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Act 215 of the Fiscal Session
1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S2/22/22 S3/2/22
2 93rd General Assembly A Bill
3 Fiscal Session, 2022 SENATE BILL 58
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 DEPARTMENT OF
10 EDUCATION - DIVISION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE
11 FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2023; AND FOR OTHER
12 PURPOSES.
13
14
15 Subtitle
16 AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION -
17 DIVISION OF HIGHER EDUCATION
18 APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2022-2023 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 2022-2023 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 2022-2023
33 (1) U024U DHE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE SE05
34 (2) D007C INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGER 1 GRADE IT08
35 (3) D028C SENIOR SOFTWARE SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IT07
36 (4) D016C SENIOR TECHNOLOGY ANALYST 1 GRADE IT06
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1 (5) G281C ADE POLICY & SPECIAL PROJECTS DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS15
2 (6) N002N DHE SENIOR ASSOC DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS15
3 (7) N055N DHE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS14
4 (8) A010C AGENCY CONTROLLER II 1 GRADE GS13
5 (9) N054N DHE CAREER PATHWAYS DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS13
6 (10) N167N DHS POLICY & RESEARCH DIRECTOR 1 GRADE GS12
7 (11) A027C ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS MANAGER 1 GRADE GS11
8 (12) G058C DHE FEDERAL PROGRAM MANAGER 2 GRADE GS11
9 (13) E061C ACE PROGRAM COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS10
10 (14) G071C DHE PROGRAM COORDINATOR 6 GRADE GS10
11 (15) E062C ACE PROGRAM ADVISOR 2 GRADE GS09
12 (16) G102C DHE PROGRAM SPECIALIST 16 GRADE GS09
13 (17) G080C NATIONAL & COMMUNITY SVCS EXEC. DIR. 1 GRADE GS09
14 (18) G295C OSTEOPATHIC RURAL MED PROG ADMIN 1 GRADE GS09
15 (19) P005C DHE COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS08
16 (20) G176C VOLUNTEER PROGRAM MANAGER 1 GRADE GS07
17 (21) G214C GRANTS SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS06
18 (22) A084C PROGRAM/FIELD AUDIT SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS06
19 (23) G202C VOLUNTEER PROGRAM COORDINATOR 1 GRADE GS06
20 (24) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 1 GRADE GS04
21 (25) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 1 GRADE GS03
22 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 47
23
24 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - GENERAL OPERATIONS. There is hereby
25 authorized, for the Department of Education - Division of Higher Education
26 for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or
27 temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds
28 appropriated herein for such purposes: fifteen (15) temporary or part-time
29 employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the
30 Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act
31 for the appropriate classification.
32
33 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - GENERAL OPERATIONS. There is hereby
34 appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the
35 Department of Higher Education Fund Account, for personal services and
36 operating expenses of the Department of Education - Division of Higher
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1 Education - General Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the
2 following:
3
4 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
5 NO. 2022-2023
6 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,731,388
7 (02) EXTRA HELP 3,000
8 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 538,197
9 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
10 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 959,346
11 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 24,659
12 (C) PROF. FEES 50,000
13 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 50,000
14 (E) DATA PROC. 0
15 (05) STATEWIDE SCHOLARSHIP AND GRANT
16 PROMOTION 295,000
17 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $3,651,590
18
19 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - STATE BOARD OF PRIVATE CAREER EDUCATION -
20 OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to
21 be payable from the Private Career Education Fund, for personal services and
22 operating expenses of the State Board of Private Career Education -
23 Operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the following:
24
25 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
26 NO. 2022-2023
27 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $132,666
28 (02) EXTRA HELP 20,000
29 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 42,667
30 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
31 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 63,000
32 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 4,000
33 (C) PROF. FEES 6,000
34 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
35 (E) DATA PROC. 0
36 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $268,333
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2 SECTION 5. EXTRA HELP - STATE BOARD OF PRIVATE CAREER EDUCATION -
3 OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for the Department of Education -
4 Division of Higher Education - State Board of Private Career Education for
5 the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or
6 temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds
7 appropriated herein for such purposes: two (2) temporary or part-time
8 employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the
9 Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act
10 for the appropriate classification.
