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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1233
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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 ARKANSAS NORTHEASTERN
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 ARKANSAS NORTHEASTERN
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 Arkansas Northeastern 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, ANC 1 $208,138
34 (2) IT Pool 2
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 Planning & Assess. Officer
11 Chief Student Life Officer $65,925
Vice President for Student Affairs
12 Chief Fiscal Officer $65,925
Director of Comm./Cont. Education
13 Controller $62,208
Director of Workforce Development
14 Director of Human Resources/Services $58,608
Director of Counseling
15 Director of Institutional Development $56,353
Industrial Relations Coordinator
16 Counselor $51,130
Registrar
17 Director of Student Aid $47,272
Director of Planning & Assessment
18 (3) Director of Academic Computing 1 $174,282
Director of Administrative Computing
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 $147,950
25 (10) 1 $135,825
26 (11) 1 $135,825
27 (12) 1 $132,733
28 (13) 1 $132,733
29 (14) 1 $132,223
30 (15) 1 $127,530
31 (16) 9 $127,508
32 (17) 1 $122,249
33 (18) 1 $122,005
34 (19) 1 $120,916
35 (20) 2 $119,967
36 (21) 1 $119,967
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1 (22) Business Manager 1 $116,136
2 (23) Director of Off-Campus Operations
3 (24) Director of Physical Plant 1 $116,136
4 (25) Administrator of Grants & Contracts
5 (26) Coord. Information & Comm. Relations 1 $113,103
6 (27) Asst. to the President
7 (28) Coordinator of Career Services 1 $105,720
8 (29) Special Projects Coordinator
9 (30) Project Coordinator 1 $105,124
10 (31) Workforce Specialist
11 (32) Fiscal Support Pool 1 $104,457
12 Fiscal Support Manager
13 Fiscal Support Supervisor 1 $104,457
14 Accountant II
15 Accountant I 1 $104,457
16 Fiscal Support Analyst
17 Fiscal Support Specialist 2 $95,640
18 Accounting Technician
19 Fiscal Support Technician 1 $93,055
20 (33) Public Safety Pool
21 HE Public Safety Commander III 5
22 Director Public Safety I
23 HE Public Safety Commander II $92,082
24 HE Public Safety Commander I
25 HE Public Safety Supervisor $75,685
26 Public Safety Officer
27 Public Safety Officer II $72,774
28 Security Officer Supervisor
29 Public Safety/Security Officer $69,975
30 HE Public Safety Dispatcher
31 Parking Control Supv. $67,284
32 Security Officer
33 Parking Control Officer $59,815
34 Watchman
35 (34) Academic Advisor $55,302
36 (35) Student Development Specialist
$51,130
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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
3 $86,850
1 $83,457
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1 (36) Skilled Trades Pool 1
2 Skilled Trades Foreman
3 Skilled Trades Supervisor $74,157
4 Skilled Tradesman
5 Skilled Trades Helper $71,305
6 Apprentice Tradesman
7 (37) Administrative Support Pool $68,562
8 Administrative Assistant
9 Administrative Analyst $52,101
10 Administrative Support Supervisor
11 Administrative Specialist III $46,319
12 Administration Support Specialist
13 Administrative Specialist II 15
14 Administrative Support Specialist
15 Administrative Specialist I $67,284
16 Extra Help Assistant
17 (38) Library Support Pool $67,284
18 Library Supervisor
19 Library Specialist $62,208
20 Library Technician
21 Library Support Assistant $59,815
22 (39) Maintenance Supervisor
23 (40) Payroll Services Specialist $59,815
24 (41) Maintenance Technician
25 (42) Human Resources Assistant $53,175
26 (43) Maintenance Assistant
27 (44) Institutional Services Supervisor $53,175
28 (45) Institutional Services Assistant
29 TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL $47,272
30 ACADEMIC POSITIONS
31 (46) IT Pool $38,855
32 Network Engineer
33 Information Systems Manager 1
34 Computer Network Coordinator
35 Technical Support Staff $67,284
36 Coordinator, Academic Computing
$57,515
$53,175
$49,164
1 $67,284
1 $67,284
1 $62,208
1 $55,302
9 $51,130
1 $43,706
7 $42,025
5 1
$200,973
$128,994
$128,780
$123,019
$121,571
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1 Coord., Administrative Computing $121,570
$119,967
2 Coordinator of Information Technology $119,967
$118,592
3 Website Developer/Programmer $108,987
$106,607
4 System Programmer/Web Developer $105,547
$103,579
5 Computer Systems Mgr. $101,489
6 Database Administrator $97,665
$97,585
7 Systems Administrator $97,585
$97,585
8 Information Systems Security Specialist $97,585
$96,408
9 Institution Information Technology Coord. $93,831
$93,831
10 Assistant Database Administrator $92,374
$92,374
11 Computer Support Manager $90,223
$90,223
12 Information Systems Coordinator $90,223
$88,339
13 Senior Software Support Specialist $86,753
$86,753
14 Systems Specialist $86,753
$83,416
15 Information Technology Manager $83,416
$81,860
16 Network Support Specialist $80,208
$80,208
17 Senior Software Support Analyst $77,123
$77,123
18 Tech Support/Systems Admin. $77,123
$74,157
19 Tech Support/Applications Support $74,157
20 Information Systems Business Manager
21 Security Analyst
22 Systems Analyst
23 Information Technology Specialist
24 Computer Support Coordinator
25 Software Support Analyst
26 Systems Applications Supervisor
27 Computer Operations Coordinator
28 Systems Coordination Analyst
29 PC Support Specialist
30 Computer Support Specialist
31 Database Analyst
32 Digital Broadcast Specialist
33 Network Support Analyst
34 Website Developer
35 Information Systems Analyst
36 Information Systems Security Analyst
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1 Computer Support Analyst $74,157
2 Software Support Specialist $71,305
3 Telecommunications Supervisor $71,305
4 Media Specialist $69,975
