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AR Code § 20-86-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 86 - Family Savings Initiative Act|§ 20-86-102. Declaration

 The General Assembly hereby finds that:   (1) Americans of most economic classes are having increasing difficulty climbing the economic ladder. Fully half of all Americans have negligible or no investable assets just as the price of entry to the economic mainstream such as the cost of a house, starting a business, obtaining an adequate education, establishing a retirement account, or purchasing an automobile is increasing;  (2) Economic well-being does not come solely from income, spending, and consumption but also requires savings, investment, and accumulation of assets, since assets can improve economic stability, connect people to a viable and hopeful future, stimulate development of human and other capital, enable people to focus and specialize, yield personal and social dividends, and enhance the welfare of offspring;  (3) There is an urgent need for new means for Americans to navigate the labor market and to provide incentives and means for employment, upgrading, mobility, and retention;  (4) The household savings rate of the United States lags far behind other industrial nations, presenting a barrier to economic growth. The State of Arkansas should develop policies such as individual development accounts that promote higher rates of personal savings and net private domestic investment;  (5) In the current fiscal environment, the State of Arkansas should invest existing resources in high-yielding initiatives. There is reason to believe that the financial returns, including increased income, tax revenue, and decreased welfare cash assistance, of individual development accounts will far exceed the cost of investment;  (6) Hundreds of thousands of Arkansans continue to live in poverty. Poverty is a loss of human resources, an assault on human dignity, and a drain on social and fiscal resources of this state. Traditional public assistance programs concentrating on income and consumption have rarely been successful in promoting and supporting the transition to economic self-sufficiency; and  (7) Income-based social policy should be complemented with asset-based social policy because while income-based policies ensure that consumption needs, including food, child care, rent, clothing, and health care are met, asset-based policies provide the means to achieve economic self-sufficiency and to climb the economic ladder.
AR Code § 20-86-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 86 - Family Savings Initiative Act|§ 20-86-103. Purpose

 The purpose of this act is to provide for the establishment of individual development accounts designed to:   (1) Provide individuals and families with limited means an opportunity to accumulate assets;  (2) Facilitate and mobilize savings;  (3) Promote home ownership, microenterprise development, education, saving for retirement, and automobile purchase; and  (4) Stabilize families and build communities.
AR Code § 20-86-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 86 - Family Savings Initiative Act|§ 20-86-105. Proposals

 (a)  (1) The Division of Workforce Services shall enter into contracts with one (1) or more fiduciary organizations pursuant to the provisions of this section in such a manner that different regions of the state are served by one (1) or more fiduciary organizations.  (2)  (A) An organization based in this state which desires to enter into such a contract shall submit a proposal to the division for the right to be approved as a fiduciary organization.  (B) Proposals shall be made upon forms prescribed by the division and shall contain such information as the division may require.      (b) Organizations' proposals shall be evaluated and contracts awarded by the division on the basis of such items as geographic diversity and an organization's:  (1) Ability to market the project to potential account holders;  (2) Ability to leverage additional matching and operating funds;  (3) Ability to provide safe and secure investments for individual accounts;  (4) Overall administrative capacity, including, but not limited to, the certifications or verifications required to assure compliance with eligibility requirements, authorized uses of the accounts, matching contributions by individuals or businesses, and penalties for unauthorized distributions;  (5) Capacity to provide financial counseling and other related service to potential participants;  (6) Capacity to provide other activities designed to increase the independence of individuals and families through home ownership, small business development, enhanced education and training, saving for retirement, and automobile purchase, or to provide links to such other activities; and  (7) Operating costs.    (c)  (1) For each contract entered into pursuant to the provisions of this section, the contract shall begin no later than October 1 of each year.  (2)  (A) The fiduciary organization shall use not less than seventy percent (70%) for matching funds and not more than thirty percent (30%) for operating and administrative costs.  (B) Administrative costs shall be limited to ten percent (10%) of the contract.      (d) Responsibilities of a fiduciary organization shall include, but not be limited to, marketing participation, soliciting matching contributions, counseling project participants, conducting basic economic and financial literacy training and individual development account use training for project participants, and conducting required verification and compliance activities.  (e) Neither a fiduciary organization nor an employee of or person associated with a fiduciary organization shall receive anything of value, other than compensation for services, for any act performed in connection with the establishment of an individual development account or in furtherance of the provisions of this subchapter.
AR Code § 20-86-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 86 - Family Savings Initiative Act|§ 20-86-107. Individual development account — Purpose

