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AR Code § 10-3-3001 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 10 - General Assembly|Chapter 3 - Committees|Subchapter 30 - Behavioral Health Treatment Access Legislative Task Force|§ 10-3-3001. Behavioral Health Treatment Access Legislative Task Force. [Expired.]

 (a)  (1) There is created a Behavioral Health Treatment Access Legislative Task Force responsible for ensuring that persons in the criminal justice system who have a demonstrated need for behavioral health treatment have access to treatment.  (2) The Bureau of Legislative Research shall provide staff support for the task force.    (b) The task force is composed of no more than nine (9) members, as follows:  (1) No more than four (4) members may be appointed by the Governor from the following persons:  (A) No more than one (1) member who is engaged in providing substance abuse treatment in the private sector;  (B) No more than one (1) member who is engaged in providing mental health treatment in the private sector; and  (C) No more than two (2) members of the general public who advocate for access to behavioral health services;    (2) The Director of the Department of Community Correction or his or her designee;  (3) The Deputy Chief Counsel of the Office of Chief Counsel of the Department of Human Services or his or her designee;  (4) The Insurance Commissioner or his or her designee;  (5) One (1) member of the General Assembly to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; and  (6) One (1) member of the General Assembly to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.    (c)  (1) The task force shall organize itself by electing such other officers as the task force may consider necessary.  (2) The task force is to meet at least quarterly and as often as necessary and at the call of the Chair of the Behavioral Health Treatment Access Legislative Task Force or a majority of the members.  (3) A quorum of the task force consists of five (5) members.    (d) The task force has the following powers and duties:  (1) To facilitate access to behavioral health treatment programs;  (2) To coordinate with other public and private entities to develop and promote access;  (3) To take steps to reduce costs and encourage evidence-based care;  (4) To assess feasibility and make recommendation for changes to state programs to improve access; and  (5) To prepare and submit an annual report by December 1 of each year to the Governor and the Legislative Council.    (e) This section shall expire on September 30, 2017.
AR Code § 10-3-3101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 10 - General Assembly|Chapter 3 - Committees|Subchapter 31 - Highway Commission Review and Advisory Subcommittee of the Legislative Council|§ 10-3-3101. Creation

 (a) The Highway Commission Review and Advisory Subcommittee of the Legislative Council is created.  (b)  (1) The Highway Commission Review and Advisory Subcommittee of the Legislative Council shall consist of twenty (20) members with at least four (4) or more members of the General Assembly from each congressional district of the state.  (2) The Legislative Council, through a suspension of its rules, may alter the membership of the Highway Commission Review and Advisory Subcommittee of the Legislative Council.
AR Code § 10-3-3102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 10 - General Assembly|Chapter 3 - Committees|Subchapter 31 - Highway Commission Review and Advisory Subcommittee of the Legislative Council|§ 10-3-3102. Duties

 (a) The Highway Commission Review and Advisory Subcommittee of the Legislative Council shall review:  (1)  (A) Proposed rules of the State Highway Commission required under § 27-65-107(a)(18)(A).  (B)  (i) Subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section is limited to rule review only.  (ii) Rules promulgated by the State Highway Commission are not subject to approval by the Highway Commission Review and Advisory Subcommittee of the Legislative Council, the Legislative Council, or the Administrative Rules Subcommittee of the Legislative Council under this section or § 10-3-309; and      (2) Other State Highway Commission matters the Highway Commission Review and Advisory Subcommittee of the Legislative Council considers necessary to perform its duties under this section.    (b) The Highway Commission Review and Advisory Subcommittee of the Legislative Council shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to it by the Legislative Council.  (c) As a subcommittee of the Legislative Council, actions of the Highway Commission Review and Advisory Subcommittee of the Legislative Council shall be reported to the Legislative Council for final consideration and adoption.
AR Code § 10-3-3201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 10 - General Assembly|Chapter 3 - Committees|Subchapter 32 - Child Maltreatment Investigations Oversight Committee|§ 10-3-3201. Legislative intent

 The General Assembly intends to establish the Child Maltreatment Investigations Oversight Committee as a mechanism to promote transparency and efficiency concerning procedures of child maltreatment investigations in this state.
AR Code § 10-3-3204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 10 - General Assembly|Chapter 3 - Committees|Subchapter 32 - Child Maltreatment Investigations Oversight Committee|§ 10-3-3204. Report

 (a) The Child Maltreatment Investigations Oversight Committee shall submit its findings and recommendations contained in a report at least annually to the House Committee on Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs and the Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth.  (b) The report shall not contain information that identifies:  (1) A subject of a report of child maltreatment; or  (2) The person who made the report of child maltreatment.
AR Code § 10-4-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 10 - General Assembly|Chapter 4 - Legislative Audit|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Governmental Compliance Act|§ 10-4-301. Title

