§ 10-3-1707. Interim committee meetings — Expenses — Staff
(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 other funds provided by law for that purpose. (b) The Bureau of […]
§ 10-3-1801. Creation
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.
§ 10-3-2101. Purpose and findings
(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 revenues of the State of Arkansas are being […]
§ 10-3-2102. Duties
(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 educational opportunity for an adequate education is being substantially afforded to the […]
§ 10-3-2103. Investigations
(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 institution; (5) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education or its successors; […]
§ 10-3-2104. Report
(a) The House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education shall file separately or jointly, or both, reports of their findings and recommendations with the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives no later than November 1 of each year before the convening of a regular […]
§ 10-3-1404. Forecast of general revenues
(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 Stabilization Law, § 19-5-101 et seq.: (A) The […]
§ 10-3-1405. Interdepartmental cooperation and assistance
(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 assistance to the office as may be requested. (b) (1) […]
§ 10-3-1106. Additional legislative space
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 that it is needed for legislative committee space or for other legislative facilities: […]
§ 10-3-1601. Creation — Members
(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 the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; and (2) […]