SB50

Senate Bill 50 is an appropriations act for Arkansas State University-Newport for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. The bill establishes the maximum number of regular employees and sets the maximum annual salary rates for various administrative, academic, and auxiliary positions at the institution. It categorizes staff into specific pools, such as IT, fiscal support, public safety, and skilled trades, while defining pay caps for faculty, including both 12-month and 9-month positions. The legislation functions as a standard budgetary tool to authorize the university's personnel expenditures and staffing levels for the upcoming fiscal cycle. It does not initiate new policy programs but rather maintains the administrative and operational structure of the institution through defined salary authorizations.