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Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 159 - Department of Community Correction › Rule 159.00.14-002 - AR 3.15 - Sexual Harassment Policy

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ACC AR
		  3.15
HARASSMENT
I.
AUTHORITY.
The Board of Corrections is vested with the authority
		  to promulgate this administrative regulation by Arkansas law sections
		  12-27-105,
		  16-93-1203
		  and
		  16-93-1205.
II.
APPLICABILITY.
This policy
		  applies to all Arkansas Community Correction (ACC) employees and its agents.
		  Agents include volunteers, interns, contractors and vendors. It is applicable
		  to all phases of employment, including testing, training, hiring, promotion,
		  demotion, transfer and termination.
III.
POLICY.
ACC policy is to
		  provide an environment where employees can work together comfortably and
		  productively, free from harassment. ACC has zero tolerance for harassment by
		  employees and agents.
IV.
EXPLANATION.
Harassment is a form of employment discrimination
		  that violates state and federal laws. Harassment is unwelcome conduct that is
		  based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age
		  (40 or older), disability, genetic information or any other legally prohibited
		  basis.
A.
Sexual Harassment.
Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or
		  physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when:
1. Submission to such conduct is made either
		  explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's
		  employment;
2. Submission to or
		  rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment
		  decisions affecting such individual; or
3. Such conduct has the purpose or effect of
		  unreasonably interfering with an individual's work performance or creating an
		  intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment.
B.
Non-Sexual Harassment.
Unwelcome verbal or physical conduct that is not directly sexual directed
		  toward or differential treatment of, someone because of his /her membership in
		  any protected group or on any other prohibited basis.
V.
COMPLAINT PROCEDURE.
Arkansas
		  Community Correction must establish procedures for resolving complaints. All
		  complaints must be handled as confidentially as possible.
VI.
RETALIATION.
Any employee
		  bringing a harassment complaint will not be adversely affected in terms and
		  conditions of employment, or discriminated against or discharged because of the
		  lodging of a complaint.
VII.
DISCIPLINE.
Any employee found to have violated this policy is
		  subject to appropriate disciplinary action, up to and including discharge.
Board Approval Date: 7/29/2015
Reference: Sec. of State 159.
Effective Date:
			 10/31/2015
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 159 - Department of Community Correction › Rule 159.00.16-002 - Furlough Program

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ACC AR 7.30
FURLOUGH PROGRAM
I.
AUTHORITY.
The Board of Corrections is vested with the authority
		  to promulgate this regulation by Arkansas law sections
		  12-27-105,
		  16-93-1203
		  and
		  16-93-1205.
II.
POLICY.
The Board of
		  Corrections supports the implementation of furlough programs to authorize
		  temporary release of a resident from a community correction center.
II.
GUIDANCE.
A. Arkansas Community correction must
		  establish and maintain procedures and criteria that provide for the furlough of
		  a resident when a critical illness/injury and/or death occurs to a member of
		  the resident's immediate family or when a resident has been approved for
		  community transition activities away from the Community Correction Center
		  (CCC). Procedures must include rules/conditions of resident release on furlough
		  and requirements for sponsors to include supervision, transportation, and
		  timely return of the furloughed resident.
B. Furlough criteria must be made accessible
		  to residents and explained during orientation.
Board Approval Date: 1/14/16
Reference: Secretary of State Rule Code: 159.
Effective Date: 10/1/2016
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 159 - Department of Community Correction › Rule 159.00.17-004 - Rescind of AR 4.3 Weapons and Security Equipment

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AR 4.3
WEAPONS AND SECURITY
		  EQUIPMENT
I.
AUTHORITY.
The Board of Corrections is vested with the authority to promulgate this
		  administrative regulation by Ark. Code Ann. §§
								12-27-105,
		  16-93-1203,
		  and
		  16-93-1205.
II.
APPLICABILITY.
This policy
		  applies to Department of Community Correction (DCC) employees.
III.
POLICY.
It is the policy of
		  the DCC to equip certain employees with the capability to function effectively
		  across the force continuum by providing training and authorizing an assortment
		  of weapons and equipment for employees charged with direct supervision of the
		  offender population, and commensurate with assessed needs. In those instances
		  where application of force is necessary to gain control of a situation,
		  alternatives will be available to resolve conflicts with the least amount of
		  injury to everyone involved.
IV.
GENERAL PROCESS.
The specific weapons and/or security equipment
		  and/or training needs for categories of employees shall be assessed based upon
		  specific functions and duties of employees, the nature of the environment, and
		  offender populations supervised. The DCC Director shall establish an authorized
		  list of weapons and security equipment. Combinations of equipment from the
		  Director's approved list will be selected to allow tailoring employee responses
		  to situations along the force continuum. An assortment of responses will
		  improve opportunities to resolve conflict situations with the least application
		  of force. Issue and use of sanctioned equipment shall be based on needs and
		  training assessments and will be preceded by appropriate qualification,
		  certification (where appropriate) and training. When approved by the Director,
		  certified dogs and handlers may be borrowed from other agencies for drug
		  detection.
V.
REFERENCES.
American Correctional Association (ACA) Standards for
		  Adult Probation and Parole Field Services, 3rd
		  Edition, standards 3-3087[P], 3-3089[P].
Board Approval Date: 05/30/02
Reference
Effective Date: 09/15/02
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 164 - Professional Bail Bond Company and Bail Bondsman Licensing Board › Rule 164.00.05-002 - Rule 2 - Regulation of the Education Program

