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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 34 - ARKANSAS COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (§§ 25-34-101 — 25-34-111) › Section 25-34-102 - Findings and purpose

(a)
The General Assembly finds that:
(1)
Computer and electronic solid waste is among the fastest growing and most toxic segments of Arkansas' solid waste stream;
(2)
(A)
The state must frequently upgrade and replace computers, telecommunications devices, and other technologically sophisticated equipment necessary to the efficient operation of state government.
(B)
(i)
The necessary purchase of up-to-date computers, telecommunications devices, and other technological equipment for state government use often results in a surplus of existing equipment that, while unfit for state government purposes, is still useful and marketable for less complex and less high-speed dependent use.
(ii)
Surplus equipment is generally stored by the owner agency until the equipment is cleared of all government software and files.
(iii)
By the time surplus computer equipment is delivered to the Marketing and Redistribution Section of the Office of State Procurement of the Department of Finance and Administration, it is generally technologically obsolete and has lost considerable value, resulting in a significant waste of potential revenue to the State of Arkansas;
(3)
Computers and electronic equipment not sold by the Marketing and Redistribution Section may be disposed of in state landfill space until January 1, 2008; and
(4)
There are disposal and recycling options other than landfill disposal to address this problem, including:
(A)
Parts harvesting;
(B)
Reuse;
(C)
Resale;
(D)
Donation; and
(E)
Demanufacturing.
(b)
This chapter is intended to:
(1)
Achieve the maximum possible benefit from use of state agency-owned computers, electronics, and peripherals;
(2)
Achieve maximum benefit from sale of surplus state agency assets; and
(3)
Protect the public health, safety, and the environment by mandating that steps be taken to address the solid waste management of computers and other electronic solid waste statewide.
Acts 2001, No. 1410, § 2; 2005, No. 970, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 34 - ARKANSAS COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (§§ 25-34-101 — 25-34-111) › Section 25-34-103 - Definitions

As used in this chapter:
(1)
"Agency" means every department, division, office, board, commission, and institution of this state, including state-supported institutions of higher education;
(2)
"Computer" means a programmable electronic machine that performs high-speed mathematical or logical operations or that assembles, stores, correlates, or otherwise processes information;
(3)
(A)
"Consumer electronic item" means a personal computer, computer component, audio player, stereo player, videocassette player, facsimile machine, copy machine, cellular telephone, wireless paging device, video game console, or any electronic item containing an intact or broken cathode ray tube.
(B)
An electronic item containing a cathode ray tube includes a television, computer monitor, or any other cathode ray tube monitor or display device;
(4)
"Degauss" means the complete removal of information from the hard drive of a computer;
(5)
(A)
"Demanufacturing" means end-of-life disposition of electronic devices and computers.
(B)
"Demanufacturing" includes recovery of hard drives and chips with resale value, the removal of commodities such as copper, aluminum, and gold for sale to scrap consumers, the removal and hazardous-waste disposal of toxins and heavy metals, and the shredding or melting of materials that can be sold and manufactured into new products;
(6)
"Disposal" means the discharge, deposit, injection, spilling, leaking, placing, or dumping of any computer or electronic waste into or on any land or water in whatever manner so that the waste or any constituent thereof might enter the environment or be emitted into the air or be discharged into the waters of the state, including groundwaters;
(7)
"Electronics" means devices utilizing electrons and electric circuits, including household appliances, televisions, recording and playing devices for music or video tapes, compact discs, and digital technology;
(8)
"Fugitive amounts of consumer electronic items" means small quantities that escape the approved methods of usage, reduction, reuse, or recycling;
(9)
"Fund" means the Computer and Electronic Recycling Fund established by this chapter;
(10)
"Recycle" means the use of previously manufactured materials including metals, glass, and plastics in the manufacture of new products;
(11)
"Reuse" means use of electronics, computers, and equipment for harvesting of spare parts, resale, or donation; and
(12)
"Surplus computer equipment" means computer components no longer in use in an agency and which have residual market value.
Acts 2001, No. 1410, § 3; 2005, No. 970, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 34 - ARKANSAS COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (§§ 25-34-101 — 25-34-111) › Section 25-34-104 - Agency policy

