Shining a Light on Administrators’ Salaries

Arkansas state Sen. Gilbert Baker has proposed legislation that would “increase salary transparency” for university administrators at state-supported institutions, ArkansasBusiness.com reports.

The bill would require that state-supported higher education institutions submit a report listing each administrator there who earns a salary of $100,000 or more to the Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Department of Higher Education by July 1 each year.

The report, which would be available online, would also include all special contract provisions for administrators, such as housing allowances, vehicle allowances, deferred compensations and “other fringe benefits.” The report would have to list the total value of each administrator’s compensation package and their respective funding sources.