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ArkansasSB1962025 Regular SessionSenate
AN ACT FOR THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION REAPPROPRIATION.
Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee
Enacted
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11 provisions identified: 11 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Arkansas Keeps Historic Site Preservation Funds
Beginning July 1, 2025, Arkansas universities can reuse unspent Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Grant and Trust Fund balances from 2024. Arkansas State has a $594,000 cap for Lakeport Plantation House humidity and temperature controls. University of Arkansas caps are $88,231 for the Bayou Bartholomew archaeology collection and $90,189 for archaeological site management using LiDAR imaging. Separate caps are $64,350 for Van Winkle's Mill and $67,395 for improved heating and cooling system design. A project expanding the Civilian Conservation Corps legacy at Devil's Den and Petit Jean State Parks has a $282,360 cap. Garvan Woodland Gardens has a $1.295 million cap for construction, renewal, and related preservation purposes. Each item is limited to its remaining prior balance and supports property or cultural preservation, not household payments.
Arkansas Campuses Keep Historic Building Funds
Beginning July 1, 2025, universities can reuse unspent Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Grant and Trust Fund balances from 2024. Arkansas Tech's Techionery renovation has an $810,445 cap, and Southern Arkansas University's Greene Hall renovations have a $1.454342 million cap. Henderson State caps are $800,000 for Russell Fine Arts Building, $700,000 for Mooney Hall, and $400,000 for Smith Hall. Monticello caps include $34,142 for 1937 Faculty House wallpaper and $45,115 for Trotter House faux painting. Another Monticello preservation and state-owned land stewardship item has an $855,012 cap. The funds support acquisition, management, care, or preservation, and each item is limited to its remaining prior balance. They do not provide direct household payments.
Arkansas State Keeps Campus Upgrade Funds
Beginning July 1, 2025, Arkansas State University can reuse unspent Development and Enhancement Fund money from 2024. Caps include $25 million for system construction, repairs, equipment, staff costs, and operations. Separate caps are $2 million each for the Art and Innovation District and Athletic and Club Sport Campus. Repair caps are $5 million for campus deferred maintenance, $720,000 for critical maintenance, and another $2.92 million for deferred maintenance. Equipment and library holdings have a $2.945929 million cap. Each project is limited to its available prior balance; this is not a direct payment to students or households. Across the law, institutions can add grants, donations, and unused cash income, but cannot use Maintenance and General Operations funds. Spending remains subject to state purchasing, accounting, budget rules, and Division of Finance and Administration oversight unless another law provides otherwise.
Arkansas Tech Keeps Campus Repair Funds
Beginning July 1, 2025, Arkansas Tech can reuse unspent 2024 Development and Enhancement Fund money for campus upgrades. Caps are $1.475548 million for Brown Building, $4.524452 million for utilities, and $3 million for technology. Critical maintenance has a $1.23 million cap; deferred maintenance has $3.86 million; equipment and library holdings have $1.157352 million. Campus construction caps are $177,765 for the Allied Health Building roof, $1 million for the ATCC Tech Center, and $822,235 for the Ozark Technology and Trade Center. Ozark Campus also has caps of $20,000 for critical maintenance and $210,000 for deferred maintenance. Each item is limited to its remaining prior balance, with no direct household payment.
Arkansas Universities Keep Research And Facility Funds
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law renews authority to spend unspent 2024 Development and Enhancement Fund balances. University of Arkansas restoration caps are $2 million each for Agriculture Building, Leflar Law Center North Wing, and Memorial Hall. The Fine Arts Center and University Theatre project and John A. White, Jr. Engineering Hall each have another $2 million cap. Fayetteville caps are $5.73 million for critical maintenance, $9.91 million for deferred maintenance, and $4.814389 million for equipment and library holdings. System caps include $23 million for construction, repairs, equipment, staff costs, and operations; $1.97415 million for office expansion; and $834 for system expenses. Separate system maintenance caps are $10,000 for critical work and $50,000 for deferred work. Agriculture projects have caps of $3.5 million for Food Science Building replacement and $1.5 million for Lonoke Extension Center expansion. Division of Agriculture maintenance caps are $70,000 for critical work and $1.68 million for deferred work. Archaeology caps are $252,500 for remote sensing and object analysis, $123,750 for data and object security and access, and $80,000 for deferred maintenance. AREON core network equipment has a $150,000 cap. The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts has caps of $900,000 for its maintenance shop, $250,000 for disability access, and $350,000 for STEM research labs. Partners for Inclusive Communities–Sickle Cell Anemia Task Force staff and operating costs have a $60,000 cap. The law also renews Pine Bluff funding: $2 million each for fire protection renovations, dormitory renovations, and Hazzard Gymnasium Phase II. Pine Bluff caps include $1 million for its police station and $500,000 each for security fencing, restrooms, water systems, and elevators. Its maintenance caps are $490,000 for critical work and $1.63 million for deferred work, plus $373,244 for equipment and library holdings. Separate Pine Bluff matching-fund caps for 1890 Research and Extension Programs are $144,000 and $700,000. University of Central Arkansas caps are $3 million each for Lewis Science Center renovation or replacement, Mashburn Hall, and Old Main. Central Arkansas also has caps of $1.08 million for critical maintenance, $3.89 million for deferred maintenance, and $1.977174 million for equipment and library holdings. Every item remains limited to its available prior balance; none creates a direct household payment.
