Title 20 — Public Health and Welfare

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Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-1001 Title. [Effective January 1, 2026.]
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Workforce Experience Opportunities Act of 2025”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-1002 Legislative purpose. [Effective January 1, 2026.]
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The purpose of this subchapter is to increase employment, income, and self-sufficiency among families by giving recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits more opportunities to comply with work requirements by volunteering at any public entity that receives …
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-1003 Definitions. [Effective January 1, 2026.]
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(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;(…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-1004 Requirements of state-funded entities. [Effective January 1, 2026.]
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(a) A state-funded entity shall accept and accommodate a work requirement volunteer who presents documentation of his or her work requirement and photographic identification. (b) A state-funded entity that accepts a work requirement volunteer shall:(1) Provide timely documentatio…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-1005 Liability. [Effective January 1, 2026.]
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(a) Except in a case of reckless conduct or intentional, willful, or wanton misconduct, a state-funded entity or employee of a state-funded entity is not liable for an injury, including without limitation economic and noneconomic damages or death:(1) Arising from the conduct of a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-101 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Assessment services” means an evaluation to determine the abilities, talents, proficiencies, and deficiencies of applicants and recipients with regard to the ability of the individual to move into employment;(2) “Date of enrollment” means the date…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-102 Coordination of state agency service delivery
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(a) To ensure that all available state government resources are used to help transitional employment assistance recipients make the transition from welfare to work, each of the following state agencies and organizations shall also be required to work with the Department of Human …
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-103 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 20-76-103Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-104 Distribution of commodities
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The Department of Human Services shall neither seek reimbursement nor charge any fees for distributing commodities furnished to the state by the United States Government.
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-105 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 20-76-105Current 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. § 20-76-106 Statewide implementation plan — Transitional Employment Assistance
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(a) The Department of Human Services shall:(1) Develop a statewide implementation plan for ensuring the cooperation of state agencies and local agencies and encouraging the cooperation of private entities, especially those receiving state funds, in the coordination and implementa…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-107 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 20-76-107Current 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. § 20-76-108 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 20-76-108Current 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. § 20-76-109 Use of contracts
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(1) The Department of Human Services, as appropriate, should provide work activities, training, and other services through contracts. In contracting for work activities, training, or services, the following apply:(1) (A) A contract shall be performance-based.(B) Whenever possible…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-1101 Fight Senior Hunger Community Grant Match Program — Creation — Definitions
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(a) There is created a grant program to be known as the “Fight Senior Hunger Community Grant Match Program” to incentivize Arkansas counties, cities, and nonprofit organizations to help fight senior hunger in their respective communities. (b) The Department of Human Services is a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-1102 Reporting
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(1) Each Area Agency on Aging shall report on its active programs and expenditures to address senior food insecurity under this subchapter to the:(1) House Committee on Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs at least one (1) time each year and during a legisl…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-112 Human Services Workers in the Schools Program
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(a) The Human Services Workers in the Schools Program is established as a collaborative effort among the Division of Children and Family Services, the Arkansas Workforce Development Board, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, and local school districts. The Human S…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-113 Promoting outcomes for Transitional Employment Assistance Program and Arkansas Work Pays Program
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(a) The administration of the Transitional Employment Assistance Program and the Arkansas Work Pays Program shall focus on promoting the following Transitional Employment Assistance Program outcomes for Transitional Employment Assistance Program recipients and poor families in Ar…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-114 Department of Human Services — Authority limited
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The Department of Human Services shall not seek, apply for, accept, or renew any waiver or demonstration project under 7 U.S.C. § 2015(o) that relaxes or reduces the codified Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program requirement to work.
