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AR Code § 25-20-518 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 20 - Interlocal Cooperation Act|Subchapter 5 - Consolidated Wastewater Systems|§ 25-20-518. Immunity

 (a) This subchapter does not affect the immunity of the participating public agencies.  (b) Immunity extends to any public body created under this subchapter and to each commissioner, officer, and employee thereof.
AR Code § 25-20-519 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 20 - Interlocal Cooperation Act|Subchapter 5 - Consolidated Wastewater Systems|§ 25-20-519. Franchise fees

 (a) A participating public agency that is an Arkansas municipality or county, acting by ordinance or resolution of its governing body, may require a public body under this subchapter to pay a reasonable franchise fee by which the public body may be permitted to occupy the streets, highways, or other public places within the jurisdiction of such public agency, and the ordinance or resolution is prima facie reasonable, provided that a franchise fee shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the public body's operating revenues that are attributable to gross income from wastewater services within the public agency's jurisdiction unless agreed to by the public body or approved by the voters of the public agency.  (b) A public body created under this subchapter is not a public utility under § 14-200-101 et seq. or a person, company, or corporation that has secured a franchise from any municipality under § 14-200-102.  (c) Any franchise fees charged under this section shall be in addition to payments in lieu of taxes permitted under this subchapter.
AR Code § 25-20-520 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 20 - Interlocal Cooperation Act|Subchapter 5 - Consolidated Wastewater Systems|§ 25-20-520. Payments in lieu of taxes

 (a) A public body under this subchapter shall make annual payments to the general fund of each participating public agency that is an Arkansas municipality or county in lieu of taxes in return for police, fire, and health protection and in return for administrative and other services furnished by the public agency.  (b) The payments shall be an operation and maintenance expense of the public body.  (c)  (1) In each calendar year, the payments shall equal the amount the public agency would have received from the public body as real property taxes for the preceding calendar year if the public body's real property located in the public agency's jurisdiction, whether owned or leased by the public body, had been privately owned and subject to tax by the public agency.  (2) For purposes of this computation, the public body's real property shall be deemed to have an assessed value equal to twenty percent (20%) of book value as reflected by the public body's usual accounting procedures.    (d) Payments in lieu of taxes under this section shall be in addition to any franchise fees permitted under this subchapter.
AR Code § 25-20-521 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 20 - Interlocal Cooperation Act|Subchapter 5 - Consolidated Wastewater Systems|§ 25-20-521. Annual report and audit

 (a) Within the first ninety (90) days of each calendar year, each public body under this subchapter shall make a written report to the governing bodies of the participating public agencies concerning its activities for the preceding calendar year.  (b) Each report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement covering its operation during the year, including without limitation an audit of the public body's revenues and expenses performed by an independent certified public accountant.
AR Code § 25-20-522 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 20 - Interlocal Cooperation Act|Subchapter 5 - Consolidated Wastewater Systems|§ 25-20-522. Provisions supplemental and controlling

 This subchapter provides an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized hereby and is supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws.
AR Code § 25-20-523 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 20 - Interlocal Cooperation Act|Subchapter 5 - Consolidated Wastewater Systems|§ 25-20-523. Construction

 This subchapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its intent and purposes and shall be the sole authority required for the accomplishment of its purposes, and to this end it shall not be necessary to comply with the provisions of other laws relating to the issuance and sale of the bonds authorized by this subchapter, and this subchapter shall be construed as an additional and alternative method for the issuance and sale of bonds.
AR Code § 25-20-524 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 20 - Interlocal Cooperation Act|Subchapter 5 - Consolidated Wastewater Systems|§ 25-20-524. Property of public body

 (a) Regardless of the beginning date thereof, adverse possession or adverse use of lands or easements owned by a public body created hereunder shall not ripen into title or permanent right.  (b) This section shall have no application to any possession or use which ripened into title or permanent right before the enactment of this section.
AR Code § 25-26-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 26 - Information Technology|Subchapter 2 - Information Technology Access for the Blind|§ 25-26-201. Findings and policy

