Title 25 — State Government
46 chapters · 807 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1001 Department of Inspector General
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There is created the Department of Inspector General as a cabinet-level department.
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1002 State entities transferred to Department of Inspector General
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(a) The administrative functions of the following state entities are transferred to the Department of Inspector General under a cabinet-level transfer:(1) The Arkansas Fair Housing Commission, created under § 16-123-303;(2) The Office of Internal Audit, created under § 25-43-1004…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1003 Secretary of Department of Inspector General. [Effective until 91 days after final adjournment of the 2025 Regular Session.]
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(a) The executive head of the Department of Inspector General shall be the Secretary of the Department of Inspector General. (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 divi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1004 Office of Internal Audit — Audits and duties — Definition. [Effective until 91 days after final adjournment of the 2025 Regular Session.]
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(a) The Office of Internal Audit is created within the Department of Inspector General. (b) As used in this section, “covered entities” means a department, agency, board, commission, division, institution, or other office of the state government located in the executive branch. (…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1005 Executive branch internal audit functions
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1006 Division of Ombudsmen — Office of the Child Welfare Ombudsman — Office of the Juvenile Ombudsman — Creation
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1007 Office of the Child Welfare Ombudsman — Powers and duties
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1008 Office of the Juvenile Ombudsman — Powers and duties
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-101 Cabinet-level departments established
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This chapter establishes the cabinet-level departments of the executive branch under the Transformation and Efficiencies Act of 2019.
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-102 Legislative findings and intent — Construction
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-103 Definitions
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-104 Cabinet-level departments
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-105 Cabinet-level department transfers
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-106 Cabinet-level departments — Powers and duties
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-107 Effect on preexisting rules, regulations, etc
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(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 …
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-108 Cabinet-level department secretary — Definition
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-109 Correction of technical errors related to transformation of state government
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(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 …
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-110 Funds and personnel transferred
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1101 Department of Labor and Licensing
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There is created the Department of Labor and Licensing as a cabinet-level department.
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1102 State entities transferred to Department of Labor and Licensing
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1103 Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing
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(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 …
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1104 Organization
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1105 Division of Labor
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1106 Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing Boards and Commissions
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1107 Reduction of regulatory fees and charges
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1108 Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing — Authority
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-111 State entity subject to Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 33
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-112 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 25-43-112Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1201 Department of the Military — Creation
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There is created the Department of the Military as a cabinet-level department.
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1202 State entities transferred to Department of the Military
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1203 Secretary of the Department of the Military
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1301 Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism
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There is created the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism as a cabinet-level department.
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1302 State entities transferred to Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. [Effective Until July 1, 2025.]
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1303 Secretary of Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1304 State Parks Division
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(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 …
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1305 Tourism Division
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(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 …
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1306 Great River Road Division
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1307 Payment of gratuities
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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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1308 Extra help restriction
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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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1309 Purchase of uniforms
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1310 Office of Outdoor Recreation — Creation — Powers and Duties
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(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 …
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1401 Department of Public Safety
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There is created a Department of Public Safety as a cabinet-level department.
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1402 State entities transferred to Department of Public Safety
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1403 Secretary of the Department of Public Safety
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(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 …
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1404 Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training
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There is created within the Department of Public Safety the Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training.
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1501 Department of Transformation and Shared Services. [Effective until July 1, 2025.]
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There is created the Department of Transformation and Shared Services as a cabinet-level department.
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1502 State entities transferred to the Department of Shared Administrative Services
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1503 Secretary of the Department of Shared Administrative Services
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1504 Office of Personnel Management — State Personnel Administrator
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-43-1505 Employee Benefits Division. [Effective until July 1, 2025.]
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There is created within the Department of Transformation and Shared Services the Employee Benefits Division.