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AR Code § 20-78-227 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 78 - Child Care|Subchapter 2 - Childcare Facility Licensing Act|§ 20-78-227. General liability insurance coverage required

 (a) The purpose of this section is to enhance safe and responsible passenger transportation of children in child care by requiring appropriate liability insurance and driver training.  (b)  (1) The Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education of the Department of Human Services, in collaboration with the State Insurance Department, shall develop and promulgate rules requiring sufficient and appropriate minimum levels of general liability insurance coverage for licensed childcare centers and licensed and registered childcare family homes, including coverage for transportation services when applicable.  (2) A state institution, political subdivision, or other entity that is entitled to immunity from liability under § 21-9-301 is not required to have general liability insurance coverage in order to be licensed.    (c) The division shall promulgate rules requiring all drivers of vehicles transporting children on behalf of licensed childcare centers and licensed and registered childcare family homes to complete a comprehensive program of driver safety training.
AR Code § 20-78-228 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 78 - Child Care|Subchapter 2 - Childcare Facility Licensing Act|§ 20-78-228. Childcare facility floor plan on file with emergency management coordinator — Definition

 (a)  (1) As used in this section, “floor plan” means a document containing:  (A) A schematic drawing of facilities and property used by the childcare facility, including the configuration of rooms, spaces, and other physical features of buildings;  (B) The location or locations where children enrolled in child care spend time regularly;  (C) The escape routes approved by the local fire department for the childcare facility or faculties;  (D) The ages of children served by the childcare facility;  (E) The licensed capacity of children enrolled in the childcare facility; and  (F) The contact information for at least two (2) emergency contacts for the childcare facility.    (2) An aerial view of the childcare facility and property used by the childcare facility shall be included with the floor plan if available.    (b) A childcare facility licensed by the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education of the Department of Human Services under this subchapter or the Child Welfare Agency Licensing Act, § 9-28-401 et seq., shall file a copy of the childcare facility's floor plan with the emergency management coordinator through the statewide Smart911 system for the local office of emergency management or the inter-jurisdictional office of emergency management that serves the area where the childcare facility is located within:  (1) Thirty (30) days of receiving a license; and  (2) Thirty (30) days of a change or modification to the floor plan.    (c) The emergency management coordinator shall ensure that the childcare facility's floor plan submitted under subsection (b) of this section is available at the 911 public safety communications center and the local office of emergency management or the interjurisdictional office of emergency management that serves the area where the childcare facility is located.  (d) The Department of Human Services shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
AR Code § 20-78-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 78 - Child Care|Subchapter 3 - Agreements with Adjoining States|§ 20-78-301. Purpose

 It is the purpose of this subchapter to permit the Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Human Services to cooperate with public agencies or private nonprofit organizations of adjoining states to provide services for residents of Arkansas that are in need of regular or therapeutic child care.
AR Code § 20-78-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 78 - Child Care|Subchapter 3 - Agreements with Adjoining States|§ 20-78-302. Authority to enter agreements

 Subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this subchapter, the Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Human Services may enter into agreements with public agencies, private nonprofit organizations, or combinations thereof from adjoining states for the purpose of performing the responsibility to the residents of Arkansas that are in need of regular or therapeutic child care. This includes financial participation, using any funds that are at the division’s disposal, to the extent that similar services would be performed within the state.
AR Code § 20-78-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 78 - Child Care|Subchapter 3 - Agreements with Adjoining States|§ 20-78-303. Requirements of agreements

 Every agreement or contract entered into in accordance with this subchapter shall specify the following:   (1) Full names and addresses of all parties to the agreement;  (2) The precise organization, composition, and nature of the legal or the administrative entity that will be providing services together with its powers and limitations and the manner of acquiring, holding, and disposing of real and personal property used in the joint or cooperative undertaking;  (3) A description of the joint or cooperative undertaking that specifies the duties and responsibilities of all parties to the agreement;  (4) The manner of financing the joint or cooperative undertaking and of establishing and maintaining a budget thereof, or in the case whereby one of the participants agrees to furnish specified services, the financial arrangements therefor;  (5) The permissible method or methods to be employed in accomplishing the partial or complete termination of the agreement and for disposing of property upon such a partial or complete termination; and  (6) Any other necessary and proper methods.
AR Code § 20-78-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 78 - Child Care|Subchapter 3 - Agreements with Adjoining States|§ 20-78-304. Attorney General approval

