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AR Code § 25-8-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 8 - Department of Finance and Administration|§ 25-8-101. Secretary — Organization — Personnel — Definition

 (a)  (1) The Department of Finance and Administration shall consist of the divisions which existed as of July 1, 1971, within the State Administration Department and the Department of Revenues and any other divisions which may be created by law and placed under the Department of Finance and Administration, subject to the transfer of a division or department of the Department of Finance and Administration as a state entity under this act.  (2) There is created a Racing Division and an Alcoholic Beverage Control Division within the Department of Finance and Administration.    (b) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, with the advice and consent of the Governor, shall appoint the heads of the respective divisions. The secretary may appoint an Administrative Assistant for Revenue to serve as the secretary's agent. All other personnel of the Department of Finance and Administration shall be employed by and serve at the pleasure of the secretary, provided that nothing in this section shall be so construed as to reduce any right which an employee of the Department of Finance and Administration shall have under any civil service or merit system.  (c) Each division of the Department of Finance and Administration shall be under the direction, control, and supervision of the secretary. The secretary may delegate his or her functions, powers, and duties to the various divisions of the Department of Finance and Administration as he or she shall deem desirable and necessary for the effective and efficient operation of the Department of Finance and Administration.  (d) For the purposes of the tax, driver's license, and motor vehicle registration and licensing laws, the term “secretary” shall mean the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, the Administrative Assistant for Revenue, or his or her authorized agent. The Administrative Assistant for Revenue shall act as the secretary's agent and take any and all actions necessary to administer the laws.
AR Code § 25-8-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 8 - Department of Finance and Administration|§ 25-8-102. Authority of secretary generally

 (a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, with the approval of the Governor, may adopt reasonable rules and procedures, not inconsistent with the law, which he or she deems desirable for the effective administration of the Department of Finance and Administration and any of its divisions.  (b) The secretary shall have authority to install any recordkeeping and other procedures in his or her office and in other offices and departments of the state which he or she shall deem necessary or advisable to carry out his or her functions and duties. However, nothing in this section shall be construed to grant the secretary any authority to establish recordkeeping or other procedures, or rules with respect to the elected constitutional officers of the state, the General Assembly and its committees, or other agencies who are exempt from all or a part of the procedures set forth in the Arkansas Procurement Law, § 19-11-201 et seq., and the General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, § 19-4-101 et seq.  (c) The secretary may from time to time establish within the department any sections or other administrative units which he or she may deem desirable for the effective operation of the department and any division thereof, provided that the duties and functions of the sections or administrative units are within the purpose authorized by law.  (d) The secretary may appoint a designee to appear on behalf of the secretary at meetings of any board or commission of which the secretary is a member in his or her capacity as Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration or Chief Fiscal Officer of the State. The designee may vote on behalf of the secretary.
AR Code § 25-8-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 8 - Department of Finance and Administration|§ 25-8-104. Director of Division of Budgets and Accounting

 The Director of the Division of Budgets and Accounting shall be the Deputy Director of the Department of Finance and Administration. He or she shall have all functions, powers, and duties granted under § 19-1-203 and all other laws pertaining to his or her office and any other functions, powers, and duties which are assigned and delegated to him or her by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration.
AR Code § 25-8-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 8 - Department of Finance and Administration|§ 25-8-105. Federal aid programs

 (a) The Department of Finance and Administration shall have and establish the functions, duties, powers, and responsibilities for the coordination of all federal aid programs within the state and shall provide assistance to any department seeking federal aid.  (b) All applications for federal grants submitted by state agencies shall be processed through the department. However, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall have the discretion to authorize state agencies to file copies of grant applications with the department as a substitute for the processing requirement.
AR Code § 25-8-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 8 - Department of Finance and Administration|§ 25-8-107. Office of Child Support Enforcement

 (a) The Child Support Enforcement Unit of the Division of Economic and Medical Services of the Department of Human Services is hereby transferred by a type 2 transfer pursuant to § 25-2-105 to the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration and shall be known as the “Office of Child Support Enforcement”.  (b) All powers, duties, functions, records, property, and funds administered or provided by other support divisions within the Department of Human Services shall be transferred to the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration on July 1, 1993.  (c) The Department of Human Services and the Division of Information Systems shall grant access to and provide information determined by the Office of Child Support Enforcement to be necessary to successfully accomplish its mission.
AR Code § 25-8-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 8 - Department of Finance and Administration|§ 25-8-108. Contract labor