 (a) The General Assembly finds that:  (1) The advent of the information age throughout the United States and around the world has resulted in lasting changes in information technology;  (2) Use of interactive visual display devices by state and state-assisted organizations has become a widespread means of access for employees and the public to obtain information available electronically, but nonvisual access by speech, braille, or other appropriate means has been overlooked in the development of the latest information technology;  (3) Presentation of electronic data solely in a visual format is a barrier to access by individuals who are blind or visually impaired, preventing them from participating on equal terms in crucial areas of life such as education and employment;  (4) Alternatives, including both software and hardware adaptations, have been created so that interactive control of computers and use of the information presented is more likely to be available by both visual and nonvisual means; and  (5) The goals of the state in obtaining and deploying the most advanced forms of information technology properly include universal access so that segments of society with particular needs, including without limitation individuals unable to use visual displays, will not be left out of the information age.    (b) It is the policy of the State of Arkansas that all programs and activities that are supported in whole or in part by public funds shall be conducted in accordance with the following principles:  (1) To the extent provided in this subchapter, individuals who are blind or visually impaired shall be provided access to the advanced technology that is provided to other employees, program participants, and members of the general public;  (2) To the extent provided in this subchapter, technology purchased in whole or in part with funds provided by the state to be used for the creation, storage, retrieval, or dissemination of information and intended for use by employees, program participants, and members of the general public shall be accessible to and usable by individuals who are blind or visually impaired; and  (3) If technology that allows access for individuals who are blind or visually impaired is not reasonably available, individuals who are blind or visually impaired shall be provided a reasonable accommodation as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 12111(9), as it existed on January 1, 2013.
AR Code § 25-26-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 26 - Information Technology|Subchapter 2 - Information Technology Access for the Blind|§ 25-26-202. Definitions

 For purposes of this subchapter:   (1) “Access” means the ability to receive, use, and manipulate data and operate controls included in information technology;  (2) “Blind or visually impaired individual” means an individual who:  (A) Has a visual acuity of twenty/two hundred (20/200) or less in the better eye with correcting lenses or has a limited field of vision so that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than twenty degrees (20°);  (B) Has a medically indicated expectation of visual deterioration; or  (C) Has a medically diagnosed limitation in visual functioning that restricts the individual's ability to read and write standard print at levels expected of individuals of comparable ability;    (3) “Covered entity” means the state or any state-assisted organization;  (4) “Information technology” means all electronic information processing hardware and software, including telecommunications;  (5) “Nonvisual” means synthesized speech, braille, and other output methods not requiring sight;  (6) “Reasonably available” means developed and available for purchase for a price as provided in this subchapter from:  (A) The vendor that provided the product that is to be used by visual users; or  (B) Another vendor if the technology is available from more than one (1) vendor in the marketplace;    (7) “State” means the state or any of its departments, agencies, public bodies, or other instrumentalities;  (8) “State-assisted organization” means a college, nonprofit organization, person, political subdivision, school system, or other entity supported in whole or in part by state funds; and  (9) “Telecommunications” means the transmission of information, images, pictures, voice or data by radio, video, or other electronic or impulse means.
AR Code § 25-26-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 26 - Information Technology|Subchapter 2 - Information Technology Access for the Blind|§ 25-26-203. Assurance of nonvisual access

 In general, the head of each covered entity shall ensure that information technology equipment and software used by employees, program participants, or members of the general public:   (1) Provide blind or visually impaired individuals with access, to the extent provided in this subchapter, to interactive use of the equipment and services that is equivalent to that provided to individuals who are not blind or visually impaired;  (2) Are designed to present information, including, but not limited to, prompts used for interactive communications in formats intended for both visual and nonvisual use; and  (3) Have been purchased under a contract which includes the technology access clause required pursuant to § 25-26-204.
AR Code § 25-26-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 26 - Information Technology|Subchapter 2 - Information Technology Access for the Blind|§ 25-26-204. Procurement requirements

