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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1228
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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 NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
11 COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30,
12 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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15 Subtitle
16 AN ACT FOR THE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
17 COMMUNITY COLLEGE APPROPRIATION FOR THE
18 2025-2026 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 Northwest Arkansas Community College for the 2025-2026 fiscal year,
25 the 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, NWACC 1 $208,138
34 (2) IT Pool 27
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
Information Systems Analyst
2 Information Systems Security Analyst $74,157
Computer Support Analyst
3 Software Support Specialist $74,157
Telecommunications Supervisor
4 Media Specialist $74,157
Computer Support Technician
5 Help Desk Specialist $71,305
Computer Operator
6 Network Analyst $71,305
Telecommunications Specialist
7 Multimedia Specialist $69,975
Information Technology Assistant
8 Computer Lab Technician $68,562
Multimedia Technician
9 Audiovisual Laboratory Assistant $68,562
Executive Vice President
10 Chief Academic Officer $65,925
Chief of External & Adv. Programs
11 Chief Information Officer $65,925
Director of College Relations
12 Chief Fiscal Officer $65,925
Chief Planning & Assessment Officer
13 Chief Student Affairs Officer $62,208
Director of Institutional Research
14 Dir. of Community & Govt. Relations $58,608
Dir. of Fac. Planning & Construction
15 Director of Human Resources $56,353
Director of Administrative Services
16 Dean of Workforce Development $51,130
Counselor
17 Director $47,272
Coord. of Cont. Ed. & Bus. Outreach
18 (3) Dir. of Public Relations & Marketing 2 $174,282
Registrar
19 (4) 1 $167,057
20 (5) 1 $156,658
21 (6) 1 $156,658
22 (7) 1 $156,658
23 (8) 1 $156,658
24 (9) 1 $156,658
25 (10) 1 $156,658
26 (11) 1 $132,733
27 (12) 1 $132,733
28 (13) 1 $132,733
29 (14) 1 $132,733
30 (15) 1 $130,825
31 (16) 1 $129,825
32 (17) 11 $127,508
33 (18) 2 $127,507
34 (19) 1 $122,249
35 (20) 1 $122,249
36 (21) 1 $122,249
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1 (22) Director of Financial Aid 1 $122,005
2 (23) Dean of Students
3 (24) Director of Major Gifts 1 $121,484
4 (25) Director of Planning & Assessment
5 (26) Project/Program Administrator 1 $121,402
6 Project/Program Director
7 Project/Program Manager 1 $120,919
8 Project/Program Specialist
9 (27) Director of Academic Computing 37
10 (28) Director of Administrative Computing
11 (29) Director of Distance Learning $120,919
12 (30) Director of Off-Campus Operations
13 (31) Business Manager $101,256
14 (32) Controller
15 (33) Director of Testing Services $91,408
16 (34) Director of Physical Plant
17 (35) Director of Police & Public Safety 1 $119,967
18 (36) Director of Admissions
19 (37) Director of Enrollment Management 1 $119,967
20 (38) Director of Academic Advising
21 (39) Director of Student Retention 1 $119,881
22 (40) Director of Special Programs
23 (41) Coordinator of Career Services 1 $119,881
24 (42) Associate Registrar
25 (43) Instructional Designer 1 $117,181
26 (44) Administrator of Grants & Contracts
27 (45) Assistant to the President 1 $117,181
28 (46) Dir. of Student Activities/Org.
29 (47) Workforce Specialist 1 $114,690
30 (48) Fiscal Support Pool
31 Fiscal Support Manager 1 $113,103
32 Fiscal Support Supervisor
33 Accountant II 1 $113,102
34 Accountant I
35 Fiscal Support Analyst 1 $111,453
36 Fiscal Support Specialist
1 $111,453
1 $111,361
1 $111,361
1 $111,361
1 $106,609
1 $106,166
3 $106,084
1 $103,501
1 $103,501
1 $101,944
4 $93,055
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$92,082
$75,685
$72,774
$69,975
$67,284
$59,815
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1 Accounting Technician $55,302
2 Fiscal Support Technician
3 (49) Director of Disability Services $51,130
4 (50) Public Safety Pool
5 HE Public Safety Commander III 1 $91,268
6 Director Public Safety I
7 HE Public Safety Commander II 23
8 HE Public Safety Commander I
9 HE Public Safety Supervisor $90,223
10 Public Safety Officer
11 Public Safety Officer II $88,541
12 Security Officer Supervisor
13 Public Safety/Security Officer $86,753
14 HE Public Safety Dispatcher
15 Parking Control Supv. $83,416
16 Security Officer
17 Parking Control Officer $74,157
18 Watchman
19 (51) Accounting Coordinator $71,305
20 (52) Planned Giving Officer
21 (53) Procurement Coordinator $65,925
22 (54) Benefits Coordinator
23 (55) Budget Analyst $62,208
24 (56) Academic Tutor
25 (57) Academic Advisor $56,353
26 (58) Student Services Representative
27 (59) Skilled Trades Pool $47,272
28 Skilled Trades Foreman
29 Skilled Trades Supervisor $47,272
30 Skilled Tradesman
31 Skilled Trades Helper $47,272
32 Apprentice Tradesman
33 (60) Grants Analyst $45,455
34 (61) Human Resources Analyst
35 (62) Maintenance Coordinator $38,855
36 (63) Production Artist
4 $85,136
1 $85,080
1 $78,713
1 $78,713
1 $78,713
2 $77,184
19 $77,184
28 $77,183
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$74,157
$71,305
$68,562
$52,101
$46,319
2 $72,774
2 $72,774
1 $72,774
2 $72,774
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1 (64) HEI Program Coordinator 21 $69,975
2 (65) Administrative Support Pool
3 Administrative Assistant 64
4 Administrative Analyst
5 Administrative Support Supervisor $67,284
6 Administrative Specialist III
7 Administration Support Specialist $67,284
8 Administrative Specialist II
9 Administrative Support Specialist $62,208
10 Administrative Specialist I
11 Extra Help Assistant $59,815
12 (66) Assistant Registrar
13 (67) Construction Specialist $59,815
14 (68) Financial Aid Analyst
15 (69) Library Support Pool $53,175
16 Library Supervisor
17 Library Specialist $53,175
18 Library Technician
19 Library Support Assistant $47,272
20 (70) Purchasing Specialist
21 (71) Financial Aid Specialist $38,855
22 (72) Human Resources Specialist
23 (73) Inventory Control Manager 5 $67,284
24 (74) Landscape Supervisor
25 (75) Maintenance Specialist 1 $67,284
26 (76) Laboratory Coordinator
27 (77) Human Resources Assistant 5 $67,284
28 (78) Student Account Specialist
29 (79) Warehouse Specialist 4
30 (80) Admission Specialist
31 (81) Cashier $67,284
32 (82) Maintenance Assistant
33 (83) Mail Services Coordinator $57,515
34 (84) Registrar's Assistant
35 (85) Academic Laboratory Assistant $53,175
36 (86) Equipment Operator
$49,164
2 $67,284
1 $62,208
1 $62,208
1 $62,208
1 $62,208
3 $59,815
4 $57,515
1 $55,302
1 $55,302
1 $55,302
1 $51,130
3 $51,130
8 $51,130
1 $49,164
2 $49,164
4 $45,455
1 $45,455
