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1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S3/31/25
2 95th General Assembly
A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 130
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 ARKANSAS STATE
11 UNIVERSITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026;
12 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
13
14
15 Subtitle
16 AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
17 APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL
18 YEAR.
19
20
21 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
22
23 SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established
24 for the Arkansas State University for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the
25 following maximum number of regular employees.
26
27 Maximum Annual
28 Maximum Salary Rate
29 Item No. of Fiscal Year
30 No. Title Employees 2025-2026
31 ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - SYSTEM
32 TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
33 ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
34 (1) President, Arkansas State University 1 $435,855
35 (2) Executive Vice President 1 $273,183
36 (3) Vice President 5 $253,319
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1 (4) General Counsel 1 $238,634
Assoc. Vice Pres.
2 (5) Project/Program Administrator 2 $207,598
Executive Project/Program Director
3 (6) Exec. Project/Program Manager 11
Sr. Project/Program Director
4 Project/Program Director $207,294
Project/Program Manager
5 Executive Assistant $181,097
Project/Program Specialist
6 Associate General Counsel $167,382
Exec. Asst. to President
7 Assistant Vice President $135,750
Chief Audit Executive
8 Sr. Internal Auditor $123,020
Associate for Administration
9 Legislative Intern/Research Assist. $115,000
Research Assistant
10 ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - JONESBORO $106,139
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
11 (7) ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS 4 $197,229
Chancellor, ASU-Jonesboro
12 (8) Dean of Veterinary Medicine 1 $163,598
Executive Vice Chancellor
13 (9) Dean of Business Administration 1 $158,535
Dean of Engineering
14 (10) Associate Vice Provost 1 $132,139
Dean of Schools
15 (11) Vice Chancellor 3 $109,727
Project/Program Administrator
16 (12) Executive Project/Program Director 1 $98,309
Exec. Project/Program Manager
17 (13) Sr. Project/Program Director 1 $87,721
Project/Program Director
18 (14) Project/Program Manager 2 $87,721
Executive Assistant
19
2
20
21
22 (15) 1 $386,768
23 (16) 1 $386,484
24 (17) 2 $268,500
25 (18) 1 $263,509
26 (19) 1 $263,509
27 (20) 3 $235,373
28 (21) 8 $222,737
29 (22) 4 $221,840
30 (23) 119
31 $207,294
32 $181,097
33 $167,382
34 $135,750
35 $123,020
36 $115,000
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1 Project/Program Specialist $106,139
2 (24) $203,817
3 (25) Assoc. Dean of Schools 13 $194,960
4 (26)
5 Associate Vice Chancellor 3 $200,973
6 $128,994
7 IT Pool 69 $128,780
8 $123,019
9 Network Engineer $121,571
10 $121,570
11 Information Systems Manager $119,967
12 $119,967
13 Computer Network Coordinator $118,592
14 $108,987
15 Technical Support Staff $106,607
16 $105,547
17 Coordinator, Academic Computing $103,579
18 $101,489
19 Coord., Administrative Computing
20 $97,665
21 Coordinator of Information Technology $97,585
22 $97,585
23 Website Developer/Programmer $97,585
24 $97,585
25 System Programmer/Web Developer $96,408
26 $93,831
27 Computer Systems Mgr. $93,831
28 $92,374
29 Database Administrator $92,374
30 $90,223
31 Systems Administrator $90,223
32 $90,223
33 Information Systems Security Specialist $88,339
34 $86,753
35 Institution Information Technology Coord. $86,753
36 $86,753
Assistant Database Administrator $83,416
Computer Support Manager
Information Systems Coordinator
Senior Software Support Specialist
Systems Specialist
Information Technology Manager
Network Support Specialist
Senior Software Support Analyst
Tech Support/Systems Admin.
Tech Support/Applications Support
Information Systems Business Manager
Security Analyst
Systems Analyst
Information Technology Specialist
Computer Support Coordinator
Software Support Analyst
Systems Applications Supervisor
Computer Operations Coordinator
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1 Systems Coordination Analyst $83,416
2 PC Support Specialist
3 Computer Support Specialist $81,860
4 Database Analyst
5 Digital Broadcast Specialist $80,208
6 Network Support Analyst
7 Website Developer $80,208
8 Information Systems Analyst
9 Information Systems Security Analyst $77,123
10 Computer Support Analyst
11 Software Support Specialist $77,123
12 Telecommunications Supervisor
13 Media Specialist $77,123
14 Computer Support Technician
15 Help Desk Specialist $74,157
16 Computer Operator
17 Network Analyst $74,157
18 Telecommunications Specialist
19 Multimedia Specialist $74,157
20 Information Technology Assistant
21 Computer Lab Technician $71,305
22 Multimedia Technician
23 Audiovisual Laboratory Assistant $71,305
24 (27) Executive Asst. to the Chancellor
25 (28) Controller $69,975
26 (29) Asst. Vice-Chancellor
27 (30) Registrar $68,562
28 (31) Archivist
29 (32) Coord. of Non-Credit Activity $68,562
30 (33) Dean Student Affairs-Enrollment Svcs.