(a)
(1)
Each agency shall prepare and implement an agency-wide policy for the management and sale of agency surplus computer equipment and electronics in accord with the Director of the Division of Information Systems policies for review and replacement of computer and electronic equipment.
(2)
The policy shall mandate that all hard drives of surplus computer equipment be degaussed, cleared of all data and software, and be otherwise prepared for sale within ninety (90) days after replacement.
(3)
The policy may provide that computers and electronic equipment first be offered for sale to agency personnel after degaussing of the hard drive.
(4)
(A)
The policy shall allow each agency to keep a back stock of computer hardware and electronics for the purpose of parts harvesting for the repair, maintenance, and upgrade of computers in use.
(B)
Back stock shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the number of state employee computers in the agency.
(5)
The policy shall include a provision that state employees purchasing state agency computers and electronic equipment accept the computer or equipment on an "as-is" basis, without any warranty of any kind by the agency.
(b)
The policy shall be presented to the director and the Legislative Council for review.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6322, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6321, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2001, No. 1410, § 4; 2005, No. 970, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 34 - ARKANSAS COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (§§ 25-34-101 — 25-34-111) › Section 25-34-105 - Agency authority and accounting

(a)
Each agency shall apply the administrative procedures of the Marketing and Redistribution Section of the Office of State Procurement of the Department of Finance and Administration to the sale.
(b)
Within sixty (60) days after August 13, 2001, each agency shall prepare a plan to account for the sale of used equipment and present that plan for review to the Department of Finance and Administration, the Executive Chief Information Officer, and the Legislative Council.
Acts 2001, No. 1410, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 34 - ARKANSAS COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (§§ 25-34-101 — 25-34-111) › Section 25-34-106 - Sale of surplus computer equipment and electronics

(a)
If an agency policy established under §
25-34-104
provides for the preferential sale of surplus computer and electronic equipment to agency employees, that computer and electronic equipment shall be sold at a price determined by the Department of Finance and Administration.
(b)
If an agency policy established under §
25-34-104
provides for the preferential sale of surplus computer and electronic equipment to Arkansas public schools or local governments, that computer and electronic equipment shall be sold at a price determined by the Department of Finance and Administration.
Acts 2001, No. 1410, § 6; 2005, No. 970, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 34 - ARKANSAS COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (§§ 25-34-101 — 25-34-111) › Section 25-34-107 - Surplus equipment not sold

(a)
(1)
Unsold surplus computer and electronic equipment may be donated by the owning agency to Arkansas public schools or local governments if the agency policy so provides.
(2)
Arkansas public schools and local governments are not required but may choose to accept unsold surplus computer and electronic equipment donated by the owning agency.
(b)
(1)
Unsold surplus computer and electronic equipment may be donated by the owning agency to law enforcement agencies if the agency policy so provides.
(2)
Law enforcement agencies are not required but may choose to accept unsold surplus computer and electronic equipment donated by the owning agency.
(c)
(1)
Unsold surplus computer equipment may be sent to the Marketing and Redistribution Section for sale, auction, recycling, donation, demanufacturing, or disposal.
(2)
Alternatively, the agency may maintain possession of computers and electronics and allow the Marketing and Redistribution Section to sell or auction the computer or electronic equipment via an internet website.
Acts 2001, No. 1410, § 7; 2003, No. 1028, § 1; 2005, No. 970, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 34 - ARKANSAS COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (§§ 25-34-101 — 25-34-111) › Section 25-34-108 - Disbursement of revenues

Funds generated from the sale of agency surplus computer and electronic equipment to state employees, public schools, or by other sale shall be allocated as follows:
(1)
If the sale of surplus computer or electronic equipment is made within the agency:
(A)
Sixty percent (60%) of the proceeds shall be returned to the owning agency;
(B)
Fifteen percent (15%) of the proceeds shall be deposited with the Marketing and Redistribution Section; and
(C)
Twenty-five percent (25%) of the proceeds shall be deposited in the Computer and Electronic Recycling Fund established by this chapter; and
(2)
If the sale of surplus computer or electronic equipment is outside the agency and conducted by the Marketing and Redistribution Section:
(A)
Fifty percent (50%) of the proceeds shall be returned to the owning agency;
(B)
Twenty-five percent (25%) of the proceeds shall be deposited with the Marketing and Redistribution Section; and
(C)
Twenty-five percent (25%) of the proceeds shall be deposited in the Computer and Electronic Recycling Fund established by this chapter and §
19-5-1217
.
Acts 2001, No. 1410, § 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 34 - ARKANSAS COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (§§ 25-34-101 — 25-34-111) › Section 25-34-109 - Computer and Electronic Recycling Fund