11
12 SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - STUDENT ASSISTANCE GRANTS AND VARIOUS
13 SCHOLARSHIPS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education,
14 to be payable from the Higher Education Grants Fund Account, for providing
15 student assistance grants and various scholarships as provided by law of the
16 Department of Education - Division of Higher Education - Student Assistance
17 Grants and Various Scholarships for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the
18 following:
19
20 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
21 NO. 2022-2023
22 (01) ARKANSAS FUTURE GRANT $5,000,000
23 (02) HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES GRANT 1,500,000
24 (03) NATIONAL GUARD TUITION ASSISTANCE
25 PROGRAM 1,400,000
26 (04) SINGLE PARENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 175,000
27 (05) STATE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM 2,000,000
28 (06) TEACHER OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM 2,500,000
29 (07) AR GEOGRAPHICAL CRITICAL NEEDS
30 MINORITY TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS 150,000
31 (08) DEPENDENTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
32 OFFICERS, ETC SCHOLARSHIPS 400,000
33 (09) DEPENDENTS OF POWS, MIAS,
34 KIAS-TUITION WAIVER SCHOLARSHIPS 1,500,000
35 (10) SREB MINORITY DOCTORAL SCHOLARS 175,000
36 (11) WASHINGTON CENTER SCHOLARSHIPS 150,000
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1 (12) TUITION ADJUSTMENT 350,000
2 (13) AR ACADEMIC CHALLENGE SCHOLARSHIPS 25,000,000
3 (14) AR GOVERNOR'S SCHOLAR 22,000,000
4 (15) STUDENT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
5 FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (SURF) 150,000
6 (16) GOVERNOR'S HIGHER EDUCATION TRANSITION
7 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 2,000,000
8 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $64,450,000
9
10 SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - TECHNICAL EDUCATION - FEDERAL PROGRAMS.
11 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable
12 from the federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the
13 State, for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of
14 Education - Division of Higher Education - Technical Education - Federal
15 Programs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the following:
16
17 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
18 NO. 2022-2023
19 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $152,979
20 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 46,673
21 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
22 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 107,271
23 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 80,000
24 (C) PROF. FEES 110,000
25 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
26 (E) DATA PROC. 0
27 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $496,923
28
29 SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. There is
30 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the
31 Research Development Fund, for providing Arkansas Research Development
32 Program Grants to Institutions of Higher Education by the Department of
33 Education - Division of Higher Education for the fiscal year ending June 30,
34 2023, the following:
35
36 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
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2 (01) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
3 GRANTS $1,000,000
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5 SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - HEALTH EDUCATION GRANTS AND LOANS. There is
6 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the
7 Higher Education Grants Fund Account, for payments of contracts and loans
8 with participating out-of-state institutions of higher learning in the fields
9 of dentistry, optometry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, and podiatry for
10 the education of Arkansas citizens by the Department of Education - Division
11 of Higher Education - Health Education Grants and Loans for the fiscal year
12 ending June 30, 2023, the following:
13
14 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
15 NO. 2022-2023
16 (01) CHIROPRACTIC AID $260,000
17 (02) DENTAL AID - GRANTS 2,950,000
18 (03) OPTOMETRY AID - GRANTS 650,000
19 (04) PODIATRY AID 130,400
20 (05) VETERINARY AID FORGIVENESS PROGRAM 1,750,000
21 (06) DENTAL AID - LOANS 987,370
22 (07) OPTOMETRY AID - LOANS 140,000
23 (08) VETERINARY MED. LOAN FORGIVENESS
24 PROGRAM 250,000
25 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $7,117,770
26
27 SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - CASH. There is hereby appropriated, to the
28 Department of Education, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the
29 State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for
30 operating expenses of the Department of Education - Division of Higher
31 Education - Cash for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the following:
32
33 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
34 NO. 2022-2023
35 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
36 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $269,233
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1 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 32,865
2 (C) PROF. FEES 63,932
3 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
4 (E) DATA PROC. 0
5 (02) SCHOLARSHIPS 50,000
6 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $416,030
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8 SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - PRIVATE CAREER EDUCATION BOARD - CASH.
9 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable
10 from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief
11 Fiscal Officer of the State, for operating expenses of the Department of
12 Education - Division of Higher Education - Private Career Education Board -
13 Cash for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the following:
14
15 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
16 NO. 2022-2023
17 (01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
18 (A) OPER. EXPENSE $9,500
19 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 6,000
20 (C) PROF. FEES 5,000
21 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
22 (E) DATA PROC. 0
23 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $20,500
24
25 SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION - STUDENT PROTECTION TRUST. There is hereby
26 appropriated, to the Department of Education, to be payable from the Private
27 Career School Student Protection Trust Fund, for expenses, claims and fees of
28 the Department of Education - Division of Higher Education - State Board of
29 Private Career Education - Student Protection Trust for the fiscal year
30 ending June 30, 2023, the following:
31
32 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
33 NO. 2022-2023
34 (01) EXPENSES/CLAIMS/FEES $300,000
35