 This subchapter shall be known as the “Arkansas Governmental Compliance Act”.
AR Code § 10-4-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 10 - General Assembly|Chapter 4 - Legislative Audit|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Governmental Compliance Act|§ 10-4-302. Definition

 As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “public servant” means:   (1) Any officer or employee of this state or of any political subdivision thereof;  (2) Any person exercising the functions of any such officer or employee;  (3) Any person acting as an advisor, consultant, or otherwise in performing any governmental function, but not including witnesses; or  (4) Any person elected, appointed, or otherwise designated to become a public servant, although not yet occupying that position.
AR Code § 10-4-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 10 - General Assembly|Chapter 4 - Legislative Audit|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Governmental Compliance Act|§ 10-4-303. Penalty

 Any public servant who does not comply with the provisions of this subchapter and the laws listed in § 10-4-304 commits the offense of noncompliance with the first offense being a Class C misdemeanor, the second offense a Class B misdemeanor, and the third offense a Class A misdemeanor. This penalty provision does not repeal any other penalty provision provided by the laws included in § 10-4-304.
AR Code § 10-4-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 10 - General Assembly|Chapter 4 - Legislative Audit|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Governmental Compliance Act|§ 10-4-304. Laws within purview of subchapter

 The fiscal management laws coming within the purview of this subchapter are as follows:   (1) Sections 14-25-101 — 14-25-114, and 14-25-115 [repealed];  (2) Sections 14-22-101 — 14-22-115;  (3) Section 14-16-105(b)-(e);  (4) Section 26-39-201;  (5) Section 26-35-1001 [repealed];  (6) Section 26-28-111(a);  (7) The County Government Code, § 14-14-101 et seq.;  (8) Sections 14-59-101 — 14-59-116;  (9) Sections 16-10-201 — 16-10-210;  (10) Section 22-9-203(a) and (b);  (11) Section 16-92-110 [repealed];  (12) Sections 26-79-104(b) and 27-70-207(c);  (13) Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 13 [repealed];  (14) Sections 14-237-101 — 14-237-113;  (15) Sections 6-13-618, 6-17-910 [repealed], 6-17-912, 6-17-913, 6-17-918, and 6-17-919;  (16) Sections 19-1-401 — 19-1-405;  (17) Sections 19-4-101 — 19-4-2004;  (18) Arkansas Code Title 19, Chapter 11;  (19) Sections 21-4-201 — 21-4-213;  (20) Sections 21-1-103 and 21-5-101 — 21-5-104;  (21) Sections 21-5-201 — 21-5-218;  (22) Sections 6-20-101 [repealed], 6-20-102 — 6-20-1515; and  (23) Sections 6-21-101 — 6-21-608.
AR Code § 10-4-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 10 - General Assembly|Chapter 4 - Legislative Audit|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Governmental Compliance Act|§ 10-4-305. Notice of deficiencies

 (a) The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee shall establish the following procedure for giving written notice to a public servant of deficiencies in the operation or performance of the public servant's official duties as provided by the laws of the State of Arkansas in the fiscal management of the public servant's duties.  (b)  (1) The cochairs of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee shall give notice by certified letter to the public servant with a provision for response to the letter thirty (30) days from the date of the receipt of the letter by the public servant.  (2) The letter shall contain a summary of the audit findings of noncompliance denoted in the audit report prepared by the staff of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee on the operations of the public servant's office, duties, and responsibilities as provided by the laws named in § 10-4-304.  (3) The notice shall offer the assistance of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee to the public servant on actions necessary to effect compliance with the laws named in § 10-4-304.    (c)  (1) The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee may require a municipal official who is responsible for any deficiencies under subsection (a) of this section to attend relevant training courses provided by the Arkansas Municipal League, Arkansas Legislative Audit, or other appropriate training program.  (2)  (A) Reimbursement for the training is authorized for expenses at the rate authorized for state employees and for mileage at the rate established in the state travel rules for state employees while traveling within the state in the performance of their official duties.  (B) Reimbursement for the training is subject to specific appropriation for that purpose.
AR Code § 10-4-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 10 - General Assembly|Chapter 4 - Legislative Audit|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Governmental Compliance Act|§ 10-4-306. Compliance with fiscal management laws — Review — Affidavit

 (a) After the public servant takes the necessary action for compliance with fiscal management laws of the State of Arkansas, he or she shall request the staff of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee to review his or her corrective actions and to determine whether he or she is now in compliance with the above-named laws of the State of Arkansas.  (b) If it is determined that he or she is in compliance, then this public servant should denote his or her compliance by signing a verified affidavit which contains a summary of the areas where deficiencies in the fiscal management of his or her responsibilities and duties were noted and all corrective actions that were taken or will be taken to effect compliance.
AR Code § 10-4-307 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 10 - General Assembly|Chapter 4 - Legislative Audit|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Governmental Compliance Act|§ 10-4-307. Invitation to appear