(a)
There is established on the books of the Treasurer of State, Auditor of State, and Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be known as the "Computer and Electronic Recycling Fund".
(b)
The fund shall be administered by the Division of Environmental Quality and may be used to:
(1)
Promote market research and development grants to determine the most efficient means of collecting, transporting, and processing scrap electronic equipment;
(2)
Work with the Department of Finance and Administration and the Marketing and Redistribution Section to establish statewide contracts for computer and electronics recycling and demanufacturing businesses; and
(3)
Support and fund other measures necessary to implement and promote the recycling, donation, demanufacturing, or disposal options for computers and electronic equipment.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 3251, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2001, No. 1410, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 34 - ARKANSAS COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (§§ 25-34-101 — 25-34-111) › Section 25-34-110 - Computer and electronic equipment recycling grants

(a)
Electronic equipment recycling grants must be awarded on the basis of written grant-request proposals submitted to and approved by the Division of Environmental Quality.
(b)
Grant requests shall be considered based upon the following criteria:
(1)
The development of sustained processes for recovery, recycling, and demanufacturing of scrap computers and electronics;
(2)
Minimization and elimination of substantial volumes of this material as waste;
(3)
Creation of Arkansas jobs;
(4)
Return of investment analysis; and
(5)
Available funds.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 3252, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2001, No. 1410, § 10.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 34 - ARKANSAS COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (§§ 25-34-101 — 25-34-111) › Section 25-34-111 - Computer and electronic equipment landfill ban

Effective January 1, 2010, the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission may establish and implement rules banning the disposal of all computer and electronic equipment in Arkansas landfills.
Acts 2001, No. 1410, § 12; 2005, No. 970, § 6; 2007, No. 512, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 35 - ARKANSAS MULTI-AGENCY INSURANCE TRUST FUND ACT (§§ 25-35-101 — 25-35-108) › Section 25-35-101 - Title

This chapter may be cited as the "Arkansas Multi-Agency Insurance Trust Fund Act".
Acts 2003, No. 1762, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 35 - ARKANSAS MULTI-AGENCY INSURANCE TRUST FUND ACT (§§ 25-35-101 — 25-35-108) › Section 25-35-102 - Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter:
(1)
"Annual aggregate deductible" means the maximum amount payable annually from the Arkansas Multi-Agency Insurance Trust Fund for covered losses;
(2)
"Insurance Commissioner" means the Insurance Commissioner of the State Insurance Department or the commissioner's successor;
(3)
"Risk manager" means the Administrator of the Risk Management Division of the State Insurance Department;
(4)
"State agency" means any state agency, board, bureau, commission, council, department, institution, or other similar entity; and
(5)
"Trust fund" means the Arkansas Multi-Agency Insurance Trust Fund.
Acts 2003, No. 1762, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 35 - ARKANSAS MULTI-AGENCY INSURANCE TRUST FUND ACT (§§ 25-35-101 — 25-35-108) › Section 25-35-103 - Arkansas Multi-Agency Insurance Trust Fund

(a)
There is established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, a separate fund to be known as the "Arkansas Multi-Agency Insurance Trust Fund".
(b)
No money shall be appropriated from the trust fund for any purpose except to pay:
(1)
Insurance and reinsurance premiums;
(2)
Loss adjustment expenses;
(3)
Related educational and training expenses;
(4)
Insured claims falling below the annual aggregate deductible level;
(5)
Expenses including actuarial, consultant, and service contract fees; and
(6)
Cybersecurity risk insurance premiums and expenses.
(c)
(1)
The assets of the trust fund may be invested and reinvested as the Insurance Commissioner may determine.
(2)
All income derived through investment of the trust fund as established under this chapter shall be credited as investment income to the trust fund.
(3)
For the purposes of investment, trust fund moneys invested and interest earned thereon shall be administered as trust funds.
(4)
All moneys deposited to the trust fund shall not be subject to any deduction, tax, levy, or any other type of assessment.
(d)
All moneys received by the risk manager, including, but not limited to, the premiums collected and any insured loss or loss expenses paid by insurance or reinsurance companies shall be deposited in the trust fund created in this section.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1188,§ 1, eff. 4/7/2015.
Acts 2003, No. 1762, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 35 - ARKANSAS MULTI-AGENCY INSURANCE TRUST FUND ACT (§§ 25-35-101 — 25-35-108) › Section 25-35-104 - Participation