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SECTION 1.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this Rule and Regulation ("rule") is to set
			 specific requirements to be followed by the Arkansas Professional Bail Bond
			 Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board (Board) in the
			 administration of the beginning and continuing education program, pursuant to
			 Act 909 of 1997, codified as Ark. Code Ann. Sections
			 17-19-107,
			 and
			 17-19-402.
SECTION 2.
AUTHORITY
This rule is issued pursuant to the authority vested in the Board
			 under Ark. Code Ann. Section
			 17-19-108
			 and all other applicable provisions of Arkansas law.
SECTION 3.
EFFECTIVE DATE AND
		  APPLICABILITY
This rule shall be effective October 1, 2005 and shall be
			 applicable to the Board and approved beginning and continuing education course
			 providers in the administration of the beginning and continuing education
			 program.
SECTION 4.
DEFINITIONS
The following terms as used in this rule shall have the following
			 definitions:
A. Board - the Arkansas
		  Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing
		  Board/Arkansas Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board;
B. Director - the Executive Director of the
		  Board;
C. Beginning Education - a
		  course covering Arkansas Code and Regulations related to the bail bond industry
		  and taken prior to licensing.
D.
		  Continuing Education - post-licensure education derived from participation in
		  courses in bail bond related subjects.
E. CEC - continuing education
		  credit;
F. Credit hour - An
		  instructional classroom session of at least fifty (50) minutes with a Board
		  approved instructor present.
G.
		  Instructor - a person registered and approved by the Board to teach bail bond
		  related subjects.
H. Licensee - a
		  natural person who is licensed by the Board as a bail bondsman;
I. Proof of completion - the certificate of
		  attendance awarded by the Board approved instructor.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 164 - Professional Bail Bond Company and Bail Bondsman Licensing Board › Rule 164.00.07-001 - Rule 1 - Regulation of Bail Bond Business (Section 19 & 20)

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SECTION 40.
COMPLIANCE WITH POSTED RULES OF JAILS
(A) A licensee shall comply with publicly
		  posted rules of a jail.
(B) As used
		  in this section, "Rules" shall mean policies and procedures relating to the
		  operation of a jail that are not in conflict with state or federal statutes and
		  that have been approved by the chief law enforcement officer of the
		  jail.
(C) A licensee who is found,
		  after notice and hearing, to have violated this sections may be subject to
		  disciplinary action as provided in Ark. Code Ann. §
								17-19-210
		  (2001 Repl.).
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 164 - Professional Bail Bond Company and Bail Bondsman Licensing Board › Rule 164.00.19-001 - Rule and Regulation 1- Regulation of Bail Bond Business

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SECTION 42. BAIL
		  BOND RECOVERY FUND
Arkansas Code Ann. §
								19-6-826
			 created the Bail Bond Recovery Fund. The fees collected under the provisions of
			 Ark. Code Ann. §
								17-19-301(g)(l)(A)
			 are designated as the Bail Bond Recovery Fund, which shall be administered by
			 the Board.
A. The Board will pay a
		  claim against the Recovery Fund for an unpaid bond forfeiture judgment in
		  accordance with the following process:
(1)
		  Pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §
									17-19-208,
		  a Court sends the Board the statutorily-required documentation regarding an
		  unpaid bond forfeiture;
(2) The
		  bail bond company's security deposit(s) is seized by the Board pursuant to Ark.
		  Code Ann. §
									17-19-112
		  and paid to the Court;
(3) The
		  Board disperses the amount payable, which is calculated under subsection B.
		  below, from the Recovery Fund to the Court.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 165 - Arkansas Rehabilitation Services › Rule 165.00.14-001 - Arkansas Career Education - Division of Rehabilitation Services - Policy and Procedures Manual 2014

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Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 168 - Arkansas Economic Development Commission › Rule 168.00.05-004 - Small Business Loan Program

