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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 31 - YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 9-31-201 — 9-31-503) › Subchapter 2 - ADEPT PROGRAM (§§ 9-31-201 — 9-31-202) › Section 9-31-202 - Objectives and duties

The ADEPT program shall:
(1)
(A)
Provide services to adjudicated and nonadjudicated juveniles on a nonresidential and a residential basis.
(B)
The target population to be served by this type of program shall be defined by the Secretary of the Department of Human Services;
(2)
Establish three (3) initial service delivery sites;
(3)
Place a priority on treating youths and their families on a nonresidential basis;
(4)
Maintain a record of all referrals;
(5)
Provide the results of assessments, diagnoses, evaluations, and treatment and placement recommendations for all court-referred youths to the courts that referred the youths to the ADEPT program;
(6)
Train local providers to conduct initial assessments for youths and their families in the program;
(7)
Provide diagnoses, evaluations, and treatment and placement recommendations by using a team of M.D. and Ph.D. adolescent specialists, masters of social work, and other treatment professionals;
(8)
Maintain a case file on each youth receiving ADEPT services;
(9)
Develop a case plan for each youth who enters the ADEPT treatment system;
(10)
Screen clients with a high risk of alcohol use for recent alcohol use and research the use of alcohol and its relation to attention deficit disorders and other diseases that adversely affect the behavior patterns of youths;
(11)
Place a priority on using the least costly treatment methods and seek funding support from sources, including, but not limited to, Medicaid;
(12)
Submit monthly reports to the secretary that include intake, closure, and follow-up data;
(13)
Provide quarterly reports to the secretary and to the Bureau of Legislative Research; and
(14)
Submit an annual report to the secretary and to the bureau summarizing the monthly reports and additional information, including, but not limited to, the types of problems identified, treatment services provided, and any identifiable service future needs.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5149, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5148, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1994 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 23, § 2
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 31 - YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 9-31-201 — 9-31-503) › Subchapter 4 - ARKANSAS YOUTH MEDIATION PROGRAM ACT (§§ 9-31-401 — 9-31-405) › Section 9-31-401 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Arkansas Youth Mediation Program Act of 1999".
Acts 1999, No. 628, § 1
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 31 - YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 9-31-201 — 9-31-503) › Subchapter 4 - ARKANSAS YOUTH MEDIATION PROGRAM ACT (§§ 9-31-401 — 9-31-405) › Section 9-31-402 - Legislative purpose

The General Assembly recognizes:
(1)
That the youth of Arkansas are its most important natural resource and they are increasingly at risk due to conflict in their homes, schools, and communities;
(2)
That mediation programs can help the youth of Arkansas and people in their homes, schools, and communities to resolve conflicts cooperatively, productively, and nonviolently and when possible prevent harmful conflicts from rising to confrontation and violence; and
(3)
Therefore this subchapter is intended to benefit children, families, professionals, and courts throughout the State of Arkansas by establishing the Arkansas Youth Mediation Program to be housed at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law to provide mediation services and training for:
(A)
Children in schools;
(B)
Youth who have committed certain delinquent acts;
(C)
Children and families in need of services; and
(D)
Children and families when there are allegations or findings of child abuse or neglect.
Acts 1999, No. 628, § 2
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 31 - YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 9-31-201 — 9-31-503) › Subchapter 4 - ARKANSAS YOUTH MEDIATION PROGRAM ACT (§§ 9-31-401 — 9-31-405) › Section 9-31-403 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Mediation" means a process in which a neutral person or persons help disputants try to resolve a dispute in whole or in part by reaching an agreement without the mediator or mediators imposing the agreement; and
(2)
"Program" means the Arkansas Youth Mediation Program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law.
Acts 1999, No. 628, § 3
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 31 - YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 9-31-201 — 9-31-503) › Subchapter 4 - ARKANSAS YOUTH MEDIATION PROGRAM ACT (§§ 9-31-401 — 9-31-405) › Section 9-31-404 - Powers and responsibilities of the Arkansas Youth Mediation Program