 (a)  (1) The technology access clause specified in § 25-26-203 shall be developed by the Division of Information Systems and shall require compliance with nonvisual access standards established by the division.  (2) The technology access clause shall be included in all contracts for the procurement of information technology by or for the use of entities covered by this subchapter on or after July 30, 1999.    (b) The nonvisual access standards established by the division under subsection (a) of this section shall:  (1) Include the specifications necessary to fulfill the assurances in § 25-26-203;  (2) Follow the standards for software applications and operating systems provided by 36 C.F.R. § 1194.21, as it existed on January 1, 2019, subject to the provisions of 36 C.F.R. §§ 1194.1 — 1194.4, as they existed on January 1, 2019;  (3) Follow the standards for web-based intranet and internet information and applications provided by 36 C.F.R. § 1194.22, as it existed on January 1, 2019, subject to the provisions of 36 C.F.R. §§ 1194.1 — 1194.4, as they existed on January 1, 2019; and  (4) Include the following minimum specifications:  (A) That, to the extent provided in this subchapter, effective, interactive control and use of the technology, including without limitation the operating system, software applications , and format of the data presented is readily achievable by nonvisual means;  (B) That, to the extent provided in this subchapter, the technology equipped for nonvisual access is compatible with information technology used by other individuals with whom the blind or visually impaired individual interacts;  (C) That, to the extent provided in this subchapter, nonvisual access technology is integrated into networks used to share communications among employees, program participants, and the public; and  (D) That, to the extent provided in this subchapter, the technology for nonvisual access has the capability of providing equivalent access by nonvisual means to telecommunications or other interconnected network services used by persons who are not blind or visually impaired.      (c) The minimum specifications under subsection (b) of this section do not prohibit the purchase or use of an information technology product that does not meet these standards if the information manipulated or presented by the product is inherently visual in nature so that its meaning cannot be conveyed nonvisually.
AR Code § 25-26-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 26 - Information Technology|Subchapter 2 - Information Technology Access for the Blind|§ 25-26-205. Implementation

 (a) For the purpose of assuring the effective phasing in of nonvisual access technology procurement, the head of any covered entity:  (1) May not approve exclusion of the technology access clause from any contract with respect to:  (A) The compatibility of standard operating systems and software with nonvisual access software and peripheral devices; or  (B) The initial design, development, and installation of information systems, including the design and procurement of interactive equipment and software; or    (2) May approve, with respect to nonvisual access software or peripheral devices obtained during the three-year period beginning upon the date of enactment of this act, exclusion of such technology access clause to the extent that the cost of such software or devices for the covered entity exceeds:  (A) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for the first year;  (B) One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the second year; and  (C) Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for the third year.      (b) Nothing in this section requires the installation of software or peripheral devices used for nonvisual access when the information technology is being used by individuals who are not blind or visually impaired.  (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the applications programs and underlying operating systems, including without limitation the format of the data used for the manipulation and presentation of information, shall permit, to the extent provided in this subchapter, the installation and effective use of nonvisual access software and peripheral devices.  (d) Compliance with this subchapter in regard to information technology purchased prior to July 30, 1999, shall be achieved at the time of procurement of an upgrade or replacement of the existing equipment or software.
AR Code § 25-26-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 26 - Information Technology|Subchapter 2 - Information Technology Access for the Blind|§ 25-26-206. Action for injunction

 (a) A person injured by a violation of this subchapter may maintain an action for injunctive relief to enforce the terms of this subchapter.  (b) The limitation period for civil action is as follows:  (1) Any such action shall be commenced within four (4) years after the cause of action accrues; and  (2) For the purposes of this subsection, a cause of action for a continuing violation accrues at the time of the latest violation.
AR Code § 25-26-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 26 - Information Technology|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Cyber Initiative Act|§ 25-26-301. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Cyber Initiative Act”.
AR Code § 25-26-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 26 - Information Technology|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Cyber Initiative Act|§ 25-26-302. Legislative intent

 The General Assembly finds that:   (1) Malicious cyber activity continues to grow rapidly;  (2) Critical infrastructure and state networks are primary targets for hackers, including transnational organized crime and national and state actors;  (3) Arkansas is home to national and global private-sector companies that are considerable targets in the financial services, food and supply chain, and electric grid sectors;  (4) As the private sector owns and operates the vast majority of the critical infrastructure in the United States, including Arkansas, it is critical that a cyber-capability response involve private sector companies;  (5) The Arkansas Cyber Initiative will be part of the newly formed American Cyber Alliance and will develop cyber capacity in Arkansas with regard to innovation, workforce development, and intelligence and operations; and  (6) The Arkansas Cyber Initiative will help mitigate cyber risks in Arkansas, develop educational best practices, provide enhanced threat assessment and response capabilities for public and private sectors in Arkansas, and advance opportunities for economic development in Arkansas.
AR Code § 25-26-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 26 - Information Technology|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Cyber Initiative Act|§ 25-26-303. Arkansas Cyber Initiative — Creation — Powers and duties