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-115 Resource limits for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — Resource limit waiver
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(a) Unless required by federal law, the Department of Human Services shall not:(1) Apply gross income standards for food assistance higher than the standards specified in 7 U.S.C. § 2014(c); or(2) Grant categorical eligibility that exempts households from the gross income standar…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-116 Targeted incentive and instruction program for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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(a) To the extent possible, the Department of Human Services shall:(1) Support and participate in viable programs such as the Double Up Food Bucks Incentive Program along with Healthy Active Arkansas partners that offer incentives for healthy food purchases by recipients of Suppl…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-117 Child support — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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The Department of Human Services shall require a custodial parent or noncustodial parent to cooperate with the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration as a condition of eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition …
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-118 Veteran disability benefits — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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(a) As used in this section, “veteran disability benefits” means disability benefits provided to a veteran who:(1) Is a resident of this state;(2) Has been determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to be a disabled service-connected veteran; and(3) Receives d…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-119 Universal basic income program — Prohibitions — Definitions
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(a) As used in this section:(1) “Local government” means:(A) A county;(B) A city of the first class, a city of the second class, or an incorporated town; or(C) Any other district or political subdivision of the state or an agency, board, or commission of the district or political…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-120 Waiver to enhance nutrition in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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(a) The Secretary of the Department of Human Services shall request a waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture to exclude candy and soft drinks from the definition of eligible foods under 7 C.F.R. § 271.2, as it existed on January 1, 2025. (b) If a waiver requested…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-201 Department of Human Services — Powers and duties
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(1) The Department of Human Services shall:(1) Administer assigned forms of public assistance, supervise agencies and institutions caring for dependent or aged adults or adults with mental or physical disabilities, and administer other welfare activities or services that may be v…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-202 Department of Human Services — Public assistance — Temporary funding
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(a) (1) It is found and determined that the continued operations of the Department of Human Services, through its appropriate divisions, in accordance with the approved annual operations plan, are from time to time seriously impaired by either administrative oversights and delays…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-203 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 20-76-203Current 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. § 20-76-204 County offices — Powers and duties
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(a) The appropriate division of the Department of Human Services shall have authority to receive, disburse, and account for funds from the division, county, state, or any other source for purposes and plans approved by the division in accordance with the rules established by the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-205 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 20-76-205Current 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. § 20-76-206 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 20-76-206Current 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. § 20-76-207 Political activity
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(a) (1) No officer or employee of the appropriate division of the Department of Human Services or of a county office shall use his or her official authority to influence or permit the use of the program administered by the division or the county offices for the purpose of interfe…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-208 Legislative finding — Regional offices
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(a) It is hereby found and determined by the Seventy-Seventh General Assembly that regional offices tend to create inefficiency in the operation of the programs and services provided by the Department of Human Services. (b) Therefore, no office of the Department of Human Services…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-209 Payment of certain contributions and withholdings by Department of Human Services generally
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(a) The appropriate division of the Department of Human Services is authorized to pay the employer's portion of contributions and withholdings required by the federal and state income tax laws, the Federal Insurance Contributions Law, the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et …
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-210 Payment of certain contributions and withholdings — Certain nursing home care projects
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(a) The appropriate division of the Department of Human Services is authorized to pay the employer's portion of contributions and withholdings required by the federal and state income tax laws, the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et …
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-211 Secretary's office of Department of Human Services — Client Specific Emergency Services Revolving Fund Paying Account
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(a) The Secretary's office of the Department of Human Services shall establish and maintain as a cash fund account the Client Specific Emergency Services Revolving Fund Paying Account consisting of federal grants, aids, cash donations, reimbursements, and state general revenue, n…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-212 Reimbursement rate to providers — Arkansas Medicaid Program
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Notwithstanding any other provision in federal law or departmental commitment which may exist to the contrary, the Department of Human Services shall not increase any reimbursement rate to any provider or provider groups supported in whole or in part by funds administered by the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-213 Electronic benefit transfer system for food stamps
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The Division of Medical Services of the Department of Human Services shall establish a program utilizing an electronic benefit transfer system for the distribution and redemption of food stamps, whereby food stamp recipients will no longer use paper coupons to participate in the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-214 Payment of certain contributions and withholdings — Transitional employment assistance
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(a) The Department of Human Services is authorized to pay the employer's portion of contributions and withholdings required by the federal and state income tax laws, the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq., the Division of Workfo…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-215 Program integrity in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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(a) Except when prohibited by federal law, the Department of Human Services shall adopt the following procedures to verify eligibility for participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or for receipt of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits:(1) All c…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-301 State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination — Creation
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There is created and established at the seat of government of this state a department of state to be designated and known as the “State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-302 State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination — Director — Bonds
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(a) The executive head of the State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination is designated as the director. (b) The Director of the State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination shall be a resident elector of this state…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-303 State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination and director — Powers and duties
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(1) It shall be the function, power, and duty of the State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination, or the Director of the State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination:(1) To enter into agreements with the United Stat…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-304 Validation of contracts between State of Arkansas and United States
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(a) Any executory contract or agreement, or applicable part thereof, entered into by and between this state, or any officer or agency thereof, and the United States, or any officer or agency thereof, in relation to the subject matter of this subchapter is validated, ratified, and…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-305 Federal Disability Determination Fund — Creation
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There is created and established in the State Treasury a fund to be designated and known as the “Federal Disability Determination Fund”, and all moneys received for these purposes shall be deposited into the fund.
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-306 Use of subpoenas in hearings on benefit determinations
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(a) The Director of the State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination or the counsel for the State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination is authorized to require the attendance of witnesses and the production of book…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-307 Extra help restriction
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An extra help employee of the State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination shall not be employed for a period of time exceeding one thousand eight hundred (1,800) hours in a fiscal year.
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-401 Eligibility generally — Transitional Employment Assistance Program
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(a) (1) The Transitional Employment Assistance Program is created.(2) The Transitional Employment Assistance Program shall be administered by the Department of Human Services. (1) The Transitional Employment Assistance Program is created. (2) The Transitional Employment Assistanc…
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-402 Work activities — Definitions
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(a) The Department of Human Services shall develop and describe categories of approved work activities for transitional employment assistance recipients in accordance with this section. The rules shall be subject to review and recommendation by the Arkansas Workforce Development …
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-403 Application — Fraud
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(a) The application for assistance shall contain a statement of the amount of both real and personal property in which the applicant has an interest and of all earned and unearned income which he or she may have at the time of the filing of the application and such other informat…