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AR Code § 6-61-1603 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally|Subchapter 16 - Arkansas Energy Summary and Report|§ 6-61-1603. Arkansas Energy Summary and Report

 (a) The Institutional Energy Research Committee shall create and adopt the Arkansas Energy Summary and Report that includes without limitation the:  (1) Energy production and usage in Arkansas, including:  (A) Current sources of energy in Arkansas by percentage and cost;  (B) Current energy demand and percentage of use of each energy source, including the production capacity of each energy source;  (C) Projected energy use for the next:  (i) Ten (10) years; and  (ii) Twenty (20) years;    (D) Current and projected cost per kilowatt of additional energy production capabilities for the following energy sources:  (i) Coal;  (ii) Hydroelectric;  (iii) Natural gas;  (iv) Nuclear;  (v) Solar;  (vi) Wind;  (vii) Lignite; and  (viii) Other; and      (2) Energy production capacity compared to projected energy growth;  (3) Economical methods for additional energy sources into the market; and  (4) Current and possible tax incentives or governmental policies to promote an increase in energy production capacity for state energy consumption or export to other states.    (b) The committee shall submit the Arkansas Energy Summary and Report and relevant data, research, and findings to the Joint Committee on Energy no later than July 1, 2014.     (F)  Environmental challenges and the impact of each energy source listed in subdivision (a)(1)(D) of this section;
AR Code § 6-62-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 62 - Property and Finances of State Institutions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-62-101. Sale of water

 (a)  (1) State-supported institutions of higher education are authorized to perform contracts with private persons, made and entered into prior to June 10, 1965, whereby the institutions have agreed to furnish surplus water to those persons from supplies owned by the institutions.  (2) However, state-supported institutions of higher education shall not make or enter into any new contract or renewal of an existing contract to furnish water to any private person from supplies owned by the institutions.  (3) Any such institution of higher education may cease to furnish water to any private person being furnished surplus waters if the board of the institution shall determine that the water is needed for the purposes of the institution.    (b) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to the Main Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Arkansas or any other research facilities of the University of Arkansas.  (c) Any contract or renewal of a contract made and entered into in violation of the terms of this section shall be void.
AR Code § 6-62-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 62 - Property and Finances of State Institutions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-62-102. Military training property and equipment

 (a) The governing board of each state educational institution has authority to:  (1) Enter into contracts for the use of property and equipment for military training purposes; and  (2) Enter into any mutually agreeable contract incidental thereto as may be required by federal law or regulations of the Secretary of the Army, Navy, or Air Force, or other federal officer or agency, for the care and safekeeping of such property and equipment, or for similar purposes; and  (3) Make reimbursement for such property and equipment.    (b) The cost of any bonds or security and reimbursements shall be paid from funds available for the operation of the institution or school district. This includes, but is not limited to, the authority to obligate any funds available, whether by appropriation or otherwise, for the purpose of executing bonds to secure the safekeeping and return of United States Government property issued in connection with military training purposes.
AR Code § 6-62-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 62 - Property and Finances of State Institutions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-62-103. Endowment of chairs — Attraction of exceptionally qualified academic and nonacademic personnel

