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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1229
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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 OZARKA COLLEGE FOR THE
11 FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER
12 PURPOSES.
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15 Subtitle
16 AN ACT FOR THE OZARKA COLLEGE
17 APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL
18 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 Ozarka College for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum
25 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, OZC 1 $208,138
34 (2) IT Pool 3
35 Network Engineer $200,973
36 Information Systems Manager $128,994
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1 Computer Network Coordinator $128,780
2 Technical Support Staff $123,019
3 Coordinator, Academic Computing $121,571
4 Coord., Administrative Computing $121,570
5 Coordinator of Information Technology $119,967
6 Website Developer/Programmer $119,967
7 System Programmer/Web Developer $118,592
8 Computer Systems Mgr. $108,987
9 Database Administrator $106,607
10 Systems Administrator $105,547
11 Information Systems Security Specialist $103,579
12 Institution Information Technology Coord. $101,489
13 Assistant Database Administrator $97,665
14 Computer Support Manager $97,585
15 Information Systems Coordinator $97,585
16 Senior Software Support Specialist $97,585
17 Systems Specialist $97,585
18 Information Technology Manager $96,408
19 Network Support Specialist $93,831
20 Senior Software Support Analyst $93,831
21 Tech Support/Systems Admin. $92,374
22 Tech Support/Applications Support $92,374
23 Information Systems Business Manager $90,223
24 Security Analyst $90,223
25 Systems Analyst $90,223
26 Information Technology Specialist $88,339
27 Computer Support Coordinator $86,753
28 Software Support Analyst $86,753
29 Systems Applications Supervisor $86,753
30 Computer Operations Coordinator $83,416
31 Systems Coordination Analyst $83,416
32 PC Support Specialist $81,860
33 Computer Support Specialist $80,208
34 Database Analyst $80,208
35 Digital Broadcast Specialist $77,123
36 Network Support Analyst $77,123
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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 $167,057
$156,658
11 Network Analyst $156,658
$156,658
12 Telecommunications Specialist $156,657
$128,867
13 Multimedia Specialist $122,249
$122,249
14 Information Technology Assistant $122,005
15 Computer Lab Technician $120,919
$101,256
16 Multimedia Technician
$91,408
17 Audiovisual Laboratory Assistant $119,967
$119,881
18 (3) Chief Academic Officer 1 $117,181
$113,103
19 (4) Vice-President for Admin. Services 1 $111,453
20 (5) Chief Planning Officer 1
21 (6) Chief Fiscal Officer 1
22 (7) Chief Student Officer 1
23 (8) Chief Development Officer 1
24 (9) Director of Human Resources 1
25 (10) Coord. of Cont. Ed. & Bus. Outreach 1
26 (11) Registrar 1
27 (12) Director of Financial Aid 1
28 (13) Project/Program Administrator 1
29 Project/Program Director
30 Project/Program Manager
31 Project/Program Specialist
32 (14) Director of Computer Services 1
33 (15) Director of Off-Campus Operations 3
34 (16) Business Manager 1
35 (17) Director of Physical Plant 1
36 (18) Director of Admissions 1
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1 (19) Assistant to the President 1 $104,457
2 (20)
3 Fiscal Support Pool 3 $92,082
4 $75,685
5 Fiscal Support Manager $72,774
6 $69,975
7 Fiscal Support Supervisor $67,284
8 $59,815
9 Accountant II $55,302
10 $51,130
11 (21) Accountant I
12 $90,223
13 Fiscal Support Analyst $88,541
14 $86,753
15 Fiscal Support Specialist $83,416
16 $74,157
17 Accounting Technician $71,305
18 $65,925
19 Fiscal Support Technician $62,208
20 $56,353
21 Public Safety Pool 1 $47,272
22 $47,272
23 HE Public Safety Commander III $47,272
24 $45,455
25 Director Public Safety I $38,855
26 (22) $89,684
27 (23) HE Public Safety Commander II $85,136
28 (24) $72,774
29 (25) HE Public Safety Commander I $69,066
30 (26)
31 HE Public Safety Supervisor $67,284
32 $67,284
33 Public Safety Officer $62,208
34 $59,815
35 Public Safety Officer II $59,815
36 $53,175
Security Officer Supervisor
Public Safety/Security Officer
HE Public Safety Dispatcher
Parking Control Supv.