 Every agreement made hereunder shall, before and as a condition precedent to its entry into force, may at the discretion of the Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Human Services, be submitted to the Attorney General, who shall determine whether the agreement is in proper form and compatible with the laws of this state. The Attorney General shall approve any agreement submitted to him or her hereunder unless he or she shall find that it does not meet the conditions set forth herein and shall detail in writing addressed to the division and the governing bodies concerned with the agreement the specific respects in which the proposed agreement fails to meet the requirements of law. Failure to disapprove an agreement submitted hereunder within twenty (20) days of its submission shall constitute approval thereof.
AR Code § 20-78-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 78 - Child Care|Subchapter 3 - Agreements with Adjoining States|§ 20-78-305. Status of agreements

 Every agreement or contract entered into pursuant to this subchapter shall have the status of an interstate compact.
AR Code § 20-78-501 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 78 - Child Care|Subchapter 5 - Early Childhood Commission|§ 20-78-501. Creation — Composition — Meetings

 (a)  (1) There is hereby established the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission, to be composed of eleven (11) members.  (2) The Chair of the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission shall be selected annually by majority vote of the commission.    (b) The following members of the commission shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate:  (1) One (1) member affiliated with childcare provider agencies, organizations, or programs;  (2) One (1) member affiliated with the Arkansas Head Start State Collaboration Office;  (3) One (1) member affiliated with a Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters program;  (4) One (1) member employed as an administrator by a public school district;  (5) One (1) member who is a parent of a child who attends a childcare program;  (6) One (1) member who is a clinical provider of childhood behavioral and mental health services specializing in prevention and early intervention; and  (7) One (1) member representing the Arkansas Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Council of Deans.    (c) The members identified in subsection (b) of this section shall serve three-year terms.  (d) The remaining membership shall consist of:  (1) The Chair of the Subcommittee on Children and Youth of the House Committee on Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs or his or her designee;  (2) The Chair of the Senate Committee on Children and Youth or his or her designee;  (3) The Chair of the House Committee on Education or his or her designee; and  (4) The Chair of the Senate Committee on Education or his or her designee.    (e)  (1) The commission shall meet at least quarterly and at such other times as may be deemed necessary for the performance of the duties of the commission.  (2) Special meetings of the commission may be called by the Chair of the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission or by agreement of a majority of the members of the commission.    (f)  (1) The members of the commission shall serve without compensation or per diem but shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in the performance of duties as members of the commission. Expense reimbursement shall be in accordance with state travel and official business expense reimbursement procedures and rules.  (2) Expense reimbursement shall be paid from funds appropriated to the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education for this purpose.    (g) The commission shall report annually to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education as set out in § 20-78-502.
AR Code § 20-78-502 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 78 - Child Care|Subchapter 5 - Early Childhood Commission|§ 20-78-502. Duties — Assistance

 (a) The Arkansas Early Childhood Commission shall have the following duties and responsibilities and shall annually report its progress toward the following:  (1) Advising the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education on the administration of the Arkansas Child Care Facilities Loan Guarantee Trust Fund;  (2) Providing technical assistance in the design of training programs to enhance the skills of professionals in early childhood programs, including the development of an annual comprehensive training plan for providers;  (3) Examining the recommendations of national and regional groups and systems producing scientifically proven and cost-effective results used by others to provide child care and early childhood services;  (4) Assisting in the development of a comprehensive long-range plan for the expansion, development, and implementation of early childhood programs in Arkansas, including recommending the allocation and expenditures of funds appropriated to the Arkansas Better Chance Program;  (5) Facilitating coordination and communication among state agencies providing early childhood programs in order to promote nonduplication and coordination of services in the programs and recommending a structure for the administration of the currently existing programs and the recommended programs;  (6) Advising the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and other appropriate state agencies on the development of programmatic standards for early childhood programs to be funded with funds appropriated to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education or to such other state agencies as may receive appropriations for such purposes;  (7) Promoting strong local community support for early childhood education programs;  (8) Promoting public awareness of child care and early childhood programs; and  (9) From the applications submitted, making Child Care Appeal Review Panel selections from persons who meet the qualifications for service and who exhibit a willingness and time commitment to serve on the panel.    (b) The Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education shall assist the commission in carrying out its duties and responsibilities.
AR Code § 20-78-503 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 78 - Child Care|Subchapter 5 - Early Childhood Commission|§ 20-78-503. Arkansas Child Care Facilities Loan Guarantee Trust Fund