(a)
The following agencies shall participate in the Arkansas Multi-Agency Insurance Trust Fund:
(1)
State agencies participating in the State Master Property Policy as of June 30, 2003;
(2)
The Division of Correction;
(3)
The Division of Community Correction; and
(4)
State agencies participating in the Arkansas State Master Vehicle Policy as of June 30, 2003.
(b)
Upon approval by the State Risk Manager, other state agencies may participate in the trust fund.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 1025, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1188,§ 2, eff. 4/7/2015.
Acts 2003, No. 1762, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 35 - ARKANSAS MULTI-AGENCY INSURANCE TRUST FUND ACT (§§ 25-35-101 — 25-35-108) › Section 25-35-105 - Administration

(a)
The Arkansas Multi-Agency Insurance Trust Fund shall be administered by the Insurance Commissioner.
(b)
At the discretion of the commissioner, the risk manager may:
(1)
Enter into contracts;
(2)
Purchase insurance and reinsurance in accordance with the Arkansas Procurement Law, §
19-11-201
et seq.;
(3)
Adjust, settle, and pay or deny claims with notice to a claimant;
(4)
Pay expenses and costs;
(5)
Study the risks of all participating state agencies and their properties;
(6)
Promulgate the form for insurance and reinsurance policies and other forms;
(7)
Issue certificates of coverage to state agencies for any risks covered by the trust fund;
(8)
Make recommendations about risk management and risk reduction strategies to participating state agencies;
(9)
Review participating state agency building construction, major remodeling plans, program plans, and make recommendations to the participating state agency about needed changes to address risk considerations;
(10)
Utilize underwriting discretion and authority to deny coverage of any risk deemed to adversely affect the financial stability of the trust fund;
(11)
Establish values for participating state agency buildings and structures to be insured;
(12)
Attend state agency planning and management meetings;
(13)
Review any proposed legislation and communicate with members of the General Assembly and legislative committees about the liability or risk management issues connected with any legislation; and
(14)
Solicit any needed information about state agency plans, state agency programs, or state agency risks necessary to perform the responsibilities under this chapter.
(c)
(1)
The risk manager may expend moneys from the trust fund to procure and provide coverage to all participating state agencies and their indemnified employees except those agencies or employees specifically exempted by statute or elsewhere in this chapter.
(2)
The risk manager shall apportion the costs of coverage under subdivision (c)(1) of this section consistent with this chapter.
Acts 2003, No. 1762, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 35 - ARKANSAS MULTI-AGENCY INSURANCE TRUST FUND ACT (§§ 25-35-101 — 25-35-108) › Section 25-35-106 - Premiums and schedules of coverage and endorsements

(a)
(1)
Premiums shall be charged to each agency based on the rates established by the risk manager that include all costs associated with the operation of the Arkansas Multi-Agency Insurance Trust Fund, based upon sound rating techniques.
(2)
The risk manager shall provide premium billings to participating state agencies for each renewal and for participating agency changes occurring during the policy year.
(3)
If any participating state agency fails to pay its premium charges within thirty (30) days after the due date, the risk manager shall notify the delinquent state agency that coverage will be cancelled due to nonpayment of premium unless the delinquent payment is made within thirty (30) days of the notice.
(4)
Funds appropriated or otherwise made available to participating state agencies for payment of premium shall not be reduced as a result of any shortfall of projected revenues.
(b)
The risk manager will provide each agency with a renewal schedule of coverage and an endorsement for each participating state agency change occurring during the policy year.
Acts 2003, No. 1762, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 35 - ARKANSAS MULTI-AGENCY INSURANCE TRUST FUND ACT (§§ 25-35-101 — 25-35-108) › Section 25-35-107 - Payment of losses

