Title 25 — State Government

(a) There is created the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. (b) (1) The executive head of the commission shall be the Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. The director shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice of the Arkansas Economic Develop…

There is created an Arkansas Economic Development Council, whose membership, authorities, and powers shall be as specified in §§ 15-4-201 — 15-4-204, 15-4-209, 15-4-501 — 15-4-503, 15-4-505 — 15-4-515, 15-4-517, 15-4-518, and 15-4-520 — 15-4-525.

A.C.A. § 25-11-103Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(a) It is the public policy of the State of Arkansas to furnish individuals who are blind or have visual impairments those services which are reasonably necessary to allow them the opportunity to lead full, useful, and productive lives and to expend funds available for that purpo…

(1) As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Blind”, for the purposes of qualification for appointment as a member of the Board of the Division of State Services for the Blind, means a person having not more than twenty/two hundred (20/200) visual ac…

No provision of this subchapter shall apply to any program or service currently operated or administered by the Arkansas School for the Blind or the State Library Board, and this subchapter shall not amend or repeal any statutory provision governing the operation of the Arkansas …

(a) (1) The Division of State Services for the Blind is designated as the agency of the State of Arkansas primarily responsible for carrying out state and federal programs for rehabilitative social services or business enterprises for individuals of this state who are blind or ha…

(a) There is created a board to be known as the Board of the Division of State Services for the Blind, to be constituted as follows:(1) (A) The board shall be composed of seven (7) members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.(B) (i) One (1) member …

The Division of State Services for the Blind or any employees or committees thereof shall be entitled to the services of the Attorney General in connection with the operation of the affairs of the division.

Any sums provided by the General Assembly for the purposes of this subchapter shall be kept by the Treasurer of State in a fund to be designated as the “State Services for the Blind Fund” and shall be used to carry out the particular purposes assigned to it in this subchapter.

Staff members who transport individuals who are blind or have visual impairments on official state business of the Division of State Services for the Blind are entitled to reimbursement for supplemental insurance costs. Costs incurred for supplemental liability automobile insuran…

(a) The Information Reading Services for the Blind is created within the Division of State Services for the Blind. (b) The Information Reading Services for the Blind shall be:(1) An integral part of the rehabilitation state plan of the division;(2) A network to:(A) Provide audibl…

(a) Under the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102-569, a state vocational rehabilitation agency is required to establish qualified personnel standards for rehabilitation personnel, including vocational rehabilitation counselors, that are consistent with nationa…