expenses, and various health initiatives, including specific allocations for programs such as the Poison and Drug Information Center, child abuse and neglect programs, and domestic violence shelter programs. The bill establishes a maximum number of regular employees and their salary rates, while also allowing for 1,565 temporary or part-time employees to support extra help operations. Notable appropriations include $802,879 for the Arkansas Health Data Initiative and $5,000,000 for colorectal cancer screening and research.

Additionally, the bill modifies the effective dates for certain provisions, shifting them from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, to a new period of July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026. It introduces a "Clinical Expansion and Research Pool" of 700 positions to address personnel needs for unanticipated clinical or research programs, with oversight from the Chancellor, who is required to provide quarterly reports on these allocations. The bill emphasizes collaboration between UAMS and Arkansas Children's Hospital for the Child Health and Family Life Institute, and includes an emergency clause to ensure the act is effective by July 1, 2025.