Title 25, State Government

(a) An executive branch department that has an existing internal audit function or creates an internal audit function shall adhere to the International Professional Practices Framework of the Institute of Internal Auditors, including without limitation obtaining an external quali…

(a) There is created within the Department of Inspector General the Division of Ombudsmen. (b) There is created within the division the:(1) Office of the Child Welfare Ombudsman; and(2) Office of the Juvenile Ombudsman. (1) Office of the Child Welfare Ombudsman; and (2) Office of…

(a) The Office of the Child Welfare Ombudsman shall:(1) Work independently of the:(A) Department of Human Services;(B) Division of Arkansas State Police;(C) Administrative Office of the Courts;(D) Attorney Ad Litem Program;(E) Commission for Parent Counsel;(F) Arkansas Public Def…

(a) The Office of the Juvenile Ombudsman shall:(1) Be subject to the same compliance with all procedures, policies, and laws regarding the confidentiality of juveniles committed to the Division of Youth Services as required by Division of Youth Services employees;(2) (A) Identify…

This chapter establishes the cabinet-level departments of the executive branch under the Transformation and Efficiencies Act of 2019.

(a) The General Assembly finds that this chapter is necessary to:(1) Reorganize the structure of state government;(2) Improve the delivery of services to the people of this state;(3) Provide sufficient flexibility to meet changing conditions;(4) Establish a clear and orderly orga…

(1) As used in this chapter, unless otherwise provided by law:(1) (A) “Administrative functions” means the day-to-day business operations of a state entity, including without limitation employment, payroll, property management, benefit management, human resource operations, and a…

(a) The following cabinet-level departments are created:(1) The Department of Agriculture;(2) The Department of Commerce;(3) The Department of Corrections;(4) The Department of Education;(5) The Department of Energy and Environment;(6) The Department of Finance and Administration…

(a) The administrative functions of a state entity subject to a cabinet-level department transfer under this chapter shall be administered under the direction and supervision of the cabinet-level department into which the state entity is transferred. (b) A state entity subject to…

(a) A cabinet-level department shall:(1) Execute the powers and duties prescribed by law;(2) Administer each state entity subject to a cabinet-level department transfer under this chapter;(3) Make contracts, grants, and employ, to the extent funds are available, such employees as…

(a) The Transformation and Efficiencies Act of 2019 does not affect the orders, rules, regulations, directives, or standards made or promulgated prior to the effective date of the Transformation and Efficiencies Act of 2019 by a state entity subject to a cabinet-level department …

(a) A secretary of a cabinet-level department shall, unless otherwise provided by law:(1) Be the executive head of each cabinet-level department;(2) Be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate;(3) Serve at the pleasure of the Governor;(4) Before entering u…

(a) (1) The General Assembly finds that:(A) The transformation of the structure of state government under the Transformation and Efficiencies Act of 2019 involves changes to thousands of sections of the Arkansas Code concerning state entities;(B) Many of the changes required are …

(a) A fund or fund account name that due to the implementation of the Transformation and Efficiencies Act of 2019 has not been revised in an appropriation or in the Arkansas Code to the same fund or fund account name enacted by the Ninety-Second General Assembly, shall be payable…

There is created the Department of Labor and Licensing as a cabinet-level department.

(a) The administrative functions of the following state entities are transferred to the Department of Labor and Licensing by a cabinet-level department transfer:(1) The State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors, created under § 17-14-201;(2) The Arkansas Fire Pr…

(a) The executive head of the Department of Labor and Licensing shall be the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing. (b) The secretary shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. (c) Each …

(a) The Department of Labor and Licensing shall consist of those divisions of the Department of Labor which existed as of June 30, 2019, those state entities transferred to the Department of Labor and Licensing pursuant to § 25-43-1102, and any other divisions or state entities w…

(a) There is created a Division of Labor within the Department of Labor and Licensing. (b) The Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing may delegate any duties and responsibilities to the division. (c) The division shall retain the statutory duties delegated to the divi…

