SB40

Senate Bill 40 is a fiscal appropriation act designed to establish the maximum number of regular employees and the maximum annual salary rates for the University of Arkansas System and its various divisions for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. The bill details staffing levels and salary caps for System Administration, the Arkansas Archeological Survey, the Criminal Justice Institute, the Clinton School of Public Service, and the Arkansas Research and Education Optical Network (AREON). It outlines specific positions ranging from executive leadership, such as the President and various Vice Presidents, to administrative support, research, and technical staff. The legislation sets operational limits for these divisions but does not authorize specific expenditure amounts from the state treasury beyond these structural salary authorizations. This bill functions as a standard administrative budget measure for the upcoming fiscal cycle.