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AR Code § 15-4-3612 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally|Chapter 4 - Development Of Business And Industry Generally|Subchapter 36 - New Markets Jobs Act of 2013|§ 15-4-3612. Reports

 (a)  (1) A qualified community development entity that issues a qualified equity investment under this subchapter shall submit a report to the Arkansas Economic Development Commission within five (5) business days after the first anniversary of the initial credit allowance date.  (2) The report required under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall provide evidence:  (A) That at least eighty-five percent (85%) of the cash purchase price for each qualified equity investment was used to make qualified low-income community investments in qualified active low-income community businesses located in Arkansas;  (B) Of each qualified low-income community investment by providing a bank statement for the qualified community development entity that includes the qualified low-income community investment; and  (C) That each business was a qualified low-income community business at the time the qualified low-income community investment was made and shall state the name, location, and industry code of each qualified low-income community business receiving a qualified low-income community investment.      (b)  (1) After submitting the report required under subsection (a) of this section, a qualified community development entity shall submit an annual report to the commission within five (5) business days after each anniversary of the credit allowance date.  (2) The report required under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall:  (A) Be submitted to the commission in electronic form and as a hard copy; and  (B) Include without limitation the following:  (i) The number of employment positions created and retained as the result of each qualified low-income community investment;  (ii) The average annual salary of the positions described in subdivision (b)(2)(B)(i) of this section;  (iii) Any other information required by the commission; and  (iv) Any other information submitted by the qualified community development entity to demonstrate the effectiveness of the qualified low-income community investment.        (c) A qualified community development entity shall not include in a report required under this section a qualified low-income community investment that has been redeemed or repaid.
AR Code § 15-4-3613 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally|Chapter 4 - Development Of Business And Industry Generally|Subchapter 36 - New Markets Jobs Act of 2013|§ 15-4-3613. Revenue impact assessment

 (a)  (1) Before making a qualified low-income community investment, a qualified community development entity shall submit to the Arkansas Economic Development Commission for review a revenue impact assessment prepared by a nationally recognized third-party independent economic forecasting firm utilizing the Regional Economics Model, Inc., or MIG, Inc., model that demonstrates that the qualified low-income community investment will have a revenue positive impact on the state over ten (10) years against the aggregate tax credit utilization over the same ten-year period.  (2) The aggregate tax credit utilization under subdivision (a)(1) of this section is equal to the amount of the qualified low-income community investment multiplied by fifty-eight percent (58%).    (b)  (1) The commission shall complete its review and notify the qualified community development entity within ten (10) business days from the receipt of a revenue impact assessment.  (2) A proposed qualified low-income community investment shall be deemed revenue positive if the commission does not notify a qualified community development entity of its review with ten (10) business days of receipt of a revenue impact assessment.    (c) If the commission determines that the revenue impact assessment does not reflect a revenue positive qualified low-income community investment, the commission may waive the requirement under this section if the commission determines that the proposed qualified low-income community investment will further economic development.
AR Code § 15-4-3614 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally|Chapter 4 - Development Of Business And Industry Generally|Subchapter 36 - New Markets Jobs Act of 2013|§ 15-4-3614. Rules

 The Arkansas Economic Development Commission shall promulgate rules to implement this subchapter.
AR Code § 15-4-3701 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally|Chapter 4 - Development Of Business And Industry Generally|Subchapter 37 - Arkansas Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act|§ 15-4-3701. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act”.
AR Code § 15-4-3702 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally|Chapter 4 - Development Of Business And Industry Generally|Subchapter 37 - Arkansas Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act|§ 15-4-3702. Purpose

