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ArkansasHB12602025 Regular SessionHouse

AN ACT FOR THE SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY 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.

Southern Arkansas University gets operating funds

For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the law funds Southern Arkansas University and its university system. The university gets about $20.69 million from the Southern Arkansas University Fund: about $17.63 million for regular salaries, $2.02 million for related employee costs, $60,000 for operations, and $985,303 for contingency needs. It also gets about $55.73 million in cash-fund spending authority for salaries, temporary workers, operations, building improvements, debt payments, transfers, refunds, and investments. The system separately gets $100,000 from the university fund: $45,000 for salaries, $13,500 for related employee costs, and $41,500 for operations. Spending cannot exceed these appropriations or legally available funds; this funds the institutions, not direct household payments.

Southern Arkansas University staffing and pay limits

From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, Southern Arkansas University can employ up to 529 regular workers. The law sets maximum annual pay rates for listed jobs, not guaranteed employee salaries. The university can also employ up to 1,900 temporary or part-time Extra Help workers when needed. Their pay must come from Extra Help appropriations and stay within the applicable job-class pay limits under state law. These staffing authorizations do not guarantee anyone a job.

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 HB1260 is now Act 44

    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

  • HB1260 - Introduced

    1/27/2025

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  • Act Version

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