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1 TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
2 ACADEMIC POSITIONS
3 (87) Division Chairperson/Dean 8 $146,201
4 (88) Director of Nursing 1 $144,651
5 (89) Librarian 1 $132,733
6 (90) Special Instructor 40 $111,362
7 (91) Assistant Librarian 8 $82,663
8 (92) Lab. Supervisor 6 $69,399
9 NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
10 ACADEMIC POSITIONS
11 (93) Faculty 183 $111,362
12 (94) Part-Time Faculty 513 $56,046
13 TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES
14 POSITIONS
15 (95) Athletic Director 1 $120,919
16 (96) Project/Program Administrator 1
17 Project/Program Director $120,919
18 Project/Program Manager $101,256
19 Project/Program Specialist $91,408
20 (97) Athletic Administration & Support Pool 7
21 Coach $104,891
22 Asst. Coach $56,046
23 Athletic Trainer $41,956
24 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 1,137
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26 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for
27 the Northwest Arkansas Community College for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the
28 following maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as
29 "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes:
30 three hundred sixty (360) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at
31 rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and
32 Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate
33 classification.
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35 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby
36 appropriated, to the Northwest Arkansas Community College, to be payable from
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1 the Northwest Arkansas Community College Fund, for personal services and
2 operating expenses of the Northwest Arkansas Community College for the fiscal
3 year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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5 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
6 NO. 2025-2026
7 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $13,068,588
8 (02) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
9 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 10,000
10 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0
11 (C) PROF. FEES 0
12 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
13 (E) DATA PROC. 0
14 (03) CONTINGENCY 653,929
15 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $13,732,517
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17 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated,
18 to the Northwest Arkansas Community College, to be payable from cash funds as
19 defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services and operating
20 expenses of the Northwest Arkansas Community College for the fiscal year
21 ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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23 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
24 NO. 2025-2026
25 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $27,453,974
26 (02) EXTRA HELP 1,812,734
27 (03) OVERTIME 54,520
28 (04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 19,000,501
29 (05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
30 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 18,371,141
31 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 616,080
32 (C) PROF. FEES 2,090,855
33 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 3,878,233
34 (E) DATA PROC. 0
35 (06) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 1,066,272
36 (07) DEBT SERVICE 4,046,275
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1 (08) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 89,111
2 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $78,479,696
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4 SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - CHILD PROTECTION TRAINING CENTER. There is
5 hereby appropriated, to the Northwest Arkansas Community College, to be
6 payable from the Northwest Arkansas Community College Fund, for personal
7 services and operating expenses of the Northwest Arkansas Community College -
8 Child Protection Training Center for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026,
9 the following:
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11 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
12 NO. 2025-2026
13 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $142,043
14 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 34,657
15 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
16 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 51,250
17 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 10,250
18 (C) PROF. FEES 35,875
19 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
20 (E) DATA PROC. 0
21 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $274,075
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23 SECTION 6. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
24 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
25 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
26 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
27 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
28 Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction
29 Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where
30 applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and
31 Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in
32 disbursement of said funds.
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34 SECTION 7. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
35 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
36 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
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1 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
2 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
3 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
4 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
5 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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7 SECTION 8. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
8 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
9 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
10 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of
11 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
12 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
13 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm
14 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
15 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
16 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
17 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025.
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