Title 10, General Assembly

The presession assignments of members of regular standing Senate and House of Representatives committees and the designation of committee chair and vice chair shall be made in the Senate pursuant to the Rules of the Senate and in the House by the Speaker-elect of the House of Rep…

(a) The Senate and House of Representatives standing committees appointed after the biennial general election as provided in § 10-3-101 are authorized to meet during the months of December and January prior to the convening of the General Assembly for the purpose of taking under …

(a) There is established a joint interim committee of the Senate and House of Representatives to be known as the “Joint Interim Committee on Legislative Facilities”, to consist of fourteen (14) members of the General Assembly as follows:(1) The Chair of the House Joint Budget Com…

(a) The Joint Interim Committee on Legislative Facilities shall select from its membership two (2) cochairs, one (1) cochair to be a member of the House of Representatives to be elected by the members of the committee who are members of the House and one (1) cochair to be a Senat…

(a) The Joint Interim Committee on Legislative Facilities shall function during the interim between regular sessions, fiscal sessions, or special sessions of the General Assembly and may function, if necessary, while the General Assembly is in regular session, fiscal session, spe…

(a) The Joint Interim Committee on Legislative Facilities shall review the existing usage of the space presently used by the General Assembly in the State Capitol Building and shall make such reallocations thereof or improvements thereto as in the judgment of the Joint Interim Co…

There is assigned in the State Capitol Building for the exclusive and continual use of the General Assembly, its members, its agencies, and its committees the three (3) rooms on the west wing of the third floor, these being rooms heretofore occupied by the Arkansas State History …

(1) In addition to the space now provided in the State Capitol Building for the General Assembly and its committees, the following additional space in the State Capitol Building is designated as legislative space if the Joint Interim Committee on Legislative Facilities determines…

(a) The Joint Interim Committee on Legislative Facilities shall determine the best and most efficient means of allocating the additional space in the State Capitol Building, as provided by this subchapter, to be used by the Senate and the House of Representatives and for providin…

The Joint Interim Committee on Legislative Facilities shall have the authority to employ an architect to prepare plans and specifications for the work to be done, to supervise the construction, and to furnish other architectural services which the Joint Interim Committee on Legis…

(a) (1) Construction work to be performed shall be under contract, to be awarded by the Joint Interim Committee on Legislative Facilities to the lowest responsible bidder, but the total cost of the project, including cost of publishing legal notices, payment of architect fees, pa…

The Director of the Bureau of Legislative Research shall be the disbursing officer for the funds appropriated to the Joint Interim Committee on Legislative Facilities, and all disbursements shall be upon the direction or authorization of the Joint Interim Committee on Legislative…

The provisions of this subchapter shall be in addition and supplemental to the laws of this state and the Rules of the House of Representatives and the Rules of the Senate pertaining to the standing and interim committees of the General Assembly and of the House of Representative…

The Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth shall make continuing studies and shall cooperate with the appropriate agencies of this state, agencies of the United States Government, and the Congress of the United States in the exchange and dissemination of information and i…

(a) The Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth shall be composed of ten (10) members appointed pursuant to the Rules of the Senate and shall function in the interim between the sine die adjournment or extended recess of the regular session or fiscal session of each Genera…

(a) The Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth shall meet upon call by the Chair of the Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth, or at such other times as may be provided in the rules of the Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth, or upon written call by an…

(a) (1) Members of the Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth shall be entitled to per diem and mileage for attending each meeting of the Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth or in attending to authorized business of the Senate Interim Committee on Children and …

(a) The General Assembly finds that the requirements with which the state must comply pursuant to the consent decree from Angela R., et al. v. Bill Clinton, et al. and the Arkansas Child Welfare Reform Document demand close observation and study; that the future of the state's ch…

(a) (1) There is hereby created the “Joint Committee on Economic and Tax Policy” which shall be composed of:(A) The cochairs of the Legislative Council;(B) The cochairs of the Joint Budget Committee;(C) The Chair of the Senate Committee on Revenue and Taxation;(D) The Chair of th…

(a) There is hereby created within the Bureau of Legislative Research the “Office of Economic and Tax Policy”. (b) The office shall be staffed by such personnel as may be authorized by annual appropriations of the General Assembly.