 The purpose of this subchapter is to outline a workforce development plan for Arkansas and to comply with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub. L. No. 113-128, by increasing access for Arkansans, particularly those individuals with barriers to employment, to opportunities for employment, education, training, and the support services they need to succeed in the labor market through alignment of workforce development, education, and economic development systems in support of a comprehensive, accessible, and high-quality workforce development system in the state to better address the employment and skill needs of workers, jobseekers, and employers, and, as a result, ensure family-sustaining wages for individuals and economic growth for communities, regions, and the global competitiveness of the state.
AR Code § 15-4-3703 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally|Chapter 4 - Development Of Business And Industry Generally|Subchapter 37 - Arkansas Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act|§ 15-4-3703. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1)  (A) “Chief elected official” means the chief elected executive officer of a unit of general local government in a local workforce development area.  (B) If a local workforce development area includes more than one (1) unit of general local government, the chief elected officials of each unit shall execute an agreement specifying the respective roles of the individual chief elected officials;    (2) “Core programs” means:  (A) Youth, adult, and dislocated worker programs funded by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub. L. No. 113-128;  (B) Adult education and literacy activities;  (C) Employment services funded by the Wagner-Peyser Act, 29 U.S.C. § 49 et seq.; and  (D) Subchapter 1 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., other than 29 U.S.C. § 732 or 29 U.S.C. § 741; and    (3) “One-stop partner program” means:  (A) Youth, adult, and dislocated worker programs funded by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub. L. No. 113-128;  (B) Adult education and literacy activities;  (C) Employment services funded by the Wagner-Peyser Act, 29 U.S.C. § 49 et seq.;  (D) Subchapter 1 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., other than 29 U.S.C. § 732 or 29 U.S.C. § 741;  (E) Activities authorized under Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 3056 et seq.;  (F) Career and technical education programs at the postsecondary level authorized under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006, 20 U.S.C. § 2301 et seq.;  (G) Activities authorized under Part 2 of Subchapter II of the Trade Act of 1974, 19 U.S.C. § 2271 et seq.;  (H) Activities authorized under 38 U.S.C. § 4100 et seq.;  (I) Employment and training activities carried out under the Community Services Block Grant Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9901 et seq.;  (J) Employment and training activities carried out by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;  (K) Programs authorized under state unemployment compensation laws in accordance with applicable federal law;  (L) Programs authorized under § 212 of the Second Chance Act of 2007, 42 U.S.C. § 17532; and  (M)  (i) Programs authorized under Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 601 et seq., subject to subparagraph (C).  (ii) “One-stop partner program” does not include a program under subdivision (3)(M)(i) of this section if the Governor determines that the program will not be a one-stop partner and communicates this determination in writing to the Secretary of the United States Department of Labor as required by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub. Law No. 113-128.
AR Code § 15-4-3705 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally|Chapter 4 - Development Of Business And Industry Generally|Subchapter 37 - Arkansas Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act|§ 15-4-3705. Arkansas Workforce Development Board committees

 (a)  (1) To comply with the requirements and responsibilities assigned under this subchapter, the Arkansas Workforce Development Board shall select from its membership an executive committee to be composed of at least nine (9) members but no more than eleven (11) members.  (2) The Chair of the Arkansas Workforce Development Board and the Vice Chair of the Arkansas Workforce Development Board shall serve as chair and vice chair of the executive committee, respectively.  (3) The membership of the executive committee shall include:  (A) At least five (5) members representing businesses;  (B) At least one (1) chief elected official; and  (C) At least two (2) representatives from among members appointed under § 15-4-3704(b)(2)(B).      (b)  (1) The board shall have a standing committee to provide oversight of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and ensure that all program participants are receiving the assistance, the information, and the services needed to help these low-income parents prepare for and connect with employment that will lead to a self-sufficient wage.  (2) The membership of the standing committee shall include:  (A) At least five (5) members representing businesses;  (B) At least one (1) chief elected official;  (C) At least one (1) member from among those members appointed under § 15-4-3704(b)(2)(B);  (D) The Director of the Division of Workforce Services; and  (E) The Director of the Division of County Operations of the Department of Human Services, as a standing committee voting member who is also not a member of the board.      (c) The board may form other committees as needed.  (d) Membership on any committee shall not extend beyond the member's term of service on the board.
AR Code § 15-4-3708 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally|Chapter 4 - Development Of Business And Industry Generally|Subchapter 37 - Arkansas Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act|§ 15-4-3708. Designation of local workforce development areas

