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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1267
4
5 By: Joint Budget Committee
6
7
8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES
10 AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
11 FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES - DONALD W. REYNOLDS CENTER ON
12 AGING, FAY W. BOOZMAN COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH,
13 ARKANSAS BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE, AND THE AREA HEALTH
14 EDUCATION CENTER IN HELENA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
15 JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
16
17
18 Subtitle
19 AN ACT FOR THE UAMS - REYNOLDS CENTER ON
20 AGING, BOOZMAN COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH,
21 ARK. BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE, & THE AREA
22 HEALTH ED. CENTER IN HELENA APPROPRIATION
23 FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.
24
25 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
26
27 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - REYNOLDS CENTER ON AGING, BOOZMAN COLLEGE
28 OF PUBLIC HEALTH, BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE, AND THE AREA HEALTH ED. CENTER -
29 HELENA. There is hereby established for the University of Arkansas for
30 Medical Sciences - Reynolds Center on Aging, Boozman College of Public
31 Health, Biosciences Institute, and Area Health Education Center - Helena for
32 the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees.
33
34 Maximum Annual
35 Maximum Salary Rate
36 Item No. of Fiscal Year
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1 No. Title Employees 2025-2026
2 UAMS REYNOLDS CENTER ON AGING $207,294
$181,097
3 TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL $167,382
$135,750
4 ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS $123,020
$106,139
5 (1) Project/Program Administrator 5
$99,405
6 Executive Project/Program Director
$67,284
7 Exec. Project/Program Manager $67,284
$62,208
8 Sr. Project/Program Director $59,815
$59,815
9 Project/Program Director $53,175
$53,175
10 Project/Program Manager $47,272
$38,855
11 Project/Program Specialist
$243,519
12 Executive Assistant $224,720
$212,176
13 (2) Administrative Support Pool 1 $170,490
$175,248
14 Administrative Assistant $115,289
15 Administrative Analyst $361,971
$244,970
16 Administrative Support Supervisor
17 Administrative Specialist III
18 Administration Support Specialist
19 Administrative Specialist II
20 Administrative Support Specialist
21 Administrative Specialist I
22 Extra Help Assistant
23 TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
24 ACADEMIC POSITIONS
25 (3) Faculty Pool 19
26 Professor
27 Associate Professor
28 Assistant Professor
29 Instructor
30 (4) Education Coordinator 1
31 (5) Senior Research Assistant 1
32 UAMS BOOZMAN COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
33 TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
34 ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
35 (6) Dean 1
36 (7) Associate Dean 1
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1 (8) Project/Program Administrator 2
Executive Project/Program Director
2 Exec. Project/Program Manager $207,294
Sr. Project/Program Director
3 Project/Program Director $181,097
Project/Program Manager
4 Project/Program Specialist $167,382
Executive Assistant
5 Research Technologist $135,750
Administrative Support Pool
6 Administrative Assistant $123,020
Administrative Analyst
7 Administrative Support Supervisor $106,139
Administrative Specialist III
8 Administration Support Specialist $99,405
Administrative Specialist II
9 (9) Administrative Support Specialist 1 $78,713
Administrative Specialist I
10 (10) Extra Help Assistant 4
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
11 ACADEMIC POSITIONS $67,284
Department Chairperson
12 Faculty Pool $67,284
Professor
13 Associate Professor $62,208
Assistant Professor
14 ARKANSAS BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE $59,815
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
15 ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS $59,815
Director of Biosciences Institute
16 Research Technologist $53,175
Research Technician
17 TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL $53,175
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
18 Faculty Pool $47,272
Research Professor
19 $38,855
20
21
22 (11) 5 $256,072
23 (12) 6
24 $243,519
25 $224,720
26 $212,176
27
28
29
30 (13) 1 $380,697
31 (14) 6 $78,713
32 (15) 4 $53,175
33
34
35 (16) 24
$237,829
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1 Associate Research Professor $224,718
2 Assistant Research Professor $212,176
3 Research Instructor $145,990
4 (17) Post Doctoral Fellow 6 $147,091
5 (18) Graduate Assistant 4 $57,379
6 UAMS AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER - HELENA
7 TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
8 ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
9 (19) Project/Program Administrator 17
10 Executive Project/Program Director $207,294
11 Exec. Project/Program Manager $181,097
12 Sr. Project/Program Director $167,382
13 Project/Program Director $135,750
14 Project/Program Manager $123,020
15 Project/Program Specialist $106,139
16 Executive Assistant $99,405
17 (20) Administrative Support Pool 2
18 Administrative Assistant $67,284
19 Administrative Analyst $67,284
20 Administrative Support Supervisor $62,208
21 Administrative Specialist III $59,815
22 Administration Support Specialist $59,815
23 Administrative Specialist II $53,175
24 Administrative Support Specialist $53,175
25 Administrative Specialist I $47,272
26 Extra Help Assistant $38,855
27 TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
28 ACADEMIC POSITIONS
29 (21) Assistant Professor 1 $206,357
30 (22) Clinic Instructor 1 $165,817
31 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 113
32
33 SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - DONALD W. REYNOLDS CENTER ON AGING. There
34 is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences,
35 to be payable from the Targeted State Needs Program Account of the Tobacco
36 Settlement Program Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the
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1 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Donald W. Reynolds Center on
2 Aging for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
3
4 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
5 NO. 2025-2026
6 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,292,959
7 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 316,765
8 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
9 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 603,713
10 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 52,128
11 (C) PROF. FEES 0
12 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 55,231
13 (E) DATA PROC. 0
14 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,320,796
15
16 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - FAY W. BOOZMAN COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
17 There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical
18 Sciences, to be payable from the Targeted State Needs Program Account of the
19 Tobacco Settlement Program Fund, for personal services and operating expenses
20 of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Fay W. Boozman College
21 of Public Health for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
22
23 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
24 NO. 2025-2026
25 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $2,561,276
26 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 564,670
27 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
28 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 50,000
29 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 20,000
30 (C) PROF. FEES 0
31 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
32 (E) DATA PROC. 0
33 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $3,195,946
34
35 SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE. There is
36 hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to
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1 be payable from the Arkansas Biosciences Institute Program Account of the
