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AR Code § 25-30-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 30 - Career and Technical Education|Subchapter 1 - Career Education and Workforce Development|§ 25-30-107. Powers and duties of Division of Career and Technical Education

 (a)  (1) All personnel of the Division of Career and Technical Education shall be employed by and serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of the Department of Education.  (2) However, this section does not reduce any rights or benefits of employees, including retirement benefits, that they had when employed by the Department of Career Education.    (b)  (1) The authority and responsibility of the State Board of Education and the division shall include general control and supervision of all programs of vocational, technical, and occupational education in secondary institutions.  (2) This authority shall apply to programs in:  (A) State area vocational high school centers;  (B) State public schools; and  (C) Any other public educational facility or institution now in existence or hereafter established in the state with the exception of technical colleges, community colleges, universities, and colleges.
AR Code § 25-30-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 30 - Career and Technical Education|Subchapter 1 - Career Education and Workforce Development|§ 25-30-109. Office of Skills Development — Created — Duties

 (a)  (1) There is created within the Department of Commerce the Office of Skills Development.  (2)  (A) The Director of the Office of Skills Development shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Commerce in consultation with the Career Education and Workforce Development Board.  (B) The director may hire personnel necessary to carry out the duties of the office.    (3) The office shall have exclusive authority to award grants under this section.    (b) The office shall:  (1)  (A) Award grants to public and private organizations for the development and implementation of workforce training programs.  (B) An organization that is awarded a grant under this section may use the grant for the training of both new and incumbent employees of businesses in this state.  (C) As a condition for receiving a grant under this subsection, the office may require a public or private organization to provide matching funds at a percentage to be determined by the office;    (2) Design procedures and criteria for awarding grants under this section;  (3) Receive and review applications for grants under this section;  (4) Prescribe the form, nature, and extent of the information that shall be contained in an application for a grant under this section;  (5) Audit and inspect the records of grant recipients;  (6) Require reports from grant recipients; and  (7)  (A) Use available labor market information systems to collect, analyze, and disseminate information on current and projected employment opportunities in this state and other appropriate information relating to labor market dynamics as determined by the office.  (B) The office shall make the information contained in the labor market information system available on the office's website.      (c) On or before October 1 of each year, the office shall submit a report to the Governor and the cochairs of the Legislative Council providing an account of the activities and expenditures of the office during the preceding calendar year.  (d) The office shall consult with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission in reviewing applications for workforce training grants under this section.
AR Code § 25-30-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 30 - Career and Technical Education|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Rehabilitation Services|§ 25-30-201. Arkansas Rehabilitation Services

 (a) The policy and scope of the Arkansas Rehabilitation Services shall be to provide increased employment of individuals with disabilities through the provision of individualized training, independent living services, educational and support services, and meaningful opportunities for employment in integrated work settings to maximize employment, economic self-sufficiency, independence, and inclusion and integration into society.  (b) Pursuant to that policy, rehabilitation services shall be provided to citizens throughout the state, and the rehabilitation plan adopted pursuant to this subchapter shall be in effect in all political subdivisions of the state.
AR Code § 25-30-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 30 - Career and Technical Education|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Rehabilitation Services|§ 25-30-202. Scope of authority

 (a) All authorities and responsibilities defined in the Rehabilitation Act of Arkansas, § 20-79-201 et seq., shall be administered by Arkansas Rehabilitation Services under the direction of the Career Education and Workforce Development Board, except those transferred to the Division of State Services for the Blind of the Department of Human Services by § 25-10-201 et seq.  (b) Any and all statutory authority, powers, duties, functions, records, authorized positions, property, unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, or other funds transferred from the Division of Rehabilitation Services to the Department of Human Services by Acts 1985, No. 348, are hereby transferred to Arkansas Rehabilitation Services.
AR Code § 25-30-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 30 - Career and Technical Education|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Rehabilitation Services|§ 25-30-203. Powers and duties

 (a) The Division of Workforce Services, through Arkansas Rehabilitation Services, shall provide the rehabilitation services authorized by this subchapter to eligible physically or mentally disabled individuals and those who can benefit from vocational rehabilitation and independent living services, as determined by the agency to be eligible therefor.  (b) In carrying out the purposes of this subchapter, the Arkansas Rehabilitation Services is authorized, among other things:  (1) To be the sole state agency to supervise and administer the rehabilitation services authorized by this subchapter except such part or parts as may be administered by a local agency in a political subdivision of the state, in which case the Arkansas Rehabilitation Services shall be the sole agency to supervise such a local agency in the administration of such part or parts;  (2) To conduct research and compile statistics relative to the provision of services or the need of services of disabled individuals; and  (3) To administer the Arkansas Rehabilitation Services Forgiveness of Student Loan Program.
AR Code § 25-30-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 30 - Career and Technical Education|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Rehabilitation Services|§ 25-30-204. Eligibility for retirement systems