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I.
Introduction
The Small Business Loan Program creates a program designed to
			 stimulate economic growth, concentrating in "economically deprived areas," by
			 appropriating funds to be used as participation loans which are originated by
			 approved community lenders for small businesses in the state. The program, by
			 offering participating lending, mitigates risk for community lenders. In turn,
			 this creates greater access to capital for small businesses.
II.
Definitions
A.
"Applicant"
refers to the small business as defined herein, as opposed to the community
		  lender participating in the loan.
B.
"Commission"
means the Arkansas Economic Development Commission.
C.
"Community
		  Lender"
means any organization that is involved in making loans to
		  small businesses within Arkansas.
D.
"Department"
means the Arkansas Department of Economic Development.
E.
"Director"
is the
		  Director of the Arkansas Department of Economic Development.
F.
"High
		  unemployment"
means an unemployment rate equal to or greater than
		  one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the state'' average unemployment rate for
		  the preceding calendar year as specified by statewide annual labor force
		  statistics compiled by the Arkansas Employment Security Department, when the
		  state's annual average unemployment is six percent (6%) or lower. When the
		  state's unemployment rate is above six percent (6%), "high unemployment" means
		  unemployment equal to or greater than three percent (3%) above the state's
		  average unemployment rate for the preceding calendar year as specified by
		  statewide annual labor force statistics compiled by the Arkansas Employment
		  Security Department.
G.
"Small business"
means a business enterprise with
		  fewer than 50 full-time employees and less than one million dollars
		  ($1,000,000) in annual gross sales or receipts for the preceding fiscal year,
		  as reported on the company's annual financial statements.
H.
"Small business
		  person"
means an individual firm, partnership, limited liability
		  company, corporation, or any other business entity in any form, which owns and
		  operates a small business.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 168 - Arkansas Economic Development Commission › Rule 168.00.07-003 - Equity Investment Incentive Act

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I.
Introduction
Act 566 of 2007 also known as the "Equity Investment Incentive
			 Act of 2007" provides a tax incentive for equity investments in targeted, early
			 stage, and start-up businesses.
The purpose of the equity investment incentives is to encourage
			 capital investment in certain types of businesses that are creating new higher
			 paying jobs for the State of Arkansas.
II.
Definitions
"Commission" means the Arkansas Economic Development
			 Commission;
"Director" means the Executive Director of the Arkansas Economic
			 Development Commission;
"Eligible Business" means a business that has been approved by
			 the Commission to participate and solicit equity investments in the
			 business;
"Investor" means a person or entity purchasing an equity
			 investment in an eligible business.
III.
Eligibility
The award of the equity investment incentive tax credit to a
			 qualified business shall be at the discretion of the Director of the Arkansas
			 Economic Development Commission.
Eligibility for the equity investment incentive tax credit under
			 this subchapter is limited to investments in:
(1) Targeted businesses as defined in
		  Arkansas Code § 15-4-2703(43); or
(2) Businesses that receive assistance in the
		  form of equity investments from capital investment funds that target
		  early-stage businesses and start-up businesses, if the business:
(A) Pays at least one hundred fifty percent
		  (150%) of the lesser of the county average wage or the state average wage;
		  and
(B) Meets at least two (2) of
		  the following conditions:
(i) The business is
		  in one (1) of the business sectors set forth in §
		  15-4-2703(43)(A)(i)-(vi);
(ii) The
		  business is identified in a local or regional economic development plan as the
		  type of business targeted for recruitment or growth within the community or
		  region;
(iii) The business is
		  supported by a resolution of the city council or quorum court in the
		  municipality or county in which the business is located or plans to locate;
(iv) The business is supported by
		  business incubators certified under § 26-51-815(d);
(v) The business is supported by federal
		  small business innovation research grants; or
(vi) The business is supported by technology
		  development or seed capital investments made by instrumentalities of the
		  state.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 168 - Arkansas Economic Development Commission › Rule 168.00.07-004 - Minority Business Enterprises

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I.
Introduction
Act 1456 of 2003 states "The Division of Minority Business
			 Enterprise of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission shall promulgate
			 rules to create a certification process for minority business
			 enterprises."
II.
Definitions
A.
"Minority Business
		  Enterprise (MBE)"
is an independent business entity, which
		  is at least 51% owned by one (1) or more minority persons.
B.
"Minority"
means a lawful permanent
		  resident of the State of Arkansas who is an African American, Hispanic
		  American, American Indian, Asian, or Pacific Islander.
C.
"Minority Business
		  Advisory Council"
means the Advisory Council to the
		  Division of Minority Enterprise created under Arkansas Code 15-4-303.
D.
"Director"
is the Administrator of the
		  Division of Minority Business Enterprise of the Arkansas Economic Development
		  Commission.
E.
"Commission"
means the Arkansas Economic
		  Development Commission.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 168 - Arkansas Economic Development Commission › Rule 168.00.09-002 - Rules for Administering the Arkansas Digital Product and Motion Pictue Industry Development Act

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I.
Introduction
To encourage growth in Arkansas's digital product and motion
			 picture industry, Act 816 of 2009 was enacted by the
			 87th General Assembly. The legislation's purpose is
			 to cultivate the industry by offering financial incentives to foster the
			 development of the digital and traditional film industry in Arkansas. See
			 Arkansas Code Annotated §15-4-2001 et seq.
For more information, please contact:
Arkansas Economic Development Commission
Arkansas Film Office
One Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-7326
II.
Definitions
(1) "Below-the-line employees" means:
(A) employees involved with a motion picture
		  production including but not limited to:
(i)
		  Casting assistants,
(ii) Costume
		  design,
(iii) Gaffers,
(iv) Grips,
(v) Location managers,
(vi) Production assistants,
(vii) Set construction staff, and
(viii) Set design staff
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 168 - Arkansas Economic Development Commission › Rule 168.00.11-002 - Regional Economic Development Partnership Act

