SB39 Summary

• Establishes maximum of 5,466 regular employees and 3,208 part-time/temporary employees for University of Arkansas - Fayetteville for fiscal year 2020-2021, with specified position titles and maximum salary rates ranging from $61,753 to $555,866.

• Appropriates $135,972,993 from state operations funds including $99,681,393 for regular salaries, $22,784,345 for personal services matching, and $11,941,979 for maintenance and general operations.

• Appropriates $999,928,000 from cash funds for regular salaries ($239,400,000), extra help ($23,800,000), personal services matching ($63,530,000), maintenance and operations ($218,000,000), capital improvements ($262,500,000), and debt service ($7,718,000).

• Appropriates additional funds for specific programs: $800,000 for School of Law, $1,200,000 for Garvan Woodland Gardens, $800,000 for Electrical Energy Advancement Program, $2,500,000 for Ark. Centers for Rural Education in Autism, and smaller amounts for other centers and initiatives.

• Authorizes special allowances up to $10,000 per fiscal year for athletic directors and head coaches, and additional payments from vendor contracts; establishes wage progression for apprentices in skilled trades based on prevailing wage rates.