 All employees of the Arkansas Rehabilitation Services as of July 1, 1993, shall be eligible for membership in the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System, Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, or alternate retirement systems.
AR Code § 25-30-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 30 - Career and Technical Education|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Rehabilitation Services|§ 25-30-205. Office facilities

 The Building Authority Division shall ensure that all offices of Arkansas Rehabilitation Services are exemplary models of accessibility and conform to the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., accessibility guidelines.
AR Code § 25-30-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 30 - Career and Technical Education|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Rehabilitation Services|§ 25-30-206. Arkansas Rehabilitation Services Forgiveness of Student Loan Program

 (a) There is established the Arkansas Rehabilitation Services Forgiveness of Student Loan Program to assist counselors employed by Arkansas Rehabilitation Services with the repayment of student loans.  (b)  (1) The program shall be administered by Arkansas Rehabilitation Services.  (2) Arkansas Rehabilitation Services shall promulgate rules for determining: a counselor's eligibility for a loan under the program that shall include the following requirements:  (A) Satisfactory completion of any probationary employment period;  (B) Proof of a student loan that remains unpaid, including the name and address of the creditor; and  (C) An executed employment contract in which the counselor agrees to:  (i) Work for Arkansas Rehabilitation Services for a term that equals two (2) years for each year that the program makes a payment on the counselor's student loan; and  (ii) Reimburse the program the full amount of any loan payments made under the program if the counselor resigns or is terminated for cause before the term of the contract terminates.      (3) The amount of the payment to be made directly to the counselor's student loan creditor may not exceed:  (A) Two thousand dollars ($2,000) per year; or  (B) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per employee.
AR Code § 25-33-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 33 - State Technology Council|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 25-33-101. State Technology Council

 (a) There is created the State Technology Council to consist of the following members:  (1) The Director of the Division of Information Systems or his or her designee who shall act as chair of the council;  (2) The Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services or his or her designee;  (3) Two (2) members from the private sector appointed by the Governor with knowledge and experience in the management and implementation of information technology; and  (4) Two (2) members from state agencies appointed by the Governor who have knowledge and experience in the management and implementation of information technology.    (b) The council shall be responsible for developing:  (1) The information technology standards and specifications for state agencies;  (2) A state information technology plan that shall establish state-level mission, goals, and objectives for the use of information technology; and  (3) Technical standards and specifications to support the state's shared enterprise architecture.    (c) The council may meet as deemed necessary by the chair of the council.  (d) A quorum of the council shall consist of three (3) members.  (e) Members of the council shall serve without compensation.  (f) The chair of the council shall file a quarterly status report with the Governor and the Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and Information Technology.
AR Code § 25-38-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 38 - Department of Agriculture|Subchapter 2 - Department of Agriculture|§ 25-38-201. Legislative findings

 The General Assembly finds that:   (1) Agriculture accounts for thirteen billion dollars ($13,000,000,000) or one-fifth (1/5) of the gross state product of Arkansas;  (2) Two hundred ninety-one thousand (291,000) Arkansas jobs directly involve or operate in support of agriculture;  (3) Agriculture and agriculture-related jobs account for twenty-three percent (23%) of all employment in Arkansas;  (4) Responsibility for supporting agriculture in Arkansas is spread across six (6) state agencies;  (5) Marketing of the agricultural products of Arkansas is made extremely difficult by the diffusion of responsibility across six (6) state agencies; and  (6) Marketing of the agricultural products of Arkansas would be vastly improved if a central office were devoted to creating, publicizing, and sustaining an information network for Arkansas farmers and ranchers.
AR Code § 25-38-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 38 - Department of Agriculture|Subchapter 2 - Department of Agriculture|§ 25-38-202. Creation — Appointment of secretary — Definition

