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Yes: 129 • No: 0
ArkansasHB13932025 Regular SessionHouse
AN ACT FOR THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION REAPPROPRIATION.
Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee
Enacted
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Bill Overview
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6 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Colleges retain historic preservation grant funds
Beginning July 1, 2025, Three Rivers retains up to $1.355611 million for state-owned land and historic or cultural resources. This includes the Ritz Theatre and Conference Center Phase V preservation project. Rich Mountain retains up to $425,128, including Phase IV work on its historic Agriculture and Home Economics Buildings. Both grants come from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Grant and Trust Fund and cannot exceed earlier remaining balances. The money supports acquisition, management, care, or preservation of state-owned resources, not household payments.
Arkansas colleges keep campus improvement funds
Beginning July 1, 2025, nine Arkansas colleges retain authority to spend earlier Development and Enhancement Fund balances on campus projects. Each project is limited to its remaining balance and stated cap. Arkansas Northeastern's projects include up to $2.65 million for a Precision Machining Facility and $850,000 for course-delivery technology. Black River Technical's projects include $1.79 million for its Pocahontas welding lab and $697,500 for the RCDC Building. Black River also retains funding for health science and other building renovations, air conditioning, and library equipment. National Park's projects include $3.2 million for its Computer Resources Building and $300,000 for laboratory equipment. North Arkansas' projects include $2.505 million for Bradley Center expansion, plus technology, sliding-glass doors, and disability-accessible tiered classrooms. Northwest Arkansas Community College's projects include $750,000 for security cameras and $277,000 for White Auditorium renovation. Northwest also retains funding for its plant generator and audio and video equipment. Ozarka's projects include $600,000 for the Miller Building and $500,000 for the Administration Building. SAU-Tech's projects include $2.852 million for heating and cooling upgrades and $1.02 million for deferred maintenance. South Arkansas retains up to $60,000 for critical maintenance, $480,000 for deferred maintenance, and $118,350 for equipment and library holdings. Southeast Arkansas' projects include $995,830 for building controls, $783,385 for fire safety, and $679,527 for surveillance and access systems. Southeast also retains $47,957 for emergency phones, $812,977 for chilled-water systems, and $180,324 for heating-water systems. The law also renews listed maintenance, safety, equipment, and library funding across these colleges. This money supports institutions, not direct household payments.
Arkansas State campuses retain project funding
Beginning July 1, 2025, five Arkansas State University campuses can keep using earlier funds for approved campus projects. Each project is limited to its remaining balance and stated dollar cap. Beebe's projects include up to $2.329084 million for the Bloodworth Nursing Building, plus State Hall and Owen Center renovations. Mid-South's projects include $825,000 for classroom technology, $250,000 for student laptops, and $300,000 combined for security and technology infrastructure. Mountain Home's projects include $2.625 million for critical-maintenance equipment and $375,000 to buy and renovate an Occupational Technical Center. Mountain Home also has caps of $300,000 for information technology and $200,000 for security systems. Newport's projects include $3 million for its second-phase solar array and $500,000 for the Marked Tree nursing building. Three Rivers' projects include $1.431 million for health science expansion, $1.08 million for workforce development, and $800,000 for Ritz Theatre renovation. Three Rivers also retains funding for a walkway roof and classroom doors and windows. The Development and Enhancement Fund also supports listed maintenance, equipment, and library needs across these campuses. This funding goes to campus projects, not direct student payments.
Training academies retain facility upgrade funds
Beginning July 1, 2025, SAU-Tech's Environmental and Fire Training Academies retain earlier Development and Enhancement Fund spending authority. The Environmental Training Academy has up to $20,000 for deferred maintenance. The Fire Training Academy has caps of $412,000 for its burn building and $1.261 million for training-ground improvements. Fire academy funding also includes $162,000 for critical maintenance and safety, $165,000 for technology, and $60,000 for deferred maintenance. Each project can use only its remaining earlier balance; this is facility funding, not a direct household payment.
University of Arkansas colleges retain funding
Beginning July 1, 2025, eight University of Arkansas colleges can keep using earlier funds for approved campus projects. Each project is limited to its remaining balance and stated cap, with money from the Development and Enhancement Fund. Cossatot's projects include up to $3 million for a gym and convocation facility. Phillips' projects include $1.02 million for roofs, $970,000 for deferred maintenance, and $280,000 for disability access improvements. Phillips also retains funding for technology, security, and gym renovations. Batesville's projects include $2.5 million for its main classroom building and $1 million for land. Hope-Texarkana's projects include $1.5035 million for a multipurpose building and $696,500 for a classroom building. Hope-Texarkana also retains $300,000 for parking, $500,000 for heating and cooling replacements, and $500,000 for building maintenance. Morrilton's projects include $2 million for a health sciences building and $1.5 million for East Campus infrastructure. Rich Mountain's projects include $2.709 million for an allied health classroom building, $590,500 for lecture hall technology, and $200,500 for allied health equipment. East Arkansas' projects include $750,000 for welding and heating-and-cooling training labs and $600,000 for entrance changes. East Arkansas also retains funding for roofs, structural repairs, a maintenance building, electrical equipment, administration offices, lab cooling, and demolition. Pulaski Technical College's projects include $1.95 million for its Center for Excellence and Innovation and $1 million for STEM Park. Pulaski also retains $900,000 for boilers, $350,000 for window and brick sealing, and $300,000 for roof work. The law also renews listed maintenance, equipment, and library funding at these colleges; it does not provide direct student payments.
Colleges face project spending safeguards
Beginning July 1, 2025, institutions cannot award project contracts or incur obligations beyond state treasury funds actually available under law. They can supplement project funds with grants, donations, federal funds, or available unobligated cash and income. Supplemental money must fund only projects listed in the act; state maintenance and general operations appropriations cannot fund these projects. Spending must follow the approved project purposes in agency requests, state finance recommendations, and legislative budget materials. Payments must follow applicable state purchasing, accounting, budgeting, revenue, departmental, and finance-agency rules unless another law provides otherwise.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Joint Budget Committee
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 2/11/2025
Senate Vote - Tuesday, February 11, 2025 2:28:34 PM
Yes: 32 • No: 0 • Other: 1
House vote • 2/10/2025
House Vote - Monday, February 10, 2025 3:16:43 PM
Yes: 97 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1393 is now Act 92
2/13/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
2/11/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
2/11/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
2/11/2025HouseReturned to the House as Passed.
2/11/2025SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
2/11/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
2/11/2025SenateRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.
2/10/2025SenateReceived from the House.
2/10/2025SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
2/10/2025HouseRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
2/10/2025HouseConsidered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
2/10/2025HouseRULES SUSPENDED
2/10/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
2/6/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
2/4/2025HouseFiled
2/4/2025House
Bill Text
HB1393 - Introduced
2/4/2025
Act Version
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