 The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may authorize use of contract labor in the Revenue Division from January until July of a given year without regard to any limitation of duration or hours.
AR Code § 25-8-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 8 - Department of Finance and Administration|§ 25-8-109. Loans to marketing and redistribution

 In the event the moneys available in the Property Sales Holding Fund are not adequate during any month of each year of the fiscal biennium to meet the payroll commitments of the Marketing and Redistribution Section for the regular salaries and personal services matching appropriation, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State is hereby authorized to make loans, from time to time as needed, from the Budget Stabilization Trust Fund to the Property Sales Holding Fund to provide the moneys required to meet the payroll and personal services matching appropriation requirements for any such month. Provided that, if at the end of each fiscal year the Property Sales Holding Fund did not receive sufficient income to repay the entire amount of any such moneys borrowed from the Budget Stabilization Trust Fund for the purposes as authorized herein, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State is hereby authorized to transfer from the State Central Services Fund such amount as is necessary to reimburse the Budget Stabilization Trust Fund in behalf of loans made to the Property Sales Holding Fund to reimburse the Budget Stabilization Trust Fund for the amount of any such loan remaining unpaid at the end of each fiscal year.
AR Code § 25-8-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 8 - Department of Finance and Administration|§ 25-8-110. Duties of Department of Transformation and Shared Services and Department of Finance and Administration

 (a) The Department of Transformation and Shared Services shall:  (1) Develop retention schedules for control, preservation, protection, and disposition of the electronic records of state agencies under § 25-18-601 et seq.;  (2) Direct the development of policies and procedures that state agencies shall follow in developing information technology plans and technology-related budgets and technology project justification;  (3) Review procurements to ensure conformity with information policies and standards and state-level plans and implementation strategies;  (4) Advise state agencies on information technology contracts and agreements; and  (5) Develop and promulgate rules and guidelines governing the retention and management of public records commonly found in most state agencies under § 25-18-601 et seq.    (b)  (1) With assistance from the Division of Workforce Services, the Department of Finance and Administration shall establish and maintain a web page to:  (A) Provide a menu of links to employer-related state web applications for required reporting, tax payments, and other data submissions;  (B) Allow an employer to select a link based upon a desired type of function or application and be redirected to the appropriate agency web application; and  (C) Provide information about tax submissions, employment reports, and child support submissions on the respective agency sites, including without limitation due dates, payment options, and agency contact information.    (2) The initial scope of the web page shall include links to:  (A) Online taxpayer services administered by the Department of Finance and Administration through the Arkansas Taxpayer Access Point web page;  (B) Unemployment and new hire submissions administered by the division; and  (C) Information concerning employer reporting and payment functions provided by the Office of Child Support Enforcement.    (3) The web page shall be designed with sufficient flexibility to allow additional links to other state agencies to be added as appropriate.
AR Code § 25-11-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 11 - Arkansas Economic Development Commission|§ 25-11-101. Creation — Director — Organization — Personnel

 (a) There is created the Arkansas Economic Development Commission.  (b)  (1) The executive head of the commission shall be the Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. The director shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice of the Arkansas Economic Development Council and the consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.  (2) The director shall report to the Secretary of the Department of Commerce.    (c) The commission shall consist of the divisions that may be necessary to fulfill its purposes and that may be created by law and placed under the commission.  (d) The director, with the advice and consent of the Governor, shall appoint the heads of the respective divisions. All other personnel of the commission shall be employed by and shall serve at the pleasure of the director. However, nothing in this section shall be so construed as to reduce any right that an employee of the commission shall have under any civil service or merit system.  (e) Each division of the commission shall be under the direction, control, and supervision of the director. The director may delegate his or her functions, powers, and duties to various divisions of the commission as he or she shall deem desirable and necessary for the effective and efficient operation of the commission.  (f) All personnel of the commission are employees of the Department of Commerce.
AR Code § 25-11-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 11 - Arkansas Economic Development Commission|§ 25-11-102. Arkansas Economic Development Council

