§ 21-5-1417. Merit increase pay system — Definition
(a) (1) The Division of Higher Education may develop and establish a merit increase pay system for employees of all institutions of higher education covered by this subchapter. (2) (A) Employees are eligible for a merit increase to be paid as an increase in salary or a lump sum on the employee’s merit increase date, […]
§ 21-5-1418. Information technology labor market rates for recruitment and retention
(a) (1) In order for an institution of higher education to recruit and retain information technology professionals in classified positions, the Division of Higher Education may develop and implement a plan for labor market rates up to the midpoint allowed for the grade after review by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is […]
§ 21-5-1403. Regular salary procedures and restrictions
Arkansas Constitution, Article 16, § 4, provides: “The General Assembly shall fix the salaries and fees of all officers in the State, and no greater salary or fee than that fixed by law shall be paid to any officer, employee or other person, or at any rate other than par value; and the number and […]
§ 21-5-1404. Effect on appropriation acts
(a) All appropriation acts of all institutions of higher education subject to this subchapter shall be governed by this subchapter with respect to grades, class titles, salary increases, salary increase eligibility, and other provisions unless special language in the appropriation act of the institution specifically allows the institution to provide salary increases, grade assignments, class […]
§ 21-5-1405. Division of Higher Education — Duties
(a) The Division of Higher Education shall perform the following administrative duties with respect to the institution of higher education classification and compensation plan, subject to this subchapter: (1) Determine that each position of an institution of higher education affected by this subchapter is allocated to a class having a written class specification based on […]
§ 21-5-1406. Classification of positions
(a) (1) There are established for the institutions of higher education covered by this subchapter the classification titles and grades. (2) No payment of salaries may be made except in conformity with the maximum annual salary rates assigned to the grades established by this section for each year as provided in the appropriation act of […]
§ 21-5-1407. Compensation plan
(a) There is established for institutions of higher education covered by this subchapter a compensation plan for the setting of salaries and salary increases, when deserved, of all employees serving in positions covered by this subchapter. (b) (1) No employee shall be paid at a rate of pay higher than the appropriate rate in the […]
§ 21-5-1408. Implementation of plan — Changes in class specifications
(a) For the purposes of implementing the higher education uniform classification and compensation plan for the institutions of higher education covered by this subchapter, the General Assembly determines that the class specifications prepared by the Division of Higher Education in classifying the positions authorized in the appropriation act of each institution be the class specifications […]
§ 21-5-1409. Implementation procedure for grade changes — Salary adjustments
(a) The Division of Higher Education has administrative responsibility for enforcing compliance by institutions of higher education affected by this subchapter in implementing classification and grade changes. (b) (1) The rate of compensation an employee shall receive on July 1, 2019, is an increase of one percent (1%) above the employee’s current salary. (2) An […]
§ 21-5-1410. New appointments — Other compensation plan provisions
(a) A new appointment to a position in an institution of higher education covered by this subchapter shall be paid at the minimum pay level for the grade assigned to the classification unless otherwise authorized by law. (b) Special rates of pay may be established for either classifications or positions for the following reasons: (1) […]