Fort Smith Keeps Workforce Center Funds
Beginning July 1, 2025, the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith can reuse unspent Development and Enhancement Fund balances. Its workforce development center has a $6.5225 million cap for construction and renovation. Separate caps are $570,000 for critical maintenance, $1.67 million for deferred maintenance, and $622,683 for equipment and library holdings. Together, the caps total $9.385183 million, but each item is limited to its available prior balance. The law funds campus and workforce facilities, not direct payments to students or job seekers.
Henderson State Keeps Campus Upgrade Funds
Beginning July 1, 2025, Henderson State can reuse unspent 2024 Development and Enhancement Fund money for campus work. The law sets an $8 million cap for construction, renovation, maintenance, and equipment. Separate caps are $280,000 for critical maintenance, $1.94 million for deferred maintenance, and $516,704 for equipment and library holdings. Each item is limited to its remaining prior balance. The money supports the university, not direct payments to students or households.
Little Rock Keeps Campus Technology Funds
Beginning July 1, 2025, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock can reuse unspent balances for campus improvements. Development and Enhancement Fund caps are $3.5 million for technology infrastructure and $3 million for classroom technology. Building infrastructure and critical maintenance have a separate $3 million cap. Other caps are $6.59 million for critical maintenance, $5.68 million for deferred maintenance, and $1.542601 million for equipment and library holdings. These caps total $23.312601 million. A separate $71,616 balance from the Sustainable Building Design Revolving Loan Fund supports construction, renovation, maintenance, and operations. Each item is limited to its available prior balance, with no direct household payment.
Medical University Keeps Building Upgrade Funds
Beginning July 1, 2025, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences can reuse unspent 2024 Development and Enhancement Fund money. Renovation caps are $2 million each for Barton Building, Monroe Building, EDII's sixth-floor College of Pharmacy space, and Central Building floors 2–8. Infrastructure caps are $600,000 for the Central Building clinical lab air-handling unit and $450,000 for penthouse electrical work. The West Central Energy Plant addition and interconnect have a $950,000 cap. Other caps are $7.22 million for critical maintenance, $11.63 million for deferred maintenance, and $1.802814 million for equipment and library holdings. Each item is limited to its remaining prior balance; the law does not create a household payment or health coverage benefit.
Monticello Keeps Campus And Training Funds
Beginning July 1, 2025, the University of Arkansas at Monticello can reuse unspent Development and Enhancement Fund balances. Renovation caps are $3.25 million for the Math and Science Center, $1 million for the Fine Arts Center, and $750,000 for the Music Building. Heating and cooling upgrades have a $2.5 million cap. Separate caps are $2.43 million for deferred maintenance and $408,269 for equipment and library holdings. Crossett has caps of $2 million for Workforce/Collegiate Center construction and $120,000 for deferred maintenance. McGehee has caps of $2 million for a General Education Building and $150,000 for deferred maintenance. The caps total $14.608269 million, but each item is limited to its available prior balance.
Southern Arkansas Keeps Campus Upgrade Funds
Beginning July 1, 2025, Southern Arkansas University can reuse unspent 2024 Development and Enhancement Fund money. Heating and cooling upgrades and technology upgrades each have a $4 million cap. Separate caps are $530,000 for critical maintenance, $1.95 million for deferred maintenance, and $732,352 for equipment and library holdings. Each item is limited to its remaining prior balance. The funding supports campus facilities rather than direct household payments.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Joint Budget Committee
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 2/11/2025
House Vote - Tuesday, February 11, 2025 2:17:54 PM
Yes: 99 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/10/2025
Senate Vote - Monday, February 10, 2025 2:36:59 PM
Yes: 32 • No: 0 • Other: 1
Actions Timeline
Notification that SB196 is now Act 79
2/17/2025SenateDELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
2/11/2025SenateReported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
2/11/2025SenateORDERED ENROLLED
2/11/2025SenateReturned from the House as passed.
2/11/2025SenateReturned To Senate as Passed.
2/11/2025HouseEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
2/11/2025HouseRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
2/11/2025HouseConsidered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
2/11/2025HouseRULES SUSPENDED
2/11/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR.
2/10/2025HouseRECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
2/10/2025HouseOrdered Immediately transmitted to the House.
2/10/2025SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
2/10/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
2/10/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
2/6/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
2/4/2025SenateFiled
2/4/2025Senate
Bill Text
SB196 - Introduced
2/4/2025
Act Version
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