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I.
Program
		  Summary
Act 895 of 2011 (§ 15-4-3401 et seq.) authorized the
			 creation of regional economic development partnerships and addressed the
			 governance of these partnerships as well as funding opportunities and
			 responsibilities. The 2011 act outlined many of the provisions needed to
			 implement the legislation and provided the Arkansas Economic Development
			 Commission the ability to promulgate rules and regulations addressing all
			 aspects of the approval and funding of a regional economic development
			 partnership.
It is the purpose of this rulemaking to make as clear as possible
			 the procedures and approvals required by this act.
II.
Definitions
A. "Commission" means the state agency known
		  as the Arkansas Economic Development Commission;
B. "Economic development region" means a
		  group of municipalities or counties that:
1.
		  Includes at least two (2) counties; and
2. Is willing to form a regional economic
		  development partnership for the purposes of regional economic
		  development;
C. "In-kind
		  contributions" means items given to a regional economic development
		  partnership, including, without limitation, donated office space, equipment,
		  staff, and other items specifically approved by the commission; and
D. "Regional economic development
		  partnership" means an organization whose mission is to promote specific regions
		  within the state for business, retail, nonprofit, and industrial location,
		  relocation, and expansion.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 168 - Arkansas Economic Development Commission › Rule 168.00.13-004 - Regional Economic Development Partnership Act

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I.
Program Summary
Act 895 of 2011 (§ 15-4-3401 et seq.), as amended,
			 authorized the creation of regional economic development partnerships and
			 addressed the governance of these partnerships as well as funding opportunities
			 and responsibilities. The 2011 act, and 2013 amendment, outlined the provisions
			 needed to implement the legislation and provide the Arkansas Economic
			 Development Commission with the ability to promulgate rules and regulations
			 addressing all aspects of the approval and funding of a regional economic
			 development partnership.
It is the purpose of this rulemaking to make as clear as possible
			 the procedures and approvals required by this act.
II.
Definitions
A. "Commission" means the state agency known
		  as the Arkansas Economic Development Commission;
B. "Economic development region" means a
		  group of municipalities or counties that includes at least two (2) counties and
		  has formed a regional economic development partnership;
C. "In-kind contributions" means items given
		  to a regional economic development partnership, including, without limitation,
		  donated office space, equipment, staff, and other items specifically approved
		  by the commission; and
D. "Regional
		  economic development partnership" means an organization whose mission is to
		  promote specific regions within the state in accordance with the intent
		  described under §15-4-3402.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 168 - Arkansas Economic Development Commission › Rule 168.00.13-006 - Regulations for the Implementation and Operation of the Arkansas State Set-Aside Program

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SECTION 1.
POLICY AND PURPOSE
A. The
		  following rules and regulations of the Arkansas Energy Office, a division of
		  the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, are promulgated pursuant to ACA
		  §15-702-804 (a) (1)-(2) of the Arkansas Emergency Petroleum Set-Aside Act
		  (ACA §15-72-801 et. seq.) and the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act
		  (25-15-201 et. seq. as amended).
B.
		  It is the purpose of these rules and regulations, and it is hereby declared to
		  be the policy of the Arkansas Energy Office:
1. to provide for the orderly operation of
		  the state authorized program;
2. to
		  implement said set-aside program whenever the Governor, in his discretion,
		  finds that such a program is necessary to manage a shortage of petroleum
		  products which threatens the continuation of emergency services and essential
		  industrial or agricultural activities;
3. to prevent duplication of state and
		  federal regulatory requirements;
4.
		  to implement only that portion of the set-aside program (with regard to the
		  number of petroleum products covered) as is deemed necessary by the Governor to
		  manage the existing shortage; and
5. to terminate the set-aside program as soon
		  as the Governor finds that it is no longer necessary to manage a
		  shortage.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 168 - Arkansas Economic Development Commission › Rule 168.00.14-004 - Replacement and Repair of Manufacturing Machinery and Equipment Slaes and Use Tax Refund

