Title 25, State Government

(a) In order to ensure broad representation and a quorum, all members of the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Deaf and Hard of Hearing Telecommunications Services Corporation have a responsibility to attend all regular or special meetings of the board. (b) A board member shall …

(a) In order to fund the services provided by the Arkansas Deaf and Hard of Hearing Telecommunications Services Corporation, the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Deaf and Hard of Hearing Telecommunications Services Corporation shall levy assessments on all providers of:(1) Loca…

(1) The Arkansas Deaf and Hard of Hearing Telecommunications Services Corporation shall:(1) Provide telecommunications relay services, including, but not limited to, services that enable two-way communication between an individual who uses a TDD or other nonvoice terminal device …

(a) The Arkansas Deaf and Hard of Hearing Telecommunications Services Corporation shall not employ any person as a salaried employee but shall rely upon volunteers and professional services obtained by contract. (b) No corporate asset may be used to purchase or lease any real pro…

The Arkansas Deaf and Hard of Hearing Telecommunications Services Corporation may maintain an office at such location as it deems suitable.

The Arkansas Deaf and Hard of Hearing Telecommunications Services Corporation shall be audited annually in accordance with generally accepted accounting procedures and file a copy of the audit with the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee and the Arkansas Public Service Commissio…

The Board of Directors of the Arkansas Deaf and Hard of Hearing Telecommunications Services Corporation shall keep articles of incorporation on file with the Secretary of State.

The purchase of telecommunications services by the Arkansas Deaf and Hard of Hearing Telecommunications Services Corporation shall be by competitive bid using procedures substantially similar to the Arkansas Procurement Law, § 19-61-101 et seq.

The Board of Directors of the Arkansas Deaf and Hard of Hearing Telecommunications Services Corporation shall transmit to the Legislative Council, the Secretary of the Department of Commerce, and the Arkansas Public Service Commission an annual report of its activities. The annua…

(a) The provisions of this section apply only to telecommunications corporations with fewer than ten thousand (10,000) access lines which have elected to become a Section 12 Electing Company pursuant to § 23-17-412. (b) (1) All telecommunications companies currently making contri…

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this chapter are hereby repealed. However, to the extent any provisions of this chapter conflict with any provisions of Acts 1995, No. 501, the provisions of Acts 1995, No. 501, shall prevail.

(a) The Career Education and Workforce Development Board is created. (b) The board shall consist of the following members, to be appointed by the Governor with advice and consent of the Senate:(1) (A) As voting members, from a list of recommendations by industry and business asso…

(a) The Office of Skills Development and the Career Education and Workforce Development Board, in coordination with the Division of Higher Education, the Chief Workforce Officer, and the Department of Education, shall:(1) (A) Bring together business leaders, industry leaders, edu…

The State Board of Education and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall coordinate their activities to ensure that academic, workplace, and technical skills create opportunities for a strong comprehensive education regardless of the student's ultimate career cho…

The Career Education and Workforce Development Board, the Division of Higher Education, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the Office of Skills Development shall coordinate their activities to ensure that secondary and postsecondary career preparation is conn…

There is created the Division of Career and Technical Education within the Department of Education.

(a) (1) All personnel of the Division of Career and Technical Education shall be employed by and serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of the Department of Education.(2) However, this section does not reduce any rights or benefits of employees, including retirement benefits, tha…

(a) (1) There is created the Office of Skills Development within the Division of Workforce Services.(2) (A) The Director of the Office of Skills Development shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Commerce in consultation with the Career Education and Workforce D…

(a) The policy and scope of Arkansas Rehabilitation Services shall be to provide increased employment of individuals with disabilities through the provision of individualized training, independent living services, educational and support services, and meaningful opportunities for…

(a) All authorities and responsibilities defined in the Rehabilitation Act of Arkansas, § 20-79-201 et seq., shall be administered by Arkansas Rehabilitation Services under the direction of the Division of Workforce Services, except those transferred to the Division of State Serv…

(a) The Division of Workforce Services, through Arkansas Rehabilitation Services, shall provide the rehabilitation services authorized by this subchapter to eligible individuals with a physical or intellectual disability and those who can benefit from vocational rehabilitation an…

All employees of the Arkansas Rehabilitation Services as of July 1, 1993, shall be eligible for membership in the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System, Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, or alternate retirement systems.