 (a) Individual development accounts may be used for any of the following qualified purposes:  (1) Qualified acquisition costs with respect to a qualified principal residence for a qualified first-time home buyer or the costs of major repairs or improvements to a qualified principal residence, if paid directly to the persons to whom the amounts are due;  (2) Amounts paid directly to a business capitalization account which is established in a federally insured financial institution and is restricted to use solely for qualified business capitalization expenses consistent with a qualified plan;  (3) Postsecondary educational expenses paid directly to an eligible educational institution;  (4) Amounts paid directly to an individual retirement account or education individual retirement account established pursuant to federal law in the name of the individual development account holder or an immediate family member thereof;  (5) Qualified acquisition costs with respect to the purchase of an automobile or costs of repair of an automobile, if paid directly to a licensed automobile dealer or repair shop. Such a purpose cannot be the sole purpose of the individual development account. Participants must also save for another approved purpose; and  (6) Qualified emergency withdrawals.    (b) However, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families matching funds shall only be used for the purposes set forth in subdivisions (a)(1)-(3) of this section.
AR Code § 20-86-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 86 - Family Savings Initiative Act|§ 20-86-108. Penalty

 (a)  (1) If the fiduciary organization receives evidence that moneys withdrawn from individual development accounts are withdrawn under false pretenses or are used for purposes other than for the approved purposes indicated at the time of the withdrawal, the fiduciary organization shall make arrangements with the financial institution to impose a penalty of loss of matches and may, at its discretion, close the individual development account.  (2) All penalties collected by fiduciary organizations shall remain with the fiduciary organization to distribute as matching funds to other eligible individuals.    (b) The fiduciary organization shall establish a grievance committee and a procedure to hear, review, and decide in writing any grievance made by an individual development account holder who disputes a decision of the fiduciary organization that a withdrawal is subject to penalty.  (c) Each fiduciary organization shall establish such procedures as are necessary, including prohibiting eligibility for further matching funds, to ensure compliance with this section.
AR Code § 20-86-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 86 - Family Savings Initiative Act|§ 20-86-109. Matching funds

 (a)  (1) Any individual, business, organization, or other entity may contribute matching funds to a fiduciary organization.  (2) The funds shall be designated to the fiduciary organization to allocate to participants who meet the requirements in § 20-86-106.    (b)  (1) A credit shall be allowed against the income tax liability imposed by the Income Tax Act of 1929, § 26-51-101 et seq., for any Arkansas taxpayer who contributes to a fiduciary organization created pursuant to this subchapter in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the amount of matching funds contributed to a fiduciary organization during the calendar year.  (2) The amount of the credit that may be used by a taxpayer for a taxable year shall not exceed the lesser of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or the amount of individual or corporate income tax otherwise due.    (c) Any unused credit may be carried over for a maximum of three (3) years up to a total tax credit allowed in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).  (d)  (1)  (A) To claim the benefits of this section, a taxpayer must notify the fiduciary organization that the taxpayer intends to make a contribution and the amount of the contribution.  (B) The fiduciary organization shall then notify the Division of Workforce Services and request a certification from the division certifying the amount of the tax credit to which the taxpayer is entitled.  (C) The fiduciary organization shall deliver the certification to the taxpayer upon receipt of the contribution.    (2) A taxpayer must file the certificate with the taxpayer's income tax return for the first year in which the taxpayer claims a tax credit under this subchapter.    (e) The total amount of tax credits certified under this subchapter shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per calendar year.  (f) The Department of Finance and Administration shall promulgate any rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.  (g) The division may monitor the use of these funds by fiduciary organizations.
AR Code § 20-86-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 86 - Family Savings Initiative Act|§ 20-86-110. Effect on other programs