 There is created an Arkansas Economic Development Council, whose membership, authorities, and powers shall be as specified in §§ 15-4-201 — 15-4-204, 15-4-209, 15-4-501 — 15-4-503, 15-4-505 — 15-4-515, 15-4-517, 15-4-518, and 15-4-520 — 15-4-525.
AR Code § 25-19-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 19 - Freedom of Information Act of 1967|§ 25-19-101. Title

 This chapter shall be known and cited as the “Freedom of Information Act of 1967”.
AR Code § 25-19-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 19 - Freedom of Information Act of 1967|§ 25-19-102. Legislative intent

 It is vital in a democratic society that public business be performed in an open and public manner so that the electors shall be advised of the performance of public officials and of the decisions that are reached in public activity and in making public policy. Toward this end, this chapter is adopted, making it possible for them or their representatives to learn and to report fully the activities of their public officials.
AR Code § 25-19-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 19 - Freedom of Information Act of 1967|§ 25-19-104. Penalty

 Any person who negligently violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
AR Code § 25-19-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 19 - Freedom of Information Act of 1967|§ 25-19-107. Appeal from denial of rights — Attorney's fees

 (a) Any citizen denied the rights granted to him or her by this chapter may appeal immediately from the denial to the Pulaski County Circuit Court or to the circuit court of the residence of the aggrieved party, if the State of Arkansas or a department, agency, or institution of the state is involved, or to any of the circuit courts of the appropriate judicial districts when an agency of a county, municipality, township, or school district, or a private organization supported by or expending public funds, is involved.  (b) Upon written application of the person denied the rights provided for in this chapter, or any interested party, it shall be mandatory upon the circuit court having jurisdiction to fix and assess a day the petition is to be heard within seven (7) days of the date of the application of the petitioner, and to hear and determine the case.  (c) Those who refuse to comply with the orders of the court shall be found guilty of contempt of court.  (d)  (1) In any action to enforce the rights granted by this chapter, or in any appeal therefrom, the court shall assess against the defendant reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation expenses reasonably incurred by a plaintiff who has substantially prevailed unless the court finds that the position of the defendant was substantially justified .  (2) If the defendant has substantially prevailed in the action, the court may assess expenses against the plaintiff only upon a finding that the action was initiated primarily for frivolous or dilatory purposes.    (e)  (1) Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1) of this section, the court shall not assess reasonable attorney's fees or other litigation expenses reasonably incurred by a plaintiff against the State of Arkansas or a department, agency, or institution of the state.  (2)  (A) A plaintiff who substantially prevailed in an action under this section against the State of Arkansas or a department, agency, or institution of the state may file a claim with the Arkansas State Claims Commission to recover reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation expenses reasonably incurred.  (B) A claim for reasonable attorney's fees and litigation expenses reasonably incurred in an action against the State of Arkansas or a department, agency, or institution of the state shall be filed with the commission pursuant to § 19-10-201 et seq. within sixty (60) days of the final disposition of the appeal under subsection (a) of this section.
AR Code § 25-19-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 19 - Freedom of Information Act of 1967|§ 25-19-108. Information for public guidance

 (a) Each state agency, board, and commission shall prepare and make available:  (1) A description of its organization, including central and field offices, the general course and method of its operations, and the established locations, including, but not limited to, telephone numbers and street, mailing, electronic mail, and internet addresses and the methods by which the public may obtain access to public records;  (2) A list and general description of its records, including computer databases;  (3)  (A) Its regulations, rules of procedure, any formally proposed changes, and all other written statements of policy or interpretations formulated, adopted, or used by the agency, board, or commission in the discharge of its functions.  (B)  (i) Rules, regulations, and opinions used in this section shall refer only to substantive and material items that directly affect procedure and decision-making.  (ii) Personnel policies, procedures, and internal policies shall not be subject to the provisions of this section.  (iii) Surveys, polls, and fact-gathering for decision-making shall not be subject to the provisions of this section.  (iv) Statistical data furnished to a state agency shall be posted only after the agency has concluded its final compilation and result;      (4) All documents composing an administrative adjudication decision in a contested matter, except the parts of the decision that are expressly confidential under state or federal law; and  (5) Copies of all records, regardless of medium or format, released under § 25-19-105 which, because of the nature of their subject matter, the agency, board, or commission determines have become or are likely to become the subject of frequent requests for substantially the same records.    (b)  (1) All materials made available by a state agency, board, or commission pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and created after July 1, 2003, shall be made publicly accessible, without charge, in electronic form via the internet.  (2) It shall be a sufficient response to a request to inspect or copy the materials that they are available on the internet at a specified location, unless the requester specifies another medium or format under § 25-19-105(d)(2)(B).    (c)  (1) An entity that is subject to this chapter that is not included in subsection (a) of this section may opt in to any provision under subdivisions (a)(1)-(5) of this section through ordinance or resolution enacted by its governing body.  (2) The ordinance or resolution under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall comply with subdivision (b)(1) of this section.
AR Code § 25-19-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 19 - Freedom of Information Act of 1967|§ 25-19-109. Special requests for electronic information