 (a) If the public servant fails to obtain compliance as to the laws contained in § 10-4-304 or to respond within the time limit contained in § 10-4-305, then the public servant shall be invited or subpoenaed to appear before the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee to show cause why the public servant has not complied with the above-named fiscal management laws of the State of Arkansas.  (b)  (1) If the public servant is invited and the public servant fails to respond to the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee's invitation provided above, then a second invitation shall be issued by the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee in the form of a legal notice published in the newspaper serving the respective county of the public servant. The legal notice of invitation shall be published at least one (1) time each week for three (3) consecutive weeks prior to the date of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee meeting to which the public servant has been invited.  (2) The legal notice shall be in the following form:      “State of Arkansas Legislative Joint Auditing Committee COUNTY OF STATE OF ARKANSAS INVITATION THE People of the State of Arkansas TO GREETING: You are invited to appear in Room , State Capitol Building, Little Rock, Arkansas, before the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee on the day of , 20 , at , and discuss with the Committee your respective audit report, prepared by the staff of the Committee, and if there is any additional evidence you would like to produce at this meeting, that is now in your custody or the custody of some other individual, you are requested to furnish the Committee's staff with this information at least seven (7) days prior to the date of your appearance. Witness my hand, as and the seal thereof, on this day of , 20 . Legislative Joint Auditing Committee”   Click to view form.
AR Code § 10-4-308 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 10 - General Assembly|Chapter 4 - Legislative Audit|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Governmental Compliance Act|§ 10-4-308. Grace period

 After the public servant has appeared before the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, as provided by § 10-4-307, the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee may allow a maximum period of thirty (30) days from the date of his or her appearance before the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee for the public servant to effect compliance.
AR Code § 10-4-309 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 10 - General Assembly|Chapter 4 - Legislative Audit|Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Governmental Compliance Act|§ 10-4-309. Enforcement by prosecuting attorney

 (a)  (1) In such cases when compliance has not been obtained by the public servant within the above-given time periods, the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee shall notify the respective prosecuting attorney of each public servant and the prosecuting attorney shall conduct an investigation into the transactions coming within the fiscal management laws contained in § 10-4-304 as to the public servant's compliance with the laws as they related to the public servant's functions within a state agency, institution, department, board, commission, bureau, or within a county, municipality, or school district.  (2) The prosecuting attorney shall report back to the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee within forty-five (45) days from the date of the matter's being referred to him or her by the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee.    (b) The prosecuting attorney commits the offense of noncompliance if after being duly advised of the given facts of a situation that relate to a charge of noncompliance against another public servant he or she fails or omits to perform the duty of conducting an investigation required of him or her by this section.
AR Code § 10-4-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 10 - General Assembly|Chapter 4 - Legislative Audit|Subchapter 4 - Arkansas Legislative Audit|§ 10-4-401. Arkansas Legislative Audit — Creation

 (a) There is created under the authority of the General Assembly an agency known as “Arkansas Legislative Audit”.  (b) Arkansas Legislative Audit shall be headed by the Legislative Auditor, who shall be selected by the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee.
AR Code § 10-4-402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 10 - General Assembly|Chapter 4 - Legislative Audit|Subchapter 4 - Arkansas Legislative Audit|§ 10-4-402. Definitions

 (a) As used in this subchapter:  (1) “Audit” means a financial audit, performance audit, information technology audit, review, report of agreed-upon procedures, compilation, examination, investigation, or other report or procedure approved by the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee for an entity of the state or a political subdivision of the state;  (2) “Entity of the state” means the State of Arkansas as a whole or any department, institution of higher education, board, commission, agency, quasi-public organization, official, office, or employee, or any agency, instrumentality, or function thereof;  (3) “Financial audit” means a systematic examination of the financial statements of an entity and the related supporting evidence for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the fairness with which they present, in all material respects, financial position, results of operations, and its cash flows in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, another comprehensive basis of accounting, or a regulatory basis, as applicable;  (4) “Other funds” means any funds or assets held by a person, foundation, nonprofit corporation, or any other entity for the specific benefit of a particular entity or entities of the state or political subdivision of the state;  (5) “Political subdivision of the state” means any county, municipality, school, quasi-public organization, district, official, office, or employee, or any agency, instrumentality, or function thereof;  (6) “Public funds” means any funds, moneys, receivables, grants, investments, instruments, real or personal property, or other assets, liabilities, equities, revenues, receipts, or disbursements belonging to, held by, or passed through an entity of the state or a political subdivision of the state; and  (7) “School” means any public school district, charter school, or education service cooperative, or any publicly supported entity having supervision over public educational entities.    (b) The definitions in this subchapter are limited to this subchapter only, and shall not be used or interpreted as applying to the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.
AR Code § 10-4-404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 10 - General Assembly|Chapter 4 - Legislative Audit|Subchapter 4 - Arkansas Legislative Audit|§ 10-4-404. Qualifications of Legislative Auditor