5 Computer Support Technician $68,562
6 Help Desk Specialist $68,562
7 Computer Operator $65,925
8 Network Analyst $65,925
9 Telecommunications Specialist $65,925
10 Multimedia Specialist $62,208
11 Information Technology Assistant $58,608
12 Computer Lab Technician $56,353
13 Multimedia Technician $51,130
14 Audiovisual Laboratory Assistant $47,272
15 (47) Division Chairperson 4 $146,201
16 (48) Division Chairperson/Dean 2 $146,201
17 (49) Director of Nursing & Allied Health 1 $144,651
18 (50) Librarian 1 $132,733
19 (51) Special Instructor 30 $111,362
20 (52) Coordinator of Learning Assist Center 1 $93,419
21 (53) Lab Supervisor 1 $69,399
22 NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
23 ACADEMIC POSITIONS
24 (54) Faculty 57 $111,362
25 (55) Part-Time Faculty 60 $56,046
26 TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES
27 POSITIONS
28 (56) Director of Food Service 1 $105,646
29 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 255
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31 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for
32 the Arkansas Northeastern College for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the
33 following maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as
34 "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: five
35 hundred twenty-one (521) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at
36 rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and
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1 Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate
2 classification.
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4 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby
5 appropriated, to the Arkansas Northeastern College, to be payable from the
6 Arkansas Northeastern College Fund, for personal services and operating
7 expenses of the Arkansas Northeastern College for the fiscal year ending June
8 30, 2026, the following:
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10 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
11 NO. 2025-2026
12 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $7,700,000
13 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 2,000,000
14 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
15 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 990,939
16 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 15,000
17 (C) PROF. FEES 15,000
18 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 15,000
19 (E) DATA PROC. 0
20 (04) CONTINGENCY 536,797
21 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $11,272,736
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23 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated,
24 to the Arkansas Northeastern College, to be payable from cash funds as
25 defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services and operating
26 expenses of the Arkansas Northeastern College for the fiscal year ending June
27 30, 2026, the following:
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29 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
30 NO. 2025-2026
31 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $2,000,000
32 (02) EXTRA HELP 1,000,000
33 (03) OVERTIME 28,000
34 (04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 2,500,000
35 (05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
36 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 8,000,000
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1 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 500,000
2 (C) PROF. FEES 800,000
3 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 6,000,000
4 (E) DATA PROC. 0
5 (06) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 4,000,000
6 (07) DEBT SERVICE 1,000,000
7 (08) FUND TRANSFERS, REFUNDS AND
8 INVESTMENTS 400,000
9 (09) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 200,000
10 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $26,428,000
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12 SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
13 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
14 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
15 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
16 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
17 Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction
18 Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where
19 applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and
20 Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in
21 disbursement of said funds.
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23 SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
24 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
25 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
26 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
27 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
28 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
29 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
30 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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32 SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
33 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
34 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
35 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of
36 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
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1 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
2 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm
3 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
4 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
5 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
6 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025.
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