(a) The Office of Economic and Tax Policy shall work under the standards and guidelines of the Joint Committee on Economic and Tax Policy and shall:(1) Review the biennial and annual revenue forecast submitted by the executive branch;(2) Provide legislators with such information …

(a) (1) On or before the third Wednesday in May before the beginning of each fiscal year, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall submit to the Joint Committee on Economic and Tax Policy the following forecasts of general revenues to be available under the Revenue Stabilizati…

(a) The Department of Finance and Administration shall cooperate with and assist the Office of Economic and Tax Policy in carrying out its responsibilities by providing:(1) The office with such nonconfidential tax information as may be requested by the office; and(2) Such other a…

(a) To assist the General Assembly, there is established the “Joint Interim Oversight Committee on Education Reform” to be composed of the following members:(1) Seven (7) members of the Senate to be appointed by the Chair of the Senate Committee on Education, in consultation with…

(1) The duties of the Joint Interim Oversight Committee on Education Reform shall include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) Reviewing policy issues regarding the creation and implementation of acceptability systems for the state system of education, including the review …

The General Assembly finds and declares that it is in the highest public interest to provide appropriate means for the continued development and enhancement of educational opportunities, medical care services, and governmental operations throughout the State of Arkansas through t…

(1) For the purpose of this subchapter:(1) “Distance learning” means an interactive telecommunications system that:(A) Utilizes information technology, audio, video, and other appropriate elements and is compatible with other distance learning networks; and(B) Is used for the pur…

(a) (1) There is created a joint standing committee of the House of Representatives and the Senate to be known as the “Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and Information Technology”.(2) This Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and Information Technology shall funct…

(a) The members of the House of Representatives and the Senate appointed at each regular session of the General Assembly to the Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and Information Technology shall constitute a joint committee of the General Assembly to function during and …

Bills pertaining to the Office of State Technology, advanced communications and information technology, telemedicine, distance learning, or public information access shall be referred to the Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and Information Technology or the Committee on…

The Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and Information Technology shall meet upon call by either or both of the cochairs of the Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and Information Technology, or at such other times as may be provided in the rules of the Joint Commi…

(a) The per diem and mileage, including reimbursement for expenses for attending out-of-state meetings as provided by law, shall be paid from funds appropriated for per diem, mileage, and expenses of members of the General Assembly for attending interim committee meetings or from…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “County” means any county of this state;(2) “Municipality” means:(A) A city of the first class;(B) A city of the second class; or(C) An incorporated town;(3) “Public entity” means:(A) A county;(B) A municipality;(C) A school district; or(D) The sta…

There is created the “Committee on Advanced Communications and Information Technology” of the House of Representatives to be composed of the members of the House on the Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and Information Technology.

(a) It is found and determined by the General Assembly that:(1) There has been a phenomenal increase in the volume and complexity of matters affecting state and local government and affecting the citizens of the state, which must be considered and determined by the General Assemb…

It is the purpose and intent of §§ 10-3-201 — 10-3-208, 10-3-212 — 10-3-214, and 10-3-216 to provide for the necessary interim activities of the General Assembly in order that the members of the General Assembly may become better informed in matters coming before the General Asse…

(1) There are established within the legislative department of government the following interim committees of the General Assembly as aids in the legislative process in this state:(1) The Legislative Council, established pursuant to the provisions of § 10-3-301 et seq., shall con…

The chair and vice chair of each House of Representatives standing committee which composes a House interim committee shall serve as chair and vice chair of the House interim committee, and the chair and vice chair of each Senate standing committee which composes a Senate interim…

(a) The Director of the Bureau of Legislative Research shall have the responsibility of employing the necessary professional and clerical personnel to staff the interim committees. He or she shall assign, after conferring with the chair of each of the committees, such staff to th…

(a) Each of the subject matter interim committees may meet at the times and for such duration as it deems necessary to properly carry out its functions and duties. If any committee shall find it necessary for the committee to meet in excess of twelve (12) days per year, it shall …

The various subject matter interim committees may establish ad hoc subcommittees and citizen advisory panels consisting of state and local agency officials and employees and interested citizens, but state and local agency officials and employees and private citizens shall not be …

(a) The Director of the Bureau of Legislative Research shall be the disbursing officer of the funds appropriated for paying per diem, expenses, and mileage to members of the General Assembly attending regular and special meetings and other committee-related activities of the inte…

(a) Members of the interim committees may be authorized to attend regional or national conferences of legislators or other public officials where attendance thereat will serve a beneficial legislative purpose. Members shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for reasonable and …

(a) The General Assembly recognizes that it is the responsibility of the State of Arkansas to:(1) Develop what constitutes an adequate education in Arkansas pursuant to the mandate of the Supreme Court and to conduct an adequacy study, which has been completed; and(2) Know how re…

(a) During each interim, the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education shall meet separately or jointly, as needed, to:(1) Assess, evaluate, and monitor the entire spectrum of public education across the State of Arkansas to determine whether equal educat…

(a) The House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education shall have the authority to conduct investigations pertaining to the effectiveness of any and all education programs of:(1) Any school;(2) Any school district;(3) Any service cooperative;(4) Any institutio…