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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 5 - SOCIAL SERVICES (§§ 20-76-101 — 20-86-113) › Chapter 83 - ARKANSAS FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM ACT (§§ 20-83-101 — 20-83-107) › Section 20-83-102 - Purpose

This subchapter is to establish the Arkansas Farmers' Market Nutrition Program as a state-supported and state-funded program eligible to receive additional support and funding from any federal, public, or private resource for the following purposes:
(1)
To provide nutritionally at-risk individuals and families nutrition education and fresh, locally grown fruits, nuts, and vegetables; and
(2)
To expand public awareness and stimulate individual use of farmers' markets to increase the purchase of locally grown foods, thereby reducing the negative environmental impact of food packaging and shipping while enhancing a beneficial economic and social climate in the community.
Acts 1993, No. 1218, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 5 - SOCIAL SERVICES (§§ 20-76-101 — 20-86-113) › Chapter 83 - ARKANSAS FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM ACT (§§ 20-83-101 — 20-83-107) › Section 20-83-103 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"ArFMNP" means the Arkansas Farmers' Market Nutrition Program; and
(2)
"Coupon" means a nontaxable nutrition supplement coupon issued and distributed by the program for redeeming locally grown foods as provided by this subchapter.
Acts 1993, No. 1218, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 5 - SOCIAL SERVICES (§§ 20-76-101 — 20-86-113) › Chapter 83 - ARKANSAS FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM ACT (§§ 20-83-101 — 20-83-107) › Section 20-83-104 - Coupon administration

The Department of Health shall administer the Arkansas Farmers' Market Nutrition Program and shall establish the methods and procedures for selecting sites and issuing, distributing, and redeeming nontaxable nutrition supplement coupons pursuant to the following criteria:
(1)
Coupons shall be distributed to optimize benefits to the greatest number of nutritionally at-risk individuals and families;
(2)
Recipients shall receive coupons in an amount not less than ten dollars ($10.00) per year and not in excess of twenty dollars ($20.00) per year;
(3)
Farmers' markets and farmers or vendors are targeted to optimize the economic benefits to small farmers; and
(4)
The program operates in compliance with all federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Farmers' Market Nutrition Program criteria, including providing for administrative costs and assurances of civil rights and equal employment opportunity.
Acts 1993, No. 1218, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 5 - SOCIAL SERVICES (§§ 20-76-101 — 20-86-113) › Chapter 83 - ARKANSAS FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM ACT (§§ 20-83-101 — 20-83-107) › Section 20-83-105 - Nutrition education

Nutrition education, including nutritional value, food preparation, storage, and safety, shall be provided for recipients by a collaborative effort between the Department of Health and the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service.
Acts 1993, No. 1218, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 5 - SOCIAL SERVICES (§§ 20-76-101 — 20-86-113) › Chapter 83 - ARKANSAS FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM ACT (§§ 20-83-101 — 20-83-107) › Section 20-83-106 - Farmer or vendor participation

(a)
To qualify for redemption of the nutrition supplement coupons, all farmers or vendors shall be Arkansas producers or shall represent Arkansas producers trained by the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service to participate in the Arkansas Farmers' Market Nutrition Program.
(b)
All produce exchanged for nutrition supplement coupons shall be fresh and unprocessed fruits, vegetables, or nuts grown in Arkansas.
Acts 1993, No. 1218, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 5 - SOCIAL SERVICES (§§ 20-76-101 — 20-86-113) › Chapter 83 - ARKANSAS FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM ACT (§§ 20-83-101 — 20-83-107) › Section 20-83-107 - Rules

To the extent that funds are available, the Department of Health is authorized to enforce this subchapter and to promulgate necessary rules to implement this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2311, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 1218, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 5 - SOCIAL SERVICES (§§ 20-76-101 — 20-86-113) › Chapter 85 - MATERNAL DRUG ADDICTION (§ 20-85-101) › Section 20-85-101 - Family Treatment and Rehabilitation Program for Addicted Women and their Children

