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AR Code § 19-12-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 12 - Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act|Subchapter 1 - Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act|§ 19-12-105. Creation and administration of Tobacco Settlement Debt Service Fund

 (a) There is hereby created and established a fund, designated as a cash fund and held separate and apart from the State Treasury, to be known as the “Tobacco Settlement Debt Service Fund”, which Fund shall be administered by the State Board of Finance. All moneys deposited into the Tobacco Settlement Debt Service Fund are hereby designated cash funds pursuant to § 19-6-103, restricted in their use and to be used solely as provided in this chapter.  (b) There shall be transferred from the Tobacco Settlement Cash Holding Fund to the Tobacco Settlement Debt Service Fund, the amount set forth for such transfer in § 19-12-104(d). All amounts received into the Tobacco Settlement Debt Service Fund shall be held until needed to make payments on Debt Service Requirements. The State Board of Finance is authorized to invest any amounts held in the Tobacco Settlement Debt Service Fund in suitable investments maturing not later than when the moneys are needed to pay Debt Service Requirements, provided that such investments comply with § 19-12-103(c), and further provided that the investment of such moneys may be further limited by the provisions of any trust indenture pursuant to which Bonds are issued or any related non-arbitrage certificate or tax regulatory agreement.  (c) Amounts held in the Tobacco Settlement Debt Service Fund shall be transferred to funds and accounts established and held by the trustee for the Bonds at such times and in such manner as may be specified in the trust indenture securing the Bonds. If so required by any trust indenture pursuant to which Bonds have been issued, amounts deposited into the Tobacco Settlement Debt Service Fund may be immediately deposited into funds or accounts established by such trust indenture and held by the trustee for the Bonds. The State Board of Finance is authorized to execute any consent, pledge, or other document, reasonably required pursuant to a trust indenture to affirm the pledge of amounts held in the Tobacco Settlement Debt Service Fund to secure Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds.  (d) On December 15 of each calendar year, any amounts held in the Tobacco Settlement Debt Service Fund, to the extent such amounts are not needed to pay Debt Service Requirements prior to the following April 15, shall be transferred to the Arkansas Healthy Century Trust Fund. At such time as there are no longer any Bonds outstanding, and all Debt Service Requirements and other contractual obligations have been paid in full, amounts remaining in the Tobacco Settlement Debt Service Fund shall be transferred to the Arkansas Healthy Century Trust Fund.
AR Code § 19-12-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 12 - Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act|Subchapter 1 - Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act|§ 19-12-109. Creation of Prevention and Cessation Program Account

 (a) There is hereby created a trust fund on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State within the Tobacco Settlement Program Fund maintained by the State Board of Finance, an account to be known as the “Prevention and Cessation Program Account”. The account shall be used by the Department of Health for such purposes and in such amounts as may be appropriated in law.  (b) All moneys deposited into the account except for investment earnings shall be used for the purposes set forth in § 19-12-113 or such other purposes as may be appropriated in law.  (c) Moneys remaining in the account at the end of each fiscal year shall be carried forward and used for the purposes provided by law.
AR Code § 19-12-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 12 - Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act|Subchapter 1 - Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act|§ 19-12-110. Creation of the Targeted State Needs Program Account

 (a) There is hereby created a trust fund on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, within the Tobacco Settlement Program Fund maintained by the State Board of Finance, an account to be known as the “Targeted State Needs Program Account”. Such account shall be used for such purposes and in such amounts as may be appropriated by law.  (b) On each July 1, there shall be transferred from the fund to the account the amount specified in § 19-12-108(d)(1)(A).  (c) All moneys deposited into the account except for investment earnings shall be used for the purposes set forth in § 19-12-114, or such other purposes as may be appropriated in law. Of the amounts deposited into the account, the following proportions shall be used to fund the programs established in § 19-12-114:  (1) College of Public Health of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — thirty-three per cent (33%);  (2) Area Health Education Center located in Helena — twenty-two per cent (22%);  (3) Donald W. Reynolds Center on Aging — twenty-two per cent (22%); and  (4) Minority Health Initiative, administered by the Minority Health Commission — twenty-three per cent (23%).    (d) Moneys remaining in the account at the end of the first fiscal year of a biennium shall be carried forward and used for the purposes provided by law. Such amounts that remain at the end of a biennium shall be transferred to the Tobacco Settlement Program Fund pursuant to § 19-12-108(e).
AR Code § 19-12-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 12 - Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act|Subchapter 1 - Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act|§ 19-12-111. Creation of Arkansas Biosciences Institute Program Account