(a)
(1)
There is created a program that shall be called the "Arkansas Youth Mediation Program".
(2)
In the event funds are appropriated for this purpose, it shall be housed at and operated by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law.
(b)
The program shall have the authority and responsibility to:
(1)
Operate pilot projects offering mediation services for disputes in schools involving youth, juvenile delinquency cases, family-in-need-of-services cases, and dependency-neglect cases;
(2)
Provide training and technical assistance for elementary and secondary schools to:
(A)
Operate mediation programs in these schools for disputes involving children; and
(B)
Incorporate conflict resolution education into the curriculum;
(3)
Provide training and technical assistance for circuit courts to mediate juvenile delinquency and family-in-need-of-services cases as the courts deem appropriate;
(4)
Provide training and technical assistance for circuit courts to mediate dependency-neglect cases as the courts deem appropriate;
(5)
Offer law school courses and continuing education programs for lawyers and other professionals throughout Arkansas;
(6)
Hire personnel and expend funds as necessary and appropriate to carry out the program's goals;
(7)
Apply for and accept gifts or grants from any public or private source for use in maintaining and improving the operation of the program; and
(8)
Take other appropriate actions to carry out the program's goals.
Acts 1999, No. 628, § 4
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 31 - YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 9-31-201 — 9-31-503) › Subchapter 4 - ARKANSAS YOUTH MEDIATION PROGRAM ACT (§§ 9-31-401 — 9-31-405) › Section 9-31-405 - Program goals

The Arkansas Youth Mediation Program's goals are to:
(1)
Reduce economic, psychological, and social costs to individuals and public and private institutions arising from disputes involving youth;
(2)
Reduce court dockets and delays;
(3)
Increase the ability of youth to resolve conflicts cooperatively, productively, and nonviolently;
(4)
Reduce antisocial behavior by children, parents, and other relatives;
(5)
Increase the ability of elementary and secondary schools to concentrate their efforts on education by decreasing distractions due to conflicts in school;
(6)
Encourage youth offenders to understand the consequences of their actions and take responsibility for those actions by providing suitable restitution to victims of their offense or other rehabilitative dispositions, or both;
(7)
Provide victims of juvenile crime an opportunity to constructively confront offenders to explain the impact of the offense and develop suitable restitution plans or other rehabilitative dispositions;
(8)
Expedite the safe and permanent placement of children removed from their homes due to allegations or findings of being dependent-neglected by improving the operation of the Department of Human Services in developing and implementing appropriate case plans in cooperation with affected family members and other interested individuals and agencies;
(9)
Train lawyers and law students in techniques for satisfying a client's interests through negotiation and mediation and reducing unnecessary adversarial behavior and expense in litigation throughout Arkansas; and
(10)
Assist public and private institutions in Arkansas to incorporate mediation programs into their institutions by providing training and technical assistance.
Acts 1999, No. 628, § 5
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 31 - YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 9-31-201 — 9-31-503) › Subchapter 5 - SCIENCE OF READING (§§ 9-31-501 — 9-31-503) › Section 9-31-501 - Dyslexia screening - Intervention services

(a)
Within thirty (30) calendar days, excluding holidays, of being committed to the Division of Youth Services, a juvenile shall have his or her reading proficiency level assessed and a dyslexia screening shall be delivered with fidelity, as defined in §
6-41-602
.
(b)
If a reading assessment or dyslexia screening under subsection (a) of this section indicates that an individual is reading below the level of proficiency required to be a high-functioning reader, the individual shall be provided:
(1)
Evidence-based reading intervention based on the science of reading; and
(2)
Dyslexia intervention that is evidence-based according to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education's compilation of appropriate intervention programs under §
6-17-429
.
(c)
An intervention plan provided for an individual who is reading below the level of proficiency required to be a high-functioning reader under subsection (b) of this section shall be administered with fidelity, as defined in §
6-41-602
.
(d)
Juveniles currently committed to the Division of Youth Services shall be:
(1)
Provided with information that explains what dyslexia is in common and easily understandable language;
(2)
Offered and encouraged to submit to dyslexia screening; and
(3)
Provided with dyslexia intervention with fidelity, as defined in §
6-41-602
, in the same manner as required for newly committed juveniles under subsection (b) of this section.
Added by Act 2019, No. 1089,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 31 - YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 9-31-201 — 9-31-503) › Subchapter 5 - SCIENCE OF READING (§§ 9-31-501 — 9-31-503) › Section 9-31-502 - Requirements for educators - Science of reading

(a)
An individual who teaches nonreaders and juveniles reading at a sixth-grade level or below in the education system of the Division of Youth Services shall:
(1)
Have and demonstrate proficient knowledge and skills to teach reading consistent with the best practices of scientific reading instruction as required under the Right to Read Act, §
6-17-429
; and
(2)
Administer reading instruction with fidelity, as defined in §
6-41-602
.
(b)
An individual who teaches juveniles reading at a seventh-grade level or above in the education system of the division shall:
(1)
Have and demonstrate awareness of the best practices of scientific reading instruction as required under the Right to Read Act, §
6-17-429
; and
(2)
Administer reading instruction with fidelity, as defined in §
6-41-602
.
Added by Act 2019, No. 1089,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 31 - YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 9-31-201 — 9-31-503) › Subchapter 5 - SCIENCE OF READING (§§ 9-31-501 — 9-31-503) › Section 9-31-503 - Rulemaking authority - Implementation process

