Title 25, State Government

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Blockchain distributed ledger technology” means technology that uses a distributed, decentralized, shared, and replicated ledger that is:(A) Either:(i) Public; or(ii) Private;(B) Either:(i) Permissioned; or(ii) Permissionless; and(C) Contains data…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Computer and Electronic Solid Waste Management Act”.

(a) The General Assembly finds that:(1) Computer and electronic solid waste is among the fastest growing and most toxic segments of Arkansas' solid waste stream;(2) (A) The state must frequently upgrade and replace computers, telecommunications devices, and other technologically …

(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Agency” means every department, division, office, board, commission, and institution of this state, including state-supported institutions of higher education;(2) “Computer” means a programmable electronic machine that performs high-speed mathemat…

(a) (1) Each agency shall prepare and implement an agency-wide policy for the management and sale of agency surplus computer equipment and electronics in accord with the Director of the Office of State Technology policies for review and replacement of computer and electronic equi…

(a) Each agency shall apply the administrative procedures of the Marketing and Redistribution Section to the sale. (b) [Repealed.]

(a) If an agency policy established under § 25-34-104 provides for the preferential sale of surplus computer and electronic equipment to agency employees, that computer and electronic equipment shall be sold at a price determined by the Department of Shared Administrative Service…

(a) (1) Unsold surplus computer and electronic equipment may be donated by the owning agency to Arkansas public schools or local governments if the agency policy so provides.(2) Arkansas public schools and local governments are not required but may choose to accept unsold surplus…

(1) Funds generated from the sale of agency surplus computer and electronic equipment to state employees, public schools, or by other sale shall be allocated as follows:(1) If the sale of surplus computer or electronic equipment is made within the agency:(A) Sixty percent (60%) o…

Effective January 1, 2010, the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission may establish and implement rules banning the disposal of all computer and electronic equipment in Arkansas landfills.

This chapter may be cited as the “Arkansas Multi-Agency Insurance Trust Fund Act”.

(1) For the purposes of this chapter:(1) “Annual aggregate deductible” means the maximum amount payable annually from the Arkansas Multi-Agency Insurance Trust Fund for covered losses;(2) “Risk manager” means the Administrator of the Risk Management Division of the State Insuranc…

(a) There is established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, a separate fund to be known as the “Arkansas Multi-Agency Insurance Trust Fund”. (b) No money shall be appropriated from the Arkansas Multi-Agency Ins…

(a) The following agencies shall participate in the Arkansas Multi-Agency Insurance Trust Fund:(1) The Division of Correction;(2) The Division of Community Correction;(3) State agencies participating in the Arkansas State Master Vehicle Policy as of June 30, 2003; and(4) State ag…

(a) The Arkansas Multi-Agency Insurance Trust Fund shall be administered by the Insurance Commissioner. (b) At the discretion of the commissioner, the risk manager may:(1) Enter into contracts;(2) Purchase insurance and reinsurance in accordance with the Arkansas Procurement Law,…

(a) (1) Premiums shall be charged to each agency based on the rates established by the risk manager that include all costs associated with the operation of the Arkansas Multi-Agency Insurance Trust Fund, based upon sound rating techniques.(2) The risk manager shall provide premiu…

(1) The risk manager shall establish:(1) Appropriate policies and procedures governing the payment of losses from the Arkansas Multi-Agency Insurance Trust Fund, including notice or proof of loss by any participating state agency; and(2) Policies and procedures governing disputes…

(a) The General Assembly finds:(1) To the extent minority-owned businesses are given fair opportunities to compete, all Arkansans benefit;(2) During 2002, the State of Arkansas spent nine hundred million four hundred thousand dollars ($900,400,000) procuring goods and services;(3…

(1) For the purposes of this chapter:(1) “Minority” means the same as in § 1-2-503; and(2) “State agency” means any office, department, board, commission, bureau, division, public corporation, agency, institution of higher learning, or instrumentality of this state. (1) “Minority…

(a) (1) The State Procurement Director shall track data regarding minority participation in state contracts that exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).(2) The data shall include, but not be limited to, information regarding:(A) The dollar amount for each contract awarded to a m…

(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Biobased product” means a product determined by the United States Secretary of Agriculture to be a commercial or industrial product, other than food or feed, that is composed, in whole or in significant part, of biological products or renewable do…

(a) After the date specified in the guidelines prepared under subsection (b) of this section, each state agency that procures any items designated in the guidelines shall give preference in making procurement decisions to the items composed of the highest percentage of biobased p…

(1) The General Assembly finds that:(1) Agriculture accounts for thirteen billion dollars ($13,000,000,000) or one-fifth (⅕) of the gross state product of Arkansas;(2) Two hundred ninety-one thousand (291,000) Arkansas jobs directly involve or operate in support of agriculture;(3…

(a) There is created the Department of Agriculture as a cabinet-level department under § 25-43-201. (b) (1) The executive head of the department shall be the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture.(2) The secretary shall be selected by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate…

(a) The Department of Agriculture shall:(1) Administer the departments, institutions, other agencies, or parts of departments, institutions, or other agencies transferred to the Department of Agriculture under § 25-38-211;(2) Coordinate all existing programs and create any new pr…

(a) All administrative functions, including without limitation the human resource and accounting operations, of the following boards, commissions, bureaus, committees, programs, and offices shall be administered under the direction and supervision of the Department of Agriculture…

(1) The establishment of the Department of Agriculture shall in no way affect the duties, powers, or operations of the following boards and councils:(1) Arkansas Beef Council;(2) Arkansas Catfish Promotion Board;(3) Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Promotion Board;(4) Arkansas Ric…

(1) The Department of Agriculture shall:(1) Evaluate the potential economic benefits to Arkansas and Arkansas farmers of entering into agricultural exchanges with Israel and other countries that will foster the development of trade, mutual assistance, and business relations betwe…

(a) As provided in this section and in §§ 25-38-206 and 25-43-202, the following boards, commissions, committees, bureaus, programs, or offices, or parts thereof, are transferred by a cabinet-level department transfer under § 25-43-103(3) to the Department of Agriculture:(1) The …

(a) There is created the Agri Scholarship Program. (b) The Department of Agriculture may:(1) Establish and administer scholarship programs for students seeking degrees in agriculture-related fields;(2) Adopt rules as necessary to implement the Agri Scholarship Program, including …

(1) When a Department of Agriculture law enforcement officer retires from service or dies while still employed with the department, in recognition of and appreciation for the service of the retiring or deceased law enforcement officer, the Secretary of the Department of Agricultu…

(a) There is created a committee to be known as the “Daisy Gatson Bates Holiday Committee”. (b) The committee shall consist of nine (9) members:(1) Three (3) members of the general public who are residents of Arkansas and shall represent the state at large, to be appointed by the…

(a) The Daisy Gatson Bates Holiday Committee shall have the following duties:(1) To promote among the people of Arkansas, by appropriate activities, both awareness and appreciation of the civil rights movement and advocacy of the principles and legacy of Ms. Daisy Gatson Bates;(2…

The Daisy Gatson Bates Holiday Committee may employ any staff and consultants if an appropriation is made for that purpose by the General Assembly and may fix the compensation, duties, authority, and responsibilities of the committee's employees.

There is created the Department of Inspector General as a cabinet-level department.

(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…

(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…

(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. (…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

This chapter establishes the cabinet-level departments of the executive branch under the Transformation and Efficiencies Act of 2019.

(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…

(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…

(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…