 (a) There is hereby created a trust fund on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, within the Tobacco Settlement Program Fund maintained by the State Board of Finance, an account to be known as the Arkansas Biosciences Institute Program Account. Such account shall be used by the Arkansas Biosciences Institute and its members for such purposes and in such amounts as may be appropriated in law.  (b) On each July 1, there shall be transferred from the fund to the account the amount specified in § 19-12-108(d)(1)(B).  (c) All moneys deposited into the account except for investment earnings shall be used for the purposes set forth in § 19-12-115 or such other purposes as may be appropriated in law.  (d) Moneys remaining in the account at the end of the first fiscal year of a biennium shall be carried forward and used for the purposes provided by law. Such amounts that remain at the end of a biennium shall be transferred to the fund pursuant to § 19-12-108(e).
AR Code § 19-12-112 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 12 - Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act|Subchapter 1 - Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act|§ 19-12-112. Creation of Medicaid Expansion Program Account

 (a) There is hereby created a trust fund on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, within the Tobacco Settlement Program Fund maintained by the State Board of Finance, an account to be known as the “Medicaid Expansion Program Account”. Such account shall be used by the Department of Human Services for such purposes and in such amounts as may be appropriated in law. These funds shall not be used to replace or supplant other funds available in the Department of Human Services Grants Fund Account. The funds appropriated for this program shall not be expended, except in conformity with federal and state laws, and then only after the department obtains the necessary approvals from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.  (b) On each July 1, there shall be transferred from the fund to the account the amount specified in § 19-12-108(d)(1)(C).  (c) All moneys deposited into the account except for investment earnings shall be used for the purposes set forth in § 19-12-116, or such other purposes as may be appropriated in law.  (d) Moneys remaining in the account at the end of the first fiscal year of a biennium shall be carried forward and used for the purposes provided by law. Such amounts that remain at the end of a biennium shall be transferred to the fund pursuant to § 19-12-108(e).
AR Code § 19-12-116 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 12 - Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act|Subchapter 1 - Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act|§ 19-12-116. Establishment and administration of Medicaid Expansion Program

 (a) It is the intent of this chapter that the Department of Human Services should establish the Medicaid Expansion Program described in this section, and to administer such program in accordance with law.  (b)  (1) The Medicaid Expansion Program shall be a separate and distinct component of the Arkansas Medicaid Program currently administered by the Department of Human Services and shall be established as follows:  (A) expanding Medicaid coverage and benefits to pregnant women;  (B) expanding inpatient and outpatient hospital reimbursements and benefits to adults aged nineteen (19) to sixty-four (64);  (C) expanding non-institutional coverage and benefits to adults aged sixty-five (65) and over; and  (D) expanding medical assistance, home and community-based services, and employment supports for:  (i) Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities who qualify for services; and  (ii) Children with intellectual and developmental disabilities who qualify for services.      (2) All such expenditures shall be made in conformity with the Arkansas Medicaid Program as amended and approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.    (c) The programs defined in this section shall be administered pursuant to a strategic plan encompassing the elements of a mission statement, defined program(s), and program goals with measurable objectives and strategies to be implemented over a specific timeframe. Evaluation of each program shall include performance-based measures for accountability which will measure specific health related results.  (d) Each of the programs adopted pursuant to this section shall be subject to the monitoring and evaluation procedures described in § 19-12-118.
AR Code § 19-12-119 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 12 - Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act|Subchapter 1 - Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act|§ 19-12-119. Use of funds for the Medicaid Expansion Program Account

 (a) In addition to the purposes enumerated in § 19-12-116 for the Medicaid expansion program, the funds made available to the Medicaid Expansion Program Account may also be used to supplement current general revenues as approved by the Governor and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State for the Arkansas Medicaid Program.  (b) None of the funds shall be used for this additional purpose if the usage will reduce the funds made available by the General Assembly for the Meals-on-Wheels program and the senior prescription drug program.
AR Code § 19-12-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 12 - Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act|Subchapter 2 - Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds Act of 2006|§ 19-12-201. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds Act of 2006”.
AR Code § 19-12-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 12 - Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act|Subchapter 2 - Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds Act of 2006|§ 19-12-202. Legislative findings, intent, and purpose