 (a) No later than July 1, 2015, the Governor shall designate local workforce development areas within the state:  (1) Through consultation with the Arkansas Workforce Development Board; and  (2) After consultation with chief elected officials and local workforce development boards and after consideration of comments received through the public comment process.    (b) In making the designation of local workforce development areas, the Governor shall take into consideration that local workforce development areas:  (1) Are consistent with labor market areas in the state;  (2) Are consistent with regional economic development areas in the state; and  (3) Have available the federal and nonfederal resources necessary to effectively administer activities under Subtitle B of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub. L. No. 113-128, 29 U.S.C. §§ 3151–3153, 3161–3164, 3171–3174, and 3181, including whether the local workforce development areas have the appropriate education and training providers, such as institutions of higher education and area career and technical education schools.    (c) During the first two (2) full program years, the Governor shall approve a request for initial designation as a local workforce development area from any area that was designated as a local workforce development area for purposes of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, 20 U.S.C. § 9201 et seq., for the two-year period preceding July 1, 2015, performed successfully, and sustained fiscal integrity.  (d) After the period for which a local workforce development area is initially designated under this section, the Governor shall approve a request for subsequent designation as a local workforce development area from the local workforce development area, if the local workforce development area:  (1) Performed successfully;  (2) Sustained fiscal integrity; and  (3) In the case of a local workforce development area in a planning region described in § 15-4-3714, met the requirements of § 15-4-3714.
AR Code § 15-4-3710 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally|Chapter 4 - Development Of Business And Industry Generally|Subchapter 37 - Arkansas Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act|§ 15-4-3710. Local workforce development certification

 (a) One (1) time every two (2) years, the Governor shall certify one (1) local workforce development board for each local workforce development area in the state.  (b) The certification under this section shall be based on criteria established under § 15-4-3709, and for a second or subsequent certification, the extent to which the local workforce development board has ensured that workforce investment activities carried out in the local workforce development area have enabled the local workforce development area to meet the corresponding performance accountability measures and achieve sustained fiscal integrity.  (c) Failure of a local workforce development board to achieve certification shall result in the appointment and certification of a new local workforce development board.  (d) After providing notice and an opportunity for comment, the Governor may decertify a local workforce development board at any time for:  (1) Fraud or abuse;  (2) Failure to carry out the functions specified for the local workforce development board; or  (3) Failure to meet the local performance accountability measures under this subchapter for two (2) consecutive program years.    (e) If the Governor decertifies a local workforce development board, the Governor may require that a new local workforce development board be appointed and certified for the local workforce development area pursuant to a reorganization plan developed by the Governor in consultation with the chief elected official in the local workforce development area.
AR Code § 15-4-3712 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally|Chapter 4 - Development Of Business And Industry Generally|Subchapter 37 - Arkansas Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act|§ 15-4-3712. Local workforce development board committees

 (a)  (1) The local workforce development board shall designate and direct the activities of standing committees to provide information and to assist the local workforce development board in carrying out activities under this subchapter.  (2) A standing committee shall be:  (A) Chaired by a member of the local workforce development board;  (B) May include other members of the local workforce development board; and  (C) Shall include other individuals appointed by the local workforce development board who are not members of the local workforce development board and who the local workforce development board determines have appropriate experience and expertise.      (b) At a minimum, the local workforce development board shall designate each of the following:  (1)  (A) A standing committee to provide information and assist with operational and other issues relating to the one-stop delivery system.  (B) A standing committee designated under subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section may include as members representatives of the one-stop partners;    (2)  (A) A standing committee to provide information and to assist with planning, operational, and other issues relating to the provision of services to youth.  (B) A standing committee designated under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section shall include community-based organizations with a demonstrated record of success in serving eligible youth; and    (3) A standing committee to provide information and to assist with operational and other issues relating to the provision of services to individuals with disabilities, including without limitation issues relating to compliance with § 188 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub. L. No. 113-128, 29 U.S.C. § 3248, if applicable, and applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., regarding providing programmatic and physical access to the services, programs, and activities of the one-stop delivery system, as well as appropriate training for staff on finding employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities, including providing the appropriate supports and accommodations to employment for individuals with disabilities.    (c) A local workforce development board may designate standing committees in addition to the standing committees specified in subsection (b) of this section.
AR Code § 15-4-3714 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally|Chapter 4 - Development Of Business And Industry Generally|Subchapter 37 - Arkansas Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act|§ 15-4-3714. Regional planning