Security Officer
Parking Control Officer
Watchman
Aircraft Maintenance Coordinator 1
Accounting Coordinator 1
Aviation Technician 1
Director of Marketing/Public Relations 1
Administrative Support Pool 13
Administrative Assistant
Administrative Analyst
Administrative Support Supervisor
Administrative Specialist III
Administration Support Specialist
Administrative Specialist II
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1 Administrative Support Specialist $53,175
2 $47,272
3 Administrative Specialist I $38,855
4 (27) $64,696
5 (28) Extra Help Assistant $62,208
6 (29) $62,208
7 (30) Career Planning & Placement Specialist 1 $62,208
8 (31) $62,208
9 (32) Financial Aid Specialist 2 $62,208
10 (33) $59,815
11 (34) Landscape Supervisor 1 $59,815
12 (35) $55,302
13 (36) Maintenance Technician 3 $51,130
14 (37) $42,025
15 Public Information Technician 1
16 $146,201
17 (38) Student Recruitment Specialist 1 $132,733
18 (39) $127,510
19 (40) Payroll Technician 1 $120,304
20 (41) $109,683
21 (42) Purchasing Technician 1
22 (43) $84,321
23 Special Events Supervisor 1
24 $111,362
25 (44) Maintenance Assistant 1 $56,046
26 (45)
27 Institutional Services Assistant 4 $64,696
28 $57,515
29 (46) TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL $51,130
30 $43,706
31 ACADEMIC POSITIONS $40,409
32 $57,515
33 Division Chairperson 4 $45,455
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35 (47) Librarian 1
36 (48)
Director of Adult Education 1
Instructor - Nursing/Resp. Therapy 4
Chief Flight Instructor 1
Special Instructor / Trainer 9
NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Faculty 40
Part-Time Faculty 90
TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES
POSITIONS
Food Service Pool 2
Food Preparation Manager
Food Preparation Supervisor
Food Preparation Coordinator
Food Preparation Specialist
Food Preparation Technician
Coordinator of Housekeeping 1
Childcare Technician 5
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1 (49) Institutional Services Supervisor 1 $43,706
2 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 220
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4 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for
5 the Ozarka College for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum
6 number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help",
7 payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: one hundred (100)
8 temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed
9 those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its
10 successor, or this act for the appropriate classification.
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12 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby
13 appropriated, to the Ozarka College, to be payable from the Ozarka College
14 Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Ozarka College for
15 the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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17 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
18 NO. 2025-2026
19 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $3,400,000
20 (02) EXTRA HELP 50,000
21 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,000,000
22 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
23 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 5,159
24 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0
25 (C) PROF. FEES 0
26 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
27 (E) DATA PROC. 0
28 (05) CONTINGENCY 222,758
29 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $4,677,917
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31 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated,
32 to the Ozarka College, to be payable from cash funds as defined by Arkansas
33 Code 19-4-801, for personal services and operating expenses of the Ozarka
34 College for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
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36 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
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1 NO. 2025-2026
2 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $4,500,000
3 (02) EXTRA HELP 300,000
4 (03) OVERTIME 1,000
5 (04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 3,000,000
6 (05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
7 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 5,000,000
8 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 100,000
9 (C) PROF. FEES 200,000
10 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 600,000
11 (E) DATA PROC. 0
12 (06) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 1,000,000
13 (07) DEBT SERVICE 750,000
14 (08) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 50,000
15 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $15,501,000
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17 SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
18 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
19 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
20 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
21 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
22 Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction
23 Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where
24 applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and
25 Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in
26 disbursement of said funds.
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28 SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
29 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
30 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
31 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
32 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
33 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
34 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
35 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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1 SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
2 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
3 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
4 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of
5 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
6 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
7 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm
8 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
9 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
10 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
11 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025.
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