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ArkansasHB10392026 Fiscal SessionHouseWALLET

AN ACT FOR THE NATIONAL PARK COLLEGE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.

Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee

Enacted

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

National Park College receives operating funds

From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law authorizes $33.880951 million for National Park College. The National Park College Fund provides $12.380951 million: $8.865207 million for salaries, $1.4 million for payroll-related matching costs, $1.5 million for operations, $26,175 for depreciation, and $589,569 for contingency needs. A separate cash-fund budget provides $21.5 million: $2.6 million for salaries, $500,000 for temporary help, and $1.25 million for payroll-related matching costs. That cash budget also includes $7.05 million for operations, $200,000 each for travel and professional fees, $7.5 million for capital spending, and $2.2 million for debt payments. The state-fund budget assigns no money to travel, professional fees, or capital spending; neither budget assigns money to data processing. Spending must stay within available funds and follow state purchasing, accounting, budgeting, revenue, salary, and higher-education spending laws and regulations. The college must also follow the funding purposes recorded in budget requests, recommendations, and official legislative records. This money supports college operations, not direct household payments.

National Park College staffing limits

From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, National Park College can employ up to 380 regular employees. The law sets position counts and maximum annual salaries for administrative, academic, and auxiliary staff. Examples include $214,799 for the president, $114,926 for faculty, and $57,840 for part-time faculty. The college can also use up to 402 temporary or part-time workers when needed, paid from extra-help funds. Their pay cannot exceed the applicable job rates under the law or the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act or its successor.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Joint Budget Committee

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 127 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/16/2026

Senate Vote - Thursday, April 16, 2026 11:34:47 AM

Yes: 33 • No: 0

House vote • 4/15/2026

House Vote - Wednesday, April 15, 2026 2:00:29 PM

Yes: 94 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that HB1039 is now Act 41

    4/22/2026House

  2. Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.

    4/16/2026House

  3. TO BE ENROLLED

    4/16/2026House

  4. Returned from the Senate as passed.

    4/16/2026House

  5. Returned to the House as Passed.

    4/16/2026Senate

  6. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/16/2026Senate

  7. Read the third time and passed.

    4/16/2026Senate

  8. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.

    4/15/2026Senate

  9. Received from the House.

    4/15/2026Senate

  10. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/15/2026House

  11. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

    4/15/2026House

  12. Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.

    4/15/2026House

  13. RULES SUSPENDED

    4/15/2026House

  14. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    4/14/2026House

  15. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

    4/8/2026House

  16. Filed

    4/1/2026House

Bill Text

  • HB1039 - Introduced

    4/1/2026

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  • Act Version

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