The Division of Youth Services shall promulgate rules for implementing this subchapter, and may consult with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and make use of Division of Elementary and Secondary Education resources in order to implement this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 485,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Added by Act 2019, No. 1089,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 32 - CHILD WELFARE (§§ 9-32-101 — 9-32-207) › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions (§ 9-32-101) › Section 9-32-101 - Collaboration of state agencies to form and implement statewide child abduction response teams

(a)
(1)
The following agencies shall collaborate in a multiagency effort to rescue abducted or endangered children, implement one (1) or more statewide child abduction response teams, and allocate the respective resources of each agency to cases involving missing or endangered children:
(A)
Office of the Attorney General;
(B)
Division of Arkansas State Police;
(C)
Criminal Justice Institute;
(D)
Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission;
(E)
Arkansas Sheriffs' Association;
(F)
Division of Emergency Management;
(G)
Arkansas Association of Chiefs of Police;
(H)
Division of Community Correction; and
(I)
Office of the Prosecutor Coordinator.
(2)
Each agency listed under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall:
(A)
Execute a memorandum of understanding concerning the guidelines for the implementation of one (1) or more statewide child abduction response teams; and
(B)
Respectively coordinate the available resources of the agency to implement one (1) or more statewide child abduction response teams and adhere to the executed memorandum of understanding.
(b)
The Division of Arkansas State Police shall:
(1)
Assemble one (1) or more statewide child abduction response teams; and
(2)
Ensure that the agencies listed under subsection (a) of this section work in partnership to:
(A)
Respond to child abduction incidents; and
(B)
Provide preventative measures for child abduction.
(c)
The Criminal Justice Institute shall coordinate the certification and recertification of each statewide child abduction response team.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 913,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 32 - CHILD WELFARE (§§ 9-32-101 — 9-32-207) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS CHILD WELFARE PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (§§ 9-32-201 — 9-32-207) › Section 9-32-201 - Short title

This subchapter shall be known as and may be cited as the "Arkansas Child Welfare Public Accountability Act".
Acts 1995, No. 1222, § 1
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 32 - CHILD WELFARE (§§ 9-32-101 — 9-32-207) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS CHILD WELFARE PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (§§ 9-32-201 — 9-32-207) › Section 9-32-202 - Legislative findings

To enhance the public's access to child welfare program performance indicators, to raise the public's awareness of the child welfare program's client outcomes, to enable the General Assembly to monitor and assess the performance of the Division of Children and Family Services, the Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services, and the Division of Youth Services, and to specifically monitor the compliance of the Division of Children and Family Services with court-ordered settlement agreements and compliance with state laws and rules and federal regulations, the General Assembly finds that special and extraordinary provisions for legislative oversight of the child welfare system should be established.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 732, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 913,§ 29, eff. 8/1/2017
Amended by Act 2013, No. 980,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013
Acts 1995, No. 1222, § 2; 2001, No. 1727, § 1
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 32 - CHILD WELFARE (§§ 9-32-101 — 9-32-207) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS CHILD WELFARE PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (§§ 9-32-201 — 9-32-207) › Section 9-32-205 - Annual performance audits

(a)
The Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth shall conduct annual performance audits of the Division of Youth Services, the Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services, and the Division of Children and Family Services.
(b)
To establish performance auditing standards, the Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth shall use for guidance the Standards for Audit of Governmental Organizations, Programs, Activities, and Functions (revised), published by the United States Government Accountability Office.
(c)
The performance audits shall include without limitation a complete assessment of the compliance of the Division of Youth Services, the Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services, and the Division of Children and Family Services with state laws and rules and federal regulations and with the terms and conditions of the court-ordered settlement agreement.
(d)
To conduct the performance audit, the Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth may utilize surveys, client interviews, and other research methodology that it deems necessary.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 733, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 913,§ 33, eff. 8/1/2017
Amended by Act 2017, No. 913,§ 32, eff. 8/1/2017
Amended by Act 2013, No. 980,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013
Acts 1995, No. 1222, § 5; 1997, No. 312, § 6; 2001, No. 1727, § 4
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 32 - CHILD WELFARE (§§ 9-32-101 — 9-32-207) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS CHILD WELFARE PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (§§ 9-32-201 — 9-32-207) › Section 9-32-206 - Provision of information and assistance