The risk manager shall establish:
(1)
Appropriate policies and procedures governing the payment of losses from the Arkansas Multi-Agency Insurance Trust Fund, including notice or proof of loss by any participating state agency; and
(2)
Policies and procedures governing disputes that may arise between the risk manager and any person having charge over the property in question concerning the extent of loss or damage.
Acts 2003, No. 1762, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 35 - ARKANSAS MULTI-AGENCY INSURANCE TRUST FUND ACT (§§ 25-35-101 — 25-35-108) › Section 25-35-108 - Limits on use of risk management data as evidence

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any report, recommendation, survey, schedule, list, or data compiled, or action taken or not taken by or at the request of the risk manager to identify, evaluate, or plan the safety enhancement or risk reduction of any potential accident sites or other hazards related to any entity covered by the Arkansas Multi-Agency Insurance Trust Fund may not be admitted into evidence in any court or used for any other purposes in any action for damages arising from any occurrence at a location mentioned or addressed in the reports, recommendation, survey, schedule, list, or data.
Acts 2003, No. 1762, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 36 - ARKANSAS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY EXPANSION ACT (§§ 25-36-101 — 25-36-104) › Section 25-36-101 - Findings - Purpose

(a)
The General Assembly finds:
(1)
To the extent minority-owned businesses are given fair opportunities to compete, all Arkansans benefit;
(2)
During 2002, the State of Arkansas spent nine hundred million four hundred thousand dollars ($900,400,000) procuring goods and services;
(3)
Although the state possesses more than seven thousand (7,000) minority-owned businesses, less than three-tenths of one percent (0.03%) of state expenditures on goods and services was spent with minority-owned businesses in 2002;
(4)
Small and minority-owned businesses employ forty-eight and nine-tenths percent (48.9%) of the state's total employment;
(5)
Seventy-two percent (72%) of all current jobs in the Delta Region of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi are provided through small and minority-owned businesses;
(6)
An increase of four thousand (4,000) jobs in small, minority-owned, and medium-sized businesses would radiate through the state to result in the creation of forty-eight thousand (48,000) new jobs;
(7)
Expanding the profitability and spending power of these businesses will allow them to provide employment opportunities and to increase economic growth and development within Arkansas communities;
(8)
Expansion of economic opportunity will reduce unemployment and the need for state-supported social welfare programs, while increasing the state tax base and the appeal to minority-owned businesses from other businesses within their industry for raw materials and production support; and
(9)
Increased economic output and employment by minority-owned businesses will have a positive rippling impact throughout the state.
(b)
This chapter is intended to expand economic opportunities for Arkansas' minority communities but is not intended to establish any quota system or program.
Acts 2003, No. 1814, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 36 - ARKANSAS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY EXPANSION ACT (§§ 25-36-101 — 25-36-104) › Section 25-36-102 - Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter:
(1)
"Minority" means the same as in §
1-2-503
; and
(2)
"State agency" means any office, department, board, commission, bureau, division, public corporation, agency, institution of higher learning, or instrumentality of this state.
Acts 2003, No. 1814, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 36 - ARKANSAS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY EXPANSION ACT (§§ 25-36-101 — 25-36-104) › Section 25-36-103 - Agency contracting - Diversity

(a)
A state agency shall include in all requests for proposals and requests for qualifications, language that encourages minority participation in each request for proposals and request for qualifications issued by the state agency.
(b)
(1)
State agency requests for proposals and requests for qualifications shall take into consideration minority inclusion in the proposed project.
(2)
Requests for proposals and requests for qualifications shall provide that an applicant unable to include minority-owned businesses may explain the circumstances preventing minority inclusion.
Acts 2003, No. 1814, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 36 - ARKANSAS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY EXPANSION ACT (§§ 25-36-101 — 25-36-104) › Section 25-36-104 - Data recording and tracking

(a)
(1)
The State Procurement Director shall track data regarding minority participation in state contracts that exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
(2)
The data shall include, but not be limited to, information regarding:
(A)
The dollar amount for each contract awarded to a minority-owned business;
(B)
The total dollar amount spent on contracts by each state agency; and
(C)
The number and percentage of minority-owned businesses awarded contracts by the agency.
(b)
The director shall report the data required under subsection (a) of this section semiannually to the Governor and to the cochairs of the Legislative Council and to the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee and the Minority and Women-owned Business Advisory Council.
(c)
(1)
Each state agency shall include in its budget report to the Joint Budget Committee a listing of all contracts in amounts exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) awarded to minority-owned businesses.
(2)
The vice president or vice chancellor for finance of each state college and university shall include in his or her budget report to the Joint Budget Committee a listing of all contracts in amounts exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) awarded to minority-owned businesses.
(d)
The director shall promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of this chapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2934, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1189,§ 6, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2003, No. 1814, § 1; 2005, No. 1962, § 113.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 37 - BIOBASED PRODUCTS ACT OF 2005 (§§ 25-37-101 — 25-37-102) › Section 25-37-101 - Definitions