31 (34) Assoc. Director - Info & Tech Svcs. $65,925
32 (35) Development/Advancement Admin.
33 Development/Advancement Director $65,925
34 Development/Advancement Manager
35 Development/Advancement Specialist $65,925
36 (36) Associate Controller
$62,208
4
$58,608
$56,353
$51,130
$47,272
1 $194,960
1 $173,915
7 $158,536
1 $156,464
2 $146,665
1 $146,665
1 $146,665
2 $144,564
23
$135,747
$123,019
$106,139
1 $132,372
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1 (37) Dir. of Grants & Other Spons. Progs. 1 $132,372
2 (38) Treasurer
3 (39) Assoc. Dean of Student Affairs 1 $132,372
4 (40) Associate Registrar
5 (41) Dir. of UPD, CS, Traffic & Parking 6 $131,622
6 (42) Project Engineer
7 (43) Academic/Student Support 1 $131,622
8 Counselor
9 Student Development Specialist 1 $128,295
10 Academic Counselor
11 (44) Communications Specialist 1 $127,980
12 (45) Research Compliance Coordinator
13 (46) Project Architect 45
14 (47) Bradbury Art Museum Director
15 (48) Asst. Dean of Students $127,507
16 (49) Director of Academic Advising
17 (50) Asst. Dir. of Admissions $103,502
18 (51) Asst. Dir. Records
19 (52) Assoc. Dir. of Student Aid $94,342
20 (53) Coord. of ASU Comm. Coll. Deg. Cntrs
21 (54) Research Analyst 1 $121,181
22 (55) Assistant Director of Publications
23 (56) Fiscal Support Pool 1 $118,104
24 Fiscal Support Manager
25 Fiscal Support Supervisor 1 $113,381
26 Accountant II
27 Accountant I 1 $113,108
28 Fiscal Support Analyst
29 Fiscal Support Specialist 8 $106,608
30 Accounting Technician
31 Fiscal Support Technician 1 $106,608
32 (57) Public Safety Pool
33 HE Public Safety Commander III 2 $106,311
34 Director Public Safety I
35 HE Public Safety Commander II 1 $106,311
36 HE Public Safety Commander I
1 $99,422
5
1 $99,422
5 $99,378
1 $94,941
40
$92,082
$75,685
$72,774
$69,975
$67,284
$59,815
$55,302
$51,130
29
$90,223
$88,541
$86,753
$83,416
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1 HE Public Safety Supervisor $74,157
2 $71,305
3 Public Safety Officer $65,925
4 $62,208
5 Public Safety Officer II $56,353
6 $47,272
7 Security Officer Supervisor $47,272
8 $47,272
9 Public Safety/Security Officer $45,455
10 $38,855
11 (58) HE Public Safety Dispatcher $87,933
12 (59) $87,933
13 (60) Parking Control Supv. $86,780
14 (61) $86,219
15 (62) Security Officer $83,416
16 (63) $83,416
17 (64) Parking Control Officer $81,860
18 (65) $78,713
19 (66) Watchman $78,713
20 (67) $78,713
21 (68) Conservator 1 $78,712
22 (69) $78,712
23 (70) Technical Director 1 $75,685
24 (71)
25 Academic Adviser 23 $74,157
26 $71,305
27 Assistant Director of Museum 1 $68,562
28 $52,101
29 Assistant Director of Computer Services 1 $46,319
30 (72) $72,775
31 (73) ASU Engineer Comm. Facilities Dir. 1 $72,774
32 (74) $72,774
33 (75) ASU Assoc. Dir. of Physical Plant 1 $72,774
34 (76) $69,975
35 (77) Benefits Coordinator 1 $69,975
36 (78) $69,975
Curator 2
Procurement Coordinator 1
Education Program Coordinator 1
Grants Manager 2
ASU Asst. Dir. of Physical Plant 3
Skilled Trades Pool 89
Skilled Trades Foreman
Skilled Trades Supervisor
Skilled Tradesman
Skilled Trades Helper
Apprentice Tradesman
Department Business Coordinator 3
Budget Specialist 2
Human Resources Analyst 4
Production Artist 2
ASU Asst. Director of Farming 1
ASU Dir. of Housekeeping 2
Buyer 1
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1 (79) Construction/Maint. Coordinator 2 $69,975
2 (80) HEI Program Coordinator
3 (81) Museum Exhibit Program Specialist 24 $69,975
4 (82) Radio News Director
5 (83) Radio Program Director 1 $69,975
6 (84) Administrative Support Pool
7 Administrative Assistant 1 $69,975
8 Administrative Analyst
9 Administrative Support Supervisor 1 $69,975
10 Administrative Specialist III
11 Administration Support Specialist 110
12 Administrative Specialist II
13 Administrative Support Specialist $67,284
14 Administrative Specialist I
15 Extra Help Assistant $67,284
16 (85) Assistant Registrar
17 (86) Financial Aid Analyst $62,208
18 (87) Library Support Pool
19 Library Supervisor $59,815
20 Library Specialist
21 Library Technician $59,815
22 Library Support Assistant
23 (88) Fabrication Shop Manager $53,175
24 (89) Payroll Services Specialist
25 (90) Special Events Manager $53,175
26 (91) Broadcast Production Specialist
27 (92) Commercial Graphic Artist $47,272
28 (93) Comm. Artist I/Graphic Artist I
29 (94) Human Resources Specialist $38,855
30 (95) Landscape Supervisor
31 (96) Museum Registrar 6 $67,284
32 (97) Records Management Analyst
33 (98) Maintenance Specialist 11 $67,284
34 (99) Purchasing Technician
35 (100) Pest Control Tech 15
36 (101) Landscape Specialist
$67,284
7
$57,515
$53,175
$49,164
1 $67,284
2 $67,284
2 $67,284
4 $64,696
3 $64,696
2 $62,208
2 $62,208
2 $62,208
1 $62,208
15 $62,208
5 $59,815
1 $59,815
1 $57,515
2 $55,302
