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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1225
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5 By: Joint Budget Committee
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES
10 AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE BLACK RIVER TECHNICAL
11 COLLEGE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND
12 FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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15 Subtitle
16 AN ACT FOR THE BLACK RIVER TECHNICAL
17 COLLEGE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026
18 FISCAL YEAR.
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21 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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23 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established
24 for the Black River Technical College for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the
25 following maximum number of regular employees.
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27 Maximum Annual
28 Maximum Salary Rate
29 Item No. of Fiscal Year
30 No. Title Employees 2025-2026
31 TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
32 ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
33 (1) President, BRTC 1 $208,138
34 (2) IT Pool 5
35 Network Engineer $200,973
36 Information Systems Manager $128,994
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1 Computer Network Coordinator $128,780
$123,019
2 Technical Support Staff $121,571
$121,570
3 Coordinator, Academic Computing $119,967
$119,967
4 Coord., Administrative Computing $118,592
$108,987
5 Coordinator of Information Technology $106,607
$105,547
6 Website Developer/Programmer $103,579
$101,489
7 System Programmer/Web Developer
$97,665
8 Computer Systems Mgr. $97,585
$97,585
9 Database Administrator $97,585
$97,585
10 Systems Administrator $96,408
$93,831
11 Information Systems Security Specialist $93,831
$92,374
12 Institution Information Technology Coord. $92,374
$90,223
13 Assistant Database Administrator $90,223
$90,223
14 Computer Support Manager $88,339
$86,753
15 Information Systems Coordinator $86,753
$86,753
16 Senior Software Support Specialist $83,416
$83,416
17 Systems Specialist $81,860
$80,208
18 Information Technology Manager $80,208
$77,123
19 Network Support Specialist $77,123
20 Senior Software Support Analyst
21 Tech Support/Systems Admin.
22 Tech Support/Applications Support
23 Information Systems Business Manager
24 Security Analyst
25 Systems Analyst
26 Information Technology Specialist
27 Computer Support Coordinator
28 Software Support Analyst
29 Systems Applications Supervisor
30 Computer Operations Coordinator
31 Systems Coordination Analyst
32 PC Support Specialist
33 Computer Support Specialist
34 Database Analyst
35 Digital Broadcast Specialist
36 Network Support Analyst
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1 Website Developer $77,123
$74,157
2 Information Systems Analyst $74,157
$74,157
3 Information Systems Security Analyst $71,305
$71,305
4 Computer Support Analyst $69,975
$68,562
5 Software Support Specialist $68,562
$65,925
6 Telecommunications Supervisor $65,925
$65,925
7 Media Specialist $62,208
$58,608
8 Computer Support Technician $56,353
$51,130
9 Help Desk Specialist $47,272
$167,057
10 Computer Operator $156,658
$156,658
11 Network Analyst $156,657
$132,733
12 Telecommunications Specialist
$127,508
13 Multimedia Specialist $94,342
$83,457
14 Information Technology Assistant
$122,249
15 Computer Lab Technician $122,249
$122,249
16 Multimedia Technician $122,006
$122,005
17 Audiovisual Laboratory Assistant $121,484
18 (3) Vice President for Academic Affairs 1 $120,919
$101,256
19 (4) Vice President for Student Affairs 1
$91,408
20 (5) Vice President of Finance & Administration 1
21 (6) Vice President of Institutional Advancement 1
22 (7) Director of Human Resources 1
23 (8) Academic/Student Support 4
24 Counselor
25 Academic Counselor
26 Student Development Specialist
27 (9) Coord. of Cont. Ed. & Bus. Outreach 1
28 (10) Director of Law Enforcement Training 1
29 (11) Registrar 1
30 (12) Director of Financial Aid 1
31 (13) Default Management Coordinator 1
32 (14) Dean of Students 1
33 (15) Project/Program Administrator Pool 8
34 Project/Program Director
35 Project/Program Manager
36 Project/Program Specialist
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1 (16) Director of Computer Services 1 $119,967