(a)
There is hereby created the Family Treatment and Rehabilitation Program for Addicted Women and their Children within the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
(b)
The program shall:
(1)
Develop a statewide program of treatment, rehabilitation, prevention, intervention, and relevant research for families affected by maternal addiction by coordinating existing health services, human services, and education and employment resources;
(2)
Develop resources for local treatment and rehabilitation programs for families affected by maternal addiction by providing policy research, technical assistance, and evaluation of program outcomes;
(3)
Identify gaps in service delivery to families affected by maternal addiction and propose solutions;
(4)
Enter into contracts for the delivery of services under the program;
(5)
Solicit, accept, retain, and administer gifts, grants, or donations of money, services, or property for the administration of the program; and
(6)
Provide centralized billing for providers who agree to provide a comprehensive array of specialized coordinated services under or through the program.
(c)
The program shall report quarterly to the Subcommittee on Children and Youth of the House Committee on Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs and the Senate Committee on Children and Youth.
Acts 1997, No. 964, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 5 - SOCIAL SERVICES (§§ 20-76-101 — 20-86-113) › Chapter 86 - FAMILY SAVINGS INITIATIVE ACT (§§ 20-86-101 — 20-86-113) › Section 20-86-101 - Title

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Family Savings Initiative Act".
Acts 1999, No. 1217, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 5 - SOCIAL SERVICES (§§ 20-76-101 — 20-86-113) › Chapter 86 - FAMILY SAVINGS INITIATIVE ACT (§§ 20-86-101 — 20-86-113) › Section 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.
Acts 1999, No. 1217, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 5 - SOCIAL SERVICES (§§ 20-76-101 — 20-86-113) › Chapter 86 - FAMILY SAVINGS INITIATIVE ACT (§§ 20-86-101 — 20-86-113) › Section 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.
Acts 1999, No. 1217, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 5 - SOCIAL SERVICES (§§ 20-76-101 — 20-86-113) › Chapter 86 - FAMILY SAVINGS INITIATIVE ACT (§§ 20-86-101 — 20-86-113) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 562, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 561, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 1217, § 5; 2007, No. 252, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 5 - SOCIAL SERVICES (§§ 20-76-101 — 20-86-113) › Chapter 86 - FAMILY SAVINGS INITIATIVE ACT (§§ 20-86-101 — 20-86-113) › Section 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.
Acts 1999, No. 1217, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 5 - SOCIAL SERVICES (§§ 20-76-101 — 20-86-113) › Chapter 86 - FAMILY SAVINGS INITIATIVE ACT (§§ 20-86-101 — 20-86-113) › Section 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.
Acts 1999, No. 1217, § 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 5 - SOCIAL SERVICES (§§ 20-76-101 — 20-86-113) › Chapter 86 - FAMILY SAVINGS INITIATIVE ACT (§§ 20-86-101 — 20-86-113) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2312, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 565, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 564, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 1217, § 9; 2007, No. 252, § 4; 2009, No. 1468, §§ 1, 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 5 - SOCIAL SERVICES (§§ 20-76-101 — 20-86-113) › Chapter 86 - FAMILY SAVINGS INITIATIVE ACT (§§ 20-86-101 — 20-86-113) › Section 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.
Acts 1999, No. 1217, § 15.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 5 - SOCIAL SERVICES (§§ 20-76-101 — 20-86-113) › Chapter 86 - FAMILY SAVINGS INITIATIVE ACT (§§ 20-86-101 — 20-86-113) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 566, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 1217, § 11; 2007, No. 252, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 5 - SOCIAL SERVICES (§§ 20-76-101 — 20-86-113) › Chapter 86 - FAMILY SAVINGS INITIATIVE ACT (§§ 20-86-101 — 20-86-113) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 567, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 1217, § 13; 2007, No. 252, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 5 - SOCIAL SERVICES (§§ 20-76-101 — 20-86-113) › Chapter 86 - FAMILY SAVINGS INITIATIVE ACT (§§ 20-86-101 — 20-86-113) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 568, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 1217, § 12; 2007, No. 252, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-906) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-106) › Section 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.
Acts 1947, No. 56, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-2323 -- 12-2325.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-906) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-106) › Section 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.
Acts 1917, No. 154, § 1, p. 809; C. & M. Dig., §§ 8071, 8072; Pope's Dig., §§ 10400, 10401; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-112; Acts 2009, No. 646, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-906) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-106) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2313, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6119, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1989 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 247, § 19; 1991, No. 786, § 34.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-906) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-106) › Section 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" means anyone who works one thousand (1,000) hours or more per year and participates in the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System.
Acts 1993, No. 860, § 29.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-906) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-106) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6120, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2001, No. 1818, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-906) › Subchapter 2 - ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE (§§ 21-1-201 — 21-1-207) › Section 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.
Acts 1921, No. 59, §§ 1, 2; Pope's Dig., §§ 10436, 10437; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-101, 12-102.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-906) › Subchapter 2 - ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE (§§ 21-1-201 — 21-1-207) › Section 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.
Acts 1997, No. 1214, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-906) › Subchapter 3 - EMERGENCY INTERIM EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL SUCCESSION ACT (§§ 21-1-301 — 21-1-311) › Section 21-1-301 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act".
Acts 1961, No. 489, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-114.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-906) › Subchapter 3 - EMERGENCY INTERIM EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL SUCCESSION ACT (§§ 21-1-301 — 21-1-311) › Section 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.
Acts 1961, No. 489, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-115.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-906) › Subchapter 3 - EMERGENCY INTERIM EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL SUCCESSION ACT (§§ 21-1-301 — 21-1-311) › Section 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.
Acts 1961, No. 489, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-116.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-906) › Subchapter 3 - EMERGENCY INTERIM EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL SUCCESSION ACT (§§ 21-1-301 — 21-1-311) › Section 21-1-304 - Additional successors to Office of Governor

