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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1262
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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 STATE
11 UNIVERSITY - ARKANSAS BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE FOR THE
12 FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER
13 PURPOSES.
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16 Subtitle
17 AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
18 - ARKANSAS BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE
19 APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL
20 YEAR.
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23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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25 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - ARKANSAS BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE. There is
26 hereby established for the Arkansas State University - Arkansas Biosciences
27 Institute for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of
28 regular employees.
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30 Maximum Annual
31 Maximum Salary Rate
32 Item No. of Fiscal Year
33 No. Title Employees 2025-2026
34 ARKANSAS BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE
35 TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
36 ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
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1 (1) Exec. Dir. of Biosciences Institute 1 $258,983
Project/Program Administrator
2 (2) Executive Project/Program Director 8
Exec. Project/Program Manager
3 Sr. Project/Program Director $207,294
Project/Program Director
4 Project/Program Manager $181,097
Executive Assistant
5 Project/Program Specialist $167,382
Asst. Director, Biosciences Institute
6 Research Assistant $135,750
Skilled Trades Pool
7 Skilled Trades Foreman $123,020
Skilled Trades Supervisor
8 Skilled Tradesman $115,000
Skilled Trades Helper
9 Apprentice Tradesman $106,139
Administrative Support Pool
10 (3) Administrative Assistant 1 $136,651
Administrative Analyst
11 (4) Administrative Support Supervisor 3 $88,060
Administrative Specialist III
12 (5) Administration Support Specialist 1
Administrative Specialist II
13 Administrative Support Specialist $74,157
Administrative Specialist I
14 Extra Help Assistant $71,305
Institutional Svcs. Assistant
15 TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL $68,562
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
16 Research Associate $52,101
Research Graduate Assistant
17 NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL $46,319
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
18 (6) Faculty 1
Research Professor
19 $67,284
20 $67,284
21 $62,208
22 $59,815
23 $59,815
24 $53,175
25 $53,175
26 $47,272
27 $38,855
28 (7) 3 $42,025
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31 (8) 3 $147,091
32 (9) 15 $57,379
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$237,829
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1 Research Associate Professor $224,718
2 Research Assistant Professor $212,176
3 Research Instructor $145,990
4 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 43
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6 SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE. There is
7 hereby appropriated, to the Arkansas State University, to be payable from the
8 Arkansas Biosciences Institute Program Account of the Tobacco Settlement
9 Program Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Arkansas
10 State University - Arkansas Biosciences Institute for the fiscal year ending
11 June 30, 2026, the following:
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13 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
14 NO. 2025-2026
15 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $2,149,024
16 (02) EXTRA HELP 15,914
17 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 551,206
18 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
19 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 2,527,694
20 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0
21 (C) PROF. FEES 0
22 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 400,000
23 (E) DATA PROC. 0
24 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $5,643,838
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26 SECTION 3. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
27 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER
28 RESTRICTIONS. The appropriations provided in this act shall not be
29 transferred under the provisions of Arkansas Code 19-4-522, but only as
30 provided by this act.
31 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024
32 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026.
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34 SECTION 4. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
35 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER
36 PROVISIONS. The state-supported institution of higher education in this act
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1 may transfer appropriations between the various line items within each
2 appropriation contained in this appropriation act. Such transfers shall be
3 made only after the approval of the Division of Higher Education and the
4 Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, and the approval of the Legislative
5 Council or Joint Budget Committee.
6 The General Assembly has determined that the institution in this act could
7 be operated more efficiently if some flexibility is given to that institution
8 and that flexibility is being accomplished by providing authority to transfer
9 between items of appropriation made by this act. Since the General Assembly
10 has granted the institution broad powers under the transfer of
11 appropriations, it is both necessary and appropriate that the General
12 Assembly maintain oversight of the utilization of the transfers by requiring
13 prior approval of the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee in the
14 utilization of the transfer authority. Therefore, the requirement of
15 approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is not a
16 severable part of this section. If the requirement of approval by the
17 Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a
18 court of competent jurisdiction, this entire section is void.
19 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024
20 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026.
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22 SECTION 5. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
23 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. POSITIONS.
24 (a) Nothing in this act shall be construed as a commitment of the State of
25 Arkansas or any of its agencies or institutions to continue funding any
26 position paid from the proceeds of the Tobacco Settlement in the event that
27 Tobacco Settlement funds are not sufficient to finance the position.
28 (b) State funds will not be used to replace Tobacco Settlement funds when
29 such funds expire, unless appropriated by the General Assembly and authorized
30 by the Governor.
31 (c) A disclosure of the language contained in (a) and (b) of this Section
32 shall be made available to all new hire and current positions paid from the
33 proceeds of the Tobacco Settlement by the Tobacco Settlement Commission.
34 (d) Whenever applicable the information contained in (a) and (b) of this
35 Section shall be included in the employee handbook and/or Professional
36 Services Contract paid from the proceeds of the Tobacco Settlement.
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1 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024
2 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026.
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4 SECTION 6. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
5 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.
6 COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds authorized by this act
7 shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency and funds made
8 available by law for the support of such appropriations; and the restrictions
9 of the State Purchasing Law, the General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures
10 Law, the Regular Salary Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors,
11 and other fiscal control laws of this State, where applicable, and
12 regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and Administration, as
13 authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in disbursement of said
14 funds.
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16 SECTION 7. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
17 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.
18 LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General Assembly that any funds
19 disbursed under the authority of the appropriations contained in this act
20 shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for which this act was
21 adopted, as evidenced by Initiated Act 1 of 2000, the Agency Requests,
22 Executive Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the
23 budget manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration,
24 letters, or summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas
25 Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and
26 adoption.
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28 SECTION 8. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
29 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
30 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
31 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of
32 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
33 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
34 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm
35 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
36 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
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1 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
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