 (a) There is created the Department of Agriculture as a cabinet-level department under § 25-43-201.  (b)  (1) The executive head of the department shall be the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture.  (2) The secretary shall be selected by the Arkansas Agriculture Board, and the name shall be submitted to the Governor and the Senate for confirmation. The secretary shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.  (3) The secretary may:  (A) Delegate to the employees of the Department of Agriculture any of the powers or duties of the department required to administer the:  (i) Statutory duties; and  (ii) Rules, orders, or directives promulgated or issued by the:  (a) Abandoned Pesticide Advisory Board;  (b) Arkansas Agriculture Board;  (c) Arkansas Boll Weevil Eradication Committee;  (d) Arkansas Bureau of Standards;  (e) Arkansas Farm Mediation Office;  (f) Arkansas Fire Ant Advisory Board;  (g) Arkansas Forestry Commission;  (h) Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission;  (i) Arkansas Milk Stabilization Board;  (j) Arkansas Natural Resources Commission;  (k) Arkansas Seed Arbitration Committee;  (l) Arkansas State Board of Registration for Foresters;  (m) Arkansas State Board of Registration for Professional Soil Classifiers;  (n) Arkansas Unpaved Roads Program;  (o) Commission on Water Well Construction;  (p) Litter Utilization Committee;  (q) Ouachita River Commission;  (r) Private Wetland and Riparian Zone Creation, Restoration, and Conservation Committee;  (s) Red River Compact Commission;  (t) State Plant Board;  (u) Veterinary Medical Examining Board;  (v) Wetlands Technical Advisory Committee; or  (w) Other state entities under the Department of Agriculture;      (B) Hire department personnel, unless otherwise provided by law; and  (C) Perform or assign duties assigned to the Department of Agriculture.    (4)  (A) When exercising his or her duties with regards to the State Plant Board, the secretary shall work in consultation with the Director of the State Plant Board and the State Plant Board.  (B) As used in subdivision (b)(4)(A) of this section, “consultation” means coordinating with, giving input, reviewing, and recommending, but shall not require approval or consent.
AR Code § 25-38-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 38 - Department of Agriculture|Subchapter 2 - Department of Agriculture|§ 25-38-203. Department of Agriculture — Powers and duties

 (a) The Department of Agriculture shall:  (1) Administer the departments, institutions, other agencies, or parts of departments, institutions, or other agencies transferred to the department under § 25-38-211;  (2) Coordinate all existing programs and create any new programs that will enhance the marketing of the state's agricultural products to intrastate, national, and international markets;  (3) Establish a clearinghouse for collecting, correlating, analyzing, and interpreting marketing and educational information and data concerning the needs of and resources for agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture, forestry, and kindred industries;  (4) Develop a website devoted to marketing and education concerning agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture, forestry, and kindred industries, including a distinctive logo publicizing products as “Grown in Arkansas”;  (5) Encourage the organization of neighborhood and county agricultural clubs and associations;  (6) Coordinate the various activities of the department with those of the federal government and other states on matters pertaining to agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture, forestry, and kindred industries and enter into agreements for that purpose;  (7) Coordinate with existing programs concerning agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture, forestry, and kindred industries with the Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas;  (8) Make all contracts and grants and employ, to the extent funds are available, such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter;  (9) Assist other departments, agencies, and institutions of the state and federal governments, when so requested, by performing services in conformity with the purposes of this chapter;  (10) Establish a uniform allowance program for certain staff and field employees;  (11) Prepare and submit annually to the Governor a report of the department’s expenditures and accomplishments, including information from all entities administered by the department; and  (12) Designate employees who shall have the powers of peace officers or institutional law enforcement officers in the enforcement of the criminal laws of this state.    (b) The department may:  (1) Promulgate rules regarding the labeling of horticultural, viticultural, livestock, and poultry products that are edible by humans, including without limitation rice;  (2) Receive and investigate complaints regarding alleged violations of the rules promulgated under subdivision (b)(1) of this section; and  (3)  (A) Assess a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation of the rules promulgated under subdivision (b)(1) of this section.  (B) A civil penalty assessed and collected under subdivision (b)(3)(A) of this section shall be deposited into the Plant Board Fund.
AR Code § 25-38-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 38 - Department of Agriculture|Subchapter 2 - Department of Agriculture|§ 25-38-206. Transfer of personnel, administrative functions, human resources, and accounting offices

