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HB 1076

Arkansas House•Passed

Summary

HB 1076, the An Act For The University Of Arkansas - Fort Smith Appropriation For The 2026-2027 Fiscal Year, was introduced in the House on Apr 1, 2026 by Joint Budget Committee. It last saw action on Apr 22, 2026: Notification that HB1076 is now Act 63.

Record

Text

HB 1076 has 2 roll calls.

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  Act 63 of the Fiscal Session
 State of Arkansas
 95th General Assembly  A Bill
 Fiscal Session, 2026  HOUSE BILL 1076
 By: Joint Budget Committee
For An Act To Be Entitled
AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES
AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
- FORT SMITH FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30,
2027; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Subtitle
AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS -
FORT SMITH APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-
2027 FISCAL YEAR.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS.  There is hereby established
 for the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith for the 2026-2027 fiscal year,
 the following maximum number of regular employees.
Maximum Annual
Maximum  Salary Rate
  Item  No. of  Fiscal Year
   No.        Title  Employees  2026-2027
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
   (1)        Chancellor  1  $299,358
   (2)        Provost  1  $239,532
   (3)        Vice Chancellor for Univ. Relations  1  $222,757
   (4)        Vice Chan. for Finance & Admin.  1  $222,757
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 (5)   Vice Chan. for Advancement/Dev.        1  $219,372
 (6)   Vice Chan. for Enrollment Mgmt  1  $219,372
 (7)   Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs    1  $219,372
 (8)   Project/Program Administrator  43
Executive Project/Program Director  $213,928
Exec. Project/Program Manager  $186,892
Sr. Project/Program Director  $172,738
Project/Program Director  $140,094
Project/Program Manager  $126,956
Executive Assistant  $118,680
Project/Program Specialist  $109,536
 (9)   IT Pool  20
Network Engineer  $207,404
Information Systems Manager  $133,122
Computer Network Coordinator  $132,901
Technical Support Staff  $126,956
Coordinator, Academic Computing  $125,461
Coord., Administrative Computing  $125,461
Coordinator of Information Tech  $123,806
Website Developer/Programmer  $123,806
System Programmer/Web Developer  $122,387
Computer Systems Mgr.  $112,475
Database Administrator  $110,019
Systems Administrator  $108,925
Information Systems Security Spec  $106,894
Institution Information Tech Coord  $104,736
Assistant Database Administrator  $100,790
Computer Support Manager  $100,708
Information Systems Coordinator  $100,708
Senior Software Support Specialist  $100,708
Systems Specialist  $100,708
Information Technology Manager  $99,493
Network Support Specialist  $96,834
Senior Software Support Analyst  $96,834
Tech Support/Systems Admin.  $95,330
Tech Support/Applications Support  $95,330
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Information Systems Business Mgr.  $93,110
Security Analyst  $93,110
Systems Analyst  $93,110
Information Technology Specialist  $91,166
Computer Support Coordinator  $89,529
Software Support Analyst  $89,529
Systems Applications Supervisor  $89,529
Computer Operations Coordinator  $86,085
Systems Coordination Analyst  $86,085
PC Support Specialist  $84,480
Computer Support Specialist  $82,775
Database Analyst  $82,775
Digital Broadcast Specialist  $79,590
Network Support Analyst  $79,590
Website Developer  $79,590
Information Systems Analyst  $76,530
Info Systems Security Analyst  $76,530
Computer Support Analyst  $76,530
Software Support Specialist  $73,587
Telecommunications Supervisor  $73,587
Media Specialist  $72,215
Computer Support Technician  $70,756
Help Desk Specialist  $70,756
Computer Operator  $68,035
Network Analyst  $68,035
Telecommunications Specialist  $68,035
Multimedia Specialist  $64,199
Information Technology Assistant  $60,483
Computer Lab Technician  $58,156
Multimedia Technician  $52,766
Audiovisual Laboratory Assistant  $48,785
 (10)   Dir. of University Communications     1  $200,024
 (11)   Dir. of Management Info. Systems      1  $194,858
 (12)   Assoc. Vice Chan. for Fin. & Admin.   1  $192,783
 (13)   Dean  6  $179,480
 (14)   Assoc. Vice Chan. for Plng & Acct.    1  $173,406
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 (15)   Controller  1  $171,965
 (16)   Assistant Dean  3  $168,616
 (17)   Dean of Bus. & Professional Inst.      1  $163,858
 (18)   Dean of Work Force Development  1  $163,858
 (19)   Director of Plant Operations / Eng.    1  $161,863
 (20)   Dean of Instructional Development      1  $161,470
 (21)   Director of Annual Fund  1  $159,756
 (22)   Director of Major Gifts  1  $159,756
 (23)   Director of Planned Giving  1  $159,756
 (24)   Registrar  1  $157,465
 (25)   Dir. of Community & Cont. Ed.  1  $152,685
 (26)   Associate Dir. of Computing Serv.      4  $149,190
 (27)   Director of Institutional Research     1  $149,190
 (28)   Assistant to the Chancellor  1  $146,541
 (29)   Director of Admissions  1  $136,459
 (30)   Director of Student Financial Aid      1  $136,459
 (31)   Assistant Director of Plant Oper.      1  $132,546
 (32)   Dir. of Evening & Special Programs     1  $132,327
 (33)   Director of Media Services  1  $131,584
 (34)   Director of University Police  1  $126,628