 (a) The General Assembly finds that:  (1) Cancer is one of the leading health problems and causes of death in the state;  (2) There is an immediate need for additional facilities to support research in the cause, treatment, and prevention of various types of cancer;  (3) Because the Arkansas Cancer Research Center of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is engaged in education, research, and clinical care addressing the causes, treatment, and prevention of cancer, the General Assembly has recognized the center as the official cancer institute of the State of Arkansas since its inception in 1984;  (4) It is appropriate that the center should be designated as a capital improvement project relating to healthcare services, health education, or health-related research under the Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act, § 19-12-101 et seq.; and  (5) This subchapter provides financial resources critical to the development and construction of necessary medical facilities by authorizing the issuance of an additional series of Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds in support of the center.    (b) This subchapter is not intended to amend nor does it amend Initiated Act 1 of 2000, the Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act, § 19-12-101 et seq.  (c) The purpose of this subchapter is to designate an additional capital improvement project as anticipated by § 19-12-106(b)(4) and to enact implementation legislation necessary to authorize an additional series of Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds to finance a portion of the additional capital improvement project as provided under § 19-12-106(g).
AR Code § 19-12-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 12 - Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act|Subchapter 2 - Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds Act of 2006|§ 19-12-203. Applicability of Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act

 The Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act, § 19-12-101 et seq., is fully applicable to this subchapter and any Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds issued under this subchapter.
AR Code § 19-12-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 12 - Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act|Subchapter 2 - Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds Act of 2006|§ 19-12-204. Arkansas Cancer Research Center designated as capital improvement project

 As authorized by § 19-12-106(b)(4), the Arkansas Cancer Research Center of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is designated as a capital improvement project relating to healthcare services, health education, or health-related research.
AR Code § 19-12-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 12 - Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act|Subchapter 2 - Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds Act of 2006|§ 19-12-205. Additional Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds authorized

 Additional Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds may be issued in connection with the capital improvement project described in § 19-12-204 under the following conditions:   (1) No more than five million dollars ($5,000,000) of the annual transfer to the Tobacco Settlement Debt Service Fund shall be allocated in any one (1) year to pay debt service requirements for the capital improvement project;  (2) Annual transfers to the Tobacco Settlement Debt Service Fund allocated to the capital improvement project shall not commence until the Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds issued in 2001 under the Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act, § 19-12-101 et seq., are no longer outstanding; and  (3) No more than forty million dollars ($40,000,000) in an initial principal amount of Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds may be issued for the capital improvement project.
AR Code § 19-12-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 19 - Public Finance|Chapter 12 - Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act|Subchapter 2 - Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds Act of 2006|§ 19-12-206. Issuance of additional Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds by Arkansas Development Finance Authority

 (a) If revenues in the Tobacco Settlement Debt Service Fund are sufficient to meet Debt Services Requirements with regard to additional Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds that may be issued in connection with the capital improvement project described in § 19-12-204, then the Arkansas Development Finance Authority shall issue additional Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds in accordance with the limitations established in § 19-12-205 to be used for financing a portion of the capital improvement project described in § 19-12-204.  (b) The additional Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds shall be issued as set forth under the Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act, § 19-12-101 et seq., and shall be entitled to the same rights and protections as the Tobacco Settlement Revenue Bonds issued in 2001 under the Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act, § 19-12-101 et seq.
AR Code § 20-2-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Arkansas Minority Health Commission|§ 20-2-101. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Commission” means the Arkansas Minority Health Commission; and  (2) “Minority” means black Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and American Indians.
AR Code § 20-2-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Arkansas Minority Health Commission|§ 20-2-102. Creation — Members

