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ArkansasHB12282025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

AN ACT FOR THE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee

Enacted

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Child protection training center receives funding

The law provides $274,075 for Northwest Arkansas Community College's Child Protection Training Center. Funding covers July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, and comes from the college fund. It includes $142,043 for salaries, $34,657 for employer benefit costs, and $51,250 for operations. Travel receives $10,250, and professional fees receive $35,875. The money supports the center's work, not direct household payments.

Northwest Arkansas Community College operations funded

For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the law authorizes two pools of money for college operations. The college fund provides about $13.73 million: $13.07 million for regular salaries, $10,000 for operations, and $653,929 for contingency. A separate cash-fund budget provides about $78.48 million for salaries, temporary workers, overtime, benefits, operations, travel, and professional fees. That budget includes $19 million for employer benefit costs, $3.88 million for equipment, $1.07 million for capital improvements, and $4.05 million for debt payments. It also funds promotional items; these budgets support the college rather than direct household payments.

Northwest Arkansas Community College staffing authorized

From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, Northwest Arkansas Community College can employ up to 1,137 regular workers. The law sets job-specific maximum salaries for these positions. The college can also hire up to 360 temporary or part-time workers when needed. Their pay must stay within applicable state classification or act limits and come from money set aside for that purpose. These authorizations do not require the college to fill every position.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Joint Budget Committee

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 131 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/6/2025

Senate Vote - Thursday, February 6, 2025 11:59:42 AM

Yes: 32 • No: 0

House vote • 2/5/2025

House Vote - Wednesday, February 5, 2025 2:03:15 PM

Yes: 99 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that HB1228 is now Act 33

    2/11/2025House

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

    2/6/2025House

  3. TO BE ENROLLED

    2/6/2025House

  4. Returned from the Senate as passed.

    2/6/2025House

  5. Returned to the House as Passed.

    2/6/2025Senate

  6. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    2/6/2025Senate

  7. Read the third time and passed.

    2/6/2025Senate

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

    2/5/2025Senate

  9. Received from the House.

    2/5/2025Senate

  10. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    2/5/2025House

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

    2/5/2025House

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

    2/5/2025House

  13. RULES SUSPENDED

    2/5/2025House

  14. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    2/4/2025House

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

    1/27/2025House

  16. Filed

    1/27/2025House

Bill Text

  • HB1228 - Introduced

    1/27/2025

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  • Act Version

    PDF

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