 (35)   Development Officer  5  $126,448
 (36)   Budget Director  1  $124,818
 (37)   Dir. of Placement/Career Services      1  $124,817
 (38)   Director of Workforce Development      1  $117,802
 (39)   Dir. of Sys. Prog. & Database Svcs.    1  $115,338
 (40)   Dir. of Academic Support Services      1  $110,158
 (41)   Dir. of Educational Assessment  1  $110,156
 (42)   Director of Disability Services        1  $110,019
 (43)   Admin. of Grants and Contracts  1  $109,101
 (44)   Development/Advancement Specialist     5  $108,023
 (45)   Instructional Designer  2  $105,986
 (46)   Workforce Specialist  4  $96,033
 (47)   Fiscal Support Pool  18
Fiscal Support Manager  $95,029
Fiscal Support Supervisor  $78,106
Accountant II  $75,103
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Accountant I  $72,215
Fiscal Support Analyst  $69,437
Fiscal Support Specialist  $61,729
Accounting Technician  $57,071
Fiscal Support Technician  $52,766
 (48)   Public Safety Pool  15
HE Public Safety Commander III  $93,110
Director Public Safety I  $91,374
HE Public Safety Commander II  $89,529
HE Public Safety Commander I  $86,085
HE Public Safety Supervisor  $76,530
Public Safety Officer  $73,587
Public Safety Officer II  $68,035
Security Officer Supervisor  $64,199
Public Safety/Security Officer  $58,156
HE Public Safety Dispatcher  $48,785
Parking Control Supv.  $48,785
Security Officer  $48,785
Parking Control Officer  $46,909
Watchman  $40,098
 (49)   Institutional Assistant  11  $92,859
 (50)   Procurement Manager  1  $87,860
 (51)   Academic Advisor  42  $85,834
 (52)   Public Information Coordinator        1  $84,480
 (53)   Director of Administrative Support    1  $84,080
 (54)   Skilled Trades Pool  29
Skilled Trades Foreman  $76,530
Skilled Trades Supervisor  $73,587
Skilled Tradesman  $70,756
Skilled Trades Helper  $53,769
Apprentice Tradesman  $47,801
 (55)   Editor  1  $75,103
 (56)   Maintenance Coordinator  1  $75,103
 (57)   Research Project Analyst  1  $75,103
 (58)   Buyer  3  $72,215
 (59)   HEI Program Coordinator  4  $72,215
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 (60)   Occupational Safety Coordinator  1  $72,215
 (61)   Administrative Support Pool  48
Administrative Assistant  $69,437
Administrative Analyst  $69,437
Administrative Support Supervisor  $64,199
Administrative Specialist III  $61,729
Administration Support Specialist  $61,729
Administrative Specialist II  $54,877
Administrative Support Specialist  $54,877
Administrative Specialist I  $48,785
Extra Help Assistant  $40,098
 (62)   Assistant Registrar  2  $69,437
 (63)   Library Support Pool  4
Library Supervisor  $69,437
Library Specialist  $59,355
Library Technician  $54,877
Library Support Assistant  $50,737
 (64)   Commercial Graphic Artist  2  $66,767
 (65)   Financial Aid Specialist  2  $64,199
 (66)   Human Resources Specialist  3  $64,199
 (67)   Maintenance Specialist  2  $61,729
 (68)   Research Assistant  1  $61,729
 (69)   Special Events Coordinator  1  $61,729
 (70)   Maintenance Assistant  4  $52,766
 (71)   Mail Services Coordinator  1  $50,737
 (72)   Registrar's Assistant  4  $50,737
 (73)   Institutional Services Supervisor       7  $45,105
 (74)   Institutional Services Assistant       10  $43,370
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
 (75)   Faculty  25
Professor  $204,213
Assistant Professor  $161,671
Instructor  $132,901
 (76)   Department Chairperson  20  $199,058
 (77)   Director of Library Services  1  $189,466
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 (78)   Librarian  7  $136,822
 (79)   Clinical Instructor  6  $102,808
NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
 (80)   Faculty  240
Distinguished Professor  $219,191
Professor  $192,289
Associate Professor  $168,578
Assistant Professor  $141,133
Instructor  $110,113
Lecturer  $92,411
 (81)   Clinical Instructor  10  $82,159
 (82)   Part-Time Faculty  300  $57,840
 (83)   Graduate Assistant  1  $36,272
TWELVE MONTH AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES
POSITIONS
 (84)   Project/Program Administrator  6
Executive Project/Program Director  $213,928
Exec. Project/Program Manager  $186,892
Sr. Project/Program Director  $172,738
Project/Program Director  $140,094
Project/Program Manager  $126,956
Executive Assistant  $118,680
Project/Program Specialist  $109,536
 (85)   Director of Athletics  1  $164,963
 (86)   Coach  8  $150,721
 (87)   Director of Auxiliary Enterprises       1  $144,786
 (88)   Assistant Director of Athletics  1  $126,169
 (89)   Senior Women's Sports Administrator     1  $126,169
 (90)   Assistant Coach  10  $118,481
 (91)   Head Athletic Trainer  1  $118,481
 (92)   Director of Student Activities  1  $104,133
 (93)   Academic Advisor  1  $85,834
 (94)   Sports Information Director  1  $79,654
 (95)   Compliance Officer  1  $76,127
 (96)   Residential Life Coordinator  2  $76,127
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  (97)       Administrative Support Pool  3
Administrative Assistant  $69,437
Administrative Analyst  $69,437
Administrative Support Supervisor  $64,199
Administrative Specialist III  $61,729
Administration Support Specialist  $61,729
Administrative Specialist II  $54,877
Administrative Support Specialist  $54,877
Administrative Specialist I  $48,785
Extra Help Assistant  $40,098
  (98)       Assistant Athletic Trainer  2  $51,134
WESTERN ARKANSAS AREA TECHNICAL CENTER
TWELVE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