 (a) There is established a cash fund account of the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education of the Department of Human Services to be known as the “Arkansas Child Care Facilities Loan Guarantee Trust Fund”. This cash fund account is to be maintained in one (1) or more financial institutions of the state and shall be administered in accordance with this subchapter.  (b) The division is hereby authorized to accept moneys for the fund from any source, including, but not limited to, allocations from the Treasurer of State as provided in § 20-78-504.  (c) The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall be used to guarantee loans for the expansion or development of childcare facilities in this state and as provided in subsection (d) of this section.  (d) Any interest at the end of the fiscal year which exceeds the amount necessary to cover loan defaults occurring during that fiscal year shall be made available for professional development and quality improvement activities and grants, including without limitation to support an early childhood foundation or public-private partnership.  (e) The fund shall be administered by the division with technical assistance from the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission and the Arkansas Development Finance Authority.
AR Code § 20-78-504 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 78 - Child Care|Subchapter 5 - Early Childhood Commission|§ 20-78-504. Moneys for Arkansas Child Care Facilities Loan Guarantee Trust Fund

 (a)  (1) After providing for the exclusion of the interest income classified as special revenues as authorized by §§ 15-41-110 and 27-70-204, and for the first two million dollars ($2,000,000) of interest income received each fiscal year by the Treasurer of State as authorized in § 15-5-422, the next one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) of interest income received each fiscal year in the State Treasury beginning with the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1989, and continuing as set forth in subsection (b) of this section from the investment of state funds as authorized by the State Treasury Management Law, § 19-3-501 et seq., is declared to constitute cash funds restricted in their use and dedicated to be used solely as authorized in § 20-78-503.  (2) The cash funds as received by the Treasurer of State shall not be deposited into or deemed to be a part of the State Treasury for purposes of Arkansas Constitution, Article 5, § 29; Arkansas Constitution, Article 16, § 12; Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 20; or any other constitutional or statutory provision. The Treasurer of State shall pay the cash funds to the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education of the Department of Human Services for depositing those amounts into the Arkansas Child Care Facilities Loan Guarantee Trust Fund for the purposes authorized by § 20-78-503.  (3) The interest earnings transferred directly to the division are declared to be cash funds restricted in their use and dedicated to be used solely as authorized in § 20-78-503.    (b) The Treasurer of State shall continue to pay the cash funds as authorized in subsection (a) of this section until the balance of the fund reaches three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000). After that time, the division shall review the fund balance at least quarterly and report to the Treasurer of State when the balance reaches or falls below one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). At that time, the Treasurer of State shall again pay cash funds as authorized in subsection (a) of this section until the balance of the fund reaches three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000).
AR Code § 20-78-505 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 78 - Child Care|Subchapter 5 - Early Childhood Commission|§ 20-78-505. Loan guarantees — Annual report

 (a) The Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education is authorized to develop and implement, with the technical assistance of the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission, necessary rules to receive, review, and approve applications for loan deficiency guarantee assistance for expansion or development of childcare facilities in this state.  (b) The maximum loan guarantee amount approved by the division shall be modified as necessary to ensure adequate childcare financing availability.  (c) In guaranteeing loans under this subchapter, consideration shall be given to:  (1) Geographic distribution;  (2) Community need;  (3) Community income, with priority given to those communities with the lowest median family income;  (4) Proof of viable administrative and financial management; and  (5) Intended licensure of the facility.    (d) The division shall report each October to the Legislative Council on the status of the Arkansas Child Care Facilities Loan Guarantee Trust Fund.
AR Code § 20-78-506 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 78 - Child Care|Subchapter 5 - Early Childhood Commission|§ 20-78-506. Criteria for grant approval