The Building Authority Division shall ensure that all offices of Arkansas Rehabilitation Services are exemplary models of accessibility and conform to the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., accessibility guidelines.

(a) There is established the Arkansas Rehabilitation Services Forgiveness of Student Loan Program to assist eligible employees of Arkansas Rehabilitation Services with the repayment of student loans. (b) (1) The program shall be administered by Arkansas Rehabilitation Services.(2…

(a) Under The Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102-569, a state vocational rehabilitation agency is required to establish qualified personnel standards for rehabilitation personnel, including vocational rehabilitation counselors, that are consistent with nationa…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Electronic Records and Signatures Act”.

The provisions of this chapter shall be construed to promote the development of electronic government and electronic commerce. The Secretary of State shall develop guidelines for the use of electronic signatures and provide a register of electronic signature verification companie…

(1) As used in this chapter the term:(1) “Electronic signature” means an electronic or digital method executed or adopted by a party with the intent to be bound by or to authenticate a record, which is:(A) Unique to the person using it;(B) Capable of verification;(C) Under the so…

(a) Any person may, but shall not be required to, accept or agree to be bound by an electronic record which is:(1) Executed or adopted with an electronic signature; and(2) Witnessed or notarized using an electronic signature, when that acceptance or agreement is otherwise require…

(a) A person whose electronic signature is used in an unauthorized fashion may recover or obtain any or all of the following against the person who engaged in such an unauthorized use, provided that the use of the electronic signature in an unauthorized fashion was negligent, rec…

This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Electronic Transactions Act”.

(1) In this chapter:(1) “Agreement” means the bargain of the parties in fact, as found in their language or inferred from other circumstances and from rules, regulations, and procedures given the effect of agreements under laws otherwise applicable to a particular transaction.(2)…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this chapter applies to electronic records and electronic signatures relating to a transaction. (b) This chapter does not apply to a transaction to the extent it is governed by:(1) a law governing the creation and execution of w…

This chapter applies to any electronic record or electronic signature created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored on or after March 19, 2001.

(a) This chapter does not require a record or signature to be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, stored, or otherwise processed or used by electronic means or in electronic form. (b) This chapter applies only to transactions between parties each of which has agreed…

(1) This chapter must be construed and applied:(1) to facilitate electronic transactions consistent with other applicable law;(2) to be consistent with reasonable practices concerning electronic transactions and with the continued expansion of those practices; and(3) to effectuat…

(a) A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form. (b) A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation. (c) If a law requires a record to be …

(a) If parties have agreed to conduct a transaction by electronic means and a law requires a person to provide, send, or deliver information in writing to another person, the requirement is satisfied if the information is provided, sent, or delivered, as the case may be, in an el…

(a) An electronic record or electronic signature is attributable to a person if it was the act of the person. The act of the person may be shown in any manner, including a showing of the efficacy of any security procedure applied to determine the person to which the electronic re…

(1) If a change or error in an electronic record occurs in a transmission between parties to a transaction, the following rules apply:(1) If the parties have agreed to use a security procedure to detect changes or errors and one party has conformed to the procedure, but the other…

If a law requires a signature or record to be notarized, acknowledged, verified, or made under oath, the requirement is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform those acts, together with all other information required to be included by other appli…

(a) If a law requires that a record be retained, the requirement is satisfied by retaining an electronic record of the information in the record which:(1) accurately reflects the information set forth in the record after it was first generated in its final form as an electronic r…

In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature may not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form.

(1) In an automated transaction, the following rules apply:(1) A contract may be formed by the interaction of electronic agents of the parties, even if no individual was aware of or reviewed the electronic agents' actions or the resulting terms and agreements.(2) A contract may b…

(a) Unless otherwise agreed between the sender and the recipient, an electronic record is sent when it:(1) is addressed properly or otherwise directed properly to an information processing system that the recipient has designated or uses for the purpose of receiving electronic re…

(a) In this section, “transferable record” means an electronic record that:(1) would be a note under Chapter 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code or a document under Chapter 7 of the Uniform Commercial Code if the electronic record were in writing; and(2) the issuer of the electronic…