Title 20 — Public Health and Welfare

The soldiers, sailors, and Marines who were disabled in military service during the World Wars, Korean War, and Vietnam War and the dependents of the soldiers, sailors, and Marines are entitled to the same privileges as are now enjoyed by all other veterans.

(a) The Department of Veterans Affairs is authorized to establish and maintain a state veterans' cemetery system to serve the veterans, spouses, and eligible dependents of the veterans of Arkansas. (b) The department may:(1) Employ staff to operate the cemetery system;(2) Charge …

(a) The Department of Veterans Affairs may establish a uniform data collection system to locate veterans and military families to determine need and direct appropriate services to veterans and military families in this state. (b) (1) All instrumentalities of state government shal…

(a) There is created the Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission, to be composed of twenty-two (22) persons appointed by the Governor for five-year staggered terms and until the successor is appointed and qualified. (b) The membership of the commission shall consis…

The Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission shall be an advisory body only and shall act in an advisory capacity to the Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Section of the office of the Chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

A.C.A. § 20-82-203Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

The administrative and associated operating costs and expenses of the Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission may be paid from and administered through the normal contractual processes of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

There is hereby created the Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Section within the office of the Chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

(1) The Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Section shall have the authority and responsibility to:(1) Administer and disburse funds received through the Children's Justice Act, Pub. L. No. 99-401, rape funds received through the preventive health services block grant, and any oth…

The Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Section shall consist of such staff and shall operate within such budget as may be authorized by the appropriation of federal funds by the General Assembly.

(a) Findings and Purpose. (1) The General Assembly finds and determines that:(A) Abused children often have to describe their sexual or physical abuse several times to different professionals at different locations;(B) Many child abuse investigations are conducted with little col…

(a) As used in this section, “multidisciplinary team” means a local team operating under a statewide model protocol developed by the Multidisciplinary Team Oversight Committee. (b) The committee shall:(1) (A) Prepare and issue a statewide model protocol for multidisciplinary team…

(a) The Children's Advocacy Centers of Arkansas shall establish the Multidisciplinary Team Oversight Committee. (b) The Multidisciplinary Team Oversight Committee shall include the following members:(1) The Commander of the Crimes Against Children Division or his or her designee;…

A.C.A. § 20-82-211Current 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) The Children's Advocacy Centers of Arkansas may contract with a statewide organization as necessary to fulfill the duties of the Children's Advocacy Centers of Arkansas described in § 9-5-104. (b) The Children's Advocacy Centers of Arkansas may enter into a memorandum of unde…

(1) The Department of Health shall:(1) Develop and administer a program of community education, prevention, and outreach activities to address the health risks and emotional trauma inflicted by the practice of unlawful female genital mutilation and to inform communities of the cr…

(a) Healthcare practitioners of each county shall keep annual statistics and report to the Department of Health cases of unlawful female genital mutilation. (b) The department shall thereafter compile an annual report of the incidents reported, which will be published with no per…

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Act”.

(1) This subchapter is to establish the Arkansas Farmers' Market Nutrition Program as a state-supported and state-funded program eligible to receive additional support and funding from any federal, public, or private resource for the following purposes:(1) To provide nutritionall…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “ArFMNP” means the Arkansas Farmers' Market Nutrition Program; and(2) “Coupon” means a nontaxable nutrition supplement coupon issued and distributed by the program for redeeming locally grown foods as provided by this subchapter. (1) “ArFMNP” me…

(1) The Department of Health shall administer the Arkansas Farmers' Market Nutrition Program and shall establish the methods and procedures for selecting sites and issuing, distributing, and redeeming nontaxable nutrition supplement coupons pursuant to the following criteria:(1) …

Nutrition education, including nutritional value, food preparation, storage, and safety, shall be provided for recipients by a collaborative effort between the Department of Health and the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service.

(a) To qualify for redemption of the nutrition supplement coupons, all farmers or vendors shall be Arkansas producers or shall represent Arkansas producers trained by the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service to participate in the Arkansas Farmers' Market Nutrition…

To the extent that funds are available, the Department of Health is authorized to enforce this subchapter and to promulgate necessary rules to implement this subchapter.

(a) There is hereby created the Family Treatment and Rehabilitation Program for Addicted Women and their Children within the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. (b) The program shall:(1) Develop a statewide program of treatment, rehabilitation, prevention, intervention, …

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Family Savings Initiative Act”.

(1) The General Assembly hereby finds that:(1) Americans of most economic classes are having increasing difficulty climbing the economic ladder. Fully half of all Americans have negligible or no investable assets just as the price of entry to the economic mainstream such as the c…

(1) The purpose of this act is to provide for the establishment of individual development accounts designed to:(1) Provide individuals and families with limited means an opportunity to accumulate assets;(2) Facilitate and mobilize savings;(3) Promote home ownership, microenterpri…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) (A) “Administrative costs” includes, but is not limited to, soliciting matching funds, processing fees charged by the fiduciary organization or financial institution, and traditional overhead costs.(B) Administrative costs shall be limited to no…

(a) (1) The Division of Workforce Services shall enter into contracts with one (1) or more fiduciary organizations pursuant to the provisions of this section in such a manner that different regions of the state are served by one (1) or more fiduciary organizations.(2) (A) An orga…

(a) (1) An individual who is a resident of this state may submit an application to open an individual development account to a fiduciary organization approved by the Division of Workforce Services pursuant to the provisions of § 20-86-105.(2) The fiduciary organization shall appr…

(a) Individual development accounts may be used for any of the following qualified purposes:(1) Qualified acquisition costs with respect to a qualified principal residence for a qualified first-time home buyer or the costs of major repairs or improvements to a qualified principal…

(a) (1) If the fiduciary organization receives evidence that moneys withdrawn from individual development accounts are withdrawn under false pretenses or are used for purposes other than for the approved purposes indicated at the time of the withdrawal, the fiduciary organization…

(a) (1) Any individual, business, organization, or other entity may contribute matching funds to a fiduciary organization.(2) The funds shall be designated to the fiduciary organization to allocate to participants who meet the requirements in § 20-86-106. (1) Any individual, busi…

Funds deposited into an individual development account shall not be counted as income, assets, or resources of the individual in determining financial eligibility for assistance or services pursuant to any federal, federally assisted, state, or municipal program based on need.

(1) Each fiduciary organization shall provide quarterly to the Division of Workforce Services the following information:(1) The number of individuals making deposits into an individual development account;(2) The amounts deposited into the individual development account;(3) The a…

The Division of Workforce Services shall be responsible for implementation of this subchapter and shall promulgate rules as necessary in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.

(a) The Division of Workforce Services shall prepare a written report annually regarding the implementation of this act and shall make recommendations for improving the program. (b) The report shall be transmitted to the General Assembly on or before August 1 of each year.