  (99)       Dir. Western Ark. Area Tech Ctr.  1  $139,848
 (100)       Asst. Dir. W. Ark. Area Tech Ctr.  1  $123,751
 (101)       Workforce Specialist  1  $96,033
 (102)       Academic Advisor  2  $79,654
 (103)       Administrative Support Pool  1
Administrative Assistant  $69,437
Administrative Analyst  $69,437
Administrative Support Supervisor  $64,199
Administrative Specialist III  $61,729
Administration Support Specialist  $61,729
Administrative Specialist II  $54,877
Administrative Support Specialist  $54,877
Administrative Specialist I  $48,785
Extra Help Assistant  $40,098
NINE MONTH EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
 (104)       Faculty  10  $114,924
 (105)       Part-Time Faculty  10  $57,840
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES  1,025
SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS.    There is hereby authorized, for
 the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the
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 following maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as
 "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes:       nine
 hundred ten (910) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of
 pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and
 Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate
 classification.
SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - STATE OPERATIONS.   There is hereby
 appropriated, to the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, to be payable from
 the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Fund, for personal services and
 operating expenses of the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith for the fiscal
 year ending June 30, 2027, the following:
 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
  NO.  2026-2027
 (01)   REGULAR SALARIES  $21,226,966
 (02)   EXTRA HELP  500,000
 (03)   PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING  3,600,000
 (04)   MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
(A) OPER. EXPENSE  2,600,000
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL  0
(C) PROF. FEES  0
(D) CAP. OUTLAY  0
(E) DATA PROC.  0
 (05)   FUNDED DEPRECIATION  20,000
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED  $27,946,966
SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CASH FUNDS.   There is hereby appropriated,
 to the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, to be payable from cash funds as
 defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801, for personal services and operating
 expenses of the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith for the fiscal year
 ending June 30, 2027, the following:
 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
  NO.  2026-2027
 (01)   REGULAR SALARIES  $25,000,000
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 (02)   EXTRA HELP  1,155,000
 (03)   OVERTIME  50,000
 (04)   PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING  8,000,000
 (05)   MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
(A) OPER. EXPENSE  25,000,000
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL  600,000
(C) PROF. FEES  1,600,000
(D) CAP. OUTLAY  5,250,000
(E) DATA PROC.  0
 (06)   CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS  46,500,000
 (07)   DEBT SERVICE  8,000,000
 (08)   FUND TRANSFERS, REFUNDS AND
INVESTMENTS  12,000,000
 (09)   PROMOTIONAL ITEMS  125,000
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED  $133,280,000
SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.   Disbursement of funds
 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
 Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure Restriction
 Act, or their successors, and other fiscal control laws of this State, where
 applicable, and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and
 Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in
 disbursement of said funds.
SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.   It is the intent of the General
 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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      SECTION 7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE.   It is found and determined by the General
 Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the
 appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of
 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm
 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026.
APPROVED: 4/22/26
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An Act For The University Of Arkansas - Fort Smith Appropriation For The 2026-2027 Fiscal Year.

Sponsors

Joint Budget Committee sponsors HB 1076 alone.

Joint Budget Committee

· Sponsor

Committees

HB 1076 went before 1 committee: Budget.

Budget
Budget
Referred to · Apr 8, 2026

History

HB 1076 has taken 16 actions since Apr 1, 2026, the latest on Apr 22, 2026.

ChamberAction
Apr 22, 2026
House
Notification that HB1076 is now Act 63
Apr 16, 2026
Senate
Read the third time and passed.
Apr 16, 2026
Senate
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Apr 16, 2026
Senate
Returned to the House as Passed.
Apr 16, 2026
House
Returned from the Senate as passed.

Votes

HB 1076 went to 2 roll calls across both chambers, the latest on Apr 16, 2026 at 33–0.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Apr 16, 2026
Senate
Third Reading
33
0
Apr 15, 2026
House
Third Reading
94
0

Source: arkleg.state.ar.us · legiscan.com