(a)
The Division of Youth Services, the Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services, and the Division of Children and Family Services shall make available to the Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth a list of all reports the unit submits to the Secretary of the Department of Human Services.
(b)
Under the direction of the secretary, the Division of Youth Services, the Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services, and the Division of Children and Family Services shall work cooperatively with and provide any necessary assistance to the Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth.
(c)
Notwithstanding any agency rules to the contrary, the Division of Youth Services, the Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services, and the Division of Children and Family Services shall furnish information to members of the General Assembly, legislative staff, or legislative committees immediately upon request.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5150, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 913,§ 34, eff. 8/1/2017
Amended by Act 2013, No. 980,§ 4, eff. 8/16/2013
Acts 1995, No. 1222, § 6; 1997, No. 312, § 7; 2001, No. 1727, § 5
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 32 - CHILD WELFARE (§§ 9-32-101 — 9-32-207) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS CHILD WELFARE PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (§§ 9-32-201 — 9-32-207) › Section 9-32-207 - Annual report to General Assembly

The Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth shall report annually to the General Assembly its findings and recommendations regarding the child welfare system.
Acts 1995, No. 1222, § 7; 1997, No. 312, § 8
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 33 - YOUTH VIOLENCE (§§ 9-33-201 — 9-33-304) › Subchapter 2 - [Repealed] (§§ 9-33-201 — 9-33-206) › Section 9-33-201 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1152,§ 9, eff. 8/16/2013
Acts 1997, No. 745, § 1
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 33 - YOUTH VIOLENCE (§§ 9-33-201 — 9-33-304) › Subchapter 2 - [Repealed] (§§ 9-33-201 — 9-33-206) › Section 9-33-202 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1152,§ 9, eff. 8/16/2013
Acts 1997, No. 745, § 2
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 33 - YOUTH VIOLENCE (§§ 9-33-201 — 9-33-304) › Subchapter 2 - [Repealed] (§§ 9-33-201 — 9-33-206) › Section 9-33-203 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1152,§ 9, eff. 8/16/2013
Acts 1997, No. 745, § 3
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 33 - YOUTH VIOLENCE (§§ 9-33-201 — 9-33-304) › Subchapter 2 - [Repealed] (§§ 9-33-201 — 9-33-206) › Section 9-33-204 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1152,§ 9, eff. 8/16/2013
Acts 1997, No. 745, § 4; 1999, No. 1513, § 5
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 33 - YOUTH VIOLENCE (§§ 9-33-201 — 9-33-304) › Subchapter 2 - [Repealed] (§§ 9-33-201 — 9-33-206) › Section 9-33-205 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1152,§ 9, eff. 8/16/2013
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1107,§ 11, eff. 8/16/2013
Acts 1997, No. 745, § 5; 2001, No. 1553, § 21
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 33 - YOUTH VIOLENCE (§§ 9-33-201 — 9-33-304) › Subchapter 2 - [Repealed] (§§ 9-33-201 — 9-33-206) › Section 9-33-206 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1152,§ 9, eff. 8/16/2013
Acts 1997, No. 745, § 6
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 33 - YOUTH VIOLENCE (§§ 9-33-201 — 9-33-304) › Subchapter 3 - [Repealed] (§§ 9-33-301 — 9-33-304) › Section 9-33-301 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1152,§ 10, eff. 8/16/2013
Acts 1999, No. 1513, § 1
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 33 - YOUTH VIOLENCE (§§ 9-33-201 — 9-33-304) › Subchapter 3 - [Repealed] (§§ 9-33-301 — 9-33-304) › Section 9-33-302 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1152,§ 10, eff. 8/16/2013
Acts 1999, No. 1513, § 2
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 33 - YOUTH VIOLENCE (§§ 9-33-201 — 9-33-304) › Subchapter 3 - [Repealed] (§§ 9-33-301 — 9-33-304) › Section 9-33-303 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1152,§ 10, eff. 8/16/2013
Acts 1999, No. 1513, § 3
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 33 - YOUTH VIOLENCE (§§ 9-33-201 — 9-33-304) › Subchapter 3 - [Repealed] (§§ 9-33-301 — 9-33-304) › Section 9-33-304 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1152,§ 10, eff. 8/16/2013
Acts 1999, No. 1513, § 4; 2007, No. 827, § 125
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 34 - VOLUNTARY PLACEMENT OF A CHILD (§§ 9-34-201 — 9-34-204) › Subchapter 2 - VOLUNTARY DELIVERY OF A CHILD (§§ 9-34-201 — 9-34-204) › Section 9-34-201 - Definitions