 Unless otherwise provided by law, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission may work with universities, colleges, government agencies, and the private business sector to establish a cyber alliance to be known as the “Arkansas Cyber Initiative” that will support collaborations for the purpose of improving cybersecurity and the economy of the state through:   (1) Improving cyber infrastructure;  (2) Increasing the focus on cyber job-creating research activities; and  (3) Expanding cyber job-creating research activities toward producing more knowledge-based and high-technology cyber jobs in this state.
AR Code § 25-26-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 26 - Information Technology|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Cyber Initiative Act|§ 25-26-304. Areas of collaboration

 The Arkansas Cyber Initiative may:   (1) Identify specific areas where scientific research and innovation may contribute to the creation and growth of knowledge-based and high-technology cyber jobs in Arkansas;  (2) Determine specific areas in which financial investment and engagement from government agencies or private businesses located in Arkansas could be enhanced or increased if resources were made available to assist in developing a robust cybersecurity infrastructure;  (3) Advise universities of the cyber-related talent needs of Arkansas businesses;  (4) Improve the exchange of innovation and workforce collaboration for the mutual benefit of universities, government agencies, and private businesses;  (5) Encourage collaborations between private businesses or private business sector representatives and universities in the areas of research identified by the alliance;  (6) Recommend government investments in cyber infrastructure for the reduction of cyber risks and enhancement of economic development opportunities;  (7) Hold an annual cyber summit to engage corporate leadership and academia;  (8) Facilitate economic development activities relating to cybersecurity;  (9) Pursue funding from public and private sources to facilitate the work of the initiative;  (10) Facilitate outreach to rural communities and municipalities; and  (11) Provide operational cyber support for government agencies and private business located in Arkansas by:  (A) Implementing enhanced cyber-threat assessment and mitigation capability at unclassified and classified levels;  (B) Assessing the cyber networks and infrastructure of this state;  (C) Providing best practices and professional development training for people employed in cybersecurity;  (D) Assisting with responses to critical cyber incidents in this state;  (E) Developing uncleared and cleared apprenticeship programs related to cybersecurity; and  (F) Fostering collaboration with the State Cyber Security Office for the ongoing improvement of cybersecurity efforts across government entities.
AR Code § 25-26-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 26 - Information Technology|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Cyber Initiative Act|§ 25-26-305. Contracts on behalf of the Arkansas Cyber Initiative

 (a) In order to assist the Arkansas Cyber Initiative in achieving the objectives identified in this subchapter, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission may contract with a person or an entity recommended by the initiative for activities consistent with the purpose of this subchapter.  (b) When contracting with a person or an entity under this subchapter, the commission shall not be bound by the provisions of the Arkansas Procurement Law, § 19-11-201 et seq., requiring competitive bids if compliance with the Arkansas Procurement Law, § 19-11-201 et seq., creates a security risk.
AR Code § 25-26-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 26 - Information Technology|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Cyber Initiative Act|§ 25-26-306. Freedom of Information Act of 1967 — Exemption

 The Arkansas Cyber Initiative is exempt from complying with the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq., if compliance with the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq., creates a security risk.
AR Code § 25-30-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 30 - Career and Technical Education|Subchapter 1 - Career Education and Workforce Development|§ 25-30-103. Adult education funds

 The Career Education and Workforce Development Board and the State Board of Education shall remain the sole state agencies to administer any and all state and federal adult education funds.
AR Code § 25-30-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 30 - Career and Technical Education|Subchapter 1 - Career Education and Workforce Development|§ 25-30-104. Coordination with State Board of Education and Division of Elementary and Secondary Education

 The State Board of Education shall coordinate its activities to ensure that academic, workplace, and technical skills create opportunities for a strong comprehensive education regardless of the student's ultimate career choice.
AR Code § 25-30-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 30 - Career and Technical Education|Subchapter 1 - Career Education and Workforce Development|§ 25-30-105. Coordination between Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board and Career Education and Workforce Development Board

 (a) The Career Education and Workforce Development Board and the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall coordinate their activities to ensure that secondary and postsecondary career preparation is connected to create opportunities for a strong comprehensive education regardless of the student's ultimate career choice.  (b) In addition, the Career Education and Workforce Development Board and the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall participate in a collaborative planning process annually for the distribution of federal funds for workforce education activities, including vocational-technical education.  (c) The distribution shall be pursuant to written agreement between the Career Education and Workforce Development Board and the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
AR Code § 25-30-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 30 - Career and Technical Education|Subchapter 1 - Career Education and Workforce Development|§ 25-30-106. Division of Career and Technical Education

 There is created the Division of Career and Technical Education within the Department of Education.