As used in this chapter:
(1)
"Biobased product" means a product determined by the United States Secretary of Agriculture to be a commercial or industrial product, other than food or feed, that is composed, in whole or in significant part, of biological products or renewable domestic agricultural materials, including plant, animal, and marine materials or forestry materials;
(2)
(A)
"Biomass" means any organic material that is available on a renewable or recurring basis.
(B)
"Biomass" includes:
(i)
Agricultural crops;
(ii)
Trees grown for energy production;
(iii)
Wood waste and wood residues;
(iv)
Plants, including aquatic plants and grasses;
(v)
Residues;
(vi)
Fibers;
(vii)
Animal wastes and other waste materials; and
(viii)
Fats, oils, and greases, including recycled fats, oils, and greases.
(C)
"Biomass" does not include:
(i)
Paper that is commonly recycled; or
(ii)
Unsegregated solid waste; and
(3)
"State agency" means any agency, institution, authority, department, board, commission, bureau, council, or other agency of the state supported by appropriation of state or federal funds, including, but not limited to:
(A)
The constitutional departments of the state;
(B)
The elected constitutional offices of the state;
(C)
The General Assembly, including, but not limited to:
(i)
The Legislative Council;
(ii)
The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee; and
(iii)
Any supporting agencies and bureaus of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee;
(D)
The Supreme Court;
(E)
The Court of Appeals;
(F)
The circuit courts;
(G)
The prosecuting attorneys; and
(H)
The Administrative Office of the Courts.
Acts 2005, No. 542, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 37 - BIOBASED PRODUCTS ACT OF 2005 (§§ 25-37-101 — 25-37-102) › Section 25-37-102 - Procurement of biobased products

(a)
After the date specified in the guidelines prepared under subsection (b) of this section, each state agency that procures any items designated in the guidelines shall give preference in making procurement decisions to the items composed of the highest percentage of biobased products that are:
(1)
Practicable; and
(2)
Consistent with maintaining a satisfactory level of competition.
(b)
(1)
(A)
The Office of State Procurement of the Department of Finance and Administration shall prepare and, from time to time, revise guidelines for the use of procuring agencies in complying with the requirements of this section.
(B)
The guidelines shall:
(i)
Be developed using federal guidelines that designate biobased products that qualify for preferred procurement as authorized by section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002,
7 U.S.C. § 8102
, as those federal guidelines and that federal law existed on January 1, 2005;
(ii)
Provide direct or indirect access to information regarding items identified or certified by federal rules, as they existed on January 1, 2005, that are or can be produced with biobased products and whose procurement by procuring agencies will carry out the objectives of this section;
(iii)
Set forth recommended practices with respect to the procurement of biobased products and items containing biobased materials; and
(iv)
Provide direct or indirect access to information on availability, relative price, performance, and environmental and public health benefits of biobased materials and items.
(2)
The office shall prepare final procurement guidelines under this section within one hundred eighty (180) days based on the federal regulations pursuant to
7 U.S.C. § 8102
as they existed on January 1, 2005.
(c)
(1)
The office shall implement the requirements of this section.
(2)
Every two (2) years beginning on or before June 30, 2006, the office shall report to the Joint Budget Committee during each regular session of the General Assembly on:
(A)
Actions taken by state agencies with regard to purchases of biobased products; and
(B)
Progress made in the implementation of this section, including agency compliance with subsection (b) of this section.
(3)
(A)
Every two (2) years, on or before March 31, each state agency shall report to the office on the effectiveness of the agency's procurement program.
(B)
The office shall prepare and make available to each state agency a procedure for presenting the report required under subdivision (c)(3)(A) of this section.
Acts 2005, No. 542, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 38 - ARKANSAS AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT (§§ 25-38-201 — 25-38-212) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT (§§ 25-38-201 — 25-38-212) › Section 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.
Acts 2005, No. 1978, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 38 - ARKANSAS AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT (§§ 25-38-201 — 25-38-212) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT (§§ 25-38-201 — 25-38-212) › Section 25-38-204 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 1978, § 2; 2007, No. 533, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 38 - ARKANSAS AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT (§§ 25-38-201 — 25-38-212) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT (§§ 25-38-201 — 25-38-212) › Section 25-38-205 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2015, No. 1060,§ 19, eff. 4/4/2015.
Acts 2005, No. 1978, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 38 - ARKANSAS AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT (§§ 25-38-201 — 25-38-212) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT (§§ 25-38-201 — 25-38-212) › Section 25-38-207 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 195, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 122, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 3,§ 88, eff. 5/23/2016.
Amended by Act 2016EX3, No. 2,§ 88, eff. 5/23/2016.
Acts 2005, No. 1978, § 2; 2007, No. 469, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 38 - ARKANSAS AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT (§§ 25-38-201 — 25-38-212) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT (§§ 25-38-201 — 25-38-212) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 123, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 1978, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 38 - ARKANSAS AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT (§§ 25-38-201 — 25-38-212) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT (§§ 25-38-201 — 25-38-212) › Section 25-38-209 - [Repealed]

Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 8,§ 150, eff. 7/1/2015.
Repealed by Act 2015EX1, No. 7,§ 150, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 2007, No. 752, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 38 - ARKANSAS AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT (§§ 25-38-201 — 25-38-212) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT (§§ 25-38-201 — 25-38-212) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 124, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2013, No. 1501,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 38 - ARKANSAS AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT (§§ 25-38-201 — 25-38-212) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT (§§ 25-38-201 — 25-38-212) › Section 25-38-212 - Agri Scholarship Program

(a)
There is created the Agri Scholarship Program.
(b)
The Department of Agriculture may:
(1)
Establish and administer scholarship programs for students seeking degrees in agriculture-related fields;
(2)
Adopt rules as necessary to implement the Agri Scholarship Program, including without limitation eligibility requirements; and
(3)
Accept gifts and apply for and receive federal funds for the Agri Scholarship Program.
Added by Act 2023, No. 706,§ 7, eff. 8/1/2023.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 41 - DAISY GATSON BATES HOLIDAY COMMITTEE (§§ 25-41-101 — 25-41-103) › Section 25-41-101 - Committee created - Members

(a)
There is created a committee to be known as the "Daisy Gatson Bates Holiday Committee".
(b)
The committee shall consist of nine (9) members:
(1)
Three (3) members of the general public who are residents of Arkansas and shall represent the state at large, to be appointed by the Governor;
(2)
Three (3) members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, two (2) of whom shall represent and be residents of the First and Second Congressional Districts of Arkansas, respectively, and a third who shall represent the state at large; and
(3)
Three (3) members shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, two (2) of whom shall represent and be residents of the Third and Fourth Congressional Districts of Arkansas, respectively, and a third who shall represent the state at large.
(c)
(1)
Members shall serve for a term of three (3) years.
(2)
No member of the committee shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms.
(3)
A vacancy in the membership shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment was made.
(d)
The Governor shall designate one (1) member appointed from the state at large as the chairperson of the committee.
(e)
A majority of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(f)
(1)
Members of the committee shall serve without compensation but, to the extent moneys are appropriated by the General Assembly, may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with §
25-16-902
and may receive stipends in accordance with §
25-16-903
.
(2)
However, members of the committee shall not receive stipend payments under §
25-16-903
for more than four (4) meetings in a twelve-month period.
Acts 2007, No. 1583, §§ 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 41 - DAISY GATSON BATES HOLIDAY COMMITTEE (§§ 25-41-101 — 25-41-103) › Section 25-41-102 - Duties

(a)
The Daisy Gatson Bates Holiday Committee shall have the following duties:
(1)
To promote among the people of Arkansas, by appropriate activities, both awareness and appreciation of the civil rights movement and advocacy of the principles and legacy of Ms. Daisy Gatson Bates;
(2)
To promote principles of mentoring and leadership;
(3)
To promote racial harmony, understanding, respect, and goodwill among all citizens of Arkansas; and
(4)
To develop, coordinate, and advise the Governor and the General Assembly of appropriate ceremonies and activities throughout the state relating to the observance of the Daisy Gatson Bates holiday.
(b)
The committee may receive donations and contributions from individuals and public and private organizations in order to carry out its responsibilities.
Acts 2007, No. 1583, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 41 - DAISY GATSON BATES HOLIDAY COMMITTEE (§§ 25-41-101 — 25-41-103) › Section 25-41-103 - Powers