For purposes of this subchapter:
(1)
"Fire department" means any organization that:
(A)
Is established for the prevention or extinguishment of fires, including without limitation:
(i)
A fire department organized under a municipal or county ordinance;
(ii)
An improvement district;
(iii)
A membership fee-based private fire department; and
(iv)
A volunteer fire department; and
(B)
(i)
Except as provided in subdivision (1)(B)(ii) of this section, is staffed twenty-four (24) hours per day by a medical services provider.
(ii)
"Fire department" includes an organization under subdivision (1)(A) of this section that has a dual alarm system that will dispatch the nearest first responder affiliated with the fire department to retrieve a child voluntarily delivered to the fire department under this subchapter in the event that all first responders affiliated with the fire department are dispatched for a separate emergency;
(2)
"Law enforcement agency" means any police force or organization whose primary responsibility as established by law or ordinance is the enforcement of the criminal, traffic, or highway laws of this state as defined in §
12-9-301
and that is staffed twenty-four (24) hours a day; and
(3)
"Medical provider" means any medically staffed department of a hospital licensed under §
20-9-214
.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 348,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 68,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 185,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 2001, No. 236, § 1
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 34 - VOLUNTARY PLACEMENT OF A CHILD (§§ 9-34-201 — 9-34-204) › Subchapter 2 - VOLUNTARY DELIVERY OF A CHILD (§§ 9-34-201 — 9-34-204) › Section 9-34-203 - Care of the child and permanency plan

(a)
Upon delivery of the child to a medical provider, law enforcement agency, or fire department, the law enforcement officer, an appropriate employee of the fire department, or an appropriate employee of the hospital shall take the child into protective custody for seventy-two (72) hours under the Child Maltreatment Act, §
12-18-101
et seq.
(b)
(1)
The law enforcement officer, employee of the fire department, or employee of the hospital shall immediately notify the Division of Children and Family Services, which shall initiate a dependency-neglect petition under the Arkansas Juvenile Code of 1989, §
9-27-301
et seq., and shall proceed under §
9-27-341
.
(2)
(A)
Within fourteen (14) days of filing a dependency-neglect petition, the Department of Human Services shall publish a notification by warning order in a newspaper having general circulation in the county where the proceeding was filed one (1) time a week for four (4) weeks.
(B)
The notification shall contain:
(i)
The caption of the pleadings in the dependency-neglect case;
(ii)
The location where the child was delivered;
(iii)
The date the child was delivered; and
(iv)
Notice that a dependency-neglect proceeding has been filed, and that any parent claiming rights to the child must file a responsive pleading or motion and appear before the court hearing the case to defend the parent's claim within thirty (30) days from the date of last publication.
(C)
If the identity of a parent or child is released or made known to the Department of Human Services in violation of §
9-34-202(b)(2)
, the case shall proceed as a dependency-neglect action as defined under §
9-27-303
, but with the same protections from liability as if an anonymous surrender was made under this section.
(D)
If no responsive pleadings are filed by the parent within thirty (30) days from the date of last publication and there are prospective adoptive parents seeking to adopt the child, the Department of Human Services may proceed with the filing of an adoption petition without further notice.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 348,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 185,§ 4, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 2001, No. 236, § 1; 2009, No. 758, § 18
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 9 - FAMILY LAW (§§ 9-2-101 — 9-34-204) › Subtitle 3 - MINORS (§§ 9-25-101 — 9-34-204) › Chapter 34 - VOLUNTARY PLACEMENT OF A CHILD (§§ 9-34-201 — 9-34-204) › Subchapter 2 - VOLUNTARY DELIVERY OF A CHILD (§§ 9-34-201 — 9-34-204) › Section 9-34-204 - Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse

The Division of Children and Family Services shall utilize the Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse and any other national and state resources to determine whether the child is a missing child.
Acts 2001, No. 236, § 1
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 10 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 10-2-101 — 10) › Chapter 2 - LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-501) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-134) › Section 10-2-101 - Time for meeting

(a)
(1)
The General Assembly shall meet in regular session at 12:00 noon on the second Monday in January in each odd-numbered year.
(2)
(A)
However, in any odd-numbered year following the election of a nonincumbent governor, the General Assembly upon convening at 12:00 noon on the second Monday in January may remain in session only for such time not to exceed two (2) days as is necessary to open and publish the votes for various constitutional offices, to swear in the state constitutional officers and members of the General Assembly, to organize and select officers, and to otherwise prepare for the regular session.
(B)
The General Assembly may then stand in recess for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days.
(b)
(1)
The General Assembly shall meet in a fiscal session to consider appropriation bills in each even-numbered year at 12:00 noon on the:
(A)
Second Monday in February in years in which the preferential primary election is held in May under §
7-7-203
; and
(B)
Second Wednesday in April in years in which the preferential primary election is held in March under §
7-7-203
.
(2)
A bill other than an appropriation bill may be considered in a fiscal session if two-thirds (2/3) of the members of each house of the General Assembly approve consideration of the nonappropriation bill.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 545,§ 5, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 5,§ 1, eff. 8/27/2013, expires 12/31/2016.
Acts 1875 (Adj. Sess.), No. 39, § 1, p. 42; C. & M. Dig., § 4919; Pope's Dig., § 6136; Acts 1981, No. 847, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 4-101; Acts 2009, No. 962, § 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 10 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 10-2-101 — 10) › Chapter 2 - LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-501) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-134) › Section 10-2-102 - Duties of Secretary of Senate, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, and other officers

