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ArkansasSB442026 Fiscal SessionSenate

AN ACT FOR THE SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS COLLEGE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 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.

Funding for Southeast Arkansas College Operations

For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law authorizes Southeast Arkansas College to spend from two funding sources. The college's state fund provides $7.831788 million in spending authority. This includes $5.193802 million for regular salaries, $576,604 for temporary help, and $1.6 million for employee-related costs. It also includes $88,440 for operating expenses and $372,942 for contingency needs. The state-funded budget provides no money for travel, professional fees, capital purchases, or data processing. A separate cash-fund budget authorizes $39.7 million under Arkansas's cash-fund rules. It includes $2 million for regular salaries, $1 million for temporary help, $200,000 for overtime, and $1.8 million for employee-related costs. It provides $5 million for operating expenses, $500,000 for travel, and $1.5 million for professional fees. Another $20 million covers capital purchases, and $5 million covers capital improvements. Debt payments receive $1.5 million; transfers, refunds, and investments receive $1.2 million. The cash-fund budget provides no money for data processing. Spending must stay within these appropriations and follow state purchasing, accounting, revenue, salary, and higher-education spending laws. Spending must also follow state finance regulations and the budget purposes recorded in official requests and recommendations. These budgets support the college, not direct payments to households.

Southeast Arkansas College Staffing and Pay Limits

From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, Southeast Arkansas College can employ up to 375 regular employees. The law sets annual salary limits for listed administrative, academic, and auxiliary jobs, including twelve-month and nine-month positions. Examples include $214,799 for the president and $172,403 for the chief academic officer. Twelve-month faculty have a $114,926 limit, while twelve-month part-time faculty have a $57,840 limit. These are authorized limits, not guaranteed salaries or raises. The college can also employ up to 200 temporary or part-time workers when needed. Their pay must come from money appropriated for that purpose and cannot exceed the applicable job-classification rate.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Joint Budget Committee

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 126 • No: 0

House vote • 4/16/2026

House Vote - Thursday, April 16, 2026 11:43:22 AM

Yes: 92 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Senate vote • 4/15/2026

Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 15, 2026 2:01:17 PM

Yes: 34 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that SB44 is now Act 18

    4/23/2026Senate

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

    4/16/2026Senate

  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.

    4/16/2026Senate

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

    4/16/2026Senate

  5. Returned from the House as passed.

    4/16/2026Senate

  6. Returned To Senate as Passed.

    4/16/2026House

  7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/16/2026House

  8. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

    4/16/2026House

  9. Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.

    4/16/2026House

  10. RULES SUSPENDED

    4/16/2026House

  11. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR.

    4/15/2026House

  12. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

    4/15/2026House

  13. Ordered Immediately transmitted to the House.

    4/15/2026Senate

  14. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/15/2026Senate

  15. Read the third time and passed.

    4/15/2026Senate

  16. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

    4/14/2026Senate

  17. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

    4/8/2026Senate

  18. Filed

    4/1/2026Senate

Bill Text

  • SB44 - Introduced

    4/1/2026

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  • Act Version

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