 (a)  (1) At his or her discretion, a custodian may agree to summarize, compile, or tailor electronic data in a particular manner or medium and may agree to provide the data in an electronic format to which it is not readily convertible.  (2) Where the cost and time involved in complying with the requests are relatively minimal, custodians should agree to provide the data as requested.    (b)  (1) If the custodian agrees to a request, the custodian may charge the actual, verifiable costs of personnel time exceeding two (2) hours associated with the tasks, in addition to copying costs authorized by § 25-19-105(d)(3).  (2) The charge for personnel time shall not exceed the salary of the lowest paid employee or contractor who, in the discretion of the custodian, has the necessary skill and training to respond to the request.    (c) The custodian shall provide an itemized breakdown of charges under subsection (b) of this section.
AR Code § 25-19-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 19 - Freedom of Information Act of 1967|§ 25-19-110. Exemptions

 (a) Beginning July 1, 2009, in order to be effective, a law that enacts a new exemption to the requirements of this chapter or that substantially amends an existing exemption to the requirements of this chapter shall state that the record or meeting is exempt from the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.  (b) For purposes of this section:  (1) An exemption from the requirements of this chapter is substantially amended if the amendment expands the scope of the exemption to include more records or information or to include meetings as well as records; and  (2) An exemption from the requirements of this chapter is not substantially amended if the amendment narrows the scope of the exemption.
AR Code § 25-19-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 19 - Freedom of Information Act of 1967|§ 25-19-111. Arkansas Freedom of Information Task Force

 (a)  (1) There is created the Arkansas Freedom of Information Task Force for the purpose of reviewing, evaluating, and approving proposed amendments to the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.  (2) No later than the first day of November in each even-numbered year preceding a regular legislative session, the task force shall:  (A) Complete a study of proposed exemptions from or additions to the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.; and  (B) Report to the General Assembly its recommendations concerning proposed exemptions from or additions to the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.      (b)  (1) The task force shall consist of nine (9) members as follows:  (A) One (1) member appointed by the Governor;  (B) One (1) member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;  (C) One (1) member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;  (D) One (1) member appointed by the Arkansas Press Association, Inc.;  (E) One (1) member appointed by the Arkansas Freedom of Information Coalition;  (F) One (1) member appointed by the Arkansas Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists;  (G) One (1) member appointed by the Arkansas Broadcasters Association;  (H) One (1) member appointed by the Association of Arkansas Counties; and  (I) One (1) member appointed by the Arkansas Municipal League.    (2)  (A) Each member of the task force shall serve a term of four (4) years.  (B) A member of the task force shall not serve more than two (2) terms.    (3) A vacancy on the task force shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment.  (4) The task force shall elect from its membership:  (A) A chair; and  (B) Other officers deemed necessary by the task force.      (c)  (1) Five (5) members of the task force shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business.  (2) A majority vote of the total membership of the task force is required for any action of the task force.    (d) The members of the task force shall meet at their own expense and shall not be entitled to reimbursement for mileage or per diem.  (e)  (1) The initial members of the task force shall be appointed within thirty (30) days of August 1, 2017.  (2)  (A) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall call the first meeting of the task force, which shall occur within sixty (60) days of August 1, 2017.  (B) The task force shall begin its review under subdivision (a)(2) of this section within thirty (30) days of the call of the first meeting.