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1 (102) Special Events Supervisor 1 $55,302
2 (103) Student Account Specialist
3 (104) Admissions Analyst 1 $55,302
4 (105) Heavy Equipment Operator
5 (106) Inventory Control Technician 2 $53,175
6 (107) Maintenance Assistant
7 (108) Registrar's Assistant 7 $53,175
8 (109) Institutional Svcs. Supervisor
9 (110) Institutional Svcs. Assistant 3 $51,130
10 TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
11 ACADEMIC POSITIONS 4 $51,130
12 (111) Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Coord.
13 (112) Department Chairperson 2 $49,164
14 (113) Faculty
15 Professor 13 $43,706
16 Assoc. Professor
17 Asst. Professor 65 $42,025
18 Instructor
19 (114) Research Associate 3 $268,582
20 (115) Asst. Library Director
21 (116) Librarian 30 $201,304
22 (117) Veterinary Medicine Instructor
23 (118) Instructional Designer 68
24 (119) Research Assistant
25 (120) Graduate Assistant - Research $197,881
26 (121) Graduate Assistant
27 NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL $184,186
28 ACADEMIC POSITIONS
29 (122) College of Business Faculty $156,658
30 Distinguished Professor
31 Professor $128,780
32 Associate Professor
33 Assistant Professor 4 $146,533
34 Instructor
35 (123) Faculty 2 $112,217
36 Distinguished Professor
10 $112,217
8
3 $110,424
10 $87,721
18 $87,721
10 $64,109
130 $46,864
40
$272,788
$218,534
$179,510
$171,705
$140,486
501
$221,655
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1 Professor $194,459
2 Assoc. Professor
3 Asst. Professor $170,492
4 Instructor
5 Lecturer $142,719
6 (124) Part-Time Faculty
7 (125) Graduate Assistant $111,361
8 TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES
9 POSITIONS $89,979
10 (126) Vice Chancellor - Athletics
11 (127) ASU Head Football Coach 240 $56,046
12 (128) Head Men's Basketball Coach
13 (129) ASU Def. Coordinator-Football 150 $35,147
14 (130) ASU Off. Coordinator-Football
15 (131) Assoc. Dir. of Athletics 1 $681,971
16 (132) ASU Asst. Head Football Coach
17 (133) Assistant Football Coach 1 $255,265
18 (134) Head Coach
19 (135) ASU Dir. of Auxiliary Enterprises 1 $255,265
20 (136) Dir. of Arena
21 (137) Development/Advancement Admin. 1 $188,435
22 Development/Advancement Director
23 Development/Advancement Manager 1 $188,435
24 Development/Advancement Specialist
25 (138) Asst. Dir. Athletics 4 $173,466
26 (139) Head Athletic Trainer
27 (140) Assistant Coach 2 $166,458
28 (141) Dir. of Strength & Conditioning
29 (142) Trainer 5 $166,458
30 (143) Facilities and Equipment Manager
31 (144) Assistant Director 12 $146,047
32 (145) Fiscal Support Pool
33 Fiscal Support Manager 1 $140,296
34 Fiscal Support Supervisor
35 Accountant II 1 $135,999
36 Accountant I
3
9
$135,747
$123,019
$106,139
8 $130,431
1 $130,431
25 $110,824
3 $110,824
5 $110,824
2 $99,798
1 $96,579
1
$92,082
$75,685
$72,774
$69,975
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1 Fiscal Support Analyst 2 $67,284
2 Fiscal Support Specialist 2 $59,815
3 Accounting Technician 1 $55,302
4 Fiscal Support Technician 1 $51,130
5 (146) Asst. Dir. of Media Relations 1 $87,812
6 (147) Academic Adviser 9 $86,780
7 (148) Director of Marketing $84,157
8 (149) Ticket Manager 1 $81,642
9 (150) Director of Student Union 1 $75,685
10 (151) Skilled Trades Pool 8
11 Skilled Trades Foreman $74,157
12 Skilled Trades Supervisor 2 $71,305
13 Skilled Tradesman 5 $68,562
14 Skilled Trades Helper 1 $52,101
15 Apprentice Tradesman 2 $46,319
16 (152) Athletic Ticket Sales Coordinator 3 $69,975
17 (153) Print Shop Manager 1 $69,975
18 (154) Administrative Support Pool 3
19 Administrative Assistant 25 $67,284
20 Administrative Analyst 2,270 $67,284
21 Administrative Support Supervisor $62,208
22 Administrative Specialist III $59,815
23 Administration Support Specialist $59,815
24 Administrative Specialist II $53,175
25 Administrative Support Specialist $53,175
26 Administrative Specialist I $47,272
27 Extra Help Assistant $38,855
28 (155) Special Events Manager $67,284
29 (156) Institutional Printer $64,696
30 (157) Student Union Night Manager $64,696
31 (158) Special Events Coordinator $59,815
32 (159) Athletic Facility Supervisor $57,515
33 (160) Student Union Sec. Mgr. $53,175
34 (161) Institutional Svcs. Supervisor $43,706
35 (162) Institutional Svcs. Assistant $42,025
36 MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES
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1
2 SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for
3 the Arkansas State University for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the following
4 maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra
5 Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: two thousand
6 sixty-four (2,064) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of