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I.
Introduction
Overview
Act 1404 of 2013, as codified in §§ 26-52-447,
			 26-53-149 and 15-4-3501, establishes two options by which certain state sales
			 and use taxes relating to the partial replacement and repair of machinery and
			 equipment used directly in manufacturing may be refunded to eligible taxpayers
			 beginning July 1, 2014.
The first option, which provides for a refund of one percentage
			 point (1%) of the 5.875% sales and use taxes levied under §§
			 26-52-301, 26-52-302, 26-53-106 and 26-53-107, may be claimed by a taxpayer for
			 the purchase and installation of certain machinery and equipment used directly
			 in manufacturing and processing. To qualify for this refund, a taxpayer must
			 hold a direct pay sales and use tax permit from the Arkansas Department of
			 Finance and Administration (DFA).
The second option, which provides for an increased refund of all
			 sales and use taxes (5.875%) levied under §§ 26-52-301, 26-52-302,
			 26-53-106 and 26-53-107, is a discretionary incentive that may be offered by
			 the Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) to a
			 taxpayer who undertakes a major maintenance and improvement project to purchase
			 and install certain machinery and equipment used directly in manufacturing and
			 processing. To qualify for this discretionary refund, a taxpayer must:
1. Be eligible for a refund of taxes under
		  §§26-52-447 or 26-53-149 (partial replacement and repair of certain
		  machinery and equipment);
2. Hold a
		  direct pay sales and use tax permit from the DFA; and when claiming the refund,
		  must file their monthly direct pay sales and use tax report using the
		  Department's electronic tax report filing system.
3. Enter into a financial incentive agreement
		  with the AEDC for the major maintenance and improvement project;
4. Expend at least $3 million on an approved
		  major maintenance and improvement project that includes the purchase of
		  tangible personal property and services that are either exempt or subject to
		  partial refund of tax under §§26-52-402, 26-52-447, 26-53-114, or
		  26-53-149;
5. File a completed
		  Manufacturing Replacement and Repair Sales and Use Tax Refund Application with
		  the AEDC;
6. Receive approval from
		  the Director of the AEDC to receive the increased refund of sales and use taxes
		  for the major maintenance and improvement project.
All existing excise tax exemptions, including without limitation
			 exemptions under §§ 26-52-402 and 26-53-114, remain in full force and
			 effect and are not limited by this refund.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 168 - Arkansas Economic Development Commission › Rule 168.00.15-002 - Replacement and Repair of Manufacturing Machinery and Equipment Sales and Use Tax Refund Program

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I.
Introduction
Overview
Act 1404 of 2013, as amended and codified in §§
			 26-52-447, 26-53-149 and 15-4-3501, establishes two options by which certain
			 state sales and use taxes relating to the partial replacement and repair of
			 machinery and equipment used directly in manufacturing may be refunded to
			 eligible taxpayers beginning July 1, 2014.
The first option, which provides for a refund of one percentage
			 point (1%) of the 5.875% sales and use taxes levied under §§
			 26-52-301, 26-52-302, 26-53-106 and 26-53-107, may be claimed by a taxpayer for
			 the purchase and installation of certain machinery and equipment used directly
			 in manufacturing and processing. To qualify for this refund, a taxpayer shall
			 hold a direct pay or a limited direct pay sales and use tax permit from the
			 Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA).
The second option, which provides for an increased refund of all
			 sales and use taxes (5.875%) levied under §§ 26-52-301, 26-52-302,
			 26-53-106 and 26-53-107, is a discretionary incentive that may be offered by
			 the Executive Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC)
			 to a taxpayer who undertakes a major maintenance and improvement project to
			 purchase and install certain machinery and equipment used directly in
			 manufacturing and processing. To qualify for this discretionary refund, a
			 taxpayer shall:
1. Be eligible for a
		  refund of taxes under §§ 26-52-447 or 26-53-149 (partial replacement
		  and repair of certain machinery and equipment);
2. Hold a direct pay or a limited direct pay
		  sales and use tax permit from the DFA; and when claiming the refund, shall file
		  their monthly direct pay sales and use tax report using the Department's
		  electronic tax report filing system;
3. Enter into a financial incentive agreement
		  with the AEDC for the major maintenance and improvement project prior to
		  incurring project expenditures;
4.
		  Expend at least $3 million on an approved major maintenance and improvement
		  project that includes the purchase of tangible personal property and services
		  that are either exempt or subject to partial refund of tax under §§
		  26-52-402, 26-52-447, 26-53-114, or 26-53-149;
5. File a completed Manufacturing Replacement
		  and Repair Sales and Use Tax Refund Application with the AEDC; and
6. Receive approval from the Executive
		  Director of the AEDC to receive the increased refund of sales and use taxes for
		  the major maintenance and improvement project.
All existing excise tax exemptions, including without limitation
			 exemptions under §§ 26-52-402 and 26-53-114, remain in full force and
			 effect and are not limited by this refund.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 168 - Arkansas Economic Development Commission › Rule 168.00.15-003 - Equity Investment Incentive Act Program

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I.
Introduction
Act 566 of 2007, also known as the "Equity Investment Incentive
			 Act of 2007," as amended and codified at § 15-4-3301 et seq., provides a
			 tax credit for equity investments in targeted, early-stage, and start-up
			 businesses. The purpose of equity investment incentives is to encourage capital
			 investment in certain types of early-stage businesses that are creating new,
			 higher-paying jobs for the State of Arkansas.
II.
Definitions
1. "Commission" means the Arkansas Economic
		  Development Commission;
2.
		  "Convertible financing structure" means an investment mechanism that converts
		  into equity at a subsequent event, including without limitation convertible
		  debt, convertible equity, and a convertible note;
3. "Director" means the Executive Director of
		  the Arkansas Economic Development Commission;
4. "Eligible business" means a business that
		  has been approved and has a signed equity investment incentive agreement with
		  the Commission to participate and solicit equity investments in the
		  business;
5. "Investor" means a
		  person or entity purchasing an equity investment in an eligible business or
		  otherwise advancing funds to the business under the terms of a qualifying
		  convertible financing structure if the convertible financing structure is
		  required to be converted to equity by the business receiving the investment no
		  later than five (5) years from the date the convertible financing structure was
		  consummated.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 168 - Arkansas Economic Development Commission › Rule 168.00.16-002 - Minority Business Loan Mobilization Program Rules