(a)
The Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, with their respective clerical forces, shall perform all duties required in the engrossment and enrollment of bills and all necessary work as clerks of committees.
(b)
The employees of the Senate shall perform such duties during the regular session of the General Assembly and during the interim between the convening of special sessions, fiscal sessions, and the regular sessions of the General Assembly as may be provided by the Rules of the Senate or by the Senate Efficiency Committee, subject to the approval of the Senate.
Acts 1895, No. 97, § 4, p. 142; C. & M. Dig., § 4955; Pope's Dig., § 6185; A.S.A. 1947, § 4-407; Acts 1987, No. 2, § 9; 1989 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 143, § 9; 1991, No. 30, § 9; 2005, No. 693, § 7; 2007, No. 286, § 7; 2009, No. 962, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 10 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 10-2-101 — 10) › Chapter 2 - LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-501) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-134) › Section 10-2-103 - Coordinator of House Legislative Services

(a)
The Coordinator of House Legislative Services shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives with the approval of the House Management Committee.
(b)
(1)
The Coordinator of House Legislative Services shall perform such duties as may be provided by Rules of the House of Representatives and as provided by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the House Management Committee.
(2)
In addition thereto, the Coordinator of House Legislative Services shall hereafter perform all duties imposed upon the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives now provided by law or authorized by Rules of the House of Representatives especially with respect to the disbursement of House funds, the keeping of fiscal accounts and records, the signing of official documents, and the acquisition of stationery, postage, and other supplies for the House of Representatives and its members.
(3)
[Repealed.]
Amended by Act 2015, No. 556,§ 1, eff. 3/20/2015.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 555,§ 1, eff. 3/20/2015.
Acts 1991, No. 1, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 10 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 10-2-101 — 10) › Chapter 2 - LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-501) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-134) › Section 10-2-104 - Duties of assistant sergeants at arms

The assistant sergeant at arms in each house shall perform the duties of doorkeeper and postmaster of his or her respective house.
Acts 1889, No. 38, § 7, p. 52; C. & M. Dig., § 4956; Pope's Dig., § 6186; A.S.A. 1947, § 4-408.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 10 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 10-2-101 — 10) › Chapter 2 - LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-501) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-134) › Section 10-2-105 - Administration of oaths

(a)
The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives may administer oaths to the members and officers of their respective houses.
(b)
The President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or the chair of a committee of the Senate or of the House of Representatives, or his or her designee, may administer oaths to witnesses in any case under their examination.
Rev. Stat., ch. 90, § 17; C. & M. Dig., § 4926; Pope's Dig., § 6148; A.S.A. 1947, § 4-102; Acts 2009, No. 1465, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 10 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 10-2-101 — 10) › Chapter 2 - LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-501) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-134) › Section 10-2-106 - Elections

In all elections made by either house or by a joint vote of both houses, the votes of a majority of all the members present shall be necessary to a choice, and when an election shall be by joint vote, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall grant the person so elected a certificate thereof, which, in all cases in which a commission is required, shall be sufficient to authorize the granting of the commission.
Rev. Stat., ch. 90, § 16; C. & M. Dig., § 4948; Pope's Dig., § 6170; A.S.A. 1947, § 4-108.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 10 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 10-2-101 — 10) › Chapter 2 - LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-501) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-134) › Section 10-2-107 - Election of Speaker of the House of Representatives in doubt - Procedure

(a)
If, after the biennial general election and prior to the convening of the regular session, a statement signed by fifty (50) or more members of the House of Representatives who will serve at the next-following regular session of the General Assembly is filed with the current Speaker of the House of Representatives stating that the members believe that the formal election of the new Speaker of the House of Representatives is in doubt, then the current Speaker of the House of Representatives shall call a one-day organizational meeting of all members and members-elect of the House who will serve at the next regular session. This meeting shall be held for the single purpose of designating the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the next General Assembly.
(b)
If the special organizational meeting of members of the House is called, all members and members-elect of the House who will serve at the next-following regular session of the General Assembly shall be entitled to receive per diem and mileage for attending the meeting.
Acts 1973, No. 208, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 4-145; Acts 2009, No. 962, § 10.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 10 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 10-2-101 — 10) › Chapter 2 - LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-501) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-134) › Section 10-2-108 - Manuscripts of daily proceedings - Journals

