SB109 Summary

• Establishes maximum of 328 regular employees for South Arkansas College for fiscal year 2023-2024 with specified salary ranges by position, from President at $188,490 to entry-level positions at $35,187-$46,303.

• Authorizes up to 175 temporary or part-time "Extra Help" employees at rates not exceeding those in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act.

• Appropriates $7,535,935 from state operations fund for regular salaries ($4,411,937), extra help ($191,402), personal services matching ($1,346,565), and maintenance and general operations ($1,575,714).

• Appropriates $20,029,291 from cash funds for salaries, extra help, overtime, personal services matching, operations, capital improvements ($8,077,300), debt service ($576,950), and promotional items.

• Effective July 1, 2023 with emergency clause provision due to constitutional prohibition on multi-year appropriations.