(a)
In the event that the Governor, for any of the reasons specified in the Arkansas Constitution, is not able to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of his or her office, or is unavailable, and in the event the Lieutenant Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives are not able, for any of the reasons specified in the Arkansas Constitution, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Office of Governor, or are unavailable, then the Attorney General, Secretary of State, Treasurer of State, Auditor of State, or Commissioner of State Lands, in the order named, shall exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Office of Governor until a new Governor is elected and qualified, or until one (1) of the officers who precedes him or her in the order of succession becomes available.
(b)
However, no emergency interim successor to the offices mentioned in subsection (a) of this section may serve as Governor.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 380,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1961, No. 489, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-117.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-906) › Subchapter 3 - EMERGENCY INTERIM EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL SUCCESSION ACT (§§ 21-1-301 — 21-1-311) › Section 21-1-305 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 380,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1961, No. 489, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-118.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-906) › Subchapter 3 - EMERGENCY INTERIM EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL SUCCESSION ACT (§§ 21-1-301 — 21-1-311) › Section 21-1-306 - Emergency interim successors for local officers

(a)
(1)
With respect to local offices for which the legislative bodies of cities, towns, villages, townships, and counties may enact resolutions or ordinances relative to the manner in which vacancies will be filled or temporary appointments to office made, the legislative bodies are authorized to enact resolutions or ordinances providing for emergency interim successors to offices of those governmental units.
(2)
The resolutions and ordinances shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter.
(b)
(1)
The provisions of this subsection shall be applicable to officers of political subdivisions including, but not limited to, cities, towns, villages, townships, and counties, as well as school, fire, power, and drainage districts not included in subsection (a) of this section.
(2)
(A)
The officers, subject to any regulations which the executive head of the political subdivision may issue, shall designate by title, if feasible, or by named person, emergency interim successors and specify their order of succession.
(B)
The officer shall review and revise, as necessary, designations made pursuant to this subchapter to ensure their current status.
(C)
The officer will designate a sufficient number of persons so that there will be not less than three (3) nor more than seven (7) deputies or emergency interim successors or any combination thereof, at any time.
(3)
(A)
In the event that any officer of any political subdivision or his or her deputy provided for pursuant to law is unavailable, the powers of the office shall be exercised, and the duties shall be discharged, by his or her designated emergency interim successors in the order specified.
(B)
The emergency interim successor shall exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office to which designated until such time as a vacancy which may exist shall be filled in accordance with the Arkansas Constitution or statutes or until the officer, or his or her deputy or a preceding emergency interim successor, again becomes available to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of his or her office.
Acts 1961, No. 489, §§ 6, 7; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-119, 12-120.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-906) › Subchapter 3 - EMERGENCY INTERIM EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL SUCCESSION ACT (§§ 21-1-301 — 21-1-311) › Section 21-1-307 - Special emergency judges

(a)
In the event that any judge of any court is unavailable to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of his or her office and in the event no other judge authorized to act in the event of absence, disability, or vacancy or no special judge appointed in accordance with the provisions of the Arkansas Constitution or statutes is available to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office, the duties of the office shall be discharged and the powers exercised by the special emergency judges provided for in this section.