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I.
Introduction
Overview
Pursuant to authority granted under § 15-4-306 of the
			 Minority Business Economic Development Act and § 19-5-1240, which
			 established the Minority Business Loan Mobilization Revolving Fund, the Small
			 and Minority Business Division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission
			 (AEDC) has established a Minority Business Loan Mobilization Program that may
			 guarantee loans that:
1. Are made by a
		  lender to a borrower who:
A. Meets the
		  definitions of "minority" and "minority business enterprise" as defined in
		  § 15-4-303;
B. Has been
		  certified by the Small and Minority Business Division of the AEDC as a minority
		  business enterprise in accordance with § 15-4-314 and rules developed
		  pursuant to § 15-4-314(a); and
C. Has done or is currently doing business
		  with a Federal, state, or local Arkansas governmental entity;
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 168 - Arkansas Economic Development Commission › Rule 168.00.17-002 - Military Affairs Grant Program Rules

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I.
Introduction
Overview
As a key component of Governor Asa Hutchinson's 2015 Military
			 Affairs Initiative, to grow, support, and promote the state's military
			 missions, installations and related economic development interests, inaugural
			 funding was appropriated to the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC)
			 in 2016 to establish the Military Affairs Grant Program (MAGP).
Funds allocated to the MAGP may be granted, at the discretion of
			 the AEDC Executive Director (Executive Director), to applicants meeting
			 eligibility requirements for projects and programs that strengthen and sustain
			 military installations in Arkansas, resulting in economic growth in host
			 communities, surrounding regions, and the State of Arkansas. As such, grants
			 are intended to leverage, not supplant, other funding sources.
Pursuant to authority granted under §
			 15&#8208;4&#8208;209(a)(1) and §
			 15&#8208;4&#8208;209(b)(5), AEDC has established these rules governing
			 administration of the MAGP.
Program Rule Summary
1. AEDC will periodically solicit MAGP
		  applications as funding becomes available.
2. Eligible applicants shall submit completed
		  applications, on forms prescribed by AEDC and in accordance with submittal
		  deadlines, to request grant funding from the MAGP.
3. The AEDC Military Affairs Director
		  (Director), with advice from the Governor's Military Affairs Steering Committee
		  (Committee), shall review and recommend applications for grant funding to the
		  Executive Director.
4. Applicants
		  receiving approval from the Executive Director shall execute grant agreements
		  with AEDC specifying grant terms and conditions.
5. Grant funding shall be made available to
		  grantees on a cost incurred basis, subsequent to submittal of requests for
		  payment on forms prescribed by AEDC.
6. Grantees shall submit quarterly progress
		  reports throughout the duration of the grant project in accordance with grant
		  terms and conditions.
7. A
		  contingency of up to ten percent (10%) of the grant award may be withheld from
		  final payment until all closeout documents have been submitted and have been
		  approved by AEDC.
Contact Information
For more information, please contact:
Arkansas Economic Development Commission
Military Affairs Director
900 West Capitol
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-5196
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 168 - Arkansas Economic Development Commission › Rule 168.00.17-005 - Arkansas Small Business Innovation Research Matching Grant Program Rules

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I.
Introduction
Overview
The Arkansas Small Business Innovation Research Matching Grant
			 Program (ArSBIRMGP), Act 166 of 2017, was created to stimulate innovation and
			 growth among the state's technology businesses. The program, administered by
			 the Division of Science and Technology of the Arkansas Economic Development
			 Commission (Division), may provide, to eligible businesses, discretionary
			 matching grants of up to fifty percent (50%) of the amount of federal Phase I
			 and Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants, not to exceed
			 fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for Phase I awards and $100,000 for Phase II
			 awards.
Objectives of the ArSBIRMGP are to:
* Create and retain high-tech jobs, especially high-wage jobs in
			 middle-skill and high-skill occupations;
* Encourage innovative small businesses to engage in
			 federally-funded research that has the potential for technological innovation
			 and commercialization;
* Increase the amount of SBIR funds invested in Arkansas
			 businesses; and
* Induce the retention, growth, and location of companies in
			 Arkansas.
Program Rule Summary
1. Eligible applicants shall submit completed
		  applications, on forms prescribed by the Division to request grant funding from
		  the ArSBIRMGP.
2. The Director of
		  the Division of Science and Technology of the Arkansas Economic Development
		  Commission (Director), with advice from the Board of Directors of the Division
		  of Science and Technology of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission
		  (Board), shall review and recommend applications for grant funding to the
		  Executive Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (Executive
		  Director).
3. Applicants receiving
		  approval from the Executive Director shall execute grant agreements specifying
		  grant terms and conditions.
4.
		  Grant funding shall be made available to grantees on a reimbursement basis,
		  subsequent to submittal of requests for payment on forms approved by the
		  Division.
5. Grantees shall submit
		  final reports, upon full expenditure of ArSBIRMGP grant funds, in accordance
		  with terms specified in the grant agreement.
Contact Information
For more information, please contact:
Arkansas Economic Development Commission
Division of Science and Technology
900 West Capitol
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-1121
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 168 - Arkansas Economic Development Commission › Rule 168.00.17-006 - Arkansas Business and Technology Accelerator Grant Program Rules