 (a)  (1) Private contributors to state-supported colleges and universities frequently designate their gifts for the purpose of endowing academic chairs or attracting personnel with exceptional qualifications.  (2) In order to appropriately compensate these individuals from private funds contributed for such purposes, special provisions for payments exceeding maximum authorized compensation levels are necessary.    (b) The board of trustees of any state-supported college or university in Arkansas may authorize salary or salary-related payments to individuals from funds contributed for such purposes which exceed the maximum for positions established by state law, subject to the limitations established in this section.  (c) In order for the board to authorize additional payments as established in subsection (b) of this section, the individuals to receive the payments must be:  (1) Selected and recommended by the appropriate department;  (2) Approved by appropriate administrative personnel, the president, and the board; and  (3)  (A) The holders of academic or research chairs endowed wholly or in part by contributions from sources other than public funds;  (B) Exceptionally qualified academic or nonacademic personnel; or  (C) Visiting academic/research faculty members for a specified period whose service is endowed or supported wholly or in part by contributions from sources other than public funds.      (d) All funds paid to any individual above the maximum established by law as authorized in this section must come from private contributions or from the proceeds from private contributions designated for such purposes.  (e)  (1) The provisions of this section are supplemental to the fiduciary authority and powers of boards of trustees of public colleges and universities to expend funds as public trustees for the benefit of the institution to attract and retain exceptionally qualified academic and nonacademic employees.  (2) Nothing in this section shall prohibit or be construed to prohibit boards of trustees of public colleges and universities from authorizing salary or salary-related payments to exceptionally qualified academic or nonacademic personnel in excess of the maximum established by law or from approving or ratifying such payments previously made provided that the amount of any such payment above the maximum established by law and only such amount must come from private contributions or from the proceeds from private contributions designated for such purposes.
AR Code § 6-62-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 62 - Property and Finances of State Institutions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-62-105. Private borrowing by institutions of higher education

 (a)  (1) Upon approval of the board of trustees of a state-supported institution of higher education, the Division of Higher Education, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, a state-supported institution of higher education may borrow funds determined by the board to be necessary to continue the operation of the state-supported institution of higher education from a private financial institution if the Revolving Loan Fund is insufficient, as certified by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for a state-supported institution of higher education to participate in the fund.  (2) A state-supported institution of higher education shall not have outstanding loans in the aggregate under this section in excess of eighty-five percent (85%) of the total of the actual May and June general revenues distributed during the immediately preceding fiscal year to the state-supported institution of higher education.    (b)  (1) The principal amount of the loans described in subsection (a) of this section shall be repaid from general revenues distributed to the state-supported institution of higher education during the months of May and June of the fiscal year in which the loans were obtained.  (2) All interest and other charges shall be paid from cash funds of the state-supported institution of higher education.    (c)  (1) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section or § 19-4-705, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State and the Director of the Division of Higher Education may authorize a state-supported institution of higher education to borrow funds from a private financial institution provided that the board of trustees certifies that borrowing funds from a private financial institution:  (A) Is required to continue essential operations of the state-supported institution of higher education into the following fiscal year; and  (B) Will be repaid not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the start of the following fiscal year.    (2) The aggregate amount of funds borrowed from private financial institutions may not exceed the limits set in subsection (a) of this section.  (3) Upon repayment, the chief financial officer of the state-supported institution of higher education shall certify in writing to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State and the director the:  (A) Date of the repayment; and  (B) Amount of the repayment.    (4) This subsection (c) shall expire on June 30, 2011.    (d) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of this section.
AR Code § 6-62-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 62 - Property and Finances of State Institutions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-62-106. Uniform reporting of athletic expenditures

 (a) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, with the assistance of the Division of Legislative Audit, is authorized and directed to establish uniform reporting and auditing to report athletic costs and revenues of each state-supported institution of higher education.  (b) Such reports shall be subject to annual review by the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee and shall be made public by the board.  (c) The uniform report shall include the following definitions:  (1) “Athletic expenditures” means all direct and indirect expenses, prorated if necessary, including salaries, all fringe benefits such as medical and dental insurance, workers' compensation, pension plans, tuition waivers, and any other costs associated with recruitment and retention of staff, travel, equipment, scholarships, meals, housing or dormitory, supplies, property and medical insurance, medical expenses, utilities, and maintenance of facilities related to all intercollegiate teams and spirit groups excluding bands; and  (2) “Income” means all direct income from gate receipts, revenues from related concession sales, advertising and media revenue, gifts from private donors, deposited and expensed by the athletic account, and any fees in addition to regular tuition and fees paid by students as approved for support of the intercollegiate athletic program pursuant to procedures prescribed by the board, and all transfers from other funds or accounts.    (d) The board shall report to the Legislative Council or the Joint Budget Committee the failure of an institution to report athletic costs and revenue utilizing the uniform report required by this section.  (e) All state-supported institutions of higher education shall report athletic costs and revenues utilizing the uniform report developed by the board by October 1 of each year.  (f) The board shall compile the reports and make them available to the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee and the public by November 1 of each year.
AR Code § 6-62-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 62 - Property and Finances of State Institutions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-62-107. Reduction of state funds expended on remediation

