Definitions. [Effective January 1, 2026.]

Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-1003 — under Public Assistance Generally.

Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-1003

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Accept and accommodate” means allowing an individual to physically enter and remain in the portion of a physical address open to the public when an employee is present for no less than four (4) hours per day and providing access to a bathroom;(2) “State-funded entity” means:(A) An agency, a sub-agency, a political subdivision of the state, or an office of the state with a physical address at which individuals are employed indoors at least part-time; or(B) A municipal entity or office of a municipal entity that accepts any amount of state funding in a given calendar year with a physical address at which individuals are employed indoors at least part-time; and(3) “Work requirement volunteer” means a state resident who:(A) Is required to comply with the employment and training program requirement required in § 20-76-803 as a condition of eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; and(B) Does not qualify for an exemption under 7 U.S.C. § 2015(d)(2), as it existed on January 1, 2025.

(1) “Accept and accommodate” means allowing an individual to physically enter and remain in the portion of a physical address open to the public when an employee is present for no less than four (4) hours per day and providing access to a bathroom;

(2) “State-funded entity” means:(A) An agency, a sub-agency, a political subdivision of the state, or an office of the state with a physical address at which individuals are employed indoors at least part-time; or(B) A municipal entity or office of a municipal entity that accepts any amount of state funding in a given calendar year with a physical address at which individuals are employed indoors at least part-time; and

(A) An agency, a sub-agency, a political subdivision of the state, or an office of the state with a physical address at which individuals are employed indoors at least part-time; or

(B) A municipal entity or office of a municipal entity that accepts any amount of state funding in a given calendar year with a physical address at which individuals are employed indoors at least part-time; and

(3) “Work requirement volunteer” means a state resident who:(A) Is required to comply with the employment and training program requirement required in § 20-76-803 as a condition of eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; and(B) Does not qualify for an exemption under 7 U.S.C. § 2015(d)(2), as it existed on January 1, 2025.

(A) Is required to comply with the employment and training program requirement required in § 20-76-803 as a condition of eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; and

(B) Does not qualify for an exemption under 7 U.S.C. § 2015(d)(2), as it existed on January 1, 2025.