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I.
Introduction
Overview
The Arkansas Business and Technology Accelerator Grant Program
			 (ArBTAGP), provided for by Act 165 of 2017, was created to stimulate innovation
			 and growth among the state's technology businesses. The program, administered
			 by the Division of Science and Technology of the Arkansas Economic Development
			 Commission (Division), may provide, to eligible businesses, discretionary
			 grants of up to two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to sponsor
			 business and technology programs to mentor start-up companies.
Objectives of the ArBTAGP are to:
* Stimulate corporate growth through the infusion of innovative
			 ideas, products, and services;
* Create high-skilled, high-wage jobs by encouraging the
			 development of technological products and services; and
* Foster economic growth by linking new ideas, products, and
			 services by entrepreneurs and start-up companies to corporate sponsors seeking
			 the commercialization of new products and services.
Program Rule Summary
1. Eligible applicants shall submit completed
		  applications, on forms prescribed by the Division, to request grant funding
		  from the ArBTAGP.
2. The Director
		  of the Division of Science and Technology of the Arkansas Economic Development
		  Commission (Director), with advice from the Board of Directors of the Division
		  of Science and Technology of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission
		  (Board), shall review and recommend applications for grant funding to the
		  Executive Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (Executive
		  Director).
3. Applicants receiving
		  approval from the Executive Director shall execute grant agreements specifying
		  grant terms and conditions.
4.
		  Grant funding shall be made available to grantees on a reimbursement basis,
		  subsequent to submittal of requests for payment as instructed in the grant
		  agreement by the Division.
5.
		  Grantees shall submit final reports, upon full expenditure of ArBTAGP grant
		  funds, in accordance with terms specified in the grant agreement.
Contact Information
For more information, please contact:
Arkansas Economic Development Commission
Division of Science and Technology
900 West Capitol, Suite 400
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-1121
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 168 - Arkansas Economic Development Commission › Rule 168.00.18-003 - (Amended) Minority Buiness Enterprise and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Loan Mobilization Program

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I.
Introduction
Overview
The Minority Business Loan Mobilization Program was created by
			 the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) pursuant to authority
			 granted under § 15-4- 306 of the Minority Business Economic Development
			 Act and § 19-5-1240, which established the Minority Business Loan
			 Mobilization Revolving Fund.
Act 1080 of 2017, amended the Minority Business Economic
			 Development Act by expanding eligibility regarding programs and services under
			 the Act to include women- owned business enterprises.
Expanding the Minority Business Loan Mobilization Program,
			 renamed the Minority Business Enterprise and Women-Owned Business Enterprise
			 Loan Mobilization Program, by extending eligibility and funding for loan
			 guarantees to women-owned businesses, will help further effectuate the
			 objectives of Act 1080 of 2017.
The Minority Business Enterprise and Women-Owned Business
			 Enterprise Loan Mobilization Program may guarantee loans that:
1. Are made by a lender to a borrower who:
A. Meets the definitions of § 15-4-303
		  as a:
i. "Minority" and "minority business
		  enterprise" or
ii. "Women-owned
		  business enterprise".
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 169 - Department of Information Systems › Rule 169.00.12-001 - Domain Name Service (DNS) Resolution Standard

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1.
Purpose
Malware often exploits Domain Name Service (DNS) vulnerabilities
			 to redirect network traffic to malicious websites. Due to security risks to
			 entities on the state network, it is imperative to minimize the threat to state
			 network DNS traffic. By requiring DNS queries to utilize trusted DNS resolvers
			 to identify and locate computer systems and resources on the Internet, exposure
			 to the risk of system compromise is minimized.
2.
Scope
This standard statement applies to all state agencies, boards,
			 commissions, and administrative sections of institutions of higher education
			 whose traffic crosses the state network destined for the Internet.
3.
Background
Arkansas Code Ann. Sections
			 25-4-105(a)(2)(M)
			 and
			 25-4-105(a)(2)(0)
			 gives the Department of Information Systems the authority to define standards,
			 policies and specifications for state agencies and ensuring agencies'
			 compliance with those policies, procedures and standards. In addition, the
			 department develops information technology security policy for state agencies.
			 The State Security Working Group, made up of representatives of state agencies
			 and higher education, wrote the Domain Name Service Standard.
4.
References
5.
Standard
5.1 Entities whose traffic crosses the state
		  network destined for the Internet:
5.1.1
		  Entities on the state network shall direct external DNS queries directly or
		  indirectly destined for the Internet to the state-provided DNS
		  resolvers.
5.1.2 Entities may also
		  host their own name-caching servers with the servers configured to forward
		  external DNS queries to state-provided DNS resolvers.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 172 - Department of Career Education › Rule 172.00.04-004 - Secondary Area Technical Centers

