HB 1069 Summary

• Establishes maximum of 1,119 regular employees for University of Arkansas - Fort Smith for fiscal year 2016-2017, with specified salary ranges for administrative, academic, classified, and auxiliary enterprise positions.

• Authorizes up to 910 part-time or temporary "Extra Help" employees at rates not exceeding those in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act.

• Appropriates $27,295,019 from state operations funds for personal services, operating expenses, and depreciation.

• Appropriates $221,901,642 from cash funds for salaries, operating expenses, capital improvements ($50,000,000), debt service ($10,773,118), and other institutional costs.

• Effective July 1, 2016, with emergency clause declaring the appropriations essential to agency operations.