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ArkansasHB12312025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

AN ACT FOR THE PHILLIPS COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Phillips Community College gets annual spending authority

For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the law authorizes about $36.26 million for Phillips Community College. About $10.99 million comes from its state fund: about $6.96 million for salaries, $1.74 million for employer benefit and payroll costs, $1.76 million for operations, and $523,229 for contingencies. Another $25.275 million in cash-fund authority includes $4.2 million for salaries, $1 million for temporary help, $200,000 for overtime, and $2 million for employer benefit and payroll costs. Cash funds also cover $5.485 million for operations, $450,000 for travel and conferences, $1.1 million for professional fees, and $40,000 for promotional items. They include $3.3 million for equipment and other capital purchases, $6 million for capital improvements, and $1.5 million for debt payments. Spending cannot exceed the approved amounts or legally available funds and must follow state financial and purchasing rules. This supports college staff, services, and facilities; it does not provide direct household payments.

Phillips Community College staffing and pay limits

From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, Phillips Community College can employ up to 296 regular workers. The law sets annual salary ceilings by job, including $208,138 for the chancellor and $146,201 for division chairpersons. These are pay limits, not guaranteed salaries or raises. The college can also employ up to 900 temporary or part-time workers when needed, using money approved for that purpose. Their pay cannot exceed the applicable job rate under the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act or this law.

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 HB1231 is now Act 38

    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

  • HB1231 - Introduced

    1/27/2025

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  • Act Version

    PDF

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