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SPECIAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR SECONDARY AREA TECHNICAL
	 CENTERS
I.
Application/Approval
A.
Secondary Area Center Approval
1. An
  application for a new secondary area technical center must be submitted to the
  Associate Director of Workforce Training in the Department of Workforce
  Education (DWE) on or before
October 1,
prior to the school year
  in which the center is scheduled to open. Guidelines and application forms for
  a new secondary area technical center may be obtained by contacting the
  Associate Director for Workforce Training
, #3 Capitol Mall, Luther S.
  Hardin Bldg., Little Rock, AR 72201-1083
, or by calling
(501)
  682-1505.
2. Priority will
  be given to areas not currently being served by a center. A center will not be
  approved within 25 miles of an existing center unless it can be demonstrated
  that the creation of a new center will not adversely impact adjoining
  centers.
3. A sponsoring
  institution/entity (public high school, postsecondary technical institute,
  two-year college, or educational service cooperative) that has been approved as
  a secondary area technical center may begin operation with
three
  occupation specific programs
, but must have
six programs of study
  in at least five career clusters by the start of the fourth year. Only
  occupational specific programs will be eligible for secondary area technical
  center funding.
Other programs will not be eligible for vocational
  center aid.
4. A secondary area
  technical center that closes and desires to resume operation must submit a new
  application to the State Board of Workforce Education and Career Opportunities
  (SBWECO) for approval. A center that is approved by SBWECO for start-up, but
  fails to begin operation within a two-year period, shall be considered null and
  void.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 172 - Department of Career Education › Rule 172.00.05-001 - Secondary Area Technical Centers

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SPECIAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR SECONDARY AREA TECHNICAL
	 CENTERS
I.
Application/Approval
A.
Secondary Area Center Approval
1.
  An application for a new secondary area technical center must be submitted to
  the Associate Director of Workforce Training in the Department of Workforce
  Education (DWE) on or before
October 1,
prior to the school year
  in which the center is scheduled to open. Guidelines and application forms for
  a new secondary area technical center may be obtained by contacting the
Associate Pi rector for Workforce Training, #3 Capitol Mall, Luther S.
  Hardin Bldg., Little Rock, AR 72201-1083,
or by calling
(501)
  682-1505.
2. Priority will
  be given to areas not currently being served by a center A center will not be
  approved within 25 miles of an existing center unless it can be demonstrated
  that the creation of a new center will not adversely impact adjoining
  centers.
3. A sponsoring
  institution/entity (public high school, postsecondary technical institute,
  two-year college, or educational service cooperative) that has been approved as
  a secondary area technical center may begin operation with
three
  occupation specific programs,
but must have
six programs of study
  in at least five career clusters by the start of the fourth year. Only
  occupational specific programs will be eligible for secondary area technical
  center funding.
Other programs will not be eligible for vocational
  center aid.
4. A secondary area
  technical center that closes and desires to resume operation must submit a new
  application to the State Board of Workforce Education and Career Opportunities
  (SBWECO) for approval. A center that is approved by SBWECO for start-up, but
  fails to begin operation within a two-year period, shall be considered null and
  void.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 172 - Department of Career Education › Rule 172.00.06-001 - Adult Education Program Policies

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Subject: Standardized Testing Instruments
POLICY: The following state-approved standardized tests will be
	 utilized for pre-test, post-test, and continued student assessment for adult
	 education students: Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE, Forms 7-8, and Forms
	 9-10); Basic English Skills Test, (BEST Plus, BEST Oral Interview, and BEST
	 Literacy Skills Test); and Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System
	 (CASAS, Life Skills Assessment). Other NRS/DAEL-approved standardized testing
	 instruments may be used with the written approval of the Deputy Director of
	 Adult Education. Different forms of the same test will be used for the pre-test
	 and the post-test. Local programs will pre-test and place all students into an
	 educational functioning level (EFL) at intake or shortly after intake, within
	 the first 12 hours of instruction. In order to check for EFL advancement,
	 post-tests will be administered to students after a minimum of 60 hours and a
	 maximum of 100 hours of instruction, and prior to exiting the program. Programs
	 may assess individual learners who indicate they are leaving the program before
	 the scheduled post-test time to maximize collection of paired test data.
INFORMATION/RATIONALE: The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 establishes
	 accountability requirements that states develop outcome-based performance
	 standards for adult education programs. The levels of performance will be
	 expressed in an objective, quantifiable, and measurable form and will show the
	 progress of the state toward continuously improving in performance.
Time frames for the test administration are required by the United
	 States Department of Education Division of Adult Education and
	 Literacy.