2 Tobacco Settlement Program Fund, for personal services and operating expenses
3 of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Arkansas Biosciences
4 Institute for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
5
6 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
7 NO. 2025-2026
8 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,407,267
9 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 337,875
10 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
11 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 1,042,499
12 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 23,960
13 (C) PROF. FEES 37,940
14 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 1,434,680
15 (E) DATA PROC. 0
16 (04) ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
17 RESEARCH PROGRAM 1,896,736
18 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $6,180,957
19
20 SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER IN HELENA.
21 There is hereby appropriated, to the University of Arkansas for Medical
22 Sciences, to be payable from the Targeted State Needs Program Account of the
23 Tobacco Settlement Program Fund, for personal services and operating expenses
24 of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Area Health Education
25 Center in Helena for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
26
27 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
28 NO. 2025-2026
29 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,237,959
30 (02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 316,765
31 (03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
32 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 603,713
33 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 52,128
34 (C) PROF. FEES 25,000
35 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 0
36 (E) DATA PROC. 0
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1 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,235,565
2
3 SECTION 6. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
4 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. ARKANSAS
5 CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL RESEARCH PROGRAM. In any fiscal year, if the funds
6 received by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for the Arkansas
7 Biosciences Institute in the Arkansas Biosciences Institute appropriation in
8 this Act are less than the total amount appropriated, the University of
9 Arkansas for Medical Sciences shall provide no less than thirty-three and
10 one-third percent (33 and 1/3%) of the available funds for the Arkansas
11 Children's Hospital Research Program. Otherwise, the Arkansas Children's
12 Hospital Research Program line item appropriation in the Arkansas Biosciences
13 Institute appropriation in this Act shall be funded in total or Arkansas
14 Children's Hospital Chief Executive Officer may request that the University
15 of Arkansas for Medical Sciences transfer such funds each fiscal year from
16 the Arkansas Biosciences Institute Program Account to the Department of Human
17 Services Grants Fund Account. The transferred funds shall be used to match
18 federal funds used for Supplemental Medicaid payments to Arkansas Children's
19 Hospital.
20 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024
21 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026.
22
23 SECTION 7. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
24 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER
25 RESTRICTIONS. The appropriations provided in this act shall not be
26 transferred under the provisions of Arkansas Code 19-4-522, but only as
27 provided by this act.
28 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024
29 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026.
30
31 SECTION 8. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
32 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TRANSFER
33 PROVISIONS. The state-supported institution of higher education in this act
34 may transfer appropriations between the various line items within each
35 appropriation contained in this appropriation act. Such transfers shall be
36 made only after the approval of the Division of Higher Education and the
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1 Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, and the approval of the Legislative
2 Council or Joint Budget Committee.
3 The General Assembly has determined that the institution in this act could
4 be operated more efficiently if some flexibility is given to that institution
5 and that flexibility is being accomplished by providing authority to transfer
6 between items of appropriation made by this act. Since the General Assembly
7 has granted the institution broad powers under the transfer of
8 appropriations, it is both necessary and appropriate that the General
9 Assembly maintain oversight of the utilization of the transfers by requiring
10 prior approval of the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee in the
11 utilization of the transfer authority. Therefore, the requirement of
12 approval by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is not a
13 severable part of this section. If the requirement of approval by the
14 Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee is ruled unconstitutional by a
15 court of competent jurisdiction, this entire section is void.
16 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024
17 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026.
18
19 SECTION 9. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
20 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.
21 POSITIONS. (a) Nothing in this act shall be construed as a commitment of the
22 State of Arkansas or any of its agencies or institutions to continue funding
23 any position paid from the proceeds of the Tobacco Settlement in the event
24 that Tobacco Settlement funds are not sufficient to finance the position.
25 (b) State funds will not be used to replace Tobacco Settlement funds when
26 such funds expire, unless appropriated by the General Assembly and authorized
27 by the Governor.
28 (c) A disclosure of the language contained in (a) and (b) of this Section
29 shall be made available to all new hire and current positions paid from the
30 proceeds of the Tobacco Settlement by the Tobacco Settlement Commission.
31 (d) Whenever applicable the information contained in (a) and (b) of this
32 Section shall be included in the employee handbook and/or Professional
33 Services Contract paid from the proceeds of the Tobacco Settlement.
34 The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2024
35 2025 through June 30, 2025 2026.
36
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1 SECTION 10. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
2 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.
3 COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds authorized by this act
4 shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency and funds made
5 available by law for the support of such appropriations; and the restrictions
6 of the State Purchasing Law, the General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures
7 Law, the Regular Salary Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors,
8 and other fiscal control laws of this State, where applicable, and
9 regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and Administration, as
10 authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in disbursement of said
11 funds.
12
13 SECTION 11. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
14 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.
15 LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General Assembly that any funds
16 disbursed under the authority of the appropriations contained in this act
17 shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for which this act was
18 adopted, as evidenced by Initiated Act 1 of 2000, the Agency Requests,
19 Executive Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the
20 budget manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration,
21 letters, or summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas
22 Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and
23 adoption.
24
25 SECTION 12. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the
26 General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits
27 the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
28 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of
29 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
30 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
31 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm
32 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
33 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
34 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
35 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025.
36
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