SB103 Summary

• Appropriates $257.5 million from the University of Arkansas Fund for personal services and operating expenses of the University of Arkansas and its divisions for fiscal year 2015-2016.

• Establishes maximum employee counts for regular positions (7,591 employees) and authorizes up to 3,808 part-time or temporary "Extra Help" employees across various University divisions.

• Appropriates additional cash funds totaling $882 million for regular salaries, matching funds, operations, capital improvements, and debt service.

• Allocates funds for specific University programs including the Criminal Justice Institute ($150,000), School of Law ($800,000), Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and Arts ($8.9 million), and Arkansas Research and Education Optical Network ($1.36 million).

• Authorizes special compensation for athletic department personnel, apprentice program wages based on prevailing wage rates, and one-time incentive bonuses up to 6% of salary for employee degree attainment.