7 pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and
8 Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate
9 classification.
10
11 SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS. There is hereby
12 appropriated, to the Arkansas State University, to be payable from the
13 Arkansas State University Fund, for personal services and operating expenses
14 of the Arkansas State University for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026,
15 the following:
16
17 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
18 NO. 2025-2026
19 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $57,500,000
20 (02) EXTRA HELP 134,000
21 (03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 9,150,000
22 (04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
23 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 7,203,094
24 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0
25 (C) PROF. FEES 0
26 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 570,000
27 (E) DATA PROC. 0
28 (05) FUNDED DEPRECIATION 1,000,000
29 (06) CONTINGENCY 3,465,103
30 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $79,022,197
31
32 SECTION 4. ALLOCATIONS. There is hereby allocated, to the various
33 programs of Arkansas State University, as set out herein, the following
34 amounts of the funds appropriated in the State Operations appropriation
35 section in this Act, to Arkansas State University, there to be used as
36
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1 provided by law, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following:
2
3 MAXIMUM ALLOCATION
4 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
5 NO. 2025-2026
6 (1) JONESBORO CAMPUS $72,767,154
7 (2) ASU - SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION 3,325,358
8 (3) HERITAGE SITES 2,476,122
9 (4) DELTA CENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 453,563
10 TOTAL AMOUNT ALLOCATED $79,022,197
11
12 SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS. There is hereby appropriated,
13 to the Arkansas State University, to be payable from cash funds as defined by
14 Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services and operating expenses of the
15 Arkansas State University for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the
16 following:
17
18 ITEM FISCAL YEAR
19 NO. 2025-2026
20 (01) REGULAR SALARIES $36,000,000
21 (02) EXTRA HELP 10,970,000
22 (03) OVERTIME 30,000
23 (04) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 15,500,000
24 (05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
25 (A) OPER. EXPENSE 47,000,000
26 (B) CONF. & TRAVEL 6,000,000
27 (C) PROF. FEES 27,675,000
28 (D) CAP. OUTLAY 11,000,000
29 (E) DATA PROC. 0
30 (06) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 51,396,158
31 (07) DEBT SERVICE 18,000,000
32 (08) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 200,000
33 (09) RESALE 125,000
34 TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $223,896,158
35
36 SECTION 6. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds
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1 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
2 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
3 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
4 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
5 Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction
6 Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where
7 applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and
8 Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in
9 disbursement of said funds.
10
11 SECTION 7. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General
12 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
13 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
14 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
15 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
16 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
17 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
18 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
19
20 SECTION 8. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General
21 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
22 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
23 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of
24 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
25 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
26 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm
27 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
28 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
29 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
30 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025.
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