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ArkansasHB12302025 Regular SessionHouse

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

Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee

Enacted

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Funding for North Arkansas College operations

The law authorizes about $46.75 million for North Arkansas College from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. State funding totals about $9.26 million: $7.02 million for salaries, $1.2 million for employer payroll costs, $601,391 for operations, and $440,974 for contingency. Another $37.49 million comes from college cash funds, including $4.75 million for salaries and $3.426 million for employer payroll costs. Cash funds also cover $886,000 for temporary workers and $40,000 for overtime. They include $11.2 million for capital improvements, $2.95 million for equipment and other capital purchases, and $2.25 million for debt payments. Another $5.723 million covers fund transfers, refunds, and investments; remaining money supports operations, travel, professional services, and promotional items. Spending must stay within approved amounts and follow state budget and purchasing laws. This funding supports the college, not direct household payments, and does not change tuition or student benefits.

Staffing and pay limits for college workers

From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, North Arkansas College can have up to 381 regular employees. The law sets maximum annual pay by job, including $208,138 for the president and $200,973 for a network engineer. It lists 67 nine-month faculty positions at a $111,362 maximum and 200 nine-month part-time faculty positions at $56,046. The college can also hire up to 500 temporary or part-time workers when needed. Their pay must come from money approved for that purpose and stay within this law's or applicable state pay limits. These are staffing and pay authorizations, not guaranteed jobs or guaranteed salaries.

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 HB1230 is now Act 37

    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

  • HB1230 - Introduced

    1/27/2025

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  • Act Version

    PDF

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