(a)
Whenever the daily proceedings of either house of the General Assembly shall be made up in manuscript form, the manuscript shall be signed each day by the presiding officers of the respective houses and attested by the secretary or clerk thereof.
(b)
In addition to the transcribed record of the journals of either house, the manuscript proceedings shall also be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, which manuscript proceedings shall be kept and preserved by the Secretary of State.
(c)
A certified transcript of the proceedings of each house of the General Assembly shall be filed with the Secretary of State as a public document and shall be made available in the office of the Secretary of State for the inspection of any citizen requiring information therefrom, but the journals shall not be printed by the State of Arkansas.
Acts 1875 (Adj. Sess.), No. 88, § 2, p. 168; C. & M. Dig., § 4949; Pope's Dig., § 6171; Acts 1949, No. 376, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 4-109, 4-116.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 10 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 10-2-101 — 10) › Chapter 2 - LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-501) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-134) › Section 10-2-109 - Joint sessions

(a)
When by the Constitution or laws of the state a joint meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives is required, they shall assemble with their clerks on the day and at the hour previously agreed on for that purpose in the hall of the House of Representatives.
(b)
When the meeting is assembled, the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives shall preside in conjunction, and the meeting shall be governed by such standing rules as shall have been adopted for that purpose by the concurrence of both houses. They shall have power to punish any person other than a member for disorderly or contemptuous behavior in their presence by fine and imprisonment in the same manner and to the same extent as either house may do for like conduct before it by the Constitution and laws of this state.
(c)
Any member of either house who shall be guilty of disorderly behavior in the presence of the meeting may be punished by the house of which he or she is a member in the same manner as if the offense had been committed in the presence of that house.
Rev. Stat., ch. 90, §§ 1-3; C. & M. Dig., §§ 4934-4936; Pope's Dig., §§ 6156-6158; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 4-103 -- 4-105.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 10 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 10-2-101 — 10) › Chapter 2 - LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-501) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-134) › Section 10-2-110 - Disorderly conduct

(a)
If any person, whether a member or not, shall be guilty of any disorder in the presence of either house or a Committee of the Whole, or in a joint meeting of both houses, while in session, the presiding officer of the house or joint meeting or Chair of the Committee of the Whole may order the person into immediate custody. The sergeant at arms shall immediately take the person into custody and detain him or her until the further order of the house, joint meeting, or Committee of the Whole, before which offense was committed.
(b)
If any person, whether a member or not, shall disturb the proceedings of any committee of either house or be guilty of disorderly conduct in their presence, the house appointing the committee may punish the person in the same manner as if the offense had been committed in the presence of the house. If the disorder or offense shall be committed before a joint committee of both houses, the President of the Senate shall issue process, and both houses shall proceed in joint meeting.
Rev. Stat., ch. 90, §§ 4, 5; C. & M. Dig., §§ 4924, 4925; Pope's Dig., §§ 6145, 6146; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 4-106, 4-107.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 10 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 10-2-101 — 10) › Chapter 2 - LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-501) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-134) › Section 10-2-111 - Unauthorized use of roll call system - Penalty

(a)
Any person who, by tampering with the mechanism of the electric roll call system in the Chamber of the House of Representatives, willfully causes the vote indicated at any station to be incorrectly recorded is guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(b)
Any person not a member of the House of Representatives who, during the taking of a vote on any matter before a session of the House or during the calling of a roll in the House, operates a voting station of the electric roll call system is guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).
Amended by Act 2023, No. 175,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1949, No. 310, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 4-114, 4-115.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 10 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 10-2-101 — 10) › Chapter 2 - LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-501) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-134) › Section 10-2-112 - Prefiling of bills and resolutions - Assignment to committee - Printing

