Title 25 — State Government

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) (A) “Agricultural producer” means a natural person or company engaged in the production of goods derived from plants or animals.(B) “Agricultural producer” includes without limitation:(i) The growing of crops;(ii) Animal husbandry; and(iii) The …

(a) The Treasurer of State shall maintain a list of financial services providers as determined by the ESG Oversight Committee under § 25-1-1006 on the Treasurer of State's website. (b) The Treasurer of State shall post the list of financial services providers that discriminate ag…

(a) The Treasurer of State shall divest the state of all direct or indirect holdings with a financial services provider included on the list published on the Treasurer of State's website under § 25-1-1002 for:(1) Retirement holdings, as soon as practicable but no later than three…

(a) A state investment shall be made in the sole interest of the beneficiary state taxpayer. (b) The Treasurer of State's evaluation of an investment shall be based only on pecuniary factors. (c) A public entity shall not invest cash funds with a financial services provider if th…

(a) In determining whether or not to include a financial services provider on a list under § 25-1-1006, the ESG Oversight Committee shall consider and may rely upon the following information:(1) A financial services provider's certification that it is not engaged in discriminatio…

(a) (1) The ESG Oversight Committee is created to determine a list of financial services providers that discriminate against energy, fossil fuel, firearms, or ammunition companies or otherwise refuse to deal based on environmental, social justice, and other governance-related fac…

If an investment is subject to divestment under this subchapter but is locked into a maturity date and an early divestment would result in a financial penalty and cause a negative financial impact to the state or a public entity, then the investment is exempt from divestiture und…

(a) (1) Whenever due to an emergency resulting from the effects of enemy attack or the anticipated effects of a threatened enemy attack, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient, or impossible to conduct the affairs of state government at the normal location of the seat thereof in the C…

A.C.A. § 25-1-102Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

Records prepared by or in the possession of entities having potential liability for payment for services provided by or paid for in whole or part by an agency of the State of Arkansas shall be made available for inspection, review, audit, and other purposes of representatives of …

The Revenue Division, the Division of Workforce Services, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, and any other state agency, board, commission, department, institution, college, universi…

A.C.A. § 25-1-105Current 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) For purposes of this section:(1) “Constitutional board or commission” means the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission, the State Highway Commission, and all boards or commissions charged with the management or control of all charitable, penal or correctional institutions, o…

(a) Where advisory bodies are specified by state or federal legislation or guidelines to act in conjunction with the entity or organization designated to administer funds of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, 34 U.S.C. §§ 20101 — 20111, the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, Pub.…

(a) For purposes of this section, “state agency” means every department, division, office, board, commission, and institution of this state, excluding state-supported institutions of higher education. (b) Every state agency that receives grants in excess of twenty-five thousand d…

All state agencies that make televised public service announcements shall ensure that those announcements are either closed-captioned or open-captioned.

(a) Each agency shall ensure that the purchase and continued ownership of state-owned vehicles is cost effective for the agency. (b) (1) Each agency shall determine if the purchase or continued ownership of a vehicle is cost effective based upon a comparison between state vehicle…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Boycott” means without an ordinary business purpose:(A) Engaging in refusals to deal;(B) Terminating business activities; or(C) Other actions that are intended to limit public entities' commercial relations with an industry in a discriminatory …

(a) Except as provided under subsection (c) of this section, a public entity shall not:(1) Enter into a contract with a company to acquire or dispose of services, supplies, information technology, or construction unless the contract includes a written certification that the perso…

(a) The Governor shall have the authority to designate the state agency responsible for the administration and disbursement of funds received by the State of Arkansas under the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, 34 U.S.C. §§ 20101 — 20111, the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, Pub. …

Whenever a criminal background check is performed on a person under the provisions of any criminal background check requirement contained in this Code for employment, licensure, or any other purpose, the person may be disqualified for employment, licensure, or any other purpose f…

(a) As used in this section, “state agency” means any department, agency, board, commission, office, or other authority of the state. (b) A state agency that receives a properly prepared request for payment from a city or county owed payment for services or goods purchased by the…

(a) Each unit of state and local government and each state agency that operates or maintains a website shall incorporate a machine-readable privacy policy into each of its websites. (b) The privacy policy statement shall be published on the state's website, local government's web…

(a) The purpose of this section is to require each state agency to include a telephone number for inquiries or comments and, to the extent practicable, the name of a contact person on any communication, form, notice, announcement, publication, or other similar document from the s…

(a) As used in this section, “state agency” means any department, agency, board, commission, office, or other authority of the state. (b) The chief administrative officer of each state agency shall promulgate a policy that prohibits the integration of hardware, software, or perip…