 (a) As a condition for receiving state funds, all public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education shall report the following information by October 1 of each year to the Department of Higher Education in a format developed by the department in consultation with the institutions:  (1) The total direct and indirect costs of remediation for the previous academic year; and  (2) All sources of revenue, by amount and source, used to fund direct and indirect costs of all remedial courses and programs.    (b) The department shall develop a system to calculate the total amount of state funds spent on remediation of first-time entering freshmen students.  (c) The amount spent on remediation at public four-year educational institutions shall not exceed the amount spent as of the 1996-1997 school year.
AR Code § 6-62-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 62 - Property and Finances of State Institutions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-62-108. Housing allowances

 The board of trustees of each state-funded, four-year university may approve a housing allowance not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per month for the president or the chancellor of the university. The allowance shall be in lieu of any state-owned housing provided for the presidents and the chancellors.
AR Code § 6-62-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 62 - Property and Finances of State Institutions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6-62-109. Annual certification of solvency

 (a) Annually, the board of trustees and the president or chancellor of each state-supported institution of higher education shall certify to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State and the Legislative Council that as of December 31, sufficient appropriations and funds:  (1) Are available to meet all current and anticipated obligations for the current fiscal year as the obligations become due; or  (2) Will become available to meet all current and anticipated obligations for the current fiscal year as the obligations become due.    (b) The certification from each state-supported institution of higher education shall be:  (1) Signed by the chair of the board and the president or chancellor;  (2) Sent no later than February 28 or upon release of the previous year's audit by the Division of Legislative Audit to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State and the Legislative Council; and  (3) Accompanied by the published annual financial statement for the preceding fiscal year approved by the board.
AR Code § 6-62-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 62 - Property and Finances of State Institutions|Subchapter 2 - Eminent Domain|§ 6-62-201. Grant of power to certain colleges and universities — Condemnation proceedings

 (a)  (1) The right and power of eminent domain is granted to the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas and to the respective boards of trustees of Arkansas Tech University and University of Central Arkansas, hereinafter referred to as “state colleges,” to condemn property whenever and wherever the acquisition of property is necessary for the use of the institutions.  (2) However, before this right and power are utilized in any individual case, the appropriate board of trustees shall exercise every reasonable effort to obtain the property in question at a reasonable price by negotiation, and the trial court shall so find.  (3) The power of eminent domain granted to the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas shall not be applicable to the acquisition of lands for agricultural experiment stations of the University of Arkansas except in the county in which the main campus of the University of Arkansas is located.    (b) All suits for the condemnation of property under the provisions of this section shall be brought in the name of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas or in the name of the respective boards of trustees of the other state colleges designated in subdivision (a)(1) of this section.  (c)  (1) Before any suit may be instituted, it shall be necessary for the board of trustees to pass a resolution to the effect that the acquisition of the property sought to be condemned is necessary for the use and benefit of the public institution.  (2) The resolution shall also set forth the purpose for which the lands are to be condemned, the legal description of the lands, and the names of the owners, if known.    (d)  (1) The procedure to be followed except as otherwise provided in this section, for the purposes of this section is that prescribed in §§ 18-15-301 — 18-15-307, inclusive, for the exercise of eminent domain by municipal corporations and counties.  (2) It shall be no objection to the exercise of the power of eminent domain that the property to be condemned is a cemetery provided that the purpose for which the cemetery is being taken is for buildings, facilities, grounds, or other purposes necessary for the use and benefit of the public institution.    (e)  (1) The board of trustees may request the prosecuting attorney of the district in which the lands sought to be condemned are located to initiate or assist in the legal proceedings instituted under this section.  (2) If so requested, it shall then be the duty of the prosecuting attorney to comply with the request of the board of trustees.  (3) It shall be the duty of the Attorney General, if requested, to represent the board of trustees on appeals taken to the Supreme Court from any such action instituted.
AR Code § 6-62-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 62 - Property and Finances of State Institutions|Subchapter 3 - Facilities — Construction or Purchase|§ 6-62-301. Construction of subchapter