(a)
(1)
The Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate, under the direction and supervision of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, shall establish a system for the prefiling of bills and resolutions beginning on:
(A)
November 15 of each year preceding a regular session of the General Assembly;
(B)
The second Monday of January of each year of a fiscal session of the General Assembly which is held in a year in which the preferential primary election is held in May under §
7-7-203
; and
(C)
The second Monday of March of each year of a fiscal session of the General Assembly which is held in a year in which the preferential primary election is held in March under §
7-7-203
.
(2)
A nonappropriation bill may not be prefiled prior to a fiscal session due to the requirement in Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 86, that a concurrent resolution be approved by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the members elected to each house before either body may consider a nonappropriation bill.
(3)
Under that presession filing system, each member-elect of the General Assembly and holdover member of the Senate who will be serving at the next-following regular session of the General Assembly shall be permitted to prefile bills and resolutions for the next regular session as soon as the members-elect of the next General Assembly are certified to the Secretary of State.
(b)
The Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate, respectively, shall assign numbers to House and Senate bills and resolutions.
(c)
The Speaker-elect of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall provisionally assign all prefiled bills and resolutions to committees. Upon the convening of the General Assembly, the respective bodies shall review the assignment of the bills and resolutions made prior to the convening of the session by the Speaker-elect of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and shall make official assignments of the bills and resolutions in accordance with their respective rules.
(d)
The legislative printing contract which includes the printing of bills, resolutions, committee reports, special reports, approved acts, and other specified legislative documents shall include the printing of prefiled bills and resolutions filed pursuant to this section.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 545,§ 6, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 5,§ 2, eff. 8/27/2013, expires 12/31/2016.
Acts 1973, No. 91, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 4-146, 4-147; Acts 1987, No. 64, § 1; 1991, No. 203, § 1; 2003, No. 1473, § 18; 2009, No. 962, § 11.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 10 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 10-2-101 — 10) › Chapter 2 - LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-501) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-134) › Section 10-2-113 - Senate confirmation of board and commission appointees

(a)
All appointments made by the Governor of members of boards and commissions of the State of Arkansas, except appointments of members of boards and commissions governed by specific constitutional provisions that may be in conflict with this section, shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate. The person so appointed may qualify and hold office until the appointment shall be rejected by the Senate.
(b)
The Governor shall submit to the Senate the names of all appointments to boards and commissions of this state within ten (10) days following the appointment for the consideration of confirmation by the Senate.
(c)
If an appointment is rejected by the Senate, the person rejected shall not thereafter be eligible to serve in the position or exercise the powers of the position, unless the appointment of the person is first approved by the Senate.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 794,§ 9, eff. 4/12/2023.
Acts 1967, No. 235, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 6-606; Acts 2007, No. 151, § 1; 2009, No. 962, § 12.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 10 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 10-2-101 — 10) › Chapter 2 - LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-501) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-134) › Section 10-2-115 - Introduction of bills affecting public retirement programs

(a)
Any proposed legislation affecting any publicly supported retirement system or pension plan to be considered by the General Assembly at a regular session shall be introduced in the General Assembly during the first fifteen (15) calendar days of a regular session.
(b)
(1)
No such bill shall be introduced after the fifteenth day of a regular session unless its introduction is first approved by a three-fourths (3/4) vote of the full membership of each house of the General Assembly.
(2)
Additionally, if the General Assembly recesses for longer than three (3) consecutive days during the first fifteen (15) days of a regular session, the fifteen-day introduction deadline shall be extended for a time period equal to the recess.
(c)
A bill affecting any publicly supported retirement system or systems shall not be introduced or considered at any special session or fiscal session of the General Assembly unless the introduction and consideration of the bill is first approved by a three-fourths (3/4) vote of the full membership of each house of the General Assembly.
Acts 1975, No. 289, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 4-151; Acts 1991, No. 868, § 1; 1993, No. 102, § 1; 1999, No. 1026, § 1; 2001, No. 147, § 1; 2009, No. 962, § 13.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 10 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 10-2-101 — 10) › Chapter 2 - LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-501) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-134) › Section 10-2-116 - Authentication of laws passed over veto

(a)
When a bill that has passed both houses of the General Assembly shall be returned by the Governor without his or her signature and with his or her objections thereto, and, upon reconsideration, shall pass both houses by the constitutional majority, it shall be authenticated as having become a law by a certificate endorsed thereon or attached thereto, in the following form:
"This bill having been returned by the Governor with his or her objections thereto and, after reconsideration having passed both houses by the constitutional majority, has become a law this ............... day of ...............".
(b)
The certificate, having been signed by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall be deemed a sufficient authentication thereof, and the bill shall again be presented to the Governor to be by him or her deposited with the laws in the office of the Secretary of State.
Rev. Stat., ch. 89, § 1; C. & M. Dig., § 4969; Pope's Dig., § 6199; A.S.A. 1947, § 4-310.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 10 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 10-2-101 — 10) › Chapter 2 - LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-501) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 10-2-101 — 10-2-134) › Section 10-2-118 - Vacancies during recess

(a)
When any member elected to either house of the General Assembly shall resign in the recess thereof, he or she shall address and transmit his or her resignation in writing to the Governor.
(b)
Whenever the Governor shall receive any resignation or notice of vacancy or when he or she shall be satisfied of the death of any member of either house during the recess thereof, he or she shall without delay issue a writ of election to support the vacancy.
Rev. Stat., ch. 70, §§ 1, 2; C. & M. Dig., §§ 4962, 4963; Pope's Dig., §§ 6192, 6193; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 4-110, 4-111.