 The Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education of the Department of Human Services is authorized to develop and implement criteria for grant approval of interest moneys to be used as authorized in § 20-78-503(d).
AR Code § 20-78-701 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 78 - Child Care|Subchapter 7 - Prenatal and Early Childhood Nurse Home Visitation Program|§ 20-78-701. Legislative declaration

 The General Assembly hereby finds that, in order to adequately care for their newborns and young children, new mothers may often benefit from receiving professional assistance and information. Without the assistance and information, a young mother may develop habits or practices that are detrimental to her health and well-being and the health and well-being of her child. The General Assembly further finds that inadequate prenatal care and inadequate care in infancy and early childhood often inhibit a child's ability to learn and develop throughout his or her childhood and may have lasting, adverse effects on the child's ability to function as an adult. The General Assembly recognizes that implementation of a voluntary nurse home visitor program that provides educational, health, and other resources for young mothers during pregnancy and the first years of their infants' lives has been proven to significantly reduce the amount of drug, including nicotine, and alcohol use and abuse by mothers, the occurrence of criminal activity committed by mothers and their children under fifteen (15) years of age, and the number of reported incidents of child abuse and neglect. Such a program has also been proven to reduce the number of subsequent births, increase the length of time between subsequent births, and reduce the mother's need for other forms of public assistance. It is the intent of the General Assembly that such a program be established for the State of Arkansas initially targeting a limited number of first-time teenage mothers and potentially expanding over time.
AR Code § 20-78-702 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 78 - Child Care|Subchapter 7 - Prenatal and Early Childhood Nurse Home Visitation Program|§ 20-78-702. Creation — Duties and powers

 (a) The Rita Rowell Hale Prenatal and Early Childhood Nurse Home Visitation Program is established and shall be administered by the Department of Health.  (b) The department shall implement the Rita Rowell Hale Prenatal and Early Childhood Nurse Home Visitation model developed by Dr. David Olds.  (c) The department shall have the power to receive and expend grants, donations, and funds from public and private sources to carry out its responsibilities under this subchapter.  (d) The department shall collect data which will allow a valid and reliable evaluation of the short-term and long-term effectiveness of this intervention in improving maternal and child outcomes. The department shall collect data which at a minimum, will provide information on the effect of prenatal and infancy home visits by nurses on all of the following:  (1) Preterm delivery, low birth weight, and infant morbidity and mortality;  (2) Immunizations;  (3) Mental development and behavioral problems;  (4) Subsequent pregnancy;  (5) Educational achievement;  (6) Labor force participation; and  (7) Use of public assistance programs.    (e) The department shall coordinate with other state agencies to track childhood injuries, childhood maltreatment, and criminal activity.  (f) The department shall cooperate with other state agencies and the developer of the program to create a more comprehensive evaluation of the overall impact and effectiveness of the program in Arkansas.
AR Code § 20-78-704 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 78 - Child Care|Subchapter 7 - Prenatal and Early Childhood Nurse Home Visitation Program|§ 20-78-704. Freedom of Information Act — Exemption

 The Rita Rowell Hale Prenatal and Early Childhood Nurse Home Visitation Program is expressly exempted from the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq., and is prohibited from supplying any information by individual name or other personal identifier or in a form other than a statistical report or other appropriate form which protects the confidentiality of individuals except to any state agency or department which originally supplied the information to the program unless both the originating agency and the program grant release of this information for a specific purpose.
AR Code § 20-78-705 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 78 - Child Care|Subchapter 7 - Prenatal and Early Childhood Nurse Home Visitation Program|§ 20-78-705. Patient records

 (a) All institutions receiving state or federal support and with patient records containing information pertaining to participating first-time mothers shall be required to share information in those records with the Rita Rowell Hale Prenatal and Early Childhood Nurse Home Visitation Program.  (b) All participating first-time mothers shall sign an informed consent and medical records release document.
AR Code § 20-78-706 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 5 - Social Services|Chapter 78 - Child Care|Subchapter 7 - Prenatal and Early Childhood Nurse Home Visitation Program|§ 20-78-706. Limitation

 Nothing performed pursuant to this subchapter shall be deemed to constitute the practice of home health care as defined in § 20-10-801 et seq.