Arkansas Code Title 6. Education § 6-63-311. Scientist compensation--Toxicological research

(a) The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas and the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas State University system, after seeking the advice of the Legislative Council, may make a special allowance available, in such amounts as the boards may determine are justified and equitable in view of the complexities of the duties and in consideration of the competence of individual scientists, as part of the compensation of scientists employed by the University of Arkansas or Arkansas State University in connection with any contract entered into between the University of Arkansas or Arkansas State University and the United States Government or any of its departments or agencies for conducting research and educational programs connected with the National Center for Toxicological Research at Pine Bluff, if:

(b) In no event shall the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas or the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas State University system authorize or make special allowances, as provided for in this section, for more than twenty-five (25) scientist positions for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences nor more than ten (10) scientist positions for each of the other participating institutions.

(c) Furthermore, the gross salaries to be received by each of the scientists referred to above shall be limited to a maximum of seventy-three thousand four hundred sixty dollars ($73,460) from all sources for each fiscal year of the biennium.