2 (17) Director of Off-Campus Operations
3 (18) Controller 1 $119,881
4 (19) Director of Student Affairs
5 (20) Director of Physical Plant 1 $117,181
6 (21) Director of Admissions
7 (22) Institutional Research Coordinator 1 $114,976
8 (23) Associate Registrar
9 (24) Assistant Director 1 $113,103
10 (25) Fiscal Support Pool
11 Fiscal Support Manager 1 $111,453
12 Fiscal Support Supervisor
13 Accountant II 1 $111,362
14 Accountant I
15 Fiscal Support Analyst 1 $106,166
16 Fiscal Support Specialist
17 Accounting Technician 1 $104,432
18 Fiscal Support Technician
19 (26) Public Safety Pool 5
20 HE Public Safety Commander III
21 Director Public Safety I $92,082
22 HE Public Safety Commander II
23 HE Public Safety Commander I $75,685
24 HE Public Safety Supervisor
25 Public Safety Officer $72,774
26 Public Safety Officer II
27 Security Officer Supervisor $69,975
28 Public Safety/Security Officer
29 HE Public Safety Dispatcher $67,284
30 Parking Control Supv.
31 Security Officer $59,815
32 Parking Control Officer
33 Watchman $55,302
34 (27) Admissions Counselor
35 (28) Academic Advisor $51,130
36 (29) Skilled Trades Pool
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$90,223
$88,541
$86,753
$83,416
$74,157
$71,305
$65,925
$62,208
$56,353
$47,272
$47,272
$47,272
$45,455
$38,855
1 $77,184
1 $77,183
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1 Skilled Trades Foreman $74,157
2 Skilled Trades Supervisor
3 Skilled Tradesman $71,305
4 Skilled Trades Helper
5 Apprentice Tradesman $68,562
6 (30) HEI Program Coordinator
7 (31) Administrative Support Pool $52,101
8 Administrative Assistant
9 Administrative Analyst $46,319
10 Administrative Support Supervisor
11 Administrative Specialist III 2 $69,975
12 Administration Support Specialist
13 Administrative Specialist II 14
14 Administrative Support Specialist
15 Administrative Specialist I $67,284
16 Extra Help Assistant
17 (32) Bookstore Manager $67,284
18 (33) Financial Aid Analyst
19 (34) Library Support Pool $62,208
20 Library Supervisor
21 Library Specialist $59,815
22 Library Technician
23 Library Support Assistant $59,815
24 (35) Payroll Services Specialist
25 (36) Purchasing Specialist $53,175
26 (37) Bookstore Office Manager
27 (38) Human Resources Assistant $53,175
28 (39) Cashier
29 (40) Maintenance Assistant $47,272
30 TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
31 ACADEMIC POSITIONS $38,855
32 (41) Director of Distance Education
33 (42) Division Chairperson 1 $67,284
34 (43) Faculty
35 (44) Librarian 2 $67,284
36 (45) Director of Adult Education
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$67,284
$57,515
$53,175
$49,164
1 $67,284
1 $67,284
1 $55,302
1 $55,302
2 $51,130
6 $51,130
1 $146,201
4 $146,201
3 $139,340
1 $132,733
1 $127,510
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1 (46) Director of Nursing 1 $120,305
2 (47) Director of Respiratory Care 2 $120,305
3 (48) Inst./Coord. Nursing & Allied Health 1 $120,305
4 (49) Instructor - Nursing/Resp. Therapy 15 $120,305
5 NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
6 ACADEMIC POSITIONS
7 (50) Faculty 47 $111,362
8 (51) Part-Time Faculty 55 $56,046
9 TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES
10 POSITIONS
11 (52) Food Service Pool 4
12 Food Preparation Manager $64,696
13 Food Preparation Supervisor $57,515
14 Food Preparation Coordinator $51,130
15 Food Preparation Specialist $43,706
16 Food Preparation Technician $40,409
17 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 222
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19 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for
20 the Black River Technical College for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the
21 following maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as
22 "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes:
23 seventy-five (75) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of
24 pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and
25 Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate
26 classification.
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28 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby
29 appropriated, to the Black River Technical College, to be payable from the
30 Black River Technical College Fund, for personal services and operating
31 expenses of the Black River Technical College for the fiscal year ending June
32 30, 2026, the following:
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34 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
35 NO. 2025-2026
36 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $6,200,000
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1 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 2,245,209
2 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
3 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 986,862
4 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0
5 (C) PROF. FEES 0
6 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
7 (E) DATA PROC. 0
8 (04) CONTINGENCY 471,604
9 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $9,903,675
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11 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated,
12 to the Black River Technical College, to be payable from cash funds as
13 defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services and operating
14 expenses of the Black River Technical College for the fiscal year ending June
15 30, 2026, the following:
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17 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
18 NO. 2025-2026
19 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $12,000,000
20 (02) EXTRA HELP 1,000,000
21 (03) OVERTIME 10,000
22 (04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 4,000,000
23 (05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
24 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 9,000,000
25 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 250,000
26 (C) PROF. FEES 3,000,000
27 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 6,500,000
28 (E) DATA PROC. 0
29 (06) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 6,200,000
30 (07) DEBT SERVICE 705,000
31 (08) FUND TRANSFERS, REFUNDS AND
32 INVESTMENTS 179,800
33 (09) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 80,000
34 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $42,924,800
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36 SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS - LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING
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1 ACADEMY BARRACKS. There is hereby appropriated, to the Black River Technical
2 College, to be payable from cash funds as defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801,
3 for construction, construction fees, and equipping a Law Enforcement Training
4 Academy Barracks of the Black River Technical College for the fiscal year
5 ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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7 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
8 NO. 2025-2026
9 (01) CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION FEES,
10 AND EQUIPPING A LAW ENFORCEMENT
11 TRAINING ACADEMY BARRACKS $4,600,000
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13 SECTION 6. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
14 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
15 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
16 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
17 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
18 Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction
19 Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where
20 applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and
21 Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in
22 disbursement of said funds.
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24 SECTION 7. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
25 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
26 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
27 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
28 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
29 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
30 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
31 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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33 SECTION 8. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
34 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
35 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
36 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of
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1 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
2 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
3 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm
4 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
5 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
6 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
7 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025.
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