Title 25, State Government

(a) (1) The General Assembly finds that:(A) The transformation of the structure of state government under the Transformation and Efficiencies Act of 2019 involves changes to thousands of sections of the Arkansas Code concerning state entities;(B) Many of the changes required are …

(a) A fund or fund account name that due to the implementation of the Transformation and Efficiencies Act of 2019 has not been revised in an appropriation or in the Arkansas Code to the same fund or fund account name enacted by the Ninety-Second General Assembly, shall be payable…

There is created the Department of Labor and Licensing as a cabinet-level department.

(a) The administrative functions of the following state entities are transferred to the Department of Labor and Licensing by a cabinet-level department transfer:(1) The State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors, created under § 17-14-201;(2) The Arkansas Fire Pr…

(a) The executive head of the Department of Labor and Licensing shall be the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing. (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 …

(a) The Department of Labor and Licensing shall consist of those divisions of the Department of Labor which existed as of June 30, 2019, those state entities transferred to the Department of Labor and Licensing pursuant to § 25-43-1102, and any other divisions or state entities w…

(a) There is created a Division of Labor within the Department of Labor and Licensing. (b) The Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing may delegate any duties and responsibilities to the division. (c) The division shall retain the statutory duties delegated to the divi…

(a) There is created a Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing Boards and Commissions within the Department of Labor and Licensing. (b) The Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing may delegate any duties and responsibilities to the division. (c) The secreta…

(a) (1) (A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing shall implement a reduction of one (1) or more regulatory fees or charges of a board or commission whose administrative functions have been transferred to the Departme…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law concerning a board, commission, section, or division under the Department of Labor and Licensing, the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing shall have the authority to:(1) Hire and fire:(A) The executive director of a bo…

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the Transformation and Efficiencies Act of 2019, if a state entity subject to a cabinet-level department transfer under this chapter is subject to Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 33:(1) The state entity subject to Arkansas Constitution, Amend…

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

(a) The administrative functions of the following state entities are transferred to the Department of the Military by a cabinet-level department transfer:(1) The Bureau of War Records, created under § 12-61-123; and(2) The State Military Department, created under Acts 1929, No. 8…

(a) The executive head of the Department of the Military is the Secretary of the Department of the Military. (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 division of the depa…

There is created the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism as a cabinet-level department.

(a) The administrative functions of the following state entities are transferred to the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism by a cabinet-level transfer:(1) The Advisory Council of the Arkansas Arts Council, created under § 13-8-103;(2) The Arkansas Arts Council, created un…

(a) The executive head of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism shall be the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. (b) The secretary shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the G…

(a) There is created a State Parks Division within the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. (b) The Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism may delegate any duties and responsibilities to the State Parks Division. (c) The Secretary of the Department of …

(a) There is created a Tourism Division within the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. (b) The Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism may delegate any duties and responsibilities to the division. (c) The secretary may employ a Director of the Tourism …

(a) The Mississippi River Parkway Commission of Arkansas, as established pursuant to § 27-69-201 et seq., shall be located in the Great River Road Division created hereby. (b) (1) The Great River Road Division shall be located within the Tourism Division.(2) The Director of the T…

The Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, which from time to time will use the services of hotels and restaurants for conferences, conventions, meetings, advertising promotions, news blitzes, and other group functions, is authorized to pay such reasonable charges of involun…

No employee of the State Parks Division who is employed as extra help may receive an amount to exceed eighty-five percent (85%) of the maximum annual salary for a comparable position as authorized under the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, § 21-5-201 et seq., during a…

(a) The Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, including any of its divisions, may use funds appropriated for maintenance and general operations to purchase:(1) Uniforms for parks personnel;(2) Uniforms for Division of Arkansas Heritage personnel;(3) Uniforms for Tourism Div…

(a) There is created the Office of Outdoor Recreation within the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. (b) The Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism may delegate duties and responsibilities to the office. (c) (1) The secretary may employ a Director of …

There is created a Department of Public Safety as a cabinet-level department.

(a) The administrative functions of the following state entities are transferred to the Department of Public Safety by a cabinet-level transfer:(1) The Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training, created under § 12-9-103;(2) The Arkansas Crime Information Cente…

(a) The executive head of the Department of Public Safety shall be the Secretary of the Department of Public Safety. (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 division of …

There is created within the Department of Public Safety the Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training.

There is created the Department of Shared Administrative Services as a cabinet-level department.

(a) The administrative functions of the following state entities are transferred to the Department of Shared Administrative Services by a cabinet-level department transfer:(1) The Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Board, created under § 15-21-503;(2) The Arkansas Geographic…

(a) The executive head of the Department of Shared Administrative Services shall be the Secretary of the Department of Shared Administrative Services. (b) The secretary shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of t…

(a) There is created within the Department of Shared Administrative Services the Office of Personnel Management. (b) (1) (A) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall be known as the “State Personnel Administrator”.(B) The State Personnel Administrator shall be emp…

There is created within the Department of Shared Administrative Services the Employee Benefits Division.

There is created the Department of Veterans Affairs as a cabinet-level department.

(a) The administrative functions of the following state entities are transferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to a cabinet-level department transfer:(1) The Arkansas Veterans' Child Welfare Service, created under § 20-81-101;(2) The Arkansas Veterans' Commission…

(a) The Department of Veterans Affairs shall:(1) Supervise the operation of the veterans' homes under § 20-81-105;(2) Supervise the activities, training, and testing of the county veterans' service officers located throughout the State of Arkansas; and(3) Perform all administrati…

(a) The executive head of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (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 divisi…

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs may employ veterans service officers, full-time or part-time, as may be determined necessary, within the limits of the funds appropriated for that purpose. (b) (1) A veterans service officer shall have served in the United S…

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

(a) As provided in §§ 25-38-206 and 25-38-211, the following state entities, or parts thereof, are transferred to the Department of Agriculture by a cabinet-level department transfer:(1) The Arkansas Agriculture Department, created under § 25-38-202, and now to be known as the “D…

(a) (1) There is created within the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission the Water and Sewer Treatment Facilities Grant Program to be administered by the commission.(2) The commission may hire personnel necessary to carry out the duties of administering the program. (1) There is…

There is created a Department of Commerce as a cabinet-level department.

(a) The administrative functions of the following state entities are transferred to the Department of Commerce by a cabinet-level department transfer:(1) The Adult Education Section of the Department of Career Education, and now to be known as the “Adult Education Section”, creat…

(a) The executive head of the Department of Commerce shall be the Secretary of the Department of Commerce. (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 division of the Depart…

(a) All employees of the Department of Commerce shall be assigned and perform assigned duties in compliance with all applicable federal laws, regulations, and rules, including without limitation all rules related to the State Securities Department, State Bank Department, and the …

(a) There is created within the Division of Workforce Services an Adult Education Section. (b) The Secretary of the Department of Commerce may delegate any duties and responsibilities to the section. (c) The secretary may employ the personnel necessary to administer the section.…