(b)
(1)
The Governor shall designate, for each member of the Supreme Court, special emergency justices in the number of not less than three (3) nor more than seven (7) for each member of the court and shall specify the order of their succession.
(2)
For each court of record except the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in consultation with the other members of the court shall designate special emergency judges in the number of not less than three (3) nor more than seven (7) for each judge of the courts and shall specify the order of their succession.
(3)
The judge of the circuit court shall designate not less than three (3) special emergency judges for courts not of record within that circuit and shall specify their order of succession.
(4)
The designating authority shall review and revise, as necessary, designations made pursuant to this subchapter to ensure their current status.
(c)
(1)
The special emergency judges shall, in the order specified, exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office in case of the unavailability of the regular judge or judges or persons immediately preceding them in the designation.
(2)
The special emergency judges shall discharge the duties and exercise the powers of the office until such time as a vacancy which may exist shall be filled in accordance with the Arkansas Constitution and statutes or until the regular judge or one preceding the designee in the order of succession becomes available to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office.
Acts 1961, No. 489, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-121.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-906) › Subchapter 3 - EMERGENCY INTERIM EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL SUCCESSION ACT (§§ 21-1-301 — 21-1-311) › Section 21-1-308 - Formalities of taking office

(a)
At the time of their designation, emergency interim successors and special emergency judges shall take any oath which may be required for them to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office to which they may succeed.
(b)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person, as a prerequisite to the exercise of the powers or discharge of the duties of an office to which he or she succeeds, shall be required to comply with any other provision of law relative to taking office.
Acts 1961, No. 489, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-122.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-906) › Subchapter 3 - EMERGENCY INTERIM EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL SUCCESSION ACT (§§ 21-1-301 — 21-1-311) › Section 21-1-309 - Period in which authority may be exercised

(a)
Officials authorized to act as Governor pursuant to this subchapter, emergency interim successors, and special emergency judges are empowered to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office as authorized in this subchapter only after an attack upon the United States, as defined in this subchapter, has occurred.
(b)
At any time, the General Assembly by concurrent resolution may terminate the authority of emergency interim successors and special emergency judges to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of office as provided in this subchapter.
Acts 1961, No. 489, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-123.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-906) › Subchapter 3 - EMERGENCY INTERIM EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL SUCCESSION ACT (§§ 21-1-301 — 21-1-311) › Section 21-1-310 - Removal of designees

Until such time as the persons designated as emergency interim successors or special emergency judges are authorized to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office in accordance with this subchapter, including §
21-1-309
, those persons shall serve in their designated capacities at the pleasure of the designating authority and may be removed or replaced by the designating authority at any time, with or without cause.
Acts 1961, No. 489, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-124.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-906) › Subchapter 3 - EMERGENCY INTERIM EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL SUCCESSION ACT (§§ 21-1-301 — 21-1-311) › Section 21-1-311 - Disputes

