SB305 Summary

• Establishes maximum of 911 regular employees and 924 part-time/temporary employees for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff for fiscal year 2013-2014, with detailed salary schedules for administrative, classified, and academic positions.

• Appropriates $28,493,351 from state operations fund for regular salaries ($17,366,883), extra help ($950,887), personal services matching ($4,721,959), maintenance and general operations ($4,319,083), and funded depreciation ($1,134,539).

• Appropriates $117,303,072 from cash funds for regular salaries ($28,473,951), extra help ($4,265,566), personal services matching ($9,063,032), maintenance and operations ($19,461,645), capital improvements ($21,967,667), debt service ($3,572,412), and other operational expenses.

• Authorizes Board of Trustees to employ scientists for the Biomedical Research Center at salaries up to 1.5 times the Distinguished Professor rate and allocates $252,558 for Jenkins Center support.

• Requires 100% matching funds for 1890 Research and Extension Programs in funding computations and allows athletic department special allowances up to $10,000 annually per position for housing and unusual expenses.