The Daisy Gatson Bates Holiday Committee may employ any staff and consultants if an appropriation is made for that purpose by the General Assembly and may fix the compensation, duties, authority, and responsibilities of the committee's employees.
Acts 2007, No. 1583, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 42 - HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (§§ 25-42-101 — 25-42-106) › Section 25-42-101 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5117, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 270,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 2011, No. 891, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 42 - HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (§§ 25-42-101 — 25-42-106) › Section 25-42-102 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5117, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2011, No. 891, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 42 - HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (§§ 25-42-101 — 25-42-106) › Section 25-42-103 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5117, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 270,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 2011, No. 891, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 42 - HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (§§ 25-42-101 — 25-42-106) › Section 25-42-104 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5117, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2011, No. 891, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 42 - HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (§§ 25-42-101 — 25-42-106) › Section 25-42-105 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5117, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 270,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 270,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 2011, No. 891, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 42 - HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (§§ 25-42-101 — 25-42-106) › Section 25-42-106 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5117, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 270,§ 9, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 270,§ 8, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 270,§ 7, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 270,§ 6, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 8,§ 116, eff. 7/1/2015.
Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 7,§ 116, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 2011, No. 891, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 43 - CABINET-LEVEL DEPARTMENTS OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH (§§ 25-43-101 — 25-43-1605) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-43-101 — 25-43-112) › Section 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.
Added by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 43 - CABINET-LEVEL DEPARTMENTS OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH (§§ 25-43-101 — 25-43-1605) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-43-101 — 25-43-112) › Section 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.
Added by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 43 - CABINET-LEVEL DEPARTMENTS OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH (§§ 25-43-101 — 25-43-1605) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-43-101 — 25-43-112) › Section 25-43-103 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless otherwise provided by law:
(1)
(A)
"Administrative functions" means the day-to-day business operations of a state entity, including without limitation employment, payroll, property management, benefit management, human resource operations, and accounting operations of a state entity, and all other duties as assigned by the secretary of the cabinet-level department or his or her designee.
(B)
"Administrative functions" does not include the promulgation of rules or issuance of orders on behalf of any state entity unless specifically designated by statute, rule, order, or directive;
(2)
"Cabinet-level department" means one (1) of the fifteen (15) executive agencies designated to provide state services and provide direct reports to the Governor;
(3)
"Cabinet-level department transfer" means a transfer of the administrative functions of a state entity to a cabinet-level department under this chapter;
(4)
"Employee" means a person employed to carry out the functions of a state entity; and
(5)
"State entity" means any instrumentality of state government, including without limitation a board, commission, committee, advisory board, office, department, institution, bureau, council, administrative program, agency, or division.
Added by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 25 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-43-1605) › Chapter 43 - CABINET-LEVEL DEPARTMENTS OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH (§§ 25-43-101 — 25-43-1605) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 25-43-101 — 25-43-112) › Section 25-43-104 - Cabinet-level departments

(a)
The following cabinet-level departments are created:
(1)
The Department of Agriculture;
(2)
The Department of Commerce;
(3)
The Department of Corrections;
(4)
The Department of Education;
(5)
The Department of Energy and Environment;
(6)
The Department of Finance and Administration;
(7)
The Department of Health;
(8)
The Department of Human Services;
(9)
The Department of the Inspector General;
(10)
The Department of Labor and Licensing;
(11)
The Department of the Military;
(12)
The Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism;
(13)
The Department of Public Safety;
(14)
The Department of Transformation and Shared Services; and
(15)
The Department of Veterans Affairs.
(b)
All cabinet-level departments are executive agencies and report to the Governor.
(c)
The General Assembly may prescribe duties to the cabinet-level departments and the various state entities that are administered by the cabinet-level departments.
(d)
Each cabinet-level department shall consist of the state entities transferred by a cabinet-level department transfer under this chapter and other state entities as provided by law.
Added by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2019.