Any dispute concerning a question of fact arising under this subchapter with respect to an office in the executive branch of the state government, except a dispute of fact relative to the Office of Governor, shall be adjudicated by the Governor or other official authorized under the Arkansas Constitution and this subchapter to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Office of Governor, and his or her decision shall be final.
Acts 1961, No. 489, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-125.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-906) › Subchapter 4 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AND THEIR SPOUSES (§§ 21-1-401 — 21-1-408) › Section 21-1-401 - Definitions

For purposes of this subchapter:
(1)
"Constitutional officer" means Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer of State, Attorney General, Commissioner of State Lands, Auditor of State, member of the House of Representatives, and member of the Senate; and
(2)
"State agency" means every board, commission, department, division, institution, and other office of state government whether located within the legislative, executive, or judicial branch of government and including state-supported colleges and universities.
Acts 1999, No. 34, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-906) › Subchapter 4 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AND THEIR SPOUSES (§§ 21-1-401 — 21-1-408) › Section 21-1-404 - Rules - Disclosure statement

(a)
The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration is authorized to promulgate and implement any necessary rules or policies to ensure compliance with this subchapter subject to the prior review and approval of the Joint Budget Committee during legislative sessions and the Legislative Council between legislative sessions.
(b)
All disclosure statements and other information required to be furnished by constitutional officers and their spouses shall be certified by the constitutional officer or spouse under penalty of perjury.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2314, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 3489, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 34, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-906) › Subchapter 4 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AND THEIR SPOUSES (§§ 21-1-401 — 21-1-408) › Section 21-1-405 - Violations

(a)
Any knowing violation of this subchapter is a Class D felony.
(b)
The violation of any rule or policy promulgated by the Department of Finance and Administration under this subchapter or the failure of a constitutional officer or spouse of a constitutional officer to disclose his or her interest in any contract, grant, or lease agreement or in any subcontract, subgrant, or assignment of lease as required by this subchapter or as required by any rule or policy of the department shall be grounds for voiding the contract, grant, lease agreement, subcontract, subgrant, or lease assignment, and the constitutional officer or spouse may be required to refund any moneys received thereunder.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2315, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 34, § 5; Acts 2007, No. 827, § 172.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-906) › Subchapter 4 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AND THEIR SPOUSES (§§ 21-1-401 — 21-1-408) › Section 21-1-406 - Venue for violation proceedings

The venue for the judicial proceedings for violating §
21-1-405(a)
shall be in the county of the defendant's domicile.
Acts 1999, No. 34, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-906) › Subchapter 4 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AND THEIR SPOUSES (§§ 21-1-401 — 21-1-408) › Section 21-1-407 - Employment by state agency

A person whose spouse is elected to a constitutional office may be employed by a state agency without the approval of the employment required by §
21-1-402(b)
if the person's entry salary does not exceed the amount prescribed by Level 4 of Grade 13 of the state compensation plan found in §
21-5-209
.
Acts 1999, No. 34, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-906) › Subchapter 4 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AND THEIR SPOUSES (§§ 21-1-401 — 21-1-408) › Section 21-1-408 - Investigation of violations

(a)
The Arkansas Ethics Commission is authorized to investigate any complaints or allegations of violations of the provisions of this subchapter and to make findings thereon.
(b)
In the investigation of such matters, the commission is specifically given all authority and powers as granted to it under the provisions of §§
7-6-217
and
7-6-218
.
Acts 1999, No. 34, § 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 21 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-15-113) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 21-1-101 — 21-1-906) › Subchapter 5 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL FREEDOM ACT OF 1999 (§§ 21-1-501 — 21-1-503) › Section 21-1-501 - Title

This subchapter shall create the "Public Employees' Political Freedom Act of 1999".
Acts 1999, No. 658, § 1.