 (a) No later than June 30, 2016, the Arkansas Workforce Development Board shall identify regions in the state after consultation with the local workforce development boards and chief elected officials in the local workforce development areas.  (b) The Arkansas Workforce Development Board shall identify:  (1) Which regions comprise one (1) local workforce development area that is aligned with the region;  (2) Which regions comprise two (2) or more local workforce development areas that are collectively aligned with the planning regions; and  (3) Which of the regions described in subdivisions (b)(1) and (2) of this section are interstate areas contained within two (2) or more states, and consist of labor market areas, economic development areas, or other appropriate contiguous subareas of those states.
AR Code § 15-4-3801 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally|Chapter 4 - Development Of Business And Industry Generally|Subchapter 38 - Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Act|§ 15-4-3801. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Act”.
AR Code § 15-4-3802 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally|Chapter 4 - Development Of Business And Industry Generally|Subchapter 38 - Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Act|§ 15-4-3802. Legislative intent

 The General Assembly intends for this subchapter to:   (1) Create, strengthen, and expand local farm and food economies throughout the state;  (2) Support and encourage the procurement of local farm or food products as a significant portion of all food products purchased by the state; and  (3) Secure data on the procurement of local farm or food products prepared and consumed within agencies.
AR Code § 15-4-3803 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally|Chapter 4 - Development Of Business And Industry Generally|Subchapter 38 - Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Act|§ 15-4-3803. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1)  (A) “Agency” means an entity that receives at least twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) a year from the state and offers a food service program.  (B) “Agency” includes without limitation:  (i) An institution of higher education;  (ii) A child care facility;  (iii) A state park;  (iv) An after-school program;  (v) A state agency or other entity of the state;  (vi) A designee under contract to provide a food service program for an agency; and  (vii) A designee under contract to provide wholesale local farm or food products for an agency;      (2)  (A) “Distributor” means a person or entity involved in marketing and distributing local farm or food products to another entity, including without limitation to:  (i) A restaurant;  (ii) A healthcare facility;  (iii) An educational institution;  (iv) A hospitality business, including without limitation a hotel or inn;  (v) A government entity; or  (vi) An agency.    (B) “Distributor” includes a person or entity that provides food products at wholesale to another company that provides or manages a food service program;    (3) “Food product” means a substance, whether in liquid, concentrated, solid, frozen, dried, or dehydrated form, that is sold for ingestion or chewing by humans and is consumed for its taste or nutritional value;  (4)  (A) “Food service program” means the preparation and consumption of food products at an on-site cafeteria.  (B) “Food service program” does not include catered events, franchises, or privately owned third-party vendors that do not serve as the primary provider for the delivery of food products on behalf of an agency; and    (5) “Local farm or food products” means food products that are grown in Arkansas or packaged and processed in Arkansas, or both.
AR Code § 15-4-3804 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development|Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally|Chapter 4 - Development Of Business And Industry Generally|Subchapter 38 - Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Act|§ 15-4-3804. Procurement goal — Distributor requirements

 (a) For each fiscal year, each agency shall make it a goal to ensure that at least twenty percent (20%) of the agency's purchases of food products is spent on local farm or food products.  (b) Each agency shall:  (1) Identify the percentage of funds spent on local farm or food products purchased for fiscal year 2017 to establish a baseline; and  (2) Develop a system for tracking and reporting purchases of local farm or food products each fiscal year.    (c) This section does not require an agency to use any specific procurement method for obtaining food products.