 Funds deposited into an individual development account shall not be counted as income, assets, or resources of the individual in determining financial eligibility for assistance or services pursuant to any federal, federally assisted, state, or municipal program based on need.
AR Code § 20-86-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 86 - Family Savings Initiative Act|§ 20-86-111. Reporting requirements

 Each fiduciary organization shall provide quarterly to the Division of Workforce Services the following information:   (1) The number of individuals making deposits into an individual development account;  (2) The amounts deposited into the individual development account;  (3) The amounts not yet allocated to individual development accounts;  (4) The amounts withdrawn from the individual development accounts and the purposes for which the amounts were withdrawn;  (5) The balances remaining in the individual development accounts;  (6) The service configurations such as peer support, structured planning exercises, mentoring, and case management that increased the rate and consistency of participation in the demonstration project and how such configurations varied among different populations or communities; and  (7) The number of grievances filed, the resolution of the grievances, and any penalties imposed.
AR Code § 20-86-112 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 86 - Family Savings Initiative Act|§ 20-86-112. Implementation

 The Division of Workforce Services shall be responsible for implementation of this subchapter and shall promulgate rules as necessary in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
AR Code § 20-86-113 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 86 - Family Savings Initiative Act|§ 20-86-113. Reports — Recommendations

 (a) The Division of Workforce Services shall prepare a written report annually regarding the implementation of this act and shall make recommendations for improving the program.  (b) The report shall be transmitted to the General Assembly on or before August 1 of each year.
AR Code § 21-1-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 21-1-101. Computation of length of service

 (a) In computing or granting pensions, retirement pay, eligibility lists based on length of service, or any other right under a civil service or merit system in which length of service is the criterion, time spent by any employee, as defined in subsection (b) of this section, in the United States Armed Forces from September 16, 1940, until December 31, 1946, shall be counted as though the employee had remained continuously in the employment of the agency, department, or office.  (b) The provisions of this section shall apply to any employee of any agency, department, or office supported in whole or in part with tax funds by the State of Arkansas or any county or municipality thereof, whose personnel are regulated by civil service or merit system adopted pursuant to an act of the General Assembly, or the governing body of any county or municipality with the following restrictions:  (1) The employee must have been employed under the civil service or merit system at the time of his or her separation to enter the United States Armed Forces; and  (2) The employee must have entered the United States Armed Forces directly after leaving the employment of the agency, department, or office and must have returned thereto within ninety (90) days after separation from the United States Armed Forces.
AR Code § 21-1-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 21-1-102. Term of office of certain officers

 (a)  (1) The terms of office of the Justices of the Supreme Court, all district officers, except state senators, all county officers, except members of the lower house of the General Assembly, and all township officers and road overseers, when road overseers are elected, shall begin on January 1 following their election.  (2) The term of office of the Commissioner of State Lands shall begin on the same date as provided in Arkansas Constitution, Article 6, § 3, for other constitutional officers.  (3) However, in the case of a special election to fill an unexpired term, or to fill an office created after the last preceding general election, the term of the officer so elected shall begin as soon after the election as the result can be ascertained and the person elected can be commissioned and qualified.    (b) All officers shall hold their respective offices for the term prescribed by the law and until their successors are elected and qualified.
AR Code § 21-1-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 21-1-103. Service recognition program

 (a) There is established a method of recognition of service by employees of the State of Arkansas.  (b) The Office of Personnel Management shall coordinate the purchase, distribution, and presentation of service awards based on years of service with the State of Arkansas for full-time employees in all state agencies, boards, commissions, and others under the Governor's direction.  (c) The awards shall be made upon attainment of ten (10), twenty (20), and thirty (30) years of service in state government.  (d) The Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services shall promulgate reasonable rules as he or she deems necessary in carrying out the provisions of this service recognition program.
AR Code § 21-1-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 21-1-104. Limitation on judicial employment — State employee

 (a) No state employee shall serve both in a full-time quasi judicial position, or in a full-time position which provides legal assistance to a quasi judicial position, in the Arkansas State Claims Commission, Arkansas Public Service Commission, Workers' Compensation Commission, State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination, or any other quasi judicial agency, department, or commission and as an elected judge.  (b) For purposes of this section, the term “state employee” shall mean anyone who works one thousand (1,000) hours or more per year and participates in the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System.
AR Code § 21-1-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 21-1-105. Employee benefit programs

