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ArkansasHB12472025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

AN ACT FOR THE COSSATOT COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 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: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Cossatot College Gets Annual Operating Funds

For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the law authorizes $5.355703 million from the college's state fund and $13.94125 million from cash funds. Together, these spending limits include $8.051 million for regular pay, $365,000 for temporary help, and $2.48 million for employer benefits and payroll costs. They also include $5.29717 million for operating costs, $298,750 for travel, and $300,000 for professional services. Further amounts cover $1 million in capital purchases, $500,000 in capital improvements, $700,000 in debt payments, $50,000 in promotional items, and $255,033 for unexpected needs. Spending must follow state purchasing, budget, and salary rules and stay within legally available funds; the law does not change tuition or provide household payments.

Cossatot College Sets Job and Pay Limits

From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, Cossatot Community College can employ up to 204 regular workers. Each listed job has a maximum yearly salary, including $208,138 for the chancellor and $200,973 for the IT network engineer. The college can also hire up to 100 temporary or part-time workers when needed, using money set aside for extra help. Their pay cannot exceed the rates under the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act or its replacement. These job authorizations do not guarantee hiring or payment of the maximum salary.

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 HB1247 is now Act 40

    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

  • HB1247 - Introduced

    1/27/2025

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  • Act Version

    PDF

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