(a) There is created a Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing Boards and Commissions within the Department of Labor and Licensing. (b) The Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing may delegate any duties and responsibilities to the division. (c) The secreta…

(a) (1) (A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing shall implement a reduction of one (1) or more regulatory fees or charges of a board or commission whose administrative functions have been transferred to the Departme…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law concerning a board, commission, section, or division under the Department of Labor and Licensing, the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing shall have the authority to:(1) Hire and fire:(A) The executive director of a bo…

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the Transformation and Efficiencies Act of 2019, if a state entity subject to a cabinet-level department transfer under this chapter is subject to Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 33:(1) The state entity subject to Arkansas Constitution, Amend…

There is created the Department of the Military as a cabinet-level department.

(a) The administrative functions of the following state entities are transferred to the Department of the Military by a cabinet-level department transfer:(1) The Bureau of War Records, created under § 12-61-123; and(2) The State Military Department, created under Acts 1929, No. 8…

(a) The executive head of the Department of the Military is the Secretary of the Department of the Military. (b) The secretary shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. (c) Each division of the depa…

There is created the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism as a cabinet-level department.

(a) The administrative functions of the following state entities are transferred to the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism by a cabinet-level transfer:(1) The Advisory Council of the Arkansas Arts Council, created under § 13-8-103;(2) The Arkansas Arts Council, created un…

(a) The executive head of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism shall be the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. (b) The secretary shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the G…

(a) There is created a State Parks Division within the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. (b) The Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism may delegate any duties and responsibilities to the State Parks Division. (c) The Secretary of the Department of …

(a) There is created a Tourism Division within the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. (b) The Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism may delegate any duties and responsibilities to the division. (c) The secretary may employ a Director of the Tourism …

(a) The Mississippi River Parkway Commission of Arkansas, as established pursuant to § 27-69-201 et seq., shall be located in the Great River Road Division created hereby. (b) (1) The Great River Road Division shall be located within the Tourism Division.(2) The Director of the T…

The Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, which from time to time will use the services of hotels and restaurants for conferences, conventions, meetings, advertising promotions, news blitzes, and other group functions, is authorized to pay such reasonable charges of involun…

No employee of the State Parks Division who is employed as extra help may receive an amount to exceed eighty-five percent (85%) of the maximum annual salary for a comparable position as authorized under the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, § 21-5-201 et seq., during a…

(a) The Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, including any of its divisions, may use funds appropriated for maintenance and general operations to purchase:(1) Uniforms for parks personnel;(2) Uniforms for Division of Arkansas Heritage personnel;(3) Uniforms for Tourism Div…

(a) There is created the Office of Outdoor Recreation within the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. (b) The Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism may delegate duties and responsibilities to the office. (c) (1) The secretary may employ a Director of …

There is created a Department of Public Safety as a cabinet-level department.

(a) The administrative functions of the following state entities are transferred to the Department of Public Safety by a cabinet-level transfer:(1) The Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training, created under § 12-9-103;(2) The Arkansas Crime Information Cente…

(a) The executive head of the Department of Public Safety shall be the Secretary of the Department of Public Safety. (b) The secretary shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. (c) Each division of …

There is created within the Department of Public Safety the Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training.

There is created the Department of Shared Administrative Services as a cabinet-level department.

(a) The administrative functions of the following state entities are transferred to the Department of Shared Administrative Services by a cabinet-level department transfer:(1) The Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Board, created under § 15-21-503;(2) The Arkansas Geographic…

(a) The executive head of the Department of Shared Administrative Services shall be the Secretary of the Department of Shared Administrative Services. (b) The secretary shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of t…

(a) There is created within the Department of Shared Administrative Services the Office of Personnel Management. (b) (1) (A) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall be known as the “State Personnel Administrator”.(B) The State Personnel Administrator shall be emp…

There is created within the Department of Shared Administrative Services the Employee Benefits Division.

There is created the Department of Veterans Affairs as a cabinet-level department.