 This subchapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes thereof.
AR Code § 6-62-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 62 - Property and Finances of State Institutions|Subchapter 3 - Facilities — Construction or Purchase|§ 6-62-302. Building construction, purchase, etc., authorized

 (a) Subject to and in accordance with the terms of this subchapter, the boards of trustees of the University of Arkansas, Arkansas State University, University of Central Arkansas, Henderson State University, Arkansas Tech University, and Southern Arkansas University, respectively, are authorized and empowered as public agencies of the State of Arkansas to:  (1) Construct buildings, structures, parking facilities, or other improvements which the board of trustees deems proper or suitable for the school and to purchase sites therefor, if necessary;  (2) Purchase for such purpose buildings already constructed and the tracts of land on which they are situated;  (3) Reconstruct, enlarge or repair, and equip any buildings or structures of the university, including, but not limited to, buildings or structures constructed or purchased under authority of this subchapter; and  (4) Purchase for such purposes and pay the expense of tearing down, removing to the school, reconstructing, and equipping houses, buildings, or structures.    (b) No board of trustees of such public institutions of higher education shall be required to obtain any prior review, consultation, approval, assistance, or advice from the Building Authority Division for projects undertaken based on the foregoing powers and authority. Provided, however, nothing in this subsection shall prevent any board of trustees of such public institutions of higher education from entering into an agreement with the division to provide review, consultation, approval, assistance, or advice for such projects. However, public institutions of higher education exempt from project review, consultation, approval, assistance, or advice of the division shall remain subject to other laws governing public works, including without limitation § 19-4-1401 et seq. and § 22-9-101 et seq.
AR Code § 6-62-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 62 - Property and Finances of State Institutions|Subchapter 3 - Facilities — Construction or Purchase|§ 6-62-303. Financing authority

 The board is authorized and empowered to enter into the necessary contracts for the borrowing of all or any part of the funds that the board may determine will be required in connection with the financing of the projects.
AR Code § 6-62-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 62 - Property and Finances of State Institutions|Subchapter 3 - Facilities — Construction or Purchase|§ 6-62-304. Temporary financing authorized

 The board is authorized to utilize any funds available to temporarily finance all or part of the projects and to make reimbursement of the funds from the proceeds of the sale of any notes or bonds issued to permanently finance the projects.
AR Code § 6-62-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 6 - Education|Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Chapter 62 - Property and Finances of State Institutions|Subchapter 3 - Facilities — Construction or Purchase|§ 6-62-305. Bonds or notes — Authorization to issue — Pledge of revenues, funds, etc

 (a) In evidence of any loan of funds, the board of trustees is authorized and empowered to issue its negotiable interest-bearing notes or bonds with a specific pledge, for the payment of the principal and interest thereof, and the payment of agents' fees only, all or any part of the following:  (1) The gross tolls, fees, rents, and other charges to be derived as income from the project;  (2) Any surplus not pledged of the gross tolls, fees, rents, and other charges to be derived from other projects financed in whole or in part by bonds or notes issued by the board;  (3) Tuition and fees collected from its students;  (4) The gate receipts of athletic contests participated in by its teams; and  (5) Any funds received from the United States, or any department or agency thereof, pursuant to any act of Congress, providing for grants or payments to educational institutions in connection with, or in anywise pertaining to, the financing of the accomplishing of the authorities and powers set forth in § 6-62-302.    (b) In regard to the funds referred to in subdivision (a)(5) of this section, the board is authorized to take such action, comply with such terms and conditions, and execute such agreements as may be necessary to apply for, receive, pledge, or use such funds for the above specified or any other lawful purpose.  (c) One (1) series of bonds may be issued for more than one (1) project and the revenues therefrom pledged for the payment of the bonds.