 (a) Each state agency, board, commission, and institution of higher education shall develop an informational program explaining the various fringe benefit programs that are provided for employees or in which employees may participate.  (b) Each state agency, board, commission, and institution of higher education shall provide each employee with this fringe benefit program information upon the initial employment of an employee at a new employee orientation meeting.  (c)  (1) The program shall include information about the employee's:  (A) Health and life insurance programs;  (B) Social Security benefits;  (C) Retirement system benefits;  (D) Workers' compensation benefits; and  (E) Employee assistance programs.    (2) The program may include information on other optional programs available to employees, such as deferred compensation plans, credit unions, or similar kinds of programs available for employees.    (d) Each state agency, board, commission, and institution of higher education shall provide each employee with an annual employee benefits statement, which shall summarize the status of the benefit plans in which the employee participates.  (e) The Office of Personnel Management and the Employee Benefits Division shall assist each state agency, board, commission, and institution of higher education in developing an employee benefits program and employee benefits statement.
AR Code § 21-1-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Eligibility for Office|§ 21-1-201. Gender not a bar to holding office

 (a) Gender shall not be a bar to the holding of any public or civil office in this state.  (b) Women, where otherwise qualified, shall be entitled to hold public or civil office, whether elective or appointive, under the Arkansas Constitution and statutes of this state.
AR Code § 21-1-207 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Eligibility for Office|§ 21-1-207. Public employees

 No employee of the state, a county, a municipality, a school district, or any other political subdivision of this state shall be deprived of his or her right to run as a candidate for an elective office or to express his or her opinion as a citizen on political subjects, unless as necessary to meet the requirements of federal law as pertains to employees.
AR Code § 21-1-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 3 - Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act|§ 21-1-301. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act”.
AR Code § 21-1-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 3 - Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act|§ 21-1-302. Legislative intent

 Because of the existing possibility of attack of unprecedented size and destructiveness upon the United States, and in order, in the event of such an attack, to assure continuity of government through legally constituted leadership, authority, and responsibility in offices of the government of the state and its political subdivisions, to provide for the effective operation of governments during an emergency, and to facilitate the early resumption of functions temporarily suspended, it is found and declared to be necessary to provide for:   (1) Additional officers who can exercise the powers and discharge the duties of Governor;  (2) Emergency interim succession to governmental offices of this state and its political subdivisions in the event the incumbents thereof and their deputies, assistants, or other subordinate officers authorized, pursuant to law, to exercise all of the powers and discharge the duties of those offices who are in this subchapter referred to as “deputies” are unavailable to perform the duties and functions of those offices; and  (3) Special emergency judges who can exercise the powers and discharge the duties of judicial offices in the event regular judges are unavailable.
AR Code § 21-1-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter 3 - Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act|§ 21-1-303. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Attack” means any attack or series of attacks by an enemy of the United States causing, or which may cause, substantial damage or injury to civilian property or persons in the United States in any manner by sabotage or by the use of bombs, missiles, shellfire, or atomic, radiological, chemical, bacteriological, or biological means or other weapons or processes;  (2) “Emergency interim successor” means a person designated pursuant to this subchapter, in the event the officer is unavailable, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office until a successor is appointed or elected and qualified as may be provided by the Arkansas Constitution, statutes, charters, and ordinances or until the lawful incumbent is able to resume the exercise of the powers and discharge the duties of the office;  (3) “Office” includes all state and local offices, the powers and duties of which are defined by the Arkansas Constitution, statutes, charters, and ordinances, except the Office of Governor, and except those in the General Assembly and the judiciary;  (4) “Political subdivision” includes counties, cities, towns, villages, townships, districts, authorities, and other public corporations and entities whether organized and existing under charter or general law; and  (5) “Unavailable” means either that a vacancy in office exists and there is no deputy authorized to exercise all of the powers and discharge the duties of the office or that the lawful incumbent of the office, including any deputy exercising the powers and discharging the duties of an office because of a vacancy, and his or her duly authorized deputy are absent or unable to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office.