 (a) There is established the Arkansas Minority Health Commission to consist of twelve (12) members to be appointed as follows:  (1) Six (6) members of the general public to be appointed by the Governor, with each of the four (4) congressional districts represented;  (2) Three (3) members to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; and  (3) Three (3) members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.    (b) All persons appointed to the commission shall be persons who have actively participated in health issues for minorities or have special knowledge or experience with minority health issues.  (c) The members shall serve staggered two-year terms.  (d)  (1) The commission shall meet at least quarterly and at such other times as necessary to carry out its duties under this chapter.  (2) The commission shall elect one (1) of its members as chair and may provide by appropriate adoption of bylaws and rules for the time, place, and manner of calling its meetings.    (e) Any state agency, state-supported hospital, or state medical school shall submit to the commission any information the commission requests that relates to health issues for minorities except for names, addresses, telephone numbers, or any other identifying information.
AR Code § 20-2-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Arkansas Minority Health Commission|§ 20-2-103. Powers and duties generally

 (a) The Arkansas Minority Health Commission shall:  (1) Establish the commission as the comprehensive commission in this state for:  (A) Gathering and analyzing information regarding disparities in health and health care and access to health and healthcare services in this state;  (B) Statewide educational programming regarding disparities in health and health care and equal access to health and healthcare services; and  (C) Coordinating events regarding disparities in health and health care and access to health and healthcare services;    (2)  (A) Actively seek out and develop partnerships and collaboration with other appropriate organizations to advance the understanding of and access to programs to remediate disparities in health and health care and access to health and healthcare services in this state.  (B) The following health and healthcare-related state entities and divisions of state entities shall collaborate with the commission to achieve healthcare equity in the State of Arkansas:  (i) The Department of Health;  (ii) The Department of Human Services;  (iii) The Division of Environmental Quality;  (iv) The Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; and  (v) The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement.    (C) Partnerships developed by the commission shall connect all experts, agencies, and organizations concerned with minority health issues and minority health events;    (3) Address and make specific recommendations relating to public policy issues involving disparities in health and health care and equity to health and healthcare services for minorities to appropriate agencies, the General Assembly, and the Governor;  (4) Promote public awareness and public education encouraging Arkansans to live healthy lifestyles through awareness of various health and healthcare issues with an emphasis on factors that disproportionately affect the minority population in this state;  (5) Make recommendations to the relevant agencies, to the Secretary of the Department of Health, and to the General Assembly for improving the delivery of and access to health services for minorities;  (6) Gather and analyze information and make recommendations as to whether adequate services are available to ensure that future minority health needs will be met;  (7)  (A) Develop, implement, maintain, and disseminate a comprehensive survey of racial and ethnic minority disparities in health and health care.  (B) The commission shall repeat the study every five (5) years to include without limitation disparities arising from geographic location and economic conditions; and    (8) Publish evidence-based data, define state goals and objectives, and develop pilot projects for decreasing disparities under subdivision (a)(7)(A) of this section.    (b) The commission shall report two (2) times each year to the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor.
AR Code § 20-2-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Arkansas Minority Health Commission|§ 20-2-104. Reimbursement for expenses

 (a) Members of the Arkansas Minority Health Commission shall serve without pay, but those members not employed by the State of Arkansas may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.  (b) The commission may authorize expense reimbursement for its members performing official duties of the commission by a majority vote of its total membership cast at its first regularly scheduled meeting of each calendar year.  (c) Any expense reimbursement shall not exceed the rate established for state employees in the state travel rules.
AR Code § 20-2-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Arkansas Minority Health Commission|§ 20-2-105. Cash fund

 (a) There is created a cash fund entitled “Minority Health Commission Cash Fund” to be used for expenses of the Arkansas Minority Health Commission as appropriated by the General Assembly.  (b) The commission may receive grants and donations made to the commission or amounts received as reimbursement for producing or reproducing literature or reports, which shall be deposited into the State Treasury as cash funds and may be used for reimbursements for expenses of providing seminars or educational activities.
AR Code § 20-2-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 2 - Arkansas Minority Health Commission|§ 20-2-106. Report on health disparities

 On or before October 1 each year, the Arkansas Minority Health Commission shall report to the Secretary of the Department of Health, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Chair of the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor, and the Chair of the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor without limitation:   (1) Summarizing the previous year's work under § 20-2-103(a)(5) and (6);  (2) Describing reductions in disparities in health and health care in this state; and  (3) Outlining plans for continuing and expanding in the coming year the program to reduce disparities in health and health care in this state.
AR Code § 20-3-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 3 - Achieving a Better Life Experience Program Act|§ 20-3-101. Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Achieving a Better Life Experience Program Act”.