 (a) The Legislative Auditor shall be a licensed certified public accountant in the State of Arkansas with at least seven (7) years of government auditing experience prior to being appointed.  (b) At the time of appointment, the Legislative Auditor shall not be related in the second degree of consanguinity or affinity to any member of the General Assembly or a constitutional officer.  (c) The Legislative Auditor shall not serve in any ex officio capacity on any administrative board or commission or have any financial interest in the transactions of any entity of the state or political subdivision of the state, other than those financial interests that accrue as a result of being an employee of the state.
AR Code § 10-4-405 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 10 - General Assembly|Chapter 4 - Legislative Audit|Subchapter 4 - Arkansas Legislative Audit|§ 10-4-405. Employment and removal of Legislative Auditor

 (a) The Legislative Auditor shall be employed by a majority vote of the membership of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, and the name of the person selected shall be presented to each house of the General Assembly for confirmation by both houses if the General Assembly is in session at the time of the selection.  (b)  (1) If the Legislative Auditor is selected while the General Assembly is not in session, he or she shall in all respects carry out the functions, powers, and duties as provided in this subchapter until the next regular session or fiscal session of the General Assembly.  (2)  (A) During the next regular session or fiscal session of the General Assembly, the name of the person selected as Legislative Auditor shall be presented to both houses of the General Assembly for confirmation.  (B) Unless upon the presentation his or her selection is rejected, he or she shall in all respects continue to carry out the functions, powers, and duties as Legislative Auditor.      (c) When a vacancy in the position of Legislative Auditor exists, the position shall be filled by the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee by majority action of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee membership, subject to approval of both houses of the General Assembly at its next regular session.  (d) The Legislative Auditor may be removed for cause at any time by a majority vote of the membership of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee after a public hearing.
AR Code § 10-4-406 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 10 - General Assembly|Chapter 4 - Legislative Audit|Subchapter 4 - Arkansas Legislative Audit|§ 10-4-406. Written appointment and oath of Legislative Auditor

 (a) The cochairs of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, upon vote or approval of the majority of the membership of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, shall execute a written appointment of the person employed as the Legislative Auditor and cause the written appointment to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.  (b) Upon appointment, the Legislative Auditor shall qualify by taking the constitutional oath.
AR Code § 10-4-407 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 10 - General Assembly|Chapter 4 - Legislative Audit|Subchapter 4 - Arkansas Legislative Audit|§ 10-4-407. Duties of Legislative Auditor

 The Legislative Auditor shall:   (1) Personally, or through the Legislative Auditor's authorized assistants and employees, conduct audits of any entity of the state or political subdivision of the state now in existence or hereafter created;  (2) Make recommendations to the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee and respective entities regarding the:  (A) Improvement of the accounting systems used by any entity of the state or political subdivision of the state; or  (B) Proper installation and utilization of the accounting system;    (3) Call attention to any funds which, in his or her opinion, have not been expended in accordance with the law, appropriation, ordinance, rule, or other legal requirement and shall make recommendations to the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, the General Assembly, and other applicable governing bodies as to the manner or form of appropriations which will avoid any improper expenditure of money in the future;  (4) Report to the proper authorities apparent improper or illegal practices contained in audit reports;  (5) Provide technical assistance in establishing uniform systems of recordkeeping within the entities of the state and political subdivisions of the state insofar as it is practical to do so and not inconsistent with law or professional standards; and  (6) Require, on forms prescribed or made available, the filing with Arkansas Legislative Audit of financial reports at such times as the Legislative Auditor deems advisable.
AR Code § 10-4-408 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 10 - General Assembly|Chapter 4 - Legislative Audit|Subchapter 4 - Arkansas Legislative Audit|§ 10-4-408. Disbursing officer — Payment of salaries

 (a)  (1) The Legislative Auditor is designated as disbursing officer for Arkansas Legislative Audit.  (2) All vouchers issued in the payment of salaries and expenses incurred in the operations of Arkansas Legislative Audit shall be approved by the Legislative Auditor or the Legislative Auditor's authorized designee or designees before the salaries and expenses are paid.    (b) In case a vacancy exists in the position of Legislative Auditor, the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee may designate a disbursing agent or agents for Arkansas Legislative Audit who shall serve until the position of Legislative Auditor is filled.  (c) The salary of the Legislative Auditor and the other employees of Arkansas Legislative Audit shall be paid in the same manner and through the same procedure used for the payment of salaries of other state employees.