(a) A state agency, board, or commission that licenses or otherwise regulates a health profession shall procure demographic data regarding the healthcare workforce in this state, including without limitation:(1) The Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine;(2) The Arkansas Psychology…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Entity of the state” means:(A) A state agency;(B) The Governor;(C) The Lieutenant Governor;(D) The Attorney General;(E) The Secretary of State;(F) The Auditor of State;(G) The Treasurer of State;(H) The Commissioner of State Lands;(I) The General …

(a) (1) As used in this section, “Arkansas red counties” means those counties in which Arkansans who were born and are living have a life expectancy rate six (6) to ten (10) times less than the life expectancy of Arkansans who were born and are living in the county with the highe…

(a) (1) As used in this section, “Arkansas red counties” means those counties in which Arkansans were born and are living and have a life expectancy rate six to ten (6-10) years less than the life expectancy of Arkansans who were born and are living in the county with the highest…

(1) The General Assembly finds that:(1) The Communist Party of China's authoritarian governance over the People's Republic of China includes extensive and continuing efforts to destroy any meaningful distinction between the Communist Party of China, the People's Republic of China…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Company” means any sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, or other entity or business association, including all wh…

(a) A state agency shall not enter into a contract:(1) With a scrutinized company; or(2) That employs a scrutinized company as a subcontractor. (1) With a scrutinized company; or (2) That employs a scrutinized company as a subcontractor. (b) A state agency shall require a company…

A state agency shall not spend public funds to purchase promotional items made in the People's Republic of China.

(a) As used in this section, “public funds” means any funds, moneys, receivables, grants, investments, instruments, real or personal property, or other assets, liabilities, equities, revenues, receipts, or disbursements belonging to, held by, or passed through an entity of the st…

(a) A person who is employed primarily as a law enforcement officer may elect to use an alternative or secondary address, such as a post office box, to receive all of his or her communications sent by a state agency through the mail. (b) The secondary or alternative address must …

(a) As used in this section, “public employer” means any of the following:(1) An agency, department, board, commission, division, office, bureau, council, authority, or other instrumentality of the State of Arkansas, including the offices of the various Arkansas-elected constitut…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Public employee” means a person who performs a full or part-time service for wages, salary, or other remuneration for a public employer; and(2) “Public employer” means any of the following:(A) An agency, department, board, commission, division, of…

(a) (1) All articles, statements, or communications using the image of an elected official appearing in any newspaper printed or circulated in this state for the publication of which a consideration is paid or to be paid for by federal, state, or county taxpayer funds shall clear…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Public entity” means an instrumentality funded in whole or in part by public funds, including without limitation:(A) The Department of Agriculture;(B) The Department of Commerce;(C) The Department of Corrections;(D) The Department of Education;(E)…

For the purposes of educating state personnel on issues related to discrimination, diversity, equity, inclusion, and antibias training, the definition of antisemitism under § 16-123-502 shall be used and incorporated as an educational tool to familiarize state personnel with anti…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Artificial intelligence” means a machine-based system that can, based on a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing a real or virtual environment;(2) “Automated decision tool” means a syste…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Covered foreign entity” means an individual, foreign government, or a party other than an individual or foreign government:(A) On the Consolidated Screening List or Entity List as designated by the United States Secretary of Commerce;(B) Domiciled…

(a) As used in this section, “state” means the State of Arkansas, a city, a county, an institution of higher education, a public school district, a public special school district, or a political subdivision or governmental instrumentality of the state. (b) The state shall not dis…

It is the intent of this subchapter to establish mechanisms through which the legislative and executive branches of state government can work together with Arkansas's congressional delegation to strengthen and support the state's relationship with the United States Government and…

(a) There is created within the Governor's office an Office of State-Federal Relations for the State of Arkansas, to be located in Washington, D.C. (b) The executive head of the office shall be the Director of the Office of State-Federal Relations. The director shall be appointed…

(1) The duties of the Office of State-Federal Relations shall include, but not be limited to, the following:(1) Federal Grants:(A) Monitor opportunities for discretionary grants;(B) Identify and comment upon proposed changes in funding formulas; and(C) Keep the Governor's office …

There is created within the Governor's office the Office of State-Federal Relations Fund.

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Electric vehicle” means a motor vehicle that is propelled to a significant extent by an electric motor that draws electricity from a battery that is capable of being recharged from an external source of electricity;(2) “Forced labor” means labor o…

(a) As used in this section, “state agency, board, or commission” means a state agency, board, or commission established by law, except for a board or commission that primarily serves a public institutionally accredited postsecondary or higher education institution and that makes…

(1) It is the intent of the General Assembly to:(1) Refer to the land controlled by Israel from Jordan during the 1967 Six-Day War by its historical name of “Judea and Samaria”, with the land south of Jerusalem being considered “Judea” and the land north of Jerusalem being consid…