 (a) All administrative functions, including without limitation the human resource and accounting operations, of the following boards, commissions, bureaus, committees, programs, and offices shall be administered under the direction and supervision of the Department of Agriculture:  (1) The State Plant Board;  (2) The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission;  (3) The Arkansas Forestry Commission;  (4) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission;  (5) The Arkansas State Board of Registration for Foresters;  (6) The Veterinary Medical Examining Board;  (7) The Abandoned Pesticide Advisory Board;  (8) The Commission on Water Well Construction;  (9) The Red River Compact Commission;  (10) The Arkansas Bureau of Standards;  (11) The Arkansas State Board of Registration for Professional Soil Classifiers;  (12) The Arkansas Farm Mediation Office;  (13) The Arkansas Boll Weevil Eradication Committee;  (14) The Arkansas Fire Ant Advisory Board;  (15) The Arkansas Milk Stabilization Board;  (16) The Arkansas Seed Arbitration Committee;  (17) The Arkansas Unpaved Roads Program;  (18) The Litter Utilization Committee;  (19) The Ouachita River Commission;  (20) The Arkansas Agriculture Board;  (21) The Private Wetland and Riparian Zone Creation, Restoration, and Conservation Committee; and  (22) The Wetlands Technical Advisory Committee.    (b) The boards, commissions, committees, bureaus, programs, and offices subject to transfer of the administrative functions under subsection (a) of this section shall make available to the department all records of whatever type concerning the administrative functions of the boards, commissions, committees, bureaus, programs, or offices.  (c)  (1) All employees of the boards, commissions, committees, bureaus, programs, or offices transferred under § 25-38-211 and subsection (a) of this section shall be employees of the department, unless otherwise provided by law.  (2) All job descriptions, duties, salaries, and benefits shall be determined by the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture as consistent with Arkansas law, unless otherwise provided by law.  (3) All programs and positions funded by special funds allocated by law to the boards, commissions, committees, bureaus, programs, or offices subject to the transfer under § 25-38-211 and subsection (a) of this section shall continue to be used for the designated purposes of the programs and positions.  (4) The department shall provide all administrative support, employment needs, and staff to carry out the rules, directives, and orders promulgated or issued by the state entities transferred under subsection (a) of this section and § 25-38-211, unless otherwise provided by law.    (d) “Administrative functions” does not include the promulgation of rules or issuance of orders on behalf of any of the entities transferred under subsection (a) of this section and § 25-38-211.
AR Code § 25-38-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 38 - Department of Agriculture|Subchapter 2 - Department of Agriculture|§ 25-38-208. Agencies not affected

 The establishment of the Department of Agriculture shall in no way affect the duties, powers, or operations of the following boards and councils:   (1) Arkansas Beef Council;  (2) Arkansas Catfish Promotion Board;  (3) Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Promotion Board;  (4) Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board;  (5) Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board; or  (6) Arkansas Wheat Promotion Board.
AR Code § 25-38-210 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 38 - Department of Agriculture|Subchapter 2 - Department of Agriculture|§ 25-38-210. Agricultural exchanges

 The Department of Agriculture shall:   (1) Evaluate the potential economic benefits to Arkansas and Arkansas farmers of entering into agricultural exchanges with Israel and other countries that will foster the development of trade, mutual assistance, and business relations between Arkansas and the other country; and  (2) Annually report the department's findings under subdivision (1) of this section to the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic Development and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic Development.
AR Code § 25-43-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 43 - Cabinet-Level Departments of the Executive Branch|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 25-43-101. Cabinet-level departments established

 This chapter establishes the cabinet-level departments of the executive branch under the Transformation and Efficiencies Act of 2019.
AR Code § 25-43-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 43 - Cabinet-Level Departments of the Executive Branch|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 25-43-102. Legislative findings and intent — Construction

 (a) The General Assembly finds that this chapter is necessary to:  (1) Reorganize the structure of state government;  (2) Improve the delivery of services to the people of this state;  (3) Provide sufficient flexibility to meet changing conditions;  (4) Establish a clear and orderly organizational structure of state government;  (5) Provide a reasonable opportunity to create budgetary and administrative efficiencies within an orderly organizational structure of state government;  (6) Effect the grouping of state entities primarily according to function into a limited number of cabinet-level departments; and  (7) Minimize overlapping of authority and duplication of effort.    (b) It is the intent of the General Assembly to provide for an orderly transfer of certain powers, duties, and functions of the various state entities as described herein to the cabinet-level departments with a minimum of disruption to governmental services and functions and with a minimum of expense.  (c) This chapter shall be liberally construed.